Ahmir Johnson destroys Rowan triple jump record with #7 mark in NCAA Division 3!!!

Sophomore Amir Johnson destroyed the Rowan school record in the triple jump at the All-Atlantic Championships and won the event by nearly a foot.

Johnson, a graduate of Wissahickon High in Ambler and a transfer from Gwynned Mercy, was sitting in fifth place going into his final attempt with a best of 46-5 1/2 but soared 48-8 1/4 on his final attempt.

The meet is being held at the Golisano Training Center on the Nazareth College campus in Rochester, N.Y.

Johnson broke the school record of 48-2 set in 2018 by Harrison Escoffery of Hackensack when he was second in the triple jump to Stockton’s five-time All-America Jared Lewis of Deptford at the 2018 NJAC meet at Ocean Breeze.

Johnson also broke his personal PR of 48-5, which he hit at the Track & Field Coaches Association of Greater Philadelphia meet at Lehigh’s Rauch Fieldhouse in January of 2018. 

Johnson’s 48-8 1/4 is No. 7 in NCAA Division 3 going into next weekend’s NCAA Division 3 Championships in Winston-Salem, N.Y.

His previous season-best was a 46-7 1/2 at a meet at Ithaca early last month.

Johnson also surpassed Escoffery’s Rowan outdoor school record of 48-1 1/4, set in 2017 at Swarthmore. So this is the best jump in school history.

Johnson also high jumped 6-4 and long jumped 23-4 3/4 in high school. He hasn’t high jumped for Rowan but he did long jump 22-1-1 earlier this year and is scheduled to compete in the long jump today.

Before this indoor season, Johnson hadn’t competed since the middle of last year’s indoor season as a Gwynned-Mercy freshman.

Haddonfield’s Marielle Hall wins USATF 15K Road National Championship in Jacksonville; Erika Kemp 5th!!!!!

Haddonfield graduate Marielle Hall easily won the USATF 15K title Saturday morning in Jacksonville.

Hall ran 48:52 for the 9.3-mile course at the Gate River Run, beating second-place Natosha Rogers by about 250 meters. Rogers was second in 49:50.

According to the IAAF all-time performance list, Hall’s time is No. 11 ever by a U.S. woman on a certified 15,000-meter road course and third-fastest since 2004 behind only Shalene Flanagan’s U.S. record of 47:00 in 2014 and Jordan Hasay’s 48:40 in 2018.

It’s also No. 10 in the world this year.

Hall, who grew up in Mount Laurel, is No. 5 in U.S. history in the 5,000 at 15:06.05 and No. 6 in the 10,000 at 31:05.71.

Rancocas Valley graduate Erika Kemp, the defending champ, placed fifth in 50:27, giving South Jersey two of the top five finishers.

And here’s the girls indoor Meet of Champions all-time top-20 performance list!!!!!

Last night we posted the boys indoor Meet of Champions all-time top-20 performance list and here’s the girl’s list!

I put these lists together along with legendary track writer Jim Lambert (“GET YOUR MEET OF CHAMPIONS ON!!!). If you see any errors or omissions, let me know as always in the comment section on this post.

The 52nd annual Meet of Champions — 42nd annual for the girls – is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday at Ocean Breeze. With the meet finally finding a home on a fast, banked track, some of these lists will likely be re-written this weekend!

For the boys list, click here.

55-METER DASH
6.92 … Dominique Booker, Montclair Immaculate, 2009 (1)
6.93 … Ogechi Nwaneri, Chatham, 2008 (1)
6.95 … Torie Robinson, Winslow Twp., 2014 (1)
6.7h … Wendy Vereen, Trenton, 1984 (1)
6.96 … Myasia Jacobs, Paramus Catholic, 2011 (1)
6.97 … Aleah Williams, Montclair, 1998 (1)
6.97 … Melisa Barber, Montclair, 1998 (2)
6.98 …….. Booker, 2008 (2)
6.99 …….. Nwaneri, 2008 (t)
7.00 … Haisha Bisiolu (Union), 2013 (1)
7.01 …….. Williams, 1998 ()
7.02 … English Gardner, Eastern, 2008 ()
7.02 … Sydney Hawkins, Phillipsburg, 2018 (1)
7.03 …….. Gardner, 2010 (1)
7.03 … Torie Robinson, 2014 (t)
7.04 …….. Booker, 2009 (t)
7.04 …….. Gardner, 2008 (3)
7.04 …….. Bisiolu, 2014 (t)
7.04 …….. Bisiolu, 2014 (2)
7.04 … Aliyah Taylor, Pemberton, 2016 (1)
6.8h … Michele Glover, Willingboro, 1980 (1)
6.8h …….. Glover, 1981 (1)
7.05 … Regina Trotter, Weequahic, 1991 (1)
7.06 … Jailya Ash, Eastern, 2019 (1)
7.07 … Angie Clybourn, Egg Harbor, 1991 (2)
7.07 … Audrey Wilson, West Deptford, 2009 (2)
7.07 … Melisa Barber 1998 (q)
7.07 … Dennisha Page, Woodrow Wilson, 2019 (2
7.08 …….. Gardner, 2007 (1)
7.09 …….. Gardner, 2007 (q)
7.09 … Georgina Nembhard, 2007 (2)

200-METER RUN
24.96 … Kiara Lester, Deptford, 2016 (1)
25.03 … Shauntae Nelson, Piscataway, 2019 (1)
25.05 … Lauren Princz, Egg Harbor Twp., 2019 (2)
25.13 …….. Nelson, 2018 (1)
25.17 … Cecelia Gerstenbacher, Delsea, 2016 (2)
25.18 … Kiara Lester, Deptford, 2015 (1)
25.29 … Lauren Princz, Egg Harbor, 2018 (2)
25.39 … Mariah Fede, Paramus Catholic, 2019 (3)
25.54 … Nylah Perry, Winslow Twp., 2019 (4)
25.57 … Aliya Harrison, Sterling, 2018 (3)
25.58 … Shanelle Colman, East Brunswick, 2018 (4)
25.58 … Jewel Ash, Eastern, 2019 (5)
25.60 … Shakira Dancy, Winslow Twp., 2018 (5)
25.70 … Katherine Muccio, Ridgewood, 2018 (6)
25.74 … Nylah Perry, Winslow Twp., 2018 (7)
25.75 … Lauren Brzozowski, Ramapo, 2015 (2)
25.76 … Dennisha Page, Woodrow Wilson, 2018 (8)
25.78 … Phyllis Gordon, Neptune, 2015 (3)
25.79 … Yah-sha-rah Brathwaite, Elizabeth, 2019 (6)
25.84 … Chaa-nah-yah Brathwaite, Elizabeth, 2019 (7)
25.80 … Ain Jones-Davis, Livingston, 2016 (3)

