Lenape senior Miles Acchione opened the 2024 season with a big javlein PR at CBA’s Penn Relays qualifier in Lincroft Monday afternoon.
Acchione won the javelin with a throw of 178-3, more than 10 feet beyond his previous best of 167-10 set last spring when he placed 2nd at South Jersey Group 4 sectionals at Pennsauken. He went on to place 3rd at states with a 162-4.
His 178-3 appears to be the best throw by a Lenape athlete since Steve Finlan hit 184-1 at the 2000 Meet of Champions in South Plainfield.
Acchione was a 1st-year thrower as a junior last year. He didn’t throw over 145 feet until late April before his breakthrough at sectionals.
Kyle Durkin of Calvary Christian in Old Bridge, a Meet of Champions medalist a year ago, placed 2nd with a 165-11. Gloucester senior Justice Dolson PR’d with a 157-7 for 3rd.
Series information is not available.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 