Jess Woodard popped her best shot put throw of the year on her final attempt to place 4th at the U.S. Championships in Albuquerque Friday.

Woodard has entered the U.S. indoor or outdoor championships 11 times and finished in the top 10 each time. She’s now placed 5th or better in the last five U.S. championships.

Woodard, a 2013 Cherokee graduate, had a best throw of 58-5 ¾ through five rounds but threw 60-11 ¼ to move into 3rd place. Adelaide Aquilla followed with a 61-5 ¾ to bump Woodard back into 4th, but it was still Woodard’s best throw since September, when she finished her outdoor season with a 61-8 ¾ throw at the Memorial van Damme in Boudewijnstadion in Brussels, Belgium,

It was Woodard’s best indoor throw since her indoor PR 61-4 ¼ to place 3rd at the 2022 USATC Indoor Championships in Spokane, Wash.

Woodard opened with a 57-10 ½, 55-11 ¾, a foul, 58-5 ¾ and another foul before closing with her 42nd lifetime 60-foot throw.

Woodard’s 60-11 ¼ is No. 11 in the world this year.

Woodard is No. 15 in U.S. history with her 63-7 ¾ in Eugene in June of 2022.

Here’s a look at Woodard’s year-by-year finishes at U.S. Nationals:

2017 Outdoors [Sacramento]: 8th, 57-5 ½
2018 Indoors: DNC
2018 Outdoors [Des Moines]: 9th, 58-0 ¾
2019 Indoors [New York]: 7th, 57-11 ½
2019 Outdoors [Des Moines]: 6th, 57-10 ¾
2020 Indoors [Albuquerque]: 6th, 57-10 ¾
2020 Outdoors [cancelled]
2021 Indoors [cancelled]
2021 Outdoors [Eugene], 7th, 57-11 ¾
2022 Indoors [Spokane], 3rd, 61-4 ¼
2022 Outdoors [Eugene]: 3rd, 63-7 ¾
2023 Indoors [Albuquerque]: 3rd, 57-11 ½
2023 Outdoors [Eugene]: 5th 60-3 ¼
2024 Indoors [Albuquerque]: 4th, 60-11 ¼

Here’s a look at all of Woodard’s 60-foot throws:

Jessica Woodard All-Time 60-Foot Throws
63-7 ¾ … U.S. Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., June 26, 2022
62-7 … World Championships [qualifying], Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., July 15, 2022
62-3 ¾ … Tucson Elite Classic, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 20, 2021
61-10 ¼ … USATF Throws Festival, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 22, 2021
61-8 ¾ … NACAC Championships, Freeport Stadium, Grand Bahamas, Aug. 21, 2022
61-8 ¾ … Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 7, 2023
61-7 ¾ … U.S. Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., June 26, 2022
61-7 ¾ … U.S. Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., June 26, 2022
61-7 … USATF Golden Games, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, Calif., April 16, 2022
61-6 ½ … Ed Murphey Classic, Memphis, Tenn., July 30, 2022
61-5 ¼ … NACAC Championships, Freeport Stadium, Grand Bahamas, Aug. 21, 2022
61-5 ¼ … Diamond League Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris, June 9, 2023
61-4 ¼ … Tucson Elite Classic, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 19, 2023
61-4¼i … U.S. Indoor Championships, Spokane, Wash., Feb. 26, 2022
61-3 ¾ … Ed Murphey Classic, Wolfe Track Complex, Memphis, Aug. 4, 2023
61-3½ … NCAA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., June 7, 2018
61-3 … World Championships [final], Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., July 16, 2022
61-2 ¼ … Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athletisme de Rabat, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco, May 28, 2023
61-1 ¾ … Diamond League Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris, June 9, 2023
61-1 ¼ … World Championships [final], Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., July 16, 2022
60-11 ¼ … U.S. Championships, Albuquerque Convention Center, Feb. 16, 2024
60-10 ¾ … Tucson Elite Classic, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 19, 2023
60-10i … U.S. Indoor Championships, Spokane, Wash., Feb. 26, 2022
60-10 … USATF Throws Festival, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 22, 2022
60-9½ … USATF Golden Games, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, Calif., May 9, 2021
60-7¼ … USATF Golden Games, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, Calif., May 9, 2021
60-7½i … Don Kirby Elite, Albuquerque (N.M.) Convention Center, Feb. 12, 2022
60-6 ¾ … Tucson Elite Classic, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 19, 2023
60-6 ½ … USATF Throws Fest, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 20, 2023
60-5¾ … Tucson Elite Classic, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 20, 2021
60-4¾ … USATF Throws Fest, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 22, 2021
60-4 ½ … USATF Throws Fest, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 20, 2023
60-4 … Goteborg Grand Prix, Goteborg, Sweden, Aug. 16, 2019
60-3¼ … U.S. Olympic Trials, Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., June 24, 2021
60-3 ¼ … U.S. National Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., July 8, 2023
60-3 … Big 12 Championships, Lawrence, Kans., May 13, 2017
60-3 … Ed Murphey Classic, Memphis, Tenn., July 30, 2022
60-4½ … USATF Golden Games, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, Calif., April 16, 2022
60-3 … NACAC Championships, Freeport Stadium, Grand Bahamas, Aug. 21, 2022
60-1¼ … Chula Vista High Performance #3, Elite Training Stadium, Chula Vista, Calif., May 2, 2021
60-0 ½ … Chula Vista High Performance #1, Elite Training Stadium, Chula Vista, Calif., April 3, 2021
60-0 ½ … Tucson Elite Classic, Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., May 19, 2022

Paul VI senior Shaelan McNally ran the 11th-fastest indoor 1,600 or mile in South Jersey indoor history Friday at the state Parochial A championships at the Bubble.

