The Rowan women made the trip to Boston to get a fast DMR time, and it sure paid off.

Rowan ran the No. 11 time in NCAA Division 3 this weekend in Boston, with two Pitman alums handling the two long legs.

Pitman’s Alyssa Sanders ran the leadoff 1,200, Timber Creek’s Myiah Sturdivant handled the 400, Claire Incantalupo from Sparta ran the 800 and Pitman’s Hannah Vendetta anchored.

Sanders led off in 3:44.1 to give Rowan the lead, Sturdivant split 58.4 to hold the lead, Incantalupo split 2:19.1 to maintain the lead and Vendetta anchored in 5:02.8 to give Rowan the win over Academy of Art of San Francisco, who placed second in 12:10.65.

Rowan ran 12:04.41 to win the event at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier at the B.U. Tennis and Track Center. The Profs’ fastest previous time this season was a 12:17.01, also at a meet in Boston earlier this month. The school record is 11:49.15, set in 2012.

The top 12 teams qualify for the NCAA Division 3 national championships March 8-9 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. The qualifying window closes on Saturday.

As of today, here are the top 12:

11:41.25 … MIT
11:42.60 … Williams
11:47.25 … Middlebury
11:50.34 … Brandeis
11:50.86 … Bates
11:52.52 … Coast Guard
11:53.14 … Bowdoin
11:55.02 … Johns Hopkins
12:01.74 … Tufts
12:03.56 … SUNY Geneseo
12:04.41 … Rowan
12:07.22 … Trine

Haddonfield High graduate Marielle Hall ran 5,000 meters in 15:07.17, third-fastest time in the world this year over the weekend at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier.

Hall won the 5,000 over the 200-meter track at the B.U. Track and Tennis Center, leading four Nike Bowerman runners under 15:15.

Karissa Schweizer [15:11.56], Courtney Frerichs [PR 15:12.55] and Vanessa Fraser [PR 15:14.75] all raced for Bowerman, and all four times are among the top 10 in the world so far this indoor season.

Hall, who grew up in Mount Laurel, trails only Laura Muir of Great Britain [14:52.02] and Gabriela Stafford of Canada [14:57.45], who both broke 15 minutes at the GAA Miler Meet at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow in January.

Hall ran within about a second of her lifetime PR of 15:06.05, which she ran also indoors at the Millrose Games at the 168th Street Armory in 2016. Both times are among the top 40 ever run indoors, according to the All-Time Athletics web site (which looks like it hasn’t been updated in a few weeks).

Hall’s outdoor PR is 15:13.66 from June of 2016 at a meet in Somerville, Mass.

On the all-time U.S. indoor list, Hall is the No. 5 performer and her 15:06 and 15:07 are the No. 6 and No. 8 performances.

Here’s the top 10 performances in U.S. indoor history at 5,000 meters
14:47.62 … Shalane Flangan, July 2, 2009 [Boston]
14:57.31 … Molly Huddle, Feb. 20, 2016 [New York]
15:00.91 … Emily Infield, Feb. 20, 2016 [New York]
15:01.64 … Molly Huddle, Feb. 26, 2017 [Boston]
15:02.10 … Emily Sisson, Feb. 26, 2017 [Boston]
15:06.05 … Marielle Hall, Feb. 20, 2016 [New York]
15:06.22 … Shelby Houlihan, Feb. 20, 2016 [New York]
15:07.17 … Marielle Hall, Feb. 25, 2019 [Boston]
15:07.33 … Marla Runyan, Feb. 18, 2001 [New York]
15:12.22 … Emily Sisson, Feb. 28, 2015 [New York]

Junior Tierra Hooker on Sunday became the second Timber Creek girl in seven years to win a Meet of Champions high jump title, and she added a medal in the hurdles for good measure.

Hooker cleared 5-8 to win the high jump and placed third in the hurdles in 8.25, just off her PR of 8.23 from last weekend at states.

She missed three tries at 5-10, which would have tied her PR and tied the meet record shared by four athletes.

Hooker had placed second twice and fourth once in the Meet of Champions before recording her first title.

