Schalick senior David Stewart soared to the No. 6 triple jump in South Jersey history and No. 1 mark in New Jersey this year Friday at the South Jersey Group 1 Sectionals at Lenape.
Stewart, who PR’d late last month with a 47-8 ¼ at Pennsville, jumped 48-7 ¼ with a legal 1.4 tailwind on his final attempt to break his own Salem County record and top Glassboro sophomore Moses Robles, who had taken the lead with a PR of his own at 47-5 on his 5th jump with a legal 1.2 wind reading.
Stewart won South Jersey Group 1 last year at 45-4 ¼. He’s the first repeat winner since Allen Killbrew of Penns Grove in 2014 and 2015.
Stewart won the triple jump as part of the first sectional triple ever by a Schalick athlete. He also won the long jump and 400-meter hurdles.
In the triple jump, Stewart broke the meet record of 48-3 ¼ set at 2009 Sectionals at Egg Harbor by Glassboro’s Ryan Chance.
Robles improved his PR from 46-7 from the Woodbury Relays and improved to No. 6 in Gloucester County history. His 47-5 is 3rd-best ever by a South Jersey sophomore and best by a New Jersey sophomore this year. It’s No. 14 nationally among sophomores in the MileSplit U.S. database.
Stewart also won the long jump with a PR 22-8 ½ and the 400-meter hurdles in 55.33. His previous long jump PR was a 22-3 ¾ from the Woodbury Relays. He’s run 54.22 in the intermediates
All-Time South Jersey Triple Jump List
50-9 ¼ … Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
50-6 ¾ …. Dominique Irons [Haddon Heights], 2013
50-2 ½ … Floyd Whitaker [Highland], 2019
48-10 ½ … Larry Russell [Timber Creek], 2015
48-9 … Zamir Chance [Bridgeton], 2025
48-7 ¼ … David Stewart [Schalick], 2026
48-4 ½ .. Rece Englehart [Moorestown], 2024
48-3 ¼ … Ryan Chance [Glassboro], 2009
48-1 ½ … Mubeen Momodu [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2019
48-1 ¼ ……Orion Joyner [Kingsway], 2019
48-0 ………. Josh Butler [Delsea], 2006
47-9 ¼ … Marcus Edghilll [Pemberton], 1981
47-7 ½ … Mikhail Micheaux [Eastern], 2014
47-7 ½ … Jaden Johnson [Timber Creek], 2022
47-6 ½ … Chris Roundtree [Haddon Hts.], 2009
47-5 ½ … Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2017
47-5 ¼ … Kevin Kevelier [Collingswood], 2019
47-5 ……… Steven Brown [Penns Grove], 2009
47-5 … Moses Robles [Glassboro], 2026
47-4 ¾ … Cheo King [Woodbury], 2017
47-4 ½ … Zakiyy Williams [Rancocas Valley], 2017
47-4 ……… Tristan Wilson [Delsea], 2014
47-3 ¼ … Antwan Dickerson [Pennsauken], 2013
47-3 ……… Mike Baker [Cherry Hill West], 1976
47-2 ¼ … Josiah Williams [Mainland Reg.], 2025
47-1 … Jabari Woodard [Camden Tech], 2026
47-0 ½ … Mawali Osunniyi [Mainland Reg.], 2023
47-0 ¼ … Earnest Daniel [Kingsway], 2017
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 