Glassboro sophomore Moses Robles, already No. 5 in New Jersey this year in the triple jump and tied for No. 4 in the high jump, moved into the No. 2 spot in the long Wednesday at the SJTCA Shoe Company Elite at the Ott Center.
Robles jumped 22-9 ¾ on his 3rd and final attempt to win the long jump by 20 inches and improve his lifetime best from 22-4 ¾ from a meet at the Armory last month. His wind-legal outdoor PR is 20-5 from the freshman long jump at West Philly Nationals last June at Franklin Field.
Robles is currently the No.1 sophomore in New Jersey in both horizontal jumps and No. 2 in the high jump behind Cherry Hill West’s Supreme Stratford, who cleared 6-8 last week. He’s the No. 1 all-time sophomore in Gloucester County in all three events.
He’s also top-ranked in New Jersey Group 1 this year in all three jumps. He’s also No. 3 all-time in Gloucester County in the long jump behind two Woodbury jumpers – Anthony Averet with his 23-7 ¾ at 2012 Easterns at the Armory and Maurice Hunter with a 23-4 ½ in 1983 at a meet I haven’t been able to determine (but not Easterns, which was one of the few meets that had an indoor long jump back then. I should know this because I was working for The Gloucester County Times back then but I don’t!).
All-Time South Jersey Indoor Long Jump List
25-5 ½ … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
24-6 ¼ … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
24-2 ½ … Isaac Samuels [Kennedy], 1983
24-0 ¾ … Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
24-0 ½ … William Spearmon [Wilson], 1996
23-11 ½ … Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1985
22-10 ¾ … Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
23-10 ….. Matt Rose [Bordentown], 1985
23-9 …… Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2009
23-7 ¾ … Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2012
23-5 ½ … Floyd Whitaker [Highland Reg.], 2020
23-4 ½ … Maurice Hunter [Woodbury], 1983
23-4 ….. Andrew Athias [Cherry Hill East], 2011
23-3 ¾ … Jamar Byrd [Vineland], 2005
23-3 … Chace Pearson [Timber Creek], 2022
23-2 ½ … Rich Winstead [Egg Harbor Twp.], 1988
23-1 ….. Mikhail Micheaux [Eastern], 2014
23-0 ….. Derek King [Cumberland Reg.], 1984
22-11 ½ … Chris Gillis [Pennsauken], 2001
22-11 ½ … Antwan Dickerson [Pennsauken], 2013
22-11 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1984
22-10 ¾ … Will Mobley [Eastern], 1990
22-9 ¾ … Moses Robles [Glassboro], 2026
22-9 ¼ … Khalim Barge [Camden], 1999
22-9 ¼ … Shai Mumford [West Deptford], 2013
22-9 … John Meekins [Cinnaminson], 1987
22-8 ½ … Chris Steliga [Cherokee], 2008
22-7 ¾ … Hede Dewberry [Willingboro], 1981
22-7 ½ … Rece Englehart [Moorestown], 2024
22-7 ¼ … Keon Grady [Delsea], 2017
22-7 … Jermaine Jackson [Wilson], 1991
22-7 … Darin Washington [Winslow Twp.], 2008
22-6 ½ … Carl Smith [Camden], 2005
22-6 ½ … Iverson Clement [Rancocas Valley], 2017
22-5 ¾ … Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
22-5 … Sherron Bullock [Camden], 2003
22-5 … Anthony Parker [Salem], 2025
22-4 ¼ … Jaiden Mitchell [Overbrook], 2026
22-3 ¾ … Larry Russell Jr. [Timber Creek], 2015
22-3 ½ … Damon Johnson [Vineland], 1994
22-3 ½ … Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
22-3 ¼ … Khaliq Price [Winslow Twp.], 2003
22-3 … Maurice Young [Camden], 1999
22-2 ¾ … William Murray [Mainland Reg.], 2023
22-2 ¼ … Marquis Allen [Oakcrest], 2001
22-2 ¼ … Dominique Irons [Haddon Heights], 2012
22-2 … Sean Mayers [Cherokee], 2002
22-2 … Adwon Parker [West Deptford], 2006
22-1 ¾ … Tahmir Clark [Rancocas Valley], 2020
22-1 … Ryan Givens [Ocean City], 2014
22-0 ½ … Connor Wright [Hammonton], 2022
22-0 ¼ … Floyd Whitaker [Highland], 2021
22-0 … Marcus Brown [Bridgeton], 2001
22-0 … Damir Lomax [Delsea], 2020
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 