Haddonfield grad Marielle Hall ran 15:16.57 Sunday to win the 5,000-meter run at the Portland Track Festival in Oregon.

Hall’s time is a season-best and No. 18 this year in the world. She’s also now No. 3 this year among U.S. women, behind only Lauren Paquette [15:15.23] and Rachel Schneider [15:15.88].

Hall finished about 15 meters ahead of second-place Canadian Olympian Jessica O’Connell, who was second in 15:18.36

Hall, 26, is the No. 26 U.S. women of all-time with her 15:06.45 on the same track at the U.S. national championships in 2015.

The race was only Hall’s second this spring. She ran 15:39.42 to win the 5,000 at a low-key meet in Azusa, Calif., in April.

Hall will race the 5,000 at the U.S. Championships later this month in Des Moines, Iowa. The 5,000 final is scheduled for 6:22 p.m. EST on Sunday, June 24. It is a one-race final with no semis.

This is the fifth straight year Hall has run sub-15:17 for 5,000 meters:

2014 … 15:12.79
2015 … 15:06.45
2016 … 15:13.66
2017 … 15:11.02
2018 … 15:16.57

The Seneca and Haddonfield girls ran the 11th- and 13th-fastest 3,200-meter relay times in South Jersey history at the Meet of Champions Saturday, finishing third and fourth in 9:18.57 and 9:18.93 on the Northern Burlington track in Mansfield.

The all-senior quartet of Kayla Hay, Carley Tool, Sydny Warner and Grace Heinemann finished behind only Ridge, whose 9:03.19 is No. 2 in meet history, and Westfield, which took second in 9:17.84.

Haddonfield finished just behind Seneca in fourth in 9:18.93, with the team of freshmen Payton Weiner, Allison Colflesh, and Lindsay Colflesh and senior Lilly Minor.

Seneca and Haddonfield are the only South Jersey schools under 9:40 this year.
Seneca’ss time is fifth-fastest in Meet of Champions history by a South Jersey school, behind Lenape’s 9:15.69 in 2012, Haddonfield’s 9:15.92 in 2015, Seneca’s 9:16.82 last year and Kingsway’s 9:18.22 in 2016.

Haddonfield’s time is No. 7 by a South Jersey school at the Meet of Champions.

ALL-TIME MEET OF CHAMPIONS 3,200-METER RELAY LIST
9:01.69 Freehold Township, 2014 (1)
9:03.19 Ridge, 2018 (1)
9:06.81 Ridge, 2016 (1)
9:08.15 Southern Regional, 2016 (2)
9:10.06 Southern Regional, 2014 (2)
9:10.69 Freehold Township, 2013 (1)
9:11.48 Ridge, 2015 (1)
9:11.81 Ridge, 2017 (1)
9:13.70 North Hunterdon, 2016 (3)
9:14.04 Mountain Lakes, 2017 (2)
9:14.07 West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 2014 (3)
9:14.48 Mount St. Dominic, 2012 (1)
9:14.98 West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 2015 (2)
9:15.19 Southern Regional, 2017 (3)
9:15.69 Lenape, 2012 (2)
9:15.92 Haddonfield, 2015 (3)
9:16.60 Hunterdon Central, 2010 (1)
9:16.82 Seneca, 2017 (4)
9:16.86 Summit, 2012 (3)
9:17.68 Ramapo, 2014 (4)
9:17.82 Middletown South, 2013 (2)
9:17.84 Westfield, 2018 (2)
9:18.13 North Hunterdon, 2017 (5)
9:18.17 Hunterdon Central, 2017 (6)
9:18.22 Kingsway, 2016 (4)
9:18.30 Union Catholic, 2015 (4)
9:18.57 Seneca, 2018 (3)
9:18.71 Lenape, 2011 (1)
9:18.93 Haddonfield, 2018 (4)
9:18.88 Hunterdon Central, 2014 (5)
9:19.41 West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 2012 (4)
9:19.74 Bernards, 2013 (3)

ALL-TIME SOUTH JERSEY 3,200-METER RELAY LIST

9:04.66i … Lenape, 2013
9:05.62 … Lenape, 2012
9:05.83 … Lenape, 2008
9:06.30 … Haddonfield, 2008
9:10.32 … Haddonfield, 2000
9:15.61 … Ocean City, 2014
9:15.92 … Haddonfield, 2015
9:16.57 … Seneca, 2017
9:16.79 … Haddonfield, 1999
9:18.22 … Kingsway, 2016
9:18.57 … Seneca, 2018
9:18.71 … Lenape, 2011
9:18.93 … Haddonfield, 2018
9:18.94 … Lenape, 2006
9:19.15 … Wilson, 2002
9:19.68 … Kingsway, 2017

Oakcrest junior Brielle Smith destroyed the state javelin record Saturday, winning the Meet of Champions with a massive throw of 163-8.

