Hope Edwards, Hannah Byrd-Leitner lead Moorestown girls to first sectional championship!!!!!!

Freshman Hope Edwards was a double winner, and senior Hannah Byrd-Leitner picked up a first and a third, and ther Moorestown girls won their first sectional track title Thursday in Toms River.

Moorestown edged Pennsauken 79-68 to win the Central Jersey Group 3 title at the Bubble. Colts Neck, which had won five straight CJ-3 titles, was 3rd with 36 points, and Northern Burlington, with double winner Liliah Gordon, was 5th with 24 points.

Junior Sianni Wynn was a triple winner for Pennsauken.

Moorestown scored 41 points in the 400, 800 and 4-by-400. In the 400, Edwards ran 59.28 and finished 2nd to Wynn and senior Sarah Brown ran 1:00.11 and placed 3rd. In the 800, Edwards won with a 2:19.32, junior Lilliana Stack Maya placed 3rd with a PR 2:19.80 and freshman Payton Derer was 6th with a PR 2:22.93.

Brown, Derer, Stack Maya and Edwards ran a school record 4:00.40 to win the 4-by-4. Splits unavailable, unfortunately. Bubble results are not ideal.

Byrd-Leitner cleared 12-6 to win the pole vault, tie her indoor PR and break the meet record of 12-0 that she set last year (and no, she never went to Manchster Township, as the NJSIAA’s meet records say). Senior Jaya Stockham PR’d at 10-0 for 2nd place in the vault, and junior Meredith Ortiz cleared 8-0 for 5th place. That’s 20 total points in the vault.

Byrd-Leitner also ran a lifetime-best 8.74 for 3rd place in the hurdles.

Senior I’mara Ford, the Meet of Champions runner-up last spring, scored eight big points with a 2nd-place in the high jump at 5-0. And senior Noelia Reyes ran an indoor-outdoor PR of 5:20.65 to place 6th in the 1,600.

For Pennsauken, Wynn tripled the 55, 400 and hurdles with a meet-record 6.93, a 56.68 and a lifetime-best 8.10.

Her 6.93 broke the overall sectional record of 7.00 set last year by Timber Creek in South Jersey Group 3 and broke the Central Jersey mark of 7.25 set in 2010 by Tylia Gillon of Jackson.

Wynn’s 8.10 is 4th-fastest in the state this year in what is a new event for Wynn. It’s also No. 14 in South Jersey history and only 7-100ths off the school record of 8.03 set by Alethia Jenkins when she won 2000 Easterns at the Armory.

Wynn’s 56.68 is less than half a second from the meet record of 56.29 set in 2010 by Seneca’s Michelle Brown, who was inducted into the South Jersey Track Hall of Fame last year.

Pennsauken went 1-2 in the 55 and hurdles, with junior Sanaya Dupree PR’ing at 7.35 for 2nd in the 55 and Olivia PR’ing with 8.38 for 2nd in the hurdles.

Olivia and Sanaya Dupree and seniors Amina Dyer and Ameenah Rodriguez ran 4:07.87 for 2nd place in the 4-by-4.

Freshman Xyhaa’Marah Macklin, seeded 9th going into the meet, won the shot put with a big PR of 32-0 ½. Her previous PR was a 29-7 ¼ at Ocean Breeze earlier in the week. Olivia Dupree also placed 4th in the high jump with a 4-8 clearance.

Gordon ran a fast double with 4:57.94 and a meet-record 10:34.24, which broke the overall sectional and Group 3 meet record by 1-100th of a second. Abby Loveys of Randolph ran 10:34.25 in North 1 Group 3 in 2019. The previous CJ-3 mark was Gordon’s 10:44.02 last year.

Northern junior Emma Price ran a three-second PR 2:22.88 for 5th in the 800 and junior Jessica Colletti PR’d in the shot with a 31-2 ½.

Burlington Township senior Anishka Mitchell placed 3rd in the shot put with an indoor-outdoor PR of 31-6, and Falcons senior Sonae Sims ran a personal-best 8.93 for 6th place in the hurdles.

