CHEROKEE FINISHES INCREDIBLE WEEKEND WITH 4TH IN ARMORY NATIONALS 4X8 WITH ALL-TIME S.J. #2 TIME!!!!!

The Cherokee girls finished an astonishing, record-sertting weekend Sunday with their 3rd consecutive All-America relay performance.

Junior Kelsey Niglio, sophomore Kerry O’Day, freshman Megan Niglio and senior Nicole Clifford placed 4th in the 3,200-meter relay at Armory Nationals in New York in 9:07.27, the No. 2 time in South Jersey history and No. 11 in state history.

On Friday, Maddie Van Haren, Alison Cooke, Kelsey Niglio and Nicole Clifford placed second in the sprint medley at Armory Nationals with the No. 3 time in South Jersey history and on Saturday Megan Niglio, Cooke, Kelsey Niglio and Clifford placed 2nd in the distance medley at Ocean Breeze Nationals with the No. 5 time in South Jersey history and No. 19 in state history.

So Clifford and Kelsey Niglio are three-time All-Americas, Megan Niglio and Cooke are double All-Americas and O’Day and Van Haren are single All-Americas.

Three events, two tracks, three top-four finishes, three all-time South Jersey top-5 performances, 12 total All-America awards.

All this on top of Meet of Champions and Nike Cross Regionals championships in the fall and State Relays and sectional titles in the winter. Oh, and Penn Relays is six weeks away.

On Sunday, Kelsey Niglio led off for Cherokee in 2:12.85, O’Day split 2:21.47, Megan Niglio ran 2:20.26 and Clifford anchored in 2:12.70.

The only faster time in South Jersey history is Lenape’s 9:04.66 at the 2013 Indoor Nationals on the same track.

Pioneer High School of Ann Arbor, Mich., won the race in a national-record 8:51.93, and Union Catholic was second with a state-record 8:53.69 on Columbia transfer Peyton Hollis’s 2:06.71 anchor. The previous national mark was  8:53.67  by Boys and Girls of Brooklyn also at the Armory at 2002 Indoor Nationals.

Here’s the all-time state sub-9:10 list
8:53.69 … Union Catholic, 2022
8:54.11 … Southern Reg., 2009
8:56.94 … Red Bank Cath., 2011
9:00.62 … Freehold Twp., 2014
9:01.64 … Ridge, 2017
9:04.66 … Lenape, 2013
9:05.28 … Red Bank Cath., 2012
9:05.40 … Columbia, 2014
9:05.97 … Pope John, 2007
9:07.44 … Union Catholic, 2019
9:07.27 … Cherokee, 2022
9:08.07 … Ridge, 2018
9:08.34 … Columbia, 1997
9:09.14 … Columbia, 1998
9:09.70 … Mount St. Dominic, 2012
9:09.71 … Lenape, 2012

And the all-time South Jersey list
9:04.66 … Lenape, 2013
9:07.27 … Cherokee, 2022
9:09.71 … Lenape, 2012
9:11.94 … Lenape, 2008
9:12.91 … Haddonfield, 2021
9:19.01 … Lenape, 2011
9:19.35 … Wilson, 2002
9:22.18 … Haddonfield, 2020
9:22.30 … Lenape, 2010
9:22.38 … Buena, 1999

Bryce Tucker takes 4th in 400 with all-time SJ #2 time, Pennsauken earns All-America honors in 4×2 and 4×4 at Ocean Breeze Nationals!!!!!!!

Bryce Tucker placed 4th in the open 400-meter dash and anchored Pennsauken’s 1,600-meter relay team to 2nd place on Day 2 of Ocean Breeze Nationals.

Earlier Saturday, Pennsauken placed 3rd in the 800-meter relay, so that’s three All-America performances in one day for the Indians. What a weekend for Pennsauken!

Joining Tucker on the 4-by-4 were Kahlil Ali, Premier Wynn and Joel Oquendo.

Pennsauken’s 4-by-2 was Tucker to Ali to Nadir Paige to Wynn.

So Tucker is a triple All-America, Wynn and Ali are double All-Americas and Oquendo and Paige have one apiece.

Paige is a senior and the others are all juniors.

