South Jersey took home 10 firsts, nine 2nds, nine 3rds, seven 4ths, six 5ths and four 6ths on Wednesday.
That’s 45 top-6 finishes by South Jersey athletes at the Meet of Champions in Pennsauken.
South Jersey’s girls were particularly impressive, winning nine of 18 events. In all, South Jersey recorded 96 top-10 finishes – 55 girls, 41 boys – competing against the top athletes in the state and in many cases some of the top athletes in the country try.
This was a Meet of Champions unlike any of the 55 before it. Here’s a look at all the top-10 finishes recorded by South Jersey athletes:
BOYS
100-METER DASH [+1.6]
5th. Tymir Gayle [Cherry Hill East], 10.80
7th. Jaiden Steele [Camden], 10.88
200-METER DASH
2nd. Quayd Hendryx [Winslow Twp.], 21.19 [-0.3]
5th. Jaden Goins [Pemberton], 21.66 [+1.4]
7th. Jaiden Steele [Camden], 21.78 [+0.5]
10th. Ashton Gage [Eastern], 21.86 [+0.5].
400-METER DASH
5th. Prince Owusu-Twum [Winslow Twp.], 47.46
8th. Marc Maccario [St. Augustine], 47.67
800-METER RUN
7th. Brandon Stoner [Haddonfield], 1:52.39
8th. Josh Crawford [Woodstown], 1:52.56
10th. **Zacchaeus Harrigan [Glassboro], 1:53.58
1,600-METER RUN
8th. Benjamin Andrus [Haddonfield], 4:14.11
9th. **Jack Tindall [Cherokee], 4:14.13
3,200-METER RUN
5th. Peter Simpson [Haddonfield], 9;15.34
110-METER HURDLES
3rd. Jasiah Gibbons [Williamstown], 14.06 (+0.2)
400-METER HURDLES
2nd. Kareem Brown [Deptford], 52.28
400-METER RELAY
1st. Winslow Township [***Keyon Ali, Quayd Hendryx, Ka’Ron Caesar, Jaylon Moss], 40.97
3rd. Deptford [Liam Brown, Xavion Holmes, Johann Hernandez, Kareem Brown], 41.41
4th. Williamstown [Jasiah Gibbons, Ian Israel Jr., Joshua George-Oyewole, Omofolawe Adepelumi], 41.50
5th. Camden [jawan Brownlee, Christian Baxter, Wasi Muhammad, Jaiden Steele], 41.70
9th. Pleasantville [Samaj Dozier, Nazir Griffin, Raliel Wiggins, Jamaad Washington], 41.95
10th. Rancocas Valley [Ethan Jones, Samir Barber, Cordae Nock, Jo-el Santiago], 42.10
1,600-METER RELAY
4th. Eastern [Ashton Gage, Brandon Lamon, Paul Moore, Keshawn Townsend], 3:17.90
10th. Burl. Twp. [Sidney Richards, Jaydin Macklin, Solomon Wesley, Jaylen Porter], 3:21.16
3,200-METER RELAY
2. Woodstown [Jacob Marino, David Farrell, Karson Chew, Josh Crawford], 2nd [7:49.09]
3. Ocean City [Keenan Neuman, Nathan Aschmann, Nevin Millstein, Erik Preisner], 3rd [7:51.83]
8. Deptford [Anthony Schilling, Christian Ramirez, Zach Harrison, John Collier], 8th [7:54.18]
HIGH JUMP
6. Jaki Youmans [Vineland], 6-6
T7. Devin Perry [Timber Creek], 6-6
LONG JUMP
3. Christopher Jones [Willingboro], 23-8 [+1.4]
5. *Andrew Kratee [Winslow Twp.], 23-3 [+1.7]
7th. *Raliel Wiggins [Pleasantville], 22-9 ½ [+1.8]
8th. *Ka’Ron Caesar [Winslow Twp.], 22-5 [+0.0]
TRIPLE JUMP
5.. Moses Robles [Glassboro], 46-7 [-0.1]
8. *Jabari Woodard [Sicklervile Tech], 46-0 [-0.2]
POLE VAULT
1. Mason Murray [Deptford], 15-6
4. Max Frey [Cinnaminson], 15-0
6. Mason Murray [Delsea], 14-6
10. Sawyer Schmidt [Egg Harbor Twp.], 14-0
SHOT PUT
None
DISCUS
8th. *John Wright [Middle Twp.], 166-0
9th. Zion Josia Brockenbrough [Highland], 165-5
JAVELIN
None
GIRLS
100-METER DASH [+1.4]
1st. Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 11.45
4. Sanaya Dupree [Pennsauken], 11.91
7. Olivia Okaro [Winslow Twp.], 12.14