Delsea graduate Elisia Lancaster wins Millrose Games weight throw!!!!!!

Delsea graduate Elisia Lancaster won the weight throw at the 117th annual Millrose Games Thursday at the Armory. Although most of the meet is held Saturday, the weight throw is held Thursday.

Lancaster threw 72-1 on her first attempt and won by nearly nine feet over Stephanie Green of the University of Albany, who threw 63-6 for 2nd.

Lancaster had the four-best throws of the competition. She also surpassed 70 feet on her 4th attempt with a 70-6 ¼ and she had throws of 67-8 ¾ and 67-6 ¾.

Lancaster, the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference hammer throw champion as a senior at Southern Illinois, has a weight throw PR of 73-10 ¼ from the Music City Challenge in Nashville in 2022.

HADDONFIELD BOYS RUN 2ND-FASTEST DMR IN SOUTH JERSEY HISTORY, 3RD-FASTEST IN U.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haddonfield’s Brand, Wright, Andrus and Keith ran the 2nd-fastest distance medley in South Jersey history Wednesday night.

Haddonfield ran 10:11.61 and placed 3rd in a ridiculously fast and deep distance medley at the La Salle Winter Series meet at the Ott Center in West Philly.

The race produced three of the 30-fastest times in New Jersey history, with six schools under 10:15 and 15 at 10:40 or faster.

According to the MileSplit national database, the race produced the eight-fastest times in the country so far this winter.

According to the splits listed in the official results, and someone please correct me as I suspect these names aren’t totally correct, Senior Bennett Wright led off with a 3:08.18 split for 1,200 meters, sophomore Jack Brand split 51.32 for 400, junior Aaron Keith  ran 1:57.35 and junior Ben Andrus anchored in 4:14.79.

The only faster time in South Jersey history is Haddonfield’s 10:09.78 winning 2010 Armory Nationals with Colin Baker, Jordan. Harris, Ben Potts and Jonathan Vitez.

Haddonfield also ran a B team with – according to the official results – junior Luke Andressen, senior Case Hurly, junior Brandon Stoner and junior Peter Simpson running 10:29.07 for 10th place (and 17th in South Jersey history). Splits listed are 3:08.80, 55.73, 2:00.34 and 4:24.15.

CBA won the race in 10:05.21, No. 7 in state history, and La Salle College of Springfield Township, Montgomery County, was 2nd in 10:09.74.

All-time New Jersey Indoor Distance Medley List
9:53.40 … Ridge, 2022
9:55.12 … Union Catholic, 2022
10:01.92 … Westfield, 2024
10:02.99 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2011
10:03.98 … River Dell, 2016
10:04.77 … West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 2011
10:05.21 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2025
10:06.06 … Morris Hills, 2009
10:07.21 … West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 2009
10:08.58 … Delbarton, 2023
10:08.80 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2012
10:09.78 … Haddonfield, 2010
10:09.82 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2024
10:10.08 … St. Benedict’s Prep, 2012
10:10.11 … St. Benedict’s Prep, 2011
10:10.20 … Ridge, 2024
10:10.78 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2013
10:10.95 … Don Bosco Prep, 2014
10:11.61 … Haddonfield A, 2025
10:11.61 … Union Catholic, 2023
10:12.18 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2019
10:12.1h … Bernards, 1983
10:12.42 … Haddonfield, 2016
10:12.4h … Essex Catholic, 1973
10:12.57 … Rahway, 2023
10:12.61 … St. Benedict’s, 2013
10:12.80 … Westfield, 2023
10:13.0h … Paramus Catholic, 1977
10:13.31 … Westfield, 2025
10:13.45 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2004
10:13.60 … West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 2013
10:13.60 … Old Bridge, 2016
10:14.41 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2015
10:14.84 … Christian Brothers Academy, 1996
10:14.88 … Middletown North, 2014