400-METER RUN
53.34 … Sydney McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 2016 (1)
53.72 …….. McLaughlin, 2015 (1)
54.09 … Olivia Baker, Columbia, 2014 (1)
54.72 …….. Baker, 2013 (1)
55.19 … Nijgia Snapp, Oakcrest, 2008
55.45 … Mikele Barber, Montclair, 1998 (1)
55.91 … Kaira Brown, Kent Place, 2019 (1)
55.74 …….. Snapp, 2009 (1)
55.74 … Amber Allen, Passaic Tech, 2008 (2)
55.75 … Emily Cowan, Columbia, 2014 (2)
55.7h … Denise Mitchell, Edgewood, 1984 (1)
55.83 … Kiara Lester, Deptford, 2016 (2)
55.88 … Michelle Brown, Seneca, 2009 (2)
55.95 …….. Allen, 2009 (3)
55.96 …….. Brown, 2010 (1)
56.08 … Kristen Mahon, Notre Dame, 2006 (1)
56.07 … Emily Carrollo, Pope John, 2008 (3)
56.15 … Sydney McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 2014 (3)
56.15 … Haisha Bisiolu, Union, 2015 (2)
56.29 … English Gardner, Eastern, 2007 (1)
56.31 … Olivia Baker, Columbia, 2012 (1)
56.38 … Michelle Samuels, Red Bank, 1990 (1)
56.40 …….. Brown, 2008 (4)
56.41 …….. Baker, 2011 (1)
56.3y … Giselle Harris, Shabazz, 1985 (1)
56.52 … Sam Anderson, Matawan, 2015 (3)
56.4y … Stephanie Saleem, Neptune, 1985 (2)
56.59 … Rebecca Ochan, Highland Park, 2019 (2)

800-METER RUN
2:08.81 … Victoria Vanriele, Governor Livingston, 2018 (1)
2:09.18 …….. Vanriele, 2019 (1)
2:10.45 … Ajee’ Wilson, Neptune, 2009 (1)
2:10.52 … Corinne Myers, Westwood, 2014 (1)
2:11.50 … Jasmin Jones, Hackensack, 1987 (1)
2:11.53 … Megan Tiernan, Washington, 2010 (1)
2:11.82 … Molly McNamara, Red Bank, 2010 (2)
2:11.89 … Catherine Pagano, Northern Highlands, 2015 (1)
2:12.25 … Chelsea Cox, Monmouth, 2009 (2)
2:12.46 … Monica Olkowski, Cherokee, 1990 (1)
2:12.91 … Ryan Davis, Pingry School, 2018 (2)
2:12.93 … Katy Trotter, Red Bank, 2003 (1)
2:13.08 … Leena Morant, Union Catholic, 2019 (2)
2:13.3h … Giselle Harris, Shabazz, 1985 (1)
2:13.29 … Adrian Vitello, Freehold Twp., 2014 (2)
2:13.51 … Emmy Duffey, Lenape, 2011 (1)
2:13.72 … Janine Davis, Queen of Peace, 2005 (1)
2:13.85 … Kathleen Jaeger, Hunterdon Central, 2015 (2)
2:14.06 … Chelsea Lodato, Old Bridge, 2010 (3)
2:14.08 … Amari Onque … Shabazz, Union Catholic, 2016 (1)
2:14.09 … Kat Vodopia, Hunterdon Central, 2011 (2)

1,600-METER RUN
4:48.23 … Jill Smith, Southern Regional, 2009 (1)
4:48.5h … Michelle Rowen, Washington Twp., 1983 (1)
4:50.85 … Christina Rancan, West Windsor-Plains. South, 2016 (1)
4:51.18 … Ciara Roche, Freehold Twp., 2016 (2)
4:51.60 … Briana Gess, Haddonfield, 2016 (3)
4:53.17 … Kylene Cochrane, West Morris Central, 2014 (1)
4:53.36 … Lindsey Kane, Washington Twp., 2014 (2)
4:53.98 … Jill Smith, Southern Regional, 2007 (1)
4:54.15 … Marin Warner, Holmdel, 2014 (3)
4:54.41 … Molly McNamara, Red Bank Catholic, 2011 (1)
4:54.58 … Celine Mazzi, Delsea, 2014 (4)
4:55.21 … Amanda Marino, Jackson, 2006 (1)
4:55.7y … Michelle Rowen, Washington Twp., 1982 (1)
4:56.08 … Jenn Ennis, Roxbury, 2006 (2)
4:56.0y … Ruth Lockbaum, Glassboro, 1985 (1)
4:56.96 … Madison Brand, Middletown South, 2018 (1)
4:57.12 … Megan Quimby, Lenape, 2016 (4)
4:57.90 … Danielle Tauro, Southern, 2005 (1)
4:57.8y … Karen Ahearn, Bernards, 1985 (2)
4:58.26 …….. Ahearn, 1986 (1)
4:58.23 … Katie Watson, Summit, 2011 (2)

3,200-METER RUN
10:24.73 … Dana Giordano, Bernards, 2012 (1)
10:26.53 … Ashley Higginson, Colts Neck, 2007 (1)
10:27.25 … Mackenzie Barry, Mendham, 2012 (2)
10:31.06 … Megan Lacy, Cherokee, 2012 (3)
10:32.55 … Julia Threthaway, West Morris, 2019 (1)
10:34.49 … Nicole Vanasse, Pingry School, 2018 (1)
10:35.70 … Julia Guerra, Indian Hills, 2016 (1)
10:36.74 …….. Higginson, 2006 (1)
10:36.7y … Meg Waldron, Bernards, 1983 (1)
10:37.70 … Dana Klein, Gill St. Bernard, 2014 (1)
10:38.31 … Megan Venables, Highland Reg., 2011 (1)
10:38.39 … Monica Hebner, Northern Highlands, 2018 (2)
10:38.54 … Mackenzie Barry, West Morris Mendham, 2013 (1)
10:38.87 … Amanda Trotter, Red Bank, 2003 (1)
10:38.90 … Erin Donohue, Haddonfield, 2001 (1)
10:39.39 … Melanie Thompson, Voorhees, 2009 (1)
10:39.71 … Angela Rugino, Toms River North, 2009 (2)
10:39.6y … Anne Marie Letko, North Hunterdon, 1986 (1)
10:39.93 … Nicole Vanasse, Pingry School, 2019 (2)
10:41.29 … Olympia Martin, Ridgewood, 2016 (2)
10:41.35 … Briana Jackucewicz, Colts Neck, 2009 (3)

