Lumberton’s Greg Foster, a Princeton junior, advanced to the second round of the long jump at the NCAA Championships Wednesday evening.

After a long rain delay, Foster jumped 25-0 ¼ on his 2^nd of three attempts, the 4^th-best mark out of 48 qualifiers at the first round of NCAA East Prelims in Jacksonville.

The top 12 jumpers advanced to NCAAs June 11-14 in Eugene. Foster will jump next at Hayward Field on 5:40 p.m. June 11. The top 12 from East prelims in Jacksonville and West prelims in College Station, Texas, will compete in Eugene.

Foster jumped 24-1 ¾ on his 1^st attempt before the 25-0 ¼ and then finished with a foul. The cutoff to advance was 24-6 ¼. It was 24-11 3/4 in the West prelims.

Foster has a legal PR of 26-1 ¾ from the 2023 Ivy League Championships at Franklin Field. His legal season best is a 25-8 ¾ at Princeton in April. Foster missed nearly a year from February 2024 through this past January after undergoing foot surgery.

This is Foster’s 4^th trip to NCAAs. He placed 10^th in Virginia Beach this past indoor season.

Texas A&M senior Sincere Rhea advanced to the 110-meter hurdles quarterfinals at the NCAA Championships Wednesday in College Station, Texas.

Rhea ran 13.66 with a legal 1.7 tailwind and placed 3^rd in the 5^th of six qualifying heats at the NCAA West First Round.

The top three from each heat and the next six-fastest advanced to a three-race quarterfinal on Friday. So Rhea advanced automatically. His time was 16th-fastest among the 48 entrants.

The top 12 – three from each heat and the next three-fastst – advance to the NCAA semifinals at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., June 11-14.

The time equals Rhea’s 2^nd-fastest ever with legal wind and ties his fastest in more than two years.

Everyone who ran 13.83 or faster advanced. The next round is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Friday back at College Station.

Here’s a look at Rhea’s fastest wind-legal times over the 42-inch barriers:

13.48 … ACC Championships, Raleigh, N.C., May 12, 2023 [+1.2] (2)
13.66 … NCAA Championships West Prelims, College Station, Texas, May 28, 2025 [+1.7] (3)
13.66q … Clyde Littlefield Relays, Austin, March 29, 2025 [+1.5] (3)
13.70 … Texas Invitational, Austin, April 25, 2025 [-1.7] (3)
13.72 … Norhtern Florida East Coast Relays, April 29, 2023 [+1.8] (2)
13.74 … Texas Tech Corky Shootout, May 2, 2025 [+2.0] (3)
13.74 … Hurricane Alumni Invitational, Miami, April 8, 2023 [-1.2] (2)
13.79 … ACC Championships, Raleigh, N.C., May 13 [-0.3] (2)

1 – Competing for Penn State
2 – Competing for Miami
3 – Competing for Texas A&M

Rhea, a graduate of St. Augustine in Buena Vista Township, Atlantic County, from Maurice River Township, Cumberland County,

Cinnaminson senior Ed Frey moved into the No. 6 spot on the all-time South Jersey pole vault list Tuesday at Cherokee and No. 5 on the outdoor list.

Frey cleared 15-6 at the Cherokee Final Countdown Last Chance meet, joining Deptford senior Marcus Hood as the second 15-6 vaulter in South Jersey this year. Hood has cleared 15-6 four times, at the Bubble in February indoors and at Woodbury, South Jersey Elite and sectionals outdoors.

Including Haddon Township senior Jacob George, who cleared 15-3 earlier this month at the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township, and Delsea senior Henry Cifaloglio, who cleared 15-3 in a meet at Delsea last week, four out of 14 vaulters to clear 15-3 or better in South Jersey history have done it in the past few weeks.

Frey and Hood are tied for No. 3 in New Jersey going into states and Cifaloglio and George are tied at No. 5. So four of the top six vaulters in the state are from South Jersey.

Frey broke the Burlington County record of 15-4 set by Jason King at the 1993 Meet of Champions, where Lenape went 1-2 with King at 15-4 and Chris Wise at 13-6, and Burlington County went 1-2-3 with Palmyra’s Brian Horne placing 3^rd at 13-3.

At Cherokee, Frey passed the first 12 heights before entering at 13-6, which he cleared on his 1^stattempt. Trevor Farrell of Kingsway also cleared 13-6, which tied his PR. But Frey got over the bar at 14 feet on his 3^rdattempt and Farrell went out at 14 feet, so with the win secured Frey moved on to shoot for a PR. He had the bar moved up to 15-6, which he cleared on his 1^st attempt.

He took three shots at 16-1, which would have broken the South Jersey record set by Haddon Heights’ Bob Green at the South Jersey Invitational at Eastern in 1992 and tied by Oakcrest’s Ryan Merlino at last year’s state Group 3 meet at Delsea.

Frey’s previous PR was a 15-0 1/4 in a batch meet at Pennsauken. His previous big-meet PR was 14-7 when he became the first Cinnaminson vaulter to win the Burlington County Open since Matt Mancini won his 3rd in a row in 2006.

All-time S.J. outdoor PV list

16-0 … Bob Green [Haddon Heights], 1992
16-0 … Ryan Merlino [Oakcrest], 2024
15-7 … Brandon Kurtz [Absegami], 1991
15-7 … Nico Morales [Delsea], 2019
15-6 … Marco Morales [Delsea], 2020
15-6 … Dylan Altland [Kingsway], 2014
15-6 … Marcus Hood [Deptford], 2025
15-6 … Ed Frey [Cinnaminson], 2025
15-5 … Mike Davis [Haddonfield], 2004
15-5 … Devon Purves [Haddonfield], 2006
15-4 … Jason King [Lenape], 1993
15-3 ¼ … Dan Lamp [Willingboro], 1977
15-3 … Henry Cifaloglio [Delsea], 2025
15-3 … Jacob George [Haddon Twp.], 2025
15-2 … Dan Batdorf [West Deptford], 2008
15-0 ¼ … Mike Hulme [Eastern], 2003
15-0 … Josh Moline [Gateway], 2000
15-0 … Mike Rivard [Haddonfield], 2010
15-0 … Daniel Couse [Clearview], 2023
15-0 … Mike Maira [Seneca], 2010
15-0 … Michael Hulme [Eastern], 2003
15-0 … David Murname [West Deptford], 2000
15-0 … James Lynch [Deptford], 2019
15-0 … Noah Kriesman [Cherry Hill East], 2022