All-time South Jersey Indoor Distance Medley List
10:09.78 … Haddonfield, 2010
10:11.61 … Haddonfield A, 2025
10:12.42 … Haddonfield, 2016
10:16.32 … Cherokee, 2002
10:16.60 … Haddonfield, 2002
10:17.97 … Ocean City, 2011
10:19.24 … Haddonfield, 2009
10:21.11 … Haddonfield, 2011
10:21.38 … Haddon Township, 2015
10:21.80 … Cinnaminson, 2023
10:22.2y … Williamstown, 1974
10:22.85 … Eastern, 2016
10:23.52 … Haddonfield, 2015
10:23.54 … Haddonfield, 2003
10:28.30 … Kingsway, 2020
10:28.59 … Cherokee, 2020
10:29.07 … Haddonfield B, 2025
10:29.39 … Bishop Eustace, 2013
10:29.9y … Cherry Hill East, 1975

CAMDEN’S AZIR LEE SMASHES COUNTY 200 RECORD WITH 10TH-FASTEST TIME IN STATE HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Camden senior Azir Lee ran the 10th-fastest 200 in state history Saturday at Ocean Breeze.

Lee won the 200 at the 10th annual Ocean Breeze Invitational in 21.47, breaking the Camden County record and moving into the No. 2 spot in South Jersey history.

Lee, who ran 21.78 last spring, came into the meet with an indoor PR of 21.91 from a meet last month at the Ott Center in West Philly. This is Lee’s first season of indoor track.

He lowered his PR to 21.59 in the trials before joining Washington Township’s Ajani Dwyer as the second South Jersey sprinter to run faster than 21.50 indoors. Dwyer ran 21.25 at Ocean Breeze in February. He ran 20.65 last week for Penn State.

Lee broke the Camden County record of 21.72 set just a few weeks ago by Winslow Township’s Jayden Poteat at Ocean Breeze in the same race Lee ran his 21.91.

Lee’s time is fastest ever by a Camden sprinter indoors or out. Sherron Bullock ran 21.63 at the state Group 3 meet at Egg Harbor in 2004.

Woodbury senior Marquis Taylor matched his PR of 21.64 in 2nd place. Taylor also PR’d in the 55 with a 6.40, No. 10 in South Jersey history. He trimmed 1-100th of a second off his 6.41 PR from from two weeks ago at the Ott Center.

All-Time New Jersey 200-Meter Dash List
20.90 … Mario Heslop [Franklin Twp.], 2019
21.05 … Shamali Whittle [Hamilton North], 2022
21.07 … Xavier Donaldson [Seton Hall Prep], 2023
21.08 … Jordaine Johnson [East Orange], 2025
21.24 … Fitzroy Ledgister [St. Peter’s Prep], 2022
21.25 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
21.28 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
21.34 … Adian Sanderson [Ewing], 2004
21.37 … Taylor McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2015
21.47 … Azir Lee [Camden], 2025
21.48 … Najee Glass [St. Peter’s Prep], 2012
21.51 … Zamir Thomas [Snyder], 2010
21.53 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
21.55 … Jaden Marchan [Leonia], 2024
21.58 … Cole Isaac Cramer [Southern Reg.], 2024
21.62 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.63 … Brian Bucknor [St. Benedict’s Prep], 2008
21.64 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2025
21.64 … Souleymane Fall [Bergenfield], 2022
21.67 … Greg McQueen [Elizabeth], 2022
21.68 … Rahmir Johnson [Bergen Catholic], 2019

All-Time South Jersey 200-Meter Dash List
21.25 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
21.47 … Azir Lee [Camden], 2025
21.53 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
21.58 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
21.62 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.64 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2025
21.71 … Julian Conigliaro [Delsea], 2024
21.72 … Jayden Poteat [Winslow Twp.], 2025
21.75 … Premier Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
21.82 … Antonio Tarantino [Paul VI], 2018
21.83 … Alexander Osayemi [Clayton], 2025
21.85 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], 1991
21.86 … Antonio Abney [Willingboro], 2007
21.89 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
21.91 … Sterling Pierce [Rancocas Valley], 2015
21.91 … Azir Lee [Camden], 2025
21.92 … Rajahn Dixon [Eastern], 2023
21.94 … A.J. Bunton [West Deptford], 2006
21.96 … Michael Bolling [Willingboro], 2001
21.97 … Austin Bailey [Paul VI], 2025

