Eastern senior Zoe Goldberg bombed the No. 8 javelin throw in South Jersey history Saturday morning at the 50th annual Woodbury Relays.
Goldberg PR’d at 136-7 at the West Deptford Relays in 2022 and came within inches of that mark last spring when she placed 3rd at the Meet of Champions in Somerset with a 136-3 throw.
At Woodbury, she opened with a 121-10 and then surpassed 130 feet on five consecutive throws, hitting 131-4, 131-0 and then another near-PR 136-3 before hitting 144-6 on her 5th attempt. She finished with a 134-3.
She averaged 132-8 on her six throws, and her average throw was good enough to win the event by 10 feet.
The meet web site incorrectly lists Maria Jimenez’s 153-6 in 2012 as the meet record. That’s actually been surpassed twice – by Millville’s Leah Howard with a 163-1 last year and Oakcrest’s Brielle Smith with a 168-6 in 2019.
Sterling senior Laurel Conway placed 2nd with a PR 122-8 on her 2nd throw, and Goldberg’s teammate, Eastern senior Aniyah Smith, was 3rd at 122-4.
All-Time Woodbury Relays 140-Foot Club
168-6 … Brielle Smith [Oakcrest], 2019
163-1 … Leah Howard [Millville], 2023
153-6 … Maria Jimenez (Vineland), 2012:
150-7 …… Smith, 2018
146-7 … Victoria Imbesi (Our Lady of Mercy Academy), 2009
142-4 … Erin Donohue (Haddonfield), 142-4, 2001
142-6 … Lynlee Phillips (Shawnee), 1999 [old javelin]
144-1 … Helen Labosky (Shawnee), 1997 [old javelin]
All-Time South Jersey 140-Foot Javelin List
168-6 … Brielle Smith [Oakcrest], 2019
163-1 … Leah Howard [Millville], 2022
160-8 … Maria Jimenez [Vineland], 2012
152-9 … Kate Johnston [Haddonfield], 2012
152-4 … Jill Shaner [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2009
148-8 … Caitlin Cielo [Eastern], 2002
146-7 … Victoria Imbesi [Our Lady of Mercy], 2008
144-6 … Zoe Goldberg [Eastern], 2024
143-11 … Ayana Culhane [Absegami], 2016
142-6 … Kaela Schrier [Cherokee], 2016
142-1 … Alexa Gardner [Hammonton], 2018
141-6 … Lindsay Minch [Pennsville], 2009
141-5 … Kelly Yanucil [Bordentown], 2013
141-1 … Tumelo Nwanma [Vineland], 2016
141-0 … Jocelyn McRae [Millville], 2006
140-8 … Julianne Foering [Rancocas Valley], 2017
140-0 … Melissa Lake [Cherokee], 2011
140-foot throws with old javelin [used through 2001]
154-8 … Lynlee Phillips [Shawnee], 1999
152-7 … Emma Painter [Clayton], 1980
149-5 … Carla Brown [Overbrook], 1986
147-7 … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2000
147-1 … Janet Morris [Kingsway], 1991
146-6 … Liz Pellerin [Holy Cross], 1982
145-0 … Lillian Rivera [Pemberton], 1983
144-1 … Helen Labosky [Shawnee], 1997
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 