From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

With indoor track getting underway this weekend with a bunch of college meets, we thought it would be fun to put together a list of the top five marks recorded last indoor season by South Jersey athletes – high school, college, post-graduate.

This of course is an impossible task so we’ll rely on you guys to point out any errors and omissions on this list. A couple events – the 800, high jump and pole vault in particular – I feel like there are definitely people missing. But I can’t keep track of everybody, no matter how hard I try!

This list only includes marks made indoors and only marks made last season. I’ll have a women’s list tomorrow [Thursday]!

Here we go!

60-METER DASH
6.71 … Malachi James [Burlington City], Feb. 24, Staten Island, N.Y.
6.76 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], Feb. 11, New York
6.80 … Ahmad Brock [Egg Harbor Twp. / Monmouth], Feb. 22, New York
6.88 … Shamar Love [Bridgeton, Rowan], Feb. 19, Staten Island
6.88 … Evan Corcoran [Kingsway, Rowan], Feb. 19, Staten Island

200-METER DASH
21.25 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], Feb. 5, Staten Island
21.28 … Malachi James [Burlington City], March 3, Staten Island
21.42 … Premier Wynn [Pennsauken, Norfolk State], Feb. 20, Virginia Beach
21.70 … Damon Dukes [Kingsway, NJIT], Feb. 19, Boston
21.75 … Jah’mere Beasley [Sterling, Rutgers], Jan. 27, Clemson, S.C.

400-METER DASH
47.43 … Premier Wynn [Pennsauken, Norfolk State], Feb. 3, State College, Pa.
47.88 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken, Rutgers], Jan. 14, Boston
48.56 … Michael Mazaro [Paul VI, Rutgers], March 2, Boston
48.84 … Micah Wood [Rancocas Valley, Rutgers], Feb. 9, Chicago
49.12 … Jayden Greene [Washington Twp., St. Joe’s], Jan. 27, New York

800-METER RUN
1:50.37 … Stone Caraccio [Kingsway, Monmouth], March 3, Boston
1:50.90 … Jayden Greene [Washington Twp., St. Joe’s], Feb. 9, Staten Island
1:51.70 … Ian Moore [Rancocas Valley, Monmouth], Feb. 22, New York
1:52.05 … Peyton Shute [Woodbury], June 8, Somerset
1:52.41 … Josh Thaler [Timber Creek, St. Joe’s] March 2, Boston

MILE RUN
4:05.34 … Tom Cooke [Kingsway, post-grad], March 2, New York
4:07.95 … Matthew Coffey [Camden Catholic, St. Joe’s], Feb. 3, Boston
4:09.57 … Noah Deckert [Delsea, St. Joe’s], Jan. 27, New York
4:11.05 … Scott Hubbard [Audubon, Rowan], Feb. 23, Staten Iland
4:11.45 … Peyton Shute [Woodbury], March 10, Boston

3,000-METER RUN
7:58.94 … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson, Duke], Feb. 10, Boston
8:04.87 … Kevin Antczak [Mainland Reg., N.C. State], Feb. 10, Boston
8:07.88 … Noah Deckert [Delsea, St. Joe’s], Feb. 3, Boston
8:12.00 … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield, Iowa State], Feb. 9, Fayetteville, Ark.
8:12.50 … Matthew Coffey [Camden Catholic, St. Joe’s], Jan. 27, New York

5,000-METER RUN
14:08.24 … Kevin Antczak [Mainland Reg., N.C. State], Feb. 22, Boston
14:20.38 … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee, Syracuse], Feb. 22, Boston
14:27.85 … Martin Riddell [Haddonfield, Yale], Feb. 10, Boston
14:27.93 … Matthew Coffey [Camden Catholic, St. Joe’s], Feb. 3, Boston
14:41.84 … Dennis Fortuna [Triton, St. Joe’s], Feb. 9, Lynchburg, Va.

60-METER HURDLES
7.75 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine, Miami, Fla.], Feb. 9, Clemson, S.C.
7.96 … Marquise Young [Sterling, Rowan], Jan. 20, Staten Island
7.96 … Greg Foster [Lumberton, Princeton], Feb. 9, Clemson, S.C.
8.01 … Naseem Smith [Deptford, Syracuse], Feb. 23, Boston
8.07 … Isaiah Lewis [Winslow Twp., Syracuse], Jan. 19, Staten Island

HIGH JUMP
7-1 ½ … Mawali Osunniyi [Mainland Reg., U. Conn], Feb. 2, Cambridge, Mass.
6-8 ¾ … Keven Kevelier [Collingswood, Monmouth], Dec. 8, Staten Island
6-7 ¾ … Jamile Gantt [Paulsboro, Rowan], March 1, Rochester, N.Y.
6-6 … Dillon Page [Cherry Hill East, Rutgers], Dec. 1, New York
6-6 … David Godbolt [Rancocas Valley], Dec. 29, New York

LONG JUMP
25-3 ½ … Greg Foster [Lumberton, Princeton], Feb. 9, Clemson, S.C.
23-9 ¾ … Zach Manorowitz [Pennsville, Rider],
23-9 … Ahmad Brock [Egg Harbor Twp., Monmouth], Feb. 22, New York
23-8 ¾ … Desi Stroud [Atlantic City Tech, Holy Family], Feb. 9, Staten Island
22-7 ½ … Rece Englehart [Moorestown], March 3, Staten Island

TRIPLE JUMP
52-3 … Floyd Whitaker [Highland, Oklahoma], Feb. 24, Lubbock, Texas
50-2 … Greg Foster [Lumberton, Princeton], Feb. 24, Cambridge, Mass.
48-5 … Orion Joyner [Kingsway, Rhode Island], Feb. 24, Virginia Beach
48-1 ¾ … Jaden Johnson [Timber Creek / East Stroudsburg], Jan. 27, Boston
47-0 1/2 … Keven Kevelier [Collingswood / Monmouth], Feb. 23, New York

POLE VAULT
16-7 ¼ … Noah Kriesman [Cherry Hill East, Rutgers] Feb. 9, Chicago
16-6 … Nico Morales [Delsea, Rutgers], Dec. 1, New York
16-0 … Ryan Merlino [Oakcrest], March 9, New York
14-0 … Daniel Couse [Clearview], Feb. 17, Toms River, N.J.
14-0 … Jackson Murry [Willingboro], Jan. 17, Toms River, N.J.

SHOT PUT
59-10 … Lucciano Pizarro [Cherokee, Penn State], Feb. 16, State College, Pa.
57-0 … Jason Nwosu [Delsea, William & Mary], April 13, Charlottesville, Va.
53-9 ¼ … Malicah Etienne [Cinnaminson, Georgian Court], Feb. 9, Staten Island
52-45 … John Purvis [Winslow Twp., Marshall], Feb. 9, Louisville, Ky.
50-9 ½ … Chris Johnson [Willingboro, Delaware State], Feb. 20, Virginia Beach