All-Time South Jersey 55-Meter Dash List
6.18 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
6.22 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
6.26 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2011
6.30 … Jamar Ervin [Camden], 2001
6.31 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1984
6.34 … A.J. Bunton [West Deptford], 2006
6.36 … Kenny Reynolds [Willingboro], 1986
6.37 … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
6.38 … James Brown [Glassboro], 2009
6.40 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2025

Rutgers’ Nico Morales of Delsea extends his South Jersey alumni pole vault record with 3rd PR this month!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once again, Nico Morales has improved on his own South Jersey alumni pole vault record.

The Delsea graduate, a senior at Rutgers, cleared a lifetime-best 17-6 ¼ Friday at the Scarlet Knight Open at the Armory in Manhattan.

That’s No. 3 in Rutgers history and No. 8 so far this year in the Big Ten. It also supplanted current teammate Noah Kreisman, a Cherry Hill East graduate, as the top vaulter ever from South Jersey. Kreisman cleared 17-3 ½ outdoors in April in Columbia, S.C. It’s also No. 8 ever by a New Jersey alumni.

Morales passed through 4.94, cleared 16-8 ¼ on his first attempt, 17-2 ¼ on his second and 17-6 ¼ on his first before missing three tries at 17-10 ¼. Kriesman, a Rider transfer, set an indoor PR of 16-8 ¼ Friday at the Armory, surpassing his 16-8 from Akron earlier this month. That’s No. 7 in Rutgers indoor history.

Teammate Kevin O’Sullivan extended his Rutgers school record to 18-2 and twin brother Brian O’Sullivan was 2nd at 17-10 ¼. O’Sullivan broke his brother’s school record of 18 feet set a week earlier at the Ott Center. The O’Sullivans are graduates of Hillsborough High in Somerset County.

Morales cleared 17 feet for the first time at 17-1 ¾ in a meet at Akron Field House earlier this month. He improved to 17-2 ¾ at the Quaker Invitational at the Ott Center in West Philly a week later, then cleared 17 feet again at the Crossroads of America Festival in Indianapolis last week before PR’ing Friday at 17-6 ¼.

Before this month, Morales had a PR of 16-9 ½ from the 2023 Penn Relays and an indoor PR of 16-6 from last year’s Big Ten Championships in Geneva, Ohio.

Here is a look at every 17-footer from New Jersey I could find. Anybody missing?

All-Time New Jersey Alumni Pole Vault List
18-9 1/4 … Bradley Jelmert [Watchung Hills], Dec. 9, 2023, Pittsburg, Kan.
18-2 … Kevin O’Sullivan [Hillsborough], Jan. 31, 2025, New York
18-0 … Brian O’Sullivan [Hillsborough], Jan. 24, 2025, Akron, Ohio
17-10 ½ … Craig Hunter [Robbinsville], June 8, 2016, Eugene, Ore.
17-9 … Kevin McGuire [Lawrenceville], May 26, 1993, Fairfax, Va.
17-8 ½ … Steve Keating [Pompton Lakes], June 12, 1993, Los Gatos, Calif.
17-6 ½ … Adam Sarafian [Ocean Township], Jan. 28, 2006, Reno, Nev.
17-6 ¼ … Nico Morales [Delsea], Jan. 31, 2025, New York
17-4 ½ … Ed Keefe [St. John Vianney], Feb. 17, 2002, Syracuse
17-3 ½ … Noah Kriesman [Cherry Hill East], April 20, 2024, Columbia, S.C.
17-2 ½ … Christian Mazza [Toms River East], Feb. 23, 2003, Syracuse
17-0 ¾ … Chris Wykoff [Toms River East], May 25, 2013, Greensboro, N.C.
17-0 … Bill Lange [Bridgewater East], 1980, Hanover, N.H.

Woodbury’s Marquis Taylor runs 5th-fastest 200 in South Jersey history!!!!!!!!!!

Woodbury senior Marquis Taylor raced to the 5th-fastest 200-meter dash time in South Jersey history on Friday.

