Meet of Champions is today
There are several meet records that could go down at the 55th NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Wednesday at Pennsauken High School.
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Senior Malachi James of Burlington City, who has won 4 M of C sprint titles in his career, has been chasing the state wind legal record in the 100-meter dash all season. This will be his last chance, and he said he's confident he will finally get under the 10.35 wind legal record of 10.35 that Jamar Ervin ran at the 2000 Meet of Champions.
James, who ran a 10.18, the fastest all conditions time in state history (no wind gauge), at the South Jersey, Group 1 Championships at Pennsauken, has run a wind-legal 10.40 (1.3) this season, which is No. 3 in state history.
There's no doubt that James can get under 10.35 if he executes his race the way he's capable of. Unfortunately, the great showdown we had all about waiting for won't happen though. Ajani Dwyer of Washington (10.21) and Cole Cramer of Southern (10.22) won't be there to challenge James. Dwyer has decided not to run for his team anymore this season, and Cramer is out in Seattle racing at the Brooks PR Invitational.
But James has proven he can run fast regardless of who is lined up in the lanes next to him.
James, who missed this meet last year with a severe hamstring injury, won the 100 and 200 at the 2022 Meet of Champions and the 55 and 200 dashes at the Indoor M of C this past March. He's a huge favorite to reclaim both his sprint titles.
I'm saying James gets under 10.35!!! BO0M!