Meet of Champions

STATEN ISLAND – Salem’s Anthony Parker had the busiest day and best showing among the Salem County athletes at the NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions Sunday when he placed fourth in the boys long jump.

Parker posted a best jump of 22-5 and just missed a Top 3 finish by half an inch. He also ran in the 55-meter hurdles, but didn’t qualify for the finals, placing 17th in the preliminaries (7.78).

Pennsville’s Megan Morris finished tied for ninth in the girls pole vault (10-6).

Among the athletes who didn’t finish in their respective Top 10s …

Woodstown’s Josh Crawford was 14th in the boys 800 with a PR of 1:57.65, shaving nearly two seconds off his state championship winning time of a week ago

Woodstown’s Jaime Deal went PR sub-60 in her final girls 400 high school race, running 59.69 to place 18th.

Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield was 17th in the girls 3200 (11:05.62) and the Cougars’ David Stewart ran 23rd in the 55-meter dash prelims (6.67).

MEET OF CHAMPIONS
Ocean Breeze Complex, Staten Island
GIRLS
400: 18. Jaime Deal, Woodstown, 59.89
3200: 17. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 11:05.62
Pole Vault: T-9. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 10-6 
BOYS
55 Dash (prelims): 23. David Stewart, Schalick, 6.67
800: 14. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 1:57.65
55 Hurdles (prelims): 17. Anthony Parker, Salem, 7.78
Long Jump: 4. Anthony Parker, Salem, 22-5