Racing on a slow, flat track at the Bubble, McNally placed 2nd in 4:57.06, 5th-fastest time ever by a South Jersey miler at the Bubble and fastest ever by a South Jersey parochial school runner.

McNally placed 2nd to Union Catholic freshman Paige Sheppard, who was the fastest middle school runner in the U.S. last year while attending Hillsborough Middle School.

McNally broke her own school record of 4:59.43, converted from a 5:01.18 full mile at Armory Nationals last March.

The only South Jersey girls who’ve run faster at a state indoor meet are Delsea’s Celine Mazzi in 2014 [4:56.25] and Nicole Clifford of Cherokee in 2022 [4:53.85].

No splits available – thanks, Bubble! – but McNally finished nearly 14 seconds clear of 3rd place. McNally’s outdoor PR is 5:01.44 from the South Jersey Elite at Delsea last May, so Friday’s 4:57.06 is a lifetime best.

It’s also No. 4 in Camden County history, behind three Haddonfield runners – Olympian Erin Donohue [4:49.46 in 2001 converted from yards], Briana Gess’s 4:51.60 in 2016 and Olympian Marielle Hall in 2010 [4:55.04 converted from yards].

All-Time South Jersey Girls Indoor 1,600-Meter List
4:41.52y … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1983
4:49.46y … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
4:51.60 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2016
4:52.34y … Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017
4:53.36 … Lindsey Kane [Washington Twp.], 2014
4:53.85 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
4:54.58 … Celine Mazzi [Delsea], 2014
4:55.04y … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
4:55.56y … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2024
4:56.1h,y … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985
4:57.06 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024
4:57.12 … Megan Quimby [Lenape], 2015
4:57.72 … Caitlin Orr [Lenape], 2010
4:58.48 … Natalia Ocasio [Lenape], 2010
4:59.28y … Grace Wassell [Highland], 2022
4:59.29 … Julia Despirito [Shawnee], 2014
4:59.39 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012
4:55.77y … Aubrey Pierontoni [Kingsway], 2022

Woodbury senior Peyton Shute ran the fastest 3,200 by a New Jersey runner this year Monday at Ocean Breeze and just missed the Gloucester County record.

Shute won the 3,200 at the final South Jersey Coaches Association meet in 9:13.90, winning by a little over 200 meters, with Cherokee freshman Benjamin Realley 2nd in 9:49.57.

The only faster time in Gloucester County was recorded by Delsea’s Andrew Littlehales when he was 5th in the 2012 Meet of Champions at the Bubble.

Shute’s previous indoor PR was a 9:14.51 at the state Group 1 meet at the Bubble last year. He’s run 9:11.11 outdoor at the 2023 Gloucester County Championships at Deptford.

Realley’s time is fastest by a South Jersey freshman since Triton’s Robert Rawls ran 9:45.41 at the 2008 Group 3 sectionals at the Bubble.

Realley has also run 1:59.75 and 4:28.75 this winter. He’s the No. 2 freshman in New Jersey at 800 meters, behind Kingsway’s Ryan Duffy [1:59.63], No. 1 in the 1,600 and No. 2 in the 3,200 behind Aaron David Wyrsch of Southern Regional, who ran 9:38.85 at Group 4 sectionals this past weekend at the Bubble.

All-Time South Jersey Sub-9:20 List
8:58.81 ….. Jonathan Vitez [Haddonfield], 2010
9:00.27 … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson], 2020
9:08.09 … George Andrus [Haddonfield], 2022
9:08.42 … Oliver Adler [Cherry Hill East], 2020
9:08.89 … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], 2022
9:10.4y ….. Ken Medlin, Haddon Township, 1970
9:11.1y ..… Mike Butynes [Sterling], 1970
9:11.2y ..… Mike Elder [Haddon Twp.], 1974
9:11.86y … Marc Pelerin [Cherokee], 2002
9:11.9y ….. Johnny Englehardt [Willingboro], 1976
9:12.05 … Andrew Littlehales [Delsea], 2022
9:12.20 … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee], 2020
9:13.33 ….. Michael Rankin [Paul VI], 2010
9:13.90 … Peyton Shute [Haddonfield], 2024
9:13.93 ….. Paul Szulewski [Williamstown], 2011
9:14.31 ….. Jimmy Daniels [Sterling], 2013
9:14.70 … Martin Riddell [Haddonfield], 2020
9:15.8y ….. Mike Mantini [Gateway], 1978
9:15.76 … Kevin Pumphrey [Highland], 1986
9:16.09 ….. Aaron Groff [Cherry Hill East], 2016
9:16.7h … Jim Smith [Haddonfield], 1980
9:17.31 … Nick Kuenkel [Cherokee], 2024
9:17.52 ….. Lou Corgliano [Hammonton], 2013
9:17.55 ….. Greg Hughes [Mainland Reg.], 2004
9:17.71 ….. Dave Forward [Shawnee], 2009
9:18.19 … Dennis Fortuna [Triton], 2022
9:18.59 … Kevin Antczak [Mainland Reg.], 2019

