Greg Foster won his 2nd national title of the weekend and 5th of his remarkable high school track career Sunday at the New Balance Nationals.

Foster, a Lumberton native and senior at Lawrenceville School, uncorked a final-jump personal-best 25-6 ¼ to win the long jump at Franklin Field.

That’s the best long jump mark by a New Jersey schoolboy in 43 years and No. 2 in state history, behind only eight-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis of Willingboro, who jumped 26-8 ¼ at the Pan American Games trials in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979.

On Friday, Foster broke the state record in winning the triple jump with a 51-0 ¾. Indoors, he won the long jump at 25-4 ½, the triple jump with a 49-9 ¼ and the 60-meter hurdles in 7.43 at Ocean Breeze Nationals.

Foster improved on each of his jumps Sunday. There is no wind reading listed for his winning jump.

He opened with a 23-3 ½, jumped 23-10 ¼ on his second attempt and 24-2 ½ on his third. He surpassed 25 feet on each of his last three jumps, hitting 25-0 ½ on his 4th, 25-4 ¾ on his 5th and 25-6 ¼ on his 6th. Foster averaged 24-6 ½ on his six jumps.

His winning jump ranks Foster 11th in the world in the Under-20 division and No. 4 among Americans. He’s No. 19 in the triple jump and No. 5 among Americans.

Foster needed to PR just to win the event. Alexander Smith of Hilliard- Darby High of Hilliard, Ohio, who won Armory Nationals indoors, PR’d at 25-3 ½ on his 4th jump, temporarily taking the lead. Foster responded with the two-best jumps of the competition, and Smith’s best on his two final jumps was a 24-1 ¾.

Although Foster had jumped 25-4 ½ indoors, his outdoor PR before Sunday was 24-11 from his win at Penn Relays in April. So his four-best lifetime outdoor jumps have come at Franlin Field, where it’s notoriously difficult to jump far.

Foster is entered in both the long jump and triple jump at USATF Under 20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., later this week. The long jump is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Friday and the triple jump at 3:25 p.m. Saturday.

All-Time New Jersey Long Jump List
26-8 1/4 … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
25-6 ¼ … Greg Foster [Lawrenceville School], 2022
25-2 ½ … Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2013
25-0 ½ … Corey Crawford [Indian Hills], 2010
25-0 … Justes Nance [Blair Academy], 2015
25-0 … William Spearmon [Woodrow Wilson], 1996
24-11 ½ … Renaldo Nehemiah [Scotch Plains], 1977
24-11 ½ … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2002
24-11 … Darius Pemberton [Hackensack], 1993
24-8 ½ … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1989
24-8 … Isaac Samuels [Willingboro-Kennedy], 1983

A day after winning the Meet of Champions 3,200, Haddonfield senior Seth Clevenger ran one of the fastest miles in New Jersey history.

Despite not being assigned to the fast heat, Clevenger placed 6th out of 59 of the top runners in the country in the mile, earning All-America honors at the New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field.

His time of 4:08.67 is No. 2 in South Jersey history and No. 16 in New Jersey history.

Clevenger broke the 49-year-old Camden County record of 4:10.2 set in 1973 by Haddon Township’s Mike Elder at the 1973 Delaware Valley Meet of Champions – also at Franklin Field. Elder placed 2nd to Eric Beam of Springfield (Delaware County) High, who ran 4:09.5.

The Iowa State signee won the 4th of five mile sections Sunday, leading four runners under 4:10, including New Jersey rivals Jimmy Wischusen, a sophomore at Union Catholic in Scotch Plains, and Collin Boler, a junior at Delbarton in Morristown.

That group then waited half an hour until the seeded heat raced to see where they times held up. Gary Martin of Archbishop Wood in Warminster, the fastest high school-only miler in history, won in 4:03.57, but Clevenger, Wischusen and Boler‘s timers held up 6th, 9th and 10th in the country.

Clevenger just missed the South Jersey mile record of 4:08.51 set in 2008 by Ocean City’s Brett Johnson at the USATF New Jersey Championships at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. Because the mark was set before the end of the New Jersey season, it’s recognized as the South Jersey record.

Clevenger split 61.46, 63.18, 62.88 and 61.16.

On Saturday, Clevenger ran 9:07.10 to win the Meet of Champions 3,200. He PR’d this year at 9:03.65 at the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township.

He’s now No. 2 in South Jersey history in the mile and No. 10 in the two-mile.

