From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Egg Harbort senior Ahmad Fogg long jumped 23-3 ¾ Friday. But nobody knows it.

Fogg was credited with a win in the South Jersey Group 4 long jump with 23-0 ¾ but his actual winning jump was 23-3 ¾. Fogg was victim of the shaky field event scoring that affected several events at Pennsauken and was robbed of three inches.

But whatever his official jump is listed as, Fogg moved into the No. 6 spot in Atlantic County history and broke the school record of 23-3 ¼ set by Stevenson Cajuste set when he won the 2008 Meet of Champions at South Plainfield, and he’s now only 6 ¼ inches off the county mark of 23-10 set by Steve Harper of Atlantic City at the 1993 Group 4 sectionals in Bridgeton. Harper that day also won the 100 in 10.6 and the 200 in 21.9 and finished 2nd in the 400 to Willingboro’s Barry Douglas in 48.7.

Fogg’s 23-3 ¾ is best by an Atlantic County long jumper in seven years and No. 1 in South Jersey and makes him No. 1 seed in the state Group 4 meet at Franklin High, although there are five other jumpers at 22-6 or better.

Fogg won South Jersey Group 4 last year with a 22-0 ¾ and he’s the first repeat long jump winner in South Jersey Group 4 since Rob Whitfield of Toms River South in 2009 and 2010 and the first from a South Jersey school since Anthony Miles of Winslow in 2002 and 2003.

He also placed 2nd in the triple jump at sectionals with a 45-4 ½, which makes him the No 5 seed at states. His PR is 46-9 from the Atlantic County Championships at Stockton. Senior teammate Jamil Wilkins, a 1st-year jumper, is No. 2 seed in the triple jump with his PR 46-5 win at sectionals. Fogg and Wilkins are No. 3 and 5 in Atlantic County history in the triple.

ALL-TIME ATLANTIC COUNTY LONG JUMP LIST
23-10 …….. Steve Harper [Atlantic City], 1993
23-9 ……… Dave Klemic [Mainland Reg.], 1996
23-7 ¼ … Reginald Morton [Oakcrest], 2013
23-6 …….. Tyler Clybourn [Oakcrest], 2016
23-4 ½ … Bo Melton [Cedar Creek], 2016
23-3 ¾ … Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
23-3 ¼ … Stevenson Cajuste [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2008
23-0 ¾ … Gary Melton [Cedar Creek], 2012
22-9 ½ … Justyce Pollitt [St. Augustine], 2013
22-8 ¾ … Ray Wilson [Pleasantville], 2007

ALL-TIME ATLANTIC COUNTY TRIPLE JUMP LIST
48-1 ½ … Mubeen Momodu [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2019
45-2 ½ … Ahmad Brock [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2021
46-9 … Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
46-6 ¾ … Mawali Osunniyi [Mainland Reg.], 2023
46-5 … Jamil Wilkins [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
46-2 ½ … Darnell Charles [Oakcrest], 2011
45-11 ¾ … Jayden Britt [Oakcrest], 2016
45-11 ¾ … Stevenson Cajuste [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2008
45-10 … Ladarrell Dixon [Oakcrest], 2013
45-7 … Ishmael Muhammad [Oakcrest], 2013

ALL-TIME S.J. 23-FOOT CLUB
26-8 ¼ … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
25-2 …….. Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2012
25-1 ½ … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
25-0 …….. William Spearman [Woodrow Wilson], 1996
24-8 ….….. Isaac Samuels [Willingboro-Kennedy], 1983
24-11 ¼ … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2002
24-5 ….….. Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
24-3 ¾ … Mikhail Micheaux [Eastern], 2013
24-1 ½ … Mike Boone [Burlington City], 1990
24-0 ½ … Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1984
23-11 ½ … Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2009
23-11 ….….. Preston Beckley [Eastern], 1993
23-11 ….….. Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
23-10 ¾ .. Bob Schuenemann [Collingswood], 1932
23-10 ¼ … Ben Liles [Kingsway], 1992
23-10 …….. Jerry Mathis [Willingboro], 1985
23-10 …….. Steve Harper [Atlantic City], 1993
23-9 ……… Dave Klemic [Mainland Reg.], 1996
23-9 ……… Robert Jordan [Millville], 1999
23-8 ½ … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
23-8 ½ … Bill Mobley [Eastern], 1990
23-8 ½ … Lamar Sturdivant [Woodbury], 1996
23-8 ½ … Sean McPherson [Delsea], 2010
23-8 ….….. Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1991
23-7 ¾ … Clem Jones [Vineland], 1968
23-7 ½ … Matt Rose [Bordentown], 1984
23-7 ¼ … Reginald Morton [Oakcrest], 2013
23-6 ¾ … Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1990
23-6 ½ … Ed Loges [Shawnee], 1992
23-6 ½ … Reggie Riggs [Pennsauken Tech], 1988
23-6 ½ … Ter’Mier Hill [Clayton], 2021
23-6 ½ … Floyd Whitaker [Highland], 2021
23-6 ¼ … Jamal Heard [Bridgeton], 1990
23-6 …….. Tyler Clybourn [Oakcrest], 2016
23-6 …….. Chris Gillis [Pennsauken], 2000
23-6 …….. Antwan Dickerson [Pennsauken], 2013
23-5 ½ … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2011
23-5 ½ … John Meekins [Cinnaminson], 1988
23-5 ¼ … Chris Vasser [Cape May], 1978
23-5 ¼ … Dorian Evans [Timber Creek], 2008
23-4 ¾ … Chace Pearson [Timber Creek], 2022
23-4 ½ … Bo Melton [Cedar Creek], 2016
23-4 ½ … Sean Clifton [Edgewood], 1982
23-4 ½ … Ben Mitchell [St. Joe’s], 2015
23-3 ¾ … Eddie Walker [Woodbury], 1990
23-3 ½ … Tracy Hall [Moorestown], 1977
23-3 ¼ … Stevenson Cajuste [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2008
23-3 …….. Kimere Brown [Penns Grove], 2014
23-3 …….. Jon Dickey [Penns Grove], 1985
23-3 …….. Bill Conover [Collingswood], 1931
23-3 …….. Lance Sherer [Vineland], 1978
23-2 ½ .. Jamar Byrd [Vineland], 2004
23-2 ¼.. Terrence Sorrell [Salem], 1988
23-2 … Quasheem Taylor [Bridgeton], 2015
23-1 ¾ … Rakim Coyle [Wildwood Catholic], 2018
23-1 ¼ … Kwinten Ives [Palmyra], 2022
23-1 … Tai Matlock [Rancocas Valley], 2019
23-0 ¾ … Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
23-0 ¾ … Gary Melton [Cedar Creek], 2012
23-0 ½ … Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
23-0 ½ … Iverson Clement [Rancocas Valley], 2017
23-0 ¼ … Brian Winchester [Vineland], 2010
23-0 … Adam Kucinski [Highland], 2002
23-0 … Dave Still [Glassboro], 2016
23-0 … Marcus Chambers [Clayton], 2017