That snaps the state record of 160-8 thrown by 160-8 thrown by Vineland’s Maria Jimenez at the 2012 Cape-Atlantic Championships at Egg Harbor.

Smith’s previous PR was a 151-3 at the Cape-Atlantic Championships last month at Bridgeton.

Her mark ranks her No. 16 in U.S. history with the new implement, which has been in use since 2002.

She broke the Meet of Champions record of 154-11 set in 2011 by West Orange’s Nia Barnes at Old Bridge.

She had already broken her own New Jersey junior class record. It was 146-5 set by Amanda Harmata of Raritan in 2003.

Smith is the third Oakcrest girl to win a Meet of Champions title. Hurdler Nichole Hill won the 200 in 1996 in 24.71 and Shameeka Marshall doubled the long jump at 18-10 3/4 and triple jump with a 38-10 3/4 in 2001.

She’s the first Atlantic County girl to win the M-of-C javelin since Chelsea Salisbury of Buena with a 139-6 in 2001.

She won by more than 20 feet over North Hunterdon sophomore Fiona Letko, who threw 141-2. The second South Jersey finisher was also from Atlantic County. Hammonton senior Alexa Gardner, a two-time state champ, finished her terrific career with a 134-6 for fifth place.

ALL-TIME S.J. JAVELIN 140-FOOT LIST
163-  8 … Brielle Smith (Oakcrest), 2018
160-  8 … Maria Jimenez (Vineland), 2012
152-  9 … Katherine Johnston (Haddonfield), 2012
152-  4 … Jill Shaner (Egg Harbor Twp.), 2009
148-  8 … Caitlin Cielo (Eastern), 2002
146-  7 … Victoria Imbesi (Our Lady of Mercy), 2008
143-11 … Ayana Culhane (Absegami), 2016
142-  6 … Kaela Schrier (Cherokee), 2016
142-  1 … Alexa Gardner (Hammonton), 2018
141-  6 … Lindsay Minch (Pennsville), 2010
141-  5 … Kelly Yanucil (Bordentown), 2013
141-  1 … Tumelo Nwanma (Vineland), 2016
141-  0 … Jocelyn McRae (Millville), 2006
140-  8 … Julia Foering (Rancocas Valley), 2017
140-  1 … Caitlin Ciello (Eastern), 2002
140-  0 … Melissa Lake (Cherokee), 2011

ALL-TIME N.J. JAVELIN TOP-10 LIST
163-  8 … Brielle Smith (Oakcrest), 2018
160-  8 … Maria Jimenez (Vineland), 2012
155-  8 … Daina Pucurs (Demarest), 2004
155-  0 … Jamie Klein (Paramus Catholic), 2011
154-11 … Nia Barnes (West Orange), 2011
152-  9 … Katherine Johnston (Haddonfield), 2012
152-  4 … Jill Shaner (Egg Harbor Twp.), 2009
152-  3 … Shauntierah Douglas (Garfield), 2012
149-10 … Lisa Desink-Clee (Academy of the Holy Angels), 2013
149- 4 … Kelly Robinson (Raritan), 2003

Paul VI senior Antonio Tarantino became Paul VI’s first Meet of Champions winner since legendary distance runner Jason DiJoseph in 1988 when he won the 200-meter dash in 21.25 at Northern Burlington Regional in Mansfield.

Tarantino beat the field by a full two meters. Bervensky Pierre of Dickinson High in Jersey City, only fifth in the Group 4 race last weekend, took second in 21.47.

Tarantino’s time is the fastest winning time by a South Jersey runner in the 200 since Olympic gold medalist Dennis Mitchell ran 20.7 in 1983.

The only other South Jersey sprinter who’s run anything close to Tarantino in Meet of Champions history is Rich Still of Haddon Heights, who won the 1971 race over 220 yards with a hand-timed 21.0, which converts to somewhere right around what Tarantino ran.

Tarantino’s PR is 21.21, so he ran only 4-100ths off his lifetime best. His time Saturday was fastest at the M-of-C in four years, since Gabriel Peppers of Paramus Catholic and currently the Cleveland Browns won the 2014 race in 21.13.

