New Jersey at Eastern States | So Many Highlight Performances

Mar 02, 2017

Full Results | New Jersey State Leaderboard and Rankings

New Jersey rocked the Eastern States Championships as usual with 23 total gold medals! Including 13 girls victories and 10 boys. Below we have a girls and boys leaderboard with the best New Jersey performances in each event from the meet on Tuesday.

Boys Highlights - Click for Girls

We'll start with new state leading performances from this meet. East Orange's Cory Poole had a huge PR during his win in the 400 meter dash, running a sub-48 for the first time in his career, now ranked NJ#1 US#5 at 47.82. He is the first to do so since Taylor McLaughlin ran 46.80 at New Balance Nationals in 2015.

In the 4x800 meter Old Bridge ran to a NJ#1 US#3 time of 7:49.96, Rey Rivera split a toasty 1:50.27 on the anchor. In the triple jump Dodley Thermitus of Elizabeth leapt to 49-5.25 NJ#1 US#6. Harmodio Cruz of South Brunswick won the 200 meter dash with a 21.80 NJ#1.

Let's continue down the list with our New Jersey winners at this meet. Marvin Morgan of Neptune, fresh off his Meet of Champions victory of 6.48, won the 55 meter dash running 6.43. Joey DeFeo of Delbarton School ran a PR of 4:20.14 in the mile run NJ#7 for the win.

In addition to Old Bridge's 4x800 we had two more victories in the relays, Rancocas Valley ran 1:29.29 NJ#2 US#8 in the 4x200 meter and Princeton was first in the DMR running 10:19.73 NJ#2 US#3. In the field we also saw winners in the high jump and shot put thanks to JFK Patterson's Jason Thobourne who cleared 6-08 NJ#2 and Rahway's Jordan West who threw 63-10.5.

Other NJ meet leaders include.. Billy Hill of Franklin Twp who placed second in the 800 meter running 1:55.31 NJ#4.. Akeem Lindo of East Orange Campus second in the 55 hurdles at 7.36 NJ#2 US#4.. St. Benedict's Prep second in the 4x400 meter 3:23.44 NJ#3.. Seth Kricheff of Old Tappan fifth in the pole vault clearing 14-06 tying his own NJ#1.. Nick Falk of Cherokee second in the two mile running 9:30.26.. and Keon Grady of Delsea who jumped to 22-07.25 NJ#3 in the long jump.

Boys New Jersey Meet Leaders

If you click the event links they will take you to New Jersey filtered lists from this meet.

TRACK	TIME (W)	ATHLETE/TEAM
55m	6.43	MARVIN MORGAN Neptune HS
400m	47.82	CORY POOLE East Orange Campus
800m	1:55.31	BILLY HILL Franklin Twp. HS
55mH	7.36	AKEEM LINDO East Orange Campus
RELAY	TIME	ATHLETE/TEAM
4x400m	3:23.44	St. Benedict's Prep
FIELD	TIME (W)	ATHLETE/TEAM
High Jump	6-8	JASON THOBOURNE J F Kennedy HS - Paterson
Pole Vault	14-6	SETH KRICHEFF Northern Valley HS - Old Tappan
Shot Put	63-10.5	JORDAN WEST Rahway HS
OTHER	TIME (W)	ATHLETE/TEAM
200m	21.80	HARMODIO CRUZ South Brunswick HS
1 Mile	4:20.14	JOEY DEFEO Delbarton School
2 Mile	9:30.26	NICK FALK Cherokee HS
4x200m	1:29.29	Rancocas Valley Reg HS
4x800m	7:49.96	Old Bridge HS
DMR	10:19.73	Princeton HS
Triple Jump	49-5.25	DODLEY THERMITUS Elizabeth HS
Long Jump	22-7.25	KEON GRADY Delsea Reg. HS