Deptford senior Marcus Hood moved into the No. 6 spot on the all-time South Jersey indoor pole vault list with a 15-foot clearance Saturday.

Hood, who had an indoor PR of 13 feet coming into the season, cleared 15-0 on his 3rd and final attempt at the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet at the Ott Center in West Philly.

Hood has an outdoor PR of 15-3 from his win at South Jersey Group 3 sectionals last spring at Delsea. That’s No. 11 on the all-time South Jersey combined list.

The top four indoor pole vault marks in South Jersey history were made by Gloucester County vaulters, so Hood is tied for No. 6 in South Jersey history but No. 5 in Gloucester County history.

Hood’s mark is No. 2 in New Jersey this year, behind only Owen Keating of Pompton Lakes, who cleared 15-6 in a meet this weekend at the Armory.

Hood passed through 12 feet, cleared 12-6 and 13-0 on his first attempt, passed 13-6, cleared 14-0 on his 3rd try vand 14-6 on his 1st before making 15-0 on his 3rd attempt. He took three tries at 15-6.

Delsea senior Henry Cifaloglioe took 2nd with a PR 14-6 on his 1st attempt. His previous PR was 14-0, which he had cleared once outdoors and once indoors – just last weekend, also at the Ott. That 14-6 makes him No. 6 in Gloucester County and tied for No. 13 in South Jersey history. And No. 3 in New Jersey this year.

Haddon Township senior Jacob George, in his first meet of 2024-25, cleared a huge PR of 14-0 for 3rd place. George had a PR of 12-6 and an indoor PR of 12-0, and he broke his own indoor school record.

All-Time South Jersey Indoor List
16-0 … Marco Morales [Delsea], 2020
15-6 … Dan Batdorf [West Deptford], 2008
15-6 … Nico Morales [Delsea], 2019
15-1 … Dylan Altland [Kinsgway], 2014
15-0 ¼ … Devon Purves [Haddonfield], 2006
15-0 … Mark Murphy [Haddonfield], 1985
15-0 … Mike Davis [Haddonfield], 2004
15-0 … Mike Rivard [Haddonfield], 2009
15-0 … Marcus Hood [Deptford], 2025
14-11 ¼ … Tom Jeffers [Triton], 2011
14-7 … Brian Banks [Eastern], 2011
14-6 ¼ … Brandon Kurtz [Absegami], 1991

All-Time Gloucester County indoor list
16-0 … Marco Morales [Delsea], 2020
15-6 … Dan Batdorf [West Deptford], 2008
15-6 … Nico Morales [Delsea], 2019
15-1 … Dylan Altland [Kinsgway], 2014
15-0 … Marcus Hood [Deptford], 2025
14-6 … Jarrod Brovero [Delsea], 2016
14-6 … Henry Cifaloglio [Delsea], 2025
14-0 … David Murname [West Deptford], 2000
14-0 … Jason Yurchak [Delsea], 2004
14-0 … James Lynch [Deptford], 2018
14-0 … Ryan Jillard [Delsea], 2019
14-0 … Nick Clarke [Delsea], 2016
14-0 … Julian Rodriguez [Deptford], 2020

After a speedy 1:30.43 in the 800-meter relay trials at the Beantown Winter Classic earlier in the day, the Rancocas Valley boys unleashed a blazing 1:29.16 on The TRACK in Boston, the fastest time by a Burlington County school in 25 years.

Juniors Xavier Bancroft, Julian Coopage-Seepersand and Tim Howard Jr. and senior David Smith won the race in 1:29.16, fastest since Lenape, with Herb Reid, Ian Moore, Luis Tomlinson and Mohamad Kanu in the lineup, ran 1:28.46 to win 2000 Easterns at the Armory.

R.V. won by more than 1 ½ seconds, finishing 15 meters ahead of 2nd-place River Hill School of Clarksville, Md., who ran 1:30.85. River Hill led all qualifiers with a 1:30.01.

Their time is 12th-fastest in South Jersey history, fastest by a New Jersey relay team so far this season and 6th-fastest in the country, according to the MileSplit national database.

The Red Devils broke their school record of 1:29.29, set by Brian Merriman, Sam Keleekai, Rob Hawkins and Brandon Boggs at 2017 Easterns at the Armory.