Clevenger’s previous PR was a 4:09.34 for 1,600 meters last month at the Haddonfield Invitational. That is equivalent to a 4:10.79 full mile, so Sunday’s race was more than a two-second PR.

Clevenger finished the season unbeaten at 1,600 meters against all New Jersey runners.

Bridgewater-Raritan’s Villanova-bound Marco Langon, whose 4:05.91 earlier this month is No. 6 in New Jersey history, placed 25th in 4:13.54.

All-Time New Jersey Mile List
3:59.8h … Marty Liquori [Essex Catholic], 1967
4:03.29 … Edward Cheserek [St. Benedict’s Prep], 2013
4:03.49 … Robby Andrews [Manalapan], 2009
4:05.01 … Sean Dolan [Hopewell Valley], 2019
4:05.91 … Marco Langon [Bridgwater-Raritan], 2022
4:05.69 … Ben Malone [Pascack Valley], 2013
4:07.00 … Jackson Barna [Ridge], 2022
4:07.07 … Jim Nielsen [Bernards], 1984
4:07.66 … Joe Rosa [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2011
4:07.68c … Jackson Braddock [Southern Regional], 2021
4:07.70 … Jim Rosa [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2011
4:08.07 … Pat Schellberg, Delbarton, 2010
4:08.10 … John Carlotti [Bernards], 1983
4:08.1h … Roger Jones [Ramsey], 1977
4:08.51 … Brett Johnson [Ocean City], 2008
4:08.67 … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], 2022
4:09.90 … Jimmy Wischusen [Union Catholic], 2022
4:08.74c … Chris Marco [Toms River South], 2012
4:08.79c … Craig Forys [Colts Neck], 2007
4:09.2h … Steve O’Connell [Millburn], 1976
4:09.3h … Kevin Byrne [Paramus Catholic], 1977
4:09.36 … Steve Schadler [Bergenfield], 1984
4:09.55c … Liam Tansey [Morris Hills], 2009
4:09.72 … Stephen Lewandowski [Mountain Lakes], 2012
4:09.80 … Matt Mitchell [CBA], 1988
4:09.90 … Jimmy Wischusen [Union Catholic], 2022
4:09.95 … Collin Boler [Delbarton], 2022
4:09.98 … Chris Lear [Pingry], 1992
4:10.02 … Kyle Rakitis [Kingsway], 2021
4:10.24 … Drew Maher [Shore Regional], 2018
4:10.40 … Drake Anzano [CBA], 2016

Kingsway senior Kyle Rakitis, who won his second straight 1,600 at the Meet of Champions on Saturday, was registered to race the mile Sunday but scratched. He finishes his scholastic career with a PR of 4:10.02 from last year’s Meet of Champions. That’s No. 3 in South Jersey history.

Hammonton senior Austin Hudak finished his track career by earning All-America honors in the javelin Sunday.

Hudak threw a lifetime-best 194-4 at the New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field. His previous PR was 194-0 at the state Group 3 meet at Pennsauken. He took 2nd at the Meet of Champions Saturday with a 184-11 throw at Franklin High.

Hudak improved on his all-time South Jersey No. 12 ranking and No. 2 mark in Atlantic County history behind Cade Antonucci of Holy Spirit, who threw 220-11 in 2016.

On Sunday, Hudak opened with a 191-8 throw before popping his 194-4. After a 179-7 he advanced to the finals, where he threw 179-1, 181-4 and 184-8.

All-Time South Jersey Javelin List
227-10 … Nick Mirabelli [Rancocas Valley], 2017
224-10 … Curtis Thompson [Florence], 2014
220-11 … Cade Antonucci [Holy Spirit], 2016
216- 6 … Chris Mirabelli [Holy Cross], 2014
212- 2 … Alexander Georgia [Timber Creek], 2017
209- 4 … Steve Jernee [Ocean City], 2017
203- 6 … Stephen Benigno [Cherry Hill East], 2014
201- 1 … Sean Biehn [Burlington City], 2006
199-10 … Kobe Roberts [Mainland Reg.], 2018
196- 9 … Terrence Smith [Oakcrest], 2016
195-11 … Joshua Moore [Middle Twp.], 2017
194- 4 … Austin Hudak [Hammonton], 2022
192- 6 … Matt Rafferty [Northern Burlington], 2012
192- 6 … Chris Reider [Eastern], 2010
192- 3 … Shane McDevitt [Cinnaminson], 2014
192- 1 … Nick Cando [Eastern], 2004
191- 6 … Robert Marks [Rancocas Valley], 2016
191- 5 … Andrew Pierce [Cumberland Reg.], 2009
190- 0 … Andrew Forbes [Williamstown], 2011
190- 2 … Ian Meneswisch [Highland], 2003

Paul VI seniors Isaiah Shafer, Cameron Serafinelli, Matthew Mazero and Michael Mazero earned All-America honors Saturday night with a 4th-place finish in the Super Sprint Medley at New Balance Nationals.

