Kevin McDonnell, Erika Kemp set to race in U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials!!!!!!

Camden Catholic’s Kevin McDonnell and Rancocas Valley’s Erika Kemp will race in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials this weekend in Florida.

McDonnell, who’s from Moorestown and now lives in Cherry Hill, ran 2:17.22 in October at the Chicago Marathon to record his qualifier. The qualifying standard was 2:18.00 for a full marathon or 63:00 for a half and the cutoff date was Dec. 5.

The 2:17:22 was a more than 10-minute PR for McDonnell, who had run 2:28.43 in Houston in January 2022.

McDonnell’s time in Chicago was 36 seconds off the South Jersey alumni record of 2:16.46 set at the 1980 Boston Marathon by another Moorestown native, Moorestown High graduate Paul Friedman.

Kemp qualified with a 2:33:57 at the Boston Marathon last April, safely under the 2:38 women’s standard. That was her marathon debut and it broke the all-time South Jersey marathon best of 2:39.12 set by Megan Lacy of Cherokee in Duluth, Minn., in June, 2019.

McDonnell is one of 214 entrants in the men’s race, and Kemp is among 165 runners entered in the women’s race.

USATF makes it virtually impossible to know who’s in the race because USATF’s web site is a complete joke. But LetsRun.com somehow found entry lists and posted them here.

It’s a closely guarded secret but apparently the men’s race is scheduled to start at 10:10 a.m. and the women’s race at 10:20 a.m. The course starts and finishes near Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando.

The top three men and women will race in the Olympic Marathon scheduled for Aug. 10 in Paris.

I couldn’t find a course map anywhere, but there is a virtual course tour on YouTube, which you can watch here.

 

Delsea’s Jonathan Harris moves up on all-time Gloucester County shot put list!!!!!!

Delsea junior Jonathan Harris popped an indoor shot put PR Tuesday night with a 56-9 throw at the Al Zulewski Field Invitational at the Bubble.

Field event series is never available in any Bubble results – welcome to 2009!!! – but Harris placed 2nd to Middletown North senior Aidan Mauro, who threw 57-3¾.

Mauro is listed on MileSplit with a previous PR of 50-4 ¾, which would make this a nearly seven-foot PR.

Harris’s previous indoor PR was a 56-2 ¾ this past weekend at the Olympic-Tri-County Meet at the Bubble.

Mauro is now No. 3 in the state this year behind Joshua Huisman of St. Rose of Belmar [63-10] and Glassboro’s Damere Lassiter [58-3]. Hammonton junior Anthony Liakhnovich is 3rd at 56-10 ¼ from last week, and Harris is 4th. South Jersey currently has six of the top-nine throwers in the state. Liakhnovich and Harris are the top two underclassmen this winter.

Harris moved up to No. 11 on the all-time Gloucester County indoor list, passing Woodbury’s Chris Pressley, who threw 56-5 ¼ at the 2003 state Group 1 meet at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym. Pressley went on to play for the Bengals, Browns and Buccaneers from 2009 through 2014.

Of the 10 throwers ahead of Harris on the all-time Gloucester County indoor list, four are from Delsea.

All-Time Gloucester County Indoor Shot Put List
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014
62-0 ½ … Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022
60-3 … Harry Dilks [Pitman], 1971
58-9 … Greg Ross [Deptford], 1976
58-8 ¾ … Bill Goldsborough [Delsea], 2018
58-3 … Damere Lassiter [Glassboro], 2024
57-11 … Kwabena Keene [Washington Twp], 2008
57-9 ½ … Rich Lewis [Williamstown], 1985
57-8 1/4 … Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013
57-5 … Joe Metzger [Delsea], 2021
56-8 … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2024
56-3 ¼ … Chris Pressley [Woodbury], 2003

Washington Township’s Dakota Jones runs within 2-100ths of a second of Gloucester County 55 hurdles record!!!!!!

Washington Township junior Dakota Jones just missed the Gloucester County 55-meter hurdles record Monday at the Bubble.

Jones won the hurdles at the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet in 8.39, leading a 1-2 finish with senior teammate Zarria Oliphant, who ran 8.65.

Jones never ran faster than 8.86 as a sophomore, but lowered her PR to 8.57 in her first meet this year, the Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational at the Armory last month. She dropped to 8.46 three weeks ago at another Armory meet, the Hispanic Games before her breakthrough on Monday.