Gloucester County Indoor 3,200 Top-10
9:12.05 … Andrew Littlehales [Delsea], 2022
9:13.90 … Peyton Shute [Haddonfield], 2024
9:13.93 ….. Paul Szulewski [Williamstown], 2011
9:15.8y ….. Mike Mantini [Gateway], 1978
9:22.0y … Willie Marino [Williamstown], 1976
9:23.34 … Anthony Dentino [Washington Twp.], 2011
9:23.0y … Joe Siedlecki [Williamstown], 1973
9:24.71 … Nick Costello [Delsea], 2012
9:26.02 … Stone Caraccio [Kingsway], 2020
9:27.16 … Sebastien Reed [Pitman], 2020

He’s run 6.43 for 55 meters, 21.98 for the 200 and 49.24, and that puts Woodbury junior Marquis Taylor in a very small group of South Jersey sprinters who’ve run sub-6.50, sub-22 and sub-50 at any point in their high school track career.

A group of one.

Taylor, who had PRs of 6.71 and 23.68 last indoor season and never ran the 400, has blossomed in the last few weeks as one of New Jersey’s fastest and most versatile sprinters.

He ran his 55 PR of 6.43 at South Jersey Group 1 sectionals behind Burlington City’s Malachi James and he ran PRs of 21.98 and 49.24 Monday at Ocean Breeze. Taylor didn’t break 22 or 50 outdoors last spring. He had PRs of 22.07 and 50.42 last year.

He’s the only sprinter in New Jersey this year and only the 7th in state history to run sub-6.50, sub-22 and sub-50. The events are so different – not a lot of guys excel at both 55 and 400 meters – that it’s naturally a short list.

Adian Sanderson, Ewing, 2003: 6.41, 21.34, 47.76
Akeem Lindo, East Orange, 2018: 6.37, 21.73, 49.06
Mario Heslop, Franklin Township, 2019: 6.26, 20.90, 48.71
Shamali Whittle, Nottingham, 2022: 6.33, 21.05, 49.17
Xavier Donaldson, Seton Hall Prep, 2023: 6.44, 21.07, 47.35
Jack Ahart, Kinnelon, 2023: 6.49, 21.83, 48.28
Marquis Taylor, Woodbury, 2024: 6.43, 21.98, 49.24

Some pretty good company right there for Taylor, who appears to be the first New Jersey junior ever to record that triple.

He goes into Group 1 states this weekend as the No. 2 seed in both the 55 and 400. Of course, there is no 200 at the state level in New Jersey. Top seed in the 55 is Burlington senior Malachi James and top seed in the 400 is Clayton junior Alexander Osayemi.

Taylor’s 6.43 is tied for No. 14 in South Jersey history and tied for No. 4 in Gloucester County history with another Woodbury sprinter, Anthony Averett, who ran 6.43 in 2013 before playing football at Alabama and in the NFL for five years. It’s No. 6 in New Jersey this year and No. 2 in Group 1, behind only James’ 6.31 at sectionals. It also makes him the No. 3 underclassman in New Jersey. The only Group 1 sprinters in South Jersey history to run faster are James and Glassboro’s James Brown, who ran 6.38 when he won the 2009 Meet of Champions.

Taylor’s 21.98 is No. 10 in South Jersey history and also No. 4 in Gloucester County history, behind Ajani Dwyer, who set a South Jersey-record 21.25 earlier this month; Woodbury’s Darrell Bush, who ran 21.53 in 2012; and Washington Township’s Todd Dutch, who ran 21.62 in 2001. It’s also a South Jersey junior class record, breaking the mark of 22.04 by Holy Spirit’s A.J. Dawson in 2013.

And that 49.24 is also 4th-fastest in Gloucester County history and fastest by a junior. Interestingly, Taylor and Clayton’s Alexander Osayemi ran the two-fastest 400 times in Gloucester County history by underclassmen in the same race on Monday. Osayemi ran 49.40.

