The records kept falling as the performances got more and more mind-boggling when New Jersey's top athletes put on one of the most stunning and sizzling shows, which was highlighted by several epic and historic races when the 56th NJSIAA Meet of Champions was held on Wednesday at Pennsauken High School.
My head is still spinning from all the breathtaking and electrifying performances we saw. I'm in complete awe of the amount of talent in this great state. What we witnessed was truly jaw-dropping.
There were three state records shattered, another state record was equaled, eight meet record were smashed, several county records went down, and there was of course the ridiculous and eye-popping triple by Natalie Dumas of Eastern.
Legends were made on this steamy day in South Jersey. Temps soared into the high 80's and the athletes produced equally hot times and marks!
Let's get right into one of the most iconic days in NJ track and field history.
Sheppard, a sophomore, was next to join the state record party as she blitzed the competition in the 1,600 with a stunning victory in the 1,600 in 4:37.65!!! 
Sianni Wynn did it again!!!!
For the second straight year, the junior speedster at Pennsauken left lots of smoke on the oval when she torched her home track by running the fastest times in meet history in both the 100 and 200!!
First, Wynn won the 100 in a wind-aided 11.25 (+2.4), No. 2 all-time in all conditions, after an 11.30 wind-legal time in the trials. She came back later to win the half-lapper in a wind-legal 23.20 (-0.4)!!! That's the second fastest time in state history behind the 22.96 that 4-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin Levrone ran at the 2017 Non-Public A Championships.
Wynn broke the meet record in the 100 of 11.36 that she ran last year, and took down the 200 record of 23.24 that Wendy Vereen of Trenton ran in 1983!
There is more!!!
By winning those two races, Wynn raised her career total to 11 Meet of Champions titles, which ties the state record!!!! Wynn now shares the record of 11 titles with Olivia Baker of Columbia and McLaughlin-Levrone.
"I always like to come out and run my best at the biggest meets and put on a show, especially on my home track,'' said Wynn, who has won indoor M of C titles and 5 outdoors. "And being tied now with Sydney and Olivia is an such an honor to be alongside two of the best ever.''
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Alexander Osayemi , a senior at Clayton, had a sensational meet, highlighted by his meet record performance in the boys 400 when he dropped a NJ No. 2 all-time 46.08!! That shattered the mark of 45.43 set in 2011 by Najee Glass of St. Peter's Prep. The only quarter miler in NJ history who has run faster than Osayemi in high school is Clayton Parros, who ran a state record 45.71 as a senior at Seton Hall Prep in 2009.
Osayemi also placed second in the 400 hurdles in 52.70 and third in the 200 in 21.43!
Union Catholic's Maya Wyche, Taylor Cox, Natalia Thompson and Taylor Aska combined to run a meet record 46.22 in the girls 4x100. The former record of 46.23 was set by Timber Creek last year.
Camryn Thomas of Toms River North broke the Ocean County record when he won the 400 hurdles in 51.96, No. 10 in meet history. Thomas, who broke the county mark of 51.98 that his teammate Mamadi Diawara ran at the South Jersey, Group 4 last month, also ran a leg on TRN's 4x400 that won for the second straight year in 3:12.69, No. 6 in meet history.
Two freshmen delivered Meet of Champions titles.
Jevon Ledgister of St. Peter's Prep lowered his all-conditions freshman state record in the 100 down to 10.41 (wind-aided-+2.4), and Leah Starkey of Ocean Township ran 10:28.18 to win the 3,200 in a race where the heat was definitely a factor.
TWO IN A ROW
Jessica Oji of Livingston, Benjamin Shue of Bergen Catholic, Rolando Simpson of Rahway, Hannah Byrd-Leitner of Moorestown, Isabella Frattura of Sparta and Luke Pash of Ridgewood all won their second straight titles
Oji won her second straight girls shot put with a 53-10.50, No. 3 in meet history. Shue, competing with a partially torn pec muscle, still captured his second boys discus title in a row with a throw of 186-11. Simpson made 6-8 to repeat as boys high jump champ on misses. Byrd-Leitner cleared 12-6 to win her second consecutive pole vault championship.
Frattura, a senior, launched the javelin 150-3 to win her second title in a row. That throw is NJ No. 1 and tied for No. 6 in meet history.
Pash, who set the meet record of 4:04.59 when he won the 1,600 last year, won the 3,200 in 9:12.49. Pash finishes his career with 4 M of C titles. He won the 3,200 indoors the past two years.
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One of the best race of the meet came in the boys 110 hurdles where South Brunswick senior Jason Keiser outleaned Elizabeth senior Jason Alvarez, 13.80 to 13.81. Those are the two fastest times in the state this season.
Hunter Celkupa of Colts Neck, who feared his season might be over before it started, used a 58.85 final lap to seize command of the boys 1,600 on his way to victory in 4:12.10, just ahead of Joe Barrett of CBA, second in 4:12.56. Celkupa also won the 1,600 at the indoor M of C in March.
Sophomore Morgan Holley soared a PR and NJ No. 1 19-8, No. 10 in meet history, to give the Union Catholic girls four wins. If the meet were scored, the Vikings would have rang up 85 points!!!. I think it's safe to say they are the greatest girls team we've ever seen come through this state.
Junior Rohan Tucker became the first champion on the track for Madison when he won the 200 with a huge PR of 21.1.8
Egypt Bolan of Lindenwold, the indoor M of C high jump winner, cleared a NJ No. 1 and PR of 5-9 to win the girls HJ.
Nnameka Amachina of Central Regional was a suprise winner in the boys long jump by soaring 24-1. Defending champ Liam Paneque of Demarest was third with a 23-5.25.
In the boys 800, junior Keandre Kelly of Union Catholic used a big kick to edge Tayshaun Wilson of Toms River North, 1:51.01 to 1:51.28. Those are the two fastest times in the state this season.
In the 4x800's, Ocean City ran 9:07.71 to runaway with the girls race, the fourth fastest time in meet history, and Thomas Field outleaned the anchor from West Orange to give CBA a dramatic win in the boys race, 7:48.55 to 7:48.57.
Owen Keating of Pompton Lakes won the boys pole vault on misses at 15-6.
Hannah Nuhfer of Delsea captured the girls discus with a throw of 156-11, No. 6 in meet history.
Landen Cruz became Edison's first M of C winner with a huge 12-foot PR of 198-8 to win the boys title, and
The triple jump winners were Zamir Chance of Bridgeton (47-3.75) and Arden Gray of Franklin (a NJ No. 1 tying 40-3).
Senior Marcus Blasucci became CBA's first shot put champ with a throw of 64-8.