All-time S.J. combined indoor/outdoor PV list

16-0 … Bob Green [Haddon Heights], 1992 [o]
16-0 … Marco Morales [Delsea], 2020 [i]
16-0 … Ryan Merlino [Oakcrest], 2024 [i, o]
15-7 … Brandon Kurtz [Absegami], 1991 [o]
15-7 … Nico Morales [Delsea Reg.], 2019 [o]
15-6 … Dylan Altland [Kingsway], 2014 [o]
15-6 … Dan Batdorf [West Deptford], 2008 [i]
15-6 … Marcus Hood [Deptford], 2025 [i, o]
15-6 … Ed Frey [Cinnaminson], 2025 [o]
15-5 … Mike Davis [Haddonfield], 2004 [o]
15-5 … Devon Purves [Haddonfield], 2006 [o]
15-4 … Jason King [Lenape], 1993 [o]
15-3 ¼ … Dan Lamp [Willingboro], 1977 [o]
15-3 … Marcus Hood [Deptford], 2024 [o]
15-3 … Henry Cifaloglio [Delsea], 2025 [o]
15-3 … Jacob George [Haddon Twp.], 2025 [o]
15-0 ¼ … Mike Hulme [Eastern], 2003 [o]
15-0 … Josh Moline [Gateway], 2000
15-0 … Mike Rivard [Haddonfield], 2010
15-0 … Daniel Couse [Clearview], 2023
15-0 … Mike Maira [Seneca], 2010
15-0 … Michael Hulme [Eastern], 2003
15-0 … David Murname [West Deptford], 2000
15-0 … James Lynch [Deptford], 2019
15-0 … Noah Kriesman [Cherry Hill East], 2022

An important notice to all South Jersey track coaches: The nomination process for the 2025 All South Jersey teams is being done electronically this year.

If you have not received the email about this, please email sjtrack@yahoo.com.

Thanks!

Natalie Dumas’s 51.87 at sectionals isn’t just tied for the fastest 400 in New Jersey history, it’s one of the fastest in U.S. scholastic track history.

Dumas won the South Jersey Group 4 race Saturday at Pennsauken and tied the state record set by four-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin, who ran 51.87 at the 2016 Meet of Champions at Central Regional in Berkeley Township.

I put together what I believe is a complete list of all sub-52 performances made by U.S. high school athletes in competitions held during the high school season or in meets that are an extension of the high school season. So that includes various national meets or U.S. or World Under 20 but not summer track competitions or Junior Olympics or AAU meets (even if they’re earlier than World Juniors, for example).

Dumas’s time is tied for 20^th-fastest in U.S. scholastic history and makes her the 26^th sub-52 performer.

Of those 23, four were in the 1970s, three in the 1980s, none in the 1990s, five in the 2000s, eight in the 2010s and six so far in the 2020s.

Dumas will be racing next month at West Philly Nationals instead of USATF Under-20s – they’re on the same weekend this year – but she does have a chance to qualify for USATF Senior Nationals, scheduled for July 31-Aug. 3 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Dumas has run 51.87 in the 400 and 58.37 in the intermediates so far. The A standards in her primary events are 51.00 for the 400 and 56.00 for the intermediates, and the B standards are 52.50 and 58.00. The way it works is everyone with the A standard gets in and if there are fewer than 32 entries with the A standard, the field is filled with the next-fastest entrants until the field fills up.

USATF only accepts qualifying marks from specific USATF-approved meets: “All entry performances must be legal marks that have been achieved at a USATF-sanctioned meet or at a meet listed on the World Athletics Calendar,” according to the meet regs.

So if she can find the right meets before the midnight July 22 deadline, Dumas has a chance to qualify for the U.S. Championships, especially in the 400, where she’s already well under the B standard.

One other note: Without going really deep into old Track and Field News copies from the 1970s and 1980s, there’s no way to determine where Dumas ranks all-time among high school juniors. But her time Saturday is fastest by a U.S. 11^th-grader since 2016, when Lynna Irby of Pike High in Indianapolis ran 51.39 at the World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and McLaughlin ran her 51.87. The only other 11^th-grader to run that fast in the last 20 years is Kadecia Baird of Medgar Evers Prep in Brooklyn ran ran 51.04 at World Juniors in Barcelona in 2012.

Here’s my best attempt at an all-time U.S. sub-52 400-meter dash list! To come up with this list, I used the MileSplit database and my library of Jack Sheppard old U.S. High School Annuals.

All-Time U.S. 400-Meter Dash List
50.69 … Sanya Richards [St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.], 2002
50.74 … Monique Henderson [Morse, San Diego], 2000
50.87 … Denean Howard [Granada Hills, Calif.], 1982
50.90 … Sheila Ingram [Washington, D.C.], 1976
51.04 … Kadecia Baird [Medgar Evers Prep, Brooklyn], 2012
51.17 … Lauren Lewis [Prosper (Texas)], 2023
51.17 … Kayla Davis [William A. Hough, Cornelius, N.C.], 2019
51.21 … Alexis Holmes [Cheshire (Ct.) Academy], 2018
51.39 … Lynna Irby [Pike, Indianapolis], 2016
51.44 … Tyra Cox [Northwestern, Miami], 2025
51.57 … Skyler Franklin [Monteverde (Fla.) Academy], 2024
51.57 … Jan’taijah Ford [Northeast, Oakland Park, Fla.], 2019
51.63 … Jessica Beard [Euclid, Ohio], 2007
51.09 … Sherri Howard [San Bernadino], 1979
51.45 … Ericka Harris [Gig Harbor, Wash.], 1981
51.63 … Jessica Beard [Euclid, Ohio], 2007
51.75 … Diane Dixon [Brooklyn], 1982
51.77 … Jameesia Ford [Jack Britt, Fayetteville, N.C.], 2023
51.87 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic, Scotch Plains], 2016
51.87 … Natalie Dumas [Eastern, Voorhees, N.J.], 2025
51.91 … Mabie Ferguson [Pomona, Calif.], 1972
51.92 … Arria Minor [East, Denver], 2018
51.94 … Jennie Gorham [Kansas City], 1979
51.96 … Brandi Cross [Fort Bend, Texas], 2006
51.98 … Athing Mu [Trenton, N.J.], 2020
51.99 … Shae Anderson [Norco (Calilf.)], 2017

This is my best attempt at a list of the South Jersey girls who are top-10 seeds at public school states this coming weekend, with Group 1 and 4 in Somerset and Group 2 and 3 in South Plainfield on Friday and Saturday.

I took the MileSplit group performance lists, which includes marks from prelims in the 100, 200 and high hurdles, and to re-seeded so only marks from finals were considerfed.

Errors and omissions are possible. At some point the NJSIAA will issue an official list, but they won’t send it to me because they’re too busy adding more typos to their “meet program,” so I’ll see it when you guys see it.  Who knows when that will be.

As always, if you see a mistake or omission please let me know ASAP in the comment section!  For the boys list, click here.

Looks like South Jersey has a top-10 seed in 70 of 72 events – all but the Group 2 1,600 and 3,200.

