The all-time South Jersey top-50 long jump list of course is led by eight-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, who set a national record of 26-8 1/4 at the Pan Am Games in San Juan in 1979.

But he almost didn’t get to jump.

Lewis was originally DQ’d from the meet before he even got to compete because of a mix-up between meet officials and the U.S. delegation on whether there would be trials and a final in the long jump or just a final.

He would have still held the South Jersey record at 26-6 from the IPI meet a month earlier in Naperville, Ill. But 26-8 1/4 is just an iconic figure.

Interesting to note that before Lewis’s senior year at Willingboro, the state record was 23-10 3/4 by Bob Schuenemann of Collingswood from 1932. So he broke a 47-year-old record by 2 1/2 feet!

Carl’s mark is still No. 4 in U.S. scholastic history. It stood as the national record for 10 years, until Dion Bentley of Penn Hills High in Pittsburgh jumped 26-9 1/4 at the 1989 Pan Am Junior Championships in Sante Fe, Argentina. His mark stood for 20 years, until Marquise Goodwin of Roulette, Texas, went 26-10 at the 2009 USATF National Championships in Eugene, Ore. Goodwin long jumped in the 2012 Olympics in London is now a wide receiver with the 49ers.

Nobody has gotten within a foot and a half of Carl in the 41 years since he jumped 26-8 1/4. Here’s my best shot at the all-time South Jersey top-50. Corrections, additions and omissions can be sent in the comment section.

ALL-TIME S.J. LONG JUMP LIST

26- 8 1/4 … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
25- 2 …….. Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2012
25- 1 1/2 … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
25- 0 …….. William Spearman [Woodrow Wilson], 1996
24- 8 ….….. Isaac Samuels [Willingboro-Kennedy], 1983
24-11 1/4 … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2002
24- 5 ….….. Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
24- 3 3/4 … Mikhail Micheaux [Eastern], 2013
24-1 1/2 … Mike Boone [Burlington City], 1990
24- 0 1/2 … Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1984
23-11 1/2 … Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2009
23-11 ….….. Preston Beckley [Eastern], 1993
23-11 ……… Dave Klemic [Mainland Reg.], 1996
23-11 ….….. Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
23-10 3/4 .. Bob Schuenemann [Collingswood], 1932
23-10 1/4 … Ben Liles [Kingsway], 1992
23-10 …….. Jerry Mathis [Willingboro], 1985
23-10 …….. Steve Harper [Atlantic City], 1993
23- 9 ……… Robert Jordan [Millville], 1999
23- 8 1/2 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
23- 8 1/2 … Bill Mobley [Eastern], 1990
23- 8 1/2 … Lamar Sturdivant [Woodbury], 1996
23- 8 1/2 … Sean McPherson [Delsea], 2010
23- 8 ….….. Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1991
23- 7 3/4 … Clem Jones [Vineland], 1968
23- 7 1/2 … Matt Rose [Bordentown], 1984
23- 7 1/4 … Reginald Morton [Oakcrest], 2013
23-6 3/4 … Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1990
23- 6 1/2 … Ed Loges [Shawnee], 1992
23- 6 1/2 … Reggie Riggs [Pennsauken Tech], 1988
23-6 1/4 … Jamal Heard [Bridgeton], 1990
23- 6 …….. Tyler Clybourn [Oakcrest], 2016
23- 6 …….. Chris Gillis [Pennsauken], 2000
23- 6 …….. Antwan Dickerson [Pennsauken], 2013
23- 5 1/2 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2011
23- 5 1/2 … John Meekins [Cinnaminson], 1988
23- 5 1/4 … Chris Vasser [Cape May], 1978
23- 5 1/4 … Dorian Evans [Timber Creek], 2008
23- 4 1/2 … Bo Melton [Cedar Creek], 2016
23- 4 1/2 … Sean Clifton [Edgewood], 1982
23- 4 1/2 … Ben Mitchell [St. Joe’s], 2015
23- 3 3/4 … Eddie Walker [Woodbury], 1990
23- 3 1/2 … Tracy Hall [Moorestown], 1977
23- 3 1/4 … Stevenson Cajuste [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2008
23- 3 …….. Kimere Brown [Penns Grove], 2014
23- 3 …….. Jon Dickey [Penns Grove], 1985
23- 3 …….. Bill Conover [Collingswood], 1931
23- 3 …….. Lance Sherer [Vineland], 1978
23- 2 1/2 .. Jamar Byrd [Vineland], 2004
23- 2 1/4 .. Terrence Sorrell [Salem], 1988

John Lewis, my old colleague at the Burlington County Times, caught up with Curtis Thompson, the former NCAA and USATF javelin champ and Olympic hopeful and had a great chat with Thomas about a lot of topics.

