Glassboro sophomore Moses Robles turned in a record-setting jumps double Saturday at the U.S. Marine Corps Holiday Classic at the Armory.
Robles placed 4th in the long jump at 22-4 ¾ and 3rd in the high jump at 6-6. Both are big lifetime bests and among the top sophomore jumps in South Jersey history. He’s now tied for No. 1 in New Jersey in the high jump and No. 2 in the long jump.
The 22-4 ¾ is No. 2 all-time by a South Jersey sophomore behind a 22-7 ½ by Lenape’s Chase Campbell in a meet at Lehigh in December of 2014. That performance is a little suspect because Campbell never approached that mark again and by his senior year he wasn’t even long jumping. He never came closer than 22 inches away from that jump indoors or outdoors the rest of his career. He ran 21.76 and 48.89 as a senior but never jumped better than 20-8 outdoors.
Anyway, Robles’ mark is No. 6 in Gloucester County history indoors and best in seven years, since former state triple jump record holder Khaliel Burnett of Delsea went 22-5 ¾ at 2018 Easterns at the Armory. Robles hit the 22-4 ¾ on his 2nd jump and also had a 21-4 in his series.
In the high jump, Robles finished 3rd behind twins Ethan and Aaron Rich of Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford, Conn. Ethan jumped 6-8 and Aaron 6-6, taking 2nd because Robles had one miss at 6-4.
His previous PR was 6-2 indoors earlier this month at the Ott Center, and his overall PR was 6-2 ¼ outdoors when he placed 5th in the freshman high jump in June at West Philly Nationals.
The 6-6 is tied for No. 4 in South Jersey indoor history by a sophomore and the best jump by a 10th-grader in 21 years, since Wesley Edwards of Winslow Township went 6-6 at the 2005 state Group 4 Relays at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym.
Robles didn’t triple jump Saturday, but he has already gone 46-4 ½ earlier this month at the Ott Center. That’s No. 4 in New Jersey this year, No. 5 all-time Gloucester County and best ever by a South Jersey sophomore. It’s also only two inches off the indoor school record of 46-6 ½ set two years ago by Cartrell Moore in Collegeville, Pa.
All-Time Gloucester County High Jump List
6-10 … Josh Butler [Delsea], 2006
6-10 … Devin Bradham [Williamstown], 2015
6-10 … Ameer Banks [Delsea], 2015
6-6 … Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2012
6-6 … Chase Matthews [Kingsway], 2016
6-6 … Craig Howard [Washington Twp.], 1998
6-6 … Moses Robles [Glassboro], 2026
6-4 … Thomas Berryman [Delsea], 2010
6-4 … Amari Sabb [Glasssboro], 2024
6-4 … Carson Thomas [Washington Twp.], 2023
All-Time Gloucester County Long Jump List
23-7 ¾ … Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2012
23-4 ½ … Maurice Hunter [Woodbury], 1983
22-9 ¼ … Shai Mumford [West Deptford], 2013
22-7 ¼ … Keon Grady [Delsea], 2017
22-5 ¾ … Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
22-4 ¾ … Moses Robles [Glassboro], 2026
22-2 … Adwon Parker [West Deptford], 2006
22-0 … Damir Lomax [Delsea], 2020
21-9 3/4 … Mark Williams [Williamstown], 2023
21-8 … Ferrell Cooper [West Deptford], 2011
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 