What a race by Paul VI at Millrose!

The PVI girls, led by senior Aliya Rae Garozzo, ran 3:53.81 to place second in the Private School Girls 1,600-Meter Relay Saturday at the 113th Annual Millrose Games at the Armory.

That’s No. 8 in South Jersey history, fastest ever by a South Jersey non-public school and makes PVI the second-fastest non-public in state history.

Paul VI placed second only to Union Catholic, which ran 3:52.91. It was a two-team race, with nobody else under four minutes. Union Catholic anchor CHidunga Nkulume split 56.05 to hold off Garozzo.

Blair Daniel led off for PVI in 59.74, and Abigail Lutz split 58.8 to keep the Eagles right behind Union Catholic. Sofia Errichetti also split 58.8 to set up Garozzo.

The two times are No. 1 and No. 2 in New Jersey this year and No. 6 and No. 8 nationally according to the MileSplit database, pending other races today.

It looks like Paul VI’s time is second-fastest ever by a South Jersey school at Millrose. Winslow ran 3:52.17 to win the Suburban 1,600-Meter Relay section in 2017. The meet was held on a slow 176-yard 11-laps-to-the-mile board track at Madison Square Garden through 2011.

Paul VI’s previous school record was a 3:58.16 just last weekend at a meet at Ocean Breeze.

Paul VI’s time makes the Haddon Township school the 10th-fastest school in state history. PVI passed Pope John as the second-fastest parochial school in state history. Pope John ran 3:54.64 at New Balance Nationals in 2012.

The Winslow and Rancocas Valley girls 4-by-4s will run later this afternoon at Millrose.

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR SUB-3:58 LIST
3:45.57 … Willingboro, 2003
3:47.95 … Willingboro, 2002
3:49.07 … Camden, 1995
3:51.49 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:52.37 … Willingboro, 2000
3:52.55 … Wilson, 2006
3:53.61 … Willingboro, 1998
3:53.81 … Paul VI, 2020
3:53.6h … Willingboro, 1999
3:53.97 … Rancocas Valley, 2019
3:54.38 … Camden, 2009
3:54.4h … Eastern, 2003
3:54.82 … Millville, 2008
3:54.99 … Winslow Twp., 2018
3:55.04 … Millville, 2019
3:55.28 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
3:55.40 … Winslow Twp., 2019
3:55.8h … Wilson, 2002
3:56.01 … Washington Twp., 1999
3:56.05 … Willingboro, 2005
3:56.52 … Buena, 1999
3:56.52 … Camden, 2008
3:56.54 … Kingsway, 2014
3:56.92 … Wilson, 2008
3:56.96 … Wilson, 2001
3:57.05 … Winslow, 2016
3:57.44 … Kingsway, 2013
3:57.54 … Seneca, 2009
3:57.60 … Lenape, 2012
3:57.4h … Camden. 2004
3:57.94 … Willingboro, 2009
3:57.96 … Washington Twp., 2011

ALL-TIME N.J. 4-BY-400 LIST
3:40.28 … Union Catholic, 2016
3:42.03 … Columbia, 2013
3:45.57 … Willingboro, 2003
3:46.42 … Columbia, 2014
3:47.03 … Union Catholic, 2015
3:47.31 … Union Catholic, 2019
3:47.95 … Willingboro, 2002
3:48.9h … Plainfield, 1980
3:49.07 … Camden, 1995
3:49.50 … East Orange, 2006
3:49.9h … Plainfield, 1981
3:50.82 … Union Catholic, 2017
3:50.8h … Snyder, 1981
3:51.17 … Columbia, 2015
3:51.37 … Columbia, 2010
3:51.49 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:52.17 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:52.37 … Willingboro, 2000
3:52.2h … Columbia, 1982
3:52.48 … Columbia, 2011
3:52.55 … Wilson, 2006
3:52.91 … Union Catholic, 2020
3:53.46 … Columbia, 1995
3:53.51 … Franklin, 2004
3:53.61 … Willingboro, 1998
3:53.81 … Paul VI, 2020
3:53.6h … Willingboro, 1999
3:53.97 … Rancocas Valley, 2019
3:53.9h … Shabazz, 1986

Monmouth senior Mariah Hubbard, a Galloway Township native and Absegami graduate, turned in a nice PR and got herself a major win Friday in the long jump at the UAlbany Winter Classic at Ocean Breeze.

Hubbard jumped 18-9 1/4, edging Tiffany Bautista of Columbia by three-quarters of an inch to earn the win. She broke her indoor PR of 18-4 1/2 set at last year’s Metro Atlantic Conference Championships at the Armory, when she placed third.