Curtis, the No. 16 U.S. javelin thrower of all time, is now pointing to next year’s postponed Olympic Trials and hopefully his first spot on a U.S. Olympic team.

This is a great read and John and Curtis covered a lot of ground, including why he gave up football in high school to focus on track, how he’s training while under quarantine and what he would have done differently after being snubbed for the U.S. Olympic team in 2016 despite breaking the Olympic Trials meet record.

Great interview!

Read the full story here!

By the way … One thing John and Curtis have in common: They’re both former Freedom Division champs. Lewis won the 1982 BCSL Freedom Division high jump title!

 

 

Look at this list of intermediate hurdlers! The top 20 hasn’t changed in 10 years!

Camden’s Dwight Ruff ran 50.37 in the 400 intermediates at the 2001 USATF Junior Nationals in Richmond to break his own state record of 51.14 set at the Meet of Champions two weeks earlier.

That stood as the state record for 14 years, until Taylor McLaughlin of Union Catholic – older brother of Olympian Sydney McLaughlin – ran 50.20 at New Balance Nationals in Greensboro in 2015. Cory Poole of South Orange then ran 50.14 to set the current mark at the 2017 Pan Am Juniors in Trujillo, Peru, in 2017.

The last South Jersey boy to run 52.89 or faster was Barry Bethea of Eastern, who ran 52.89 at the 2010 Camden County Championships at Haddon Township (and also won the 200 in 21.89 and the 400 in 48.59!) and went on to become a MEAC intermediates champ for South Carolina State.

OK, here we go! Please hit me up with corrections and additions in the comment’s section!

 All-Time S.J. 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles List

50.37 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
51.39 … Rueben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
51.5h … Martin Booker [Camden], 1981
51.62 … Fred Sharpe [Paulsboro], 1997
51.82 … Azim Smith [Millville], 2001
52.10 … Tim Carey [Washington Twp.], 2009
52.0h … Vince Rawlins [Eastern], 1992
52.4h … Diandre Chandler [Camden], 1986
52.4h … Donovan Darius [Wilson], 1993
52.54 … Marcus Lee [Vineland], 2004
52.56 … Royce Reed [Bridgeton], 1995
52.62 … Devon Matthews [Pleasantville], 1999
52.62 … Harran Williams [Delran], 1999
52.62 … Ian Moore [Lenape], 2001
52.66 … Justin Dupree [Camden], 1996
52.66 … Aaron Younger [Delsea], 2007
52.71 … Mike Brown [Lenape], 1996
52.71 … Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
52.72 … Devon Carter [Washington Twp.], 2000
52.87 … Demetrius Rooks [Absegami], 2008
52.89 … Barry Bethea [Eastern Reg.], 2010
52.92 … Alex Reber [Eastern Reg.], 2012
52.8h … Jack Thompson [Edgewood], 2001
52.89 … Devon Patton [Willingboro], 1990
52.94 … Maurice Young [Camden], 2002
52.96 … Tyler Davidson [Willingboro], 2016
53.01 … Shareef Muhammed [Willingboro], 2003
53.05 … Dayne Brown [Camden], 1998
53.13 … Donnie House [Timber Creek], 2011
53.14 … Michael Bolling [Willingboro], 2000
52.9h … Bill Galbraith [Cherry Hill West], 1976
52.9h … Bill Newmuis [Penns Grove], 1982
53.16 … Matt Collins [Bishop Eustace], 1997
53.1h … Daryl Merriman (Willingboro), 1982
53.1h … William Mobley [Eastern], 1983
53.22 … Will Washington [Delsea Reg.], 2006
53.28 … Kervens Mezilus [Cherry Hill East], 2017
53.3h … Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1985
53.30 … Maxwell Dickens [Paul VI], 2016
53.31 … Mike Williams [Lenape], 2013
53.36 … Nate Harley [Pleasantville], 1997
53.4h … Stacy Crawford [Bridgeton], 1990
53.48 … Dan Morris [Rancocas Valley], 1991
53.49 … Firman Walden [Overbrook], 1986
53.50 … Chris Mesiano [Schalick], 2015
53.43 … Keith Fleming [Egg Harbor Twp.], 1994
53.51 … Jamil Adams [Winslow Twp.], 2017
53.57 … Joe Lewis [Pleasantville], 1998
53.59 … Thomas Zor [Millville], 2015
53.5h … Marc Dickerson [Willingboro], 1979
53.5h … Cal Gunning [Cherry Hill West], 1979
53.63 … Dwayne Joseph [Willingboro], 2004

Unknown Timing Irregularity
52.2h … Dan Dmochowski (Riverside), 1982

We move on to the 110-meter high hurdles in our South Jersey all-time top-50 project, and tomorrow we’ll post the 400-meter intermediates.