DiJoseph won the 1987 M-of-C 3,200 in 8:59.6 and the 1988 1,600 in 4:13.5. Paul VI’s only other Meet of Champions winner was another distance runner, DiJoseph’s teammate Ron Faith, who won the 1986 3,200 in 9:07.6.

ALL-TIME M-OF-C 200-METER DASH LIST
20.93 … Danny Johnson (Rahway), 2001
20.7h … Dennis Mitchell (Edgewood), 1983
21.03 …….. Johnson, 2000
21.03 … Zamir Thomas (Snyder), 2011
21.13 … Jabrill Peppers (Paramus Catholic), 2013
21.13 …….. Peppers, 2014
20.9h … Butch Woolfolk (Westfield), 1978
21.19 …….. Thomas, 2010
21.22 … Maxwell Booker (Essex Catholic), 2000
21.23 … Shaquan Brown (Paterson Kennedy), 2005
21.0h … Rich Still (Haddon Heights), 1971
21.25 … Antonio Tarantino (Paul VI), 2018
21.29 … Zyaire Clemes (Trenton), 2013
21.31 … Clayton Parres (Seton Hall Prep), 2009
21.31 … Michael Ray Garvin (Don Bosco Prep), 2005
21.31 … Miles Shuler (Long Branch), 2011
21.1h … Clark Waddell (Franklin), 1983
21.1h … Flipper Anderson (Paulsboro), 1983
21.1h … Ed Jones (Lincoln), 1970

The Winslow girls ran one of the fastest 1,600-meter relays in state history Saturday, and they had to because so did Union Catholic.

Winslow, a school with a long, storied history in the 4-by-4, ran the fastest relay in school history Saturday, winning the M-of-C title in 3:46.67 at Northern Burlington.

Sophomores Janeya Hammond and Nylah Perry and seniors Flora Ahiarakwe and Shakira Dancy broke the Winslow school record of 3:47.41 that they ran in winning last year’s Meet of Champions with a lineup that included Hammond, Ahiarakwe, Dancy and Iyianna Williams.

That’s the fastest time by a South Jersey school in 16 years, since Willingboro set the South Jersey record of 3:44.64 in winning the 2002 Meet of Champions title at South Plainfield.

It’s also second-fastest ever by a South Jersey school at the Meet of Champions, behind only that 2002 Willingboro group, which consisted of Chanel Hamilton, Rhea Mann, Halimah Bashir and Okechi Ogbuokiri.

Winslow’s time is sixth-fastest in Meet of Champions history, sixth-fastest in South Jersey history, No. 15 in state history and No. 2 in Camden County history behind only Camden’s 3:45.41 in 1995.

Union Catholic ran second Saturday in 3:47.08, which is No. 9 in meet history and the fastest non-winning time ever run at the Meet of Champions. The previous-fastest non-winning time was Willingboro’s 3:47.41 behind Trenton’s 3:45.12 in the 2001 race.

Including Tionna Tobias’s win in the long jump, Winslow now has 18 gold medals in Meet of Champions history. Only Columbia (24) and Monmouth (19) have more.  Next-most in South Jersey history are Willingboro (17) and Camden, Shawnee and Haddonfield (eight each).

Winslow also won the 4-by-4 in 2003, 2004 and 2017.  They’re the only South Jersey school to win it in consecutive years since Willingboro in 1993 and 1994.

ALL-TIME MEET OF CHAMPIONS 4-BY-4 LIST
3:42.54 Columbia, 2010 (1)
3:43.36 Columbia, 2014 (1)
3:44.20 Union Catholic, 2015 (1)
3:44.64 Willingboro, 2002 (1)
3:45.12 Trenton, 2001 (1)
3:46.67 Winslow, 2018 (1)
3:46.68 Union Catholic, 2016 (1)
3:46.86 Columbia, 2013 (1)
3:47.08 Union Catholic, 2018 (2)
3:47.41 Willingboro, 2001 (2)
3:47.41 Winslow Twp., 2017 (1)
3:47.55 Camden, 2006 (1)
3:47.83 Union Catholic, 2017 (2)
3:47.94 Columbia, 2009 (1)
3:48.00 Woodrow Wilson, 2001 (3)
3:48.17 Woodrow Wilson, 2006 (2)
3:48.30 Union Catholic, 2014 (2)
3:48.42 Piscataway, 2005 (1)
3:48.56 Piscataway, 2006 (3)
3:48.78 Lenape, 2014 (3)
3:48.91 Penns Grove, 2013 (2)
3:49.07 East Orange, 2007 (1)
3:49.25 Lenape, 2015 (2)
3:49.28 Pope John XXIII, 2007 (2)
3:49.28 Sparta, 2010 (2)
3:49.57 Southern Regional, 2008 (1)
3:49.70 Columbia, 1997 (1)
3:49.72 Willingboro, 1997 (2)
3:49.74 Southern Regional, 2010 (3)
3:49.93 Willingboro, 2009 (2)
3:50.04 Franklin Township, 2005 (2)
3:50.21 Winslow Townshi, 2003 (1)
3:50.31 Eastern, 2002 (2)
3:50.35 Camden, 2009 (3)
3:50.36 Rancocas Valley, 2018 (3)
3:50.44 Winslow Township, 2004 (1)
3:50.46 Woodrow Wilson, 2005 (3)
3:50.49 Willingboro, 2010 (4)
3:50.54 Jackson Memorial, 2009 (4)
3:50.55 Franklin Township, 2001 (4)
3:50.74 Washington Township, 1999 (1)
3:50.80 Sparta, 2011 (1)
3:50.92 Southern Regional, 2009 (5)

