Winslow Township sophomore Ma’syiah Brawner and Absegami junior Jaidah Garrett both popped major long jump PRs Sunday and earned All-America honors at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field.
Brawner jumped 19-7 ½ on her 2nd attempt and Garrett 19-7 on her 3rd, and they placed 7th and 8th overall.
They now rank 13th and 15th in state history and 5th and 7th in South Jersey history.
Brawner’s 19-7 ½ equls the 2nd-best in state history by a sophomore, behind only Carol Lewis’s 20-7 ½ at the 1979 AAU Junior Championships in Bloomington, Ind., and tied with Keturah Orji of Mount Olive in 2014 and Winslow’s Tionna Tobias in 2017.
Garrett’s 19-7 is the best mark by a South Jersey junior since Cidae’a Woods of Winslow jumped 19-9 ¼ at the 2013 state Group 3 Championships in South Plainfield.
Coming into Nationals, Brawner’s PR was PR was 19-3 ½, which she achieved both indoors at the Armory in January and earlier this month when she won the state Group 3 title at Delsea, edging Garrett. Garrett’s PR was 19-2 from her win at Group 3 sectionals at Delsea, where she edged Brawner.
Brawner won the Meet of Champions triple jump with a 40-5 ¾ and she’s now hit at least 19 feet in the long jump in her last three meets. Garrett has been over 19 feet in her last four meets.
On Sunday, Brawner had four jumps of at least 18-8 ½, and Garrett surpassed 19 feet three times, with a 19-0 ½ to open, the 19-7 on her 3rd jump and a 19-4 on her 5th jump.
Brawner and Garrett were sitting in 5th and 6th place through five jumps before Kassidi Watkins of Mustang (Okla.) and Danah Nembhard of Dacula (Ga.) went 20-0 ¼ and 20-1 back-to-back on their final jumps to take the top two spots.
All of Brawner and Garrett’s jumps were wind-legal.
Brawner placed 8th in the triple jump on Friday with a 40-6 1/4, so she’s now a double All-America this weekend.
All-Time New Jersey Long Jump List
20-11 ¾ … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1980
20-11 ¾ … Keturah Orji [Mount Olive], 2012
20-2 ¼ … Kayla Richardson (Columbia), 2014
20-2 … Clair Connor (Rahway), 1984
20-1 … Celine-Jada Brown [Plainfield], 2022
200 ½ … Teneacia Smith (Cherry Hill East), 1992
200 ½ … Cassandra Grant (Passaic), 1980
20-0 … Caitlyn Salisbury (Hawthorne), 2016
19-11 ½ … Tionna Tobias (Winslow Twp.), 2018
19-10 ½ … Nyamekye Opoku-Agyemang (Union), 2017
19-9 ¼ … Cidae’a Woods (Winslow Twp.), 2013
198 ¾ … Demeika Tweedy (Plainfield), 1993
19-7 ¾ … Ashley Noel [Montclair], 2024
19-7 ½ … Helen Wilks (Bridgeton), 1993
19-7 ½ … Ma’syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 2024
19-7 … Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 2024
19-6 ¼ … Saniyah Evans [Rahway], 2024
196 … Sharon Johnson (Newark Central), 1982
19-5 ¾ … Tatiyanna Sanders (Paramus Catholic), 2014
19-5 ¼ … Mariah Browne (South Brunswick), 2010
19-5 … Essence Mayers (Lakewood), 2010
19-4 ¾ … LaShonda Carter (Rahway), 2006
19-4 ¾ … Gabrielle Farquharson (Williamstown), 2011
194 … Jen McDermott (Ridgewood), 1989
19-4 … Linda Hayes (Monmouth), 1985
19-4 … Emily Carson (Haddonfield), 2012
19-4 … Gianna Macones [Sparta], 2018
19-3 ¾ … Hannah Taylor (Montgomery), 2016
19-3 ¼ … Lauren Stern [Mahwah], 2018
19-2 ¾ … Asia Young (Holy Spirit), 2016
