From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

The Winslow girls, who broke the South Jersey 800-meter relay at nationals last year, broke it again this year on the same track a month earlier in the season.

Flora Ahiarakwe, Shakira Dancy, Nylah Perry and Janeya Hammond won the 4-by-200 at the 84th annual Easterns at the Armory Tuesday night with a S.J.-best 1:39.75.

Winslow had set the previous South Jersey mark of 1:39.94 in the trials of the 4-by-200 last year at New Balance Nationals on the same track. That was with Ahiarakwe, Dancy, Tionna Tobias and Iyianna Williams.

Tobias was busy Tuesday night winning the long jump with the second-best jump in South Jersey history and running a personal-best and placing third in the high hurdles with the No. 6 time in the state this year.

In the trials Tuesday, Winslow ran 1:41.01, the top qualifying time by more than a second. Union Catholic (1:42.19) was the only other team under 1:43.

In the final, Winslow ran more than a second faster than it had in the trials, with Paul Robeson of Brooklyn second in 1:41.97.

Winslow’s time is No. 4 in the U.S. this year, according to the Milesplit data base. It’s No. 6 in state history.

It’s also sixth-fastest in Easterns history and fastest ever by a New Jersey school in the historic meet. The previous fast by a New Jersey school was Union Catholic’s 1:40.67 last year. The previous South Jersey time at Easterns was Moorestown’s 1:40.77 with Amandi Rhett anchoring back in 2000.

ALL-TIME EASTERNS 800-METER RELAY LIST

1:38.40 … Paul Robeson, N.Y., 2016
1:39.27 … Middle College/Medger Evers, N.Y., 2011
1:39.29 … Union Catholic, 2016
1:39.41 … Uniondale, N.Y., 2007
1:39.59s … Uniondale, N.Y., 2007
1:39.75 … Winslow Twp., 2018
1:39.86 … Paul Robeson, N.Y., 2001
1:39.94 … Hempstead, N.Y., 2007
1:40.22 … Medgar Evers, N.Y., 2015
1:40.37 … Washington Irving, N.Y., 2001
1:40.51 … Hempstead, N.Y., 2005
1:40.67s … Union Catholic, 2017
1:40.76 … Hope, R.I., 2012
1:40.76 … New Rochelle, N.Y., 2013
1:40.77 … Moorestown, 2000
1:40.86 … Franklin, 2003
1:40.91 … Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 2012
1:40.92 … Uniondale, N.Y., 2006
1:40.94 … Simon Gratz, Pa., 1999
1:40.95 … Paul Robeson, 2017

The only previous South Jersey schools to win the 4-by-200 at Easterns are that Moorestown team in 2000 and Camden in 2000 and 2001, with 1:41.19 and 1:41.98.

Here’s the all-time state list in the 4-by-200, with the meet it was achieved where available:

1:38.99 … Columbia, 2014 [Millrose]
1:39.29 … Union Catholic, 2016 [Easterns]
1:39.37 … Columbia, 2011 [Nationals]
1:39.74 … Franklin, 2003 [Easterns]
1:39.75 … Winslow Twp., 2018 [Easterns]
1:39.94 … Winslow Twp., 2017 [Nationals]
1:39.94 … East Orange, 2007 [Easterns]
1:40.51 … Union Catholic, 2014 [Nationals]
1:40.67 … Union Catholic, 2017 [Easterns]
1:40.77 … Moorestown, 2000 [Easterns]
1:41.07 … Union Catholic, 2015 [Armory Invitational]
1:41.13 … Queen of Peace, 2003
1:41.14 … Woodrow Wilson, 2006
1:41.19 … Camden, 2008 [Easterns]
1:41.28 … Woodrow Wilson, 2005
1:41.42 … Moorestown, 1999
1:41.43 … East Orange, 2004
1:41.59 … Lincoln, 1981
1:41.65 … Jackson, 2008
1:41.67 … Columbia, 2013 [Easterns]
1:41.67 … Franklin, 2005
1:41.70 … Willingboro, 2002
1:41.74 … Franklin, 2001
1:41.78 … Winslow Twp., 2014 [Nationals]
1:41.87 … Trenton, 1986
1:41.91 … Trenton, 1983
1:41.96 … Newark Central, 1983
1:41.97 … Columbia, 2012 [Easterns]
1:41.98 … Camden, 2009 [Easterns]
1:42.11 … Union, 2012 [Easterns]
1:42.15 … Columbia, 2010 ]Nationals]
1:42.19 … Union Catholic, 2018 [Easterns]
1:42.40 … Columbia, 2015 [Nationals]
1:42.42 … Neptune, 2014 [Nationals]
1:42.45 … Deptford, 2015 [Easterns]
1:42.45 … Rancocas Valley, 2017 [Easterns]
1:42.49 … Winslow Twp., 2013 [Nationals]
1:42.52 … Piscataway, 2014 [Easterns]
1:42.90 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2018 [Easterns]
1:42.99 … Newark Tech, 2012 [Nationals]

Ahiarakwe also placed third in the 400 in a personal-best 57.36, No. 3 in South Jersey this year, and Dancy was second in the 200 in 24.63, the fastest time in the state this winter.

Ahiarakwe has run 56.14 outdoors, but her previous PR in the indoor 400 was her 57.67 to win states last weekend.

She arrived at Easterns as an unheralded quarter-miler who couldn’t even get in the fast heat of the 400 at the prestigious annual meet at the Armory.

She left as one of the fastest quarter-milers in South Jersey history.

Egg Harbor Township senior Ajae Alvarez lowered her indoor PR from 58.66 to 56.78 — nearly two full seconds — and stole the Easterns 400 title out of an unseeded heat Tuesday night.

Alvarez easily won the fourth of five sections with her 56.78, which was the fastest time of the first four races. She went out in 26.8 for her first lap and came back in 30.0.

Then she stood and watched the so-called fast heat.

Keira Brown of Kent Place High in Summit was first across the line right around Alvarez’s time. But when Brown’s official time of 56.82 flashed on the results screen, Alvarez had herself an improbably Easterns title before she had ever won a state or even a sectional title.

Alvarez’s previous PR of 58.78 came from sectionals earlier this month, where she placed second. She then ran 59.18 for fifth at states.

Alvarez’s outdoor PR is 58.07 from last spring’s Cape Atlantic Meet at Bridgeton, where she placed second to Tia DuPont of Our Lady of Mercy Academy.

Alvarez’s time is No. 16 in South Jersey history and third-fastest in Atlantic County history, behind Nijgia Snapp [54.91 in 2008[ and Katrina Sye of Buena [56.34 in 1997].

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR 400 PERFORMANCE LIST
54.24 … Okechi Ogbuokiri [Willingboro], 2003
54.91 … Nijgia Snapp [Oakcrest], 2008
55.16 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
55.19 … Michelle Brown [Seneca], 2008
55.21 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
55.4h … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
55.6h … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1984
55.83 … Kiara Lester [Deptford], 2016
56.21 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1997
56.24 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
56.34 … Katrina Sye [Buena], 1997
56.44 … Avionne Sloan [Camden], 2006
56.62 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
56.65 … Britney Kott [Millville], 2009
56.76 … Simone Thomas [Willingboro], 2003
56.78 … Ajae Alvarez [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
56.85 … Emily Duffey [Lenape], 2912
56.88 … Marcene Jack [Mainland Reg.], 2004
56.90 … Nadia Davy [Bridgeton], 1999

This is the first time in 10 years the Easterns 400 has been won by a South Jersey girl. In 2003, Willingboro’s Okechi Ogbuokiri ran 55.14, and in 2008 Oakcrest’s Snapp ran 54.91.

Alvarez also led off EHT’s third-place 800-meter relay team, which ran an Atlantic County-record 1:42.90 after a 1:43.17 in the trials. Emily Cheesman, Jadyn Laramore and Lauren Princz also ran for the Eagles.

Egg Harbor has had several boys winners at Easterns, but Alvarez is the first girl.

Rich Winstead won the long jump at 23-1 in 1988, A.J. Vance won the high jump at 6-6 in 2012, Curtis Fitzpatrick won the 55 in 6.47 in 2013 and the 3,200-meter relay team ran 8:00.39 for first in 2016.

 

Winslow junior Tionna Tobias broke the Camden County indoor long jump record, won her first Easterns title and moved into the No. 2 spot behind Olympian Carol Lewis on the all-time South Jersey indoor long jump list Tuesday night.

Tobias jumped 19-8 1/4 to win Easterns at the 168th Street Armory by nearly a foot over Tiffany Bautista of Paramus Catholic, who jumped 18-10 for second.