Group 1
100-METER DASH
1. Miyana Johnson [Clayton], 12.40
2. Leila Ortiz [Clayton], 12.42w
3. Sydney Greenidge [Riverside], 12.51w
4. Denirah Jones [Woodbury], 12.58
8. *Kachar Woods [Woodbury], 12.83

200-METER DASH
2. Leila Ortiz [Clayton], 12.39
1. Sydney Greenidge [Riverside], 12.38
3. Miyana Johnson [Clayton], 12.40
4. Denirah Jones [Woodbury], 12.58
10. *Mirly Saintsulne [Woodbury], 26.43

400-METER DASH
1. Leila Ortiz [Clayton], 56.39
2. Crystal Benito [Maple Shade], 56.69
8. **Reagan Maher [Haddon Twp.], 59.61
9. *Kylie Tocco [Audubon], 59.85

800-METER RUN
2. *Riley Fayer [Audubon], 2:17.09
4. Jordan Hadfield [Schalick], 2:18.67
5. Crystal Benito [Maple Shade], 2:18.87

1,.600-METER RUN
4. Jordan Hadfield [Schalick], 5:04.83
5. *Riley Fayer [Audubon], 5:09.40
10. Macie McCracken [Wildwood], 5:21.40

3,200-METER RUN
3. Jordan Hadfield [Schalick], 11:16.14

100-METER HURDLES
2. **Ciani Floyd [Maple Shade], 15.93
4. *Zoe Saunders [Florence], 16.13
5. Brooklyn Brown [Camden], 16.36
6. Alli Kamulda [Haddon Twp.], 16.47

400-METER HURDLES
3. *Emily Madden [Buena], 1:07.74
4. *Casey Birdwell [Haddon Twp.], 1:08.18
6. *Ayana Miller [Woodbury], 1:08.41
10. *Zoe Saunders [Florence], 1:09.21

400-METER RELAY
1. Woodbury, 49.70
6. Schalick, 50.87
8. Audubon, 51.12
9. Riverside, 51.61
10. Clayton, 52.05

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Haddon Township, 4:06.29
2. Clayton, 4:06.72
3. Audubon, 4:10.81
4. Maple Shade, 4:12.38
6. Schalick, 4:14.06
10. Florence, 4:15.44

3,200-METER RELAY
1. Audubon, 9:55.24
4. Woodstown, 10:04.31

LONG JUMP
2. Denirah Jones [Woodbury], 17-4 ½
7. **Nyima Burley [Burlington City], 16-7 ½
9. *Phoebe Alward [Schalick], 16-6

TRIPLE JUMP
1. **Nyima Burley [Burlington City], 35-9
T2. Jessica McGary [Haddon Twp.], 35-8 ½
10. *Marissa DeValerio [Audubon], 34-11

HIGH JUMP
T2. *Kami Casiano [Woodstown], 5-2
T2. **Adrienne Torres [Florence], 5-2
T5. *Casey Birdwell [Haddon Twp.], 5-0
T10. *Marissa DeValerio [Audubon], 4-10
T10. Elizabeth Butrica [Audubon], 4-10
T10. Alli Kamulda [Haddon Twp.], 4-10
T10. ***Navaeh Robinson [Schalick], 4-10
T10. ***Kamiah Langston [Gateway], 4-10
T10. Miyana Johnson [Clayton], 4-10

POLE VAULT
1. Megan Morris [Pennsville], 10-6
T2. Emersen Levins [Haddon Twp.], 10-0
T2. Elizabeth Butrica [Audubon], 10-0
T8. **Gabrielle Eobbi [Woodbury], 8-6

SHOT PUT
1. Antonia Federici [Woodbury], 38-4
2. Rainelle Blocker [Clayton], 37-8 ¼
3. *Sunsarai Moore [Glassboro], 36-11
4. *Lania Williams [Maple Shade], 34-3

DISCUS
1. *Sunsarai Moore [Glassboro], 137-1
4. **Virginia Tarasevich [Glassboro], 116-9
5. Rainelle Blocker [Clayton], 114-7
6. **Ravin Shaw [Maple Shade], 111-0
7. ***Destinee Williams [Clayton], 110-10
9. **Sebrina Bradford [Schalick], 106-10

JAVELIN
3. Rainelle Blocker [Clayton], 114-7
5. Maddie Kamulda [Haddon Twp.], 108-8
7. Allyson Green [Schalick], 105-1
10. **Dasoni Scott [Paulsboro], 100-8

Group 2
100-METER DASH
1. Nester Wea [Willingboro], 11.76
3. Jayla Criss [Haddon Heights], 12.12w
5. **Maya Bolden [Willingboro], 12.25
T7. Daizhae Brown [Cedar Creek], 12.35
10. *Kaila Speight [Willingboro], 12.39

200-METER DASH
1. Nester Wea [Willingboro], 24.16
5. *Kaila Speight [Willingboro], 24.96
6. **Maya Bolden [Willingboro], 25.10

400-METER DASH
1. Nester Wea [Willingboro], 54.09
7. *Olivia Serrano [Pemberton], 57.63
9. **Maya Bolden [Willingboro], 57.93

800-METER RUN
10. Kellyn Coller [Cinnaminson], 2:17.51

1,600-METER RUN
None.

3,200-METER RUN
None.

100-METER HURDLES
1. Nester Wea [Willingboro], 14.51
2. ***Isabella Alvarez [Pleasantville], 14.55
3. **Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro], 14.64
8. *Aaliyah Robinson [Willingboro], 15.15

400-METER HURDLES
9. Sunny Oyibo [Willingboro], 1:06.25

400-METER RELAY
1. Willingboro, 48.32
10. Haddonfield, 50.09

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Willingboro, 3:56.78
9. Haddonfield, 4:05.55

3,200-METER RELAY
6. Haddonfield, 9:58.86

LONG JUMP
6. ***Isabella Alvarez [Pleasantville], 17-11 ¾
9. Daizhae Brown [Cedar Creek], 17-10 ½

TRIPLE JUMP
1. Daizhae Brown [Cedar Creek], 37-1 ½

HIGH JUMP
1. *Egypt Bolan [Lindenwold], 5-8
3. *Phallen Still [Collingswood], 5-6
4. ***Isabella Alvarez [Pleasantville], 5-4
T5. Isabella Patruno [Sterling], 5-2
T7. Maeve Hurly [Haddonfield], 5-0
T7. Essence Still [Middle Twp.], 5-0

POLE VAULT
1. Rebecca Hoover [Haddonfield], 10-6
T3. Nina Fisicaro [Haddonfield], 9-6

SHOT PUT
1. ***Isabella Alvarez [Pleasantville], 39-1 ¾

DISCUS
T3. Raylyn Hardy [Bordentown], 116-11
10. Ashe DeWalt [Sterling], 105-7

JAVELIN
3. **Allison Nagle [Middle Twp.], 109-7
4. Camilla Revaitis [Sterling], 109-3
7. Catalina Santiago [Gloucester City], 105-0

Group 3
100-METER DASH
1. Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 11.32w
2. *Olivia Okaro [Winslow Twp.], 11.87w
3. **Addison Barnes [Shawnee], 12.10w
4. Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 12.18w
6. *Leeya Joseph [Winslow Twp.], 12.29w
7. **Ella Miller [Ocean City], 12.31w

200-METER DASH
1. Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 23.81
2. ***Jasmine Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 24.31
3. *Olivia Okaro [Winslow Twp.], 24.66
4. Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 24.69
6. **Skhye Seamon [Winslow Twp.], 24.91
7. **Ella Miller [Ocean City], 25.20