Shafter and Serafinelli ran the 100s, Matthew Mazero the 200 and Michael Mazero the 400 for PVI, which ran 1:33.35 and finished less than a second behind winner Stow-Munroe Falls High of Stow, Ohio, which ran 1:32.38.

The official results site does not show splits.

Paul VI had run 1:32.67 last week at Cherokee, and that is No. 8 in South Jersey history.

Bergen Catholic is No. 1 in New Jersey in the super sprint med with its 1:32.26 at Cherokee, where it edged PVI. But Paul VI turned the tables on the Oradell school Saturday night. Bergen Catholic placed 7th in 1:33.82.

Here’s the all-time South Jersey Super Sprint med list:

1:30.09 … Willingboro, 2007
1:31.05 … Camden, 2005
1:31.22 … Cherry Hill East, 2012
1:31.48 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
1:31.66 … Willingboro, 2006
1:31.90 … Delsea, 2007
1:32.26 … Deptford, 2018
1:32.67 … Paul VI, 2022
1:32.98 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2015
1:33.06 … Washington Twp., 2010
1:33.09 … St. Augustine, 2019
1:32.23 … Winslow Twp., 2004
1:33.24 … Deptford, 2019
1:33.29 … Cherokee, 2008
1:33.35 … Moorestown, 2016
1:33.43 … Timber Creek, 2013
1:33.44 … Winslow Twp., 2008
1:33.54 … Oakcrest, 2012
1:33.66 … Timber Creek, 2009
1:33.67 … Camden, 2009
1:33.68 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2010
1:33.68 … Rancocas Valley, 2018
1:33.79 … Moorestown, 2015
1:33.81 … Camden, 2007
1:33.89 … Delsea, 2014
1:33.92 … Camden, 20014
1:33.95 … Camden, 2019
1:33.97 … Winslow Twp., 2003

A day after helping Cherokee win the Meet of Champions 3,200-meter relay, Megan Niglio became New Jersey’s fastest freshman miler.

Niglio finished a terrific freshman year by placing 5th in the Freshman Mile at the New Balance Nationals Saturday morning at Franklin Field in a personal-best 5:07.39, fastest by a New Jersey 9th-grader this year by more than seven seconds.

Her time over a full mile converts to 5:05.61 for 1,600 meters, which is fastest by a South Jersey freshman in seven years, since Mainland Regional’s Alyssa Aldridge ran 5:06.13 at 2015 Group 4 sectionals at Central Regional in Bayville.

It’s fastest by a Burlington County freshman since Natalia Ocasio and Amanda Restivo of Lenape ran 5:01.02 and 5:05.42 in 2010.

She becomes Cherokee’s fastest freshman since Lisa Burkholder ran 5:01.94 to win the freshman mile at 2003 adidas Nationals in Raleigh, N.C.

Niglio was out in 75.40, then split 78.23 and 78.31 before closing in 76.46. Olivia Cieslak of Haverford High won the race in 5:01.70.

Her previous PR was 5:08.16 for 1,600 meters at the indoor state Group 4 meet at the Bubble. Her outdoor PR had been 5:13.31 at the Burlington County Open.

Niglio is the 3rd Cherokee girl to run sub-5:10 this year. Nicole Clifford ran 4:48.82 in New York and older sister Kelsey Niglio ran 5:09.08 at Holmdel.

The Cherokee girls capped a tremendous year by winning the 3,200-meter relay Saturday at the Meet of Champions at Franklin High, the first MoC relay title in school history.

Junior Kelsey Niglio, sophomore Kerry O’Day, freshman Megan Niglio and senior Nicole Clifford ran 9:25.70 in windy, difficult conditions and won by over 100 meters, the largest victory margin in meet history.

Jessica Woodard won three shot put titles and a discus title between 2011 and 2013 and Kaela Schrier won the javelin in 2016, but this is Cherokee’s first Meet of Champions title on the track in 32 years – since Monica Olkowski won her second straight 800 in 1990.