Check out Tobias’s series: 19-3 1/2 — 19-5 1/4 — 19-8 1/4 — 19-5 — 18-9 3/4 — Foul.

Tobias went into the meet with an indoor PR of 18-9 and averaged 19-4 on her five legal jumps. She had the four-best jumps of the competition.

Willingboro’s Lewis set what was then not only the U.S. scholastic record but also the American women’s record of 21-7 1/2  in Dallas in 1981.

Tobias’s mark is No. 5 in state history indoors and No. 11 on the all-time New Jersey scholastic list, which includes both indoor and outdoor marks.

She broke the Winslow indoor record (and Camden County record) of 19-8 set by former teammate Cidae’a Woods by one-quarter of an inch. Woods still has a superior overall mark with an outdoor 19-9 1/4.

Tobias’s mark is also the No. 4 mark in the prestigious history of the Easterns meet, behind only Keturah Orji of Mount Olive [20-8 in 2014], Lewis [20-6 1/4 in 1980] and Noelle Graham of Taft High in New York [19-11 1/2 in 1998].

Here are some lists I put together! As always, please let me know of any omissions or corrections in the comments section. I appreciate it!

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR LONG JUMP LIST
21-7 1/2 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
19-8 1/4 … Tionna Tobias [Winslow], 2016
19-8 ……. Cidae’a Woods [Winslow], 2014
19-7 1/2 … Helen Wilks [Bridgeton], 1993
18-9 …….. Shameka Speed [Bridgeton], 2002
18-8 3/4 … Artrelia Turner [Wilson], 1984
18-7 1/4 … Shelly  Bailey [Woodbury], 1982
18-6 1/2 … Tisifinee Taylor [Woodbury], 2002
18-6 1/2 … Asia Young [Holy Spirit], 2016
18-5 3/4 … Lindsey Walsh [Lenape], 2008
18-5 1/4 … Tacquaya Tobias [Our Lady of Mercy], 2011
18-4 3/4 … Tonya Lee [Rancocas Valley], 1988
18-4 1/2 … Kristin Tricocci [Cinnaminson], 2004
18-2 3/4 … Sable Loper [Woodrow Wilson], 2005
18-1 3/4 … Emily Carson [Haddonfield], 2013

ALL-TIME N.J. INDOOR 19-FOOT LONG JUMP LIST
21-7 1/2 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
20-8 3/4 … Keturah Orji [Mount Olive], 2014
20-7 3/4 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2017
19-11 3/4 … Claire Connor [Rahway], 1984
19-8 1/4 … Tionna Tobias [Winslow], 2016
19-8 ……. Celeste Holder [Parsippany], 2006
19-8 ……. Cidae’a Woods [Winslow], 2014
19-7 1/2 … Helen Wilks [Bridgeton], 1993
19-6 …….. Lana Amsterdam [Newark Tech], 2013
19-5 3/4 … Kayla Richardson [Columbia], 2014
19-2 3/4 … Kaitlin Salisbury [Hawthorne], 2016
19-1 1/2 … Carlene Cummings [Englewood], 1998
19-1 1/4 … Kelsey Vieira [Hillsborough], 2016
19-0 1/2 … Natalia Hinton [Newark Tech], 2013
19-0 …….. Tatiana Sanders [Paramus Catholic], 2013

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR / OUTDOOR LONG JUMP LIST
21-7 1/2 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981 [i]
20-10 3/4 … Keturah Orji [Mount Olive], 2014 [o]
20-7 3/4 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2017
20-2 1/4 … Kayla Richardson [Columbia], 2014 [o]
20-0 … Kaitlin Salisbury [Hawthorne], 2016 [o]
20-2 …..… Claire Connor [Rahway], 1984 [o]
20-0 1/2 … Teneacia Smith [Cherry Hill East], 1992 [o]
19-11 3/4 … Cassandra Grant [Passaic], 1980 [o]
19-10 1/2 … Nyamekye Opoku-Agyemang [Union], 2017 [o]
19-9 1/4 … Cidae’a Woods [Winslow], 2014
19-8 3/4 … Demeika Tweedy [Plainfield], 1993
19-8 1/4 … Tionna Tobias [Winslow], 2016 [i]
19-8 ……. Celeste Holder [Parsippany], 2006 [i]
19-8 …….. [Wood-Ridge], 2012 [o]
19-7 1/2 … Helen Wilks [Bridgeton], 1993 [i]
19-6 …….. Lana Amsterdam [Newark Tech], 2013 [i]
19-6 …….. Sharon Johnson [Newark Central], 1982 [o]
19-5 3/4 … Tatiana Sanders [Paramus Catholic], 2014 [o]
19-5 1/4 … Mariah Browne [South Brunswick], 2010 [o]
19-5 …….. Essence Mayers [Lakewood], 2010 [o]
19-4 3/4 … Gabrielle Farquharson [Williamstown], 2011 [o]
19-4 3/4 … LaShonda Carter [Rahway], 2006 [o]
19-4 …….. Emily Carson [Haddonfield], 2013 [o]
19-4 …….. Jen McDermott [Ridgewood], 1989 [o]
19-4 …….. Linda Hayes [Monmouth Reg.], 1985 [o]
19-3 3/4 … Hannah Taylor [Montgomery], 2016 [o]
19-2 3/4 … Asia Young [Holy Spirit], 2016  [o]
19-2 1/2 … Gabrielle Bennett [Wislow Twp.], 2015 [o]
19-2 1/4 … Chino Anukwuem [Hanover Park], 2016 [o]
19-2 …….. Robin Taylor [Deptford], 1980 [o]
19-1 3/4 … Tymia Joseph [Morris Knolls], 2016 [o]
19-1 1/2 … Carlene Cummings [Englewood], 1997, 1998 [i, o]
19-1 1/2 … Promise Fadahunsi [Monroe Twp.], 2017 [o]
19-1 1/4 … Aniyah Russell [Jackson Liberty], 2017 [o]
19-1 1/4 … Kelsey Vieira [Hillsborough], 2015, 2016 [i, o]
19-1 …….. Nina Moore [Cherry Hill West], 1995 [o]
19-0 1/2 … Natalia Hinton [Newark Tech], 2013 [i]
19-1 …….. Tiffany Bautista [Paramus Catholic], 2017 [o]
19-1 …….. Yvonne Wolef [Middle Twp.], 2012 [o]
19-1 …….. Alaina Alfano [Hanover Park], 2005 [o]
19-0 3/4 … Jen Schweizer [Morris Knolls], 1989 [o]
19-0 1/4 … Morgan McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2012 [o]
19-0 1/4 … Kelsie Russell [Phillipsburg], 2002 [o]
19-0 1/4 … Jasmine Staten [Lenape], 2016 [o]
19-0 …….. Danielle Grady [Notre Dame], 1996 [o]
19-0 …….. Leticia Beverly [Newark Central], 1984 [o]
19-0 …….. Adriene Davis [Newark Central], 1988 [o]

And finally here’s a look at all the South Jersey girls who have won an Easterns long jump title:

1980 … Carol Lewis (Willingboro, N.J.) , 20-  6 ¼
1988 … Tonya Lee (Rancocas Valley, N.J.) , 18-  4 ¾
1995 … Selina Burton (Willingboro, N.J.), 17-  3
2008 … Lindsey Walsh (Lenape, N.J.), 18-  5 ¾
2013 … Cidae’a Woods (Winslow Twp., N.J.), 19- 8
2018 … Tionna Tobias (Winslow Twp., N.J.), 19-8 1/4

Oh, by the way, Tobias also ran a personal-best 8.20 in the high hurdles and placed third in the final in 8.21.

Tobias’s 8.20 is No. 6 in the state this year and No. 2 by a South Jersey hurdler. It’s also No. 15 in South Jersey history.

Pretty good day’s work!

We’ll have more on Winslow Township’s remarkable day at Easterns later, including a post on their crazy 1:39.75 win in the 800-meter relay!

Khaliel Burnett jumped 49-1 on his second attempt in the triple jump at the 84th annual Eastern States championships at the Armory to destroy the South Jersey record.

Burnett, whose previous indoor PR was a 47-10 at the Varsity Classic at the Armory earlier this month, broke the South Jersey record of 48-9 set by Haddon Heights’ Dominique Irons, also at the Armory, five years ago at the New Balance Games.

Burnett’s mark is No. 5 in state history behind Jon Pitt of South Brunswick (49-7 3/4 at the 2013 Varsity Classic), Piscataway’s Eric Bethea (49-6 1/2 at the 2015 Easterns), Ridgewood’s Craig Halyard (49-6 1/2 at 1989 Easterns) and Elizabeth’s Dodley Thermitus (49-5 1/2 at last year’s Easterns). Each mark was made at the Armory with the exception of Halyard’s, which came at Jadwin Gym in Princeton.

