Sterling’s Aliya Harrison shatters 55-meter dash Group 2 meet record in prelims at states!!!

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Sterling senior Aliya Harrison had a stunning breakthrough in the 55-meter dash trials at the state Group 2 meet Friday with a 7.07 to lead all qualifiers into the final.

Harrison’s time is No. 12 in South Jersey history and was a massive PR, surpassing her 7.25 from the trials at sectionals.

It also broke the state Group 2 meet record of 7.11, set two years ago by Alliyah Taylor of Pemberton (now at Rancocas Valley).

Unfortunately, Harrison was DQ’d in the final and won’t be able to race at the Meet of Champions. However, she is eligible for Easterns and nationals coming up at the Armory.

Harrison’s time is No. 1 in the state and No. 12 in the U.S. this year.

Harrison has PRs of 11.91 and 24.72 outdoors for the 100 and 200 and has run as fast as 57.55 for the 400, although she rarely contests it.

Here’s the all-time South Jersey 55-meter dash list:

      • 6.73 … Michelle Glover (Willingboro), 1981
      • 6.88 … Patti Dunlap (Camden), 1979
      • 6.91 … English Gardner (Eastern), 2010
      • 6.95 … Bria Mack (Williamstown), 2017
      • 6.95 … Torie Robinson (Winslow Twp.), 2014
      • 6.95 … Denise Mitchell (Edgewood), 1983
      • 7.00 … Amandi Rhett (Moorestown), 2000
      • 7.00 … Iyanli Kollock (Our Lady of Mercy), 2017
      • 7.01 … Aliyah Taylor (Rancocas Valley), 2017
      • 7.05 … Dana Burnett (Williamstown), 1996
      • 7.07 … Aliya Harrison (Sterling), 2018
      • 7.07 … Annie Johnson (Shawnee), 2012
      • 7.07 … Audrey Wilson (Deptford), 2009
      • 7.07 … Magenta Taylor (Willingboro), 1999
      • 7.07 … Angela Clyburn (Egg Harbor Twp.), 1991
      • 7.09 … Ste’yce McNeil (Winslow Twp.), 2012
      • 7.09 … Emily Carson (Haddonfield), 2013
      • 7.11 … Jamie Walker (Haddon Hts.), 2006
      • 7.12 … Assante Johnson (Camden), 2009
      • 7.14 … Shonda Burroughs (Vineland), 1999
      • 7.17 … Nia Lawrence (Pemberton), 2013
      • 7.17 … Kiara Lester (Deptford), 2014
      • 7.17 … Krystal Cantey (Winslow Twp.), 2006
      • 7.18 … Sherese Price (Pleasantville), 1997
      • 7.18 … Lauren Princz (Egg Harbor Twp.), 2018
      • 7.19 … Latoya Benson (Washington Twp.), 2001
      • 7.19 … Adia Starnes (Timber Creek), 2017
      • 7.20 … Medina Salaam (Camden), 1974
      • 7.20 … Nia Ali (Pleasantville), 2006
      • 7.20 … Fametta Lewis (Wilson), 2007
      • 7.20 … Tacquaya Tobias (Our Lady of Mercy), 2010
      • 7.20 … Cidae’a Woods (Winslow Twp.), 2013
      • 7.20 … Gabrielle Farquharson (Williamstown), 2011
      • 7.20 … Dennisha Page (Woodrow Wilson), 2018

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