Hannah Nuhfer shattered the state discus record Saturday and then she broke it again.
Nuhfer, a Delsea senior competing at her home track, threw a state record 184-0 on her 1st attempt at the South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals and followed that with a 184-5 on her 2nd. She added a 183-2 on her 4th attempt, surpassing the previous state record for a 3rd time.
The previous state record was 182-0 set by Donovan Catholic’s Alyssa Wilson at the 2017 Rowan Open in Glassboro. So the two-best marks in state history were both made in Gloucester County.
Nuhfer threw 178-9 to win last year’s West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field and then PR’d in April with a 179-5 at the Woodbury Relays.
Her 184-5 is No. 10 in U.S. scholastic history.
Nuhfer broke the South Jersey Group 3 meet record of 157-6 that she set last year, the overall South Jersey sectional record of 168-0 set by Cherokee’s Jessica Woodard in 2013 and the overall New Jersey sectional record of 172-2 set by Old Tappan’s Layla Giordano in 2024.
Her throw puts her at No. 26 among all U.S. women and No. 2 on the U..S. Under-20 list, according to the World thletics database.
All-Time U.S. High School Discus List
198-9 … Shelbi Vaughan [Mansfield (Texas) Legacy], 2012
196-10 … Amanda Walton [Riverton, Wyo.],, 2026
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
184-5 … Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea, Franklinville], May 16, 2026
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
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All-Time N.J. Alumni Discus 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.
189-7 … Layla Giordano [Old Tappan], April 18, 2026, Charlotte, N.C.
184-5 … Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], May 16, 2026, Franklinville, N.J.
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.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 