Her time is fastest by a Gloucester County hurdler in 10 years, since another Minutemaid hurdler, Lexie Fraction, ran 8.37 at 2014 Easterns at the Armory. That tied the county mark initially set by Kingsway’s Delicia Sample when she won the 2004 state Group 3 meet at Jadwin Gym.

Jones is No. 7 on the 2024 New Jersey list and No. 2 in South Jersey, just 3-100ths of a second behind Timber Creek senior Guerlande Pierre, who ran 8.34 earlier this month at Ocean Breeze. Jones is No. 3 underclassman in New Jersey. It’s also fastest ever by a Gloucester County underclassman. Fraction ran 8.45 at the Bubble in 2013.

With sectionals coming up this weekend at the Bubble, Jones is the No. 1 seed in the Group 4 hurdles and No. 2 in New Jersey Group 4, behind only Morristown senior Aaliyah Murphy, who ran 8.24 at the Morris County Championships this past weekend at Ocean Breeze.

Glassboro’s Damere Lassiter pops #2 shot in New Jersey this year, best by a S.J. Group 1 thrower in 54 years!!!!!!!!

Glassboro senior Damere Lassiter popped the No. 2 shot put in the state this year Monday night at the Bubble.

No series information again – thanks again, Bubble! – but Lassiter threw 58-3 at the South Jersey Track Association meet.

Lassiter had a PR of 54-11 last spring at Group 1 states at Franklin but has now thrown 56 or better in four of his last five meets – a PR 56-2 ½ at state relays two weeks ago, 56-11 at both the Cherokee Throwdown and Olympic and Tri-County meet last week and now a 58-3.

That’s the No. 1 performance by a South Jersey thrower this year and No. 1 among public school throwers. Joshua Huisman of St. Rose High in Belmar threw 63-10 at the Monmouth County Championships last week, also at the Bubble.

Lassiter’s throw is No. 19 in South Jersey history and No. 6 on the all-time Gloucester County list. It’s best by any New Jersey Group 1 thrower since Guivanni Gutierrez threw 59-8 ½ at the 2017 Meet of Champions at the Bubble. And it’s the best by a South Jersey Group 1 thrower in 54 years, since Pitman junior Harry Dilks threw 60-3 in 1970 at a Philadelphia Department of Recreation meet at the Civic Center.

Lassiter is now No. 24 nationally, according to the MileSplit U.S. database.

Lassiter threw 184-8 in the discus last year, which made him the No. 12 junior in the country and No. 8 in South Jersey history. He’s now the 11th South Jersey thrower in history to hit 58 feet in the shot and 180 feet in the disc:

Russ Willett [Penns Grove], 59-7, 185-10 [1985]
Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 64-5, 189-7 [1995]
Ron Dayne, [Overbrook], 64-6 ¼ 198-0 [1995-96]
Howard Clark [Pennsauken], 58-11 ½, 180-3 [1998]
Matt Huckabee [Timber Creek], 61-2 ½, 185-7 [2010]
Braheme Days Jr., [Bridgeton], 68-8 ½, 199-6 [2012-13]
James Plummer [Egg Harbor Township], 58-10, 197-0 ¼ [2013]
Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 61-6, 192-5 [2013]
Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 61-11 ¾, 185-6 [2018]
Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 63-2 ½, 183-9 [2022]
Damere Lassiter [Glassboro], 58-3, 184-8 [2023-24]