We’ve got two separate lists – fat time and hand time, with most of the hand times coming from the 1970s and early 1980s. If you want to convert all the hand times using 0.24 seconds, you’re welcome to. I just don’t trust the stopwatches and I think it’s best to keep the lists separate, although the guys at the top of the hand-time list were all beasts and legit hurdlers who would have run well under 14 seconds fully automatic if they had the chance.

I appreciate the corrections and additions, but please send them to me in the comments section and not on Twitter.

S.J. Boys 110-Meter Hurdles All-Time Top 50

Fully automatic times
13.43 … Danyne Brown [Camden], 1999
13.51 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2019
13.59 … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
13.66 … Sultan Tucker [Delsea], 1997
13.73 … Kevin Hagamin [Timber Creek], 2014
13.74 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
13.75 … Rashad Baker [Wilson], 2000
13.76 … Nate Harley [Pleasantville], 1996
13.76 … Isaac Williams [Willingboro], 2012
13.77 … Anthony Acklin [Triton], 2001
13.81 … Scot McCray [Camden], 1997
13.81 … Jeff Young [Wilson], 1999
13.90 … Edwin Alston [Winslow Twp.], 2015
13.92 … Enrique Llanos [Wilson], 1999
13.94 … Hal Lathan [Egg Harbor Twp,], 2009
13.95 … Kevin White [Haddon Heights], 1992
13.95 … Naseem Smith [Deptford], 2019
13.96 … Devon Carter [Washington Twp.], 2010
13.97 … Will Brown [Palmyra], 2006
13.97 … Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2010
13.99 … Herb Reid [Lenape], 2000
14.00 … Bob Allen [Buena], 1993
14.01 … Arthur Ashton [Washington Twp.], 2012
14.02 … Mike Anderson [Edgewood], 1990
14.04 … Vince Rawlins [Eastern], 1992
14.05 … Ed Loges [Shawnee], 1992
14.05 … Azim Smith [Millville], 2001
14.05 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2003
14.06 … Keith Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2008
14.06 … Stevenson Cajuste [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2008
14.07 … Chais Hill [Highland Reg.], 2015
14.07 … Sam Aviles [Palmyra], 2019
14.08 … Desmond Powell [Oakcrest], 1994
14.09 … Preston Beckley [Eastern], 1993
14.10 … Diandre Chandler [Camden], 1986
14.10 … Kenny Davis [Pleasantville], 2008
14.11 … Donovan Darius [Wilson], 1993
14.12 … Matt Dahms [Haddonfield], 2002
14.12 … Syid Evans-White [Oakcrest], 2012
14.13 … Enrique Llanos [Wilson], 1999
14.15 … Charles Oglesby [Egg Harbor Twp.], 1997
14.15 … Steven Morgan [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
14.17 … Matt Grillo [Mainland Reg.], 2016
14.18 … Jalen Walker [Burlington Twp.], 2010
14.18 … Darren McCluskey [Cherokee], 2011
14.19 … Keith Fleming [Egg Harbor Twp.], 1994
14.20 … Jusson Boyd [Willingboro], 2007
14.21 … Anwar Moore [Camden], 1998
14.24 … Cezaire Rohn [Willingboro], 2000
14.25 … Curtis Custis [Bridgeton], 1997

Hand times
13.5 … Martin Booker [Camden], 1981
13.5 … Dave Still [Pennsauken], 1977
13.6 … Gary Moore [Overbrook], 1975
13.6 … Jim Little [Moorestown], 1976
13.6 … Nate Harley [Pleasantville], 1997
13.8 … Bill Newmuis [Penns Grove], 1982
13.8 … Diandre Chandler [Camden], 1986
13.9 … Bruce Scully [Audubon], 1972
13.9 … Joe Winningham [Bordentown], 1976
13.9 … George Johnson [Glassboro], 1977
13.9 … Stan Moore [Overbrook], 1977
13.9 … Randy Smith [Camden], 1979
13.9 … Jack Pierce [Woodbury], 1980
13.9 … Dave Forchion [Kennedy], 1983
13.9 … George Bland [Penns Grove], 1986
13.9 … Mike Anderson [Edgewood], 1990
13.9 … Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
14.0 … Jim Robinson [Camden], 1970
14.0 … Keith Curtis [Camden], 1975
14.0 … Bob Howard [Palmyra], 1981
14.0 … Chris Nichols [Willingboro], 1991
14.0 … Edgar Gantt [Rancocas Valley], 1988
14.0 … Keith Fleming [Egg Harbor Twp.]. 1994
14.0 … Desmon Powell [Oakcrest], 1994
14.0 … Donovan Darius [Wilson], 1993