Willingboro senior Kenady Wilson made it two South Jersey girls in the top four with a 5-4 clearance for fourth place. Last year’s outdoor national champion Jenna Rogers placed fifth at 5-4. Two other South Jersey jumpers — junior Kambi Walker of Paul VI and senior Bethany Biggi of R.V. — cleared 5-4 and finished in the top 10.

Here’s a list of South Jersey girls who’ve won the Meet of Champions high jump:

1981 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 5-8
1987 … Erin Halpin [Cherry Hill East], 5-6
1990 … Sandy Tokoto [Moorestown], 5-6
1991 … Sandy Tokoto [Moorestown], 5-4
1994 … Shatich Rivers [Moorestown], 5-6
2000 … Patty Dudek [Bordentown], 5-6
2001 … Alison Shepherd [Oakcrest], 5-4
2004 … Marcene Jack [Mainland Reg.], 5-6
2008 … Lindsey Walsh [Lenape], 5-8
2013 … Alicia Terrell [Timber Creek], 5-7
2015 … Gabrielle Bennett [Winslow Twp.], 5-8
2019 … Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 5-8

And here’s the all-time Meet of Champions high jump performance list:

5-10 1/2 … Tatiana Smolin, Randolph, 1984 (1)
5-10 … Deb Vento, Freehold Boro, 2003 (1)
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)

Claudine Smith won her first Meet of Champions title Saturday, and she did it in overwhelming fashion.

With her 8.03, Smith not only ran the eighth-fastest time in meet history and No. 7 time in South Jersey history, she beat the field by 21-100ths of a second.

That’s the fourth-largest margin of victory in meet history:

—> 1988, Dawn Bowles of Neptune won by 32/100ths of a second over Tiffany Ruth of Columbia [7.96 to 8.28].
—> In 1997, Charmaine Walker of Plainfield won by 33/100ths of a second over Nikiya Reid of Trenton [7.86 to 8.19].
—> In 2015, Sydney McLoughlin of Union Catholic won by 36/100ths of a second over Gabrielle Bennett of Winslow Township.

The only previous Meet of Champions winner from Atlantic City was Mercedes Hicks in the shot put in 2006.

Smith, also the South Jersey triple jump record holder, led a 1-2-3-4-5 South Jersey finish, with Millville senior Malea Broome second with a PR 8.24, Timber Creek junior Tierra Hooker (also the high jump winner) third in 8.25, Camden senior Te’seanna Harris fourth in 8.26 after a PR 8.18 in the trials and Paul VI junior Aliya Rae Garozzo fifth with a personal-best 8.29.

Here are the fastest performers (not performances) in meet history:
ALL-TIME MEET OF CHAMPS 55 HURDLES LIST
7.82… Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2015 (1)
7.86… Charmaine Walker (Plainfield), 1997 (1)
7.94… Stey’ce McNeil (Winslow), 2012 (1)
7.94 … Lenaami Morton (Camden), 2017 (1)
7.97… Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2015 (t)
7.96… Dawn Bowles (Neptune), 1988 (1)
7.99… Patti Dziekonska (West Windsor-Plainsboro North), 2014 (1)
8.03 … Claudine Smith (Atlantic City), 2018 (1)
8.04… Trier Young (Neptune), 2005 (1)
8.04 … Claudine Smith (Atlantic City), 2019 (1)
7.8h… Wendy Vereen (Trenton), 1984 (1)
8.07… Porscha Dobson (Kent Place), 2003 (1)
8.07… Tia Livingston (Union Catholic), 2016 (1)
8.07 … Amaya Chadwick (Union Catholic), 2017 (2)
8.08… Grace O’Shea (Ramapo), 2018 (1)
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
8.13… Nichole Belcher (Woodrow Wilson), 1992 (1)
8.14… Isabelle Dely (Paramus Catholic), 2018 (2)
7.9h… Carol Lewis (Willingboro), 1980 (1)
8.15… Nia Ali (Pleasantville), 2006 (1)
8.15… Patti Dziekonska (West Windsor… Plainsboro North (t)
8.15… Tia Livingston (Union Catholic), 2016 (t)
8.16… Sonya Sullivan (Manchester Twp.), 2005 (2)
8.16… Morgan Harvey (North Hunterdon), 2013 (t)
8.16… Tionna Tobias (Winslow Twp.), 2018 (3)
8.17… Dashana Ransome (Irvington), 2012 (2)
8.17… Torie Robinson (Winslow Twp.), 2014 (t)
8.18… Te’seanna Harris (Camden), 2019 (t)

Smith’s time is also 15t-fastest in state history!