Kelsey Niglio gave Cherokee a 30-meter lead just 400 meters into her 2:16.29 leadoff leg and the race was pretty much over at that point.

Cherokee is the third South Jersey school to win the girls 4-by-800 at a Meet of Champions since the event was added to the state program in 2010. Lenape won in 2011 and Haddonfield last year.

With an entirely different lineup, Haddonfield placed 2nd this year in 9:42.72.

Cherokee’s 17.02-second margin of victory is the largest in meet history. In 2018, Ridge beat Westfield by 14.65 serconds.

As for Haddonfield, two days after placing both 4th and 6th in the 4-mile relay at New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field, the Bulldogs placed 2nd to Cherokee with Riley Slootsky, Thea Spellmeyer, Sarah Fetter and Audrey Naticchia.

When Haddonfield won last year in 9:10.24, their lineup was Allison Colflesh, Payton Weiner, Olivia Stoner and Linday Colflesh.

Cherry Hill East made it a 1-2-3 South Jersey sweep in 3rd place with a 9:43.98. Alexis Tepper, Michelle Barry, Madison McNiff and Kiley Walsh ran for the Cougars.

Cherokee had an outdoor-best 9:17.77 from its 4th-place finish at Penn Relays. The Chiefs ran 9:07.27 indoors when they placed 4th at Armory Nationals.

The win gave Cherokee a sweep of the two 3,200-meter relays. The Cherokee boys won earlier Saturday in 7:54.34.

This is the first time a South Jersey school has swept any Meet of Champions relay since Willingboro won the boys and girls 1,600-meter relay in 2006.

The win finished off an unprecedented season in XC and indoor and outdoor track for Cherokee, coached year-round by 1989 Burlington County Open 800 winner Mark Jarvis.

In cross country, Cherokee this year won South Jersey and state Group 4 titles, the Meet of Champions and the Nike Regional.

Indoors, Cherokee placed 2nd in the country in the 3,200-meter relay with the No. 2 time in South Jersey history and No. 11 time in state history, took 2nd in the sprint medley with the No. 3 time in South Jersey history and ran 2nd in the distance medley with the No. 5 time in South Jersey history. The Chiefs also won the Group 4 state relays indoors.

Outdoors, Cherokee traveled to Eugene, Ore., and won the sprint medley and placed 7th in the distance medley at the Oregon Relays with 4:04.69 (No. 12 in South Jersey history) and 12:07.43 (No. 11 in South Jersey history). The Chiefs won their 4-by-8 race at Penn and went on to place 4th in the Championship of America. Cherokee also placed 2nd to Rancocas Valley in the S.J.-4 sectional and a best-ever 2nd to Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the state Group 4 meet.

All in all, one of the greatest three-season performances in state history and it ended fittingly with a Meet of Champions title.

Kingsway senior Ryan Allen won the 3,000-meter racewalk Saturday at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Ore.

Allen covered 3,000 meters in 13:45.62, winning by 10 meters over Clayton Stoil of Langley High in McLean, Va., who was second in 13:48.69.

Stoil led for the first four laps before Allen built a four-second lead on the 5th lap. His lead grew to just over eight seconds with two laps to go. Stoil trimmed five seconds off Allen’s lead over the last two laps, but Allen crossed the line first.

The national title is the 5th of Allen’s high school career.

He won the one-mile racewalk at the adidas Indoor Nationals in Virginia Beach in February of 2021, the 3,000 walk at Outdoor Nationals at Hayward Field in Eugene last June and the one-mile events the same weekend in March at both the Ocean Breeze and Armory nationals in New York.

Allen’s 13:45.62 shattered his PR of 14:28.87, which he recorded last year at Hayward Field. He’ll be back at Hayward Field next week for the 10,000-meter event at USATF Under-20 Championships. Stoil is also entered.

Allen also ran for Kingsway. He placed 13th at Group 4 sectionals in XC this past fall and 4th in the Tri-County Championships. This spring, he PR’d at 3,200 meters in 9:54.15 for 12th at sectionals.

Allen’s older brother Sam, who was a freshman this year at Cornell, placed 6th at the U.S. Olympic Trials at 20,000 meters last June in Springfield, Ore. He represented the U.S. at the World Athletics Race Walking Championships in February in Muscat, Oman. You can read his account of that experience here.

He barely got into the Meet of Champions. Now he’s one of the best in South Jersey history.

It’s been an interesting week for St. Augustine senior Franklin Simms, who was the No. 21 seed in the discus for the Meet of Champions and is now No. 5 in South Jersey history.