Tucker began his day Saturday with a PR 48.23 for 4th place in the 400. That’s the No. 2 time in South Jersey history and only 33-100ths of a second off the South Jersey record of 47.90 set Moorestown’s Brandon Outlaw at 2017 Armory Nationals.

Tucker broke the Camden County record of 48.27 set by Camden’s Jade Smith at the 2002 Midwest Indoor Invitational at the University of Nebraska’s Devaney Sports Complex in Lincoln, Neb.

Before this weekend, Tucker’s indoor 400 PR was 49.59, although he did run 48.33 outdoors in a summer meet at Franklin Field this past July. He lowered that to 48,34 Friday in the prelims and then to 48.23 Saturday in the final.

In the 1,600-meter relay, Kahlil Ali opened up, followed by Premier Wynn, Joel Oquendo and Tucker. Pennsauken ran 3:21.58, finishing behind only Cathedral High of Los Angeles, which won the race in 3:18.28.

Pennsauken’s time is fastest by a South Jersey school since Egg Harbor Township ran 3:18.45 at Armory Nationals in 2017 and No. 20 in South Jersey history.

Here’s the all-time South Jersey indoor 400-meter list
47.90 … Brandon Outlaw [Moorestown], 2018
48.23 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2022
48.27 … Jade Smith [Camden], 2002
48.36 … Mohammad Kanu [Lenape], 2000
48.45 … Xander Roberts-Bogin [Pleasantville], 2022
48.48 … Amir Brock [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2017
48.50 … Alex Reber [Cherry Hill East], 2013
48.55 … Royce Reed [Bridgeton], 1995
48.64 … Keith Griffith [Florence], 2010
48.68 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], 1991
48.74 … John Morris [Camden], 2001
48.75 … Luke Colehower [Haddonfield], 2017
48.79 … Gabriel Moronta [Pleasantville], 2020
48.7h … Curt Mcintyre [Bridgeton], 1992
48.91 … Marlin Gross [Bridgeton], 2001
48.91 … Rob Gary [Lenape], 1998

And the all-time South Jersey 4-by-4 list
3:16.40 … Lenape, 2000
3:17:15 … Vineland, 2003
3:17.26 … Camden, 2000
3:18.46 … Winslow Twp, 2003
3:18.45 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2017
3:18.90 … Pleasantville, 2007
3:19.34 … Camden, 2004
3:19.42 … Camden, 2002
3:20.11 … Camden, 1997
3:20.3h … Camden, 1999
3:20.53 … Oakcrest, 2012
3:20.82 … Lenape, 1999
3:20.99 … Paul VI, 2016
3:21.01 … Camden, 2007
3:21.03 … Vineland, 2004
3:21.11 … Buena, 2001
3:21.35 … Camden, 2005
3:21.49 … Pleasantville, 2008
3:21.54 … Camden, 2004
3:21.58 … Pennsauken, 2022
3:21.6y … Edgewood, 1985
3:21.87y … Lenape, 1998
3:21.8h … Vineland, 2002

And if you missed it Friday, here’s the all-time South Jersey 4-by-2 list!
1:26.90 … Camden, 2004
1:27.60 … Vineland, 2004
1:28.0h … Edgewood, 2001
1:28.45 … Camden, 2002
1:28.46 … Lenape, 2000
1:28.48 … Camden, 2007
1:28.91 … Camden, 2000
1:29.06 … Oakcrest, 2012
1:29.17 … Camden, 2001
1:29.29 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
1:29.52 … Vineland, 2003
1:29.57 … Camden, 1997
1:29.61 … Camden, 1999
1:29.72 … Timber Creek, 2013
1:29.74 … Pennsauken, 2016
1:29.81 … Pennsauken, 2022
1:29.87 … Timber Creek, 2016
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2017
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2018
1:29.97 … Pleasantville, 2008

Sterling grads Marquise Young & Jah’mere Beasley lead Rowan to NCAA Division 3 4-by-400 national title!!!!!!!!!!

Sterling graduates Jah’mere Beasley and Marquise Young both ran legs on Rowan University’s 1,600-meter relay team, which won the NCAA Division 3 title Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Young led off and Beasley ran the third leg for the Profs, who ran 3:16.56 and finished 23/100ths of a second ahead of 2nd-place Washington University of St. Louis.

