Meet of Champions Showcases District's Fastest Student-Athletes

The Atlantic City Board of Education concluded its 2026 track and field season with the annual Meet of Champions, featuring the top eight athletes in grades 5-8 from across the district. Athletes earned their place in the prestigious event by recording one of the fastest times at the Atlantic City School District Championships.

The competition featured the district's best runners in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1600-meter events, producing outstanding performances and exciting finishes.

Boys 100-Meter Dash

Qualifiers

1. Isaias Neal (PAS) – Champion – 10.95
2. Zavieon Howard Haines (USC)
3. Mu'id Smith (USC)
4. Anthony Saint Jacques (PAS)
5. Edwin Puente (TAS)
6. Kwami Chance Lima (MLK)
7. Levi Bailey (RAS)
8. Ma'Kire Tadlock (MLK)

🏆 Champion - Isaias Neal (PAS) 

 

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Girls 100-Meter Dash

Qualifiers

1. Azuri Hawkins (RAS) – Champion – 13.20
2. Zakiyyah Mitchell (MLK)
3. Maloni Jones (USC)
4. Shiloh Gordy (PAS)
5. Renessmee Stotts (NYAS)
6. A'Siyah Barksdale (MLK)
7. Meliyah Parks (RAS)
8. Shariyah Dillard (NYAS)

🏆 Champion - Azuri Hawkins (RAS)

 

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Boys 200-Meter Dash

Qualifiers

1. Isaias Neal (PAS) – Champion – 24.78
2. DaShawn Stotts (NYAS)
3. Ma'Kire Tadlock (MLK)
4. Brian Brown (USC)
5. Braeden Brutus
6. Mu'id Smith
7. Zayden Ross
8. Josiah Hill

🏆 Champion - Isaias Neal (PAS)

 

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Girls 200-Meter Dash

Qualifiers

1. Leah Bailey (RAS) – Champion – 28.52
2. Maloni Jones (USC)
3. Azuri Hawkins (RAS)
4. Shyylah Harper (NYAS)
5. Mia De Castro De Aza (MLK)
6. Rohemond Brown (USC)
7. Meliyah Parks (RAS)
8. Aasia Woodall (MLK)

🏆 Champion - Leah Bailey (RAS)

 

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Boys 400-Meter Dash

Qualifiers

1. Zavieon Howard Haines (USC) – Champion – 1:01.06
2. Antony Tejada (TAS)
3. Zuayef Arshan (TAS)
4. Yanuet Robles (USC)
5. Silas Neal (PAS)
6. Ayaan Omair (RAS)
7. Raheem McGowan (NYAS)
8. Loyalty Ford (NYAS)

🏆 Champion - Zavieon Howard Haines (USC)

 

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Girls 400-Meter Dash

Qualifiers

1. Leah Bailey (RAS) – Champion – 1:08.89
2. Khaliyah Williams (MLK)
3. Melanie Mendoza (SAS)
4. Shiloh Gordy (PAS)
5. July Buie (TAS)
6. Sofia Iglesias (USC)
7. Renessmee Stotts (NYAS)
8. Anastacia Neal (NYAS)

🏆 Champion - Leah Bailey (RAS)

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Boys 800-Meter Run

Qualifiers

1. Grayson Lantz (RAS) – Champion – 2:28.06
2. Antony Tejada (TAS)
3. Jesus Martinez (TAS)
4. Musa Morshed (TAS)
5. Ibrahim Jones (PAS)
6. Abel Lara (NYAS)
7. Jackson Nguyen (SAS)
8. Dylan Lopez (SAS)

🏆 Champion - Grayson Lantz (RAS)

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Girls 800-Meter Run

Qualifiers

1. Caecilia Kurtz (RAS) – Champion – 2:58.20
2. Kaylee Maldonado (RAS)
3. Anastasia Kurtz (RAS)
4. Jenna Shah (CHS)
5. Camila Ortiz-Perla (RAS)
6. Lauren Pierre (NYAS)
7. Pa'Lain Reed (CHS)

🏆 Champion - Cecilia Kurtz (RAS)

 

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Boys 1600-Meter Run

Qualifiers

1. Grayson Lantz (RAS) – Champion – 5:52.6
2. Jesus Martinez (TAS)
3. Yeshua Morales Cruz (TAS)
4. Dante Carasco (RAS)
5. Alberto Morales (SAS)
6. Joseph Gibbs (USC)
7. Lucas Burroughs (RAS)
8. Jonathon Rosales (TAS)

🏆 Champion - Grayson Lantz (RAS)

 

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Girls 1600-Meter Run

Qualifiers

1. Caecilia Kurtz (RAS) – Champion – 6:32.9
2. Daysi Hernandez Nava (RAS)
3. Danna Robles (USC)
4. Anastasia Kurtz (RAS)
5. Kaylee Maldonado (RAS)
6. Anastacia Neal (NYAS)
7. Naveah Bailey (NYAS)

🏆 Champion - Cecilia Kurtz (RAS)