The fields for the so-called Meet of Champions “Showcase Events” have been announced by the NJSIAA, and they’re all loaded with South Jersey athletes.

You can find the lists of athletes who advanced out of the state meets at these links – boys and girls. But the 200-meter dash, long jump, triple jump and 3,200-meter relay are not contested at the state meet, so instead of advancing to the Meet of Champions the fields are simply filled with the entries based on the 24 best performances per event through the end of Easterns Wednesday night (or perhaps it was Thursday morning.)

The 54th annual Meet of Champions is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y.

Here’s a look at the fields for the Showcase Events.

Boys
200-Meter Dash
Premier Wynn, Pennsauken [21.77]
Rajahn Dixon, Eastern Reg. [21.92]
Ejani Shakir, Winslow Twp. [22.32]
John Williams, Washington Twp. [22.44]
Nasir Ali, Timber Creek [22.54]
Samuel Thomas, Northern Burlington [22.57]

Long Jump
Ahmad Fogg, Egg Harbor Twp. [22-3 ½]
William Murray, Mainland Reg. [22-2 ¾]
Mark Williams, Williamstown [21-9]
Christian Langston, Delsea [21-5 ¼]
David Goldbolt, Rancocas Valley [21-0]
Derrick Robinson, Cinnaminson [20-10 ½]
Benny Liles III, Kingsway [20-10]
Jashad Kersey, Eastern Reg. [20-9 ¼]

Triple Jump
Jashad Kersey, Eastern [45-11]
Cartrell Moore, Glassboro [44-10]
David Goldbolt, Rancocas Valley [44-3]
Derrick Robinson, Cinnaminson [42-11]
Josiah Williams, Mainland Reg. [42-9 ½]

3,200-Meter Relay
Highland [8:02.08]
Cinnaminson [8:05.79]
Haddon Heights [8:07.47]
Washington Twp. [8:16.89]
Egg Harbor Twp. [8:20.41]
Cherry Hill East [8:25.49]

Girls
200-Meter Dash
Sianni Wynn, Pennsauken [24.81]
Naylah Jones, Timber Creek [24.87]
Chloe Jones, Timber Creek [25.33]
Hannah Ross, Absegami [25.78]
Olivia Okaro, Winslow Twp. [25.87]
Kadence Dumas, Eastern [26.15]

Long Jump
Ma’Syiah Brawner, Winslow Twp. [17-3]
Chantina Walker, Winslow Twp. [17-3]
McKenna Pontari, Mainland Reg. [17-0]
Guerlande Pierre, Timber Creek [16-10 ½]
Emma Crozier-Carole, Mainland Reg. [16-9 ¾]

Triple Jump
Sophia Curtis, Ocean City [38-6]
Lauren Fadairo, Rancocas Valley [35-11 ¼]
Ma’Syiah Brawner, Winslow Twp. [35-8 ½]
Chantina Walker, Winslow Twp. [35-5]
Ayanna Brown, Sterling [35-3]
Kalla Tocci-Rogers, Mainland Reg. [35-1 ½]

3,200-Meter Relay
Cherokee [9:19.80]
Haddonfield [9:47.57]
Mainland Reg. [9:48.47]
Washington Twp. [9:54.92]
Kingsway [9:55.92]
West Deptford [10:10.42]

The Cherokee girls ran the fastest distance medley by a New Jersey school this year at Easterns Wednesday evening and earned a certain Penn Relays qualifier.

The team of Megan Niglio, Van Haren, Kelsey Niglio and Kerry O’Day ran 12:14.47 at the 88th annual Eastern States Championships at the Armory, placing 2nd to Hunter College Campus School, which ran 12:09.72.

Megan Niglio led off with a 3:44.35 split for 1,200 meters, Van Haren split 65.37 for 400 meters, Niglio ran 2:16.80 and O’Day anchored in 5:07.96.

Cherokee’s time is No. 1 in New Jersey this year, No. 7 in the U.S. on the MileSplit national database and No. 15 in South Jersey history.

Although the Penn Relays doesn’t have a specific time cutoff for entry into the DMR – which is a one-race final – 12:14 is a lock to get in. Cherokee has run 9:19.80 for the 4-by-8 so will have its choice which race to enter next month.

Cherokee is only the third South Jersey school to win the girls DMR at Easterns going back to 1981 (the DMR wasn’t held at the inaugural girls meet in 1980). Lenape set South Jersey records of 11:58.92 in 2010 and 11:54.63 in 2013.

All-Time South Jersey Indoor DMR 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
12:14.47 … Cherokee, 2023
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

Jashad Kersey tied his own No. 10 triple jump mark in South Jersey history Wednesday night and became the first Eastern Regional boy to win an Eastern States title in 25 years.

Kersey, who jumped 45-11 at Ocean Breeze last month, hit the exact same mark Wednesday night at the 88th annual Eastern States Championships at the Armory.