Burnett has an outdoor PR of 48-9 1/2, so tonight’s jump was his best ever under any conditions. He jumped 48-9 1/2 in June when he won the Meet of Champions.

Burnett fouled on his first attempt before hitting the record setter. He finished the trials with a 46-10 1/2 jump, then jumped 44-4 and 46-9 in the finals, finishing with a foul.

His mark is No. 6 in Easterns history.

Here’s a look at the all-time Easterns top-10:
51-6 …….. Ronel Forde (Shaker, Va.), 2016
49-9 …….. Gary Jones (Webster Schroeder, N.Y.), 2006
49-6 1/2 … Craig Halyard (Ridgewood, N.J.), 1989
49-6 1/2 … Eric Bethea (Piscataway, N.J.), 2015
49-1 1/4 … Erik Clinton (Hope, R.I.), 1993
49-1 …….. Khaliel Burnett (Delsea, N.J.), 2018
48-9 1/2 … Sanya Owolabi (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.), 1977
48-9 1/4 … Steve Crouse (Colonie, N.Y.), 2008
48-8 1/2 … Tristan Wilson (Delsea, N.J.), 2014
48-6 3/4 … Shawn Tittley (Seneca Valley, N.Y.), 1983
48-6 1/2 … Dewey Sanders (Seton Hall Prep), 1986
48-6 1/2 … Antonio Davis (Walt Whitman, N.Y.), 1990

Burnett is the second Easterns triple jumper from Delsea in the last five years. Tristan Wilson jumped 48-8 1/2 to win the meet in 2014. That also stood as the Gloucester County (and school) record until Tuesday night.

Another Delsea jumper, Keon Grady, placed second Tuesday night with a jump of 46-3 1/2 on his final attempt. That jump moved him up from eighth to second and also moved Grady into the No. 6 spot in South Jersey history.

Grady had a PR of 44-2 1/2 going into Easterns (with an outdoor PR of 43-10 1/4 from last year’s sectionals). He broke his PR on his first jump with a 44-7, then went foul / pass / 44-0 / foul before popping his nearly two-foot PR on his final leap.

Here’s a look at the eight 45-foot jumpers in South Jersey history:
49-  1 …..… Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
48-  9 …..… Dominique Irons [Haddon Heights], 2013
48-  8 1/2 … Tristan Wilson [Delsea], 2014
48-  1 1/4 … Wayne Walls [Camden], 2009
47-  3 …..… Rhodeni Spence [Woodrow Wilson], 2007
46-  3 1/2 … Keon Grady [Delsea], 2018
45-  3 1/2 … Zakiyy Williams [Rancocas Valley], 2015
45-  0 …….. Earnest Daniel [Kingsway], 2017

Finally, here’s a list of every Easterns winner over the years from Delsea:

2018
Khaliel Burnett, Triple Jump (49-1)

2015
Ameer Banks, High Jump (6-10)

2014
Tristan Wilson, Triple Jump (48-8 1/2)

1995
Sultan Tucker, 55-Meter Hurdles (7.47)

1996
Sultan Tucker, 55-Meter Hurdles (7.23)

Earlier today we posted the all-time Easterns boys performance list and here, as promised, is the girls list. The girls meet doesn’t go back as far as the boys meet — only to 1980, , when it was held in Boston, but it’s still got a very rich history.

I’m still missing some non-winning marks from outside New Jersey from the 1980, through 1984, meets. The one person I know that has those results refused to help me fill in a few missing spots. If anybody out there has results from the first five Easterns girls meets in Boston, I would love to hear from you!

As always, if you spot any errors or omissions, please leave a message with as many details as possible in the comments section!

For the Easterns boys all-time top-10 list, click here!

Enjoy the meet tonight!

55-METER DASH (hand-timed) 
Michelle Glover (Willingboro), 1980, 6.5+
Myasia Jacobs (Paramus Catholic), 2011, 6.84
Lynne Layne (New Rochelle), 2006, 6.91s
English Gardner (Eastern), 2010, 6.91
Gardner, 2008, 6.92
Jacobs, 2011, 6.92s
Jacobs, 2010, 6.93
Brenesha Thompson (Medger Evers), 2015, 6.93
Halie Hazzard (St. Anthony, N.Y.), 2016, 6.94
Denise Mitchell (Edgewood), 1983, 6.95+
Jacobs, 2011, 6.95q
Jenna Harris (Franklin), 2003, 6.97
Hazzard, 2016, 6.97s
Virgil Hodge (Washington Irving, N.Y.), 2003, 6.98
Layne, 2006, 6.98s
Harris, 2003, 6.98s
Dominique Booker (Immaculate Conception), 2008, 6.99
Hazzard, 2016, 6.99q

200-METER DASH
Whitney Fountain (Chris. Columbus, N.Y.), 2009, 23.77
Fountain, 2009, 23.99s
Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2016, 24.00s
Darius Symone (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2014, 24.02
Fountain, 2010, 24.03s
Symone, 2014, 24.16s
Tiandra Ponteen (Washington Irving, N.Y.), 2001, 24.19
Dominique Booker (Immaculate Conception), 2008, 24.21
Kyle Plante (Colonie, N.Y.), 2010, 24.25
Quashira McIntosh (Hope, R.I.) 24.32
Toneisha Friday (Franklin Twp.), 2005, 24.34
Booker, 2008, 24.34s
Plante, 2010, 24.37s
Krystal Cantey (Winslow), 2006, 24.38s
Raquel Vassell (East Orange), 2006, 24.38s
Zoey Russell (Fredrick Douglas), 2008, 24.38

300-YARD DASH (held 1980-95)
Tasha Downing (Boston Tech, Mass.), 1986, 34.51
Maxine Underwood (Brookline, Mass.), 1982, 34.54
Underwood, 1980, 34.5
Downing, 1987, 34.85
Downing, 1988, 34.96
Tiffany Weatherford (Newark Science), 1992, 35.01
Sherry Murphy (Spring Valley, N.Y.), 1987, 35.30
Underwood, 1981, 35.35
Beverly Young (Lincoln-Sudbury, Mass.), 1990, 35.36
Vanessa Lewis (Morris Catholic), 1995, 35.36
Erica Stanley (U.N. School, N.Y.), 1991, 35.55
Murphy, 1988, 35.58
Agard (Tilden, N.Y.), 1988, 35.64
Angela Lee (Franklin), 1995, 35.70
Weatherford, 1990, 35.77
Tori Rucher (Chris. Columbus), 1981, 35.79
Samantha Jackson (Shabazz), 1986, 35.79

400-METER DASH
Zola Golden (Arlington, N.Y.), 2014, 54.40
Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Tilden, N.Y.), 2000, 54.87
Nijgia Snapp (Oakcrest), 2008, 54.91
Tawana Watkins (Paterson Kennedy), 2002, 54.98
Okechi Ogbuokiri (Willingboro), 2003, 55.14
Dominique Blake (Harry S Truman, N.Y.), 2004, 55.23
Elizabeth Mott (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2008, 55.25
Paris Peoples (Cardozo), 2016, 55.27
Amber Allen (Passaic County Vo-Tech), 2008, 55.32
Allen, 2009, 55.35
Watkins, 2001, 55.39
Jennifer Edobi (Union), 2014, 55.42

600-YARD RUN (held 1980-95)
Giselle Harris (Shabazz), 1986, 1:21.17
Cathy Birge (Lake Braddock, Va.), 1985, 1:21.24
Harris, 1985, 1:21.72
Felicia Edwards (New Dorp, N.Y.), 1989, 1:21.93
Hazel Clark (Columbia), 1995, 1:22.02
Adrienne Dixon (Brighton), 1981, 1:22.58
Gail Bryant (Columbia), 1981, 1:22.76
Michelle Bennett, (Cdnl. Spellman), 1987, 1:23.22
Shawn Moore (William Penn, Pa.), 1986, 1:23.29
Rochelle Walling (West Irving, N.Y.), 1995, 1:23.54
Bennett , 1988, 1:23.65
Valerie Harris (Randolph, Mass.), 1986, 1:23.79

800-METER RUN
Janine Davis (Queen of Peace), 2005, 2:09.27
Brittany Sheffey (Bellport, N.Y.), 2005, 2:09.94
Olicia Williams (St. Anthony’s, N.Y.), 2011, 2:10.61
Alaine Tate (Bayside, N.Y.), 2010, 2:11.16
Brianna Welch (North Shore, N.Y.), 2007, 2:11.26
Ellen Dougherty (Riverhead, N.Y.), 2004, 2:11.35
Kristin Reese (Carmel, N.Y.), 2008, 2:11.37
Kameron McIntosh (Suffern, N.Y.), 2013, 2:11.80
Jessica Gelibert (Bay Shore, N.Y.), 2012, 2:11.85
Erica Johnson (Bayview Academy, N.Y.), 2013, 2:11.86

