IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Friday March 3, 12:30 p.m.) – Irvington High School’s Da’John Graves was an underdog going into the NJSIAA indoor track and field state Meet of Champions held at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 25. The senior was ranked 23rd in the state in the 55-meter hurdles. But Graves […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School’s Da’John Graves finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 3 state indoor track and field Championships on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Bennett Complex in Toms River. Graves was clocked in 7.90. Graves will advance to the NJSIAA state Meet of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ indoor track and field team gave strong efforts at the North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 11. The Blue Knights finished ninth overall in the team standings. Da’John Graves won the 55-meter hurdles race in […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – This season head coach Marvin Hawkins has high expectations for his Irvington High School indoor track and field team. “The goal is to reestablish ourselves as a track and field power like the teams that dominated from 2004-2013,” said Hawkins. The boys are led by distance runners Michael Veltz and Desmond Marfo; […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School girls’ track and field program, under head coach Barnes Reid, is continually rising. Though none of the girls placed and qualified in the major meets, there were fine performances. In fact, they barely missed the placing times. The team’s dual-meet record improved. The Lady Blue Knights finished 3-4 after […]
IRVINGTON – James Ely finished in fourth place in the triple jump and fellow junior Da’John Graves placed sixth in the 110-meter high hurdles to lead the Irvington High School boys’ track and field team at the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 Championships at Ridge HS in Basking Ridge, May 27-28. Ely leaped […]
IRVINGTON – James Ely finished eighth in the boys’ pole vault to lead the Irvington High School track and field teams at the Essex County Championships held at Woodman Field in Montclair, May 20-21. Ely, a junior, leaped 10 feet-6 inches. Ely also placed 10th in the triple jump at 47-7 1/4. The IHS boys’ […]
IRVINGTON – James Ely finished fifth in the triple jump at 42 feet-1 1/2 inches and placed sixth in the pole vault at 9-0 to lead the Irvington High School boys’ track and field team at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships at Schools Stadium in Newark on May 14. Ely’s top-six efforts were the […]
IRVINGTON The Irvington High School boys’ track and field 4×100-meter and 4×400-meter relay teams enjoyed fine efforts at the 122nd Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa. on Saturday, April 30, on the third and final day of the meet. Peter Dummerand, Al’Nazir Blackman, Craig Bradley, and Charles Felton Golden ran 46.65 and placed […]