Winslow’s Dominic Bassey shattered his own school record in the 800 and moved up to No. 9 on the all-time Camden County list Tuesday at the Olympic Conference Championships at Rancocas Valley.
Bassey won the 800 in 1:54.39, dropping his PR from a 1:55.33 at the indoor Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.
That’s the fastest winning time at the Olympic Conference meet in 15 years, since Washington Township’s Xavier Fraction set the meet record of 1:53.34 in 2009.
Bassey won by about 15 meters over Cherry Hill East junior Brandon Lyons, who PR’d with a 1:57.84 for 2nd place. Another junior, Rancocas Valley’s Christian Rouzard, was 3rd with a PR of 1:58.55. Lyons’ previous PR was 1:58.60, and Rouzard’s 2:02.70.
Bassey’s 1:54.39 makes him the No. 5 junior in New Jersey and No. 1 among South Jersey runners. Overall, he’s now 3rd-fastest in South Jersey this year, behind Cherokee’s Bobby Poplau [1:53.15 at the Burlington County Open] and Woodbury’s Peyton Shute [1:53.82 at Haddonfield Distance Night].
All-Time Camden County 800-Meter Run List
1:51.53 … Jeff Boyer [Camden], 1978
1:53.25 … Greg Pelose [Haddonfield], 2016
1:53.49 … Ben Potts [Haddonfield], 2010
1:53.54y … Frank Romero [Haddon Twp.], 1977
1:53.78 … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2015
1:53.79 … Mike Shemonsky [Eastern], 1990
1:53.88 … Derek Gess [Haddonfield], 2019
1:54.27 … Billy Clewell [Camden Catholic], 2022
1:54.39 … Dominic Bassey [Winslow Twp.], 2024
1:54.59 … Isaiah Jean-Baptiste [Cherry Hill East], 2016
1:54.63 … Austin Stoner [Haddonfield], 2015
1:54.69 … Brian Walter [Paul VI], 2010
1:54.71 … Brian Laskowski [Bishop Eustace], 2008
1:54.74 … Jack Bolling [Haddon Heights], 2023
1:54.87 … Collin Pierlott [Camden Catholic], 2013
1:54.88 … Thomas Morley [Haddon Township], 2002
1:54.89 … Jake Dinerman [Haddon Township], 2016
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 