Young, a high hurdler who hasn’t previously run on Rowan’s 4-by-4, filled in beautifully and led off for the Profs. Nana Agyemang split 48.45 on the second leg for Rowan, Beasley split 48.34 and Amara Conte from Ferris High in Jersey City 48.58.

The national title is Rowan’s first in the 4-by-400 indoors since 1999, when Highland’s Julius Kinsler, Greg Arnett of Woodrow Wilson, Metuchen’s Keith Kreiger and Rich Dixon of Vineland ran 3:15.80 to win the title at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.

Rowan won outdoor 4-by-4 titles in 1984, 1985, 2011, 2012 and this past spring.

Of the group that won on Saturday, only Conte was in the lineup when Rowan won the 2021 Division 3 outdoor title in May. He was joined by Hunter Barbieri of Egg Harbor Township, Sterling’s Francis Terry and Justin Bishop of Mainland Regional. All were underclassmen last year but no longer appear on Rowan’s roster.

So three different Sterling runners have run a leg on national championship 4r-by-4 teams over the past 10 months..

Last month, Rowan ran 3:12.80 in a meet at Boston University – No. 6 in NCAA Division 3 history – with Beasley, Conte, Agyemang and Charlie Serrano-Juarez in the lineup.

Beasley also placed 3rd in the 200 in 21.67, and Agyemang also placed 6th in the long jump with a 23-8 ¾ jump. Also Ahmir Johnson of Wissahickon High in Ambler was 4th in the triple jump with a 48-7 ½ jump.

Rowan placed 12th in the final standings with 24 points.

CHEROKEE GIRLS RUN ALL-TIME S.J. #5 DISTANCE MEDLEY, TAKE 2ND AT OCEAN BREEZE NATIONALS!!!!!!

Alison Cooke, Kelsey Niglio and Nicole Clifford turned in their second All-America performance in two days Saturday – on two different tracks.

Cooke, Niglio and Clifford, joined by Megan Niglio, placed 2nd in the distance medley at Ocean Breeze Nationals in 11:57.91, the 5th-fastest time in South Jersey history.

On Friday, Cooke, Kelsey Niglio and Clifford, joined by Maddie Van Haren, placed 2nd in the sprint medley at the Armory Nationals 25 miles north of Ocean Breeze. That’s No. 3 in South Jersey history.

On Saturday, Megan Niglio led off with a 3:43.62 leg for 1,200 meters, Cooke split 58.01 on the 400 and Kelsey Niglio ran her 800 leg in 2:14.72. Clifford anchored in 5:01.56, and Cherokee placed second to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., which won the race in 11:44.34.

Cherokee is back at the Armory Sunday for the 3,200-meter relay. Cherokee is ranked No. 4 nationally with its 9:07.81 at a SJTCA meet at the Bubble in February. Kelsey Niglio, Kerry O’Day, Megan Niglio and Nicole Clifford are expected to line up in the 4-by-8 for Cherokee.

All-time South Jersey 3,200-Meter Relay List
11:43.94 … Haddonfield, 2014
11:54.63 … Lenape, 2013
11:55.90 … Lenape, 2012
11:57.64 … Haddonfield, 2017
11:57.91 … Cherokee, 2022
11:58.92 … Lenape, 2010
12:02.51 … Ocean City, 2014
12:03.40 … Haddonfield, 2015
12:04.45 … Haddonfield, 2009
12:04.62 … Sterling, 2017
12:04.9h ….. Lenape, 2015
12:11.47 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2020
12:12.22 … Ocean City, 2005
12:13.46 … Washington Twp., 2011
12:14.48 … Haddonfield, 2013
12:15.60 … Lenape, 2014
12:16.71 … Highland, 2004
12:17.11 … Kingsway, 2017
12:17.40 … Lenape, 2017
12:19.81 … Lenape, 2009
12:20.11 … Shawnee, 2017
12:20.4h … Woodrow Wilson, 2002

KYLE RAKITIS AGAIN!!!!! KINGSWAY SENIOR RUNS ALL-TIME S.J. #3 MILE, TAKES 2ND AT OCEAN BREEZE NATIONALS!!!!!!!!!!

Kingsway senior Kyle Rakitis earned All-America honors for the second time in 24 hours and ran the 3rd-fastest mile in South Jersey history Saturday at Ocean Breeze Nationals.

