Delran senior Dylan Husband popped a 10-foot javelin PR and the No. 2 throw in New Jersey this year.Thursday afternoon at Lenape Field Day.
Husband popped a 178-7 on his 1st attempt and won by 8 ½ feet over Burlington Township senior Dylan Fitzpatrick, 2nd with a 169-0, also on his 1st throw.
Husband had a PR of 122-6 as a sophomore and improved to 163-10 last spring when he placed 2nd at the Burlington County Open.
He’s competed in two major meets so far this spring and PR’d in both. First, he hit 167-3 at The College of New Jersey in Ewing earlier this month before his big PR on Thursday.
That 178-7 is the longest toss on record by a Delran thrower since the new javelin went into use in 2002. The previous record was 174-7 by Kevin Hejnas at the 2012 Woodbury Relays. The Delran record with the old javelin was 186-8 by Andre Fisher when he won South Jersey Group sectionals in Bridgeton in 1991.
Husband’s 178-7 is No. 1 in South Jersey this year and No. 2 in the state, behind only Markos Hantsoulis of Highland Park, who threw 203-9 this past weekend in a meet at Old Bridget.
It’s the best throw by a BCSL athlete since Jerry Fusco of Holy Cross hit 187-8 at the 2016 Woodbury Relays.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 