ALL-TIME N.J. 55 HURDLES LIST
7.60 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2015
7.71 … Charmaine Walker [Plainfield], 1997
7.81 … Dawn Bowles [Neptune], 1988
7.89 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.89 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
7.92 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
7.93 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
7.94 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017
7.96 … Porsche Dobson [Kent Place], 2003
7.98 … Nichole Belcher [Woodrow Wilson], 1992
7.99 … Racquel Vassal [East Orange], 2007
7.99 … Patricia Dziekonska [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2014
8.00 … Amaya Chadwick [Union Catholic], 2017
8.01 … Samantha Sharper [Woodrow Wilson], 2008
8.03 … Alethia Jenkins [Pennsauken], 2000
8.03 … Amber Williams [Roxbury], 2001
8.03 … Claudine Smith (Atlantic City), 2018 (1)
8.04 … Zonya Cross [Edgewood], 1983
8.04 … Trier Young [Neptune], 2005
8.05 … Sherese Price [Pleasantville], 1998
8.05 … Samantha Jensen [Central Reg.], 2012
8.06 … Jen Whitlock [Montclair], 2002
8.06 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
8.06 … Kayann Richards [Columbia], 2011
8.07 … Ella Scherzer [Randolph], 2016
8.07 … Tia Livingston [Union Catholic], 2016
8.09 … Sonya Sullivan [Manchester Twp.], 2005
8.09 … Kaprice James [Roselle], 2012
8.09 … Danielle Delgado [Franklin], 2012
8.10 … Hope Wright [Columbia], 2001
8.10 … Nichole Hill [Oakcrest], 1997
8.10 … Tramaine Shaw [Piscataway], 2004

ALL-TIME S.J. 55-METER HURDLES LIST
7.89 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.89 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
7.92 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
7.94 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017
7.98 … Nichole Belcher [Woodrow Wilson], 1992
8.01 … Samantha Sharper [Woodrow Wilson], 2008
8.03 … Alethia Jenkins [Pennsauken], 2000
8.03 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2018
8.04 … Zonya Cross [Edgewood], 1983
8.05 … Sherese Price [Pleasantville], 1998
8.06 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
8.10 … Nichole Hill [Oakcrest], 1997
8.10 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2019
8.11 … Cidae’a Woods [Winslow Twp.], 2014
8.17 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2014
8.18 … Gabrielle Bennett [Winslow Twp.], 2015
8.18 … Te’seanna Harris [Camden], 2019
8.19 … Brittany Preston [Winslow Twp,], 2016
8.22 … Jamillah Nock [Wilson], 2004
8.23 … Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 2019

Here’s a look at all the Meet of Champions hurdles champs from South Jersey:

1980 … Carol Lewis (Willingboro), 7.9h
1981 … Carol Lewis (Willingboro), 8.0h
1983 … Zonya Cross (Edgewood), 8.2h
1991 … Helen Wilks (Bridgeton), 8.45
1992 … Nichole Belcher (Woodrow Wilson), 8.13
1993 … Helen Wilks (Bridgeton), 8.36
2000 … Alethia Jenkins (Pennsauken), 8.21
2006 … Nia Ali (Pleasantville), 8.15
2008 … Samantha Sharper (Woodrow Wilson), 8.09
2012 … Stey’ce McNeil (Winslow Twp.), 7.94
2017 … Lenaami Morton (Camden), 7.94
2019 … Claudine Smith (Atlantic City), 8.03

Eastern sophomore Jailya Ash and Wilson senior Dennisha Page engaged in a titanic battle in the Meet of Champions 55-meter dash final, with Ash out-leaning Page by 1-100th of a second and both running big-time PR’s.

Ash, only fifth at states and the No. 9 seed coming into today, ran 7.06 with Page second in 7.07. Their times are No. 11 and No. 12 in South Jersey history!!! The all-time South Jersey list is below!