1,000-YARD RUN (held 1980-95)
Shola Lynch (Hunter, N.Y.), 1987, 2:31.86
Kristen Seabury (Stoneham, Mass.), 1986, 2:32.7
Bobbie McGee (Newark West-Side), 1983, 2:32.9
Jasmin Jones (Hackensack), 1986, 2:33.2
Jones, 1987, 2:33.44
Monica Olkowski (Cherokee), 1990, 2:34.63
Kim Sannito (Caldwell), 1982, 2:34.68
Heather Grimshaw (Seekonk, Mass.), 1988, 2:34.88
Dahm (Wilton, Conn.), 1986, 2:35.1
Gail Saunders (Reading, Pa.), 1981, 2:36.53
Gina Procacio (Sun Valley, Pa.), 1981, 2:36.56
Kim Certain (Half Hollow Hills, N.Y.), 1986, 2:36.7
Watson (Midwood, N.Y.), 1989, 2:37.23

ONE-MILE RUN
Michelle Rowen (Washington Twp.), 1983, 4:43.1
Ceci Hopp (Greenwich, Ct.), 1981, 4:45.09
Maddy Berkson (Classical, R.I.), 2014, 4:50.11
Eileen Ellig (Rutland, Vt.), 1985, 4:52.31
Shola Lynch (Hunter, N.Y.), 1986, 4:52.36
Patty Weigand (Conestoga, N.Y.), 1986, 4:52.37
Nnena Lynch (Hunter, N.Y.), 1987, 4:52.55
Lisa Welch (Peabody, Mass.), 1981, 4:53.36
Erin Donohue (Haddonfield), 2001, 4:54.73
Wiegand, 1987, 4:55.05
N. Lynch, 1989, 4:55.24
N. Lynch, 1988, 4:55.87
Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017, 4:55.96

TWO-MILE RUN
Leslie Welch (Peabody, Mass.), 1981, 10:22.29
Aisling Cuffe (Cornwall, N.Y.), 2010, 10:28.20
Katie McCafferty (Oak Knoll School), 2008, 10:32.73
Christine Crowley (Wellesley, Mass.), 1986, 10:34.26
Anne Letko (North Hunterdon), 1986, 10:35.66
Bella Burda (Arlington, N.Y.), 2014, 10:36.63
Cathy Feeney (Wayne Valley), 1990, 10:38.0
Jodie Bilotta (North Hunterdon), 1987, 10:40.01
Molly Murray (Plymouth Whitemarsh), 1981, 10:40.6
Patti Mileski (Ridgewood), 1983, 10:40.8 

60-YARD HURDLES
Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2015, 7.66
Charmaine Walker (Plainfield), 1997, 7.71
Lindsay Rowe (Benjamin Cardoza, N.Y.), 2007, 7.76
McLaughlin, 2015, 7.75s
McLaughlin, 2015, 7.87p
Dawn Bowles (Neptune), 1988, 7.82q
Alyssa Sandy (Paul Robeson, N.Y.), 2016, 7.88
Nia Ali (Pleasantville), 2006, 7.89
Ste’cye McNeil (Winslow), 2012, 7.89
Sandy, 2016, 7.89s
Lindsay Rowe (Benjamin Cardoza, N.Y.), 2007, 7.91s
Shenea Dawkins (New Rochelle), 2002, 7.92
Allison Williams (Brentwood, N.Y.), 1989, 7.93
Wendy Vereen (Trenton), 1983, 7.93

HIGH JUMP
Emily Kianka (Hopewell Valley), 2010, 5-11
Deb Vento (Freehold Boro), 2003, 5-10
Lacey Shuman (Maryvale Prep), 2010, 5-10
Tatiana Smolin (Randolph), 1985, 5- 9
Shauna Byfield (Manhasset, N.Y.), 2000, 5- 9
Tish Edwards (Mater Dei), 1980, 5- 8
Edwards, 1981, 5- 8
Shelley Mitchell (Lakewood), 1988, 5- 8
Tammy Peeples (Weston, Mass.), 1991, 5- 8
Stacy Grant (South Shore, N.Y.), 1995, 5- 8
Kathy Kilar (North Edison), 1996, 5- 8
Michelle June (Meade, Md.), 1997, 5- 8
Jessica Taibe (Hunterdon Central), 2000, 5- 8
Vento, 2003, 5- 8
Lauren Biscardi (Shoreham Wading, N.Y.) 5- 8
Carin Knight (New Rochelle, N.Y.) 5- 8
Lataya Dixon (J.P. Stevens), 2007, 5- 8
Kianka, 2009, 5- 8
Sarah Palmer (Schuylerville), 2010, 5- 8
Kyaira Wright-Harmon (Franklin), 2012, 5- 8
Noel Jancewicz (Robbinsville), 2012, 5- 8
Megan McCloskey (Germantown Academy), 2013, 5- 8
Kate Gulbrandsen (Lawrenceville), 2014, 5- 8
My Khiyah Williams (Banneker, N.Y.), 2017, 5- 8

POLE VAULT
Danielle O’Reilly (Shawnee), 2004, 13-0
Megan Clark (Jamesville DeWitt, N.Y.), 2011, 13-0
Michelle Rubinitti (No. Valley-Demarest), 2016, 12-6
Lindsay Rosales (Washingtonville, N.Y.), 2003, 12-0
Jessica Kloss (Moorestown), 2004, 12-0
Julianne Toto (Middletown South), 2005, 12-0
Stephanie Duffy (Washingtonville, N.Y.), 2007, 12-0
Michelle Quimby (Shenendehowa, N.Y.), 2009, 12-0
Nicole Pompei (Hanover Park), 2009, 12-0
Kayula Polcai (Ridgewood), 2010, 12-0
Chelsea Hartigan (Ramapo), 2010, 12-0
Catherine Shih (Bernards), 2010, 12-0
Kayla Polcai (Ridgewood), 2011, 12-0
Dana Schweiger (Toms River North), 2011, 12-0
Carissa Leonard (Lakeland-Panus, N.Y.), 2011, 12-0
Chelsea Vaughan (Southern Regional), 2012, 12-0
Jenna Calandro (Newtown, N.Y.), 2014, 12-0
Nicole Macco (Matawan), 2014, 12-0
Tedi Demaria (Bethlehem Central, Pa.), 2016, 12-0
Julia Dannenbaum (Pingry), 2016, 12-0

LONG JUMP
Keturah Orji (Mount Olive), 2014, 20- 8
Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2017, 20- 7 ¾
Carol Lewis (Willingboro), 1980, 20- 6 ¼
Nolle Graham (Taft, N.Y.), 1998, 19-11 ½
Cidae’a Woods (Winslow Twp., N.J.), 2013, 19- 8
Adja Sackor (Worcester Tech., Mass.), 2016, 19-7 ¾
Keyon Soley (Uniondale, N.Y.), 1998, 19- 7 ½
Lynn Layne (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2006, 19- 7 ½
Claire Connor (Rahway), 1984, 19- 5 ½
Jennifer Clayton (Suffern, N.Y.), 2009, 19- 5 ½
Woods, 2014, 19- 4 ¾
Chinela Davis (North Rockland, N.Y.), 2001, 19- 4 ½ 

TRIPLE JUMP
Keturah Orji (Mount Olive), 2014, 43-11 ½
Stephanie McIntyre (South Brunswick), 2007, 40-11
Orji, 2013, 40-10 ½
Gabriela Baiter (Elwood-John Glenn, N.Y.), 2007, 40- 8 ½
Carlene Cummings (Englewood), 1998, 40- 6
Kirsten Fields (Mount Vernon, N.Y.), 2005, 39- 9 ¼
Bryanna Grant (Cranford), 2012, 39- 9
Adefunke Sonaike (Montgomery), 2012, 39-7 ¾
Iana Amsterdam (Essex County Vo-Tech), 2011, 39-7 ¼
Ebony Young (Hillsborough), 2009, 39- 6 ¾
Shenae Dawkins (New Rochelle), 2002, 39- 5