All-Time Burlington County 800-Meter Relay List
1:28.46 … Lenape, 2000
1:29.16 … Rancocas Valley, 2025
1:29.29 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
1:30.43 … Rancocas Valley, 2025
1:30.56 … Rancocas Valley, 2024
1:30.59 … Willingboro, 2024
1:30.63 … Willingboro, 2007
1:30.7y … Willingboro, 1988
1:30.96 … Willingboro, 2022
1:30.63 … Willingboro, 2007
1:30.7y … Willingboro, 1988

1:30.43 … Rancocas Valley, 2025

All-Time South Jersey Indoor 800-Meter Relay
1:26.90 … Camden, 2004
1:27.60 … Vineland, 2004
1:28.0h … Edgewood, 2001
1:28.28 … Washington Twp., 2024
1:28.45 … Camden, 2002
1:28.46 … Lenape, 2000
1:28.48 … Camden, 2007
1:28.77 … Pennsauken, 2023
1:28.80 … Deptford, 2023
1:28.91 … Camden, 2000
1:29.06 … Oakcrest, 2012
1:29.16 … Rancocas Valley, 2025
1:29.17 … Camden, 2001
1:29.29 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
1:29.33 … Delea, 2024
1:29.52 … Vineland, 2003
1:29.57 … Camden, 1997
1:29.61 … Camden, 1999
1:29.72 … Timber Creek, 2013
1:29.74 … Pennsauken, 2016
1:29.81 … Pennsauken, 2022
1:29.87 … Timber Creek, 2016
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2017
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2018
1:29.97 … Pleasantville, 2008

Delsea senior Jonathan Harris recorded the best shot put by a South Jersey athlete indoors or out in 13 years Saturday with a 63-8 ½ bomb at the Ott Center.

Harris and Hammonton senior Anthony Liakhnovich both surpassed 60 feet at the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet in West Philly. Liakhnovich popped a 60-2 on his 6th and final attempt.

Harris’s 63-8 ½ is No. 3 in South Jersey history indoors and No. 6 on the combined indoor-outdoor list. It’s the best throw by a South Jersey athlete since legendary Braheme Days Jr. of Bridgeton threw 70-8 at 2012 Easterns at the Armory.

His throw is No. 18 in state history indoors.

Harris broke the Gloucester County indoor record of 63-1 ¾ set by West Deptford’s Nick Pulli at the 2014 Cherokee Throwdown and the Gloucester County overall mark of 63-2 ½ set by his former teammate, Jason Nwosu, at the 2022 South Jersey Group 3 meet at Pennsauken.

His 63-8 ½ is No. 2 in the U.S. this winter, according to the MileSplit national database, behind Alex Jackson of Peabody (Mass.) Veterans, who threw 66-6 ¼ last weekend in Boston.

Liakhnovich, the Meet of Champions discus runner-up last spring at 181-3, broke the Atlantic County record of 59-9 set at 2013 Easterns at the Armory by Egg Harbor Township’s Kofi Yamoah. Liakhnovich’s previous indoor PR was 56-10 ¼. He threw 62-10 last spring at the SJTCA Open at Delsea. He also broke the indoor school record of 56-11 set by Nate Karl at the 2020 Cherokee Throwdown.

Harris’s previous indoor PR was a 62-0 ½ last week, also at the Ott Center. His outdoor PR is 63-0 ½ at Group 3 sectionals last spring at Delsea.

Harris opened Saturday with a 56-5 ¼ and after a foul hit the big 63-8 ½. He added a 61-3 ¼ on his 5th attempt before finishing with a 59-8 ¼.

Liakhnovich had four fouls in his series and only a 52-45 ¼ on his 1st attempt in addition to his first indoor 60-footer.

All-time South Jersey Indoor 60-Foot Club
70-8 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2012
63-11 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
63-8 ½ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2025
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014
62-7 ¾ … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018
62-0 ½ … Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022
62-0 ½ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2025
61-9 … Lou Gordon [Bridgeton], 1995
60-3 … Harry Dilks [Pitman], 1971
60-10 ¾ … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2020
60-2 … Anthony Liakhnovich
60-1 … Damere Lassiter [Glassboro], 2024
60-0 ½ … Ell Ash [Willingboro], 2004