ALL-TIME N.J. GIRLS 4-by-400 LIST
3:35.90 … Union Catholic, 2015
3:38.92 … Union Catholic, 2017
3:40.36 … Columbia, 2013
3:41.03 … Montclair, 1998
3:41.19 … Columbia, 2014
3:42.54 … Columbia, 2010
3:42.59 … Union Catholic, 2016
3:43.3h … Plainfield, 1981
3:44.64 … Willingboro, 2002
3:44.9h … Columbia, 1980
3:45.12 … Trenton, 2001
3:45.41 … Camden, 1995
3:45.67 … Willingboro, 1999
3:46.13 … Willingboro, 2000
3:46.67 … Winslow, 2018
3:47.08 … Union Catholic, 2018
3:47.16 … Eastern, 2003
3:47.41 … Willingboro, 2001
3:47.41 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:47.55 … Camden, 2006
3:47.7h … Columbia, 1982
3:47.7h … Trenton, 1983
3:47.94 … Columbia, 2009

ALL-TIME S.J. GIRLS SUB-3:50 4-by-400 LIST
3:43.94 … Willingboro, 2001
3:44.64 … Willingboro, 2002
3:45.41 … Camden, 1995
3:45.67 … Willingboro, 1999
3:46.13 … Willingboro, 2000
3:46.67 … Winslow Twp., 2018
3:47.16 … Eastern, 2003
3:47.30 … Willingboro, 2003
3:47.41 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:47.4h … Camden, 1978
3:47.55 … Camden, 2006
3:48.00 … Wilson, 2001
3:48.17 … Wilson, 2006
3:48.6y … Camden,, 1978
3:48.78 … Lenape, 2014
3:48.7h … Washington Twp., 1999
3:48.91 … Penns Grove, 2013
3:49.25 … Lenape, 2015
3:49.2y … Camden, 1979
3:49.30 … Winslow Twp., 2004
3:49.43 … Willingboro, 1997
3:49.53 … Willingboro, 1998
3:49.63 … Winslow Twp., 2016
3:49.93 … Willingboro, 2009

Nick Mirabelli won his first Meet of Champions javelin title Saturday, and he did it in record-setting fashion, breaking the state record set by his older brother’s long-time rival.

Mirabelli, a senior at Rancocas Valley, sent the javelin flying 227 feet, 10 inches Saturday to win the javelin at the 40th annual Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington.

Mirabelli broke the Burlington County Scholastic League, Burlington County, South Jersey and state records of 224-10 set by Florence’s Curtis Thompson  when he won the 2014 Meet of Champions.

His previous PR was 220-10 back in late March at the Rebel Relays at Howell High School.

Mirabelli ranks No. 2 in the U.S. according to the MileSplit database behind only Tzuriel Pedigo of Parkview Baptist of Baton Rouge, who won the Penn Relays with a 238-6.

It appears his mark is No. 16 in U.S. scholastic history with the new javelin implement, which went into general use in 2002.

Thompson and Chris Mirabelli, Nick’s older brother, have competed against each other in high school (Chris went to Holy Cross), college and all the way up to the Olympic Trials. Here’s a story on their long-running rivalry: https://sjtrackblog.com/2017/06/07/sj-natives-thompson-mirabelli-both-among-the-top-u-s-javelin-throwers-set-to-renew-long-running-rivalry/

On Saturday, Nick Mirabelli had the five-best throws of the competition. He opened up with a toe foul on a throw that may have surpassed 230 feet.