Ash’s previous PR was 7.17 and Page’s was 7.12.

Page’s time is the second-fastest second-place time in meet history, behind only Melisa Barber’s 6.97 behind Montclair teammate Aleah Williams in 1998.

Here’s a list of all the South Jersey girls who’ve won the Meet of Champions 55 over the years:

1980 – Michele Glover [Willingboro], 6.8
1981 – Michele Glover [Willingboro], 6.8
1982 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 7.15
1983 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 6.9
1986 … Artrelia Turner [Wilson], 7.21
1996 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 7.12
1999 …Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 7.13
2007 … English Gardner [Eastern], 7.08
2010 … English Gardner [Eastern], 7.03
2014 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 6.95
2016 … Aliyah Taylor [Pemberton], 7.04
2017 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 6.99
2019 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 7.06

The only other previous Meet of Champions winners from the Eastern girls program was Gardner, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist, who won the 55 in 2007 and 2010 and the 400 in 2007; and Courtney McCrudden, who won the 800 in 2000. Eastern also won the 1,600 relay in 2003 with the team of Jenelle Wilson, Jennifer Jackson, Brittany Wright and Kaliyma Barkley.

Here’s the updated all-time South Jersey 55-meter dash list:

6.73 … Michelle Glover (Willingboro), 1981
6.88 … Patti Dunlap (Camden), 1979
6.91 … English Gardner (Eastern), 2010
6.95 … Bria Mack (Williamstown), 2017
6.95 … Torie Robinson (Winslow Twp.), 2014
6.95 … Denise Mitchell (Edgewood), 1983
7.00 … Amandi Rhett (Moorestown), 2000
7.00 … Iyanli Kollock (Our Lady of Mercy), 2017
7.01 … Aliyah Taylor (Rancocas Valley), 2017
7.05 … Dana Burnett (Williamstown), 1996
7.06 … Jailya Ash (Eastern), 2019
7.07 … Aliya Harrison (Sterling), 2018
7.07 … Dennisha Page (Woodrow Wilson), 2019
7.07 … Annie Johnson (Shawnee), 2012
7.07 … Audrey Wilson (Deptford), 2009
7.07 … Magenta Taylor (Willingboro), 1999
7.07 … Angela Clyburn (Egg Harbor Twp.), 1991
7.09 … Ste’yce McNeil (Winslow Twp.), 2012
7.09 … Emily Carson (Haddonfield), 2013
7.09 … Lauren Princz (Egg Harbor Twp.), 2018
7.11 … Jamie Walker (Haddon Hts.), 2006
7.12 … Assante Johnson (Camden), 2009
7.14 … Shonda Burroughs (Vineland), 1999
7.17 … Nia Lawrence (Pemberton), 2013
7.17 … Kiara Lester (Deptford), 2014
7.17 … Krystal Cantey (Winslow Twp.), 2006
7.18 … Sherese Price (Pleasantville), 1997
7.19 … Latoya Benson (Washington Twp.), 2001
7.19 … Adia Starnes (Timber Creek), 2017
7.20 … Medina Salaam (Camden), 1974
7.20 … Nia Ali (Pleasantville), 2006
7.20 … Fametta Lewis (Wilson), 2007
7.20 … Tacquaya Tobias (Our Lady of Mercy), 2010
7.20 … Cidae’a Woods (Winslow Twp.), 2013
7.20 … Gabrielle Farquharson (Williamstown), 2011

And here are the fastest performances (not performances) in meet history:
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)
7.00 … Haisha Bisiolu, Union, 2013 (1)
7.02 … English Gardner, Eastern, 2008 (t)
7.02 … Sydney Hawkins, Phillipsburg, 2018 (1)
7.03 … Torie Robinson, 2014  (t)
7.04 … Aliyah Taylor, Pemberton, 2016 (1)
6.8h … Michele Glover, Willingboro, 1980 (1)
7.05 … Regina Trotter,  Weequahic, 1991 (1)
7.06 … Jailya Ash, Eastern, 2019 (1)
7.07 … Dennisha Page, Wilson, 2019 (2)
7.07 … Angie Clybourn, Egg Harbor, 1991 (2)
7.07 … Audrey Wilson, West Deptford, 2009 (2)
7.07 … Melisa Barber 1998 (trials)
7.09 … Georgina Nembhard, 2007 (2)

The 55-meter hurdles final at the Meet of Champions will be an almost entirely South Jersey affair!!!