70-8 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2012
63-11 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014
61-9 … Lou Gordon [Bridgeton], 1995
62-7 ¾ … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018
62-0 ½ … Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022
60-3 … Harry Dilks [Pitman], 1971
60-10 ¾ … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2020
60-0 ½ … Ell Ash [Willingboro], 2004
59-9 … Kofi Yamoah [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
59-8 … Chris Robinson [Penns Grove], 1990
59-0 … Chris Bolden [Edgewood], 1990
58-10 … James Plummer [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
58-9 ½ … Dave Dixon [Mainland Reg.], 1987
58-9 … Greg Ross [Deptford], 1976
58-8 ¾ … Bill Goldsborough [Delsea], 2018
58-5 … Kareem McKenzie [Willingboro], 1997
58-4 ½ .. .Curtis Fitzpatrick [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
58-3 … Damere Lassiter [Glassboro], 2024
57-11 … Tavaris Wright [Bridgeton], 2004
57-11 … Kwabena Keene [Washington Twp], 2008
57-10 ½ … Gerald Williams [Rancocas Valley], 2000
57-10-½ … Matthew Huckabee [Timber Creek], 2010
57-9 ½ … Rich Lewis [Williamstown], 1985
57-9 ½ … Dontaye Rivera [Pleasantville], 2011
57-9 … Cade Antonucci [Holy Spirit], 2016
57-8 ½ … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2020
57-8 1/4 … Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013
57-5 … Joe Metzger [Delsea], 2021
57-3 ½ … Ron Dayne [Overbrook], 1996
57-2 ¾ … Tati White [Willingboro], 1994
57-2 ½ … Gil Winters [Willingboro], 1990
57-0 … Terrin Walker [Bridgeton], 1996
56-11 … Nate Karl [Hammonton], 2020
56-10 ¼ … Anthony Liakhnovich [Hammonton], 2024
56-5 ¼ … Chris Pressley [Woodbury], 2003
56-2 ¾ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2024
56-1 … Shawn Brady [Bishop Eustace], 2024
55-11 … Russ Willett [Penns Grove], 1985
55-9 ½ … Warren DeShields [Bridgeton], 1991
55-8 … Gabriel Wilkins [Absegami], 2024
55-7 ½ … Phil Hatfield [Bishop Eustace], 1995
55-6 … Charles Anderson [Edgewood], 1984
55-6 … Keith Geiger [Middle Twp.], 1998
55-6 … Greg Masso [Delsea], 2024
55-4 ¾ … Ryan Knight [Delsea], 1996
55-3 ½ … Steve Hansen [Holy Spirit], 1982
55-1 … Nigel Walker [Willingboro], 1996

Pennsauken’s Premier Wynn of Norfolk State blazes fastest 400 split of the day at Penn State National Invite!!!!!!!

Pennsauken’s Premier Wynn, a Norfolk State freshman, ran the fastest 400 split of the meet at the Penn State National Invitational Saturday in State College.

Wynn ran the 3rd leg on Norfolk State’s 4-by-400 in 46.59, helping the Spartans place 2nd in 3:11.54.

Princeton won the race in 3:09.90. The only other runners in the race who split sub-47 were Princeton’s 3rd runner, Princeton High grad Zachary Della Rocca, and Hampton anchor Dugion Blackman. Hampton was 3rd in 3:14.95.

Norfolk doesn’t have an all-time top-10 performance list on its web site. Norfolk’s time is No. 2 in the MEAC this year. Coppin State of Baltimore ran 3:11.47 in a meet in Columbia, S.C.

Wynn ranks 3rd in the MEAC with his 21.43 and 5th with his 48.30, also this past weekend. The 200 time is a lifetime best and his 400 time is an indoor PR. He ran 47.39 outdoors this past spring as a Pennsauken senior at Group 4 sectionals on his home track.

Princeton’s leadoff was freshman Xavier Donaldson, who ran for Seton Hall Prep last year. At the indoor Meet of Champions, Pennsauken edged Seton Hall Prep, 3:15.83 to 3:16.72, with Donaldson and Wynn running the third legs.

How Austin Gabay, Matt Coffey, Seth Clevenger, Kevin Antczak and Ethan Wechsler rewrote the South Jersey all-time 3,000 performance list this weekend!!!!!!!!

Austin Gabay, Matt Coffey, Seth Clevenger, Kevin Antczak and Ethan Wechsler rewrote the all-time South Jersey 3,000-meter list over the weekend, all five running sub-8:15 in a variety of meets.

We wrote about Gabay over the weekend – you can read that story here but let’s take a look at what everybody else did in a remarkable weekend for South Jersey distance alums.

♦ Matt Coffey: The St. Joe’s senior from Pennauken and Camden Catholic improved his PR from 8:13.53 at last year’s IC4A meet at Boston University to 8:12.50 with a 6th-place finish at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge at the Armory. That’s No. 5 in St. Joe’s history – Robbinsville’s Zach Michon set the school record of 8:05.62 in 2020 at Boston University. Coffee’s 8:12.50 is No. 5 on the Atlantic 10 performance list.

