Standing are Dwight Henry and Andrea Jackson. Sitting is Desmond Marfo.
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ indoor track and field team finished in second place in the team standings at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships held at Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 22.
The Blue Knights had 49 team points.
Desmond Marfo won the 800-meter run in 2:00.31 and won the 1,600-meter run in 4:45.30. He is the first IHS track athlete to win the 800 and 1,600 in the same conference meet.
Dwight Henry won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.76.
Other IHS boys’ place-finishers:
Henry, 200 meters, second place, 22.8.
Cordell Litus, 55 hurdles, sixth place, 9.04.
Jared Manifold, Cordell Litus, Matthias Litus, Devin Seward, 4×400 relay, second place, 3:35.9.
On the girls’ side, Irvington placed seventh in the team standings.
Andrea Jackson won the 55 hurdles in 8.74.
Since 1991, IHS now has 272 individual championships.
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