Barone VanKline, a Georgian Court freshman from Florence, ran the 3rd-fastest 60 in school history Saturday at the PLEX Shootout at Alvernia College in Reading.
After a 7.16 in the prelims, VanKline ran 7.05 in the final, lowering his PR from 7.09, which he initially ran at Ocean Breeze in his first collegiate meet and matched last month in a meet in Lancaster, Pa.
He’s Georgian Court’s fastest sprinter in six years, since Noah Roach from St. Joe’s Metuchen set the school record of 6.86 at the Armory in 2020. The only other sprinter ahead of Vankline on the all-time Georgian Court list is Charles Wolef-Fields from Wildwood Catholic, who ran 6.91 at the Armory in 2019.
TFRRS does not have a Coastal Athletic Conference performance list, but VanKline’s 7.05 ranks 24th in NCAA Division 2 East Region. But only 5-100ths of a second out of the top 10.
VanKline was Central Jersey Group 1 champ in both the 100 and 200 last spring. He had a high school PR of 7.15 from 2024 Armory Nationals. He also long jumped 20-1 ½ in high school but hasn’t jumped yet at Georgian Court.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 