400-METER DASH
1. **Cinniya Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 56.24
2. **Skhye Seamon [Winslow Twp.], 56.46
4. *Olivia Okaro [Winslow Twp.], 56.91
5. *Laila Fairweather [Burlington Twp.], 57.12

800-METER RUN
3. ***Hope Edwards [Moorestown], 2:14.39
4. **Carly Godfrey [Ocean City], 2:14.43
6. ***Peyton Derer [Moorestown], 2:14.83
7. Ava Millner [Winslow Twp.], 2:15.77
9. *Samia Ghazaz [Absegami], 2:17.13
10. *Madison Taylor [Mainland Reg.], 2:17.44

1,600-METER RUN
1. Maeve Smith [Ocean City], 4:58.68
2. Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 4:58.72
4. **Carly Godfrey [Ocean City], 5:04.33
5. ***Peyton Derer [Moorestown], 5:05.38
6. *Emma Preissman [Mainland Reg.], 5:07.75

3,200-METER RUN
1. Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 10:28.74
5. Maeve Smith [Ocean City], 11:05.30

100-METER HURDLES
1. ***Jasmine Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 13.76w
3. *Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 14.46w
5. Hannah Byrd-Leitner [Moorestown], 14.87w
7. **Camryn Demorat [Mainland Reg.], 14.96w
8. Sonae Sims [Burlington Twp.], 15.02

400-METER HURDLES
2. ***Jasmine Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 1:02.46
3. Billie Frazier [Timber Creek], 1:02.91
6. **Cinniya Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 1:04.04
9. **Tristan Hughes [Winslow Twp.], 1:04.64

400-METER RELAY
1. Winslow Twp., 48.06
T8. Ocean City, 49.68
T8. Northern Burlington, 49.68
10. Burlington Twp., 49.73

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Winslow Twp., 3:54.56
6. Moorestown 4:01.67
10. Shawnee, 4:04.26

3,200-METER RELAY
1. Winslow Twp., 9:17.50
2. Ocean City, 9:19.84
3. Mooreatown 9:40.26
8. Shawnee, 9:48.66
9. Northern Burlington, 9:49.91
10. Cherry Hill West, 9:54.66

LONG JUMP
1. Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 19-3 ½
2. *Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 19-0 ½
5. *Leeya Joseph [Winslow Twp.], 18-6
8. Sakiyah Horsley [Shawnee], 17-11

TRIPLE JUMP
1. *Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 39-10w
3. **Brooklyn Ezekiel [Cherry Hill West], 38-6 ½
6. Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 36-4 ½

HIGH JUMP
T1. I’Mara Ford [Moorestown], 5-4
T1. *Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 5-4
T3. *Callie Duff [Ocean City], 5-2
T7. **Ava Salita [Hammonton], 5-0
T7. **Allie Thompson [Mainland Reg.], 5-0
T7. *Jaidah Dooley [Ocean City], 5-0
T7. Aryanna Perez [Mainland Reg.], 5-0
T7. Paige Bachowski [Camden County Tech], 5-0

POLE VAULT
1. Hannah Byrd-Leitner [Moorestown], 12-0
T7. **Gianna Shea [Mainland Reg.], 10-0

SHOT PUT
1. *Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], 47-9
4. Brook-lynn Roberts [Winslow Twp.], 40-2 ¼
6. *Mitra Sampson [Hammonton], 38-7 ¼

DISCUS
1. *Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], 157-6
2. Brook-lynn Roberts [Winslow Twp.], 146-9
7. *Mitra Sampson [Hammonton], 123-3

JAVELIN
1. Josephine Buxton [Absegami], 130-8
5. *Gianna Floyd [Northern Burlington], 117-1
7. Sophia O’Shaughnessy [Cherry Hill West], 109-11

Group 4
100-METER DASH
1. *Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 11.61
T7. ***Nia’Leila Cuascot [Washington Twp.], 12.40
T7. Jonnelle Lewis [Kingsway], 12.40

200-METER DASH
1. *Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 23.86w
2. Natalie Dumas [Eastern], 24.02w
T8. *Sanaya Dupree [Pennsauken], 25.26

400-METER DASH
1. Natalie Dumas [Eastern], 51.87
2. *Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 53.20
4. ***Noemi Haller [Kingsway], 55.87
7. Samantha Osei-Kyei [Eastern], 56.33
8. *Sanaya Dupree [Pennsauken], 56.60
10. *Rhyann Roseboro [Rancocas Valley], 57.77

800-METER RUN
2. *Natalie Dumas [Eastern], 2:14.30
3. *Alyssa Suriano [Cherokee], 2:14.75
4. *Sofia Recinto [Cherokee], 2:14.97
5. Ashlynn Newton [Vineland], 2:15.50
6. Georgina Chalow [Vineland], 2:15.61
8. Samantha Osei-Kyei [Eastern], 2:16.85

1,600-METER RUN
1. *Alyssa Suriano [Cherokee], 5:05.52
4. Georgina Chalow [Vineland], 5:06.16
6. Megan Niglio [Cherokee], 5:07.97

3,200-METER RUN
7. *Alyssa Suriano [Cherokee], 11:01.63

100-METER HURDLES
1. **Brianna Growalt [Atlantic County Tech], 14.22w
2. *Olivia Dupree [Pennsauken], 14.24w
3. Cecilia King [Rancocas Valley], 14.32w
4. Dakota Jones [Washington Twp.], 14.41w
8. Nina Watts [Millville], 14.83w

400-METER HURDLES
1. *Natalie Dumas [Eastern], 58.37
3. Cecilia King [Rancocas Valley], 1:01.12

400-METER RELAY
1. Pennsauken, 47.03
2. Rancocas Valley, 47.87
3. Kingsway, 47.99

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Kingsway, 3:56.85
6. Eastern, 4:00.97
8. Rancocas Valley, 4:02.57

3,200-METER RELAY
4. Cherokee, 9:39.57
6. Vineland, 9:44.23
10. Cherry Hill East, 9:51.01

LONG JUMP
3. **Brianna Growalt [Atlantic County Tech], 17-11 ½

TRIPLE JUMP
7. Milla Pihlava [Williamstown], 36-4

HIGH JUMP
T1. Addison Inge [Williamstown], 5-6

POLE VAULT
T3. La’el Yates [Rancocas Valley], 10-6
T7. *Cali Lacavora [Washington Twp.], 10-0
T7. *Brynn Greenwood [Williamstown], 10-0
T7. Addison Wright [Cherokee], 10-0

SHOT PUT
2. Ella Karp [Washington Twp.], 42-0 ½
8. Kendra Green [Rancocas Valley], 37-10

DISCUS
4. Ella Karp [Washington Twp.], 133-6
10. Kendra Green [Rancocas Valley], 117-6

JAVELIN
3. *Addison Lore [Cherokee], 116-6
6. Ashlyn Warker [Atlantic County Tech], 114-9
7. Shila Austin [Millville], 114-4

Here’s my best attempt at a list of the South Jersey boys who are top-10 seeds at public school states this coming weekend with Group 1 and 4 in Somerset and Group 2 and 3 in South Plainfield on Friday and Saturday.