All-Time South Jersey 55-Meter Dash List
6.18 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
6.26 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2011
6.30 … Jamar Ervin [Camden], 2001
6.31 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1984
6.31 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
6.34 … A.J. Bunton [West Deptford], 2006
6.36 … Kenny Reynolds [Willingboro], 1986
6.37 … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
6.38 … James Brown [Glassboro], 2009
6.41 … Chris Church [Millville], 2007
6.42 … Thomas Walls [Wilson], 2006
6.42 … Dominique Irons [Haddon Heights], 2013
6.42 … Samuel Thomas [Northern Burlington], 2023
6.43 … George McKey [Willingboro], 1982
6.43 … Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2013
6.43 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2024
6.44 … Thomas Hampton [Clayton], 2019
6.44 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2024
6.45 … Paul Wheeler [Kennedy], 1983
6.45 … Miekel House [Rancocas Valley], 2020
6.45 … Sherron Bullock [Camden], 2004
6.45 … Rob McGriff [Camden], 2006
6.45 … Antonio Tarantino [Paul VI], 2018
6.46 … Albert Newkirk [Camden], 1996
6.46 … Darnell Charles [Oakcrest], 2012
6.46 … Kashif Miller [Haddon Heights], 2014
6.46 … Rajahn Dixon [Eastern], 2023
6.47 … Anthony Jones [Edgewood], 1982
6.47 … Darren Ford [Vineland], 2004
6.47 … Reggie Morton [Oakcrest], 2012
6.47 … Curtis Fitzpatrick [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
6.47 … Jonathan Taylor [Salem], 2016
6.47 … Josh Washington [Woodbury], 2019
6.47 … Ahmad Brock [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020
6.48 … Gary Gordon [Willingboro], 1995
6.48 … Fabian Santiago [Oakcrest], 2012
6.48 … Caleb Williams [St. Joe’s-Hammonton], 2015
6.48 … Clayton Crosse [Washington Twp.]. 2016
6.48 … John Santos [Washington Twp.], 2024
6.49 … Louis Smith [Burlington Twp.], 1997
6.49 … Michael Bolling [Willingboro], 2001
6.49 … Martin Booker [Pennsauken], 2016
6.49 … Ryquell Amstead [Millville], 2014
6.49 … Malachi Melton [Cedar Creek], 2019
6.49 … Corey Thomas [Oakcrest], 2023

All-Time Gloucester County 200-Meter Dash List
21.25 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
21.53 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
21.58 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
21.62 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.75 … Premier Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
21.85 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], 1991
21.86 … Antonio Abney [Willingboro], 2007
21.89 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
21.94 … A.J. Bunton [West Deptford], 2006
21.96 … Michael Bolling [Willingboro], 2001
21.98 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2024

All-Time Gloucester County 400-Meter Dash List
48.96 … Lathan Brown [Deptford], 2023
49.11 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
49.13 … Eric Chekemian [Washington Twp.], 2001
49.24 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2024
49.26 … Tim Carey [Washington Twp,], 2010
49.40 … Alexander Osayemi [Clayton], 2024
49.65 … Aaron Younger [Delsea], 2007
49.97 … Kanye Mills [Washington Twp.], 2023
50.05 … Devon Carter [Washington Twp.], 2020
50.15 … Derrell Manhertz [Kingsway], 2012

Sophomore Alyssa Suriano, junior Megan Niglio, sophomore Madeline Meder and senior Kerry O’Day ran the fastest 4-by-8 by a South Jersey school this year Monday at Ocean Breezer.

Cherokee ran 9:37.42, and Eastern was a close 2nd with a big school-record 9:42.66.

For Cherokee, Suriano led off with a 2:29.43 split, Niglio ran 2:23.23, Meder 2:26.27 to give Cherokee the lead and O’Day anchored in 2:18.50, the fastest split of the race.

Eastern freshman Theresa Albertson led off with a 2:27.49, junior Samantha Osey-Kyei split 2:24.36, junior Annelise Shack followed with a 2:31.61 and sophomore Natalie Dumas anchored in 2:19.21.

Cherokee’s time is No. 4 in the state this year, and Eastern is 8th-fastest. Also under 9:50 this winter are Haddonfield [#5 at 9:39.04], Mainland [#6 at 9:40.19], Washington Township [#14th at 9:49.30] and Paul VI [#15 at 9:49.44].

All-Time South Jersey Indoor 4-by-8 List
9:04.66 … Lenape, 2013
9:07.27 … Cherokee, 2022
9:09.71 … Lenape, 2012
9:11.94 … Lenape, 2008
9:12.91 … Haddonfield, 2021
9:19.01 … Lenape, 2011
9:19.35 … Wilson, 2002
9:19.80 … Cherokee, 2023
9:22.18 … Haddonfield, 2020
9:22.30 … Lenape, 2010
9:21.38 … Buena, 1999
9:23.71 … Lenape, 2009
9:24.68 … Seneca, 2017
9:26.65 … Kingsway, 2020
9:26.67 … Lenape, 2007
9:27.22 … Lenape, 2014
9:28.7 ….. Willingboro, 2003
9:28.90 … Haddonfield, 2019
9:31.10 … Seneca, 2016
9:31.92 … Shawnee, 2014
9:31.92 … Haddonfield, 2017
9:32.18 … Kingsway, 2017
9:32.95 … Seneca, 2008
9:34.35 … Lenape, 2006
9:34.49 … Millville, 2007
9:36.10 … Sterling, 2017
9:36.41 … Seneca, 2009
9:36.50 … Seneca, 2014
9:36.9h … Willingboro, 1998
9:37.11 … Cherokee, 2012
9:37.42 … Cherokee, 2024
9:37.3h … Woodrow Wilson, 2001
9:37.54 … Shawnee, 2017
9:38.07 … Haddonfield, 2005
9:38.19 … Washington Twp., 2020
9:38.40 … Millville, 2009
9:38.68 … Haddonfield, 2007
9:38.74 … Lenape, 2017
9:39.04 … Haddonfield, 2024
9:39.70 … Shawnee, 2012
9:40.19 … Mainland Regional, 2024
9:40.30 … Kingsway, 2019
9:40.65 … Willingboro, 1996
9:41.50 … Seneca, 2015
9:41.83 … Shawnee, 2004
9:42.66 … Eastern, 2024
9:43.05 … Highland, 2003
9:43.45 … Haddonfield, 2023
9:43.48 … Lenape, 2005
9:43.56 … Kingsway, 2022
9:44.20 … Seneca, 2018
9:44.27 … Lenape, 2019
9:44.52 … Kingsway, 2016
9:44.92 … Rancocas Valley, 2010
9:45.30 … Haddonfield, 2022
9:45.50 … Seneca, 2013
9:45.74 … Washington Twp., 2011
9:46.13 … Oean City, 2020
9:46.72 … Cherokee, 2024
9:47.10 … Haddonfield, 2018
9:47.33 … Seneca, 2010
9:47.34 … Ocean City, 2005
9:47.74 … Haddonfield, 2001
9:48.07 … Cherokee, 2008
9:48.47 … Mainland Regional, 2023
9:48.9h … Haddonfield, 2004
9:49.00 … Lenape, 2016
9:49.44 … Paul VI, 2024
9:49.64 … Cherry Hill East, 2022
9:49.79 … Cherokee, 2006
9:49.8h … Haddonfield, 2006