My favorite thing about these lists is learning about these absolute beasts from the 1970s, like Mike Butynes, Jerry Andrews, Mike Elder and Greg Stremmel, who are still among the fastest two-milers in state history!

The problem is that I get so wrapped up in studying these dudes that it makes me forever to put the lists together!

Look at Haddon Township – they are No. 2, No. 10 and No. 11 on this list, with three others in the top 50! Haddon Township has SIX GUYS who’ve run 9:14 or faster. That’s insane! Especially for a school that’s been Group 2 for much of its existence.

Paul VI and Cherokee have five each and Highland and Cinnaminson have four each. That means those five programs are responsible for 24 of the 50 names on this list!

I came across a new name yesterday, Dan Matousch, who ran 9:15.5 for Haddon Township in 1973. Never heard of him before so started reading everything I could about him.

Found this story by Dick “Hoops” Weiss about Dan from the May 30, 1973, Courier-Post. I didn’t even know Hoops wrote for the Courier-Post!

Here are the first five installments in the all-time South Jersey top-50:

Boys outdoor 100-meter dash
Boys outdoor 200-meter dash
Boys outdoor 400-meter dash
Boys outdoor 800-meter run
Boys outdoor 1,600-meter run

OK, enough babbling.

It’s time for the all-time South Jersey boys outdoor 3,200! Two-mile times are converted using the standard formula, and if you see a mistake or omission, please let me know in the comment section and not on Twitter.

Outdoor Boys 3,200-Meter Run All-Time S.J. Top 50

8:55.43 … Murad Campbell [Overbrook], 1999
8:58.32 … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2015
8:59.6y … Mike Butynes [Sterling], 1972
8:59.8y … Jason DeJoseph [Paul VI], 1987
9:00.3y … Jim Smith [Haddonfield], 1980
9:00.30 … Jimmy Daniels [Sterling], 2013
9:01.89 … Marc Pelerin [Cherokee], 2002
9:01.9y … Mike Mantini [Gateway], 1979
9:03.1y … Jerry Andrews [Highland], 1979
9:03.7y … Ed Blakeley [Haddon Twp.], 1975
9:03.9h … Mike Elder [Haddon Twp.], 1973
9:04.05 … Shawn Wilson [Cherokee], 2013
9:04.94 … Louis Corgiano [Hammonton], 2014
9:05.12 … Sean MacPherson [Sterling], 2015
9:05.98 … Steve Maine [Highland], 2014
9:06.2y … Greg Stremmel [Gateway], 1974
9:06.47 … Jonathan Vitez [Haddonfield], 2010
9:06.52 … Connor Melko [Bishop Eustace], 2019
9:06.70 … Joshua Clark [Highland], 2016
9:07.03 … Greg Hughes [Mainland], 2004
9:07.2h … Ron Faith [Paul VI], 1985
9:07.2h … Kevin Pumphrey [Highland], 1986
9:07.42 … Aaron Groff [Cherry Hill East], 2016
9:07.7h … Marty Ludwikowski [Cherry Hill West], 1975
9:08.22 … Jon Anderson [Cinnaminson], 2004
9:09.27 … David Forward [Shawnee], 2009
9:09.38 … Kevin Antczak [Mainland Reg.], 2019
9:09.80 … Todd Campbell [Cinnaminson], 2009
9:10.0h … Urie Ridgeway [Bridgeton], 1989
9:10.75 … Martin Riddell [Haddonfield], 2019
9:10.90 … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee], 2019
9:11.32 … Michael Ungvarsky [Cinnaminson], 2017
9:11.81 … Pete Fixler [Vineland], 1992
9:11.88 … Paul Szulewski [Williamstown], 2011
9:12.18 … Miles Schoedler [Ocean City], 2011
9:12.3y … Dan Matousch [Haddon Twp.], 1973
9:12.60 … Michael Bowden [Northern Burlington], 2009
9:13.4y … Mike Glavin [Paul VI], 1974
9:13.6y … Mark Strucko [Rancocas Valley], 1978
9:14.3y … Ken Medlin [Haddon Twp.], 1970
9:14.31 … Anthony Dentino [Washington Twp.], 2011
9:14.4y … Jeff Lane [Haddon Twp.], 1977
9:15.08 … Nick Falk [Cherokee], 2017
9:15.1y … Larry Schemelia [Gloucester], 1969
9:15.11 … Dominick Munson [Tiber Creek], 2015
9:15.13 … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson], 2019
9:15.45 … Michael Rankin [Paul VI], 2010
9:16.1y … Larry Rush [Overbrook],
9:16.39 … Stone Caraccio [Kingsway], 2019
9:16.4h … Joe Wolfran [Paul VI], 1989
9:16.61 … Justin Kelly [Cherokee], 2018