This is not an official list. I used the MileSplit group performance lists as a guide, but they include marks from prelims in the 100, 200 and high hurdles in their list, so I had to re-seed this events when there were prelim marks listed.

Errors and omissions are possible. At some point the NJSIAA will issue an official list, but they won’t send it to me because they’re too busy adding more typos to their “meet program,” so I’ll see it when you guys see it.  Who knows when that will be.

As always, if you see a mistake or omission please let me know ASAP in the comment section! For the girls list, click here.

Looks like South Jersey has a top-10 seed in 68 of 72 events – all but the Group 3 1,600 and 3,200 and Group 4 intermediate hurdles and 1,600-meter relay.

Judging from the number of events that are jammed with South Jersey athletes at the top, it’s going to be quite a weekend at states for South Jersey!

BOYS
Group 1
100-METER DASH
2. *Jaiden Steele [Camden], 10.72
3. *Donte Davis [Burlington City], 10.74
4. Malachi Streeter [Paulsboro], 10.99
6. Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 11.04
7. Colin McGlinn [Pennsville], 11.07
8. **Ka’Ron Ceasar [Penns Grove], 11.08
9. Barone VanKline [Florence], 11.10

200-METER DASH
1. Alexander Osayemi [Clayton], 21.67w
2. *Jaiden Steele [Camden], 22.06w
3. **Xavier Sabb [Glassboro], 22.07w
T4. **David Stewart [Schalick], 22.18w
7. Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 11.04
8. Zaeshawn Mills [Schalick], 22.52w
9. Colin McGlinn [Pennsville], 22.54w

400-METER DASH&lt[/strong?
1. Alexander Osayemi [Clayton], 46.91
2. *Joshua Crawford [Woodstown], 49.01
T8. Benji Contrino [Gatway Reg.], 49.99

800-METER RUN
1. *Joshua Crawford [Woodstown], 1:53.59
2. Cole Lucas [Woodstown], 1:54.87
8. *Nathanial Martinez [Gateway Reg.], 1:59.14
9. *Elijah Young [Woodbury], 1:59.76
10. *Karson Chew [Woodstown], 1:59.92

1,600-METER RUN
1. Ty Blackman [Glassboro], 4:27.73
3. ***Joe Saicic [Glassboro], 4:30.09
8. Cole Lucas [Woodstown], 4:34.08
10. *Shaun Maloney [Haddon Twp.], 4:35.03

3,200-METER RUN
3. Ty Blackman [Glassboro], 9:47.48
8. ***Joe Saicic [Glassboro], 9:52.38

110-METER HURDLES
5. Andres Santiago [Haddon Twp.], 14.92
6. ***Mehki Parker [Glassboro], 15.08
7. Jasuan Solomon [Woodbury], 15.15
9. **Jaleel Dickerson-Dempsey, 15.50

400-METER HURDLES
1. Alexander Osayemi [Clayton], 53.14
2. **David Stewart [Schalick], 54.22
3. ***Mehki Parker [Glassboro], 55.47
5. Andres Santiago [Haddon Twp.], 55.99
6. *Bryan Garlic [Penns Grove], 56.09
7. *Chase Robinson [Camden], 56.15

400-METER RELAY
1. Schalick, 42.34
2. Camden, 42.74
3. Glassboro, 42.97
4. Burlington City, 43.00
5. Clayton, 43.15
7. Woodbury, 43.99
8. Pennsville, 44.07

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Woodstown, 3:26.84
2. Camden, 3:27.36
3. Gateway, 3:27.77
4. Audubon, 3:28.10
5. Penns Grove, 3:28.42

3,200-METER RELAY
2. Woodstown, 8:20.34
3. Glassboro, 8:24.15
8. Woodbury, 8:29.67

LONG JUMP
1. Anthony Parker [Salem], 23-2w
3. ***Alez Adeleye [Glassboro], 21-9 ¾w
T6. *Wasi Muhammad [Camden], 21-0 ¾w

TRIPLE JUMP
2. **David Stewart [Schalick], 45-4 ¼
3. ***Mehki Parker [Glassboro], 44-9 ¼
4. ***Moses Robles [Glassboro], 44-5 ½

HIGH JUMP
1. Jaleel Latimore [Palmyra], 6-4
T2. **Xavier Sabb [Glassboro], 6-2
T2. *Amari Sabb [Glassboro], 6-2
T8. ***Moses Robles [Glassboro], 6-0

POLE VAULT
2. Jacob George [Haddon Twp.], 14-0
T5. Jack Mazzoni [Buena], 12-0
T5. Daniel Adams [Glassboro], 12-0
T5. *Salvatore Longo [Schalick], 12-0
T5. Sharvil Patel [Maple Shade], 12-0
T10. **Bobby McIlvaine [Haddon Twp.], 11-6

SHOT PUT
9. Sam Adams [Palmyra], 46-3 ¼

DISCUS
7. *Ethan McClean [Schalick], 139-6
8. Sam Adams [Palmyra], 138-8
10. Kyle Williams [Glassboro], 135-1

JAVELIN
3. Connor Ayars [Pennsville], 161-1
5. Breyson McCracken [Audubon], 155-6
10. Nyzier Wynder [Schalick], 147-11

Group 2
100-METER DASH
6. Bright John [Sterling], 10.94
7. *Kani Golden [Haddon Heights], 10.95
T8. Kai Richards [Haddonfield], 10.97

200-METER DASH
2. *Kani Golden [Haddon Heights], 22.04w
3. Jermain Nelson [Pleasantville], 22.08
8. *Brody Phillips [Seneca], 22.30
9. Daniel Furlong [Haddon Heights], 22.33
10. Kai Richards [Haddonfield], 22.38

400-METER DASH
2. Jermain Nelson [Pleasantville], 48.65
**3. John Froehlich [Overbrook], 48.96
7. *Christopher Jones [Willingboro], 49.44
9. *Isaiah Shockley [Pemberton], 49.50

800-METER RUN
5. *Isaiah Shockley [Pemberton], 1:55.85
7. Bennett Wright [Haddonfield], 1:56.14

1,600-METER RUN
4. Bennett Wright [Haddonfield], 4:26.47
6. *Benjamin Andrus [Haddonfield] 4:26.75

3,200-METER RUN
5. *Luke Andressen [Haddonfield], 9:37.87
7. *Jacob Wickersham [Cinnaminson], 9:38.96
8. *Ryan Gibson [Haddonfield], 9:39.36

110-METER HURDLES
5. Ege Gunaydin [Delran], 14.72
T9. *Kani Golden [Haddon Heights], 14.99
T9. Jamere Brooks [Willingboro], 14.99

400-METER HURDLES
4. Kadon Harris [Gloucester City], 56.30
7. Ege Gunaydin [Delran], 57.34

400-METER RELAY
3. Haddon Heights, 43.29

1,600-METER RELAY
2. Pleasantville, 3:22.35
4. Willingboro, 3:24.35
10. Lindenwold, 3:28.23

3,200-METER RELAY
2. Haddonfield, 8:06.32
4. Gloucester City, 8:11.71
5. Hadddon Heights, 8:12.09