55-METER HURDLES
7.82 … Sydney McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 2015 (1)
7.86 … Charmaine Walker, Plainfield, 1997 (1)
7.94 … Stey’ce McNeil, Winslow, 2012 (1)
7.97 … Sydney McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 2015 (t)
7.8y … Wendy Vereen, Trenton, 1984 (1)
7.96 … Dawn Bowles, Neptune, 1988 (1)
7.99 … Patti Dziekonska, West Windsor … Plainsboro North (1)
8.03 … Claudine Smith, Atlantic City, 2019 (1)
8.04 …….. Walker, 196 (1)
8.04 … Trier Young, Neptune, 2005 (1)
7.9y … Carol Lewis, Willingboro, 1980 (1)
8.06 …….. Smith, 2019 (q)
8.07 … Porscha Dobson, Kent Place, 2003 (1)
8.07 … Patti Dziekonska, West Windsor … Plainsboro North (1)
8.07 … Tia Livingston, Union Catholic, 2016 (1)
8.08 … Grace O’Shea, Ramapo, 2018 (1)
8.09 …….. Walker, 1997 (q)
8.09 … Samantha Sharper, Woodrow Wilson, 2008 (1)
8.10 … Samantha Jensen, Central Reg., 2012 (2)
8.11 … Carlene Cummings, Englewood, 1998 (1)
8.11 … Racquel Vassell, East Orange, 2007 (1)
8.11 … Danielle Delgado, Franklin Twp., 2014 (2)
8.12 … Briana Feldhaus, Randolph, 2009

HIGH JUMP
5-10 1/2 … Tatiana Smolin, Randolph, 1984 (1)
5-10 … Deb Vento, Freehold Boro, 2003
5-10 … Emily Kianka, Hopewell Valley, 2010 (1)
5-10 … Alexa Williams, Dayton, 2011 (1)
5-10 … Fiona Paladino, Montgomery, 2011 (2)
5-10 … Jenna Rogers, Rutherford, 2018 (1)
5-8 … Carol Lewis, Willingboro, 1981 (1)
5-8 … Tish Edwards, Mater Dei, 1981 (2)
5-8 …….. Edwards, 1982 (1)
5-8 …….. Smolin, 1983 (1)
5-8 …….. Smolin, 1985 (1)
5-8 … Tamika Toppin, South Plainfield, 1997 (1)
5-8 … Cheryl Burdick, Ramsey, 1999 (1)
5-8 … Lataya Dixon, J.P. Stevens, 2007 (1)
5-8 … Magie Gilbertson, Howell, 2010 (2)
5-8 … Kyaira Wright-Harmon, Franklin, 2012 (1)
5-8 … Noel Jancewicz, Robinsville, 2012 (1)
5-8 … Gabrielle Bennett, Winslow Twp., 2015 (1)
5-8 … Tierra Hooker, Timber Creek, 2018 (2)
5-8 …….. Hooker, 2019 (1)

LONG JUMP
18-7 ½ … Nakaja Weaver, North Brunswick, 2019 (1)
18-6 ½ … Tionna Tobias, Winslow Twp., 2019 (2)

SHOT PUT
53-2 … Nickolette Dunbar, 2016 (1)
50-0 … Alyssa Wilson, 2016 (2)
49-9 ¾ … Nicole Sims, Plainfield 1991 (1)
47- 11 ¼ … Nickolette Dunbar, 2015 (1)
47- 8 … Theresa Picciallo, Immaculate Heart, 2012 (1)
47- 7 …….. Sims, 1992 (1)
47- 6 …….. Sims, 1993 (1)
47- 5 ½ … Kim Hicks, Plainfield, 1992 (2)
47- 2 ¼ … Jessica Molina, Westwood, 2016 (3)
47- 0 … Shelby Bigsby, Montclair, 2018 (1)
46- 4 ½ …….. Picciallo, 2011 (1)
46- 3 … Taryn O’Connor, Hillsborough, 2007 (1)
46- 1 ½ … DeAnne Hahn, Brick Township, 2008 (1)
45- 10 ¾ … Jessica Fazekas, Demarest, 2002 (1)
45- 9 ½ … Jessica Molina, Westwood, 2015 (2)
45- 5 … Zyra Thomas, Schalick, 2018 (2)
45- 3 … Nacole Moore, Bridgeton, 2000 (1)
44- 10 ½ … Jackie Hudgins, Hightstown, 2001 (1)
44- 9 ¼ …….. Sims, 1990 (1)
44- 9 …….. Hahn, 2007 (2)
44- 6 … Lisa Stuto, Brick Township, 2008 (1)
44- 3 ¼ … Apresha Hampton, Teaneck, 2011 (2)
44- 3 … Danielle Notarfrancesco, Jackson Liberty, 2016 (4)
44- 2 … Kelly Fazekas, Demarest, 2002 (2)
44- 1 ¼ … Maureen Laffan, Toms River North, 2008 (3)
44- 1 ½ … Sylvia Galarza, Millville, 2004 (1)

POLE VAULT
12-6 … Jen Holly, Barnegat, 2008 (1)
12-6 … Chrissy Finkel, Montville, 2009 (1)
12-6 … Chelsea Vaughan, Southern, 2012 (1)
12-6 … Hayley Horvath, Notre Dame, 2018 (1)
12-6 … Ashley Preston, Delsea, 2018 (2)
12-6 … Caroline Dannenbaum, Pingry School, 2019 (1)
12-3 … Natalie Gengel, Princeton, 2006 (1)
12-0 … Kristen Hafford, Warren Hills, 2005 (1)
12-0 … Finkel, 2008 (1)
12-0 … Nicole Pompei, Hanover Park, 2009 (2)
12-0 … Catherine Shih, Bernards, 2010 (1)
12-0 … Emily Urciuoli, Clifton, 2010 (2)
12-0 … Kayla Polcari, Ridgewood, 2010 (3)
12-0 … Dana Schweiger, Toms River North, 2011 (1)
12-0 … Marlena Sabatino, Hillsborough, 2012 (2)
12-0 … Kristina Langan, Wayne Hills, 2015 (1)
12-0 … Lea Saifi, Governor Livingston, 2016 (1)
12-0 … Melissa Purcell, Pascack Valley, 2018 (3)

1,600-METER RELAY
3:47.27 … Union Catholic, 2016 (1)
3:48.30 … Columbia, 2013 (1)
3:50.32 … Union Catholic, 2015 (1)
3:52.76 … Columbia, 2014 (1)
3:53.50 … Columbia, 2010 (1)
3:53.84 … Union Catholic, 2019 (1)
3:55.08 … Camden, 2009 (1)
3:55.24 … Montclair, 1998 (1)
3:55.45 … Mount St. Dominic, 2014 (2)
3:55.58 … Union, 2013 (2)
3:55.69 … Southern, 2009 (1)
3:55.73 … Columbia, 1995 (1)
3:56.10 … Union Catholic, 2014 (3)
3:56.64 … Columbia, 2015 (2)
3:56.72 … Columbia, 1996 (1)
3:56.76 … Southern, 2008 (1)
3:56.90 … Union Catholic, 2018 (1)
3:57.35 … Columbia, 2012 (1)
3:57.50 … Union, 2014 (4)
3:57.82 … Rancocas Valley, 2019 (2)

3,200-METER RELAY
9:14.47 … Ridge, 2017 (1)
9:17.78 … Ridge, 2018 (1)
9:18.64 … Ridge, 2019 (1)
9:28.95 … Ridgewood, 2018 (2)
9:28.97 … Union Catholic, 2018 (3)

It’s the boys indoor Meet of Champions all-time top-20 performance list!!!!!