Delsea junior Jonathan Harris became the ninth indoor 60-footer in South Jersey history Tuesday at the Cherokee Throwdown.

Harris threw 60-0 ¼, becoming the second 60-foot thrower in New Jerey this year. Joshua Huisman of St. Rose of Belmar threw a state-leading 63-10 at the Monmouth County Championships at the Bubble last month.

Harris becomes Delsea’s third 60-footer, joining Jason Nwosu, who threw 63-2 ½ outdoors in 2022 and World Championships medalist Josh Awotunde, who threw 61-6 outdoors in 2013. A 4th, Joe Metzger, came half an inch short of 60 feet in 2021.

Harris opened with a lifetime-best 58-8 1/2 and after two fouls hit 60-0 1/4 on his 4th and final throw. Harris’s previous PR was a 58-4 ½ at West Philly Nationals last spring, and his previous indoor PR was 58-1 ¾ this past weekend when he won the South Jersey Group 3 sectionals at the Bubble.

Harris’s throw is No. 9 on the all-time South Jersey indoor list an d No. 20 on the South Jersey combined indoor and outdoor list.

Hammonton junior Anthony Liakhnovich placed 2nd with a 56-3 on his only legal throw, just off his PR of 56-10 from last month, also at Cherokee. And Delsea senior Greg Masso [54-1], Glassboro senior Damere Lassiter [53-10 ¼], Bishop Eustace senior Shawn Brady [53-7 ½], Hammonton junior Christian Medina [PR 51-10], Paul VI junior Savien Higgs [51-5 ¾] and Delsea senior Tyler Habersham-Agbemenu [50-9 ½] all surpassed 50 feet.

Here’s the all-time South Jersey top-10:
70-8 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2012
63-11 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014
62-7 ¾ … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018
62-0 ½ … Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022 [o]
61-9 … Lou Gordon [Bridgeton], 1995
60-3 … Harry Dilks [Pitman], 1971
60-10 ¾ … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2020
60-0 ½ … Ell Ash [Willingboro], 2004
60-0 ¼ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2024
59-9 … Kofi Yamoah [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
59-8 … Chris Robinson [Penns Grove], 1990

South Jersey Combined 60-Foot List
70-8 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2012 [i]
64-10 1/2 … Jon Kalnas [Paulsboro], 1997 [o]
64-6 1/4 … Ron Dayne [Overbook], 1996 [o]
64-5 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995 [o]
64-4 1/4 … Chris Robinson [Penns Grove], 1990 [o]
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014 [i]
63-2 ½ … Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022 [o]
63-0 … Lou Gordon [Bridgeton], 1995 [o]
62-7 ¾ … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018 [i]
61-10 1/2 … Harry Dilts [Pitman], 1971 [o]
60-10 ¾ … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2020 [i]
61-6 … Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013 [o]
61-4 1/2 … Bubba Green [Millville], 1976 [o]
61-4 … Kofi Yamoah [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013 [o]
61-2 1/4 … Matthew Huckabee, [Timber Creek], 2010 [o]
60-11 ……. Lucciano Pizarro [Cherokee], 2019 [o]
60-3 … Donate Rivera [Pleasantville], 2012 [o]
60-3 … Harry Dilts [Pitman], 1971 [i]
60-0 ½ … Ell Ash [Willingboro], 2004 [i]
60-0 ¼ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2024 [I]
60-0 … Ryan Knight [Delsea], 1994 [o]