Seven of the eight qualifiers — including the seven-fastest — are South Jersey hurdlers, led by Atlantic City senior Claudine Smith, who ran within 1-100th-of-a-second of her PR in the trials!

The qualifying times were PRs for Camden’s Te’seanna Harris, Millville’s Malea Broom and Paul VI’s Aliya Rae Garozzo.

This is going to be a hot final!

Here is the field:

8.06 … Claudine Smith, Atlantic City [PR is 8.05]
8.13 … Tionna Tobias, Winslow Twp. [PR is 7.98]
8.18 … Te’seanna Harris, Camden [PR was 8.33]
8.29 … Malea Broome, Millville [PR was 8.40]
8.33 … Aliya Rae Garozzo, Paul VI [PR was 8.43]
8.33 … Tierra Hooker, Timber Creek [PR is 8.23]
8.35 … Jailya Ash, Eastern [PR is 8.10]
8.39 … Karen Hull, Randolph [PR was 8.48]

Ash and Broome also qualified for the 55-meter dash final, so they will be very busy this afternoon!!!

Eastern sophomore Jailya Ash and Woodrow Wilson senior Dennisha Page lead four South Jersey sprinters to the finals of the Meet of Champions 55-meter dash.

Ash ran 7.14 and Page 7.15 in the trials at the Bennett Center to earn the two middle lanes in the final, coming up later Sunday. For Ash, that’s only 1-100th of a second off her PR of 7.13 which she ran Tuesday night at Easterns. Page’s PR is 7.12, from the trials at Easterns.

It should be a wild final!

Egg Harbor sophomore Lauren Princz, second in last year’s race and the Meet of Champions 200 champ last spring, ran 7.21 and Millville senior Malea Broome also made the final with a huge PR of 7.24. Her previous PR was a 7.33 in the semis at Easterns.

Here’s the all-time Meet of Champions girls top-10 performance list followed by links to the official meet program and seed lists for today’s meet!

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)
7.00 … Haisha Bisiolu, Union, 2013 (1)
7.02 … English Gardner, Eastern, 2008 (t)
7.02 … Sydney Hawkins, Phillipsburg, 2018 (1)

200-METER RUN
24.96 … Kiara Lester, Deptford, 2016 (1)
25.13 … Shauntae Nelson, Piscataway, 2018 (1)
25.17 … Cecelia Gerstenbacher, Delsea, 2016 (2)
25.18 … Kiara Lester, Deptford, 2015 (1)
25.29 … Lauren Princz, Egg Harbor, 2018 (2)
25.57 … Aliya Harrison, Sterling, 2018 (3)
25.58 … Shanelle Colman, East Brunswick, 2018 (4)
25.60 … Shakira Dancy, Winslow Twp., 2018 (5)
25.70 … Katherine Muccio, Ridgewood, 2018 (6)
25.74 … Nylah Perry, Winslow Twp., 2018 (7)

400-METER RUN
53.34 … Sydney McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 2016 (1)
54.09 … Olivia Baker, Columbia, 2014 (1)
55.19 … Nijgia Snapp, Oakcrest, 2008
55.45 … Mikele Barber, Montclair, 1998 (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)
56.08 … Kristen Mahon, Notre Dame, 2006 (1)

800-METER RUN
2:08.81 … Victoria Vanriele, Governor Livingston, 2018 (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)

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)

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)
10:34.49 … Nicole Vanasse, Pingry School, 2018 (1)
10:35.70 … Julia Guerra, Indian Hills, 2016 (1)
10:36.7h … 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)

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)
7.96 … Dawn Bowles, Neptune, 1988 (1)
7.99 … Patti Dziekonska, West Windsor-Plainsboro North (1)
8.04 … Trier Young, Neptune, 2005 (1)
7.8h … Wendy Vereen, Trenton, 1984 (1)
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)