With the 52nd Meet of Champions right around the corner, it’s performance list time!

New Jersey track legend Jim Lambert and I have been maintaining the all-time indoor and outdoor Meet of Champions for several years now, and we welcome all additions and corrections. Just leave them in the comments section on this post.

Some of these lists are incredible. You can see how the performances in some events have just gotten better and better over the years. For instance, in the 1,600, seven of the top eight times have been recorded since 2009. But in the high jump, there’s only been one change in the top 20 since 2006!

These boys top-20 lists still include 23 marks from the 1970s (but only a dozen from the 1980s!).

We’ll post the all-time girls top-20 lists on Saturday!

55-METER DASH
6.38 … Damier Johnson, Long Branch, 2008 (1)
6.38 … James Brown, Glassboro, 2009 (1)
6.38 … Marvin Morgan, Neptune, 2017 (1)
6.38 … Louis Akpadago, Nottingham, 2019 (1)
6.38 …….. Akpadago, 2019 (q)
6.39 … Joe Henderson, Freehold Boro, 1986 (1)
6.39 … Bryant Fitzgerald, Highland Park, 2008 (2)
6.39 … Miles Shuler, Long Branch, 2011 (1)
6.39 … Kadeem Douse, Ewing, 2011 (2)
6.39 … Bryce Watts, Toms River North, 2017 (2)
6.40 …….. Shuler, 2010 (1)
6.41 … Michael Peavey, Neptune, 2008 (3)
6.41 …….. Brown, 2009 (t)
6.41 … Marvin Morgan, Neptune, 2017 (q)
6.41 … Mario Heslop, Franklin, 2019 (2)
6.42 … Carlos Roberts, Franklin, 1978 (1)
6.42 … Anthony Davis, Plainfield, 2000 (1)
6.42 … Danny Johnson, Rahway, 2001 (1)
6.42 … Dominique Irons, Haddon Heights, 2013 (1)
6.42 … Gabriel Nash, Elizabeth, 2018 (1)
6.43 … Reggie Dixon, Plainfield, 2007 (q)
6.43 … Anthony Averett, Woodbury, 2013 (2)
6.43 …….. Heslop, Franklin Twp., 2018 (q)
6.44 …….. Heslop, 2019 (q)
6.45 … Barry Bacon, Neptune, 1987 (1)
6.45 … Chris Church, Millville, 2008 (4)
6.45 … Stephon Knox, Plainfield, 2009 (2)
6.45 …….. Heslop, 2018 (2)
6.45 … James Bivins, Donovan Catholic, 2019 (q)

200-METER RUN [since 2005]
21.75 … Mario Heslop, Franklin Twp., 2018 (1)
21.82 …….. Heslop, 2019 (1)
22.04 … Sterling Pierce, Rancocas Valley, 2015 (1)
22.11 … Richie Luzzi-Liggins, St. Peter’s Prep, 2019 (2)
22.21 … Martin Booker, Pennsauken, 2017 (1)
22.25 … Nasir Haines, Freehold Twp., 2015 (2)
22.26 … Dana Ridley, Nottingham, 2019 (3)
22.41 … Thomas Kalietta, Matawan, 2016 (1)
22.46 … Luke Colehower, Haddonfield, 2017 (2)
22.47 … Avery Brown, Chatham, 2017 (3)
22.53 … Rahmir Johnson, Bergen Catholic, 2018 (2)
22.55 … Martin Booker, Pennsauken, 2016 (2)
22.55 … Semaj Willis, Trenton, 2017 (4)
22.56 … Qwashon Powell, JFK Paterson, 2015 (3)
22.56 … Brandon Boggs, Rancocas Valley, 2017 (5)

400-METER RUN
48.26 … Zyaire Clemes, Trenton, 2013 (1)
48.33 … Taylor McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 2015 (1)
48.48 … Najee Glass, St. Peter’s Prep, 2011 (1)
48.50 … Lance Wigfall, East Orange, 2003 (1)
48.58 … Chinedu Amonu, Ewing, 2013 (2)
48.66 … Lamont Smith, Willingboro, 1991 (1)
48.71 … Mario Heslop, Franklin Twp., 2018 (1)
48.77 … Nasir Haines, Freehold Twp., 2015 (2)
48.92 … Charles Cox, Monmouth, 2007 (1)
48.98 … Nadale Buntin, J.P. Stevens, 2018 (2)
49.0y … Dave Law, Snyder, 1973 (1)
49.04 … Leonard Robbins, East Brunswick, 2011 (2)
48.9y … Tony Valentine, Plainfield, 1983 (t)
49.11 … Darrell Bush, Woodbury, 2012 (1)
49.16 … Bryant McCombs, Old Bridge, 2006 (1)
49.17 … Luke Colehower, Haddonfield, 2017 (1)
49.19 … Amir Brock, Egg Harbor Twp., 2017 (2)
49.29 … Devon Artis, Shabazz, 2011 (3)
49.31 … Alex Reber, Cherry Hill East, 2011 (4)
49.31 … Clayton Gravesande, Franklin, 2010 (1)

800-METER RUN
1:51.72 … Isaac Clark, Pleasantville, 2013 (1)
1:51.80 … Derrell Manhertz, Kingsway, 2013 (2)
1:52.15 … Jacob Clark, Pleasantville, 2013 (3)
1:52.18 … Rey Rivera, Old Bridge, 2017 (1)
1:52.24 … Allen Eke, Union Catholic, 2012 (1)
1:52.67 … A.J. Chavez, West Windsor South, 2012 (2)
1:53.33 … Jared Mason, West Orange, 2012 (3)
1:53.68 … Ishmael Muhammad, Oakcrest, 2013 (4)
1:53.7y … Jean Destine, Elizabeth, 1991 (1)
1:53.90 … James Buser, Mahwah, 2013 (5)
1:53.95 … Joe White, DePaul, 2014 (1)
1:53.98 … Elijah Brown, Union Catholic, 2019 (1)
1:54.09 … Rey Rivera, Old Bridge, 2016 (1)
1:54.10 … Miles Liggins, South Brunswick, 2019 (2)
1:54.36 … Ernesto Perez, West Side, 1990 (1)
1:54.41 … Gabriel Moronta, Pleasantville, 2019 (3)
1:54.43 … Eddison Gulama, West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 2013 (6)
1:54.45 … Haig Rickerby, McNair, 2017 (2)
1:54.4y … John Marshall, Plainfield, 1981 (1)
1:54.54 … Luis Peralta, Passaic, 2018 (1)