All-Time New Jersey Indoor 60-Foot List
71-9 ½ … Nick Vena [Morristown], 2011
70-8 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2012
67-3 … Kevin DiGiorgio [Bayonne], 1998
67-1 ¾ … James Gilligan [Toms River East], 2008
66-6 … Glen DiGiorgio [Bayonne], 2002
65-10 … Steve Adams [St. Joe’s Montvale], 1970
65-6 … Jordan West [Rahway], 2017
65-4 … Cole Tucker [Colts Neck], 2021
65-2 ½ … Greg Cortina [Hun], 1971
64-9 ¾ … Joe Licata [Gill St. Bernard’s], 2022
64-5 ¾ … Luke Grodeska [St. Rose], 2016
64-5 ¼ … Bruce Heide [Springfield], 1975
64-5 ½ … C.J. Licata [Gill St. Bernard’s], 2018
63-11 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
63-10 … Joshua Huisman [St. Rose Belmar], 2024
63-8 ½ … Mike Alleman [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], 2008
63-8 ¼ … Rudy Guevara [Essex Catholic], 1971
63-6 … Ron Klotzer [Union], 1974
63-5 ½ … Aaron Echternacht [Hopewell Valley], 1991
63-2 ½ … Uzoma Orji [Matawan], 2002
63-1 ¾ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014
62-11 ½ … Stephen Mozia [Hackensack], 2011
62-11 … Keith Rzewuski [St. Joe’s Metuchen], 1998
62-9 ½ … Christopher Staton [Franklin Twp.], 2012
62-7 ¾ … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018
62-4 … Tyrone Garland [Matawan], 1993
62-2 ¼ … Brian Cortina [Hun], 2005
62-1 ½ … Bob Vorhies [Our Lady of the Valley], 1977
61-11 ½ … Vaughn Skidmore [Ocean Twp.], 1976
62-0 ½ … Jason Nwosu [Delea], 2022
61-9 … Randy Sokolik [New Milford], 1969
61-9 … Lou Gordon [Bridgeton], 1995
61-8 … Ed Markowski [Roselle Catholic], 1968
61-8 … Andrew Trumbetti [Northern Valley-Demarest], 2013
61-7 ¾ … Patrick Passalacqua [Northern Valley-Old Tappan], 2020
61-7 … Ray Bradley [Trenton], 1976
61-6 ½ … Bob Ringwall [Carteret], 1973
61-6 ¼ … Adam Kuehl [Matawan], 2002
61-6 … Tyler Konopka [Toms River South], 2021
61-5 … Manny Silverio [North Bergen], 1976
61-4 ½ … Mark Saner [St. Joe’s-Montvale], 1970
61-4 … Bob Mattia [Union], 1975
61-2 ½ … Bob Brady [St. Joe’s-Montvale], 1970
61-2 … Ray Sahadi [Tenafly], 1974
61-0 ¾ … Reynaldo Hubbard [Long Branch], 1995
60-11 … Bruce Hedenal [Paramus], 1965
60-11 …Sal Delhierro [Toms River East], 2005
60-10 ¾ … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2020
60- 10 ½ … Corey Abernathy [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2010
60-10 … Keith Jarvis [Essex Catholic], 1969
60-9 ¾ … John Wojciechowski [Madison Central], 1990
60-9 … Steve DiGiorgio [Bayonne], 2005
60-8 … Felix Lee [Highland Park], 1977
60-7 ¼ … Dorian Scott [Seton Hall], 2000
60-6 ¾ … Jason Bryan [Rumson-Fair Haven], 2014
60-6 ½ … Bob Lutkewitte [CBA], 1982
60-6 … Vincent Elardo [Lacey Twp.], 2007
60-5 ¾ … Christopher Tavarone [Morris Knolls], 2020
60-5 … Spencer Ross [Mahwah], 2014
60-4 ½ … Fabian Gonzalez [Southern Regional], 2022
60-4 ¼ … Shaun McGregor [Bergen Catholic], 1996
60-4 … Dom Mazza [Long Branch], 1967
60-3 … Harry Dilts [Pitman], 1971
60-3 … Giovanni Gutierrez [Saddle Brook], 2017
60-2 ¼ … Jeff Schwerdtmann [Jackson], 2001
60-2 … Mark Wilkinson [Union], 1973
60-1 ½ … Al Wujciak [Essex Catholic], 1972
60-1 … Todd Stubbier [Toms River South], 2017
60-0 ½ … Ell Ash [WIllingboro], 2004
60-0 ¼ … Jonathan Harris [Delsea], 2024
60-0 … Russ Frame [Union], 1969
60-0 … Joshua Lezin [Lakewood], 2018

Cherokee seniors Nick Kuenkel and Robert Poplau tore up the Ocean Breeze track with two of the fastest 1,600 times in South Jersey indoor track history.

Kuenkel ran 4:15.26 and Poplau 4:15.34 on Monday and finished 1st and 2nd in the final South Jersey Track Caoches Association meet this winter.

Their times are 10th- and 11th-fastest in South Jersey history and fastest by Burlington County milers since Cherokee’s Marc Pelerin ran 4:15.16 at the Bishop Loughlin Games at the Armory in 2001, which converts to 4:13.68 for 1,600

They’re the 3rd and 4th-fastest times by South Jersey milers this early in a season – prior to the Meet of Champions. Pelerin ran his 4:13.68 in December, and Marty Ludwikowski of Cherry Hill West ran a 4:15.5 full mile [4:14.02 for 1,600] at the 1975 Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden, holding off a diving Bergen Catholic sophomore Kevin Byrne at the line in the greatest race ever run.

