Where the elite meet

Six Salem County athletes score top eight finishes at the NIKE SJTCA Elite Meet

By Riverview Sports News

FRANKLINVILLE – Four from Salem led a group of six Salem County athletes who scored top eight finishes at the Nike SJTCA Elite Meet at Delsea High School Thursday.

Three Salem girls posted PRs in their events. Anna Buzby finished sixth in the 400 hurdles (1:05.42). Dominique Lewis was fifth in the shot (37.4) and Rhionna Timmons was eighth in the long jump (17-0.75). 

Timmons also PR’d in the 100 (12.62, ninth) and 200 (26.65). Lewis finished in the top 20 in the discus and javelin; Buzby was top 20 in the 400 and 800, and Karima Davenport-White was 12th in the long. Davenport-White committed to Coppin State easlier in the week.

Buzby (800) and Timmons (200 and long jump) sit atop the South Jersey Group I rankings in their events. Davenport-White is third in the long jump and second in the 100.

“They stepped up and competed against some of the best runners, not only in New Jersey, but in the country,” Salem head coach David Hunt said.

On the boys side, Salem’s DaviYonn Jackson finished fifth in the triple jump (44-7.50). Woodstown’s Cole Lucas was sixth in the 800 (1:58.89), improving six spots on the final lap. And Pennsville’s Connor Ayars was seventh in the javelin (152-7).

“It was a great day overall,” Salem assistant coach Spencer Jarrett said. “The heat really helped open up a lot of things for PRs. Most of the kids were going against some of the best in South Jersey from all groups and we got a lot of top 10 finishes and a lot of movement in the rankings in South Jersey Group I.”