Rakitis, who anchored Kingsway’s winning sprint medley team Friday, placed 2nd in the mile in 4:12.79, the equivalent of 4:11.32 for 1,600 meters.

Junior Wesley Shipsey of Central Catholic High in Portland, Ore., won the race in 4:11.42.

The performance moves Rakitis behind two Ocean City runners on the all-time South Jersey mile list – Miles Schoedler ran 4:11.42 in 2011 and Brett Johnson 4:12.49 in 2009. It’s also No. 26 in state history.

Shipsey and Rakitis separated from the pack by the time they finished the first lap. Rakitis led early, but Shipsey moved into the lead on the second lap, and they stayed together the rest of the race. Three times Rakitis moved even with Shipsey and tried to regain the lead, but Shipsey responded each time.

Rakitis came through the quarter in 63.74 and hit the half in approximately 2:07.2 (split not listed, so that’s off the video). He closed in 61.19 for his final quarter. Shipsey closed in 29.8 for his final 200.

Rakitis’s previous indoor PR was a 4:12.55 for the slightly shorter 1,600 meters in the Meet of Champions at the Bubble. That’s the equivalent of a 4:14.01 full mile. He’s run 4:08.58 outdoors – twice, actually. At Group 4 sectionals at Washington Township last spring and when he won the Meet of Champions at South Plainfield.

All-time South Jersey 1,600 list
4:09.96y … Miles Schoedler [Ocean City], 2011
4:11.03y … Brett Johnson [Ocean City], 2009
4:11.32 … Kyle Rakitis [Kingsway], 2022
4:11.89y … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2015
4:11.93y … Greg Pelose [Haddonfield], 2016
4:13.68y … Marc Pelerin [Cherokee], 2002
4:13.87y … Stone Caraccio [Kingsway], 2020
4:14.1y … Marty Ludwikowski [C.H. West], 1975
4:15.2y … Jim Smith [Haddonfield], 1980
4:15.52 … Bill Dolan [Clearview], 2014
4:16.0y … Greg Stremmel [Gateway], 1974
4:16.02 … Erik Johnson [Ocean City], 2012
4:16.3y … Rich Caton [Woodbury], 1979
4:16.61y … Jon Anderson [Cinnaminson], 2004
4:16.71y … Dave Forward [Shawnee], 2009
4:16.85 … Ben Potts [Haddonfield], 2011
4:16.9y … Bob Marino [Williamstown], 1974
4:17.1y … Mike Mantini [Gateway], 1978
4:17.33y … Carmen Cavella [Washington Twp.], 2004
4:17.51y … Connor Melko [Bishop Eustace], 2019
4:17.67 … Derek Gess [Haddonfield], 2018
4:17.67y … Sebastien Reed [Pitman], 2020
4:17.98 … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], 2022
4:18.21y … Xavier Fraction [Washington Twp.], 2009
4:18.22 … Jacob Clark [Pleasantville], 2013
4:18.48 … Justin Kelly [Cherokee], 2018
4:18.50 … Shawn Wilson [Cherokee], 2013
4:18.53y … Chris Platt [Haddonfield], 2001
4:18.4y … Al Harden [Millville], 1979
4:18.4h … Mike Myers [Eastern], 2001
4:18.70y … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee], 2019
4:18.73 … Jacob Cobb [West Deptford], 2022
4:18.74 … George Andrus [Haddonfield], 2022
4:18.80y … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson], 2020
4:18.83 … Tyler Jackson [Cherokee], 2020
4:19.03 … Noah Culbreath [Kingsway, 2014
4:19.40 … Justin Branco [Delsea], 2015
4:19.7y … Chris Hageman [Paul VI], 1985
4:19.96 … Robert Rawls [Triton], 2011
4:19.97 … Steve Burkholder [Cherokee], 2010

NORTHERN BURLINGTON FRESHMAN LILIAH GORDON RUNS ALL-TIME BURLCO #2 TWO-MILE, 5TH AT OCEAN BREEZE NATIONALS!!!!!!!!!!

Northern Burlington freshman Liliah Gordon capped her phenomenal indoor season by lowering her South Jersey freshman record, running the No. 2 time in Burlington County history and earning All-America honors Saturday in the two-mile run at Ocean Breeze Nationals.