He’s the first boy from Eastern to win an Easterns title since Rich Hubbard ran 6.55 to win the 55-meter dash at Jadwin Gym in 1998.

After South Jersey was blanked in the Easterns triple jump from 1976, when the event was first contested, through 2013, South Jersey athletes have won the event five of the last nine times it was held.

Tristan Wilson [48-8 ½] in 2014 and Khaliel Burnett [49-1 in 2018] of Delsea, Highland’s Floyd Whitaker [46-10 ¾ in 2020] and Lumberton’s Greg Foster of the Lawrenceville School [47-4 ¼] all won Easterns titles. The meet wasn’t held in 2021.

Kersey won by 5 ¾ inches over Kam Coleman of Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft.

Kersey was in seventh place after two rounds before hitting the winning 45-11 on his third attempt. He was over 44-7 on all three of his jumps in the finals – 44-7 ¼, 44-8 and 44-11 ½. Coleman had jumps of 45-1 ¼ and 45-3 before popping the 45-5 ¼ on his final attempt.

Kersey is No. 1 in New Jersey this year. He’s expected to be the top seed for the Meet of Champions triple jump showcase, which will be announced on Thursday. The triple jump, introduced at the indoor Meet of Champions in 2020, has been won both years by South Jersey athletes – Whitaker in 2020 [46-3 ¼] and Timber Creek’s Jaden Johnson in 2022 [46-9 ½]. The meet wasn’t held in 2021.

Glassboro senior Cartrell Moore also PR’d in the triple jump and placed 3rd with a 44-10 on his first attempt, which is No. 15 on the all-time South Jersey list. Moore’s previous PR was 44-2 1/4 from a meet last month at Ocean Breeze.

All-Time S.J. Indoor Triple Jump List
49- 1 …..… Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
48- 9 …..… Dominique Irons [Haddon Heights], 2013
48- 8 ½ … Tristan Wilson [Delsea], 2014
48- 1 ¼ … Wayne Walls [Camden], 2009
47- 3 …..… Rhodeni Spence [Woodrow Wilson], 2007
46-11 ……. Jaden Johnson [Timber Creek], 2022
46-10 ¾ … Floyd Whitaker [Highland], 2020
46- 5 …….. Orion Joyner [Kingsway], 2019
46- 3 ½ … Keon Grady [Delsea], 2018
45-11 …….. Jashad Kersey [Eastern], 2023
45-10 …..… Kevin Kevelier [Collingswood], 2020
45- 3 ½ … Zakiyy Williams [Rancocas Valley], 2015
45- 0 …….. Earnest Daniel [Kingsway], 2017
44-11 … Devon Carter [Washington Twp.], 2010
44-10 … Cartrell Moore [Glassboro], 2023

Clayton junior Alanna Woolfolk cleared 5-8 for the first time Wednesday night at the 88th annual Easterns at the Armory, matching the No. 2 performance in South Jersey history.

Woolfolk won the event when she cleared 5-6 on her third attempt and three other remaining competitors who had cleared 5-4 missed. She then cleared 5-8 on her first attempt before missing three tries at tying the South Jersey record of 5-10.

The only South Jersey girl to jump higher is Tierra Hooker of Timber Creek, who cleared 5-10 at the 2018 Ocean Breeze Invitational. Five others have cleared 5-8, most recently Winslow’s Gabrielle Bennett four different times in 2015.

Woolfolk, who had cleared her indoor PR of 5-6 numerous times, broke the Gloucester County indoor record of 5-7 set by West Deptford’s Megan Kirschling at a meet at the Bubble in 2012.

Woolfolk is only the third South Jersey girl to win the high jump at Easterns. Erin Halpin of Cherry Hill East won at 5-6 in 1987 and Rancocas Valley’s Bethany Biggi won in 2019 with a 5-6 clearance.

She’s also only third girl from a Gloucester County high school to win an individual title at Easterns, and the first two were in the mile: Michelle Rowen of Washington Township set a meet record of 4:43.16 in Boston in 1983 that still stands and Kingsway’s Rachel Vick (4:55.96 mile in 2017). Also Washington Township won the 4-by-4 with a 3:58.85 in 2010.

Here’s a look at the all-time South Jersey list with everyone who’s cleared a high above 5-6. Kirschling is the only Gloucester County jumper to go higher indoors or out. She set the South Jersey record of 5-10 ½ at the 2012 state Group 2 meet at South Plainfield. Three other Gloucester County jumpers have cleared 5-8 outdoors: Washington Township’s Misty Farrell in 1995, Kingsway’s Brooke Minor in 2001 and Delsea’s Brianna Hunt in 2010.

Woolfolk is the second New Jersey jumper to clear 5-8 this year. Senior Samantha Strydesky of Howell cleared 5-8 at the Group 4 State Relays at the Bubble. She was 3rd Wednesday with a 5-4 clearance.

