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Track Success Continues for Santos, South

Kevin Raylman and Julia Santos
The popcorn machine is a big draw on Fridays at South, but there was even more reason to get it poppin' today, as Principal Kevin Raylman and Julia Santos celebrate her new school shot put record and first-place finish at the Shore Conference Championships. Photo by Jenna Mikels.

Jan. 31, 2025- It's been quite a run- and career- for High School South's Julia Santos.

A couple of weeks ago she broke her own school shot put record at the Group 3 State Relays, where she placed first. Days later, she won her event at the Ocean County Championships.

Now, she's a back-to-back Shore Conference champion after yet again surpassing her school-record throw by more than a foot. No wonder they (and by "they" we suspect it's a nickname coined by one David Correll) call her "the Savage." Julia's throw of 43 feet 8 inches makes her the second-best female shot putter in the state of New Jersey.

But South success at track and field events is rarely solo, and Ian Brown landed in first place after a pole vault of 12 feet 6 inches. Congratulations to Julia, Ian, and High School South for all of their track and field success!

Ian Brown for High School South
The sign rings true for Ian Brown, a South student-athlete who can now call himself Shore Conference pole vault champion. Photo by Jenna Mikels.