Gordon placed 5th in the Championship race in 10:49.55, which lowers her own South Jersey freshman record of 10:56.77 over the slightly shorter 3,200 meters from the Meet of Champions last week, where she placed 7th.

Gordon’s time trails only Cherokee’s Megan Lacy [10:31.06] on the all-time Burlington County indoor list. Lacy last week placed 13th in the U.S. 15,000-meter road championships in Jacksonville.

Gordon was out very fast, hitting the half in 2:37.60 and the mile in 5:18.48 – less than seven seconds off her mile PR of 5:11.62 (converted from 1,600 meters). But she ran strong over her second mile, coming back with a 5:31.07.

For performance list purposes, Gordon’s time converts to 10:45.78 for 3,200 meters. That makes her No. 14 in South Jersey history.

Here’s the all-time Burlington County list:
10:31.06 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012
10:45.78 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2022
10:46.63 … Erika Kemp [Rancocas Valley], 2013
10:55.58 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
11:00.7y … Deanna Germano (Shawnee), 1986
11:06.32y … Colleen Sunderland (Northern Burlington), 1995
11:08.85 … Nina Bendixen, [Shawnee], 2015
11:09.91 … Liliah Gordon [Northrn Burlington], 2022
11:10.88 … Caitlin Orr [Lenape], 2009
11:12.32 … Mara Schiffhauer [Seneca], 2014

All-Time S.J. Girls Indoor 3,200 Top-50
10:15.71 … Brittany Sedberry [Ocean City], 2006
10:23.49 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2011
10:29.90 … Chelsea Ley [Kingsway], 2009
10:33.95 … Alyssa Aldridge [Mainland Reg.], 2016
10:38.11 … Megan Venables [Highland], 2011
10:38.90 … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
10:40.03 … Dina Iacone [Washington Twp.], 2012
10:40.80 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2017
10:42.06 … Holly Bischof [Bishop Eustace], 2012
10:42.22 … Theresa Cattuna [Cherry Hill East], 2007
10:43.2y … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1983
10:45.20 … Devon Grisbaum [Ocean City], 2015
10:45.40 … Julianna Catania [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2016
10:45.78 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2022
10:46.63 … Erika Kemp [Rancocas Valley], 2013
10:48.78 … Shelby Cain [Haddonfield], 2014
10:49.12 … Madison Coppolino [Sterling], 2017 [3]
10:49.46 … Alyssa Condell [Timber Creek], 2016
10:52.05 … Amanda Goetschius [Delsea], 2007
10:52.53 … Allie Pierontoni [Kingsway], 2020
10:53.4h … Christin Bettis [Hammonton], 2012
10:53.89y … Sarah Naticchia [Haddonfield], 2020
10:55.29y … Ann Klocke [Bishop Eustace], 1996
10:55.58 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
10:56.77 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2022
10:57.95 … Katy Storti [Bishop Eustace], 2019
10:59.02 … Catherine Van Horn [Triton], 2005
10:59.04 … Maria Ruiz [Williamstown], 2009
10:59.13 … Vickie Ajimoko [Williamstown], 2013
10:59.90 … Aubrey Pierontoni [Kingsway], 2022

Premier Wynn’s blazing 21.2 anchor leads Pennsauken to 3rd place & All-America honors at Ocean Breeze 4-by-200!!!!!!

Junior Premier Wynn’s blistering 21.22 anchor led Pennsauken to 3rd place in the 800-meter relay at Ocean Breeze Nationals.

The team of juniors Bryce Tucker and Kahlil Ali, senior Nadir Paige and Wynn ran 1:29.81, fastest in New Jersey this year, and placed 3rd behind Hardin Valley Academy of Knoxville, Tenn. [1:28.76] and Cathedral High School of San Diego [1:29.12].

With a top-six finish, Pennsauken earned all-America honors.

Pennsauken’s previous fastest 4-by-200 this year was a 1:32.46 at the Group 3 state relays at the Bubble in Toms River back in January.

It’s also fastest by any South Jersey school in five years, since Rancocas Valley ran
1:29.29 to win Easterns at the Armory in 2017.