New Jersey 63-Foot Indoor List
71-9 ½ … Nick Vena [Morristown], 2011
70-8 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2012
67-7 … Joshua Huisman [St. Rose], 2024
67-3 … Kevin DiGiorgio [Bayonne], 1998
67-1 ¾ … James Gilligan [Toms River East], 2008
66-6 … Glen DiGiorgio [Bayonne], 2002
65-10 … Steve Adams [St. Joe’s Montvale], 1970
65-6 … Jordan West [Rahway], 2017
65-4 … Cole Tucker [Colts Neck], 2021
65-2 ½ … Greg Cortina [Hun], 1971
64-9 ¾ … Joe Licata [Gill St. Bernard’s], 2022
64-5 ¾ … Luke Grodeska [St. Rose], 2016
64-5 ½ … C.J. Licata [Gill St. Bernard
64-5 ¼ … Bruce Heide [Springfield], 1975
63-11 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
63-11 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
63-10 … Joshua Huisman [St. Rose Belmar], 2024
63-8 ½ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2025
63-8 ¼ … Rudy Guevara [Essex Catholic], 1971
63-6 … Ron Klotzer [Union], 1974
63-5 ½ … Aaron Echternacht [Hopewell Valley], 1991
63-3 ¼ … Mike Alleman [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], 2008
63-2 ½ … Uzoma Orji [Matawan], 2002
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014

South Jersey Combined 60-Foot List
70-8 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2012 [i]
64-10 1/2 … Jon Kalnas [Paulsboro], 1997 [o]
64-6 1/4 … Ron Dayne [Overbook], 1996 [o]
64-5 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995 [o]
64-4 1/4 … Chris Robinson [Penns Grove], 1990 [o]
63-8 ½ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2025 [i]
63-2 ½ … Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022 [o]
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014 [i]
63-0 … Lou Gordon [Bridgeton], 1995 [o]

Juniors Xavier Bancroft, Julian Coopage-Seepersand and Tim Howard Jr. and senior David Smith ran the 5th-fastest indoor 800-meter relay in Burlington County history Saturday qualifying at the Beantown Winter Classic at the TRACK in Boston.

R.V. ran 1:30.43 – fastest in New Jersey so far this year – in the 8th and final qualifying race. R.V. was forced to run by itself, with nobody else in its heat breaking 1:39. They finished about 85 meters ahead of 2nd-place Coginchaug of Durham, Conn.

Their qualifying time is 2nd-fastest, behind River Hill School of Clarksville, Md., which ran 1:30.01 in the 3rd qualifying race. Eight teams advanced to the final, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The cutoff was 1:34.90.

The only faster times in Burlington County history are Lenape’s 1:28.46 when they set the then-South Jersey and meet record at 2000 Easterns at the Armory with Herb Reid, Ian Moore, Luis Tomlinson and Mohamad Kanu in the lineup and R.V. in 2017, also at Easterns at the Armory, with Brian Merriman, Sam Keleekai, Rob Hawkins and Brandon Boggs.

All-Time Burlington County 800-Meter Relay List
1:28.46 … Lenape, 2000
1:29.29 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
1:30.43 … Rancocas Valley, 2025
1:30.56 … Rancocas Valley, 2024
1:30.59 … Willingboro, 2024
1:30.63 … Willingboro, 2007
1:30.7y … Willingboro, 1988
1:30.96 … Willingboro, 2022
1:30.63 … Willingboro, 2007
1:30.7y … Willingboro, 1988

All-Time South Jersey Indoor 800-Meter Relay
1:26.90 … Camden, 2004
1:27.60 … Vineland, 2004
1:28.0h … Edgewood, 2001
1:28.28 … Washington Twp., 2024
1:28.45 … Camden, 2002
1:28.46 … Lenape, 2000
1:28.48 … Camden, 2007
1:28.77 … Pennsauken, 2023
1:28.80 … Deptford, 2023
1:28.91 … Camden, 2000
1:29.06 … Oakcrest, 2012
1:29.17 … Camden, 2001
1:29.29 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
1:29.33 … Delea, 2024
1:29.52 … Vineland, 2003
1:29.57 … Camden, 1997
1:29.61 … Camden, 1999
1:29.72 … Timber Creek, 2013
1:29.74 … Pennsauken, 2016
1:29.81 … Pennsauken, 2022
1:29.87 … Timber Creek, 2016
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2017
1:29.92 … Deptford, 2018
1:29.97 … Pleasantville, 2008
1:30.06 … Buena, 2001
1:30.08 … Camden, 2006
1:30.09 … Camden, 2018
1:30.12 … Delsea, 2007
1:30.15 … Depetford, 2020
1:30.16 … Camden, 2005
1:30.20 … Edgewood, 2000
1:30.22 … Millville, 2020
1:30.36 … Winslow Twp., 2003
1:30.38 … Winslow Twp., 2008
1:30.40 … Delsea, 2009
1:30.42 … Vineland, 2002
1:30.43 … Rancocas Valley, 2025
1:30.47 … Vineland, 2005
1:30.51 … Woodrow Wilson, 1993
1:30.51 … Woodrow Wilson, 1996
1:30.59 … Willingboro, 2024
1:30.56 … Rancocas Valley, 2024
1:30.60 … Delsea, 2008
1:30.62 … Winslow Twp., 2005
1:30.63 … Eastern, 2002
1:30.63 … Willingboro, 2007
1:30.71 … Winslow Twp., 2004
1:30.7y … Willingboro, 1988
1:30.87 … Woodrow Wilson, 1995
1:30.89 … Vineland, 2001
1:30.96 … Willingboro, 2022
1:30.97 … Vineland, 2008