Before we get to the all-time South Jersey 1,600 list, a couple things.

These lists are invariably going to have an error or two. Please don’t take it personally if you or an athlete you coached or an athlete from your school is missing. I’m doing my best here creating these lists from a lot of different sources, most of which are incomplete or have mistakes.

Also if you find a mistake, PLEASE let me know in the comment’s section and not on Twitter.

And if you find a time missing, don’t just say, “So-and-So ran 21.4” or whatever. Give me as much information as you know – what school, what year, what meet, whatever you have. Give me a starting point and I can research this stuff. A lot of times “He ran a 4:13 mile” means he ran 4:13.99 or maybe even 4:15.99. Times tend to improve as the years go by.

OK, the 1,600 list includes mile times converted using the standard conversions ratios , and hand-times are converted for comparison purposes using the standard 0.14-second factor and indicated with an h.

Interesting to note that 10 of the top 50 marks are from the 1970s (and another from the 1960s). Incredible that so many amazing mile times came on dirt or cinder tracks.

Only five marks from the 1980s (none in the top 22) and five from the 1990s but 15 (including 7 of the top 13) from the 2000’s and 14 from the past 10 years.

Crazy to think that more South Jersey milers had ran 4:15.62 or faster by 1979 than would run that fast during the 22-year period from 1980 through 2001!

Here are the first few installments in the all-time South Jersey top-50:

Boys outdoor 100-meter dash
Boys outdoor 200-meter dash
Boys outdoor 400-meter dash
Boys outdoor 800-meter run

Next up will be the 3,200, and that’s one heck of a list. Here’s the 1,600!

South Jersey Boys Outdoor All-Time 1,600-Meter Run

4:07.07y … Brett Johnson [Ocean City], 2009
4:08.7y ….. Mike Elder [Haddon Twp.], 1973
4:09.19 … John Richardson [Ocean City], 2003
4:09.30 … Colin Baker [Haddonfield], 2009
4:10.24y ….. Mike Mantini [Gateway], 1979
4:11.07 … Xavier Fraction [Washington Twp.], 2009
4:11.15 … Ryan Garvin [Lenape], 2009
4:11.46 … Miles Schoedler [Ocean City], 2010
4:11.49 … Jim Wyner [Mainland Reg.], 2004
4:11.69 … Shawn Wilson [Cherokee], 2013
4:11.78 … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2015
4:11.84 … Tom Cooke [Kingsway], 2012
4:11.86y … Marc Pelerin [Cherokee], 2002
4:12.05y … Murad Campbell [Overbrook], 1999
4:12.08 … Bill Dolan [Clearview], 2014
4:12.1y ….. Al Harden [Millville], 1978
4:12.3y ….. Ed Blakeley [Haddon Twp.], 1975
4:12.5y ….. Dick Caton [Woodbury], 1978
4:13.23 … Justin Branco [Delsea], 2015
4:13.1y … Ricky Jacques [Burlington Twp.], 1968
4:13.26y … Greg Pelose [Haddonfield], 2015
4:13.46 … Stone Caraccio [Kingsway], 2019
4:13.4y … Greg Stremmel [Gateway[, 1973
4:13.64h … Jason DiJoseph [Paul VI], 1988
4:13.71 … Dominick Munson [Timber Creek], 2015
4:13.83 … Carmen Cavella [Washington Twp.], 2003
4:13.85 … Jacob Clark [Pleasantville], 2013
4:14.1y … Charles McCarthy [Paul VI], 1972
4:14.14 … Ben Potts [Haddonfield], 2009
4:14.25 … Matt Nussbaum [Haddonfield], 2010
4:14.3h … Jim Smith [Haddonfield], 1980
4:14.50 … Chris Platt [Haddonfield], 2003
4:14.60 … Matt Poskus [Cinnaminson], 2007
4:14.8y … Ed McGowan [Highland], 1972
4:14.8y … Vance Watson [Willingboro], 1982
4:14.84h … Greg Hughes [Mainland Reg.], 2004
4:14.9h … Jeff Boyer [Camden], 1983
4:15.0y … Bob Marino [Williamstown], 1975
4:15.0y … Bradley Pomeroy [Cherry Hill East], 1977
4:15.0h … Dan Gough [Haddonfield], 1987
4:15.12 … Owen Long [Haddon Twp.], 2015
4:15.14h … Fred Sharpe [Paulsboro], 1997
4:15.19 … Mark Sivieri [St. Augustine], 1990
4:15.28 … Jon Anderson [Cinnaminson], 2004
4:15.35 … Steve Mazur [Highland], 1992
4:15.44h … Jeff Davis [Cumberland Reg.], 1985
4:15.44 … Brian Tetreault [Cinnaminson], 2007
4:15.49 … Steve Burkholder [Cherokee], 2010
4:15.51 … Robert Edwards [Bridgeton], 2002
4:15.52 … Derek Gess [Haddonfield], 2018
4:15.52 … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee], 2019