It’s the first time in eight year two runner from the same New Jersey high school have broken 4:16 indoors in the same year. In 2016, twins William and Colin Daly of River Dell ran 4:13.01 and 4:13.44 and went 1-2 in the Meet of Champions at the Bubble. No South Jersey school has ever had two under 4:16 the same year. Only Kingsway, Haddonfield and Ocean City have had two under 4:16 at any point.

Kuenkel and Poplau ran virtually together the whole race, with Kuenkel leading the whole way. Kuenkel ran 64.86, 64.41, 65.25 and 60.76 and Poplau 64.96, 64.59, 65.19 and 60.62. Both ran their final lap under 30 seconds, Kuenkel in 29.43 and Poplau in 29.27.

Kuenkel’s previous PR was a 4:17.98 last spring at the state Group 4 meet at Franklin, although his 4:18.94 mile at the Millrose Trials at the Armory last month converts to 4:17.44. Poplau’s PR was a 4:21.50 in New Brunswick last summer.

Poplau will run the 800 at Group 4 states Saturday and Kuenkel will run the 3,200. Poplau is the No. 3 seed in the 800 at 1:57.68 and Kuenkel is No. 1 seed in the 3,200.

All-time South Jersey Indoor Sub-4:20 list
4:09.96y … Miles Schoedler [Ocean City], 2011
4:11.03y … Brett Johnson [Ocean City], 2009
4:11.32 … Kyle Rakitis [Kingsway], 2022
4:11.89y … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2015
4:11.93y … Greg Pelose [Haddonfield], 2016
4:13.68y … Marc Pelerin [Cherokee], 2002
4:13.87y … Stone Caraccio [Kingsway], 2020
4:14.1y … Marty Ludwikowski [Cherry Hill West], 1975
4:15.26 … Nick Kuenkel [Cherokee], 2024
4:14.34 … Robert Poplau [Cherokee], 2024
4:15.2y … Jim Smith [Haddonfield], 1980
4:15.52 … Bill Dolan [Clearview], 2014
4:16.0y … Greg Stremmel [Gateway], 1974
4:16.02 … Erik Johnson [Ocean City], 2012
4:16.3y … Rich Caton [Woodbury], 1979
4:16.61y … Jon Anderson [Cinnaminson], 2004
4:16.71y … Dave Forward [Shawnee], 2009
4:16.85 … Ben Potts [Haddonfield], 2011
4:16.9y … Bob Marino [Williamstown], 1974
4:17.1y … Mike Mantini [Gateway], 1978
4:17.33y … Carmen Cavella [Washington Twp.], 2004
4:17.51y … Connor Melko [Bishop Eustace], 2019
4:17.67 … Derek Gess [Haddonfield], 2018
4:17.67y … Sebastien Reed [Pitman], 2020
4:17.72 … George Andrus [Haddonfield], 2023
4:17.98 … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], 2022
4:18.21y … Xavier Fraction [Washington Twp.], 2009
4:18.22 … Jacob Clark [Pleasantville], 2013
4:18.28 … Alex Boyko [Cinnaminson], 2023
4:18.48 … Justin Kelly [Cherokee], 2018
4:18.50 … Shawn Wilson [Cherokee], 2013
4:18.53y … Chris Platt [Haddonfield], 2001
4:18.4y … Al Harden [Millville], 1979
4:18.4h … Mike Myers [Eastern], 2001
4:18.70y … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee], 2019
4:18.73 … Jacob Cobb [West Deptford], 2022
4:18.80y … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson], 2020
4:18.83 … Tyler Jackson [Cherokee], 2020
4:18.94 … Nick Kuenkel [Cherokee], 2024
4:19.02 … Jack Bolling [Haddon Heights], 2023
4:19.03 … Noah Culbreath [Kingsway, 2014
4:19.40 … Justin Branco [Delsea], 2015
4:19.7y … Chris Hageman [Paul VI], 1985
4:19.96 … Robert Rawls [Triton], 2011
4:19.97 … Steve Burkholder [Cherokee], 2010

Pennsauken sophomore Sianni Wynn smashed the South Jersey record in the 300-meter dash Sunday at the 116th annual Millrose Games in New York.

Wynn ran 38.66 over a lap and a half at the Armory, breaking the South Jersey mark of 39.16 set 18 years ago by Winslow Township’s Krystal Cantey at the Archbishop Malloy Stanner Games at the Armory Jan. 14, 2006.

Wynn’s time is No. 4 in state history, just behind Union Catholic’s Rhia Randolph, who ran 38.59 in the same race (but a different section).

The South Jersey record was Wynn’s second in seven days on the Armory track, and in both cases she broke a record held by Cantey. Wynn ran 24.12 for 200 meters on Monday, breaking Cantey’s South Jersey mark of 24.38 set in the prelims of 2006 Easterns at the Armory.

Wynn ran 39.17 at the Armory last year, which at the time was 6th-fastest in state history.

Wynn is the top seed in the 400 for Saturday’s state Group 3 meet with her 56.93 at sectionals. She’s the No. 3 seed in the 55 at 7.07, behind Timber Creek junior Ryan Jennings and Timber Creek senior Naylah Jones. All three have PRs of exactly 7.00.