♦ Seth Clevenger: The Iowa State sophomore from Haddonfield dropped his 3,000 PR from 8:15.16 from last February in a meet in Seattle to 8:12.72 with a 5th-place finish in the Razorback Invitational at Randall Tyson Track in Fayetteville, Ark. That’s No. 13 in the Big Ten but 3rd-fastest among freshmen or sophomores. That’s Clevenger’s second PR in two weeks. He ran 4:07.14 last weekend in a home meet.

♦ Kevin Antczak: Mainland Regional’s Antczak, now a junior at North Carolina State, ran a lifetime-best 8:12.92 Saturday at the Camel City Invitational at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. Antczak placed 2nd to junior teammate John Malach, who ran 8:12.46. Antczak’s previous 3,000 PR was 8:24.42 from a meet in February 2021 in Virginia Beach.

♦ Ethan Wechsler: The Syracuse junior from Cherokee ran 8:14.32 this weekend at the John Thomas Terrier Classic at Boston University, lowering his PR from 8:15.06, which he ran last year at the same meet.

Ten of the 13-fastest South Jersey 3,000 times have been recorded in the last three years. We might still be missing some sub-20 times, but this is what we have so far:

7:57.65i … Ford Palmer [Absegami], New York, Jan. 28, 2017
8:01.24i … Samuel Gerstenbacher [Schalick], Feb. 26, 2023, Boston
8:01.79i … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson], Jan. 26, 2024, Boston
8:10.01i … Jon Vitez [Haddonfield], Feb. 9, 2013, Princeton
8:10.69i … Sebastien Reed [Pitman], March 6, 2022, Boston
8:10.99i … Connor Melko [Bishop Eustace], Feb. 4, 2023, New York
8:11.81 … Oliver Adler [Cherry Hill East], Feb. 12, 2022, Boston
8:12.50i … Matt Coffey [Paul VI], Jan. 26, 2024, New York
8:12.72i … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], Jan. 26, 2024, Fayetteville, Ark.
8:12.92i… Kevin Antczak [Mainland Regional], Jan. 26, 2024, Winston-Salem, N.C.
8:13.00i … Karl Savage [Eastern], Feb. 25, 2005, New York
8:13.37i … Jack Shea [Cherokee], March 18, 2022, Tempe, Ariz.
8:14.32i … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee], Jan. 26, 2024, Boston
8:14.40i … Kevin O’Donnell, Jan. 26, 2013, State College, Pa.
8:17.82i … Nick / Cole Pschunder [Eastern], Feb. 8, 2019, Boston
8:18.75i … Connor Herr [Shawnee], Feb. 10, 2017, New York
8:19.68 … Marc Pelerin [Cherokee], April 10, 2004, Philadelphia

Sterling’s Marquise Young of Rowan runs all-time #12 hurdles time in NCAA Division 3 history!!!!!!!!

Sterling graduate Marquise Young broke Rowan’s 60-meter hurdles record at the Villanova Invitational at Ocean Breeze with one of the fastest times in NCAA Division 3 history.

Young came into the meet with a PR of 8.02 from his season-opener at Ocean Breeze in early December. He ran 8.09 in the trials, 2nd-fastest behind Delaware State’s Jamie Shelton 8.07.

But in the finals, he broke eight seconds for the first time, edging Shelton 7.96 to 7.99.

Young broke the school record of 7.98 set by David Benjamin when he won the 2017 NCAA Division 3 title at the North Central Rec Center in Naperville, Ill.

The 7.96 is No. 12 on the all-time NCAA Division 3 list. Benjamin is No. 15. Rowan is one of three schools with three hurdlers under 8.00 seconds. Lincoln of Oxford Township, Chester County, Pa., and Washington of St. Louis are the others. Another Rowan hurdler, Bobby Cooks, ran 8.01 in 2018.

Young is No. 2 this year in NCAA Division 3, behind only Luke Schroeder of Wisconsin-La Crosse, who ran 7.92 in the trials of a meet on his home track. His time is No. 47 among all U.S. men.

 

Young is a seven-time All-America in the high hurdles, intermediate hurdles and various relays.

Northern Burlington’s Keira Manure & Atlantic City’s Maddie Dischert both move onto Rider’s all-time top-10 at 5,000 meters!!!!!!