Highland senior Jayden DeLeon notched the best indoor high jump by a South Jersey athlete in a decade Saturday at the Ott Center.

Competing at the South Jersey Coaches Association meet in West Philly, DeLeon cleared 6-9 on his 2nd attempt, the best clearance by a South Jersey jumper since Williamstown’s Devin Bradham and Delsea’s Ameer Banks both cleared 6-10 at Easterns at the Armory.

His 6-9 is tied for No. 3 in Camden County history and matches the best jump in 38 years, since Cherry Hill West’s Terrance Ferguson cleared 7-0 at Easterns at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym.

DeLeon had cleared 6-8 indoors last week at the Bubble and outdoors at Group 3 Sectionals at Delsea last spring.

DeLeon’s 6-9 equals the No. 5 performance nationally, according to the MileSplit U.S. database. It’s the best jump by a Highland athlete since Reggie Williams cleared 7-0 at South Plainfield when he placed 2nd to Franklin’s Reggie Garrett at the 1997 Meet of Champions.

On Saturday, DeLeon passed through 6-0, then cleared 6-2, 6-4, 6-6 and 6-8 ¼ on his first attempts. Glassboro junior Amari Sabb cleared a lifetime-best 6-4 on his 1st attempt for 2nd place. He had cleared 6-2 at the Gloucester County Championships last spring at Deptford. His previous indoor PR was 6-0, which he cleared a couple times last year.

After. Clearing 6-8 ¼, DeLeon had the bar moved up to 6-9 and sailed over the bar on his 2nd try. Then it was up to 6-10, where he missed three tries.

Here’s the all-time South Jersey indoor list …

7-4 1/4 … Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003 [i]
7-0 … Terry Ferguson [Cherry Hill West], 1987 [i]
6-11 … Mike Pascuzzo [Lenape], 1980 [i]
6-10 ¾ … Paul Klemic [Mainland Reg.], 1999 [i]
6-10 … Damon Julian [Edgewood], 1984 [i]
6-10 … Raffael Craig [Millville], 1999 [i]
6-10 … Josh Butler [Delsea], 2006 [i]
6-10 … Devin Bradham [Williamstown], 2015 [i]
6-10 … Ameer Banks [Delsea], 2015 [i]
6-9 … Andrew Athias [Cherry Hill East], 2011 [i]
6-9 … Jayden DeLeon [Highland], 2025 [i]

And the all-time South Jersey combined indoor-outdoor list:

