South Jersey Accepts Ten Into Track & Field Hall of Fame

Front row: Krystal Cantey, Tisifenee Taylor, Doreen Startare-McCoubrie, Ed Colona, Michael Bolling
Back row: John Richardson, Bill Moreland, Sam Summerville, Jon Kalnas, (missing Robert Jordan)

Thank you to John Grady for sending in the information about this year's South Jersey Hall of Fame event. 

South Jersey Tack & Field Hall of Fame

Twelfth Annual Inductions

March 20, 2016

Michael Bolling (Willingboro 2000/Clemson 2004)
  • 2000 Outdoor MOC champion in 400IH
  • HS PR's -- 10.78, 21.80, 48.74, 53.14
  • Key contributor to numerous State Sectional and State Group team championships
  • All ACC in 400IH and relays
  • Indoors 2003 -- ran on Clemson's 3:08.92 NCAA 7th place 4x400
Krystal Cantey (Winslow Twp 2006/South Carolina 2010)
  • Two time MOC champion 400H
  • Indoor MOC champion in 200 and 4x400
  • 2005 Golden West and Nike Outdoor National 400H champion
  • State record 56.83 stood for eight years
  • The time NCAA All-American including NCAA indoor 4x400 championship relay
Ed Colona (Toms River South/Glassboro State)
  • NJ State Track & Field official for 32+ years
  • Meet director for State Sectionals and State Group championship competitions
  • Pioneer in web-site development for entries and results
  • 35 years with Burlington County Special Services School District
  • Vietnam veteran
Robert Jordan (Millville 1999/Barton Junior College 2001)
  • State Record State 7-4 ¼
  • Adidas Outdoor National Champion 7-3 ¾
  • Penn Relays Champion 7-2
  • 1999 Outdoor MOC double victory -- high jump and long jump
  • Multiple Junior College All-American
  • Olympic Trials competitor
Jon Kalnas (Paulsboro 1998/Monmouth 2002)
  • Three-time State Group I shot put champion
  • Twice placed 2nd at MOC and third at Adidas Outdoor Nationals
  • High school best of 64-10 ¼
  • Two time NCAA Division I All-American in shot put
  •      Indoors 2002 -- 6th
  •     Outdoors 2002 -- 8th
  • Two time Olympic Trails qualifier (PR of 66-3)  
Bill Moreland (Abington, PA/Elizabethtown)
  • 36 years as coach at Ocean City High School
  • 33 Cape May County, 18 Cape Atlantic and 6 Sectional titles
  • Numerous State Group and MOC champions Brittany Sedberry, Devon Grisbaum
  • Two of top boy's milers in NJ history -- both sub 4 minute milers in college John Richardson and Brett Johnson

John Richardson (Ocean City 2003/Kentucky 2007)
  • Numerous State Sectional and State Group championships in 800 and 1600
  • 2003 Penn Relays High School Mike champion (4:11.8)
  • Historic 2003 Outdoor MOC double victory -- 800 (1:51.62) and 1600 (4:09.20MR)
  • Adidas Outdoor National 2nd place in 800 (1:50.67) SEC and NCAA East Regional Champion in 1500
  • Indoors 2007 -- ran 3:59.25 mile

Doreen Startare-McCoubrie (Paul VI 1980/Penn Sate 1984)
  • All South Jersey in track and XC
  • State Group champion in 1500 (4:42.9)
  • Multiple All-American honors at Penn State:
  •             Outdoor 1,500 -- 5th place
  •             Indoor DMR (4th place) and mile (7th)
  •             XC -- 28th place
  • Two time Olympic Trails Marathon Qualifier

Tisifenee Taylor (Woodbury 2003/Monmouth 2007)
  • Numerous conference, State Sectional and State Group championships
  • 2002 MOC runner-up in long jump 18-11 ½
  • Monmouth University school records in 100m (11.93), long jump (21-6 ¾)
  • 2007 NCAA Division I All-American with 4th place in long jump
  • 1st Monmouth women to earn All-American honor in track & field
  • Olympic Trials qualifier

Sam Summerville (Holy Spirit 1976/Manhattan 1981)
  • Started running track during spring of junior year at Holy Spirit
  • 1976 -- State Group champion, 2nd at MOC and top-HS'er at Junior Nationals (1:51.8)
  • 1977 -- As college freshman won Junior Nationals -- 1:47
  • Manhattan College -- multiple NCAA Division I honors:
  •             Indoors -- 3 time All American including 4th in 1978 and 1980:
  •             Outdoors -- 2 time All- American including 6th in 1977 and 4th place in 1976 (1:46.45)


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