Racing in the Penn Relays Winter Showcase at the University of Pennsylvania’s new Ott Center, Taylor ran 21.64. His previous indoor PR was 21.82 last month on the same track. He also ran faster than his outdoor PR of 21.67 from the state Group 1 meet last spring in Somerset.

Five of the six-fastest indoor 200 times in South Jersey history have been recorded by Gloucester County sprinters. Taylor is closing in on the school record of 21.53 set at 2012 Easterns at the Armory by Darrell Bush. That was the only indoor 200 Bush ever ran.

Taylor’s time is No. 17 all-time in New Jersey but only 16-100ths outside the all-time top-10.

Earlier this month, Taylor ran a 55-meter dash PR of 6.41, No. 11 in South Jersey history. He’s No. 2 in the state this year in the 200 and No. 3 in the 55.

All-Time New Jersey Indoor 200-Meter Dash List
20.90 … Mario Heslop [Franklin Twp.], 2019
21.05 … Shamali Whittle [Hamilton North], 2022
21.07 … Xavier Donaldson [Seton Hall Prep], 2023
21.08 … Jordaine Johnson [East Orange], 2025
21.24 … Fitzroy Ledgister [St. Peter’s Prep], 2022
21.25 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
21.28 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
21.34 … Adian Sanderson [Ewing], 2004
21.37 … Taylor McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2015
21.48 … Najee Glass [St. Peter’s Prep], 2012
21.51 … Zamir Thomas [Snyder], 2010
21.53 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
21.55 … Jaden Marchan [Leonia], 2024
21.58 … Cole Isaac Cramer [Southern Reg.], 2024
21.62 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.63 … Brian Bucknor [St. Benedict’s Prep], 2008
21.64 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2025
21.64 … Souleymane Fall [Bergenfield], 2022
21.67 … Greg McQueen [Elizabeth], 2022
21.68 … Rahmir Johnson [Bergen Catholic], 2019

All-Time South Jersey Indoor 200-Meter Dash List
21.25 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
21.53 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
21.58 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
21.62 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.64 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2025
21.71 … Julian Conigliaro [Delsea], 2024
21.72 … Jayden Poteat [Winslow Twp.], 2025
21.75 … Premier Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
21.82 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2025
21.82 … Antonio Tarantino [Paul VI], 2018
21.83 … Alexander Osayemi [Clayton], 2025
21.85 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], 1991
21.86 … Antonio Abney [Willingboro], 2007
21.89 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
21.91 … Sterling Pierce [Rancocas Valley], 2015
21.91 … Azir Lee [Camden], 2025
21.92 … Rajahn Dixon [Eastern], 2023
21.94 … A.J. Bunton [West Deptford], 2006
21.96 … Michael Bolling [Willingboro], 2001
21.97 … Austin Bailey [Paul VI], 2025

All-Time Gloucester County Indoor 200 Top-10
21.25 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
21.53 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2012
21.62 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.71 … Julian Conigliaro [Delsea], 2024
21.82 … Marquis Taylor [Woodbury], 2025
21.94 … A.J. Bunton [West Deptford], 2006
22.13 … Tyriq Bundy [Deptford], 2019
22.52 … Khion Smith [Deptford], 2019
22.73 … Thomas Hampton [Clayton], 2019
22.75 … Jimmy Vargo [Delsea], 2019

ANOTHER STATE RECORD FOR AMAZING SIANNI WYNN, THIS TIME AT 60 METERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pennsauken junior Sianni Wynn raced to her second state record this month Saturday at the Ott Center.

Wynn ran 7.32 in the 60-meter dash final at the Penn Relays Winter Showcase, breaking the state record of 7.34 set by Paramus Catholic’s Myasia Jacobs at 2011 Armory Nationals in New York.

She broke the South Jersey and Camden County record of 7.47 set this past March by Timber Creek’s Naylah Jones at Boston Nationals.

Wynn set a state 200 record of 23.60 last week on the same track. She approached that Saturday, winning the 200 in 23.62.