1,600-METER RUN
4:05.2y … Vince Cartier, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 1972 (1)
4:11.66 … Ben Malone, Pascack Valley, 2012 (1)
4:11.83 … Drew Maher, Shore Regional, 2018 (1)
4:11.95 … Liam Tansey, Morris Hills, 2009 (1)
4:12.54 … D.J. Thornton, Union Catholic, 2010 (1)
4:12.90 … Will Baginski, Ridgewood, 2019 (1)
4:13.01 … Will Daly, River Dell, 2016 (1)
4:13.12 … Jim Rosa, West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 2009 (2)
4:13.21 … Pat Schellberg, Delbarton, 2010 (2)
4:13.2y … Bll Sieben, Union Catholic, 1970 (1)
4:13.44 … Colin Daly, River Dell, 2016 (2)
4:13.49 … George Kelly, Christian Brothers, 2012 (2)
4:13.5y … Chris Inman, Essex Catholic, 1972 (2)
4:13.5y … Harry Kronick, Franklin, 1972 (3)
4:13.7y … Dave Wall, Dickinson, 1973 (1)
4:13.9y … Chris Elliott, Ramapo, 1970 (2)
4:14.18 … Greg Pelose, Haddonfield, 2016 (3)
4:14.20 … Mike McClemens, Christian Brothers, 2014 (1)
4:14.24 … Chris Romero, Voorhees, 2018 (2)
4:14.57 … Sam Macaluso, West Windsor South, 2010 (3)

3,200-METER RUN
8:54.22 … Liam Murphy, Allentown, 2019 (1)
8:54.45 … Devin Hart, Point Pleasant Boro, 2019 (2)
8:58.81 … Jon Vitez, Haddonfield, 2010 (1)
8:59.77 … Brian Leung, West Windsor South, 2008 (1)
9:00.95 … Jeramy Elkaim, Livingston, 2010 (2)
9:01.86 … Doug Smith, Gill St. Bernard’s, 2008 (2)
9:02.00 … Tom O’Neill, Middletown North, 2013 (1)
9:03.58 … Craig Forys, Colts Neck, 2007 (1)
9:04.7y … Chris Inman, Essex Catholic, 1973 (1)
9:04.8y … Tim Conheeney, Paramus Catholic, 1973 (2)
9:05.6y … Vince Cartier, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 1971 (1)
9:06.2y … Chris Hallinan, Bernards, 1974 (1)
9:06.11 … Devin Hart, Point Pleasant, 2018 (1)
9:06.58 … Mohamed Khadraoui, Paterson Kennedy, 2004 (1)
9:07.17 … Tyler Udland, Millburn, 2010 (3)
9:08.32 … Jordan Brannan, Colts Neck, 2017 (1)
9:08.55 … Sean Poherence, Morris Hills, 2009 (1)
9:08.7y … Carlos Bazo, Essex Catholic, 1972 (1)
9:10.0y … Ed Taylor, Edison, 1976 (1)
9:10.09 … Alex Roth, Princeton, 2017 (2)

55-METER HURDLES
7.22 … Sincere Rhea, St. Augustine, 2019 (1)
7.25 …….. Rhea, 2019 (q)
7.19 … Jermaine Collier, Trenton 2012 (1)
7.21 … Cory Poole, East Orange, 2017 (1)
7.22 … Isaac Williams, Willingboro, 2012 (2)
7.36 … Sultan Tucker, Delsea, 1996 (1)
7.36 … Christian Boateng, Old Bridge, 2011 (1)
7.40 … Josh Evans, Irvington 2009 (1)
7.41 … Jeff Porter, Franklin, 2003 (1)
7.41 … Rolston Braithwaite, Trenton, 2009 (2)
7.41 … Geordan Ferguson, Manchester Twp., 2012 (3)
7.42 … Anthony Acklin, Triton, 2001 (1)
7.42 … Greg Caldwell, West Windsor North, 2012 (4)
7.42 … Cory Poole, East Orange, 2017 (q)
7.42 … Isaiah Greene, Newark West Side, 2018 (2)
7.42 … Eric Kahana, Freehold Boro, 2012 (5)
7.43 … George Bland, Penns Grove, 1987 (1)
7.43 … Todd Matthews, Notre Dame, 1998 (1)
7.43 … Andrew Aguilera, Governor Livingston, 2017 (2)
7.43 … Naseem Smith, Deptford, 2019 (2)
7.44 …….. Tucker, Delsea, 1997 (1)
7.44 … Danyne Brown, Camden, 1999 (1)
7.44 … Obafemi Animashaun, Union Catholic, 2014 (1)
7.44 … Alex Borzelin, Hamilton North

LONG JUMP
23-4-Nils Wildberg [Princeton], 2019 (1)

HIGH JUMP
7- 1 … Mike Morrison, Willingboro, 2002 (1)
7- 0 … Milt Goode, Monmouth, 1979 (1)
7- 0 … Derrick Ponton, Montclair, 1995 (1)
7- 0 …….. Morrison, 2002
6-10 … Mike Pascuzzo, Lenape, 1980 (1)
6-10 … Kevin McGorty, Westfield, 1983 (1)
6-10 … Terry Ferguson, Cherry Hill West, 1987 (1)
6-10 … Eric Taylor-Perry, Montclair, 1990 (1)
6-10 … Mike Loftin, North Hunterdon, 1991 (1)
6-10 … Cory Hubert, St. John Vianney, 1997 (1)
6-10 … Raffael Craig, Millville, 1998 (1)
6-10 ……..Craig, Millville, 1999 (1)
6-10 … Paul Klemic, Mainland, 2000 (1)
6-10 … Chris Haley, Union, 2005 (1)
6-10 … Felix Davis, Trenton, 1983 (2)
6-10 … Blair Woodward, Scotch Plains, 1999 (2)
6-10 … Semaj Willis, Trenton, 2017 (1)
6-9 … Ron Liteplo, East Brunswick, 1974 (1)
6-8 ½ … Mark Henry, Plainfield, 1980 (2)
6-8 ½ … Mark Commarato, Dayton 1980 (3)

SHOT PUT
69- 5 ½ … Nick Vena, Morristown, 2010 (1)
67- 8 ¾ … Braheme Days Jr., Bridgeton, 2012 (1)
67- 7 …….. Vena, Morristown, 2009 (1)
67- 3 … Kevin DiGiorgio, Bayonne, 1998 (1)
67- 2 ½ …….. Vena, 2011
66-10 ½ …….. Days Jr, Bridgeton, 2013 (1)
66- 0 ¾ …….. Vena, 2008 (1)
65- 10 … Glenn DiGiorgio, Bayonne, 2002 (1)
65- 6 … Vena, 2009
64- 6 ¾ … Steve Adams, St. Joseph’s-Montville, 1970 (1)
64- 1 …….. Vena, 2008
64- 0 ½ … Jordan West, Rahway, 2017 (1)
63- 10 ¼ … Kevin DiGiorgio, 1997 (1)
63- 3 ¼ … Mike Alleman, Scotch Plains, 2008 (2)
63- 0 ½ … James Gilligan, Toms River East, 1984 (1)
62- 9 … Bruce Heide, Dayton, 1975 (1)
62- 8 …….. Adams, 1969 (1)
62- 7 ½ … Ray Wilks, Bridgeton, 1995 (1)
62- 7 ¾ … C.J. Licata, Gill St. Bernard, 2018 (1)
62- 4 ¼ … Jordan West, Rahway, 2016 (1)
62- 4 … Ron Klotzer, Union, 1973 (1)
61- 10 … Rudy Guevara, Essex Catholic, 1971 (1)
61- 10 …….. G. DiGiorgio, 2001 (1)
61- 9 … Bob Vorheis, Our Lady of the Valley, 1977 (1)
61- 9 … Randy Sokolik, West Milford, 1969 (2)