SHOT PUT
Alyssa Wilson (Donovan Catholic), 2017, 57- 5 ½
Wilson, 2016, 54-11
Nickolette Dunbar (Whippany Park), 2016, 51- 8
Jessica Molina (Westwood, N.J.), 2016, 49-10
Molina, 2015, 48-10
Danielle Notarfrancesco (Jackson Liberty), 2016, 47-8 ½
Vanessa Stewart (North Babylon, N.Y.), 2010, 47-4 ¾
Jackie Hudgins (Hightstown), 2001, 46- 9
Theresa Picciallo (Immaculate Heart), 2011, 46- 6
Notarfranceso, 2017, 46- 6
Amarys Berry (Hackensack), 2016, 46- 1 ½
Nicole Sims (Plainfield), 1991, 45-11 ¼
Apresha Hampton (Teaneck), 2011, 45- 9
Theresa Picciallo (Immaculate Heart), 2012, 45- 9
Melody Johnson (No. Attleboro), 1986, 45- 8
DeAnne Hahn (Brick Twp.), 2007, 45 -7
Kelly Fazekas (Northern Valley-Demarest), 2003, 45- 5
Taryn O’Connor (Hillsborough), 2007, 45- 5

25-POUND WEIGHT THROW
Cynthia Lloyd (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2007, 47- 1
Kadine Johnson (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2007, 44- 2 ¾
Ashley Clasen (Shore.-Wading River, N.Y.), 2007, 40-11 ¼
Kristen Batts (Marlboro), 2007, 40- 5 ¾
Krystal Graham (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2007, 37- 8 ¼

800-METER RELAY
Paul Robeson, N.Y., 2016, 1:38.40
Middle College/Medger Evers, N.Y., 2011, 1:39.27
Union Catholic, 2016, 1:39.29
Uniondale, N.Y., 2007, 1:39.41
Uniondale, N.Y., 2007, 1:39.59s
Paul Robeson, N.Y., 2001, 1:39.86
Hempstead, N.Y., 2007, 1:39.94
Medgar Evers, 2015, 1:40.22
Washington Irving, N.Y., 2001, 1:40.37
Hempstead, N.Y., 2005, 1:40.51
Union Catholic, 2017, 1:40.67s
Hope, R.I., 2012, 1:40.76
New Rochelle, N.Y., 2013, 1:40.76

1,600-METER RELAY
Columbia, 2013, 3:46.80
Union Catholic, 2015, 3:47.03
Plainfield, 1980, 3:48.7+
Camden, 1995, 3:49.07+
Boys and Girls, 2007, 3:49.19
Willingboro, 2003, 3:49.27
Plainfield, 1981, 3:49.74+
Snyder, 1981, 3:50.55+
Tilden, N.Y., 1987, 3:51.30+
Simon Gratz, Pa., 1998, 3:52.31

3,200-METER RELAY
Columbia, 2014, 9:05.40
Pope John XXIII, 2007, 9:06.94
Upper Perkiomen, Pa., 1982, 9:11.22+
Lenape, 2012, 9:11.37
Lenape, 2008, 9:11.94
Bay Shore, N.Y., 1996, 9:12.67
Notre Dame, N.Y., 1987, 9:13.0+
Southern Regional, 2009, 9:13.30
Freehold Township, 2013, 9:13.82
Boys and Girls, N.Y., 2001, 9:13.96

DISTANCE MEDLEY
Southern Regional, 2009, 11:48.61
Warwick Valley, N.Y., 2008, 11:49.59
Southern Regional, 2007, 11:49.62
Boys and Girls, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2002, 11:50.86
Red Bank Regional, 2002, 11:51.54
Shenendehowa, N.Y., 2009, 11:51.28
Red Bank Regional, 2003, 11:52.9h
Bernards, 1983, 11:53.54+
Lenape, 2013, 11:54.63
Red Bank Catholic, 2012, 11:55.32

KEY
+ – converted from yards
% – converted from meters
s – mark achieved in semis
q – mark achieved in qualifying round
* – converted from timing error

The Rowan men doubled up second-place Stockton in winning their fourth straight New Jersey Athletic Conference indoor championship on Monday afternoon.

The Profs outscored Stockton 252-118. There are 18 events, so Rowan averaged 14 points per event.

What’s remarkable about all this is that Rowan didn’t use a single athlete in more than one individual track event!

Rowan scored at least eight points in 17 of 18 events – the Profs failed to score only in the pole vault — and they scored the most points in the high jump (25 points) and 400 (22).

Let’s take a look at how 252 points is possible! Remember, the NJAC uses a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 scoring system!

60-METER DASH [15 points]

Julian Pratt (sophomore, Camden) placed second in 7.05, and Steven Jones (senior, Kingsway), Jonathan Ramirez (senior, Memorial West New York) and Shai Mumford (junior, West Deptford) ran fifth, seventh and eighth with times of 7.19, 7.25 and 7.31.

200-METER DASH [17 points]

Mumford placed second in 22.12, with Anthony Salemo (junior, Ramsey) fifth in 22.66, Jonathan Ramirez sixth in 22.73 and Jones seventh in 22.76

400-METER DASH [22 points]

Francis Terry (freshman, Sterling) won in 47.99, a huge PR (read about his race here), with Chris Mesiano (junior, Schalick) [49.61], Justin Bishop (freshman, Mainland Regional) [50.28] and Jamil Jackson (senior, Highland) [50.38] placing fourth through sixth.

800-METER DASH [12 points]

Nick Neville (sophomore, South Brunswick) destroyed the school record (read about his race here) with a PR 1:52.63 for second place and Martin Maldonado (sophomore, Egg Harbor Township) finished fifth in 1:55.56.

MILE [9 points]

Kevin Veltre (senior, Brick Memorial) ran a big PR of 4:12.30 for second place (read about his race here) and Nick Nocco (senior, Southern Regional) broke 4:20 for eighth place in 4:19.83

3,000-METER RUN [16 points]

Dan “Fitch” Henry (junior, Clearview) won in 8:48.27 and Dylan Tyrrell (sophomore, St. Joe-Metuchen) placed third in 9:01.25.

5,000-METER RUN [14 points]

Matt Russo (sophomore, Westfield) and Jason Muermann (freshman, Pitman) placed second and third in 15:29.63 and 15:36.65.

60-METER HURDLES [16 points]

Bobby Cooks (senior, McArthur), the No. 2-ranked hurdler in Division 3, won in 8.04 after an 8.11 in the trials. Tyler Garland (freshman, Deptford) ran 8.28 in the trials and 8.58 in the finals but still placed third.

800-METER RELAY [10 points]

Garland, Ramirez, Jones and Mumford broke the school record and the meet record, winning in 1:28.27.

1,600-METER RELAY [10 points]

Mesiano, Bishop, Jackson and Terry ran 3:17.04 for the win.

3,200-METER RELAY [10 points]

Veltre, Maldonado, Nocco and Neville clocked 7:55.97 to beat the field.

DISTANCE MEDLEY [10 points]

Michael Onu (freshman, Cherry Hill East) led off, followed by Hunter Barbieri (freshman, Egg Harbor), Mitchell Baron (freshman, Hillsborough) and Jacob Francobandiero (freshman, Metuchen), and the Profs won the DMR with an all-freshman lineup in 10:39.96.

HIGH JUMP [25 points]

Harrison Escoffery (senior, Hackensack) won with a 6-8 1/4 clearance, with Jason Thobourne (freshman, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology) [6-6], Earnest Daniel (freshman, Kingsway) [6-6] and Jeffrey Jon Tucker (senior, Eastern) [6-3 1/4] sweeping third through fifth.

LONG JUMP [17 points]

Tucker soared 23-1 1/2 for second, with Frankie Richard (freshman, Northern Highlands) [22-3] and Thobourne [21-5 1/2] fourth and fifth.

TRIPLE JUMP [17 points]

Escoffery jumped 48-2 for second, with Daniel taking fourth with a 45-6 3/4 leap and Richard fifth at 43-6.

SHOT PUT [17 points]

Senior Jacory Williams (senior, Highland) threw 45-11 for second, Dijon Goodall (junior, Sterling) was fourth at 45-6 1/4, Tariq Hills (freshman, Rancocas Valley) placed sixth with a 43-11 throw and William Cardona (senior, Livingston) added a point with an eight-place finish at 43-8 1/4.

WEIGHT THROW [15 points]

Cardona threw 50-7 3/4 to place second, and Williams and Goodall placed fifth and sixth with throws of 44-2 1/2 and 42-6 1/4.

The 84th annual Eastern States Scholastic Championships gets underway this afternoon at the 168th Street Armory in New York.

The first Easterns I attended was in 1986 at Jadwin Gym, and the official meet program that year had an all-time meet performance list that I kept and have been updating ever since.