He followed that with throws of 205-7 and 216-11 in the trials before setting the state record of 227-10 on his fourth attempt. He finished with throws of 220-5 and 224-10, giving him an average of 219-1 on his five legal throws.

Mirabelli is Rancocas Valley’s first individual champion at the Meet of Champions in 37 years, since Dan Morris won the 400-meter intermediates in 1991.

R.V.’s other M-of-C winners are high hurdler Al Rich in 1969 [15.0 for the 120-yard highs] and half-miler Greg Honsby in 1974 [1:54.7 for 880 yards], Dan Morris in the intermediate hurdles [53.48 in 1991] and Sterling Pierce in the 200 in 2015 [21.79]. R.V. also won the 400-meter relay in 2015 in 42.03.

ALL-TIME New Jersey JAVELIN LIST
227-10 … Nick Mirabelli [Rancocas Valley], 2017
224-10 … Curtis Thompson [Florence], 2014
224- 1 … Kaleb Zuidema [Midland Park], 2010
220-11 … Cade Antonucci [Holy Spirit], 2017
217- 9 … Dean Sullivan [Delbarton], 2011
216- 6 … Chris Mirabelli [Holy Cross], 2014
212-2 … Alexander Georgiou [Timber Creek], 2017
209-11 … Stephen Burk [Parsippany], 2012
209- 5 … Kevin Steimle [Mahwah], 2009
209-4 … Steven Jernee [Ocean City], 2017
209- 0 … Josh Suttmeier [North Hunterdon], 2010
208-11 … Kevin Seery [Hanover Park], 2011
207- 7 … Seth Zuidema [Midland Park], 2014
206- 1 … Mike Brazil [North Arlington], 2014
205-11 … Robert Scales [Middletown South], 2002
204- 3 … Marion Easley [Somerville], 2005
203- 7 … James Malizia [St. Joe’s-Montvale], 2002
203- 6 … Stephen Benigno [Cherry Hill East], 2014
202-10 … Chandler Balter [Livingston], 2014
202- 9 … Brian Florek [Old Bridge], 2007
202- 6 … Jim Tully [Christian Brothers Academy], 2010
202- 0 … Steven Pierce [Ridgewood], 2006
201- 8 … Dajon Chappell [Morris Hills], 2017
201- 5 … Zachary Torrell [Lacey Twp.], 2011
201- 4 … Will Gonzalez [Cedar Grove], 2010
201- 0 … Sean Biehn [Burlington City], 2006
200- 3 … Cody Unger [Jefferson Twp.], 2008

I put together my best approximation of an all-time U.S. list with the new javelin, which went into use in 2002 in New Jersey. There are some questions about which javelin was in use by various athletes just before and after 2002 and perhaps the new implement went into use a little earlier or later in other states.

ALL-TIME U.S. HIGH SCHOOL NEW JAVELIN LIST
255-4 … Sam Crouser [Gresham, Ore.], 2010
253-0 … Sean Keller [Heritage, Vancouver, Wash.], 2012
246-9 … Billy Stanley [South Park, Pa.], 2012
241-9 … Shawn Burks [Central, Baton Rouge, La.]
238-7 … Tzuriel Pedigo [Parkview, Baton Rouge, La.], 2018
238-4 … Johann Swanepoel [Shawnee Mission South, Kansas], 2010
238-2 … Liam Christensen [Academic Magnet, North Charleston, S.C.], 2016
235-3 … Justin Shirk [Central Dauphin, Harrisburg, Pa.], 2009
232-9 … Brian Kollar [Virginia Beach, Va.], 1998
231-5 … Matthew Maloney [LaSalle, Providence, R.I.], 2005
229-5 … Derek Eager [Tacoma, Wash] 2010
229-1 … Ryan Sherwood [Erie, Pa.], 2002
227-10 … Nick Mirabelli [Rancocas Valley, Mount Holly, N.J,], 2018
227-9 … Bronislaw Korda [Garden City, Kans.], 2003
227-3 … Sean Furey [Methuen, Mass.], 2000
227-3 … Chris Ahlgrim [Los Lunas, N.M.], 2001
226-2 … Jeff Ast [Andale, Kans.], 2015
225-10 … Dennis Rice [Hillsboro Glencoe, Ore.], 2001
224-10 … Curtis Thompson [Florence, N.J.], 2014
224-3 … Macauley Garton [Mill Valley, Shawnee Mission, Kans.] 2011
224-3 … Ian Trimble [Shawnee Heights, Tecumseh, Kans.], 2007
224-2 … Thomas Jordan [Cedar Crest, Pa.], 2003
224-1 … Kaleb Zuidema [Midland Park, N.J.], 2010

Delsea on Saturday became the second Gloucester County school in six years to win the Meet of Champions 3,200-meter relay and recorded the sixth-fastest time in South Jersey history.