Northern Burlington’s Keira Mansure and Atlantic City’s Maddie Dischert both moved into Rider’s all-time top-10 at 5,000 meters at the John Thomas Terrier Classic Friday night at Boston Universiity.

Mansure, a sophomore ran 17:31.22 and Dischert, a freshman, ran 17:45.09, which puts Mansure at No. 6 in Rider history and Dischert at No. 8.

Mansure’s previous PR at 5,000 meters was an 18:25.92 outdoors last April at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va. This was her first-ever indoor 5,000. This was Dischert’s first track 5,000.

Mansure and Dischert now rank 11th and 12th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference at 5,000 meters.

Dischert is the No. 2 freshman in the 5,000 and Mansure is the No. 3 sophomore.

On the MAAC 2024 performance list, Mansure is also 13th in the mile with her PR 5:08.42 at Ocean Breeze earlier this month and 16th at 3,000 meters with a lifetime-best 10:20.91 last month at the Armory. Dischert is 12th in the MAAC in the 3,000 with a 10:13.21, also at the Armory.

According to Rider’s web site, Mansure qualified for the ECAC Championships in Boston the first weekend of March. However, it’s impossible to determine exactly what the standard and how close Dischert is is because it’s not listed anywhere. All the links – including qualifying standards – on the ECAC web site for the meet are dead.

 

Bishop Eustace’s Shawn Brady becomes latest 56-foot thrower as S.J. putters continue to rewrite the record book!!!!!!

Bishop Eustace senior Shawn Brady became the latest member of the 56-foot club with a 56-1 throw at the Olympic and Tri-County meet at the Bubble Friday.

Brady improved his PR from 55-6 ½, which he threw last weekend at Cherokee. Brady, a Meet of Champions medalist in the discus last spring, is now No. 6 in the state this winter and No. 6 in Camden County history and

Brady broke the Bishop Eustace indoor record of 55-7 ½, set by Phil Hatfield at the 1995 Meet of Champions at Jadwin Gym.

It’s already been an incredible year for South Jersey shot putters. Six throwers are over 55 feet and we haven’t even gotten to sectionals yet. This is the first time since 2013 that six South Jersey throwers have hit 55 feet in an indoor season.

 Damere Lassiter, Glassboro: Threw a PR 56-11 at the Cherokee Throwdown #2. That’s No. 1 in South Jersey this year and No. 2 in the state. Lassiter matched that 56-11 three days later at the Bubble. Lassiter has already thrown well beyond his outdoor PR of 54-11 from Group 1 states last spring at Franklin. His 56-11 is No. 10 in Gloucester County history. Lassiter threw 184-8 in the discus last year and was a Meet of Champions medalist. He was No. 12 junior in the country.

 Anthony Liakhnovich, Hammonton: Hit 56-10 ¼ at the Cherokee Throwdown, No. 8 in Atlantic County history and No. 3 in the state so far this year. Also the No. 1 underclassman in New Jersey. Had never thrown 50 feet before the state relays two weeks ago.

 Jonathan Harris, Delsea: Harris threw 56-2 ¾ at the Olympic-Tri County meet at the Bubble Saturday, surpassing his indoor PR of 55-5 ½ from state relays. He’s No. 3 in South Jersey this year and No. 4 in the state and he’s the No. 2 underclassman, behind Liakhnovich. Harris threw 58-4 ½ at West Philly Nationals in June.

 Gabriel Wilkins, Absegami: Wilkins joined the 55-foot club Saturday with a 55-8 win at the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet at the Bubble. His previous PR was 53-11 earlier this month at a SJTCA meet at Ocean Breeze. He hadn’t hit 50 feet until last month. His 55-8 is No. 9 in Atlantic County history, just behind Liakhnovich. Wilkins is No. 7 in the state this year and No. 5 in South Jersey.

 Greg Masso, Delsea: Masso hit a PR 55-6 at the Olympic-Tri County meet. His previous PR was 55-4 ¾ at Delsea in May, and his indoor PR was 53-8 ½ from the Bubble last month. He’s No. 8 in New Jersey and No. 6 in South Jersey.

