IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ track and field team won the Jimmy Smalls Invitational hosted by Hillside HIgh School on April 13. In the 100-meter dash, Al’Nazir Blackman took first place and Tavaughn Whyte was fifth. Dwight Henry took third in the 200-meter dash. Desmond Marfo won the 800-meter run. The “A” […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ track and field team defeated both West Side, 79-50, and East Side, 103-18, April 10, at IHS. IHS first-place finishers: 100-meters: Da’John Graves, 11.5. 200-meters: Al’ Nazir Blackman, 23.5. 400-meters:Michael Veltz, 52. 110-meter hurdles: Graves, 14.9. 1,600-meter run: Desmond Marfo, 5:01. 3,200-meters: Marfo, 11:42. 4×400-meter relay: Tavaughn […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – This spring’s Irvington High School boys’ track and field team features many of the top athletes in Essex County, according to head boys’ coach Marvin Hawkins. Da’John Graves, a senior who scored the majority of the Blue Knights’ points during the indoor season this winter, will lead a talented sprint group, along […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ and girls’ outdoor track and field teams will begin the season March 31 against North 13th Street Tech at home. The Blue Knights also will host their invitational on April 6. The boys’ team is led by head coach Marvin Hawkins. The girls’ team is under the […]
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 […]