Incredibly, Hubbard didn’t have a legal mark until her PR jump on her third in the trials. She fouled on her first two tries, then popped the 18-9 1/4, then didn’t jump again, although the results don’t list her passing, so not sure what happened there. She also jumped 37-8 for ninth in the triple jump.

Hubbard’s outdoor long jump PR is an 18-4 from last year’s outdoor MAC Championships at her home track in West Long Branch, when she placed second.

I’d love to tell you where Hubbard’s 18-9 ranks in Monmouth history, but the all-time list on their web site lists top-5 performances and not top-5 performers, and that only shows the top five jumps from the same person.

In case, Hubbard is having a heck of a college long jump career for someone whose main high school events were the triple jump, high jump and hurdles. Hubbard never broke 17 feet in high school and didn’t even compete in the long jump indoors. She was a state champ in the triple and a sectional champ in the high jump.

Hubbard’s jump is best this year in the MAC, an inch and a half ahead of Tara Zeni of Quinnipiac. She’s also No. 2 in the triple jump with a 37-9 1/4 in Annapolis, Md., last month. Hubbard is Monmouth’s indoor triple jump school record holder at 40-5

https://www.tfrrs.org/lists/2839/Metro_Atlantic_(MAAC)_Indoor_Performance_List/2020/i#event66

Monster 800 race Friday by Estelle Manor native Kristin Siegle, who — get this — has now lowered her indoor 800 PR by seven seconds in the span of two weeks.

Siegle, a Rider senior, ran a scorching 2:13.90 to place third out of 69 runners at the UAlbany Winter Classic at Ocean Breeze.

Until two weeks ago, Siegle’s indoor 800 PR was 2:20.89 from a Rider-TCNJ dual meet at Lavino Fieldhouse in Lawrenceville her freshman year.

She lowered that to 2:15.28 at the Gotham Cup at Ocean Breeze last month before her breakthrough race on Friday. Her outdoor PR is 2:17.90 from the prelims of the Metro Atlantic Conference Championships this past spring at West Long Branch.

Siegle finished behind only Stony Brook’s Holly Manning (2:12.06) and Monroe College’s Faten Laribi (2:13.65).

The improvement Siegle has shown is remarkable.

At Buena, she ran 2:27.39 indoors and 2:20.03 outdoors and had 1,600 PRs of 5:15.98 outdoors and 5:23.16 indoors.

She’s now shattered PRs in both the 800 and mile (4:55.34) this season.

Her 800 time Friday moved her from No. 4 into the No. 2 spot on the all-time Rider indoor list, behind only former teammate Tony Brewer of Bensalem, who ran 2:12.71 in 2018. Among those that she passed on that list was Marlton active and Holy Cross graduate Maddie Hummel, who ran 2:14.64 in 2013 (after never running the 800 in high school).

The 4:55 moved Siegle up to No. 2 in the mile, behind only Emily Ritter of Sussex Tech in Delaware, who ran 4:44.33 in 2015.

She’s also No. 2 in the MAC so far this season, behind only Meghan Curtin of Quinnipiac, who has a 2:13.79 to her credit this winter. She’s No. 3 in the MAC in the mile.

Quinn Bithell, a Rider senior from Lower Cape May Regional, set an indoor high jump PR of 5-7 Friday night at the Albany Winter Classic at Ocean Breeze.

That’s No. 4 in Rider history, and it’s No. 1 in the Metro Atlantic Conference this winter.

Bithell lost on misses to Grace Campbell of Columbia, but she matched her lifetime PR and broke her indoor PR of 5-5, which she initially set at the Fasttrack Invite at Ocean Breeze as a freshman and matched lat winter at the Metro Atlantic Conference Championships at the Armory, where she placed second to teammate Sara Gardner, a graduate of Delaware Valley Regional in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, near Frenchtown.

Bithell matched her overall PR of 5-7, which she set in winning the MAC championships outdoors in West Long Branch last May.

The versatile Bithell also runs on Rider’s 4-by-2 and 4-by-4 teams. Her previous best this winter was a 5-5 in December, also at Ocean Breeze.

Bithell was the state Group 2 high jump champion indoors as a LCMR junior and a multiple sectional champ and state medalist. She was also a county champ in the 400. She also competed in the long jump, intermediates and 800 for the Tigers.

Bithell now trails only Kelly Kajunski (5-8 3/4 in 2007), Natalie Cowan (5-8 in 2016) and Gardner (5-8 in 2018) on the all-time Rider indoor high jump list. She’s No. 3 on the outdoor list behind Kajunski (5-10 in 2007) and Daria Chadwick (5-7 1/4 in 2016).