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)
3:55.08 … Camden, 2009 (1)
3:55.24 … Montclair, 1998 (1)
3:55.45 … Mount St. Dominic, 2014 (2)
3:55.58 … Union, 2013 (2)

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

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-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)

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-Therewsa Picciallo, Immaculate Heart, 2012 (1)
47-5 ½-Kim Hicks, Plainfield, 1992 (2)
47-2 ¼-Jessica Molina, Westwood, 2016 (3)
47-0-Shelby Bigsby, Montclair, 2018 (1)
46-3-Taryn O’Connor, Hillsborough, 2007 (1)
46-1 ½-DeAnne Hahn, Brick Township, 2008 (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)
12-3-Natalie Gengel, Princeton, 2006 (1)
12-0-Kristen Hafford, Warren Hills, 2005 (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)
12-0-Lauren Saifi, Governor Livingston, 2018 (4)

The official meet program with meet records and all-time winners is here.

Performance lists for every event for today’s meet are here.

What a Big 10 meet for Deptford graduate Kiara Lester!

Lester, now a Penn State junior, had a huge breakthrough at the Big 10 Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, running sizable PRs in both the 200- and 400-meter dashes.

Lester ran 23.71 in the 200 and 53.78 in the 400, placing fourth in both races. She also ran a 54.8 third leg on Penn State’s fifth-place 1,600-meter relay team, which ran 3:41.39.

Coming into the meet at the University of Michigan, Lester had an indoor 200 PR of 24.10 from a meet last February at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, and an overall PR of 24.05 a meet in Charlottesville, Va., last April.

She lowered her indoor PR to 24.07 in the trials before blowing both PRs out of the water in the finals with her 23.71.

In the 400, Lester arrived at the Big 10 meet with an indoor PR of 54.54 from a meet at Clemson earlier this month. Her college indoor 400 PR before two weeks ago was a 56.53 from last year, also at Clemson. Outdoors she’s run 54.74.

She PR’d twice in the 400 as well, with a 54.31 in the trials before her 53.78 in the finals.

Lester had PRs of 24.83 and 55.83 indoors at Deptford and 24.32 and 55.72 outdoors.

ALL-TIME PENN STATE INDOOR 200-METER DASH LIST
22.60 … Consuella Moore, 2004
22.98 … Shavon Greaves, 2010
22.93 … Mahagony Jones, 2014
23.48 … Shana Cox, 2005
23.48 … Kiah Seymour, 2014
23.55 … Keianna Albury, 2017
23.67 … Caitlin DeFusco, 2010
23.71 … Kiara Lester, 2019

ALL-TIME PENN STATE INDOOR 400-METER DASH LIST
52.31 … Shana Cox, 2007
52.53 … Fawn Dorr, 2010
52.53 … Kiah Seymour, 2014
53.14 … Shavon Greaves, 2010
53.15 … Dominique Blake, 2008
53.78 … Kiara Lester, 2019
53.87 … Dynasty McGee, 2013
53.96 … Gayle Hunter, 2008

Only two girls in Penn State history have run as fast as Lester in both the 200 and 400 – Shana Cox and Shavon Greaves, a Lakewood High graduate.

Josh Awotunde placed third in the shot put at the USATF Championships Saturday at the Ocean Breeze facility on Staten Island, N.Y., with a season-best throw of 67-8 1/4.

Awotunde, a Delsea graduate and five-time All-America at South Carolina, improved on the 66-4 1/2 he threw at the Millrose Games at the Armory earlier this month in his pro debut.

Awotunde’s mark is No. 18 in the world this year. He has PRs of 69-11 3/4 indoors and 68-1 3/4 outdoors, both from last year’s SEC Championships.

Awotunde opened with a 64-10 3/4 and a 64-3 1/4 before bombing his PR on his third attempt of the trials. He finished with a 63-11 3/4, a 65-11 and a 65-8 3/4, giving him six legal throws averaging 65-5 1/4.

So his AVERAGE on six throws was only a foot below his PR entering the competition.

Awotunde finished behind only Ryan Crouser [72-10 3/4] and Joe Kovacs [70-2 1/2].