Demetrio Lukaitis, who had a javelin PR of 166-11 at Haddon Heights and has a 177-11 best at High Point University, PR’ d with a 187-8 Friday at American JavFest at East Stroudsburg High School.
Lukaitis had lifetime-best throws of 187-8 and 184-7 competing in the open men’s division of the annual summer javelin weekend.
At Heights, Lukaitis PR’d with a 166-11 when he won South Jersey Group 2 Sectionals at Delsea two years ago. At High Point in North Carolina, he PR’d with 177-11 at Vertklasse 2025 at High Point in April.
Lukaitis is No. 7 all-time at High Point, where he’ll be a junior this fall.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 