Newton North senior Jared Prior knows all too well how to deal with adversity.

Coming off injury-plagued years the past two outdoor seasons, the Bowdoin College-bound Prior proved Saturday during the 41st annual boys’ MSTCA Invitational at BC High why he is still one of the top track athletes in the state.

Prior established a state outdoor season best in the long jump with his mark of 23 feet, ¾ inch, which topped second place by more than a foot.

“I came into this event feeling more in control of my body and my long jump approach than I have since my freshman year,’’ Prior said. “That last jump was really meaningful for me just to know what I am capable of, or at least finally see that I’m not just making it up when I think I can produce far jumps.’’

During the indoor season, Prior said he had worked a lot on his rehabilitation and flexibility to build his strength.

Prior was also the anchor for the 4?x?100-meter relay team (43.51 seconds), which edged Milton (43.53), and was awarded one of the outstanding athlete of the meet plaques.

Newton North seniors Alex Rus and Elmer Acuna also earned outstanding athlete awards. Rus won the 400 meters with a time of 49.06, while Acuna took the discus with a toss of 153-4.

Seniors Nick Kelly of North Quincy and Cole Stewart of Bishop Feehan, along with sophomore Nate Hobbs of St. John’s Prep, also received outstanding athlete plaques. Kelly won the javelin with a throw of 181-1, Stewart came out on top in the shot put with a mark of 57-5, and Hobbs leaped 6-6 in the high jump.

Each athlete who received a plaque set a state-best time, distance, or height this season in his event.

In the 100-meter dash, freshman Smith Charles of Milton stole the show with a blistering time of 10.90 that placed him ahead of Bishop Stang senior Garrett Morris and Brighton junior J’Saun Bastien, who tied for second (11.15).

New Bedford senior John Owens almost came away with a sweep in the hurdle events, placing first in the 400 meters (58.54) and second in the 110 (15.48) behind Waltham junior Antonio DiGenova (15.35).

(all distances in meters unless noted)

at BC High

100 — 1. Smith Charles, Milton, 10.90; 2. Garrett Morris, Bishop Stang, 11.15; 3. J’Saun Bastien, Brighton, 11.15.

110 hurdles — 1. Antonio DiGenova, Waltham, 15.35; 2. John Owens, New Bedford, 15.48; 3. Xavier Resto, Springfield Central, 16.02.

200 — 1. Michael Cuthbert, Hopkinton, 22.56; 2. Justin Ireland, Norton, 23.00; 3. Kyle Cordeiro, Diman, 23.13.

400 — 1. Alex Rus, Newton North, 49.06; 2. Nikolas Smith, Northampton, 49.60; 3. Phillips Magre, Somerville, 49.90.

400 hurdles — 1. John Owens, New Bedford, 58.54; 2. Cole Lavalle, Northampton, 58.64; 3. Isaiah Bowden, Newton North, 59.09.

800 — John Lara, Catholic Memorial, 1:57.15; 2. Andrew Pearl, Bishop Feehan, 1:57.43. Colin Keally, Milton, 1:58.28.

Mile — 1. Liam Sullivan, Northampton, 4:25.10; 2. Alex Montague, Newton North, 4:27.73; 3. Colm Feeney, BC High, 4:29.62.

2-mile — 1. Andrew Mah, Newton North, 9:43.47; 2. Joe Stover, BC High, 9:56.37; 3. Andrew Peterson, Arlington, 9:57.45.

4 x 100 — 1. Newton North, 43.51; 2. Milton, 43.53; 3. Waltham, 44.08.

4 x 400 — 1. Newton North, 3:23.46; 2. Catholic Memorial, 3:24.57; 3. BC High, 3:31.98.

4 x 800 — 1. Lowell, 8:09.64; 2. Newton North, 8:14.81; 3. Weymouth, 8:20.09.

High jump — 1. Nate Hobbs, St. John’s Prep, 6 feet 6 inches; 2. Ian Dolaher, Malden Catholic, J6-6; 3. Sebastian Radel, Weymouth, 6-2.

Pole vault — 1. Ajay Proeung, Lowell, 11 feet, 6 inches; 2. Bobby Panagiotopoulos, Lowell, 11-6.

Long jump — 1. Jared Prior, Newton North, 23 feet, ¾ inch; 2. Luke Peterson, Belmont, 21-10; 3. William Schmith, Bellingham, 21-9.

Triple jump — 1. Dereck Perkins, Milton, 45 feet, 6½ inches; 2. Michael Mecha, BC High, 44-4¾; 3. Nate Hobbs, St. John’s Prep, 43-4½.

Shot put — 1. Cole Stewart, Bishop Feehan, 57 feet, 5 inches; 2. Elmer Acuna, Newton North, 54-9; 3. Nathan Klein, Newton North, 54-1.

Discus — 1. Elmer Acuna, Newton North, 153 feet, 4 inches; 2. Cole Stewart, Bishop feehan, 148-7; 3. Mike Munroe, Quincy, 147-5.

Javelin — 1. Nick Kelly, North Quincy, 181 feet, 1 inch; Will Deevy, BC High, 167-1; 3. Noah Chartier, Dighton-Rehoboth, 165-3.