What a crazy-fast sprint double by Williamstown sophomore Bria Mack, who ran the fastest times in New Jersey Thursday afternoon at the Tri-County Conference championships at Delsea.
Mack won the 100 in 11.98 and the 200 in 24.53. And she beat some pretty good runners to do it. Mack edged Delsea’s Cecilia Gerstenbacher in the 100 and Deptford’s Kiara Lester in the 200.
Gerstenbacher ran 12.09, which is second-fastest in New Jersey this year, and Lester ran 25.09, just off her season best of 24.99, which is fourth-fastest in New Jersey this year.
Those two times are No. 5 and No. 7 in Gloucester County history. Mack’s previous PR was a 12.01 at Group 4 states last year. Gerstenbacher’s previous 100 PR was a 12.35 at the Art Madrick Invitational last year in Bear, Del.
- 11.81 … Denise Liles (Kingsway), 1984
- 11.81 … Audrey Wilson (Deptford), 2008
- 11.84 … Robin Taylor (Deptford), 1980
- 11.85 … Dana Burnett (Williamstown), 1996
- 11.98 … Kiara Lester (Deptford), 2014
- 11.98 … Bria Mack (Williamstown), 2015
- 12.09 … Cecilia Gerstenbacher (Delea) 2015
- 12.09 … Gabrielle Farquharson (Williamstown), 2011
In the 200, Mack beat Deptford’s Kiara Lester, a double sectional winner last year who went on to place seventh in the Meet of Champions.
Here’s the updated all-time Gloucester County list in the 200:
- 23.90 … Denise Liles (Kingsway), 1984
- 24.21 … Audrey Wilson (Deptford), 2009
- 24.42 … Dana Burnett (Williamstown), 1996
- 24.53 … Bria Mack (Williamstown), 2015
- 24.69 … Kiara Lester (Deptford), 2014
- 24.71 … Jackie Dim (Washingon Twp.), 2008
- 24.91 … Gabrielle Farquharson (Williamstown), 2011
So Mack is now No. 5 in the 100 and No. 4 in the 200.
Full results from the Tri-County Meet can be found here.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 
A correction needs to be made on the article “Williamstown’s Mack blazes to #1…” Bria Mack is a Sophomore not a senior at Williamstown High School. What a phenomenal athlete!!
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OK, thanks for the heads up!
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