Simms began the day with a PR of 167-6 from winning the Cape-Atlantic Meet last month at Bridgeton, but after throwing 151-7 and placing 4th at the Parochial A meet at Middletown North, he only advanced to the M-of-C as a wild-card.

All he did Saturday was throw 191-11 – a 24-foot PR – and place 3rd with the best throw by a South Jersey athlete in nine years.

Yes, it was very windy at Franklin High, and yes, the wind certainly aided the field, most of whom posted huge PRs. When seven guys throw 183 feet or better, that’s not normal. The last seven Meet of Champions that were contested, the winning throw was below 190 feet. On Saturday, you had to throw 190 just to get 3rd.

The meet produced three of the top-20 throws in state history.

Discus marks aren’t wind-aided, and Simms will go down as the No. 5 thrower in South Jersey history and No. 20 in state history.

His 191-11 makes him the No. 11 thrower in the 53-year history of the Meet of Champions and No. 3 in South Jersey history.

Simms, who is planning to play football next year for Wagner, posted the No. 2 throw in Atlantic County history, behind James Plummer’s 197-0 at Nationals in Greensboro in 2013.

It’s the best mark ever recorded by a non-public thrower at the Meet of Champions and the No. 2 mark ever recorded by a non-public thrower in New Jersey in any meet, behind Ben Shue, a freshman at Bergen Catholic in Oradell and the national freshman record holder at 198-5 from last weekend’s state Parochial A meet.

Shue did not compete at the Meet of Champions, opting instead for New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field, where he placed 2nd with a 193-10.

Incredibly, the timing company the NJSIAA used for the Meet of Champions does not list field event series (or splits) in its results, so Simms’ series is not available.

All-Time State Discus List
218- 4 … Sam Mattis [East Brunswick], 2010
216-11 … Ron Dayne [Overbrook], 1996
213- 4 … Glenn DiGiorgio [Bayonne], 2002
209- 9 … Adam Kuehl [Monmouth Regional], 2002
204- 8 … Yemi Ayeni [South Brunswick], 2005
203- 6 … Jordan West [Rahway], 2017
202- 0 … Terrence Glover [Hamilton West], 1999
200- 1 … Gabe Gonzalez [Elizabeth], 2002
199- 6 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2013
199- 3 … Mike Columbus [Scotch Plains], 1974
198- 5 … Ben Shue [Bergen Catholic], 2022
197- 0 … James Plummer [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
196- 5 … Daniel Mikay [Northern Valley-Demarest], 2022
196- 2 … Ron Klotzer [Union], 1974
194- 3 … Joe Licata [Southern Regional], 2022
193-10 … Phil Hartung [Columbia], 1979
192- 8 … Russ Frame [Union], 1969
192- 5 … Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013
191-11 … Mike Gregorowicz [Bloomfield], 2000
191-11 … Franklin Simms [St. Augustine], 2022

All-Time South Jersey Discus List
216-11 … Ron Dayne [Overbrook], 1996
199- 6 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2013
197- 0 … James Plummer [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
192- 5 … Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013
191-11 … Franklin Simms [St. Augustine], 2022
189- 7 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
185-11 … John Mooers [Middle Twp.], 2015
185-10 … Russ Willett [Penns Grove], 1985
185- 7 … Matt Huckabee [Timber Creek], 2010
185- 6 … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018
185- 5 … Ken Manahan [Deptford], 1976
184- 4 … Adam Hunt [Collingswood], 2017
183- 9 … Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022
181-10 … Jason Winrow [Cumberland Reg.], 1989
180- 3 … Howard Clark [Pennsauken], 1998

All-Time Meet of Champions Performance List
215-3 … Ron Dayne [Overbook], 1996
207-2 … Sam Mattis [East Brunswick], 2011
206-0 …..….. Mattis, 2012
205-4 … Glenn DiGiorgio [Bayonne], 2001
201-0 …..….. Dayne, 1995
199-6 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2013
197-6 … Terrence Glover [Hamilton], 1999
197-4 … Adam Kuehl [Monmouth], 2002
197-0 …..….. G. DiGiorgio, 2002
196-5 … Daniel Mikay [Northern Valley Demarest], 2022
194-3 … Joe Licata [Southern Regional], 2022
193-8 … Gabe Gonzalez [Elizabeth], 2002
192-9 …..….. Days Jr., 2011
192-8 … Russ Frame [Union], 1969
191-11 … Franklin Simms [St. Augustine], 2022
191-6 …..….. Kuehl] 2002
191-5 … Mike Columbus [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], 1974
190-9 … Yemi Ayeni [South Brunswick], 2005
190-2 … Jordan West [Rahway], 2016

Willingboro’s Malachi James on Saturday became the 14th South Jersey athlete and the first sophomore in 22 years to win two events at the same Meet of Champions.

