Delsea senior Hannah Nuhfer, the 2024 U.S. scholastic discus champion, smashed her own South Jersey record Saturday at the Woodbury Relays with the No. 19 throw in U.S. scholastic history.
Nuhfer won the discus at Woodbury with a 179-6 bomb on her 6th and final throw. That broke her own South Jersey record of 178-9 that she threw at Franklin Field in June.
Her throw is 2nd-best in New Jersey history, only 2 ½ feet shy of the state record of 182-0 that Alyssa Wilson of Donovan Catholic threw at the 2017 Rowan Open in Glassboro.
So the two-best discus throws in state history were thrown in Gloucester County. The 3rd-best, Jocyln White’s 172-2 in 2004, occurred in Egg Harbor Township.
Nuhfer opened with a modest 129-3 before a couple 160-foot throws – 162-10 and 167-2. After a foul and a 136-5 she hit the big one on her final attempt.
She broke the meet record of 149-11 set in 2012 by Cherokee’s Jessica Woodard, a world championship shot put finalist in 2022.
Nuhfer’s throw is No. 2 in the U.S. so far this year, according to the MileSplit national database. It’s No. 26 among all U.S. women. Nuhfer’s birthday is not on her World Athletics profile, but unless she turns 20 in 2026 she’s eligible to compete the U.S. Under-20 National Championships this summer in Eugene. The 2026 Under-20 lists on the World Athletics web site have not been updated.
All-Time New Jersey 150-Foot Discus List
182-0 … Alyssa Wilson [Donovan Catholic], 2017
179-6 … Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], April 18, 2026
172-2 … Jocelyn White [Delsea], 2004
172-2 … Layla Giordano [Old Tappan], 2024
168-10 … Jessica Woodard [Cherokee], 2013
161-11 … Helene O’Connell [Jackson], 1977
166-2 … Jessica Oji [Livingston], 2025
161-1 … Jamine Moton [Delsea], 1997
155-7 … Jada Mia Puryear [Union Catholic], 2022
155-2 … Sunsarai Moore [Glassboro], 2025
153-6 … Tisha Kerrin [Eastern], 1989
153-3 … DeAnne Hahn [Brick Twp.], 2008
153-2 … Sylvia Galarza [Millville], 2004
153-2 … Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], 2025
152-4 … Kirsten Batts [Marlboro], 2007
And here’s a look at the all-time New Jersey top-10 alumni list!
199-4 … Alyssa Wilson [Donovan Catholic], May 24, 2019, Sacramento, Calif.
198-8 … Pam Dukes [Freehold Twp.], June 4, 1996, Dallas
190-9 … Jessica Woodard [Cherokee], March 31, 2018, Austin, Texas
189-4 … Denise Wood [Haledon], May 7, 1983, Knoxville, Tenn.
184-4 … Layla Giordano [Old Tappan], May 10, 2025, New Haven, Conn.
182-1 … Jamine Moton [Delsea], April 27, 2001, Philadelphia
181-7 … Helene Connell [Jackson], March 22, 1980, Palo Alto, Calif.
180-1 … Jocelyn White [Delsea], May 17, 2008, Chapel Hill, N.C.
179-6 … Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], April 18, 2026, Woodbury
171-5 … Erica Davis [Northern Burlington], May 13, 2007, Princeton
171-5 … Fatimah Owens [Millville], May 11, 2024, Elon, N.C.
All-Tine U.S. High School List
198-9 … Shelbi Vaughan [Mansfield (Texas) Legacy], 2012
195-10 … Emma Sralla [Marcus, Flower Mound, Texas], 2023
190-3 … Anna Jelmini (Shafter, California), 2009
188-7 … Jaslene Massey [Aliso, Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Calif.], 2026
188-4 … Suzy Powell [Downey, Modesto, Calif.], 1994
186-10 … Elena Bruckner (Valley, San José, California), 2016
186-3 … Seilala Sue [Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.], 1996
185-4 … Melanie Uher [Wilkes-Clatonia, Clatonia, Neb.], 2002
184-2 … Valerie Allman [Silver Creek, Longmont, Colo.], 2013
184-2 … Jillian Scully [Miller Place, N.Y.], 2025
183-11 … Leslie Deniz [Gridley, Calif.], 1980
182-6 … Billie Jo Grant [Arroyo Grande, Calif.], 2003
182-4 … Madeleine Fey [Midlothian, Texas], 2023
182-0 … Alyssa Wilson [Donovan Catholic, Toms River], 2017
181-3 … Stephanie Brown [Arroyo Grande, Calif.], 1998
180-9 … Alex Collatz Sellens [Stockdale, Calif.], 2010
180-2 … Camryn Massey [Ashbrook, N.C.], 2024
179-7 … Kiani Phelps [Kingsley-Pierson, Kingsley, Iowa], 2014
179-6 … Maggie Ewen [St. Francis, Washington, D.C.], 2013
179-6 … Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea, Franklinville], April 18, 2026
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 