Male Athlete of the Year Runners-up
Sincere Rhea, St. Augustine Prep
St. Augustine graduate Sincere Rhea is pictured on the campus of the Richland school on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Photo/Charles J. Olson
Class: Senior
Sports: Football and track and field
Rhea was The Press Indoor and Outdoor Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year. One of the nation's top scholastic hurdlers, he won the 55-meter hurdles at the indoor Meet of Champions and the 400 dash at the outdoor Meet of Champions. Rhea will continue his track and field career at Penn State University.
Tyler Tomlin, Wildwood
Wildwood’s Tyler Tomlin, right, puts a move on Clayton’s Justin Gibson before scoring two points during Tuesday’s South Jersey Group 1 sectional title game on March 5, 2019. Photo/Charles J. Olson
Class: Senior
Sports: Soccer, basketball and golf
Tomlin scored a school-record 57 career goals. He led the Wildwood boys basketball team to the South Jersey Group I final and scored 1,278 career points. Tomlin will continue his soccer career at Cabrini University.
Destin Lasco, Mainland Regional
Mainland Regional’s Destin Lasco swims the 200-yard freestyle in 1:35.17 at the Meet of Champions on Sunday, taking home first place and breaking his own meet record that he set at Saturday’s preliminaries. (ERIN GRUGAN / For the Press)
Class: Junior
Sports: Swimming
Lasco is one of the nation's top scholastic swimmers. The three-time Press Boys Swimmer of the Year led Mainland to its fourth consecutive state Public B championship. Individually, Lasco won numerous titles, including winning the 200-yard freestyle and the 100 freestyle at the state individual swimming championships, typically called the Meet of Champions. He set meet records in both those victories.
