Going for gold

Record-setting Parker, Crawford, Hadfield lead Salem County contingent at sectional meet; Woodstown’s boys second as team

By Riverview Sports News

TOMS RIVER – Salem’s Anthony Parker set a meet record and Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield and Woodstown’s Josh Crawford won two events to highlight Salem County’s showing in the South Jersey Group I track and field sectionals at The Bubble here Saturday.

Parker won the boys 55 hurdles in 7.71, break the old record of 7.72, set by Corsen Harter of Haddon Twp. in 2013. He was the fastest qualifier through the prelims (7.93).

Crawford won the boys 400 (51/03) and nipped teammate Cole Lucas at the wire to win the 800 (2:01.51). Crawford and Lucas also ran legs on the Wolverines’ runner-up 4×400 relay team that finished second to record-setting Woodbury and ran three seconds faster than the old meet record.

Hadfield won the girls 1600 (5:08.12) and 3200 (11:17.85). She also ran a leg on the Cougars’ third-place 4×400 relay team.

Woodstown finished a solid second in boys team standings behind Glassboro. Schalick and Woodstown finished 3-4 – one point apart – in the girls team standings. 

SOUTH JERSEY TRACK SECTIONALS
GROUP I GIRLS
TEAM SCORES: Audubon 53, Woodbury 42, SCHALICK 38, WOODSTOWN 37, Haddon Twp. 35, Glassboro 30, Clayton 28, West Deptford 11, Camden 8, SALEM 8, Lower Cape May 7, PENNSVILLE 7, Gateway 5, PENNS GROVE 1.

EVENTS (winner and Salem County scorers)
400: 1. Leila Ortiz, Clayton, 1:00.17; 2. Jaime Deal, Woodstown, 1:00.61; 3. Gia Martellacci, Schalick, 1:02.56
1600: 1. Jordan hadfield, Schalick, 5:08.12; 4. Samantha Sterner, Woodstown, 5:42.85; 5. Abby Marino, Woodstown, 5:46.15
55 hurdles: 1. Zaryn Cooper, Woodbury, 8.71
800: 1. Riley Fayer, Audubon, 2:23.12; 5. Sarah Seiden, Woodstown, 2:30.66
55: 1. Denirah Jones, Woodbury, 7.37; 5. Gia Martellacci, Schalick, 7.67; 6. Jaime Deal, Woodstown, 7.69
3200: 1. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 11:17.85; 3. Abby Marino, Woodstown, 12:41.77; 4. Anabel Schaal, Woodstown, 12:41.93 
4×400: 1. Woodbury, 4:15.91; 3. Schalick (Gia Martellacci, Brooke Valentine, Allyson Green, Jordan Hadfield), 4:23.09; 5. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Kayla Ayars, Lia Covely, Jaime Deal), 4:28.46
High jump: 1. Ashley Armstrong, Glassboro, 5-2; 2. Kami Casiano, Woodstown, 5-0
Pole vault: 1. Elizabeth Butrica, Audubon, 10-0; 3. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6; 6. Molly Gratz, Pennsville, 6-6
Shot put: 1. Sunsarai Moore, Glassboro, 36-11.5; 2. Ava Rodgers, Salem, 31-10.25; 4. Allyson Green, Schalick, 30-7.5; 6. Zoey Ceasar, Penns Grove, 30-0

GROUP I BOYS
TEAM SCORES: Glassboro 83.5, WOODSTOWN 40, Haddon Twp. 32, Woodbury 30, Audubon 22, Camden 22, SALEM 15.5, Clayton 15, SCHALICK 15, Buena 14, Palmyra 7, Gateway 7, PENNSVILLE 4, West Deptford 2, Pitman 1.

EVENTS (winner and Salem County scorers)
400: 1. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 51.03
55 hurdles: 1. Anthony Parker, Salem, 7.71 (meet record, old record, Corsen Harter, Haddon Twp., 7.72, 2013)
1600: 1. Ty Blackman, Glassboro, 4:35.51; 6. Jacob Marino, Woodstown, 4:42.68
55: 1. Marquis Taylor, Woodbury, 6.45; 3. David Stewart, Schalick, 6.65; 4. Colin McGlinn, Pennsville, 6.77
800: 1. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 2:01.51; 2. Cole Lucas, Woodstown, 2:01.72; 6. Karson Chew, Woodstown, 2:06.26
3200: 1. Ty Blackman, Glassboro, 10:00.31; 5. Jacob Marino, Woodstown, 10:18.60
4×400: 1. Woodbury, 3:32.09; 2. Woodstown (Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Joshua Crawford), 3:32.24; 4. Salem (Anthony Parker, Gradin Buzby, Timothy Gregory, Terrance Smith), 3:39.65
High jump: 1. Amari Sabb, Glassboro, 6-0
Pole vault: 1. Jacob George, Haddon Twp., 14-6; 2. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-0; T-5. Gradin Buzby, Salem, 10-0
Shot put: 1. Kyle Williams, Glassboro, 49-5.75; 6. Sheldon Goldsboro, Schalick, 42-0.5