So here’s the top 10 boys performances in Easterns history, including events that are no longer contested. If you find any errors or omissions, please supply all details of the performance in the comments section, and I will correct it immediately. I’ll post the girls list later today!

55-METER DASH (hand time)
Mike Kee (Camb. Ridge and Latin, Mass.), 1975, 6.0+
John Chambers (Neptune), 1974, 6.1+
Frank Kelly (Westfield), 1977, 6.1+
Steve Strother (New Rochelle), 1976, 6.2+
Jason Grimes (Overbrook, Pa.), 1977, 6.2+
Carlos Roberts (Franklin Twp.), 1978, 6.2q+
Adley Raboy (Maine-Endwell, N.Y.), 1976, 6.3+
Waiters (JFK, N.Y.), 1976, 6.3+
Ray Allen (Long Beach, N.Y.), 1977, 6.3+
Steve Curry (Franklin Twp.), 1977, 6.3+
Ken Diggs (Bayside, Va.), 1978, 6.3+
Jerry Blow (Nyack, N.Y.), 1978, 6.3+
Ron Singletary (Trenton), 1978, 6.3q+

55-METER DASH (FAT time)
Terrell Wilks (Hames Hillhouse, N.Y.0, 2007, 6.29
Luis Morales (Oxon Hill, Md.), 1982, 6.31+
Dennis Mitchell (Edgewood), 1983, 6.31+
Reginald Dixon (Plainfield), 2007, 6.31
Jermaine Brown (Medger Evers, N.Y.), 2009, 6.31
Maxwell Booker (Essex Catholic), 2001, 6.32
Darren Walker (Meade, Md.), 1980, 6.34+
Mitchell, 1984, 6.34+
Barney Borromeo (Nashua, Md.), 1986, 6.34+
Jamar Ervin (Camden), 2001, 6.34
Miles Shuler Foster (Long Branch), 2011, 6.34

200-METER DASH (run since 1994,)
Michael Blake (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.), 2011, 21.31
Adian Sanderson (Ewing), 2004, 21.34
Rai Benjamin (Mount Vernon, N.Y.), 2015, 21.37
Taylor McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2015, 21.37s
Benjamin, 2015, 21.42s
Mike Abelard (Ramapo, N.Y.), 2008, 21.50
Darrell Bush (Woodbury), 2012, 21.53
Terrell Wilks (Hillhouse, N.Y.), 2007, 21.61
Todd Dutch (Washington Twp.), 2002, 21.62
Brian Bucknor (St. Benedict’s), 2008, 21.63
Tristan Walker (South Shore, N.Y.), 2005, 21.67
Wilks, 2007, 21.67s

300-YARD DASH (last run in 1993,)
Clinton Davis (Steel Valley, Pa.), 1983, 30.17
Tony Darden (Norristown), 1976, 30.3
Carlton Young (Central, Pa.), 1979, 30.50
Ty Adams (Monmouth), 1993, 30.80
Lamont Smith (Willingboro), 1991, 30.85
Derrick Love (Meade, Md.), 1989, 30.95
Mike Sullivan (Brockton, Mass.), 1979, 30.96
Gary Satterwhite (Rahway), 1985, 30.98
Ivan Jean Marie (Prospect Heights, N.Y.), 1991, 30.99
Reggie Harris (O’Neill, N.Y.), 1989, 31.06

400-METER DASH (run since 1994,)
Zyaire Clemes (Trenton), 2014, 47.13
Lance Wigfall (East Orange Campus), 2003, 47.20
Taylor McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2014, 47.30
Rai Benjamin (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.), 2014, 47.31
Ray Williams (Scotch Plains), 2002, 47.45
Najee Glass (St. Peter’s-Jersey City), 2011, 47.54
Kedar Inico (Campus Magnet, N.Y.), 2001, 47.69
Melville Rogers (Transit Tech, N.Y.), 2002, 47.71
Shaquan Brown (JFK Paterson), 2005, 47.75
Adian Sanderson (Ewing), 2004, 47.76

600-YARD RUN (last run in 1993,)
Joe Toles (Uniondale, N.Y.), 1977, 1:10.6
Tony Tufariello (Hewlett, N.Y.), 1977, 1:10.7
Chris Person (Plainfield), 1978, 1:11.2
Ronald Coleman (Denbigh, Va.), 1984, 1:11.29
Darrell Jeffress (Trenton), 1978, 1:11.3
William Reed (Central, Pa.), 1986, 1:11.66
Darryl Bryant (McDevitt, Pa.), 1978, 1:11.7
Ted King (Westbury, N.Y.), 1984, 1:11.80
Paul Steele (Prospect Heights, N.Y.), 1986, 1:11.84
Keith Davis (Lincoln), 1970, 1:11.9

800-METER RUN (run since 1994,)
Paul Joyce (Clarkstown South, N.Y.), 2000, 1:51.98
Edward Cheserek (St. Benedict’s, N.J.), 2013, 1:52.11
Gabriel McLaren (Freeport, N.Y.), 2003, 1:52.12
Brian Scotland (St. Benedict’s), 2005, 1:52.47
Sean Tully (Syosset, N.Y.), 2005, 1:52.65
Jason Apwah (Roxbury), 2007, 1:52.76
Greg Gomez (Franklin), 2004, 1:52.86
Ken Sinkovitz (Bergen Catholic), 2003, 1:53.22
James Buser (Mahwah), 2014, 1:53.27
Justin Romaniuk (Suffern, N.Y.), 2000, 1:53.44

1,000-YARD RUN (last run in 1993,)
Mark Belger (Mepham, N.Y.), 1974, 2:12.3
Don Paige (Baldwinsville, N.Y.), 1975, 2:12.4
Roger Jones (Ramsey), 1978, 2:12.6
John Marshall (Plainfield), 1981, 2:12.6
Marshall, 1980, 2:12.71
Ramon Severino (Washington, N.Y.), 1976, 2:13.3
John Daly (Monsignor Farrell, N.Y.), 1974, 2:13.4
Rick Green (Seton Hall), 1980, 2:13.45
Tony Uzdavines (Williamstown), 1976, 2:13.7
Joe Swenson (Chaminade, N.Y.), 1976, 2:13.7
Jeff Van Wie (Suffern, N.Y.), 1983, 2:13.8
Todd Colas (Osbourn Park, Va.), 1980, 2:13.97

ONE-MILE RUN
Blair Mancini (North Penn, Pa.), 1981, 4:11.6
Brian Pettinghill (Chevarus, Portland, Maine), 1981, 4:11.8
Robby Andrews (Manalapan), 2009, 4:12.31
John Tuttle (Alfred-Almond, N.Y.), 1977, 4:13.2
John Trautman (Monroe-Woodbury, N.Y.), 1986, 4:13.71
Dan Predmore (Fairport, N.Y.), 1976, 4:13.8
Bill Ledder (Bishop O’Connell, Va.), 1976, 4:13.8
Tom Camien (Sewanhaka, N.Y.), 1977, 4:13.8
Jim Tyler (Norwood, N.Y.), 1981, 4:13.9
Chip Marsala (New Dorp, N.Y.), 1983, 4:14.13

TWO-MILE RUN
Edward Cheserek (St. Benedict’s), 2012, 8:54.82
Alberto Salazar (Wayland, Mass.), 1976, 9:01.1
Edward Cheserek (St. Benedict’s, N.J.), 2011, 9:02.40
Brian Dalpiaz (Sayville, N.Y.), 2002, 9:03.65+
Charles Alexander (St. Christopher, N.Y.), 1982, 9:04.17
Steve Murdock (Shenendehowa, N.Y.), 2007, 9:07.85
Kris Hardt (Whitman, Md.), 1984, 9:07.87
Jim Rosa (West Windsor-Plainsboro, North, N.J.) 9:08.32
Steve Ferri (O’Connell, Va.), 1977, 9:09.0
Chris Hallinan (Bernards), 1976, 9:09.1
Hakon DeVries (John Jay, N.Y.), 2003, 9:09.27

55-METER HURDLES (hand time)
Renaldo Nehemiah (Scotch Plains), 1977, 6.9+
Kerry Bethel (Bartram, Pa.), 1975, 7.0+
Paul Lankford (Farmingdale, N.Y.), 1975, 7.0
Paul Snipes (Essex Catholic), 1976, 7.1+
Jim Little (Moorestown), 1976, 7.2+
Dave Bannar (Rancocas Valley), 1976, 7.2+
Dudley Dorival (Ewing), 1993, 7.2+
Gary Ramsey (Neptune), 1976, 7.3+
Tony Smith (Norristown, Pa.), 1977, 7.3+
Mel Pinckney (Trenton), 1977, 7.3+
Gary Boyer (Horseheads, N.Y.), 1978, 7.3+
Greg Smith (Kennedy, N.Y.), 1978, 7.3+
Rodney Wilson (Bartrum, Pa.), 1978, 7.3+
Greg Hines (Walt Whitman, N.Y.), 1993, 7.3+