200-METER DASH [+0.5]
1st. Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 23.05
5th. Sanaya Dupree [Pennsauken], 24.27
400-METER DASH
1st. Natalie Dumas [Eastern], 52.14
5. **Noemi Haller [Kingsway], 55.03
9. Laila Fairweather [Burlington Twp.], 55.86
800-METER RUN
1st. Natalie Dumas [Eastern], 2:03.46
4th. ***Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield], 2:06.04
6th. *Carly Godfrey [Ocean City], 2:10.36
8th. Payton Derer [Moorestown], 2:11.37
1,600-METER RUN
4th. Riley Fayer [Audubon], 4:52.48
3,200-METER RUN
9th. **Riley Tolson [Ocean City], 10:38.56
100-METER HURDLES [+1.3]
1ss.**Jasmine Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 13.28
2nd. *Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech], 13.62
3rd. Olivia Dupree [Pennauken], 13.82
7. **Nia’Leila Cuascut [Washington Twp.], 14.16
8. *Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro], 14.42
400-METER HURDLES
1st. Natalie Dumas [Eastern] 57.04
3rd. *Cinniya Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 59.80
4th. **Hope Edwards [Pennsauken], 1:00.30
400-METER RELAY
1st. Pennsauken [*Summer Schaffer, Sanaya Dupree, Olivia Dupree, Sianni Wynn], 45.33
2nd. Winslow Township [**Adaiah Arango, Jordan Cato, *Amaya Jones, Skhye Seamon], 46.17
6th. Rancocas Valley [Alexandra Rodriguez, Angelina Brown, Angela Defelice, Allana Peebles], 47.37
10th. Kingsway [Talia Griscom, Saudah Turner, Norah Brown, Lariah Miles], 47.73
1,600-METER RELAY
1st. Winslow Township [Amariah Arango, Jasmine Jackson, Cinniya Robinson, Olivia Okaro], 3:42.17
2nd. Kingsway [Talia Griscom, Kenya Nobles, Norah Brown, Noemi Haller], 3:47.92
3rd. Pennsauken [**Hope Edwards, Summer Schaffer, Natalia Sanchez, **Rai’ana Rucker], 3:50.24
6th. Williamstown [Averie Cartagena, Yazmire Bonhomme, Chanelle Briscoe, Tristan Hughes], 3:53.74
3,200-METER RELAY
2nd. Ocean City [Lillian Flora, Riley Tolson, Peighton Clemens, Carly Godfrey], 9:12.78
3rd. Cherokee [Madeline Meder, Erin Healy, Alyssa Suriano, Sofia Recinto], 9:15.27
HIGH JUMP
1st. Egypt Bolan [Lindenwold], 5-8
T8th. Phallen Still [Collingswood], 5-4
T10th. Kami Casiano [Woodstown], 5-4
LONG JUMP
2nd. Leeya Joseph [Winslow Twp.], 19-0 ½ [+2.2] (18-5 ¾ with +1.0)
3rd. Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 18-6 ½ [+1.3]
7th. Angelina Brown [Rancocas Valley], 18-3 [+1.2]
9th. *Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro], 18-0 [+0.0]
TRIPLE JUMP
4. Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 39-2 [-0.2]
7th. *Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro], 37-9 ¾ [-0.9]
8th. *Timia Waters [Williamstown], 37-9 [+1.2]
POLE VAULT
4. *Gianna Shea [Mainland Reg.], 11-6
T7. La’el Yates [Rancocas Valley], 11-0
T7. Brynn Greenwood [Williamstown], 11-6
10. *Nina Fisicaro [Haddonfield], 11-0
SHOT PUT
2nd. Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], 45-7 ½
4th. Sunsarai Moore [Glassboro], 42-11
7th. Mitra Sampson [Hammonton], 40-5
DISCUS
1st. Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], 180-3
3rd. Sunsairai Moore [Glassboro], 155-5
4th. *Virginia Tarasevich [Glassboro], 147-0
JAVELIN
5th. Addison Lore [Cherokee] 121-0
6th. Navaeh Robinson [Schalick], 120-9
10th. Isabella Alvarez [Pleasantville], 119-0
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 