A look at the eight South Jersey athletes headed for the U.S. Championships in Eugene!!!!!!!!

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It looks like eight South Jersey athletes made the cut for USATF Nationals next week in Eugene.

With a couple B qualifiers added to the group of A qualifiers, the fields are set for national championship meet, which will run from Thursday through Sunday at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus.

Guaranteed entry with A standards since the qualifying window opened June 21, 2024, are English Gardner from Eastern in the 100, Natalie Dumas from Eastern in the 800, Aliya Garozzo from Paul VI in the 400-meter hurdles, Tionna Tobias of Winslow in the long jump, Delsea’s Josh Awotunde in the shot put and Florence’s Curtis Thompson in the javelin.

Two athletes were accepted with B standards when there weren’t enough A qualifiers to fill the fields. They are Cherokee’s Jessica Woodard in the shot put and Highland’s Floyd Whitaker in the triple jump.

Thompson, a four-time national champion, gets the South Jersey contingent underway in the javelin final at 4:20 p.m. Thursday (all times here are EST). Dumas, the triple national high school champion, races in the first round of the 800 at 6:21 p.m. EST, Gardner will be up next in the first round of the 100-meter dash at 6:47 p.m., and Tobias jumps at 9 p.m.

On Friday, Garozzo races in the first round of the 400-meter hurdles at 6:31 p.m., the women’s 100 semis are at 7:20 p.m. and finals at 9:36 p.m. and the women’s 800 semis at 8:04 p.m.

On Saturday, Woodard throws at 3:45 p.m., and the women’s 400 hurdles semis are at 4:19 p.m.

On Sunday, the women’s 800 final is scheduled for 4:18 p.m., Whitaker will compete in the triple jump final starting at 4:20 p.m., the women’s 400 hurdles final is at 4:34 p.m., and Awotunde throws in the shot put final at 4:40 p.m.

Here’s a look at all 234 South Jersey athletes who have placed in the top eight at U.S. Nationals, going back Mel Sheppard in 1906: https://sjtrackblog.com/2024/07/01/lets-take-a-look-at-all-234-south-jersey-athletes-who-have-ever-placed-in-the-top-8-at-u-s-nationals/

Click here for the full schedule: https://www.usatf.org/events/2025/2025-toyota-usatf-outdoor-para-national-championsh/schedule-full

Full list of qualifiers can be found here [although in typical USATF fashion it’s a mess]: https://usatf.sport80.com/public/events/158719/entries/150?bl=wizard&filters=eyJtZ18zOTg0NSI6W119

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