Winslow’s Brook-lynn Roberts uncorked a mammoth discus PR Friday, won a sectional title, smashed a school record and became one of the top sophomores in South Jersey history.
Roberts, who entered the South Jersey Group 3 meet at Delsea with a lifetime best of 114-9 from the Olympic Conference Championships at Rancocas Valley last week, bombed the three-best throws of her life and the four-best of the competition, including a 137-0 on her final attempt.
That’s No. 20 in South Jersey history and the No. 1 among New Jersey sophomores this year. She broke the school record of 125-5 set by Ciarra Johnson at the 2018 Rowan Open.
Roberts opened with a 100-3 throw before a PR 125-9 on her 2nd throw put her in the lead for good. She hit 130-0 on her 3rd throw and after a 119-11 and a foul finished with the 137-0, the best winning throw in the South Jersey Group 3 meet since Tara Daniels of Kingsway won the 2013 meet at Buena with a 149-3.
Roberts’ 137-0 is actually No. 2 on the all-time Camden County list and the best throw by a Camden County girl in 34 years. The county record is 153-6, set by Eastern’s Tisha Kerrin in 1989 (no idea what meet – I can’t find it).
All-Time South Jersey Discus List
172-2 … Jocelyn White [Delsea], 2004
168-10 … Jessica Woodard [Cherokee], 2013
161-1 … Jamine Moton [Delsea], 1997
153-6 … Tisha Kerrin [Eastern], 1989
153-2 … Sylvia Galarza [Millville], 2004
149-3 … Tara Daniels [Kingsway], 2013
146-5 … Kim Warren [Atlantic City], 2006
143-3 … Mercedes Hicks [Atlantic City], 2006
143-2 … Najeaya Singleton [Vineland], 2017
140-6 … Typhanie Bates [Williamstown], 1995
140-1 … Melinda Boykin[Bridgeton], 1997
140-0 … Geri Riley [Millville], 1987
139-8 … Tomara Carmichael [Palmyra], 2016
139-7 … Victoria Imbesi [Our Lady of Mercy], 2009
139-5 … Taylor Johnson [Kingsway], 2011
139-1 … Erica Davis [Northern Burlington], 2003
138-11 … Jen Frank (Delsea], 2006
138-3 … Ciara Demarest [Williamstown], 2022
137-1 … Melinda Boykin [Bridgeton], 1996
137-0 … Brook-lynn Roberts [Winslow Twp.], 2023
136-11 … Betsy Kennedy [Delran], 2000
136-7 … Gabriel Harris-Davis [Timber Creek], 2016
136-7 … Gianni Johnson-Slater [Delsea], 2022
136-3 … Ashleigh Weems [Millville], 2012
136-3 … Cydney Thomas [Haddon Heights], 2019
136-0 … Cindy Wilks [Bridgeton], 2000
135-4 … Veronica Myricks [Willingboro], 2005
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 