Seniors George Tenenberg, William Mayhew and Michael Szwed and junior Colin Kane ran 7:46.28 and finished six meters ahead of second-place Mount Olive, which ran 7:47.29.

Delsea broke the Gloucester County record of 7:47.66 set by Kingsway when it placed second at the 2011 Meet of Champions. Delsea’s previous school record and season-best was its 7:49.95 at states. Kingsway won the 2013 race in 7:48.16.

Splits? If anyone has them I’d love to add them! Lemme know in the comments section!

The Crusaders’ time is ninth-fastest in Meet of Champions history:

7:40.57 … River Dell, 2016
7:42.34 … Old Bridge 2015
7:42.59 … Morris Hills, 2016
7:43.46 … River Dell, 2015
7:42.95 … Bergen Catholic, 2014
7:43.57 … Haddonfield, 2015
7:44.09 … Ridgewood, 2014
7:45.28 … Columbia, 2015
7:46.28 … Delsea, 2018
7:46.68 … Old Bridge, 2016

Delsea’s time is also No. 6 in South Jersey history:

All-Time South Jersey list
7:40.43 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2017
7:40.71 … Pleasantville, 2013
7:40.99 … Willingboro, 1983
7:43.57 … Haddonfield, 2015
7:44.25 … Willingboro, 2003
7:46.28 … Delsea, 2018
7:46.2h … Deptford, 1967
7:47.27 … Egg Harbor, 2016
7:47.66 … Kingsway, 2011
7:47.96 … Haddonfield, 2016
7:47.9h … Willingboro, 1982
7:48.25 … Vineland, 2012
7:48.3h … Woodbury, 1977
7:48.70 … Rancocas Valley, 2016
7:49.67 … Washington Twp., 2009
7:49.85 … Cherokee, 2012
7:49.95 … Delsea, 2018

Delsea senior Khaliel Burnett, who set the state record last weekend, won the triple jump Saturday for the second straight year.

Here’s a look at all the Meet of Champions winners in Delsea history:

Sultan Tucker, 110-Meter Hurdles [13.91], 1995
Jarrod Brovero, Pole Vault [14-6], 2016
Josh Butler, Triple Jump [48-0], 2006
Khaliel Burnett, Triple Jump [48-9 1/2], 2017
Khaliel Burnett, Triple Jump [48-2 1/4], 2018
Josh Awotunde, Shot Put [61-1], 2013
400-Meter Relay [42.22], 2010

Egg Harbor Township freshman Lauren Princz led three South Jersey sprinters to a astonishing 1-2-3 sub-24 finish in the fastest 200-meter dash in New Jersey track history!!!!!

Princz ran a personal-best 23.90, Winslow Township senior Shakira Dancy ran a near-PR 23.92 and Woodrow Wilson junior Denneesha Page took third in a huge personal-best 23.99.

All three sprinters are now among the five-fastest in the 200 in South Jersey history. Dancy is No. 3 at 23.85 from last year’s sectionals, Princz is No. 4 and Page is No. 5.

Princz’s time is sixth-fastest in meet history, Dancy’s is seventh-fastest and Page’s is 11th-fastest. Dancy ran the fastest second-place time in meet history and Page the fastest third-place time ever.

Their times are No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 in meet history by South Jersey girls. They rank No. 7, 9 and 16 in state history!!!!!

Princz lowered her PR from 24.04, and Page lowered hers all the way from 24.55.

Dancy won the M-of-C 200 in 2016 and 2017 but ran faster this year placing second than in either of her victories [24.28 in 2016, 24.14 in 2017].

Princz’s time breaks her own Atlantic County record. Dancy and Page are No. 1 and 2 in Camden County history.

She’s also the first Egg Harbor girl ever to win a Meet of Champions title. Earlier Saturday, Princz led EHT to second place in the 400-meter relay.

Princz is also the first Atlantic County girl to win a Meet of Champions title since 2006, when Olympic gold medalist Nia Ali of Pleasantville won the 100-meter hurdles and Kim Warren of Atlantic City won the discus.