All-Time South Jersey Indoor High Jump List
5-10 … Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 2018
5-8 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
5-8 … Shatich Rivers [Moorestown], 1992
5-8 … Abby Campbell [Shawnee], 2002
5-8 … Lindsey Walsh [Lenape], 2008
5-8 … Gabrielle Bennett [Winslow Twp.], 2015
5-8 … Alanna Woolfolk [Clayton], 2023
5-7 1/4 … Tonya Lee [Rancocas Valley], 1988
5-7 … Megan Kirschling [West Deptford], 2012
5-7 … Alicia Terrell [Timber Creek], 2013
5-7 … Kambi Walker [Paul VI], 2019

Here’s the combined South Jersey indoor-outdoor list:
5-10 ½ … Megan Kirschling [West Deptford], 2012
5-10 …….. Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 2017, 2018
5-9 ½ ….. Priscilla Frederick [Paul VI], 2007
5-9 ¼ ….. Mandi Wolicki [Ocean City], 1995
5-9 ………. Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
5-9 ………. Erin Halpin [Cherry Hill East], 1986
5-9 ………. Kim Stoll [Holy Spirit], 1994
5-8 ¾ …… Kenady Wilson [Willingboro], 2019
5-8 ………. Tonya Lee [Rancocas Valley], 1988
5-8 ………. Joi Johnson [Ocean City], 1993
5-8 ………. Misty Farrell [Washington Twp.], 1995
5-8 ………. Brooke Minor [Kingsway], 2001
5-8i ……… Abby Campbell [Shawnee], 2002
5-8 ………. Marcene Jack [Mainland Reg.], 2004
5-8 ………. Briana Gray [Haddon Heights], 2005
5-8 ………. Anna Cook [Florence], 2007
5-8i ……… Lindsey Walsh [Lenape], 2008
5-8 ………. Brianna Hunt [Delsea], 2010
5-8 ………. Gabrielle Bennett [Winslow Twp.], 2015
5-8 ………. Natalie Cowan [Hammonton], 2015
5-8 ………. Bryanna Craig [Millville], 2019
5-8i ……… Alanna Woolfolk [Clayton], 2023

Pennsauken’s Sianni Wynn moved up into the No. 11 spot in South Jersey history in the 55-meter dash Wednesday at the 88th annual Eastern States Championships at the Armory.

Wynn outrace an elite field by two steps, winning the race in 7.04. Ashley Fulton of Elmont, N.Y., was second in 7.18.

Wynn, who came in with a PR of 7.06, led all qualifiers in the trials with 7.19 and again in the semis with a 7.09. Her time matches the fastest by a New Jersey freshman. English Gardner ran 7.04 to win 2007 Easterns on the same track.

According to the MileSplit national database, her time is fastest this year by a U.S. freshman and No. 18 overall in the U.S. She’s the only New Jersey girl to run sub-7.10 this winter and she’s now done it four times.

Her time is No. 5 in Camden County history and fastest since Torie Robinson ran 6.95 to win the 2014 Meet of Champions at the Bubble

She’s Pennsauken’s first winner in the girls meet since Alethia Jenkins won the 55-meter hurdles in 2000 and the first South Jersey girl to win the Easterns 55 since Robinson in 2014 with a 7.00. Her time makes her 6th-fastest south Jersey girl ever at Easterns.

All-Time South Jersey 55-Meter Dash List
6.75y … Michelle Glover [Willingboro], 1981
6.90y … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
6.91 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2010
6.95 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
6.95 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2014
6.95 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
6.98 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020
7.00 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
7.00 … Iyanli Kollock [Our Lady of Mercy], 2017
7.01 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
7.04 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
7.05 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
7.06 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2019
7.07 … Aliya Harrison [Sterling], 2018
7.07 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
7.07 … Annie Johnson [Shawnee], 2012
7.07 … Audrey Wilson [Deptford], 2009
7.07 … Magenta Taylor [Willingboro], 1999
7.07 … Angela Clyburn [Egg Harbor Twp.], 1991
7.09 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.09 … Emily Carson [Haddonfield], 2013

S.J. Easterns 55 Winners
1980 … Michelle Glover [Willingboro] 6.5y
1983 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood] 6.95y
1984 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood] 7.02y
1998 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown] 7.15
1999 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown] 7.05
2000 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown] 7.00
2007 … English Gardner [Eastern] 7.04
2008 … English Gardner [Eastern] 6.92
2010 … English Gardner [Eastern] 6.91
2012 … Annie Johnson [Shawnee] 7.07
2013 … Emily Carson [Haddonfield] 7.09
2014 … Torie Robinson [Winslow] 7.00
2022 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken] 7.04

S.J. Easterns 55 List
6.5+ … Michelle Glover [Willingboro], 1980
6.91 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2010
6.92 …… Gardner, 2008
6.95 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
7.00 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
7.00 … Torie Robinson [Winslow], 2014
7.04 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023