The Cape-Atlantic League dominates the top of the all-time South Jersey outdoor 800-meter run list, with the top two times in South Jersey history and nine of the top 15!

And from six different high schools!

The all-time South Jersey 800 list is interesting because the top 16 spots haven’t changed since 2014.

It took 1:53.84 to make the top 50 and if you see a time that’s missing or a time that’s incorrect, please leave all the details in the comment section!

Here are the first few installments in the all-time South Jersey top-50:

Boys outdoor 100-meter dash
Boys outdoor 200-meter dash
Boys outdoor 400-meter dash

BOYS OUTDOOR 800-METER RUN
1:48.52 … Ishmael Muhammad [Oakcrest], 2014
1:49.27 … Isaac Clark [Pleasantville], 2013
1:49.72 … Rich Caton [Woodbury], 1979
1:49.74 … Fred Sharpe [Paulsboro], 1997
1:49.84 … Rob Novak [Bordentown], 2005
1:50.30 … Jacob Clark [Pleasantville], 2013
1:50.67 … John Richardson [Ocean City], 2003
1:50.94h … Vance Watson [Willingboro], 1983
1:51.02 … Derrell Manhertz [Kingsway], 2013
1:51.53 … Jeff Boyer [Camden], 1978
1:51.74y … Sam Summerville [Holy Spirit], 1976
1:51.84 … Shannon Sherrer [Vineland], 2003
1:51.86 … Cliff Beckford [Vineland], 1991
1:52.21 … Leaquan James [Vineland], 2013
1:52.24 … Ford Palmer [Absegami], 2009
1:52.37 … Matt Poskus [Cinnaminson], 2007
1:52.60 … Kevin Fox [Moorestown], 2016
1:52.64h … Greg Honsby [Rancocas Valley], 1974
1:52.65 … Ian Waterhouse [Rancocas Valley], 2004
1:52.76 … Kevin Cianfarini [West Deptford], 2014
1:52.94 … Keith Griffin [Florence], 2009
1:52.97 … Jaymes Dennison [Penns Grove], 2013
1:53.04 … Xavier Fraction [Washington Twp.], 2009
1:53.09 … James Wyner [Mainland Reg.], 2004
1:53.13 … Robert Edwards [Brideton], 2003
1:53.14 … Dave Sitzer [Cherokee], 2000
1:53.25 … Greg Pelose [Haddonfield], 2016
1:53.27 … Marvin Lewis [Willingboro], 2001
1:53.34y … Lewis Hagan [Millville], 1983
1:53.35 … Ahmad Rutherford [Willingboro], 2003
1:53.40 … Daveigh Brooks [Burlington City], 2016
1:53.44y … Tony Uzdavines [Williamstown], 1977
1:53.44y … Tavo Rivera [Pemberton], 1977
1:53.43 … Bill Dolan [Clearview], 2014
1:53.49 … Brett Johnson [Ocean City], 2008
1:53.49 … Ben Potts [Haddonfield], 2010
1:53.49 … Steve Butenewicz [Delsea Reg.], 2011
1:53.52 … Aaron Johnson [Oakcrest], 2009
1:53.54y … Wayne Jenkins [Deptford], 1968
1:53.54y … Frank Romero [Haddon Twp.], 1977
1:53.54y … Bryant Walker [Pemberton], 1983
1:53.54y … Clayton Baloche [Lenape], 1992
1:53.57 … Isaiah Curbelo [Rancocas Valley], 2016
1:53.61 … Steve Morrone [Washington Twp.], 2010
1:53.62 … Joe Lewis [Pleasantville], 1998
1:53.66 … Xavier Wright [Willingboro], 2011
1:53.70 … James Holden [Bridgeton], 2001
1:53.78 … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2015
1:53.79 … Mike Shemonsky [Eastern], 1990
1:53.84 … Ryan Garvin [Lenape], 2009

A couple Olympic gold medalists lead off the all-time South Jersey 400-meter dash list.

