Mainland senior Camryn Dirks recorded another triple jump PR Tuesday, leaping into the No. 13 all-time spot in South Jersey history.
Dirks improved from 37-9 from a meet last month at Central Regional to 38-5 ½ at the Cape-Atlantic League Championships at Bridgeton.
That’s No. 5 in Atlantic County history and No. 2 in the state this year, behind only Faith Bethea of Snyder High of Jersey City, who went 40-5 ½ last month to win the Penn Relays.
Her full series is unavailable on the results site, but she won by more than two feet over versatile Ocean City junior Elaina Styer, who went 36-0 ¼ and also won the long jump with a PR 17-5 ½.
Here’s the all-time South Jersey 38-foot list:
42-2 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2018
40-10 ¼ … Ashley Edwards [Northern Burlington], 2014
39-7 ½ … Zenee Gadson [Glassboro], 2012
39-7 ¼ … Shaya Wilkerson [Lenape], 2012
39-6 … Jessica Mills [Deptford], 2005
39-5 ½ … Elizabeth Montague [Cherokee], 2014
39-3 … Genevieve Okoro [Eastern Reg.], 2010
39-2 ¼ … Mariah Hubbard [Absegami Reg.], 2016
38-11 … Rachel Montague [Cherokee], 2008
38-8 … Shameka Marshall [Oakcrest], 2001
38-8 … Javona Ford [Millville], 2010
38-6 … Monet Gist [Atlantic City], 2013
38-5 ½ … Camryn Dirkes [Mainland Reg.], 2022
38-1 … Cidae’a Woods [Winslow Twp.], 2014
38-0 ¼ … Janell Rowe [Sterling], 2017
38-0 ¼ … Nalah Abul-Qasim [Williamstown], 2019
38-0 ¼ … Caleah Allen [Williamstown], 2012
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 