55-METER HURDLES (FAT time)
Rodney Wilson (Bartrum, Pa.), 1979, 7.17+
Sultan Tucker (Delsea), 1996, 7.23
Patrick Mann (Gar-Field, Va.), 1984, 7.27+
Calvin Holmes (Denbeigh, Va.), 1984, 7.28+
Anthony Acklin (Triton), 2001, 7.29
Nate Harley (Pleasantville), 1996, 7.29
Will Brown (Palmyra), 2006, 7.29
James Purvis (Brentwood, N.Y.), 1984, 7.30+
Danyne Brown (Camden), 1999, 7.31s
Dwayne Allen (Harrisburg, Pa.), 1980, 7.32+
Stephan Fletcher (Princeton), 1983, 7.32+
Jonathan Dickey (Penns Grove), 1985, 7.32+
Jeff Porter (Franklin), 2003, 7.32s, t

ONE-MILE WALK (held 1980-1984,)
Tim Lewis (Shenendehowa, N.Y.), 1980, 6:37.1
Jim Mahn (Bishop Gibbons, N.Y.), 1982, 6:38.7
Paul Schwartzburg (Mamaroneck, N.Y.), 1984, 6:39.2
Ed O’Rourke (Glen Cove, N.Y.), 1980, 6:44.1
Ed Kasch (Burnt Hills, N.Y.), 1982, 6:45.4
Pat Flannery (East Meadow, N.Y.), 1983, 6:45.6
James Eastwood (Port Washington, N.Y.), 1983, 6:47.2
Mike Stauch (Delaware Valley), 1982, 6:49.4
Peter Brandt (Pearl River, N.Y.), 1980, 6:50.1
Andy Liles (Monroe-Woodbury, N.Y.), 1981, 6:50.3

HIGH JUMP
Greg Gonsalves (Falmouth, Mass.), 1981, 7- 3
Milt Goode (Monmouth), 1979, 7- 2 ¼
Eric Taylor-Perry (Montclair), 1990, 7- 2
Mike Morrison (Willingboro), 2003, 7- 2
Tim Walker (Rogers, R.I.), 1975, 7- 1 ½
Rudy Reavis (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 1975, 7- 0
Desmond DaCosta (Overbrook, Pa.), 1980, 7- 0
Eldred Williams (Music-Art, N.Y.), 1981, 7- 0
Terrence Ferguson (Cherry Hill West), 1987, 7- 0
Tommy Thompson (St. John Baptist), 1993, 7- 0
Morrison, 2002, 7- 0
Adam Bergo (Westfield), 2008, 7- 0

POLE VAULT
Jordan Yamoah (Arlington, N.Y.), 2011, 16- 6
Adam Sarafian (Ocean Twp.), 2004, 16- 3 ¼
Bill Hartley (Southern Ocean), 1976, 15-10
Vince Reilly (St. Joseph-Metuchen), 1977, 15- 6
Don Heyburn (Cranford), 1980, 15- 6
Eric Richard (Bridgewater East), 1981, 15- 6
Chris Lockett (Woodbridge, Va.), 1986, 15- 6
Gavin McMahon (Fordham Prep, N.Y.), 2003, 15- 6
Brian Duggan (Monsignor Farrell, N.Y.), 2005, 15- 6
Casey DeCesare (Irvington, N.Y.), 2005, 15- 6
Dan Batdorf (West Deptford), 2008, 15- 6
Darwin Gibbons (Caravel Academy, Del.), 2009, 15- 6
Greg Gallagher (Iona Prep, N.Y.), 2012, 15- 6
Craig Hunter (Robbinsville, N.J.), 2013, 15- 6
Matt Fay (Iona Prep), 2015, 15- 6
Chris Rough (Westhill, Ct.), 2015, 15- 6
Derek Dibona (Warwick Valley), 2015, 15- 6
Ryan Herrera-Murphy (Iona Prep), 2015, 15- 6
Nick Marino (Hatboro Horsham), 2017, 15- 6
Colin Duignan (Fordham Prep, N.Y.), 2017, 15- 6

LONG JUMP
Dion Bentley (Penn Hills, Pa.), 1989, 26- 0 ¾
Marvin Ford (Uniondale, N.Y.), 1993, 25- 7 ¾
Carl Lewis (Willingboro), 1979, 25- 5 ½
Eric Metcalf (O’Connell, Va.), 1985, 25- 3 ¾
Ron Dickerson (State College, Pa.), 1989, 24-10 ½
Gerard Reynolds (Willingboro), 1990, 24- 6 ¾
Metcalf, 1984, 24- 4 ¾
Jason Grimes (Overbrook, Pa.), 1977, 24- 2
Boris Goins (Cardozo, Wash., D.C.), 1985, 24- 1 ½
Isaac Samuels (Kennedy), 1983, 24- 0 ¼
Justest Nance (Blair Academt), 2016, 24- 0 ¼

TRIPLE JUMP
Ronel Forde (Shaker, Va.), 2016, 51- 6
Gary Jones (Webster Schroeder, N.Y.), 2006, 49- 9
Craig Halyard (Ridgewood, N.J.), 1989, 49- 6 ½
Eric Bethea (Piscataway, N.J.), 2015, 49- 6 ½
Dodley Thermitus (Elizabeth, N.J.), 2017, 49- 5 ¼
Erik Clinton (Hope, R.I.), 1993, 49- 1 ¼
Sanya Owolabi (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.), 1977, 48- 9 ½
Steve Crouse (Colonie, N.Y.), 2008, 48- 9 ¼
Shawn Tittley (Seneca Valley, N.Y.), 1983, 48- 6 ¾
Dewey Sanders (Seton Hall Prep), 1986, 48- 6 ½
Antonio Davis (Walt Whitman, N.Y.), 1990, 48- 6 ½

SHOT PUT
Nick Vena (Morristown), 2011, 71- 3 ¼
Braheme Days (Bridgeton), 2012, 70- 8
Vena, 2009, 69- 2
Vena, 2009, 68-11
Days, 2013, 67- 8
Glenn DiGiorgio (Bayonne), 2002, 66- 2
Steve Adams (St. Joseph-Montville), 1970, 64- 8
Dan Krueger (Bayside, Va.), 1978, 64- 7 ¾
Bruce Heide (Dayton), 1975, 64- 5 ¼
Jim Gilligan (Toms River East), 1984, 64- 2 ½
Kevin DiGiorgio (Bayonne), 1997, 64- 1 ½
Adams, 1969, 63-11 ¼
DiGiorgio, 1998, 63-11
Jordan West (Rahwah), 2017, 63-10 ½
Aaron Echternacht (Hopewell Valley), 1991, 63- 6 ½
Jordan West (Rahway), 2016, 63- 2 ¾

WEIGHT THROW
Walter Henning (St. Anthony’s, N.Y.), 2007, 86-3 ¾nr
James Schwendtner (Shenendehowa, N.Y.), 2007, 63-11
Ryan Loughney (Tri-Valley, N.Y.), 2007, 61- 5
Dennis Aliotta (Monsignor Farrell, N.Y.), 2007, 56- 4 ½
Charles Winslow (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.), 2007, 56- 3 ¾
Garrett Grey (Tri-Valley, N.Y.), 2007, 55- 4
Jason DiBuono (New Rochelle, N.Y.), 2007, 54- 2 ¾
Matt Jimenez (Monsignor Farrell, N.Y.), 2007, 53- 9 ¼
Vincenzo Chiariello (Mons. Farrell, N.Y.), 2007, 53- 4 ½
Chris Radman (Archbishop Malloy, N.Y.), 2007, 52- 9

800-METER RELAY
Camden, 2004, 1:26.90
Campus Magnet, N.Y., 2001, 1:28.05
Camden, 2004, 1:28.07q
Vineland, 2004, 1:28.18
Trenton. 2008, 1:28.35
Union Catholic. 2008, 1:28.35
Lenape, 2000, 1:28.46
Camden, 2002, 1:28.82
Lawrenceville School, N.J., 2011, 1:28.77
Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 2011, 1:28.77

1,600-METER RELAY
Camden, 2001, 3:15.78
Vineland, 2003, 3:16.5*
Trenton, 2003, 3:17.0*
Pleasantville, 2007, 3:18.90
Boys and Girls, N.Y., 1977, 3:19.0+
Asbury Park, 1978, 3:19.1+
Fairmont Heights, Md., 1979, 3:19.2+
Chester, Pa., 1981, 3:19.3+
Winslow, 2003, 3:19.3*
Seton Hall Prep, 2005, 3:19.36