 Bordentown senior Brock Schenk is just a few inches short of 55 feet with his 54-8 at Cherokee Throwdown #2 last week, No. 7 in South Jersey, and Paul VI junior Savien Higgs is the No. 6 underclassman in the state this year with his 54-6 ½ at Ocean Breeze earlier this month. That is No. 8 in South Jersey.

Here’s the updated all-time South Jersey list, with every indoor thrower who’s hit 55 feet. Interesting to note that seven of the 13 throwers between 55-6 and 56-11 are from this year.

70-8 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2012
63-11 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014
61-9 … Lou Gordon [Bridgeton], 1995
62-7 ¾ … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018
62-0 ½ … Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022
60-3 … Harry Dilks [Pitman], 1971
60-10 ¾ … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2020
60-0 ½ … Ell Ash [Willingboro], 2004
59-9 … Kofi Yamoah [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
59-8 … Chris Robinson [Penns Grove], 1990
59-0 … Chris Bolden [Edgewood], 1990
58-10 … James Plummer [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
58-9 ½ … Dave Dixon [Mainland Reg.], 1987
58-9 … Greg Ross [Deptford], 1976
58-8 ¾ … Bill Goldsborough [Delsea], 2018
58-5 … Kareem McKenzie [Willingboro], 1997
58-4 ½ .. .Curtis Fitzpatrick [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
57-11 … Tavaris Wright [Bridgeton], 2004
57-11 … Kwabena Keene [Washington Twp], 2008
57-10 ½ … Gerald Williams [Rancocas Valley], 2000
57-10-½ … Matthew Huckabee [Timber Creek], 2010
57-9 ½ … Rich Lewis [Williamstown], 1985
57-9 ½ … Dontaye Rivera [Pleasantville], 2011
57-9 … Cade Antonucci [Holy Spirit], 2016
57-8 ½ … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2020
57-8 1/4 … Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013
57-5 … Joe Metzger [Delsea], 2021
57-3 ½ … Ron Dayne [Overbrook], 1996
57-2 ¾ … Tati White [Willingboro], 1994
57-2 ½ … Gil Winters [Willingboro], 1990
57-0 … Terrin Walker [Bridgeton], 1996
56-11 … Nate Karl [Hammonton], 2020
56-11 … Damere Lassiter [Glassboro], 2024
56-10 ¼ … Anthony Liakhnovich [Hammonton], 2024
56-5 ¼ … Chris Pressley [Woodbury], 2003
56-2 ¾ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2024
56-1 … Shawn Brady [Bishop Eustace], 2024
55-11 … Russ Willett [Penns Grove], 1985
55-9 ½ … Warren DeShields [Bridgeton], 1991
55-8 … Gabriel Wilkins [Absegami], 2024
55-7 ½ … Phil Hatfield [Bishop Eustace], 1995
55-6 … Charles Anderson [Edgewood], 1984
55-6 … Keith Geiger [Middle Twp.], 1998
55-6 … Greg Masso [Delsea], 2024
55-4 ¾ … Ryan Knight [Delsea], 1996
55-3 ½ … Steve Hansen [Holy Spirit], 1982
55-1 … Nigel Walker [Willingboro], 1996

Kadence Dumas from Eastern runs 4th-fastest 500 in Delaware history in first collegiate race!!!!!!

Kadence Dumas, a Delaware freshman from Eastern, ran the 4th-fastest 500 meters in school history Saturday in a meet in Boston.

Dumas won the 500 at the Umass Lowell Riverhawk Invitational at the TRACK at New Balance in 1:14.92, finishing ahead of 2nd-place Victoria Guerrier, who ran 1:15.67.

This was Dumas’s first race as a collegian and first race of any kind since June, when she won the Meet of Champions 800 in 2:10.44 at Franklin High. It was also the first 500 she’s ever run on any level.

Her time trails only three women in Delaware Blue Hens history: Michaela Meyer ran 1:11.96 at Ocean Breeze in 2020, Lenape graduate Carly Pettipaw ran 1:14.71 at the Armory in 2019 and Sydni Stovall ran 1:14.80 at Ocean Breeze in 2020.

Dumas’s time is fastest in the Colonial Athletic Association this year, bumping Dominique Biron of Northeastern, who ran 1:15.32 earlier this month on the same track.

Dumas also ran the third second leg on Delaware’s 1,600-meter relay, which placed 7th in 3:54.43.