Here is the updated Meet of Champions 200-meter dash performance list:

23.24 … Wendy Vereen (Trenton), 1983 (1)
23.62 … Aleah Williams (Montclair), 1999 (1)
23.73 … Myasia Jacobs (Paramus Catholic), 2010 (1)
23.87 … Jenna Harris (Franklin), 2003 (1)
23.89 … Shavon Greaves (Lakewood), 2007 (1)
23.90 … Lauren Princz (Egg Harbor Twp.), 2018 (1)
23.92 … Shakira Dancy (Winslow Twp.), 2018 (2)
23.94y … Patti Dunlap (Camden), 1979 (1)
23.95 … Olivia Baker (Columbia), 2013 (1)
23.96 … Ogechi Nwaneri (Chatham), 2006 (1)
23.99 …….. Jacobs, 2009 (1)
23.99 … Denneesha Page (Woodrow Wilson), 2018 (3)
24.00 … Mikele Barber (Montclair), 1998 (1)
24.01 … Me’Lisa Barber (Montclair), 1998 (2)
24.01 …….. Jacobs, 2011 (1)
24.02 … Amanda Rhett (Moorestown), 2000 (1)
24.04y … Michele Glover (Willingboro), 1981 (1)
24.05 … Bria Saunders (Parsippany), 2014 (1)

The previous fastest second-place time was a 24.01 by Olympian Me’Lisa Barber of Montclair in 1998, when she finished 1-100th of a second behind her sister, Mikele.

N.J. ALL-TIME 200-METER DASH LIST
22.96 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2017
22.99 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1983
23.42 … Aleah Williams [Montclair], 1999
23.69 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
23.69 … Shavon Greaves [Lakewood], 2007
23.73 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2010
23.85 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017
23.87 … Jenna Harris [Franklin Twp.], 2003
23.90 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
23.90 … Denise Liles [Kingsway], 1984
23.92 … Mikele Barber [Montclair], 1997
23.94 … Melisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
23.95 … Olivia Baker [Columbia], 2013
23.96 … Regina Trotter [Weequahic], 1991
23.96 … Ogechi Nwaneri [Columbia], 2006
23.99 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2018
24.01 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
24.02 … Georgina Nembhard [Ocean Twp,], 2007
24.04 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
24.05 … Bria Saunders [Parsippany], 2014
24.09 … Sydney Hawkins [Phillipsburg], 2018
24.11 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
24.12 … Nicole Carmichael [JFK Paterson], 1995
24.12 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
24.14 … Shauntae Nelson [Piscataway], 2018
24.17 … Dawn Bowles [Neptune], 1998
24.17 … Symone O’Connor [Franklin Twp.], 2006
24.17 … Michelle Brown [Seneca], 2008
24.18 … Kimberly Lyles [Franklin Twp.], 2001
24.19 … Patti Dunlap [Camden] 1978
24.19 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.]
24.19 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017

S.J. ALL-TIME 200-METER DASH LIST
23.69 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
23.85 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017
23.90 … Denise Liles [Kingsway], 1984
23.90 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
23.99 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2018
24.01 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
24.04 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
24.11 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
24.12 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
24.17 … Michelle Brown [Seneca], 2008
24.19 … Patti Dunlap [Camden] 1978
24.19 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.]
24.19 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
24.21 … Audrey Wilson [Deptford], 2006
24.23 … Nichole Hill [Oakcrest], 1997
24.31 … Morgan Gordon [Rancocas Valley], 2009
24.32 … Kiara Lester [Deptford], 2015
24.42 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
24.45 … Cecelia Gerstenbacher [Delsea], 2017
24.46 … Feleesha Dowe [Penns Grove], 2014
24.47 … Nadia Davy [Bridgeton], 1999
24.47 … Aisha Morgan [Schalick], 1998
24.48 … Avionne Sloan [Camden], 2003
24.49 … Annie Johnson [Shawnee], 2012
24.50 … Laia Mortimore [Atlantic City], 1998
24.55 … Daneille Myricks [Willingboro], 2000

St. Augustine junior Sincere Rhea, who ran the 10th-fastest time in South Jersey history in the 110-meter hurdles trials, dropped his PR again placing second in the Meet of Champions high hurdles final.

Rhea ran 13.80 in the trials and 13.74 in the final, moving into a tie for the No. 5 spot in South Jersey history. Only one South Jersey hurdler — Kevin Hagamin of Timber Creek, with a 13.73 in 2014 — has run faster in the last 20 years.

Rhea’s time is fastest by a New Jersey junior since Todd Matthews of Notre Dame ran 13.56 in 1997. He also lowered his own Atlantic County record.

Akeem Lindo of East Orange won the race in 13.71 at Northern Burlington in Mansfield Township.

