St. Augustine senior Julian Onesti ran within 4-100ths of a second of the Atlantic County 100-meter dash record Tuesday at the Atlantic County Championships.
Onesti ran 10.58 in the 100 trials at Egg Harbor.
There is no wind reading listed in the results, so the performance isn’t eligible for record purposes, but regardless of conditions it’s tied for No. 15 in South Jersey history and just 4-100ths out of the top 10.
Fabian Santiago of Oakcrest set the Atlantic County record of 10.54 at 2012 South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals, also at Egg Harbor. The fastest wind-legal time in county history is Santiago’s 10.59 at 2012 Meet of Champions at Old Bridge.
Onesti’s previous PR was 10.79 from FAT Wednesday at Cherokee in April. Indoors, he ran 6.42 and placed 4th at the Meet of Champions in the 55. That’s 12th-fastest in South Jersey history and fastest ever by any Cape-Atlantic Conference sprinter.
Onesti’s 10.58 is No. 3 in New Jersey this year and fastest by any South Jersey sprinter.
I have no clue when the final is coming up (thanks, “Elitefeats”), and I don’t know if I’ll be around to write about it if and when it does happen. Hopefully, he runs faster and we can write about it late tonight or tomorrow!
South Jersey All-Time 100-Meter Dash List
10.18 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
10.22 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
10.35 … Jamar Ervin [Camden], 2000
10.36 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2010
10.45 … James Townsend [Holy Cross], 2003
10.47 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
10.47 … James Brown [Glassboro], 2009
10.49 … Jonathan Taylor [Salem], 2017
10.53 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
10.54 … Fabian Santiago [Oakrest], 2010
10.55 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2002
10.56 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2025
10.57 … Jamil Benjamin [Cumberland Regional], 2006
10.57 … Geoff Navaro [Absegami], 2008
10.58 … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2003
10.58 … James Burris [Moorestown], 2022
10.58 … Julian Onesti [St. Augustine], 2025
10.59 … Lloyd Shambry [Gateway], 2025
10.60 … Robert Page [Kingsway], 2008
10.60 … Marquis Bonds [Millville], 2007
10.60 … Shawney Kersey [Woodbury], 2009
10.60 … Thomas Hampton [Clayton], 2019
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 