POLE VAULT since 2005
16- 0 … Craig Hunter, Robbinsville, 2013 (1)
15- 6 … Dan Batdorf, West Deptford 2008 (1)
15- 6 … Liam Landau, Passaic Hills, 2019 (1)
15- 6 … Bradley Jelmert, Watchung Hills, 2019 (2)
15- 6 … Simon Schenk, Princeton, 2019 (3)
15- 0 … Greg Kelley, Toms River North, 2009 (1)
15- 0 … Greg Hoffman, Park Ridge, 2009 (2)
15- 0 … Justin Amezquita, Gov. Livingston, 2010 (1)
15- 0 … Jordan Subai, Toms River North, 2010 (2)
15- 0 … Nick Eckett, Jackson Liverty, 2013 (2)
15- 0 … Peter Fagan, Westfield, 2013 (3)
15- 0 … Mike Benz, Delbarton, 2014 (1)
15- 0 … Luke Annichiarico, Old Tappan, 2014 (t2)
15- 0 … Abe Gertler, Madison, 2014 (T2)
15- 0 … Dylan Altland, Kingsway, 2014 (4)
15- 0 … Trevor Knowles, North Hunterdon, 2014 (5)
15- 0 … Tyler Hrbek, Northern Valley-Old Tappan, 2018 (1)
15- 0 … David Bausmith, Hunterdon Central, 2018 (2)
14- 6 … Anthony Abitante, Gov. Livingston, 2005 (1)
14- 6 … Rick Villanova, Toms River North, 2008 (2)
14- 6 … Chris Wyckoff, Toms River East, 2009 (tie for 3rd)
14- 6 … Mike Rivard, Haddonfield, 2009 (tie for 3rd)
14- 6 …….. Rivard, 2010 (3)
14- 6 … John Wisener, Ridgewood, 2010 (4)
14- 6 … Dylan Spadaccini, Matawan, 2011 (1)
14- 6 … Brian Banks, Eastern, 2011 (2)
14- 6 … Craig Hunter, Robbinsville, 2012 (1)
14- 6 … Eric Geider, Demarest, 2013 (4)
14- 6 … Nick Giannone, Ridge, 2014 (6)
14- 6 … Joseph Egri, JFK Iselin, 2015 (1)
14- 6 … Matthew Isaacson, Matawan, 2015 (2)
14- 6 … Josh Ward, South Plainfield, 2016 (1)
14- 6 … Kyle Loveland, Moorestown, 2016 (2)
14- 6 … Jarrod Brovero, Delsea, 2016 (3)
14- 6 … Seth Kricheff, Old Tappan, 2017 (1)
14- 6 …….. Kricheff, 2018 (3)
14- 6 … Conor Reilly, Union Catholic, 2018 (4)
14- 6 … Nico Morales, Delsea, 2019 (5)

1,600-METER RELAY
3:18.26 … East Orange, 2017 (1)
3:19.70 … Union Catholic, 2014 (1)
3:20.53 … Oakcrest, 2012 (1)
3:20.54 … Old Bridge, 2014 (2)
3:21.16 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2017 (2)
3:21.64 … Winslow, 2013 (1)
3:22.1y … Seton Hall Prep, 1970 (1)
3:22.42 … Monmouth, 2007 (1)
3:22.3y … Snyder, 1971 (1)
3:22.84 … Christian Brothers, 2012 (2)
3:22.44 … Camden, 2001 (1)
3:22.75 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2016 (1)
3:22.96 … Trenton, 2007 (2)
3:23.02 … Rahway, 2009 (1)
3:23.12 … Cherry Hill East, 2012 (3)
3:23.31 … Paul VI, 2016 (2)
3:23.42 … Winslow, 2009 (2)
3:23.40 … Cherokee, 2012 (4)
3:23.47 … Columbia, 2009 (3)
3:23.48 … Christian Brothers, 2013 (2)

3,200-METER RELAY [since 2017]
7:56.49 … Ridge, 2019 (1)
7:57.34 … Hopewell Valley, 2018 (1)
7:59.05 … North Hunterdon, 2018 (2)
7:59.47 … North Hunterdon, 2019 (2)
8:01.54 … St. Peter’s Prep, 2019 (3)
8:01.62 … Rancocas Valley, 2018 (3)
8:02.72 … Hopewell Valley, 2017 (1)
8:03.50 … Morris Hills, 2017 (2)
8:05.24 … Pope John XXIII, 2018 (4)
8:06.16 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2017 (3)
8:08.13 … Ridge, 2018 (5)
8:08.19 … Bergen Catholic, 2017 (4)
8:08.94 … Ridge, 2017 (5)
8:08.96 … Ocean Twp., 2018 (6)

Using an all-South Jersey lineup, Rowan runs #4 4-by-400 in NCAA Division 3!!!!!

With an all-South Jersey lineup, Rowan on Friday ran the fourth-fastest 4-by-400 in NCAA Division 3 this year.

The team of Jah’mere Beasely of Sterling, Justin Bishop of Mainland, Jake Kolodziej of Washington Township and Francis Terry of Sterling won the 1,600-meter relay at the All-Atlantic Championships at Nazareth College in Rochester. RIT was second in 3:17.17.

Rowan broke the meet record of 3:18.40 set by a 2018 Rowan team of Schalick’s Chris Mesiano, Bishop, South Brunswick’s Nick Neville and Francis. The Profs broke the facility record at RIT’s Golisano Center of 3:20.79 set by RIT in January.

Rowan’s time trails only Wisconsin-Eau Claire [3:15.80], Wisconsin-Oshkosh [3:16.83] and Loras College of Dubuque, Iowa [3:16.95].

The Profs ran within just over two seconds shy of the school record of 3:15.00 set at 2018 NCAA D-3 nationals by the team of Mesiano, Bishop, Neville and Terry.

Beasely, who never ran the 400 in high school, led off with a 50.1 and Bishop split 48.2 to give Rowan the lead. Kolodziej ran 50.3 and Terry anchored in 48.5.

Qualifying marks for NCAA Division 3 Championships must be made by Saturday.

The NCAA Division 3 Championships are scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday at Guilford College in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Lenape grad Kevin Lauer anchors Rowan to #7 DMR in NCAA Division 3!!!!!