Wynn began her day with a 7.49 in the 60 trials, smashing her indoor PR of 7.56 from last March at the Armory. Ten minutes later, she won the 200, and about an hour and a half later she ran that historic 7.32.

Her time is No. 2 in the U.S. this year, according to the MileSplit national database. Lisa Raye of West Warwick (R.I.) High ran 7.24 at the New York International Showcase last weekend at Ocean Breeze.

Timber Creek senior Ryan Jennings was 2nd in 7.48, lowering her PR from 7.53 from Boston in March. Jennings is now No. 6 in state history and No. 3 in South Jersey history.

All-Time New Jersey 60-Meter Dash List
7.32 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025
7.34 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2011
7.45 … Aleah Williams [Montclair], 1997
7.47 … Dominique Booker [Immaculate Conception], 2009
7.47 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
7.48 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
7.50 … Melisa Barber [Montclair], 1997
7.53 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2014
7.55 … Ogechi Nwaneri [Chatham], 2008
7.56 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
7.57 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
7.58 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
7.61 … Jenna Harris [Franklin Twp.], 2003
7.61 … Taylor Aska [Union Catholic], 2024
7.62 … Georgina Nembhard [Ocean Twp.], 2007
7.64 … Haisha Bisiolu [Union], 2014
7.66 … Jamie Walker [Haddon Heights], 2007
7.66 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
7.67 … Sydney Hawkins [Phillipsburg], 2017
7.67 … Dylan Giloley [Washington Twp.], 2024
7.68 … Corbin Raston [East Orange], 2024
7.69 … Racquel Vassell [East Orange], 2005
7.70 … Denesha Ransome [Irvington], 2014
7.70 … Cleopatra Morrison [Long Branch], 2014

All-Time South Jersey 60-Meter Dash List
7.32 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025
7.47 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
7.48 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
7.53 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2014
7.56 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
7.56 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
7.57 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
7.58 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
7.66 … Jamie Walker [Haddon Heights], 2007
7.66 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
7.67 … Dylan Gilled [Washington Twp.], 2024
7.76 … Emily Carson [Haddonfield], 2013
7.77 … Jaia James [Winslow Twp.], 2022
7.79 … Maya Bolden [Willingboro], 2024

Washington Twp.’s Kami Joi Hickson runs 2nd-fastest 800 in University of Maryland history!!!!!!

Maryland senior Kami Joi Hickson from Washington Township ran an 800 PR at Penn State Friday and the 2nd-fastest time in Terrapins history.

Hickson ran 2:07.63 at the Penn State National Open in State College, lowering her PR from 2:08.15 from a meet this past April in Azusa, Calif., and dropping her collegiate indoor PR 2:09.51 from a meet this past February in Boston. She did run 2:08.58 at 2019 Armory Nationals

The only faster indoor time in University of Maryland history is 2:06.54 by Julie Sinkovitz from Woodcliff Lake, Bergen Catholic, and Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township, Bergen County. So Maryland’s top two indoor half-milers are both from Washington Township in New Jersey – just different ones.

Anyway, Hickson’s time is No. 6 in the Big Ten Conference this year.

Hickson ran 2:12.04 as a freshman at Washington Township and placed 7th in the Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington. She finished her high school career at Neumann Goretti in South Philadelphia.

A look at 20 remarkable performances at N.Y. International Showcase

Every one of these performances from the New York International Showcase over the weekend is worth a separate post, but I’ve been a little busy the last week with my main job. Too bad this can’t be my main job!

So here are capsule summaries on some incredible races, jumps and throws at Ocean Breeze. Sorry if I missed anybody!

Alexander Osayemi, Clayton, 200: Ran a PR 21.83 in the 200. That’s No. 8 in South Jersey history and No. 5 in Gloucester County history, behind Washington Township’s Ajani Dwyer [21.25], Darrell Bush of Woodbury [21.53], Todd Dutch of Washington Township [21.62] and Marquis Taylor of Woodbury [21.82 last month].

Jayden Poteat, Winslow Twp., 400.: Ran an indoor PR 48.90, No. 3 in New Jersey this year, No. 2 in South Jersey and 8th-fastest on the all-time Camden County list. And a Winslow Township school record.

