Englewood Dominates Running Events at Youth Track and Field Meet

Englewood athletes earned seven first-place finishes Sunday at the NJ Striders Track and Field meet in Fair Lawn that drew some 800 youth participants ages 7 to 15 from more than 20 area junior track and field teams.

Englewood athletes won events ranging from the shot put to the triple jump, but truly shined on the track, racking up 13 top-three finishes in running events.

Eight Englewood boys placed top-six in at least two events, five finished top-six in at least three and two Englewood teens competing in the 13-14 year-old division placed top-six in a remarkable four events.

Alijah Jackson took first in the 100-meter dash, 400-meter dash, triple jump and fifth in the long jump, while Quanzie Lumsden took second in the 200-meter hurdles, third in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the 100-meter dash and long jump.

Jackson and Jarelle Robinson, who took first in the 100-meter and 400-meter dashes for the 9-10 age group, were the only Englewood athletes who won multiple events.

Many of the athletes who competed Sunday will return to the track in two weeks for a Junior Olympics preliminary in Rutherford. Athletes who perform well at the Rutherford qualifier could move on to States, Regionals and eventually Junior Olympic Nationals.

Below is a complete list of top-6 finishers in events that had more than 12 participants, top-3 finishers in events with between 6-12 participants and winners of events with fewer than six participants:

GIRLS

9-10 Division

Gionna Dudley-Langston — 2^nd in 100-meter dash

11-12 Division

Camille Williams — 5^th in turbo javelin

15-16 Division

Shafarah Dixon — 3rd in 400-meter dash

BOYS

9-10 Division

Jarelle Robinson — 1^st in 100-meter dash; 1^st in 400-meter dash

Donovan Anderson — 2^nd in long jump; 2^nd in 400-meter dash; 3^rd in 100-meter dash

Daylan Wright-Wilson — 6^th in 400-meter dash

Michael Singleton — 1^st in shot put

13-14 Division

Alijah Jackson — 1^st in 100-meter dash; 1^st in 400-meter dash; 1^st in triple jump; 5^th in long jump

Quanzie Lumsden — 2^nd in 200-meter hurdles; 3^rd in 100-meter hurdles; 4^th in 100-meter dash; 4^th in long jump

Jai’Lris Crawford — 5^th in 100-meter hurdles; 5^th in 200-meter hurdles; 6^th in 100-meter dash

Kyle Izzard — 4^th in 400-meter dash; 6^th in 100-meter dash

Andrew Norman, Jr. — 1^st in 100-meter hurdles; 4^th in 200-meter hurdles

Malachi McFadden — 2^nd in 100-meter hurdles; 3^rd in 200-meter hurdles; 3^rd in long jump

Aree Booker II — 6^th in 200-meter hurdles

Shahee Bailey — 2^nd in long jump

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