Even with a challenging one-day meet, it was a remarkable day for South Jersey Saturday, with 68 runners or relay teams winning state titles at Delsea and Franklin Township.
Incredibly, 32 different high schools went home with 1st-place medals and six – Audubon, Haddonfield, Ocean City, Pennsauken, Willingboro and Winslow – each won at least one event in both the boys and girls meets.
We only have a few days before the Meet of Champions, and I won’t have time to write about all these athletes – plus the numerous non-winners who put up remarkable performances – so here’s a glance at every South Jersey state champion from this weekend.
Boys
Group 1
*Peyton Shute [Woodbury], 800-Meter Run [1:55.90]
*Peyton Shute [Woodbury], 3,200-Meter Run [9:25.91]
Karl Wayne Rodgers [Maple Shade], 110-Meter Hurdles [15.00]
*Abdulazeez Iyiola [Palmyra], 400-Meter Hurdles [54.53]
Woodbury [**Marquis Taylor, Quincy Harvey, Jayden Johnson, Charlie Floyd], 400-Meter Relay [42.56]
Woodbury [Jayden Johnson, *Dante Vicharelli, Quincy Harvey, **Marquis Taylor,], 1,600-Meter Relay [3:25.29]
Woodbury [Michael Torelli, Charlie Floyd, Jayden Johnson Peyton Shute], 3,200-Meter Relay [8:13.09]
Jamile Gantt [Paulsboro], High Jump [6-4]
**Davi’Yonn Jackson [Salem], Triple Jump [45-9]
**Leo Davis [Audubon], Pole Vault [13-8]
*Damere Lassiter [Glassboro], Discus [177-0]
Janier Armstead [Penns Grove], Shot Put [55-1]
Group 2
*Eric Foster [Willingboro], 100-Meter Dash [10.94]
*Eric Foster [Willingboro], 110-Meter Hurdles 14.04]
Pleasantville [Isaiah Davenport, *Yusuf Golden, **Jermain Nelson, Xander Roberts-Bogin], 1,600-Meter Relay [3:18.70]
Haddon Heights [Matthew Iuvara, Colin Patterson, Jonathan Hastings, Jack Bolling], 3,200-Meter Relay [8:00.10]
Isaiah Davenport [Pleasantville], High Jump [6-8]
Alexander Hurley [Haddonfield], Pole Vault [14-0]
Malicah Etienne [Cinnaminson], Shot Put [54-11 ¼]
Group 3
Lathan Brown [Deptford], 400-Meter Dash [48.80]
Nick Scarangelli [Ocean City], 3,200-Meter Run [9:20.89]
Jaylen Wall [Winslow Twp.],. 110-Meter Hurdles [14.82]
Lathan Brown [Deptford], 400-Meter Hurdles [52.72]
Deptford [Kevin Mosley, *Darryl Wayman, **Kamari Brown and Lathan Brown ], 400-Meter Relay [42.73]
Deptford [Christian Berry, Robert Long, Lathan Brown, *Darryl Wayman], 1,600-Meter Relay [3:20.44]
Mawali Osunniyi [Mainland Reg.], High Jump [6-8]
*Daniel Couse [Clearview], Pole Vault [15-0]
Luke Maxwell [Delsea], Discus [166-6]
Group 4
Premier Wynn [Pennsauken], 200-Meter Dash [21.55]
Premier Wynn [Pennsauken], 400-Meter Dash [47.68]
Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 400-Meter Hurdles [52.69]
Pennsauken [*Elijah Jennings, *Bronze Whitmore, Premier Wynn, Robert Bayard], 400-Meter Relay [42.15]
Pennsauken [*Elijah Jennings, ***Ka’Ron Ali, Premier Wynn, Bryce Tucker], 1,600-Meter Relay [3:14.78]
Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], Long Jump [24-2 ¾]
Kevin Burr Jr. [Rancocas Valley], Javelin [190-7]
Parochial A
None
Parochial B
Blake Wadley [Holy Cross], 200-Meter Dash [22.26]
John Flammer [Holy Spirit], 800-Meter Run [1:59.83]
Jonathan Forrest [Bishop Eustace], 110-Meter Hurdles [16.32]
Bishop Eustace [*Matt Colden, ***Alexander Dietz, **Desmond Carey, *Ryan Gaulrapp], 3,200-Meter Relay [8:55.16]
*Shawn Brady [Bishop Eustace], Discus [163-4]
Girls
Group 1
Ny’era Hand-Brooks [Burlington City], 100-Meter Hurdles [14.87]
Clayton [**Miyana Johnson, ***Deondria Simon, Erica Thomas, Kelsey Thomas], 400-Meter Relay [49.43]
Audubon [**Makenna Ammon, *Madelin Carter, Ava Rizzo, ***Charlie Owens], 3,200-Meter Relay []
Alanna Woolfolk [Clayton], High Jump [5-8]
*Maylisa Bluford [Clayton], Discus [129-3]
Group 2
**Nester Wea [Willingboro], 100-Meter Dash [11.96]
**Nester Wea [Willingboro], 200-Meter Dash [24.63]
**Nester Wea [Willingboro], 400-Meter Dash [56.05]
Willingboro [***Kaila Speight, ***Aaliyah Robinson, ***Jaden Murry, **Nester Wea], 400-Meter Relay [48.36]
Willingboro [**Sunny Oyibo, ***Aaliyah Robinson, ***Kaila Speight, ***Jaden Murry], 1,600-Meter Relay [3:56.18]
Haddonfield [Sabrina Miller, *Anna Stolarick, Thea Spellmeyer, *Riley Slootsky], 3,200-Meter Relay [9:38.49]
**Nicolette Pinkerton [Haddonfield], Long Jump [17-8]
*Chanel Swain [Willingboro], Shot Put [39-1 ½]
Group 3
*Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 100-Meter Dash [11.75]
*Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 200-Meter Dash [24.22]
*Sophia Curtis [Ocean City], 400-Meter Dash [56.61]
**Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 3,200-Meter Run [10:41.81]
*Sophia Curtis [Ocean City], 400-Meter Hurdles [1:00.42]
Timber Creek [***Samiyah Puckett, **Ryan Jennings, *Nyla Jones, **Naylah Jones], 400-Meter Relay [47.70]
Timber Creek [**Billie Frazier, *Chloe Jones, **Adiat Olaogun-Dickson, *Nyla Jones], 1,600-Meter Relay [3:56.16]
***Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], Long Jump [18-8]
*Sophia Curtis [Ocean City], Triple Jump [39-5 ¾]
Emma Peretti [Hammonton], Shot Put [39-0]
Group 4
***Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 100-Meter Dash [11.82]
***Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 400-Meter Dash [53.97]
Kadence Dumas [Eastern], 800-Meter Run [2:13.02]
Ciara Demarest [Williamstown], Discus [134-11]
Leah Howard [Millville], Javelin [151-10]
Parochial A
None
Parochial B
None
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 