Dominic Bassey, Winslow Twp., 800: Bassey’s 1:54.54 is No. 9 in South Jersey history indoors and broke the Camden County record of 1:55.92 set by Pennsauken’s Bryce Tucker two years ago at Ocean Breeze. Bassey ran 1:52.15 last spring at the state Group 3 meet at Delsea, but his indoor PR was 1:55.33 from last year’s Meet of Champions.

Deptford boys, 800-meter relay: Kareem Brown, Kamari Brown, Xavion Holmes and Neo Clark-Tabb ran 1:31.24, a tad off their 1:30.61 from the Armory in December.

Winslow Twp. boys, 1,600-Meter Relay: Artrill Evans’ 47.36 anchor led Winslow to 2nd place in 3:16.45, behind only Archbishop Carroll of Washington, D.C., which ran 3:15.86. Chukwuemaka Ajaegbulemh [49.84], KaRon Ali [50.17] and Dominic Bassey [49.10] ran the first three legs. Winslow’s time is fastest in New Jersey this year, 5th nationally, No. 8 in state history, No. 4 in South Jersey and less than a second off the South Jersey record of 3:15.78 set by Camden in 2001 with Jade Smith, Maurice Young, Dwight Ruff and John Morris at Easterns at the Armory.

Artrill Evans, Winslow Twp., triple jump: In what appears to be his first meet for Winslow after transferring from Camden, Evans hit a PR of 44-11 ¾. That’s No. 9 on the all-time indoor Camden County list.

Jonathan Harris, Savien Higgs, Delsea, shot put: Harris [57-4] and Higgs [51-6] went 1-2 in the shot put.

Ryan Jennings, Timber Creek, 55, 200: Jennings ran 7.01 and 24.53 in the 55 and 200.

Jasmine Jackson, Winslow Twp., 55 hurdles, 200: Jackson shattered her own South Jersey freshman 55-meter hurdles record with an 8.09, No. 2 in New Jersey this year, No. 21 nationally, No. 1 among U.S. freshmen, No. 14 in South Jersey history and just 7-100ths of a second off the New Jersey freshman record of 8.02 set in 2022 by a runner from a Scotch Plains-based all-star team. Jackson also ran 24.55, No. 9 in South Jersey history, 7th-fastest in New Jersey this year and No. 5 among U.S. freshmen.

Adaiah Arango, Winslow Twp., 400, 800: Arango ran 57.75, joining Jackson [56.59] and Amariah Arango [56.88] as the third Winslow freshman under 58 seconds. They’re the top-three freshmen in New Jersey. She also ran 2:22.09 in her first high school 800

Amariah Arango, Winslow Twp., 400: Her 56.88 makes her the No. 10 freshman in the U.S. this year and No. 2 in New Jersey behind teammate Jasmine Jackson [56.59]

Cinniya Robinson, Winslow Twp., 400: One of eight Winslow girls who’s run sub-60 so far this indoor season, Robinson ran an indoor PR of 57.05.

Olivia Okaro, Winslow Twp., 55, 200, 400, 4×2: Busy day for Okaro, who ran 7.16 in the 55, 25.01 in the 200 and 58.82 in the 400 (and also ran a leg on Winslow’s 1:39.55 4×2).

Olivia Serrano, Pemberton, 400: Junior’s 58.82 is fastest this winter by a Burlington County quarter-miler.

Leeya Joseph, Winslow Twp., 400: Her 58.85 is a lifetime best indoors or outdoors. She’s No. 12 in South Jersey this year.

Jordyn Cato, Winslow Twp., 400: An indoor-outdoor PR 59.11 in the 400 for the Winslow sophomore.

Winslow girls, 800-Meter Relay: Freshman Jasmine Jackson, Olivia Okaro, Skyhe Seamon and Cinniya Robinson ran 1:39.66, 6th-fastest in state history and No. 2 in South Jersey history behind Winslow’s 1:39.55 at 2018 Armory Nationals with Flora Ahiarakwe, Shakira Dancy, Janeya Hammond and Nylah Perry. Their time is No. 9 in the U.S. this year.