They’re the only New Jersey 4-by-2 to go under 1:30 this year. Their time is No. 16 in South Jersey history just 7-100ths of a second off the school record of 1:29.74 set by a 2016 Pennsauken team that included Stephen Elam, Marquan Jones, Briheem Whitfield and Nahzir Russell and placed 3rd at Easterns at the Armory.

Here’s the all-time South Jersey sub-1:30 list

1:26.90 … Camden, 2004
1:27.60 … Vineland, 2004
1:28.0h … Edgewood, 2001
1:28.45 … Camden, 2002
1:28.46 … Lenape, 2000
1:28.48 … Camden, 2007
1:28.91 … Camden, 2000
1:29.06 … Oakcrest, 2012
1:29.17 … Camden, 2001
1:29.29 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
1:29.52 … Vineland, 2003
1:29.57 … Camden, 1997
1:29.61 … Camden, 1999
1:29.72 … Timber Creek, 2013
1:29.74 … Pennsauken, 2016
1:29.81 … Pennsauken, 2022
1:29.87 … Timber Creek, 2016
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2017
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2018
1:29.97 … Pleasantville, 2008

Premier Wynn’s blazing 21.2 anchor leads Pennsauken to 3rd place & All-America honors at Ocean Breeze 4-by-200!!!!!!

Junior Premier Wynn’s blistering 21.22 anchor led Pennsauken to 3rd place in the 800-meter relay at Ocean Breeze Nationals. 

The team of juniors Bryce Tucker and Kahlil Ali, senior Nadir Paige and Wynn ran 1:29.81, fastest in New Jersey this year, and placed 3rd behind Hardin Valley Academy of Knoxville, Tenn. [1:28.76] and Cathedral High School of San Diego [1:29.12].

With a top-six finish, Pennsauken earned all-America honors. 

Pennsauken’s previous fastest 4-by-200 this year was a 1:32.46 at the Group 3 state relays at the Bubble in Toms River back in January.

It’s also fastest by any South Jersey school in five years, since Rancocas Valley ran
1:29.29 to win Easterns at the Armory in 2017.

They’re the only New Jersey 4-by-2 to go under 1:30 this year. Their time is No. 16 in South Jersey history just 7-100ths of a second off the school record of 1:29.74 set by a 2016 Pennsauken team that included Stephen Elam, Marquan Jones, Briheem Whitfield and Nahzir Russell and placed 3rd at Easterns at the Armory.

Here’s the all-time South Jersey sub-1:30 list

1:26.90 … Camden, 2004
1:27.60 … Vineland, 2004
1:28.0h … Edgewood, 2001
1:28.45 … Camden, 2002
1:28.46 … Lenape, 2000
1:28.48 … Camden, 2007
1:28.91 … Camden, 2000
1:29.06 … Oakcrest, 2012
1:29.17 … Camden, 2001
1:29.29 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
1:29.52 … Vineland, 2003
1:29.57 … Camden, 1997
1:29.61 … Camden, 1999
1:29.72 … Timber Creek, 2013
1:29.74 … Pennsauken, 2016
1:29.81 … Pennsauken, 2022
1:29.87 … Timber Creek, 2016
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2017
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2018
1:29.97 … Pleasantville, 2008

LUMBERTON’S GREG FOSTER DOES IT AGAIN!!!!!! WINS OCEAN BREEZE NATIONALS LONG JUMP AT 25-4 1/2, #14 IN U.S. HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lumberton’s Greg Foster continued his monster weekend Saturday with the No. 14 long jump performance in U.S. scholastic history.

Foster, who broke the state record and won the triple jump at Ocean Breeze Nationals on Friday, leaped 25-4 ½ to win the long jump Saturday.

That’s No. 2 in state history, one inch behind eight-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis of Willingboro, who jumped 25-5 ½ at 1979 Easterns at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym, where Foster will be competing starting next year.

Like he did in the triple jump, Foster saved his best for last.

He opened the competition with jumps of 22-3 ½, 23-10 ¾ and 23-4 in the trials, then fouled on his first attempt of the finals before hitting 24-3 on his fifth attempt and his first 25-foot jump on his sixth.

Micah Larry of Montverde (Fla.) Academy was second with a 24-2 ½ jump on his fifth attempt.

Foster was already No. 1 in the U.S. with his 24-8 at the Mercer County Championships at the Bubble in Toms River in January.