3,200-METER RELAY
Pleasantville, N.J., 2013, 7:45.55
Pope John XXIII, 2012, 7:47.00
Morris Hills, 2009, 7:47.81
Cherokee, 2012, 7:47..84
Roselle Catholic, 1970, 7:48.6+
Maria Regina, N.Y., 1975, 7:49.4+
South Brunswick, 2014, 7:49.89
Old Bridge, 2017, 7:49.96
Warwick Valley, N.Y., 2012, 7:50.68
Boys and Girls, N.Y., 2012, 7:50.86

SPRINT MEDLEY (held 1989,-1991,)
Elizabeth, 1991, 3:33.51
Newark West Side, 1990, 3:33.79
Franklin, 1990, 3:37.04
H.D. Woodson, Washington, D.C., 1990, 3:37.42
Clarkstown South, N.Y., 199 3:37.91
Central, N.Y. 1991, 3:38.72
South Shore, N.Y., 1991, 3:38.99
Franklin, 1989, 3:40.58
Don Bosco, 1990, 3:41.32
Bishop Loughlin, N.Y., 1991, 3:42.05

DISTANCE MEDLEY (held since 1971,)
West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 2009, 10:07.21
Fordham Prep, N.Y., 2016, 10:10.23
Haddonfield, 2010, 10:10.60
St. Benedict’s, 2012, 10:10.70
T.C. Williams, Va., 1979, 10:11.5+
Archbishop Ryan, Pa., 1976, 10:12.1+
Paramus Catholic, 1977, 10:13.0+
West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 2013, 10:13.60
Chaminade, N.Y. 10:14.02
Haddonfield, 2016, 10:14.31

KEY:
q – questionable performance
s – mark made in semifinals
does not include some non-winning marks before 1973
meet not held in 1973 or 1992
Schools in New Jersey Unless Otherwise Noted

Kevin Veltre ran the race of his life Monday, trimming five seconds off his mile PR and chasing the top-ranked miler in NCAA Division 3 to the finish line at the New Jersey Athletic Conference championships at the Sea Breeze facility on Staten Island.

Veltre, a Rowan senior and a steeplechaser outdoors, raced Ramapo’s Jeremy Hernandez stride for stride. Hernandez, who ran a D3-leading 4:01.83 in Boston last weekend, won in 4:10.18, with Veltre second in 4:12.30.

Veltre led the first 600 and was still within 3-10ths of a second with two laps to go before Hernandez closed with laps of 30.9 and 29.4 for a final 400 of 60.3. Veltre closed in a fast 62.1 but still lost ground over the final two laps.

Veltre’s previous PR was a 4:17.17 in late January at Ramapo, also racing against Hernandez. But before that, his mile PR was a 4:23.59 from a meet last winter, also at the Sea Breeze facility.

So Veltre lowered his PR more than 11 seconds in the span of about a month.

Veltre, a Brick Memorial graduate, ran within a second of the Rowan indoor mile record of 4:11.3 set 21 years ago by Sean Mick, a Delsea graduate.

Veltre and Hernandez separated from the pack quickly. By the 800, they had more than a one-second lead over the second pack, which was led by Dale Johnson, a West Deptford graduate now a senior running for The College of New Jersey.

Here’s how Veltre and Hernanez matched up lap by lap:
1/8 mile
Veltre 31.4, Hernandez 31.6
1/4 mile
Veltre 1:02.0, Hernandez 1:02.2
3/8 mile
Veltre 1:33.6, Hernandez 1:33.7
1/2 mile
Hernandez 2:05.9, Veltre 2:06.0
5/8 mile
Hernandez 2:37.8, Veltre 2:38.1
3/4 mile
Hernandez 3:09.9, Veltre 3:10.2
7/8 mile
Hernandez 3:40.8, Veltre 3:41.5
Mile
Hernandez 4:10.18, Veltre 4:12.29

And lap-by-lap splits:

Hernandez 31.6, 30.6, 31.5, 32.2, 31.9, 32.1, 30.9, 29.4
Veltre splits: 31.3, 30.6, 31.6, 32.4, 32.1, 32.1, 31.2, 30.9

As for Johnson, he finished third with a PR of his own at 4:16.19, fifth-best in TCNJ history indoors. Johnson ran his last five laps within the range of 32.1 to 32.4.

Johnson’s previous lifetime best was a 4:18.72 from his freshman year at TCNJ and a meet at Boston University. His previous season best was a 4:20.66, also in Boston.

Johnson had a 1,600 PR in high school of 4:20.46 at the 2014 indoor Meet of Champions. That was slightly faster than his outdoor PR of 4:20.69 from the 2014 South Jersey Invitational.

Veltre also led off Rowan’s 3,200-meter relay team, running head-to-head with Johnson, as a matter of fact. Veltre split 1:57.7 and was followed by Martin Maldonado [1:58.1], Nick Nocco [2:02.1] and Nick Neville [1:58.1] as the Profs ran 7:55.97 and edged TCNJ, which ran 7:56.46. Johnson split 1:58.3 opening up for TCNJ.

Nick Neville has been getting closer and closer, and on Monday he finally shattered a 36-year-old school record.

Neville gave Ramapo’s Jeremy Hernandez, a five-time All-America, all he could handle in the 800-meter run at the New Jersey Athletic Conference meet at the Ocean Breeze facility on Staten Island before finishing second in 1:52.63. Hernandez won the race in 1:52.02.

Their times are No. 4 and No. 11 in NCAA Division 3 this year.

But Neville’s time broke the school record of 1:53.57, set in 1981 when Rowan was known as Glassboro State by Tavo Rivera, who  won the 1977 Meet of Champions at 880 yards for Pemberton.

Neville’s previous PR was 1:53.02 outdoors at a meet last April at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He had lowered his collegiate indoor PR from 1:59.00 coming into this season to 1:54.32 in January at Sea Breeze and then 1:53.92 in February in a meet at Ithaca and finally to 1:53.60 last weekend, again at Sea Breeze.

Neville placed fourth in the 2015 Meet of Champions with a 1:54.21 for South Brunswick.

Rowan sophomore Martin Maldonado of Egg Harbor ran 1:55.56 for fifth place for Rowan. His previous season-best was a 2:00.87 and his indoor college PR was 1:59.76, so that’s more than a four-second improvement! Maldonado’s outdoor PR is 1:57.19 from last spring.

Maldonado’s high school PR was 2:00.31 at 2013 sectionals, and his indoor PR was 2:03.18 from a SJTCA meet at the Bennett Center in January of 2013.

There are PRs and then there are PRs.

Rowan sophomore Francis Terry, who brought a PR of 49.37 into Monday’s New Jersey Athletic Conference meet, won the 400-meter dash at the NJAC conference meet with a blistering 47.99 at the Ocean Breeze facility on Staten Island.

Terry’s time is No. 2 in NCAA Division 3 this year.

Terry ran within 13-100ths of a second of the meet record of 47.86 set in 2000 by Rowan’s Rich Dixon.

It’s more than a 1 1/2-second indoor PR for Francis and gets him within only 65-100ths of a second of Dixon’s school record of 47.34, which the Delaware native set in 1999.

Dixon, recruited to Rowan to play soccer by soccer coach Dan Gilmore, was a five-time national champion and 11-time All-America at Rowan, is a member of the Rowan Athletic Hall of Fame and is now a police sergeant in Evesham Township.

Terry, a graduate of Sterling, competed outdoors last year for Neumann University in Aston, where he won the CSAC conference title at 200 meters at Gwynedd-Mercy College but only placed fifth in the 400 in 51.06.

On Monday, just nine months later, he ran more than three seconds faster on a 200-meter indoor track.

Terry’s previous overall 400 PR was 49.37 at the 2016 Camden County Championships at Haddon Township, when he placed second to Haddonfield’s Luke Colehower with a time of 49.37.

His previous indoor PR was a 49.72 for fifth place at the 2016 Easterns at the Armory.

His previous college PR was a 49.55 from the Great Dane Classic, also at Ocean Breeze, back in January. His fastest 400 time last year running for Neumann was 51.07 at a meet at George Mason.

Second place in the race is also a remarkable story.

Terry won by 10 meters over second-place Olivier Paul of Stockton, an Oakcrest graduate, who was second in 49.30.

Paul also recorded a huge PR. His high school PR was 51.88 at a SJTCA meet at the Bennett Center and his college PR before Monday was a 50.77 at a meet at the Armory in January.