Edgewood’s Dennis Mitchell, who won a gold medal on the U.S. 400-meter relay team at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, is the South Jersey record holder with his 46.02 at the 1984 Keebler Championships in Oak Grove, Ill., and Willingboro’s Lamont Smith, who won a gold medal as part of the U.S. 1,600-meter relay team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, is No. 2 with his 46.62 at the 1991 Meet of Champions in South Plainfield.

It takes a 48.26 to make it onto the all-time South Jersey top-50 in the 400-meter dash. Although this list is complete up through about 48 flat, it’s possible a few times from the 1980s in the 48.0 to 48.2 range could be missing.

Here’s the top 50. As always, if you see anyone missing, don’t post it on Twitter because I won’t see it. Send me a message in the comment section and include all the information you know – the time, the meet, the year.

ALL-TIME SOUTH JERSEY 400-METER DASH
46.02 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1984
46.62 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], 1991
46.66 … Antonio Abney [Willingboro], 2007
46.67 … Jamaad Muse [Timber Creek], 2014
46.77 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
46.82 … Brandon Outlaw [Moorestown], 2017
46.95 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
47.03 … Royce Reed [Bridgeton], 1994
47.24h … Darron Outler [Lenape], 1984
47.24h … Ron Hillian [Eastern], 2002
47.30 … Rob Gary [Lenape], 1998
47.34h … Brian Bennett [Edgewood], 1985
47.34h … Barry Douglas [Willingboro], 1993
47.44h … Levin Handy [Vineland], 1969
47.44 … Amir Brock [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2017
47.44h … Curtis Mcintyre [Bridgeton], 1992
47.54h … Ken Moore [Overbrook], 1984
47.54h … Chuck Carter [Eastern], 1985
47.59 … Jade Smith [Camden], 2002
47.64 … Keith Griffith [Florence], 2010
47.68 … Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
47.76 … Carl Smith [Camden], 2005
47.79 … Duan Freeman [Winslow Twp.], 2003
47.83 … Antraye Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2003
47.88 … Shawney Kersey [Woodbury], 2009
47.88 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2011
47.89 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2019
47.90 … Marvin Lewis [Willingboro], 2001
47.94 … Tim Reed [Penns Grove], 1984
47.94 … Tom Adams [Deptford], 1983
47.94y … Bennie Liles [Kingsway], 1992
47.95 … John Morris [Camden], 2001
47.96 … Alex Reber [Cherry Hill East], 2012
47.99 … Elliot DeShields [Clayton], 2011
48.00 … Schaefer Sherrer [Vineland], 2002
48.01 … Greg Arnett [Woodrow Wilson], 1996
48.02 … Nigel Sanchez [Woodrow Wilson], 2014
48.03 … Tyler Davidson [Willingboro], 2014
48.04y … Harley Morris [Haddon Heights], 1963
48.04y … Eric Rucker [Willingboro], 1977
48.05 … Mike Patterson [Pleasantville], 1997
48.05 … Mohamed Kanu [Lenape], 1999
48.05 … Schafer Sherer [Vineland], 2002
48.07 … Isaac Clark [Pleasantville], 2013 [36]
48.11 … Zachariah Murray [Haddonfield], 2019
48.12 … Devon Matthews [Pleasantville], 1999
48.14h … John Golden [Overbrook], 1993
48.14h … Eric Chekemian [Washington Twp.], 2000
48.24y … Bill Tyler [Kennedy], 1976
48.24 … Isaac Jackson [Cumberland Reg.], 1985

Our second installment in the South Jersey Top 50 project is the boys 200, with a cut-off of 21.74.

The 200 has experienced a resurgence in recent years, with three of the five fat sub-21:40 times in South Jersey history coming since 2017 after nobody had run sub-21:40 since 2004 and only one sprinter since 1983.