LONG JUMP
3. *Christopher Jones [Willingboro], 22-3
8. Bright John [Sterling], 21-3
10. Evan Hendrickson [Cedar Creek], 21-2 ½

TRIPLE JUMP
5. Ryan James [Gloucester City], 44-3 ¼w

HIGH JUMP
T2. Ryan James [Gloucester City], 6-4
T5. Jermain Nelson [Pleasantville], 6-2
T9. Kadon Harris [Gloucester City], 6-0

POLE VAULT
2. *Max Frey [Cinnaminson], 14-0
T3. Brant Nichols [Haddonfield], 13-6
T3. Ed Frey [Haddonfield], 13-6
T5. Evan Hendrickson [Cedar Creek], 13-0
T9. Kabir Speight [Willingboro], 12-6
T9. Jackson Rider [Delran], 12-6

SHOT PUT
4. Victor Meira [Cinnaminson], 53-0 ½
6. Justin Banks [Willingboro], 51-7

DISCUS
2. Mande Pettiford [Cedar Creek], 168-2
6. Victor Meira [Cinnaminson], 145-2
9. *Jack Day [Seneca], 141-1

JAVELIN
2. *Colin Smith [Seneca], 169-9
3. Dylan Husband [Delran], 169-1
6. **Samir Walker [Willingboro], 160-1
T8. Jason White [Haddon Heights], 159-0
T8. Daniel Mease [West Deptford], 159-0

Group 3
100-METER DASH
1. *Nyqir Helton [Winslow Twp.], 10.68w
3. *Quayd Hendrix [Burlington Twp.], 10.72
T4. Jake Edwards [Hammonton], 10.76w
T4. Robert Null [Shawnee], 10.76w
6. Thomas Cusack [Shawnee], 10.78w
8. *Karon Ali [Winslow Twp.], 10.85w
9. Neo Clark-Tabb [Deptford], 10.84w

200-METER DASH
1. Jake Edwards [Hammonton], 21.75
3. *Karon Ali [Winslow Twp.], 21.89
5. Neo Clark-Tabb [Deptford], 21.96
6. Matthew Niedbalski [Clearview], 21.98
7. *Jacoby James [Winslow Twp.], 22.01
8. *Quayd Hendrix [Burlington Twp.], 22.03
10. *Solomon Wesley [Burlington Twp.], 22.1

400-METER DASH
1. Jake Edwards [Hammonton], 48.32
2. Matthew Niedbalski [Clearview], 48.52
3. *Karon Ali [Winslow Twp.], 48.77
4. Dominic Bassey [Winslow Twp.], 49.07
6. Steven Niedbalski [Clearview], 49.30
7. *Kareem Brown [Deptford], 49.43
8. Nicholas Micklewright [Shawnee], 49.45
10. *Solomon Wesley [Burlington Twp.], 49.52

800-METER RUN
3. Dominic Bassey [Winslow Twp.], 1:5491
8. *Matthew Littlehales [Delsea], 1:56.17

1,600-METER RUN
None.

3,200-METER RUN
None.

110-METER HURDLES
2. Ryan Sanchez [Deptford], 14.31
6. *Jayden Lyons [Timber Creek], 14.80
7. *Quincy Matthews [Delsea], 14.91
9. Josiah Williams [Mainland Reg.], 14.94

400-METER HURDLES
1. Dominic Bassey [Winslow Twp.], 54.61
2. *Kareem Brown [Deptford], 55.04

400-METER RELAY
1. Winslow Township, 42.42
3. Deptford, 42.59
4. Burlington Twp., 42.61
6. Timber Creek, 42.74
9. Mainland Regional, 43.01

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Clearview, 3:21.52
2. Deptford, 3:21.53
3. Winslow Twp., 3:22.79
4. Burlington Twp., 3:24.01
7. Shawnee, 3:26.44
9. Timber Creek, 3:26.50

3,200-METER RELAY
4. Delsea, 8:08.00
5. Winslow Twp., 8:09.36

LONG JUMP
6. *Zyaire Rothmiller-McIntosh [Winslow Twp.], 22-0 ½w
7. **Dallas Rowell [Mainland Reg.], 21-10 ½w
10. Josiah Williams [Mainland Reg.], 21-5 ½

TRIPLE JUMP
1. Josiah Williams [Mainland Reg.], 46-5w
2. Artrill Evans [Winslow Twp.], 46-1 ½w
4. Ezra Williams-Thomas [Moorestown], 45-5w
10. *Gavin Seaver [Clearview], 43-10

HIGH JUMP
3. Jayden DeLeon [Highland], 6-6
T10. ***Devin Perry [Timber Creek], 6-0
T10. **Jabari Woodard [Camden County Tech], 6-0
T10. *Charles Barbour [Camden County Tech], 6-0
T10. Colin Kummings [Mainland Reg.], 6-0

POLE VAULT
1. Marcus Hood [Deptford], 15-6
T3. Henry Cifaloglio [Delsea], 15-0
4. Ethan Plut [Moorestown], 14-6
5. Mason Henry [Deptford], 13-6
T6. Tiburcio Torres [Deptford], 13-0

SHOT PUT
1. Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 58-11 ¾
2. Jayson Ross [Timber Creek], 57-5 ¾
3. Anthony Liakhnovich [Hammonton], 55-11
5. Christian Medina [Hammonton], 54-4 ¼
6. Malachi Brown [Winslow Twp.], 51-5
8. Lionelray Rodgriguez [Cumberland Reg.], 50-11

DISCUS
1. Anthony Liakhnovich [Hammonton], 183-2
4. Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 163-3
5. Malachi Brown [Winslow Twp.], 157-3
6. Jayson Ross [Timber Creek], 157-2
9. Zion Josia Brokenbrough [Highland Reg.], 152-8

JAVELIN
1. Dylan Fitzpatrick [Burlington Twp.], 188-1
2. Kristopher Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 168-8
3. *Richard Pierce [Cumberland Reg.], 166-5
4. Anthony Barber [Burlington Twp.], 165-8
5. *Matt Muits [Mainland Reg.], 162-7
6. Elijah Thompson [Highland], 161-9
7. *Gavin Taylor [Ocean City], 160-8
8. Jimmy Reardom [Delsea], 159-7
9. Savien Higgs [Delsea], 157-4

Group 4
100-METER DASH
3. M.J. Lincoln [Lenape], 10.91
9. ***Davis Walker [Cherokee], 11.04

200-METER DASH
9. **Dan Israel [Williamstown], 22.23

400-METER DASH
10. Asaisas Johnson [Millville], 49.51

800-METER RUN
5. Brandon Lyons [Cherry Hill East], 1:54.85

1,600-METER RUN
6. Brody Bogos [Cherry Hill East], 4:21.91
8. **Benjamin Realley [Cherokee], 4:22.80
10. ***Jack Tindall [Cherokee], 4:24.81

3,200-METER RUN
6. Brody Bogos [Cherry Hill East], 9:28.73
9. ***Jack Tindall [Cherokee], 9:32.49

110-METER HURDLES
T6. *Jasiah Gibbons [Williamstown], 14.46

400-METER HURDLES
None.