With defending 100 and 200 champ Shamali Whittle of Nottingham [10.55, 20.95] and St. Peter’s Fitzroy Ledgister [10.39, 21.29] opting for New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field, two of James’ biggest challengers were absent, and the Chimeras’ sophomore won the 100- and 200-meter dash at the 53rd annual Meet of Champions at Franklin High.

James won the 100 in 10.54 and the 200 in 21.88.

Both races were aided by significant tailwinds, well over the legal allowable limit of 2.0 meters per second for a performance to count for record and all-time list purposes.

The 100 final was aided by a 3.9 wind and his section of the 200 was assisted by a 5.6 wind.

In the 100, James outleaned Fabian France of Bergen Catholic, who was second in 10.55. Kingsway senior Evan Corcoran was 3rd in 10.71. In the 200, East Brunswick’s Jayden Phillip was 2nd in 21.88.

James is the first South Jersey athlete to record a Meet of Champions double win in 10 years, since Fabian Santiago of Oakcrest won the 100 in 10.59 and the 200 in 21.52. He’s the first from Willingboro to record a MoC double win since Carl Lewis won the 100 in a hand-timed 10.5 and the long jump at 23-6 ½ in 1979.

He’s the first Burlington County sophomore to win a Meet of Champions title since Brondon Jenkins of Delran was first in the 200 in 1994 in 21.46.

He’s Willingboro’s first Meet of Champions winner in 15 years, since Antonio Abney won the 400 in 47.35 in 2007.

The only other sophomore to win two events at a Meet of Champions is Glenn DiGiorgio of Bayonne, who won the shot put [61-7 3/4] and discus [184-6] at the 2000 meet at South Brunswick.

Here’s a look at all the M-of-C double winners from South Jersey:
1979 Carl Lewis, Willingboro [100, Long Jump]
1983: Dennis Mitchell, Edgewood [100, 200]
1992 Curtis McIntyre, Bridgeton [200, 400]
1995 Royce Reed, Bridgeton [400 Hurdles, Javelin]
1996 Ron Dayne, Overbrook [Shot, Disc]
1996: Robert Hargrove, Vineland [100, 200]
1997 Fred Sharpe, Paulsboro [400IH, 800]
1997: John Stone, Mainland Regional [100, 200]
1998 Robert Jordan, Millville [High Jump, Long Jump]
1999 Nick Brown, Bridgeton [200, Long Jump]
2002 Todd Dutch, Washington Twp. [100, 200]
2004 Reuben McCoy, Winslow Twp. [400, 400IH]
2012 Fabian Santiago, Oakcrest [100, 200]
2022: Malachi James, Willingboro [

Haddonfield teammates Seth Clevenger and George Andrus finished 1-3 in the 3,200 Saturday at the Meet of Champions.

Clevenger, a senior, won the race in 9:08.92 and Andrus, a junior, was 3rd in 9:16.XX.
Clevenger becomes Haddonfield’s first Meet of Champions winner in 16 years.

The Iowa State-bound Clevenger is the first Haddonfield distance runner to win a Meet of Champions title since Dan Gough won the 1,600 in 4:16.4 in 1987. Other Haddonfield Meet of Champions winners are pole vaulter Mark Murphy in 1984 and 1985 and Dan Purves in 2006.

Clevenger’s PR is 9:03.65 from the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township in May, which is No. 10 in South Jersey history. Andrus’s PR is 9:08.09 from the indoor Meet of Champions at the Bubble in March.

The Meet of Champions title capped a phenomenal season for Clevenger, who ran five 3,200s and never ran slower than 9:12.99. He didn’t run the 1,600 Saturday, but he never ran slower than 4:13.11 this year. His PR of 4:09.34 from the Haddonfield Invitational is No. 6 in South Jersey history.

His only loss at either 1,600 or 3,200 meters came to Andrus in the Cherokee Night of 3200s on April 14, when Andrus ran 9:12.32 and Clevenger 9:12.99.

Clevenger is the only runner in South Jersey history to run sub-4:10 and sub-9:10.