Quite a long jump competition at Woodbury Saturday, with Willingboro senior Christopher Jones and Overbrook junior Jaiden Mitchell both soaring over 23 feet, three others over 22 feet and a total of 13 jumpers hitting 21 feet or better.
And thank you Woodbury Relays for having a wind guage at the long jump. All 13 jumpers over 21 feet or better were legal on their best jump. And remember, only four jumps per competitor, which makes these results even more impressive.
The top four jumpers had their best jump on their 4th and final attempt.
Jones jumped 23-3 ½ with a 0.0 tailwind on his final jump to win the event. Mitchell hit 23-2 with a 2.0 headwind to place 2nd, Winslow junior Ka’Ron Ceasar jumped 22-11 with no wind on his final jump and junior David Stewart of Schalick hit 22-3 ¾ on his last attempt with a 1.5 headwind. Winslow senior Zyaire Rothmiller-McIntosh also jumped 22 feet, reaching 22-1 ¾ on his 2nd jump.
Jones’ previous PR was a 22-3 from last year’s Central Jersey Group 3 meet at Jackson Liberty. Mitchell’s was 22-4 ¼ from an indoor meet in December at the Ott Center. Ceasar’s MileSplit profile only shows one previous high school track meet, and he jumped 21-10 ¾ at Bridgeton earlier this month so that’s apparently his previous PR.
Stewart’s previous PR was 21-4 ½ from the 2024 Salem County Championships at Salem, and Rothmiller-McIntosh’s PR is 22-4 ½ from last June at Greensboro Nationals.
An interesting note about Willingboro’s Johnson. His 23-3 ½ is 5th-best in Willingboro history and the best jump by a Chimera since All-America high jumper, long jumper and hurdler Mike Morrison soared 24-5 at a meet on his home track in 2003. Mitchell’s 23-2 is an Overbrook school record.
For this special occasion I put together a list of every South Jersey jumper that’s ever gone 23 feet. As always, errors and omissions, please let me know in the comment section.
Also over 21 feet Saturday: Cumberland Regional junior Dereon Johnson [21-7 ½], Bridgeton senior Jeremiah Russell [21-7 ½], Millville senior Michael Carr [21-5 ¾], Glassboro sophomore Moses Robles [21-5 ¼], senior Marcus Williams of the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md. [21-4 ¾], Rancocas Valley senior Daniel Rivers-King [21-2 ½], Eastern senior Vincent Rodriguez-Rosa [21-2 ½] and Pennsville junior Danny Knight [21-0].
26-8 ¼ … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
25-2 …….. Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2012
25-1 ½ … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
25-0 …….. William Spearman [Woodrow Wilson], 1996
24-11 ¼ … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2002
24-8 ….….. Isaac Samuels [Willingboro-Kennedy], 1983
24-5 ….….. Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
24-4 ¼ ….. Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
24-3 ¾ ….. Mikhail Micheaux [Eastern], 2013
24-1 ½ ….. Mike Boone [Burlington City], 1990
24-0 ½ ..… Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1984
23-11 ¾ ….. Rece Englehart [Moorestown], 2024
23-11 ½ ..… Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2009
23-11 ….….. Preston Beckley [Eastern], 1993
23-11 ……… Dave Klemic [Mainland Reg.], 1996
23-11 ….….. Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
23-10 ¾ ….. Bob Schuenemann [Collingswood], 1932
23-10 ¼ ….. Ben Liles [Kingsway], 1992
23-10 …….. Jerry Mathis [Willingboro], 1985
23-10 …….. Steve Harper [Atlantic City], 1993
23-9 ……… Steve Parker [Salem], 2025
23-9 ……… Robert Jordan [Millville], 1999
23-8 ¾ … Jamir Brown [Riverside], 2024
23-8 ½ … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
23-8 ½ … Bill Mobley [Eastern], 1990
23-8 ½ … Lamar Sturdivant [Woodbury], 1996
23-8 ½ … Sean McPherson [Delsea], 2010
23-8 ….….. Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1991
23-7 ¾ … Clem Jones [Vineland], 1968
23-7 ½ … Matt Rose [Bordentown], 1984
23-7 ¼ … Reginald Morton [Oakcrest], 2013
23-6 ¾ … Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1990
23-6 ½ … Ed Loges [Shawnee], 1992
23-6 ½ … Reggie Riggs [Pennsauken Tech], 1988
23-6 ¼ … Jamal Heard [Bridgeton], 1990
23-6 ½ … Termier Hill [Clayton], 2021
23-6 ½ … Floyd Whitaker [Highland], 2021
23-6 …….. Tyler Clybourn [Oakcrest], 2016
23-6 …….. Chris Gillis [Pennsauken], 2000
23-6 …….. Antwan Dickerson [Pennsauken], 2013
23-6 … Josiah Williams [Mainland Reg.], 2025
23-5 ½ … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2011
23-5 ½ … John Meekins [Cinnaminson], 1988
23-5 ¼ … Chris Vasser [Cape May], 1978
23-5 ¼ … Dorian Evans [Timber Creek], 2008
23-4 ¾ … Chace Pearson [Timber Creek], 2022
23-4 ½ … Bo Melton [Cedar Creek], 2016
23-4 ½ … Sean Clifton [Edgewood], 1982
23-4 ½ … Ben Mitchell [St. Joe’s], 2015
23-3 ¾ … Eddie Walker [Woodbury], 1990
23-3 ½ … Tracy Hall [Moorestown], 1977
23-3 ½ … Christopher Jones [Willingboro], 2026
23-2 … Michael Carr [Millville], 2026
23-3 ¼ … Stevenson Cajuste [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2008
23-3 …….. Kimere Brown [Penns Grove], 2014
23-3 …….. Jon Dickey [Penns Grove], 1985
23-3 …….. Bill Conover [Collingswood], 1931
23-3 …….. Lance Sherer [Vineland], 1978
23-2 ½ .. Jamar Byrd [Vineland], 2004
23-2 ¼ .. Terrence Sorrell [Salem], 1988
23-2 … Bright John [Sterling], 2025
23-2 …….. Quasheem Taylor [Bridgeton], 2015
23-2 …….. Dave Fairchild [Holy Cross], 1983
23 2 …….. Charles Armstead [Schalick], 1986
23-2 …….. John Stone [Mainland Reg.], 1997
23-2 …….. Louis Smith [Burlington Twp.], 1997
23-2 … Jaiden Mitchell [Overbrook], 2026
23-1 ¾ … Curtis Wright [Edgewood], 1991
23-1 ¾ … Marv Forchion [Willingboro], 1986
23-1 ¾ … Andre Faulcon [Glassboro], 2002
23-1 ¾ … Rakim Coyle [Wildwood Catholic], 2018
23-1 ¼ … Kwinten Ives [Palmyra], 2022
23-1 ……… Roosevelt Dunmore [Vineland], 1991
23-1 ……… Jamil Sanders [Bridgeton], 1994
23-1 ……… Daryll Williams [Deptford], 1996
23-0 ¾ … Gary Melton [Cedar Creek], 2012
23-0 ½… Iverson Clement [Rancocas Valley], 2017
23-0 ½ … Khalil Barge [Camden], 2000
23-0 ½ … Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
23-0 ½ … Gary Moore [Overbook], 1974
23-0 ¼ … Brian Winchester [Vineland], 2010
23-0 …….. Dave Still [Glassboro], 2016
23-0 …….. Adam Kucinski [Highland], 2002
23-0 …….. Keith Washington [Woodbury], 1978
23-0 …….. Marcus Chambers [Clayton], 2017
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 