Huge weekend for Hampton freshman Jayden Poteat from Winslow, who recorded speedy PRs in the 200 and 400 at the Coastal Athletic Conference Championships in Elon, N.C.
Poteat moved into the all-time South Jersey alumni top-10 in both races. Hampton does not have an all-time top-10 performance list on its web site, unfortunately, so can’t tell you where he ranks in school history.
Poteat’s previous PRs were 21.05 in the 200 from last month in Greensboro, N.C., and 47.21 from the indoor conference meet in February in Boston. He dropped to 46.38 in the trials before his breakthrough 45.97 in the final.
Poteat is only the 5th New Jersey sprinter ever to run sub-21 and sub-46 at any point in his life. Olympic gold medalist Dennis Mitchell from Edgewood had PRs of 20.09 and 45.26 and Erison Hurtault of Matawan [20.86, 45.40], Clayton Parros of Seton Hall Prep [20.85, 45.25] and Clayton Gravesande of Franklin [20.95, 45.93] also pulled off that rare double.
Poteat placed 2nd in the 400 final. He was 7th in the 200 after running that 20.94 in the qualifying rounds.
With his 45.97, Poteat is the No. 11 freshman in NCAA Division 1, four spots below Alabama freshman Alexander Osayemi from Clayton, who ran 45.59 at the SEC Championships at Auburn this weekend.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 