All-Time New Jersey Girls 300-Meter Sub-40 List
36.82 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2017
37.36 … Athing Mu [Trenton], 2020
38.59 … Rhia Randolph [Union Catholic], 2024
38.66 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2024
38.73 … Olivia Baker [Columbia], 2014
38.79 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
39.04 … Taylor Aska [Union Catholic], 2024
39.16 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
39.28 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2012
39.33 … Sydney Chadwick [Union Catholic], 2024
39.34 … Olivia Okaro [Winslow Township], 2024
39.1h … Janine Davis [Queen of Peace], 2004
39.40 … Arianna Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
39.42 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2018
39.44 … Racquel Vassell [East Orange], 2007
39.47 … Mariah Fede [Paramus Catholic], 2020
39.51 … Stephanie Saleem [Neptune], 1985
39.52 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
39.3h … Mikele Barber [Montclair], 1998
39.3h … Tawana Watkins [Paterson Kennedy], 2002
39.85 … Chidumga Nkulume [Union Catholic], 2020
39.97 … Sofia Swindell [Lawrenceville School], 2024
39.9h … Melisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
39.94 … Dominique Booker [Immaculate Conception], 2008

All-Time South Jersey Girls 300-Meter Dash Top-10
38.66 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2024
39.16 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
39.34 … Olivia Okaro [Winslow Township], 2024
39.40 … Arianna Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
39.42 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2018
39.52 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
40.13 … Jasmine Still [Woodrow Wilson], 2006
40.15 … Amirah Sharpe [Clayton], 2021
40.22 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
40.27 … Kiara Lester [Deptford]. 2014
40.2h … Evelyn Simpson [Camden], 1979
40.2h … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996

Senior Jackson Murry won the pole vault, placed 6th in the 400 and anchored the 2nd-place 4-by-4 to help Willingboro’s powerhouse program win its 10th indoor sectional title in the last 14 years.

With 43 points in the field and 31 on the track, Willingboro outscored 2nd-place Robbinsville, 74-42.

The Chimeras’ 10 sectional titles are most by any school in any group in any section.

Willingboro also won Central Jersey Group 1 in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, Central Jersey Group 2 in 2011 and 2012, South Jersey Group 1 in 2022 and South Jersey Group 2 in 2016.

Murry cleared 13-6 to win the pole vault, sophomore teammate Zahire Bryant was 2nd at 11-0 and junior Kabir Speight 6th. That’s 19 pole vault points.

The Chimeras added 14 points in the high jump with junior Tra’san Adam clearing 6-2 for the win and junior Zaire Wormley clearing 5-10 for 4th place.

And the Willingboro shot putters added 10 points, with senior Julian Williams taking 2nd with a 50-5 throw and senior Derrick Swain placing 5th at 47-1 ½.

Senior Eric Foster won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.71 for 10 more big points

Also, juniors Christian Bryant, Nasier Fields and Theo Pryce joined Murry on the 4-by-4, which ran 3:33.14 for 2nd place, Pryce also placed 3rd in the open 400 with a personal-best 52.18, Murry ran 52.96 for 6th, and senior Rae-Juan Gayle PR’d at 6.55 for 3rd in ther 55.

Scott Hubbard, who had an indoor PR of 4:31.73 at Audubon, is now the fastest miler in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

Hubbard, a Rowan sophomore, ran 4:13.19 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University Saturday. His previous PR was 4:18.03 from last weekend at Ocean Breeze and before that it was 4:20.34 from a meet last indoor season at the Armory. So he’s lowered his lifetime best more than seven seconds in a little over a week.

Hubbard finished 2-100ths of a second in front of another former Colonial Conference runner, MIT sophomore Jacob Cobb from West Deptford. Current Woodbury senior Peyton Shute ran 4:13.36, making it three Colonial Conference runners finishing in the span of less than 1-5th of a second (although they were all in different sections).

Hubbard actually ran solo, finishing more than five seconds ahead of the second place in his section, Bellamy Immanuel of Eastern Mennonite in Harrisonburg, Va. That’s what happens when you run that much faster than your seed time.

Although Hubbard’s remarkable performance isn’t even mentioned in a brief story on Rowan’s web site, his time is fastest by a Rowan miler since 2018, when Brick Memorial’s Kevin Veltre ran 4:12.30 at the NJAC meet at Ocean Breeze.

Rowan now has four milers under 4:20 this year.

Junior Jacob Riley from North Warren ran 4:14.84 at the Armory last month, sophomore Tyler Green from Ocean City 4:18.25 in Boston this weekend – Greene’s high school PRs were 4:27.56 outdoors and 4:30.14 indoors – and freshman Johannes Rivera from Bergenfield 4:19.50 last month at Ocean Breeze. Two others are close – sophomore Cole Kolodziej from Washington Township ran 4:22.62 and freshman Joshua Cason of Camden County Vo-Tech 4:22.91, both at Ocean Breeze last month.

Delsea graduate Sean Mick set the Rowan record of 4:11.3 hand-timed at the Haverforrd Last Chance Meet on Feb. 28, 1997. Rowan’s web site doesn’t say what meet that was at.

Rowan is ranked 6th this week in NCAA Division 3 by the USTFCCA and No. 1 in the East Region.

The NJAC Championships at Ocean Breeze are scheduled for 4 p.m. a week from Monday at Ocean Breeze. Rowan has won eight straight men’s titles.