Sorry I missed this one on Tuesday, but Delsea traveled up to East Brunswick and ran the fastest 800-meter relay in the state this year and No. 6 in South Jersey history.
Julian Conigliaro, Christian Langston, Dante McGrenehan and Xavier Wyatt ran 1:27.19 at the East Brunswick Sprint Series No. 2 and led five schools under 1:29.
The Crusaders broke the Gloucester County record of 1:27.96 set by Williamstown’s Michael Choates, Jean-Paul Roane, Raekwon Martin and Cameron Dobbins when they won the Group 4 race at the 2015 Woodbury Relays.
The only faster times in South Jersey history are Winslow Township’s state-record 1:24.49 at Outdoor Nationals in Raleigh in 2003 [adidas], Camden’s 1:24.90 at 2004 Raleigh Nationals [adidas], Camden’s 1:26.05 at 2000 Raleigh Nationals [Foot Locker], Camden’s 1:26.68 at the 1997 East Coast Relays at Morristown and Pennsauken’s 1:26.74 last April at Fast Times at Cherokee High.
Delsea’s time is No. 21 in state history. Their previous school record was 1:28.62 set by Marcus Williams, Tyler Coulbourne, Kyle Webb and Sean McPherson at the 2010 Carl Lewis Relays in Willingboro.
Toms River North [1:27.44] and Bergen Catholic [1:27.85] also broke 1:28, and Elizabeth [1:28.29] and Paramus Catholic [1:28.88] ran sub-1:29.
All-Time State 800-Meter Relay List
1:24.49 … Winslow Twp., 2003
1:24.90 … Camden, 2004
1:26.05 … Camden, 2000
1:26.0h … Somerville, 1973
1:26.3h … Weequahic, 1992
1:26.59 … East Orange, 2018
1:26.59 … Seton Hall Prep, 2018
1:26.66 … Irvington, 2005
1:26.68 … Camden, 1997
1:26.5h … Snyder, 1971
1:26.5h … Rahway, 1971
1:26.5h … Montclair, 1984
1:26.5h … Plainfield, 1998
1:26.74 … Pennsauken, 2023
1:26.78 … Teaneck, 2007
1:26.7h … Plainfield, 1980
1:26.93 … St. Peter’s, 2017
1:27.03 … Union Catholic, 2013
1:27.18 … Union Catholic, 2014
1:27.18 … Bergen Catholic, 2023
1:27.19 … Delsea, 2024
1:27.0h … Westfield, 1977
1:27.32 … Franklin Township, 2016
1:27.1h … Plainfield, 1978
1:27.34 … Don Bosco, 2007
1:27.38 … Paul VI, 2016
1:27.40 … Teaneck, 2008
1:27.41 … Nottingham, 2019
1:27.2h … Plainfield, 1983
1:27.50 … Plainfield, 2009
All-Time South Jersey 800-Meter Relay List
1:24.49 … Winslow Twp., 2003
1:24.90 … Camden, 2004
1:26.05 … Camden, 2000
1:26.68 … Camden, 1997
1:26.74 … Pennsauken, 2023
1:27.19 … Delsea, 2024
1:27.28 … Rancocas Valley, 2024
1:27.38 … Paul VI, 2016
1:27.52 … Woodrow Wilson, 1996
1:27.66 … Oakcrest, 2011
1:27.68 … Pennsauken, 2016
1:27.69 … Oakcrest, 2012
1:27.74 … Pleasantville, 1994
1:27.75 … Willingboro, 2007
1:27.80 … Pleasantville, 1999
1:27.84 … Winslow Twp., 2002
1:27.90 … Winslow Twp., 2008
1:27.96 … Williamstown, 2015
1:27.98 … Camden, 2002
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 