400-METER RELAY
3. Lenape, 42.40
5. Millville, 42.59
T9. Williamstown, 42.92

1,600-METER RELAY
None

3,200-METER RELAY
9. Cherokee, 8:10.66

LONG JUMP
8. Zamir Chance [Bridgeton], 21-11w
9. *Daniel Rivers-King [Rancocas Valley], 21-9 ¼w

TRIPLE JUMP
1. Zamir Chance [Bridgeton], 48-3
4. Adris Lewis [Rancocas Valley], 45-10 ¼
8. Bryant Nelson [Millville], 44-0w

HIGH JUMP
T3. Bryant Nelson [Millville], 6-4
T8. *Jaylen Day [Atlantic City], 6-2

POLE VAULT
T3. Trevor Farrell [Kingsway], 13-0
T8. Tobin Horwath [Cherokee], 12-6
T8. Brodie Greenwood [Williamstown], 12-6
T8. Jayden Sansary Ramirez [Cherry Hill East], 12-6
T8. Cole Allen [Williamstown], 12-6

SHOT PUT
4. Jayron Lewis [Williamstown], 53-4 ¼

DISCUS
1. Jamal Wallace [Millville], 171-9
2. Jayron Lewis [Williamstown], 154-6

JAVELIN
3. *Wayne Farmer [Williamstown], 162-5
4. **Kristofer Oesterle [Rancocas Valley], 161-11
7. *Alex Lineburger [Kingsway], 158-6
10. *Karlens Borgart [Williamstown], 149-10

Josh Awotunde unloaded his best shot put of the year Saturday at the at the University of Arizona’s Roy P. Drachman Stadium in Tucson.

Awotunde, a Delsea graduate, won the USTF Throws Fest with a toss of 70-2 ½ on his 1st attempt of the competition.

That’s his best throw since a 71-5 ¼ at the U.S. Olympic Trials last June. Awotunde only had two legal throws in his series, the 70-2 ½  on his 1st attempt and a 69-3 ½ on his 5th.

Awotunde’s throw is No. 11 in the world this year and No. 5 among U.S. throwers.

Awotunde is No. 22 in world history and No. 12 among Americans with his 73-1 ½ for 3^rd place at the 2002 World Championships in Eugene, where he placed 3^rd.

All-Time Josh Awotunde 70-Foot Throws
73-1 ½ … World Championships, Eugene, Ore., July 17, 2022 [5th throw] [3rd]
72-11 ½ … World Championships, Eugene, Ore., July 17, 2022 [1st throw] [—]
72-10 ¾ … World Championships, Eugene, Ore., July 17, 2022 [6th throw] [—]
72-6 ¼ … U.S. Championships, Eugene, Ore., July 9, 2023 [4th throw] [2nd]
71-3 ½ … Memorial Borisa Hanžekovića, Fountains, Zagreb [N/A/] [3rd]
71-2 ¼ … World Championships, Eugene, Ore., July 17, 2022 [2nd throw] [—]
72-2 … Meeting Città di Padova, Stadio Colbachini, Padovad, Poland, Sept. 5, 2021 [N/A] [place]
71-8 … U.S. Olympic Trials, Eugene, Ore., June 18, 2021 [6th throw] (5th place]
71-5  ¼ … U.S. Olympic Trials, Eugene, Ore., June 22, 2024 [[5th place]
71-2 ¼ … World Athletics Indoors, Belgrade, Serbia, March 19, 2022 [3rd throw] (5th)
71-2 ¼ … Gyulai István Memorial, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, July 6, 2021 [4th throw] (3rd)
71-1 ½ … Golden Games, Walnut, Calif., May 9, 2021 [6th throw] [2nd place]
70-11 ¾ … World Athletics Indoors, Belgrade, Serbia, March 19, 2022 [5th throw] [2nd]
70-11 ½ … USATF Golden Games, Walnut, Calif., April 16, 2022 [5th throw) [2nd]
70-10 ¾ … USATF Golden Games, Walnut, Calif., April 16, 2022 [4th throw) [—]
70-10 ¾ … Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland, July 16, 2023 [5th]
70-7 ½ … Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Ore., May 25, 2024 [3rd throw] [4th ]
70-7 … U.S. Championships, Eugene, Ore., June 27, 2022 [3rd throw] [3rd]
70-6 ½ … Gyulai István Memorial, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, July 6, 2021 [6th throw] [—]
70-6 ¼ … American Track League, Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 2022 [3rd throw] [1st]
70-3 ½ … USATF Golden Games, Walnut, Calif., April 16, 2022 [3rd throw] [—]
70-2 ½ … American Track League, Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 2022 [1st throw] [—]
70-2 ½ … Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Ore., May 25, 2024 [5th throw] [—]
70-2 ½ … USATF Throws Fest, Tucson, Ariz., May 24, 2025 [1st throw] [1st]
70-2 ¼ … USATF L.A. Grand Prix, Los Angeles, May 18, 2024 [1st throw] [4th]
70-1 ¾ … USATF L.A. Grand Prix, Los Angeles, May 18, 2024 [2nd throw] [-]
70-0 ½ … Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów [N/A] [3rd]
70-0 ¼ … USATF Golden Games, Walnut, Calif., April 16, 2022 [2nd throw] [—]
70-0 ¼ … World Athletics Indoors, Belgrade, Serbia, March 19, 2022 [2nd throw] [—]

Rowan freshman Nyla Jones from Timber Creek placed 5^th and earned All-America honors in the 400-meter hurdles Saturday at the NCAA Division 3 Championships in Geneva, Ohio.

Jones ran 1:01.46 and finished as the top freshman in the race. It’s the best finish by a Rowan woman at nationals in the 400 hurdles in 32 years, since Laiton Roberts from Oakcrest placed 3^rd in 1993 with a time of 1:02.75 in Berea, Ohio.

Jones, who set an New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships meet record and Rowan school record of 1:00.42 earlier this month in Ewing, ran 1:02.36 in the Thursday’s semifinals and went into the final as the No. 9 seed, which put her in challenging Lane 1.

But she wound up running more than half a second faster in the final, finishing ahead of four runners who ran faster in the prelims.

Jones is also 5^th in Rowan history with her 14.27 in the 100-meter highs, which she ran with legal wind in the prelims at the NJAC meet before winning the final in 14.35.

Freshman Jamir Brown from Riverside, 2^nd to teammate Jason Agyemang at indoor nationals, won the 110-meter hurdles Saturday at the NCAA Division 3 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio, this time with Agyemang 2^nd.

Brown ran 13.75 and Agyemang 13.82, finishing half a hurdle length ahead of the rest of the field.

It’s Rowan’s 2^nd straight 1-2 finish at outdoor nationals. Last year, Kwaku Nkrumah won the race in 13.77 and Agyemang was 2^nd at 13.80. Nkrumah did not finish the race Thursday in the semis.

Another Rowan hurdler, junior Anaias Hughes from Willingboro, also earned All-America honors with a 7^th-place finish in 14.71.

With the 20 points in the hurdles, Rowan finished with 44 ½ points, their most in 41 years, and placed 3^rd , equalling their best team finish since 1984.