Foster’s official high school PR before this indoor season was 21-6 at the Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championships at Peddie School this past May, although he did hit 23-6 at a summer meet at Peddie in August.

This was Foster’s first long jump competition since he won the Millrose Games at the Armory in January with a 23-5 ½.

According to the IAAF performance lists, Foster is now ranked No. 85 in the world, No. 29 among U.S. men and No. 2 on the U.S. Under-20 list and No. 3 on the World Under-20 list.

Foster is scheduled to run the 60-meter hurdles final at 5:04 p.m. Saturday.

Foster’s mark is No. 3 in meet history:
26-0 1/4 … Rayvon Grey [Beacon, N.Y.], 2016 [1]
25-7 1/4 … Ja’Mari Ward [Cahokia, Ill.], 2015 [1] 
25-4 1/2 … Greg Foster [Lawrenceville, N.J.], 2022 [1]
25-3 1/4 … Marquis Dendy [Middletown, Del.],. 2011 [1]
25-0 3/4 … Nate Moore [Castro Valley, Calif.], 2014 [1]

Here’s a look at all the 25-foot indoor jumpers in U.S. history:
26-6 ½ … Dion Bentley [Penn Hills, Pittsburgh], 1989
26-2 … Jerry Proctor [Muir, Pasadena, Calif.], 1967
26-0 ¼ … Rayvon Grey [Beacon, N.Y.], 2016
25-11 ½ … Grant Holloway [Grassfield, Chesapeake, Va.], 2016
25-9 ½ … Marquis Dendy [Middletown, Del.], 2011
25-9 ¼ … Mike Newell [Potomac, Dumfries, Va.], 1998
25-7 ¾ … Marvin Forde [Uniondale, N.Y.], 1993
25-7 ¼ … Ja’Mari Ward [Cahokia, Ill.], 2015
25-6 ¾ … Christian Taylor [Sandy Creek, Tyrone, Ga.], 2008
25-5 ¾ … Keith Holley [Bayside, Virginia Beach, Va.], 1988
25-5 ¾ … Devin Fields [Lancaster, Texas], 2012
25-5 ½ … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
25-5 ¼ … Eric Metcalf [Bishop O’Connell, Arlington, Va.], 1985
25-4 ½ … Greg Foster [Lawrenceville School], 2022
25-3 ¼ … Travonn White [Mountain Pointe, Phoenix, Ariz.], 2013
25-3 ¼ … Ron Dickerson [State College, Pa.], 1989
25-1 ¼ … Marquise Goodwin [Rowlett, Garland, Texas], 2009
25-0 ¾ … Nate Moore [Castro Valley, Calif.], 2014
25-0 … Kenneth Wei [Mt. Sinai, N.Y.], 2019
25-0 … Jaden Price-Whitehead [Upper Dublin, Fort Washington, Pa.],
25-0 ¼ … Robert Rands [Bellevue East, Neb.], 2005

And here’s the all-time New Jersey list:
25-5 ½ … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
25-4 ½ … Greg Foster [Lawrenceville School], 2022
24-6 ¼ … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
24-3 3/4 … Hanif Kendrick [Franklin]. 2007
24-3 1/4 … Kaelen Mitchell [Piscataway], 2021
24-2 ½ … Isaac Samuels [Kennedy], 1983
24-0 ¾ … Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
24-0 1/4 … Justes Nance [Blair Academy], 2016
24-0 ½ … William Spearmon [Wilson], 1996

Deptford earns All-America honors in shuttle hurdles at Armory Nationals!!!!!

The Deptford quartet of Manny Perdue, Gursharan Singh, George Rodgers and Lathan Brown earned All-America honors Saturday with a 5th-place in the shuttle hurdles at Armory Nationals.

Deptford ran 33.04 in the 4-by-55-meter version of the indoor shuttles. The Spartans actually ran a fraction faster at the Group 1-4 SJTCA meet at the Bubble in January with their 32.87.

Four of the 14 teams entered in the competition were DQ’d, all for one of their legs leaving too early.

Archbishop Carroll of Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pa., won the race in 30.84 seconds.

Deptford also placed 5th in the “Rising Stars” division of the 800-meter relay with a season-best 1:32.96, and Brown ran 50.26 in the open 400.