From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Atlantic City senior Jaylen Day, who began the day with a wind-legal PR of 11.13, ran the 11^th-fastest 100 in South Jersey history Monday at the Atlantic County Championships at Egg Harbor.

Day ran a PR 10.75 [with legal 1.7] in the prelims, behind only Oakrest’s Davon Hannah, who ran 10.74 but in a wind-aided race [4.4].

On a day where most races were wind-aided, Day got into the only qualifying heat that wasn’t. Mainland senior Chris Keena [10.86w], Egg Harbor sophomore Derreck Doughty [10.93w] and Holy Spirit junior Zaki Marcus [10.98w] also broke 11 in the prelims.

The final was legal at 1.7 and Day won it in 10.58, with Doughty [10.76] and Marcus [10.93] also sub-11.

Day’s 10.58 is 2^nd-fastest with legal wind in Atlantic County history, behind only Julian Onesti’s 10.56 [+0.8] last May at the state Parochial A meet in Galloway Township.

Day’s time is fastest in New Jersey this year. Seven of the 16-fastest times in South Jersey history have been recorded since 2022.

Day also won the high jump at 6-2 and ran a leg on Atlantic City’s 400-meter relay team, which placed 3^rd in 43.74.

10.28 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024 [+0.3]
10.32 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024 [-1.4]
10.41 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2010 [+0.1]
10.45 … James Townsend [Holy Cross], 2003 [+1.2]
10.47 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983 [+0.0]
10.55 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2002 [-2.7]
10.55 … Donte Davis [Burlington City], 2025 [+1.3]
10.56 … Julian Onesti [St. Augustine], 2025 [+0.8]
10.57 … Jamil Benjamin [Cumberland Regional], 2006 [+1.4]
10.57 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2024 [+0.9]
10.58 … James Burrus [Moorestown], 2022 [-2.5]
10.58 … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2003 [+1.4]
10.58 … Jaylen Day [Atlantic City], 2026 [1.7]
10.59 … Fabian Santiago [Oakcrest] 2012 [+1.2]
10.61 … Jonathan Taylor [Salem], 2017 [+1.5]
10.61 … Quayd Hendryx [Burlington Twp.], 2025 [+1.3]

Wind-Aided [or no wind gauge]

10.18 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024 [nwi]
10.21 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024 [nwi]
10.35 … Jamar Ervin [Camden], 2000 [2.0]
10.36 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2010 [nwi]
10.46 … Julian Onesti [St. Augustine], 2025 [2.5]
10.47 … James Brown [Glassboro], 2009 [nwi]
10.48 … Donte Davis [Burlington City], 2025 [2.5]
10.49 … Jonathan Taylor [Salem], 2017 [nwi]
10.53 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
10.54 … Fabian Santiago [Oakrest], 2010 [nwi]
10.55 … Evan Corcoran [Kingsway], 2022 [nwi]
10.56 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2024 [+0.9]
10.57 … Geof Navaro [Absegami], 2008 [nwi]
10.59 … Lloyd Shambry [Gateway], 2024 [nwi]