Lenape graduate Kevin Lauer’s 4:16.74 anchor leg gave Rowan a DMR win at the All-Atlantic Championships Friday in Rochester, N.Y.

Lauer’s personal-best split moved Lenape into the lead over second-place Ramapo and anchor Chris Andersen of Ramsey High, who split 4:17.46. Ramapo had a 30-100ths of a second lead going into the 1,600s.

Rowan finished with a 10:06.06 and Ramapo 10:06.49. They rank No. 6 and No. 7 in NCAA Division 3 this winter.

Rowan’s time is a facility record at Nazareth College’s Golisano Center. The previous mark was 10:33.43 by Ithaca last month.

Nick Neville, a junior from South Brunswick, led off with a 3:04.04 split for 1,200 meters and junior Vincent Delle from Old Bridge ran 400 meters in 50.74. Freshman Joe DeVito from Jackson Liberty split 1:54.57 to erase most of Ramapo’s lead, and Lauer, a sophomore and 2018 Lenape grad, did the rest.

Rowan ran within 6 1/2 seconds of the school record of 9:58.49 set two years ago by Nick Nocco of Southern Regional, Justin Bishop of Mainland Regional, Neville and Kevin Veltre of Brick Memorial when they placed fourth at NCAA Division 3 nationals in Birmingham, Ala.

Rowan’s trails only Williams [9:54.97], Washington [9:56.14], Tufts [10:00.29], North Central [10:05.07], Wisconsin-Whitewater [10:05.51] and SUNY Geneseo [10:05.62] on the NCAA Division 3 list.

Qualifying marks for NCAA Division 3 Championships must be made by Saturday.

The NCAA Division 3 Championships are scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday at Guilford College in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Gabay, Adler, Wechsler set to chase history in loaded Meet of Champions 3,200!!!!!

Austin Gabay, Oliver Adler and Ethan Wechsler are already among the fastest two-milers in South Jersey history.

On Sunday, they’ll have a chance to go even faster.

Gabay, Adler and Wechsler are the No. 3, 4 and 5 seeds in the 3,200 at the 52nd annual Meet of Champions, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday on the 200-meter banked track Ocean Breeze in Staten Island.

It’ll be the first NJSIAA meet ever held outside New Jersey and the first ever held on a banked track.

The boys 3,200 is scheduled to go off at 1:55 p.m.

Gabay won the state Group 2 title in 9:12.77, Adler won Group 4 in 9:12.87 and Wechsler finished just behind Adler in 9:12.90.

The top two seeds are Foot Locker finalists Liam Murphy of Allentown, who ran 9:04.41 to win the Group 3 title, and Jack Jennings of Mendham, who ran 9:09.27, for second.

They’re also the top two seeds in the 1,600, and it remains to be seen what their plans are for Sunday.

Because they both have 4:12 speed, their presence would likely guarantee that the race goes out very fast – something like 4:32 or 4:33 through the mile wouldn’t be surprising.

But even if one or both of them chooses the mile – or doubles back – there’s still no shortage of very fast two-milers in the field.

State Group 4 XC champ Jackson Braddock of Southern [9:16.27], 9:10 outdoor two-miler Martin Riddell of Haddonfield [9:16.29] and Vidhur Polam of South Brunswick [9:16.63], who ran a 14-second PR last weekend, give the race seven two-milers who ran sub-9:17 last weekend.

Gabay, Adler and Wechsler are No. 6, 7 and 8 in South Jersey history and fastest South Jersey indoor two-milers since 2010, when Jonathan Vitez of Haddonfield set the South Jersey record of 8:58.81 and also the indoor Meet of Champions record.

Vitez is the only South Jersey boy who has ever run sub-9:10 (or the two-mile equivalent, which would be 9:13.21) at the Meet of Champions.

Here are the outdoor PRs of the seven seeds who ran sub-9:20 last weekend:

9:04.43 … Liam Murphy [Allentown]
9:08.62 … Jack Jennings [Mendham]
9:15.13 … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson]
9:29.62 … Oliver Adler [Cherry Hill East]
9:10.90 … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee]
9:10.75 … Martin Riddell [Haddonfield]
9:30.80 … Vidhur Polem [South Brunswick]

Disappointing the race will be missing Mainland Regional’s Kevin Antczak, who ran 9:09.38 last spring but has been hurt this indoor season.

The complete all-time South Jersey 3,200 performance list is below.

Let’s take a look at the fastest Meet of Champions times ever by South Jersey runners. As you can see, Gabay, Adler and Wechsler – and Riddell as well – all have the potential to get into that top group if they even match their times on a slower flat track at states. Incredibly, four of the top seven South Jersey times in meet history came in that hot 2010 race with Vitez setting the pace!

As always, send me corrections and additions in the comments section!

8:58.81 … Jon Vitez, Haddonfield, 2010 [1st]
9:10.4y … Ken Medlin, Haddon Township, 1970 [1st]
9:11.7y … Mike Butynes, Sterling, 1970 [2nd]
9:11.9y … Johnny Englehardt, Willingboro, 1976 [5th]
9:13.33 … Mike Rankin, Paul VI, 2010 [7th]
9:13.58 … Mike O’Dowd, Colts Neck, 2010 [8th]
9:13.93 … Paul Szulewski, Williamstown, 2010 [9th]
9:14.9y-………Butynes, 1971 [2nd]
9:15.76 … Kevin Pumphrey, Highland, 1986 [1st]
9:16.0y … Mike Mantini, Gateway, 1978 [1st]
9:16.13 … Jimmy Daniels, Sterling, 2013 [5th]
9:16.57 … Aaron Groff, Cherry Hill East, 2016 [3rd]
9:17.55 … Greg Hughes, Mainland Reg., 2004 [3rd]
9:17.71 … Dave Forward, Shawnee, 2009 [5th]
9:18.59 … Kevin Antczak, Mainland Regional, 2019 [4th]

There are some other very good South Jersey runners in the field. Pitman senior Sebastien Reed ran 9:27.16 earlier this winter, Cherokee senior Chase Miller and Cherry Hill East junior Aidan Eyre both ran under 9:30 at states, and Delsea senior Noah Deckert qualified in both the 1,600 and 3,200.

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR 3,200 LIST
8:58.81 ….. Jonathan Vitez [Haddonfield], 2010
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
9:12.77 … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson], 2020
9:12.87 … Oliver Adler [Cherry Hill East], 2020
9:12.90 … Ethan Wechsler [Cherokee], 2020
9:13.33 ….. Michael Rankin [Paul VI], 2010
9:13.93 ….. Paul Szulewski [Williamstown], 2011
9:14.31 ….. Jimmy Daniels [Sterling], 2013
9:15.8y ….. Mike Mantini [Gateway], 1978
9:15.82y … Kevin Pumphrey [Highland], 1986
9:16.09 ….. Aaron Groff [Cherry Hill East], 2016
9:16.29 … Martin Riddell [Haddonfield], 2020
9:17.52 ….. Lou Corgliano [Hammonton], 2013
9:17.55 ….. Greg Hughes [Mainland Reg.], 2004
9:17.71 ….. Dave Forward [Shawnee], 2009

The full performance list for the entire meet is here.