19-2 ½ … Gabrielle Bennett (Winslow Twp.), 2015
19-2 ½ … Tiffany Bautista (Paramus Catholic), 2018
19-2 ¼ … Chino Anukwuem (Hanover Park), 2016
19-2 ¼ … Kassidy Mulryne [Allentown], 2018
19-2 … Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 2018
19-2 … Tara Zeni [Red Bank Catholic], 2019
19-1 ¾ … Timia Joseph (Morris Knolls), 2016
19-1 ½ … Promise Fadhunsi [Monroe Twp.], 2017
19-1 ½ … Adannia Agbo [Morris Hills], 2023
19-1 ¼ … Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2015
19-1 ¼ … Kelsey Veira (Hillsborough), 2015
19-1 ¼ … Aniyah Russell [Jackson Liberty], 2017
191 … Nena Moore Cherry Hill W), 1995
191 … Alaina Alfano (Hanover Park), 2005
19-1 … Yvonne Wolef (Middle Twp.), 2012
19-1 … Paula Marie Brown [Newark West Side], 2021
190 ¾ … Jen Schweizer (Morris Knolls), 1989
19-0 ½ … Lia Malave [Toms River North], 2023
19-0 ¼ ….. Morgan McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2012
19-0 ¼ …… Jasmine Staten (Lenape), 2016
190 ………. Leticia Beverly (Newark Central), 1984
19-0 ………. Adriene Davis (Newark Central), 1988
19-0 ………. Danielle Grady (Notre Dame), 1996
19-0 … Vonya Gould [Union Catholic], 2023
19-0 … Alexandra Samperi [Hasbrouck Heights], 2023
19-0 … Abigail Dennis [Old Tappan], 2023
All-Time South Jersey Long Jump List
20-11 ¾ ….. Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1980
200 ½ ….. Teneacia Smith (Cherry Hill East), 1992
19-11 ½ …. Tionna Tobias (Winslow Twp.), 2018
19-9 ¼ …..Cidae’a Woods (Winslow Twp.), 2013
19-7 ½ ….. Helen Wilks (Bridgeton), 1993
19-7 ½ … Ma’syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 2024
19-7 … Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 2024
19-4 ¾ …… Gabrielle Farquharson (Williamstown), 2011
19-4 ………. Emily Carson (Haddonfield), 2012
19-2 ¾ …….Asia Young (Holy Spirit), 2016
19-2 ½ ….…Gabrielle Bennett (Winslow Twp.), 2015
19-2 … Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 2018
191 ……….. Nena Moore [Cherry Hill W), 1995
19-1 ………. Yvonne Wolef (Middle Twp.), 2012
19-0 ¼ …… Jasmine Staten (Lenape), 2016
18-11 1/2 … Tisifenee Taylor [Woodbury], 2002
18-11 3/4 … Shaytika Bryant [Bridgeton], 1995
18-11 ……… Vashti Hannah [Cumberland Reg.], 2015
18-10 ¾ … Shameeka Marshall [Oakcrest], 2001
18-10 1/2 … Karissa Watson [Williamstown], 2019
18-10 1/4 … Anna Stewart [Glassboro], 1977
18-10 1/4 … Demya Walker [Rancocas Valley], 1984
18-10 …….. Shana Williams [Bridgeton], 1989
18-10 … Dahlia Beasley [Washington Twp.], 2024
18-9 1/2 … Frances Bundy [Pleasantville], 1999
18-9 1/4 … Ashley Edwards [Northern Burlington], 2015
18-9 …….. Shameka Speed [Bridgeton], 2002
18-8 3/4 … Tacqyaya Tobias [Our Lady of Mercy], 2011
18-8 1/2 … Rachel Armstead [Millville], 2015
18-8 1/2 … Tina Walls [Williamstown], 1982
18-8 1/2 … Jessica Bryant [Cherry Hill East], 2016
18-8 …….. Kristina Tossas [Rancocas Valley], 2019
18-7 1/2 … Sable Loper [Woodrow Wilson], 2005
18-7 …….. Jamie Walker [Haddon Heights], 2007
18-7 …….. Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2018
18-6 ¾ … Artrelia Turner [Woodrow Wilson], 1986
18-6 ¾ … Leah Ellis [Millville], 2021
18-6 ½ … Kristina Matthews [Bordentown], 1998
18-6 ½ … Tina Johnson [Burlington Twp.], 1996
18-6 … Emma Crozier-Carole [Mainland Reg.], 2023
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 