7-4 1/2 ..… Paul Klemic [Mainland Reg.], 2000 [o]
7-4 1/4 ..… Robert Jordan [Millville], 1999 [o]
7-4 1/4 … Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003 [i]
7-1 ………. Drew Kanz [Seneca], 2009 [o]
7-0 1/2 ..… Dwayne Robinson [Bridgeton], 1992 [o]
7-0 ………. Marc Holland [Willingboro], 1978 [o]
7-0 … Terry Ferguson [Cherry Hill West], 1987 [i]
7-0 ………. Reggie Williams [Highland], 1997 [o]
7-0 ………. Raffael Craig [Millville], 1999 [o]
7-0 ………. Daryl Gause [Schalick], 2000 [o]
7-0 …..….. Todd Lowber [Delran], 2001 [o]
7-0 …..….. Montez Blair [Timber Creek], 2008 [o]
7-0 ………. Markquese Bell [Bridgeton], 2016 [o]
6-11 … Mike Pascuzzo [Lenape], 1980 [i]
6-11 …….. Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1985 [o]
6-10 1/2 … Mike Starks [Haddon Heights], 1993 [o]
6-10 1/4 … Ed Malone [Gloucester], 1985 [o]
6-10 …….. Scott Knecht [Haddonfield], 1979 [o]
6-10 …….. Scott Landers [Northern Burlington], 1980 [o]
6-10 …….. Paul Tyson [Camden], 1983 [o]
6-10 …….. Troy Saunders [Bordentown], 1983 [o]
6-10 …….. Pat Collier [Willingboro], 1983 [o]
6-10 …….. Damon Julian [Edgewood], 1984 [i,o]
6-10 …….. Spencer Irvin [Paulsboro], 1993 [o]
6-10 …….. Jarrett Carr [Pennsauken], 1994 [o]
6-10 …….. Jamil Sanders [Bridgeton], 1994 [o]
6-10 …….. Willie Hill [Vineland], 1994 [o]
6-10 …….. Anthony [Schalick], 1999 [o]
6-10 …….. Marshall Akins [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2005 [o]
6-10 …….. Justin Oliver [Pennsauken], 2006 [o]
6-10 …….. Josh Butler [Delsea], 2006 [i,o]
6-10 …….. Devin Bradham [Williamstown], 2005 [i,o]
6-10 …….. Ameer Banks [Delsea], 2015 [o]
6-9 ¼ …… Keith Brown [Salem], 1979 [o]
6-9 ¼ ………. Blake Bartlett [Penns Grove], 1999 [o]
6-9 ………. Bob Reid [Oakcrest], 1977 [o]
6-9 ………. Marvin Bass [Palmyra], 1994 [o]
6-9 … Andrew Athias [Cherry Hill East], 2011 [i]
6-9 … Jayden DeLeon [Highland], 2025 [i]

Audubon junior Riley Fayer ran one of the fastest indoor 1,600s ever by a South Jersey Group 1 girl Saturday morning at the Ott Center.

Fayer closed in 73.66 and won the 1,600 at the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet in 5:07.46, finishing 90 meters ahead of 2nd-place Cherokee freshman Erin Healy, who ran 5:25.40 in her first high school track race.

Three other girls ran sub-5:28 – Washington Township junior Hannah Saleh [5:26.50], Williamstown junior Sophia Aldridge [5:26.60] and Mainland Regional junior Emily Preissman [5:27.41].

Fayer’s previous indoor PR was a 5:18.23 last year at Ocean Breeze. She PR’d outdoors at Delsea with a 5:04.02 in May. But on a 200-meter track, her time is 7th-fastest ever in South Jersey Group 1, behind five Haddonfield girls back before Haddonfield moved up to Group 2 as well as Glassboro’s Ruth Lockbaum in 1985.

Fayer split 75.99, 79.71, 79.10 and 73.66. Her time is 6th-fastest in New Jersey this year and fastest by a Group 1 girl this year or any public school runner.

4:49.46y … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
4:51.60 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2016
5:04.54 … Mia Spinelli [Haddonfield], 2010
4:55.04y … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
4:56.1h,y … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985
5:02.21 … Shelby Cain [Haddonfield], 2014
5:07.46 … Riley Fayer [Audubon], 2025

Here’s what the all-time Camden County list looks like.

4:49.46y … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
4:51.60 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2016
4:52.90 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024
4:55.04y … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
5:01.96 … Grace Wassell [Highland], 2022
5:02.21 … Shelby Cain [Haddonfield], 2014
5:03.82 … Allison Colflesh [Haddonfield], 2020
5:04.24 … Sarah Naticchia [Haddonfield], 2020
5:04.54 … Mia Spinella [Haddonfield], 2010
5:04.69 … Alyssa Condell [Timber Creek], 2017
5:05.27 … Megan Venables [Highland], 2011
5:05.66 … Ava Thomas [Haddonfield], 2024
5:05.90 … Holly Bischof [Bishop Eustace], 2011
5:05.90 … Madison Coppolino [Sterling], 2017
5:06.12 … Payton Wiener [Haddonfield], 2020
5:06.38 … Lindsay Thomas [Overbrook], 2001
5:06.85 … Kesley Cummings [Triton], 2016
5:07.46 … Riley Fayer [Audubon], 2025
5:07:47 … Theresa Cattuna [Cherry Hill East], 2006
5:08.65y … Kathy Linck, Eustace, 1995

Washington Township senior Ella Karp threw a shot put PR and moved into the all-time Gloucester County top-10 on her final attempt Saturday morning at the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet at the Ott Center in West Philly.

Going into their 6th and final throws, Delsea junior Hannah Nuhfer had the lead at 39-8 on her 3rd attempt and Karp was 2nd at 38-6 ¾ on her 5th.

But Karp hit a nearly two-foot indoor PR on her sixth throw to record the win.