And final list for now … this is an amazing one! Seven performances from the 1970s are still on the all-time top-20!

ALL-TIME INDOOR MEET OF CHAMPIONS 3,200 LIST
8:58.81 … Jon Vitez, Haddonfield, 2010 [1st]
8:59.77 … Brian Leung, West Windsor South, 2008 [1st]
9:00.95 … Jeramy Elkaim, Livingston, 2010 [2nd]
9:01.86 … Doug Smith, Gill St. Bernard’s, 2008 [2nd]
9:02.00 … Tom O’Neill, Middletown North, 2013 [1st]
9:03.58 … Craig Forys, Colts Neck, 2007 [1st]
9:04.7y … Chris Inman, Essex Catholic, 1973 [1st]
9:04.8y … Tim Conheeney, Paramus Catholic, 1973 [2nd]
9:05.6y … Vince Cartier, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 1971 [1st]
9:06.2y … Chris Hallinan, Bernards, 1974 [1st]
9:06.11 … Devin Hart, Point Pleasant, 2018 [1st]
9:06.58 … Mohamed Khadraoui, Paterson Kennedy, 2004 [1st]
9:07.17 … Tyler Udland, Millburn, 2010 [3rd]
9:08.32 … Jordan Brannan, Colts Neck, 2017 [1st]
9:08.55 … Sean Poherence, Morris Hills, 2009 [1st]
9:08.7y … Carlos Bazo, Essex Catholic, 1972 [1st]
9:10.0y … Ed Taylor, Edison, 1976 [1st]
9:10.09 … Alex Roth, Princeton, 2017 [2nd]
9:10.27 … Chris Pannone, Hunterdon Central, 2004 [2nd]
9:10.4y … Ken Medlin, Haddon Township, 1970 [1st]

Here are the final performance lists for Sunday’s 52nd annual Meet of Champions!!!!!

The showcase events are fully seeded, the final performance list has been updated and we’re now just three days away from what promises to be the greatest indoor Meet of Champions ever.

After beginning life on Jadwin Gym’s slow, flat track, then moving to a slightly faster but hardly elite track at the Bennett Center in 2007, the Meet of Champions begins its third life Sunday at Ocean Breeze on Staten Island, a fast, banked 200-meter track that is guaranteed to produce faster times than the Bubble in Toms River.

Remember, MileSplit is streaming the meet live. Click here for details: https://accounts.milesplit.com/live/20283-njsiaa-meet-of-champions?ref=live-377274-widget&site=31

And click here for the final M-of-C performance lists! Final 2020 indoor M-of-C performance list!

Hoping for PR’s for everybody!

Woodstown’s Madeline Hunt goes into M-of-C after recording best triple jump ever by S.J. Group 1 girl!!!!!

Woodtown senior Madeline Hunt broke the Salem County triple jump record Monday evening at the Last-Chance Meet of Champions qualifier at the Bubble.

Hunt jumped 35-8, a huge PR over her PR of 34-2 3/4 from Easterns at the Armory last month. Hunt jumped as far as 36-5 1/2 last spring, when she took third at Group 1 states at Franklin High.

Her jump is the farthest ever by any South Jersey Group 1 jumper and the best in New Jersey this year by a Group 1 athlete. It’s also in the all-time South Jersey top 20.

She’ll compete Sunday in the Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.

The outdoor Salem County record is 37-6 1/2, set in 2012 by Woodstown’s Alexa DiGregoria at Group 2 states at South Plainfield.

The multi-talented Hunt is also a 9-6 pole vaulter and took third at states this past weekend and qualified for the M-of-C. She’s also a 25-foot shot putter, 16-1 long jumper, 65-second quarter-miler and 4-10 high jumper. So hopefully a heptathlon or two is in her future.

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR TRIPLE JUMP LIST
40-1 1/2 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2019
38-4 … She’quell Higgs [Winslow Twp.], 2013
38-0 1/2 … Shaya Wilkerson [Lenape], 2012
37-10 … Cidae’a Woods [Winslow Twp.], 2013
37-7 … Elizabeth Montague [Cherokee], 2014
37-2 1/2 … Kristina Tossas [Rancocas Valley], 2020
37-1 … Ashley Edwards [Northern Burlington], 2015
36-9 1/4 … Jasmin Jones [Kingsway], 2016
36-8 3/4 … Olivia Wright [Winslow Twp.], 2020
36-8 1/2 … Leah Ellis [Millville], 2019
36-6 1/2 … Maryn Hess [Winslow Twp.], 2017
36-6 1/2 … Janell Rowe [Sterling], 2016
36-6 … Javona Ford [Millville], 2010
36-5 … Shevell Higgs [Winslow Twp.], 2020
36-4 … Rachel Montague [Cherokee], 2008
36-2 3/4 … Kiah Walton [Burlington Twp.], 2014
36-0 1/2 … Taliya Rogers [Rancocas Valley], 2016
36-0 1/2 … Keyanna Meade [Burlington Twp.]. 2018
35-8 ……. Madeline Hunt [Woodstown], 2020
35-6 1/2 … Tabatha Haskins [Shawnee], 2004

Timber Creek grad Myiah Sturdivant of Rowan riding a 400 PR into Division 3 regional meet!!!

Timber Creek graduate Myiah Sturdivant, a Rowan junior, goes into this weekend’s All-Atlantic Region Championships as the No. 8 quarter-miler in NCAA Division 3 Atlantic Region.

Sturidvant, a two-time NJAC 400 champ, is coming off an indoor PR 57.44 in her last meet – Fasttrack Invite at Ocean Breeze two weeks ago – which earned her a No. 19 national ranking in NCAA Division 3.

Her previous indoor PR was a 57.97 when she won last year’s NJAC Championships at Ocean Breeze.

Sturdivant has run as fast as 56.30 outdoors – that was her winning time at the 2018 outdoor NJAC meet in Ewing. At Timber Creek she ran 59.21 outdoors to win the 2015 Camden County Championships at Haddon Township her sophomore year. Her indoor PR was 1:01.16 her sophomore year at sectionals.

Rowan is also ranked No. 5 in the Atlantic Region in the 4-by-4, with Sturdivant scheduled to run with junior Danielle Nicklas, senior Melina Johnson and freshman Madison Hart at the All-Atlantic Championships this weekend at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y.

Sturdivant is also slated to run the 400 on Rowan’s distance medley, presumably with senior Dianne Ferraro of South Plainfield on the 1,200, freshman She’Lynn Clarke of Glassboro on the 800 and sophomore Madison Edwards of Cinnaminson on the 1,600.