Ma’Syiah Brawner, Winslow Twp., long jump, triple jump: Brawner hit a season-best 18-4 ½ in the long jump. She’s already No. 1 in New Jersey this year in the triple with a 39-4 but jumped 38-6 at Ocean Breeze.

Chantina Walker, Long Jump: Walker popped her first lifetime 18-foot jump with an 18-0, a 5 ½-inch PR.

Brook-lynn Roberts, Winslow Twp., shot put: Roberts threw an indoor PR of 39-5 ½. Roberts was a Meet of Champions medalist in the discus last spring and has a PR of 147-7, No. 8 in South Jersey history.

WINSLOW GIRLS RUN 5TH-FASTEST 1,600-METER RELAY IN STATE HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winslow Township’s Amariah Arango, Jasmine Jackson, Adaiah Arango and Cinniya Robinson put together the 5th-fastest 4-by-4 in state history and the fastest by a South Jersey relay in 22 years Saturday at Ocean Breeze.

Winslow ran 3:46.87 at the New York International Showcase, the 4th-fastest time in the U.S. this year acccording to the MileSplit national database behind three all-star programs.

Freshman Amariah Arango led off in 56.14, freshman Jasmine Jackson split 56.08, freshman Adaiah Arango ran 58.46 and junior Cinniya Robinson anchored in 56.21.

It’s fastest by any New Jersey school since a Scotch Plains-based Central Jersey all-star team ran 3:40.28 at 2016 Armory Nationals.

The only faster time in South Jersey history is Willingboro’s 3:45.37 with Halimah Bashir, Rhea Mann, Channel Hamilton and Okechi Ogbuokiri when they won Armory Nationals in 2003 and set a state record that stood for 10 years.

Winslow’s time is so fast it would rank 11th on the all-time South Jersey outdoor list.
Arango led off with a 56.04 split to give Winslow the lead, Okaro split a nearly identical 56.08, Seamon ran 58.46 and Robinson anchored in 56.21.

Winslow won by 20 meters over Archbishop Carroll of Washington, D.C.., which placed 2nd in 3:49.56.

The Eagles broke the Camden County record of 3:49.07 [converted from a full mile] set by Camden when it won Easterns at Harvard’s Gordon Track in Cambridge, Mass., in 1995. Winslow’s previous fastest time was a 3:49.50 last February at the Millrose Games at the Amory, with Seamon, Okaro, 2024 graduate Djassi Dean and Robinson.

All-Time New Jersey Indoor 4×4 List
3:40.28 … Union Catholic, 2016
3:42.03 … Columbia, 2013
3:45.37 … Willingboro, 2003
3:46.42 … Columbia, 2014
3:46.87 … Winslow Twp., 2025
3:47.03 … Union Catholic, 2015
3:47.31 … Union Catholic, 2019
3:47.59 … Union Catholic, 2024
3:47.95 … Willingboro, 2002
3:48.9h … Plainfield, 1980
3:49.07 … Camden, 1995
3:49.50 … East Orange, 2006
3:49.50 … Winslow Twp., 2024
3:49.59 … Timber Creek, 2024
3:49.9h … Plainfield, 1981
3:50.82 … Union Catholic, 2017
3:50.89 … Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 2022
3:50.90 … Winslow Twp., 2005
3:50.8h … Snyder, 1981

All-Time South Jersey Indoor 4×4 List
3:45.37 … Willingboro, 2003
3:46.87 … Winslow Twp., 2025
3:47.95 … Willingboro, 2002
3:49.07 … Camden, 1995
3:49.50 … Winslow Twp., 2024
3:49.59 … Timber Creek, 2024
3:50.90 … Winslow Twp., 2025
3:51.49 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:52.37 … Willingboro, 2000
3:52.55 … Wilson, 2006
3:53.61 … Willingboro, 1998
3:53.81 … Paul VI, 2020
3:53.6h … Willingboro, 1999
3:53.82 … Timber Creek, 2023
3:53.97 … Rancocas Valley, 2019