Karp’s previous indoor PR was a 39-2 ¼ from Ocean Breeze a year ago this week. She threw 40-3 ¼ outdoors at Delsea in May.

Nuhfer is one of the state’s top discus throwers, was 2nd in the Meet of Champions with a 152-6 last spring. Her shot PR is 41-3 ½ from a meet in January at the Bubble.

Karp’s 40-11 is a school record and the best throw by a Washington Township girl either indoors or out.

A couple fast 400s to open the season for Gloucester County sprinters Marquis Taylor Matthew Niedbalski Saturday morning at the Ott Center.

Taylor, a Woodbury senior, won the race in 49.32, and Niedbalski, a Clearview junior ran a huge PR of 49.43.

Taylor just missed his indoor PR of 49.24 from Ocean Breeze this past February. He ran 48.23 indoors when he won the state Group 1 title last year in Somerset. Their times are No. 2 and 3 in New Jersey this year.

This was a big jump for Niedbalski, who had an indoor PR of 54.74 from sectionals last year at the Bubble and an overall PR of 51.02 from outdoor sectionals at Delsea. He’s the first Clearview boy ever to run sub-50 indoors, and his time is 7th-fastest in Gloucester County history indoors.

48.96 … Lathan Brown [Deptford], 2023
49.11 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
49.13 … Eric Chekemian [Washington Twp.], 2001
49.24 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2024
49.26 … Tim Carey [Washington Twp,], 2010
49.34 … Alexander Osayemi [Clayton], 2024
49.43 … Matthew Niedbalski [Clearview], 2025
49.65 … Aaron Younger [Delsea], 2007
49.97 … Kanye Mills [Washington Twp.], 2023

Washington Township senior Jack Schuck, Clearview senior Steven Niedbalski, presumably Matthew’s brother, and Woodstown junior Joshua Crawford also PR’d in the 400, Schuck in 3rd place in 50.22, Steven Niedbalski 4th in 51.17 and Crawford 5th in 51.31.

Taylor also won the 55-meter dash in 6.59, finishing 1-100th of a second ahead of senior John Santos of Washington Township.

Sianni Wynn ran the 6th-fastest 400 in the U.S. early Saturday morning at the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet at the Ott Center.

By 9:15 a.m., the Pennsauken junior had PR’d in the hurdles with an 8.38 and run 56.17 in the 400 on Penn’s new banked 200-meter track.

Before New Year’s in her first 400 of the year, she ran within two-thirds of a second of her indoor 400 PR of 55.51 from a meet last December at Ocean Breeze. That’s No. 6 in South Jersey history indoors. She ran 53.45 outdoors – No. 8 in state history – when she won the state Group 4 title in Somerset.

On Saturday, Wynn won by 20 meters over Autumn Carter of Hopewell Valley, who was 2nd in 59.49. Paul VI junior Claire Magee was also under a minute in 3rd place with a 59.84.

Wynn also won the 55-meter hurdles in 8.38, lowering her PR in a relatively new event from 8.52 , which she just ran last weekon the same track in West Philly.

That’s fastest by a Pennsauken girl since Alethia Jenkins ran 8.03 when she won 2000 Easterns title at the Armory.

Holy Family sophomore Desi Stroud from Mays Landing and Atlantic County Tech popped a triple jump PR at the recent Seahawk Shootout at Ocean Breeze.

Stroud leaped 46-5 ½ on his final attempt to smash his previous PR of 44-11 ½ from a meet this past February at Ursinus.

Stroud is one of four Holy Family triple jumpers ranked in the top six in the NCAA Division 2 East Regional headed into this weekend.

Earlier this month, Stroud long jumped 23-3 ½ at a meet at Ocean Breeze.

It appears that all of the 45-foot jumps in school history have been in the last three years, with Stroud No. 5 on the all-time school performance list.

49-5 ¾ … Odane Smith, 2025 [Ocean Breeze]
49-5 … Nishorn Pierre, 2024 [Ocean Breeze]
48-5 ½ … Terrance Jones, 2024 [Ocean Breeze]
47-1 ¾ … Ernest Robinson, 2025 [Ocean Breeze]
46-5 ½ … Desi Stroud, 2025 [Ocean Breeze]
45-1 ½ … Javon Bowen, 2023 [Ocean Breeze]

Stroud has long jumped 23-8 ¾ indoors. At ACIT, he had a long jump PR of 22-1 ¼. He never triple jumped in high school, and it appears his first lifetime triple jump competition was just about a year ago – early December 2023 in a meet at Ocean Breeze.