This was fun last year, so we’re going to do it again! Over the next few weeks, we’ll spotlight 30 athletes who excelled during the outdoor track season that we didn’t have a chance to write about extensively. We’d love to write about every athlete in South Jersey, but that’s not practical. But we will try to spotlight some who may have gotten overlooked over the past few months. We apologize in advance if we don’t get to you or your son or daughter or an athlete you coach.
Today: Adrienne Torres, Florence
Torres was the top sophomore high jumper in South Jersey this year and tied for No. 3 in New Jersey with her 5-2 clearance when she won Central Jersey Group 1 Sectionals at Hillsborough. She also won the BCSL and County Open titles, and what makes her season so impressive is that this was her first season high jumping. She only ran the 200 as a freshman and didn’t compete indoors.
Torres is already Florence’s 2nd-best high jumper, behind 2006 Meet of Champions winner Anna Cook, who had a couple 5-8 clearances. Torres is Florence’s 1st sectional high jump champ since Cook won Central Jersey Group 1 in 2007, also at Hillsborough. She’s also the first Florence girl to win the County Open high jump since Cook at Maple Shade in 2007.
She’s the No. 1 returning high jumper in Burlington County for 2026 and No. 5 in South Jersey behind Meet of Champions winner Egypt Bolan of Lindenwold [5-10 ¾], Pleasantville’s Isabella Alvarez [5-6], Collingswood’s Phallen Still [5-6] and Winslow’s Ma’Syiah Brawner [5-4].
Torres also placed in the 400-meter hurdles at Central Jersey Group 1 sectionals with a 5th-place finish. She was the No. 5 Group 1 sophomore in New Jersey in the intermediates and No. 2 in South Jersey, behind Haddon Township soph Abby Wiedeman.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 