Is anybody missing? Lemme know in the comment’s section!
The boys outdoor 400 is up next. We started yesterday here: Boys Outdoor 100-meter dash

BOYS 200-METER DASH
[fat times]
21.06 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
21.06 … Antonio Tarantino [Paul VI], 2018
21.14 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
21.30 … Jahmir Beasley [Sterling], 2019
21.39 … Martin Booker Jr. [Pennsauken], 2017
21.40 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], 1991
21.40 … Rob Gary [Lenape], 1998
21.40 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.40 … Jamaad Muse [Timber Creek], 2012
21.41 … Dorian Bryant [Kingsway], 2002
21.41 … T.J. Johnson [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2010
21.43 … Barry Cephas [Winslow Twp.], 2008
21.46 … Brondon Jenkins [Delran], 1994
21.46 … Sabli Gonnet [Eastern], 2007
21.47 … Curtis McIntyre [Bridgeton], 1992
21.51 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
21.52 … Fabian Santiago [Oakcrest], 2012
21.53 … Robert Hargrove [Vineland], 1996
21.53 … Dennis Davis [Edgewood], 2000
21.53 … A.J. Bunton [West Deptford], 2006
21.53 … Jonathan Taylor [Salem], 2017
21.54 … Derek Ward [Kingsway], 1992
21.56 … Ron Hillian [Eastern], 2002
21.56 … Bruce Owens [Deptford], 2005
21.56 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2011
21.56 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2019
21.56 … Amir Brock [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2017
21.57 … Mar-Quel Davis [Deptford], 2017
21.58 … Antraye Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2003
21.59 … John Stone [Mainland Reg.], 1997
21.60 … Juwan Johnson [Glassboro], 2013
21.63 … Sherron Bullock [Camden], 2004
21.64 … Barry Cephas [Winslow Twp.], 2007
21.64 … Alex Reber [Cherry Hill East], 2012
21.66 … Darrin Scott [Willingboro], 2001
21.66 … Sterling Pierce [Rancocas Valley], 2015
21.67 … Kashif Miller [Haddon Twp.], 2014
21.67 … Michael Bolling [Willingboro], 2000 [50]
21.68 … Daequan Kim [Bordentown], 2009
21.69 … Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
21.69 … Robert Page [Kingsway], 2007
21.69 … Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
21.70 … Keith Griffith [Florence], 2010
21.71 … Jeremy Cooper [Kingsway], 1995
21.71 … Geoff Navarro [Absegami], 2008
21.71 … A.J. Dawson [Holy Spirit], 2012
21.71 … Nigel Sanchez [Woodrow Wilson], 2014
21.71 … Bo Melton [Cedar Creek], 2017
21.72 … Shai Mumford [West Deptford], 2014
21.72 … Stefone Moore-Green [Paul VI], 2014
21.72 … Shawney Kersey [Woodbury], 2007

Race with Unknown Timing Irregularity
21.00 … Fabian Santiago [Oakcrest], 2012
21.24 … Jamaad Muse [Timber Creek], 2012
21.38 … Reginald Morton [Oakcrest], 2012

Hand Times [Turn]
20.7 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
20.8 … Chuck Carter [Eastern], 1985
20.9 … Bill “Peanut” Gaines [Clearview], 1967
20.9 … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
21.1 … Tim Dale [Pleasantville], 1975
21.1 … Willie “Flipper” Anderson [Paulsboro]1983
21.2 … George Johnson [Glassboro], 1977
21.2 … Charles Cooper [Paulsboro], 1978
21.2 … Dave Jackson [Wilson], 1978
21.2 … Harold Williams [Edgewood], 1966
21.3 … Kevin Holloway [Palmyra], 1975
21.3 … Steve Coleman [Haddon Heights], 1976
21.3 … Dave Wheeler [Kennedy], 1981
21.3 … Horace Jackson [Williamstown], 1984
21.3 … John Stone [Mainland Reg.], 1997
21.4 … Derek Guyton [Delsea], 1968
21.4 … Leon Collins [Deptford], 1968
21.4 … Walt Lofland [Wilson], 1968
21.4 … Ken Cooper [Woodbury], 1979
21.4 … Kevin Jones [Pleasantville], 1981
21.4 … Eric Harrison [Highland], 1987
21.4 … Antonio Abney [Willingboro], 2007

Hand Times [Straight]
20.6 … Bill Gaines [Clearview], 1967
21.0 … Jim Krier [Haddonfield], 1968
21.0 … Rich Still [Haddon Heights], 1971
21.0 … Bob Boyd [Camden], 1964
21.1 … Kevin Holloway [Palmyra], 1975
21.1 … Charles Cooper [Paulsboro], 1978