Rhea’s time is No. 12 in meet history. The only South Jersey hurdlers who have ever gone faster in a Meet of Champions race are Willingboro’s Gerard Reynolds (13.59 in 1990), Danyne Brown of Camden (13.63 in 1996) and Sultan Tucker of Delsea (13.66 in 1997). All three won those races.

ALL-TIME S.J. 110 HURDLES LIST
13.43 … Danye Brown [Camden], 1999
13.59 … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
13.66 … Sultan Tucker [Delsea], 1997
13.73 … Kevin Hagamin [Timber Creek], 2014
13.74 … Dwight Ruff [Camden], 2001
13.74 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2018
13.75 … Rashad Baker [Wilson], 2000
13.76 … Nate Harley [Pleasantville], 1996
13.76 … Isaac Williams [Willingboro], 2012
13.77 … Anthony Acklin [Triton], 2001
13.81 … Scot McCray [Camden], 1997
13.81 … Jeff Young [Wilson], 1999
13.90 … Edwin Alston [Winslow Twp.], 2015
13.92 … Enrique Llanos [Wilson], 1999
13.94 … Hal Lathan [Egg Harbor Twp,], 2009
13.95 … Kevin White [Haddon Heights], 1992
13.96 … Devon Carter [Washington Twp.], 2010
13.97 … Will Brown [Palmyra], 2006
13.97 … Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2010
13.99 … Herb Reid [Lenape], 2000

Junior Jadyn Laramore ,seniors Siana Magruder and Ajae Alvarez-Tyler and freshman Lauren Princz placed second in the 400-meter relay Saturday at the Meet of Champions in 47.25, just 8-100ths behind first-place Paramus Catholic.

EHT broke its own Atlantic County record of 47.45 that they set at states. Their time is No. 22 in state history and No. 7 in South Jersey history, behind only Winslow (four times), Eastern (once) and Willingboro (once).

Their time is No. 5 in meet history and fastest ever by a South Jersey school and fastest ever by a non-winning team.

ALL-TIME MEET OF CHAMPIONS 400-METER RELAY LIST
46.84 … Piscataway, 2014 (1)
46.87 … Columbia, 2010 (1)
47.07 … Summit, 2017 (1)
47.19 … Paramus Catholic, 2018 (1)
47.25 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2018 (2)
47.27 … Winslow Twp., 2013 (1)
47.27 … Delsea, 2017 (2)
47.40 … Winslow Twp., 2016 (1)
47.45 … East Brunswick, 2017 (3)
47.48 … Union Catholic, 2016 (2)
47.49 … Rancocas Valley, 2017 (4)
47.54 … Union Catholic, 2017 (5)
47.61 … Piscataway, 2011 (1)
47.61 … Neptune, 2015 (1)
47.63 … Newark Tech, 2012 (1)
47.85 … Deptford, 2015 (2)
47.87 … Winslow Twp., 2011 (2)
47.91 … Newark Tech, 2011 (3)
47.95 … Columbia, 2011 (4)

All-Time State 400-Meter Relay List
45.50 … Montclair, 1998
45.89 … Columbia, 2010
46.08 … Trenton, 1984
46.42 … Franklin Twp., 2003
46.84 … Piscataway, 2014
46.87 … Eastern, 2003
46.89 … Franklin Twp., 2001
46.90 … Paramus Catholic, 2010
46.96 … Columbia, 2009
46.98 … Winslow Twp., 2017
47.02 … Columbia, 2005
47.06 … Winslow Twp., 2014
47.07 … Summit, 2017
47.09 … Shabazz, 1986
47.12 … Columbia, 2012
46.9h … Willingboro, 1980
47.17 … Paramus Catholic, 2018
47.18 … Winslow Twp., 2013
47.19 … Winslow Twp., 2018
47.22 … Trenton, 2002
47.22 … Columbia, 2014
47.25 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2018
47.27 … Trenton, 1983
47.27 … Delsea, 2017

All-Time S.J. 400-Meter Relay List
46.87 … Eastern, 2003
46.98 … Winslow Twp., 2017
46.9h … Willingboro, 1980
47.06 … Winslow Twp., 2014
47.18 … Winslow Twp., 2013
47.19 … Winslow Twp., 2018
47.25 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2018
47.27 … Delsea, 2017
47.40 … Winslow Twp., 2016
47.45 … Willingboro, 1994
47.49 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
47.3h … Willingboro, 1981
47.54 … Winslow Twp., 2003
47.63 … Rancocas Valley, 2018
47.4h … Camden,, 1978