Watch the NJSIAA Meet of Champions LIVE on MileSplit
Devin Hart of Pt. Pleasant Boro opened up his county meet on Thursday with a meet record run of 4:14.87, ranked NJ#4 so far in 2019. That took down the previous meet standard of 4:16.0 held by Carlos Hanze of Central Regional since 1982.
Last year Hart had just missed the record when he ran 4:16.25 but went on to improve the 3200m record to 9:09.50. He'll have an opportunity to lower his own meet record on Saturday when Ocean County continues with its day two schedule. If he takes gold in the 3200m that would be a clean County sweep all four years for Hart.
Hart is coming off a New Balance Nationals Indoor championship run in the two mile and is a multi-time State Group Champion along with five Meet of Champions victories between all three running seasons.
Watch Every Day 1 Race
We were there recording every race from the day one events. Through the first half of the meet the Jackson Memorial boys and Southern Regional girls have a strong lead in scoring.
Day 1 MileSplit Elites
12 performances met the MileSplit US Second Team standard.
| HS GIRLS | MARK | ATHLETE | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 Meter Run Finals | 5:14.53 | Jade Tricomy | Toms River South HS |
| 400 Meter Hurdles Finals | 1:04.51 | Karagan Bulger | Southern Regional HS |
| 400 Meter Dash Finals | 57.41 | Caitlin Hambor | Southern Regional HS |
| Pole Vault Finals | 11-0 | Riley Larsen | Pt. Pleasant Boro HS |
| Shot Put Finals | 39-11 | Rachel Lavigne | Toms River East HS |
| Shot Put Finals | 40-9.75 | Elizabeth Makar | Pinelands Regional HS |
| HS BOYS | MARK | ATHLETE | TEAM |
| 1600 Meter Run Finals | 4:14.87 | Devin Hart | Pt. Pleasant Boro HS |
| 1600 Meter Run Finals | 4:22.71 | Javid Ridgeway | Toms River North HS |
| 400 Meter Hurdles Finals | 54.95 | Joe DeVito | Jackson Liberty HS |
| 400 Meter Dash Finals | 49.31 | Zachary Novak | Jackson Memorial HS |
| 400 Meter Dash Finals | 49.32 | James Bivins | Donovan Catholic HS |
| 4x800 Meter Relay Finals | 8:09.82 | Relay Team | Jackson Liberty HS |