{"id":354,"date":"2026-06-01T23:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=354"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:47:02","slug":"jaleel-dickerson-dempsey-was-unfairly-disqualified-his-parents-say-from-njsiaa-group-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=354","title":{"rendered":"Jaleel Dickerson-Dempsey was unfairly disqualified, his parents say, from NJSIAA group championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jaleel Dickerson-Dempsey, a junior who attends Creative Arts High School and competes on Camden High\u2019s track and field team, was on the verge of earning the NJSIAA Group 1 sectional championship in the boys\u2019 110-meter hurdles after finishing first \u2014 at 14.32 seconds \u2014 in Saturday\u2019s final at Franklin High School in Somerset, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=352\">South Jersey is getting a new free shuttle service<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>His top finish would\u2019ve advanced him to Wednesday\u2019s Meet of Champions at Pennsauken High, where the top two finishers in each event automatically qualify to compete for a state crown.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>However, Dickerson-Dempsey wasn\u2019t awarded group champion honors. Instead, he was disqualified from the final for knocking over his opponent\u2019s hurdle in the lane next to him, which, according to NJSIAA, interfered with the opposing runner from New Milford High School\u2019s ability to complete the race.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"476\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1517172746798191%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=220&amp;t=0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"220\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>An NJSIAA spokesperson wrote in a statement, \u201cTwo finish-line officials observed the runner in lane 4 [Dickerson-Dempsey] make contact with both his own hurdle and the hurdle in lane 5. &#8230; Under NFHS Rule 5-14(f), interference with another competitor requires disqualification from the event. Under NFHS Rule 3-4-3, the affected competitor was granted a rerun.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cImmediately following the race, the two officials consulted with the referee, and the disqualification was issued. The decision was communicated to the parties involved at that time. Interference is a judgment call by officials, and judgment calls are not subject to appeal under NFHS rules or NJSIAA policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>His parents, Ayanna Dickerson-Bell and Andrew Bell, say the ruling is unfair. Their son knocked over his own hurdle, which is allowed and caused his hurdle to hit another hurdle in the adjacent lane, and while NJSIAA claims Dickerson-Dempsey was \u201cimmediately\u201d made of aware of his disqualification, his parents said that they did not find out about the disqualification until 45 minutes later, after the rerun was issued.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe gets to the end and he\u2019s declared the winner,\u201d said Bell, who is the superintendent of Woodbury City Public Schools. \u201cYou don\u2019t see any official come to him and tell him he\u2019s been disqualified in the race. &#8230; Before the race, normally the officials come and make sure the hurdles are set straight. That never happened, so the hurdles were not lined correctly, which when he nipped his hurdle, it made the hurdle in the lane next to him fall over, which is not against the rules. They hit hurdles all the time.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cImpeding another runner \u2014 that never happened. Impeding has to be intentional, you have to be in somebody else\u2019s lane, you have to be purposely kicking over hurdles. You have to be hooking a hurdle, which is all intentional actions to impede another runner. If it\u2019s simply knocking a hurdle down that knocks another hurdle down, that happened all day \u2014 you would have to disqualify everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=350\">\u2018Stinks for the Cavs\u2019: What the Cleveland media and more is saying about the Sixers hiring Cavaliers GM Mike Gansey<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bryan Garlic from Penns Grove was moved to first after Dickerson-Dempsey\u2019s disqualification. He clocked in at 14.90 seconds, nearly a 0.58 seconds difference from Dickerson-Dempsey\u2019s finish. Luke Johnson, the New Milford runner, was moved to second, with a time of 15.26 seconds.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Despite Dickerson-Dempsey\u2019s parents filing an appeal to overturn the ruling, it was denied on Monday. The NJSIAA stated \u201cthat the officials acted appropriately and in accordance with the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But his parents plan to bring the issue to the NJSIAA Controversies Committee, which resolves disputes, alleged bylaw breaches, and sportsmanship violations in high school athletics.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Dickerson-Dempsey, a two-time sectional champion, and indoor state champion, also competes in the 55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles, and 400-meter hurdle, with the 110 event being his specialty. He aspires to run track in college. He\u2019s been in communication with college scouts, who had planned to watch him compete in this year\u2019s Meet of Champions. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He feels robbed of a state championship, but his parents say he\u2019s trying to push through.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to encourage him, but he\u2019s really distraught and upset,\u201d Bell said. \u201cHe had to leave school early today. The more people ask him about it, the more it triggers him emotionally. &#8230; It\u2019s hard to watch your son go through those emotions, and you can\u2019t explain to him why someone would do that to you.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe puts his heart and soul into running track. &#8230; How do you explain to a kid who did everything the right way that he received a consequence that was unfair because of somebody\u2019s subjective judgment?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=348\">Ursinus College lays off 15% of non-faculty staff<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dickerson-Dempsey, a two-time sectional champion and an indoor state champion, was disqualified from the Group 1 final for knocking over his opponent\u2019s hurdle in the lane next to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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