Riverside’s Brown joins Leon Devero of Linden [14.42 in 1980], Garry Moore of Overbrook [13.96 in 1981, 13.99 in 1982], Overbrook’s Stanley Moore [14.01 in 1983], Bob Beamon of Paulsboro [14.40 in 1984] and Nkrumah last year as Rowan’s 7^th NCAA Division 3 hurdles champion

The last three times a school went 1-2 in the highs and had a 3^rd medalist were Glassboro State in 1982 and Rowan in 2024 and 2025.

This is the 4^th time Rowan has had three medalists in the same event at Nationals.

In 1981 in Cleveland, Gary Moore [Overbrook], Leon Devero [Linden] and Clayton Davis [Atlantic City] went 1-4-5 in the 110-meter hurdles, in 1984, Don Deckert [Oakcrest], Bob Rimkis  [Washington Twp.] and Lennie Hernandez [Memorial-West New York] went 1-2-6 in the steeplechase and last year Nkrumah [Teaneck], Agyemang [North Plainfield] and Marquise Young [Sterling] went 1-2-5 in the 110 hurdles.

(No thanks to Rowan’s track web site on this one. They list All-America picks year by year but not their place or performance. It’s called sports INFORMATION. How about providing some? It would take an hour to update the entire list.)

Rowan’s 3^rd-place finish wasn’t solidifed until the final event of the three-day meet. When Wisconsin Oshkosh would have moved into 3^rd place with a top-three finish but placed 6^th .

Rowan’s 3^rd-place finish matches their best since they won their 5^th straight title in 1984. They’ve now placed in the top five five straight years and they’ve been 3^rd four times the last seven times the meet has been contested.

The Profs went into the meet ranked 6^th in Division 3 behind Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin Oshkosh, Lynchburg and Bethel (Minn.). La Crosse [84 points] and Eau Claire [56] finished 1^st and 2^nd but Rowan beat three teams ranked ahead of them – Oshkosh [5^th with 39], Lynchburg [7^th with 25] and Bethel [6^th with 35]

Rowan year-by-year team place and scoring
2023: 39 points [t3^rd]
1974: None
1975: None
1976: tie 33^rd [6]
1977: tie 39^th [6]
1978: 2^nd [35]
1979: 2^nd [44]
1980: 1^st [61]
1981: 1^st [58]
1982: 1^st [119]
1983: 1^st [97]
1984: 1^st [114]
1985: 8^th [27]
1986: tie 35^th [6]
1987: tie 37^th [8]
1988: tie 39^th [7]
1989: tie 30^th [9]
1990: 20^th [15]
1991: 11^th [25]
1992: 20^th [14]
1993: tie 12^th [16]
1994: tie 52^nd [4]
1995: 21^st [10]
1996: 9^th [17]
1997: tie 8^th [25]
1998: tie 5^th [35]
1999: 16^th [16]
2000: 49^th [5]
2001: tie 42^nd [6]
2002: tie 40^th [6]
2003: tie 43^rd [6]
2004: None
2005: 33^rd [7 ½]
2006: tie 66^th [1]
2007: tie 42^nd [5]
2008: tie 69^th [2]
2009: tie 29^th [10]
2010: tie 17^th [14]
2011: tie 12^th [18]
2012: 8^th [23]
2013: tie 31^st [8]
2014: None
2015: tie 43^rd [6]
2016: tie 18^th [15]
2017: tie 7^th [23]
2018: 3^rd [27]
2019: tie 40^th [7]
2020: Not held
2021: 4^th [41]
2022: tie 5^th [30]
2023: tie 3^rd [39]
2024: tie 3^rd [43]
2025: 3^rd [44 ½]

All-TIme Rowan NCAA Division 3 Hurdles Medalists
1980: Leon Devero, 1st, 14.42
1980: Clayton Davis, 6th, 14.90
1981: Garry Moore, 1st, 13.96
1981: Leon Devero, 4th, 14.22
1981: Clayton Davis, 5th, 14.40
1982: Garry Moore, 1st, 13.99
1982: Robert Beamon, 2nd, 14.22
1983: Stanley Moore, 1st, 14.01
1983: Anthony Abicca, 3rd, 14.69
1984: Robert (Beamon) Abdullah, 1st, 14.40
1985: Jason Mouring, 3rd, 14.39
1986: Jason Mouring, 6th, 14.68
1987: Jason Mouring, 3rd, 14.54
1996: Linval Lewis, 5th, 14.64
2015: Dave Benjamin, 3rd, 14.00w
2017: Dave Benjamin, 2nd, 14.19
2018: Bobby Cooks, 3rd, 14.24
2019: Tyrone Garland, 3rd, 14.40
2023: Nkrumah Kwaku, 4th, 14.25
2024: Nkrumah Kwaku, 1st, 13.77
2024: Jason Agyemang, 2nd, 13.80
2024: Marquise Young, 5th, 14.21
2025: Jamir Brown, 1^st,. 13.75
2025: Jason Agyemang, 2^nd, 13.82
2025: Anais Hughes, 7^th, 14.71

All-Time Rowan National Champions
1978: Mark Kelly, high jump, 6-11 ¾
1978: Mike Juskus, javelin, 222-8
1980: Tavo Rivera, 800, 1:49.54
1980: Leon Devero, 110 hurdles, 14.42
1980: Derick Adamson, 3,000 steeplechase, 9:01.37
1980: Mike Juskus, javelin, 258-5
1981: Willie Richardson, 800, 1:51.12
1981: Mike Juskus, javelin, 248-8
1981: Garry Moore, 110 hurdles, 13.96
1982: Willie Lawson, 800, 1:50.29
1982: Garry Moore, 110 hurdles, 13.99
1983: Stanley Moore, 110 hurdles, 14.01
1983: Stanley Moore, 400 hurdles, 52.39
1984: Don Deckert, 3,000 steeplechase, 9:00.13
1984: Ron Deckert, 5,000-meter run, 14:13.46
1984: Robert Abdullah, 110 hurdles [co], 14.40
1984: 1,600-Meter Relay [R. Moore, Abdullah, Lambing, Stone], 3:12.40
1985: 1,600-Meter Relay [Adams, R. Moore, Thomas, Lawson], 3:11.57
1992: Mike Boone, javelin, 219-4
1997: Rich Dixon, 400, 47.33
1997: William Cruz, 400 hurdles, 51.67
1998: Rich Dixon, 400, 47.58
1998: Ed Colleton, javelin, 210-4
2011: 1,600-Meter Relay [Maxwell, Purdue, Ejaz, Rooks], 3:11.45
2012: 1,600-Meter Relay [Maxwell, Purdue, Ejaz, Rooks], 3:10.56
2017: Anthony Salemo, 400 hurdles, 51.06
2021: Ahmir Johnson, triple jump, 49-7
2021: 1,600-Meter Relay [Conte, Barbieri, Bishop, Terry], 3:11.81
2024: Kwaku Nkrumah, 110 hurdles, 13.77
2025: Jamir Brown, 110 hurdles, 13.77