Camden junior Jaiden Steele ran the fastest 100 by a Camden County sprinter in 15 years Saturday at the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township.
Steele won the 100 in 10.63, tied for 5th-fastest in county history and fastest since Timber Creek’s Damiere Byrd ran 10.36 at 2011 Group 3 Sectionals at Egg Harbor.
Steele’s previous PR was a 10.68 when he won the state Group 2 title last spring at Delsea. His time is 2nd-fastest ever by a Camden sprinter behind Jamar Ervin’s former state-record 10.35 at the 2000 Meet of Champions at South Plainfield.
There are no wind readings listed so it appears that once again there was no wind gauge for a major South Jersey meet. So the performance has to be officially recorded as wind aided. It’s tied for 5th-fastest in county history in all conditions. His time is 7th-fastest in New Jersey this year and No. 2 among South Jersey sprinters.
Steele also won the 200 in a PR 21.75. That’s 9th-fastest in New Jersey this year and 3rd-fastest by a South Jersey sprinter.
It’s my sincere hope that meet directors will furnish wind gauge for all major championship meets so we can readings for the horizontal jumps and the sprints.
All-Time Camden County 100-Meter Dash List
10.35 … Jamar Ervin [Camden], 2000
10.36 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2010
10.47 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
10.58 … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2003
10.63 … Sabli Gonnet [Eastern], 2007
10.63 … Jaiden Steele [Camden], 2025
10.65 … Dominique Irons [Haddon Heights], 2013
10.67 … Antraye Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2003
10.67 … Kashif Miller [Haddon Heights], 2014
10.67 … Martin Booker [Pennsauken], 2017
10.68 … Antonio Tarantino [Paul VI], 2017
10.69 … Robert Darby [Pennsauken], 2006
10.71 … Albert Newkirk [Camden], 1997
10.73 … Franklin Dallas [Wilson], 1986
10.74 … Sherron Bullock [Camden], 2004
10.74 … Brian Reagan [Cherry Hill East], 2012
10.74 … Adonis Jennings [Timber Creek], 2014
10.75 … Ibrahim Massey [Haddon Heights], 2016
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 