State leaders Yashahya Brown of Washington Township, Cartrell Moore of Glassboro, Sianni Wynn of Pennsauken and Alanna Woolfolk of Clayton are among the South Jersey contingent headed to New York Tuesday for the 88th annual Easterns.
The meet is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. at the Armory in New York.
Brown, New Jersey No. 1 in the 55-meter hurdles at 7.06, is entered in the hurdles as well as the 200; Moore, the state’s top triple jumper at 46-6 ½, is entered in the hurdles and both horizontal jumps; Wynn, No. 1 in New Jersey with her 55.51 for 400 meters, will race the hurdles as well as the 400; and Woolfolk shoots for her 2nd straight Easterns title in the high jump.
Some 26 South Jersey schools are entered in at least one event at Easterns.
Atlantic County: Absegami, Atlantic County Tech, Egg Harbor Township, Hammonton and Mainland Regional,
Burlington County: Cherokee, Lenape, Rancocas Valley and Willingboro.
Camden County: Bishop Eustace, Cherry Hill East, Cherry Hill West, Haddonfield, Pennsauken, Sterling, Timber Creek and Winslow Township.
Gloucester County: Clayton, Clearview, Delsea, Deptford, Gateway, Glasboro, Kingsway, Washington Township and Williamstown.
Click here for the full entry list: Easterns entry list.
Here’s a look at the most recent South Jersey winner in each Easterns event:
55-METER DASH :Devon Tucker [Sterling], 2015 [6.52]
200-METER DASH: A.J. Dawson [Holy Spirit], 2013 [22.04]
400-METER DASH: Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2023 [48.44]
800-METER RUN: Isaac Clark [Pleasantville], 2012 [1:54.34]
MILE RUN: Bill Dolan [Clearview], 2013 [4:21.51]
TWO-MILE RUN: Jonathan Vitez [Haddonfield], 2008 [9:34.38]
55-METER HURDLES Anthony Vazquez [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020 [7.45]
800-METER RELAY: Rancocas Valley, 2017 [1:29.29]
1,600-METER RELAY: Timber Creek, 2013 [3:22.91]
3,200-METER RELAY: Egg Harbor Twp., 2015 [8:00.39]
DISTANCE MEDLEY: Haddonfield, 2010 [10:10.60]
HIGH JUMP: David Godbolt [Rancocas Valley], 2022 [6-0]
LONG JUMP: Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], 202 [21-9]
TRIPLE JUMP: Jashad Kersey [Eastern], 2023 [45-11]
POLE VAULT: Dan Batdorf [West Deptford], 2008 [15-6]
SHOT PUT: Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022 [61-5]
55-METER DASH:Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023 [7.04]
200-METER DASH: Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017 [24.39]
400-METER DASH: Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023 [56.10]
800-METER RUN: None
MILE RUN: Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017 [4:55.96]
TWO-MILE RUN: Grace Wassell [Highland], 2022 [11:31.62]
55-METER HURDLES: Annabella Chin [Rancocas Valley], 2022 [8.21]
800-METER RELAY:Winslow Twp., 2022 [1:43.58]
1,600-METER RELAY: Washington Twp., 2010 [3:58.85]
3,200-METER RELAY: Haddonfield, 2017 [9:31.92]
DISTANCE MEDLEY: Lenape, 2013 [11:54.63]
HIGH JUMP: Alanna Woolfolk [Clayton], 2023 [5-8]
LONG JUMP: Leah Ellis [Millville], 2018 [19-3]
TRIPLE JUMP: None
POLE VAULT: Danielle O’Reilly [Shawnee], 2004 [12-0]
SHOT PUT: Mercedes Hicks [Atlantic City], 2006 [43-10 ¼]
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 