Click to access All_Time_Top_10_Indoor_Women.pdf

Click to access All_Time_Top_10_Outdoor_Women.pdf

It’s going to be a busy day for South Jersey athletes at the 113th annual Millrose Games.

A huge slate of South Jersey athletes and alums are entered in Saturday’s Millrose, the oldest indoor track meet in the world.

This will be the 9th year Millrose will be held at the Armory on 168th Street after being held at the various Madison Square Gardens since 1914.

The full schedule is here. Results will be posted here.

Here’s a minute-by-minute look at what to expect from South Jersey’s runners, jumpers and throwers! (Actually, there are no South Jersey jumpers competing this year and only one thrower. But it does sound better!)

11:50 a.m.
Pleasantville graduates Isaac Clark, Alan Laws Jr. and Larry Ramirez will be running a leg on Shore AC’s distance medley team. In the same race, Hammonton graduate and former Columbia runner Nolan Kier is running for Central Park Track Club’s DMR team. Lane 3

12:03 p.m.
The Paul VI girls – Blair Daniel, Abigail Lutz, Sofia Errichetti and Aliya Rae Garozzo – race in the Private School 1,600-Meter Relay Lane 6

12:09 p.m.
The Paul VI boys – Michael Mazero, Frank Gubler, Chris Cavalieri and Matt Martino – are in the Private School Boys 1,600-Meter Relay. Lane 4

12:25 p.m.
Kingsway’s Sam Allen competes in the one-mile race walk against a field comprised mainly of collegians and post-graduates. Allen, who is ranked No. 1 in his class and headed for Cornell in the fall, placed second in June at the U.S. Under-20 Championships in Miramar, Fla., in the 10,000-meter race walk in 54:08.19.

12:58 p.m.
Williamstown graduate Gabrielle Farquharson is racing for the Garden State Track Club / New Balance in the Women’s 800-Meter Relay at 12:58 p.m. Lane 6

1:20 p.m.
The Winslow and Rancocas Valley girls race in the Girls 1,600-Meter Relay. Janeya Hammond, Jaia James, Nylah Perry and Olivia Wright are scheduled to run for Winslow and Anabella Chin, Sheriyah Nutt, Maya Prima and Alyssa Leak for R.V. R.V. is in lane 1, Winslow in lane 6

1:26 p.m.
Kingsway races in the Suburban Boys 1,600-Meter Relay with the team of Finn Campbell, Eric Williams, Bryan Townes and Michael Williams. Lane 3

1:44 p.m.
A few minutes after the 4-by-4, Kingsway will line up with a different quartet of middle-distance runners for the Boys 3,200-Meter Relay. Ethan Bentley, Jeffrey Heineman, Chris Nelson and Kyle Rakitis are racing for the Dragons. Lane 1

1:54 p.m.
Winslow’s Hammond runs in the Girls 60-Meter Dash at 1:54 p.m. She’s the only New Jersey sprinter in the field. Lane 2

2:02 p.m.
The Kingsway girls run the 4-by-8 with Emily Pierontoni, Skye Robinson, Ashlynne Burke and Allison Pierontoni. Lane 6

3:14 p.m.
Pleasantville’s Gabriel Moronta races in the Boys 600-Meter Run. Lane 1

3:26 p.m.
The parade of Kingsway runners continues when Stone Carraccio runs in the Boys Mile. Lane 10

4:10 p.m.
Olympic silver medalist and two-time World Champion Nia Ali of Pleasantville runs in the Women’s 60-Meter Hurdles. Lane 4

strong>4:39 p.m.
Rancocas Valley graduate Erika Kemp races some of the top distance runners in the world in the Women’s 3,000-Meter Run. Lane 3

4:39 p.m.
Delsea grad Josh Awotunde warms up for USATF Nationals facing a loaded field in the Men’s Shot Put.

Rowan’s 1,600-meter relay team turned in the No. 2 time in the country earlier this month with a 3:19.14 at a meet at Ithaca.

And they did it with three legs from South Jersey (and two from Sterling!).

Freshman Jah’mere Beasley from Sterling High School, junior Justin Bishop from Mainland Regional, junior Nick Neville of South Brunswick and junior Francis Terry of Sterling won the race by 35 meters over Cortland (N.Y.) State, which was second in 3:23.52.

Beasley got Rowan the lead for good with his 50.4 leadoff leg, Bishop split 48.7, Neville ran 50.5 and Terry anchored in 49.6.

Bishop’s 48.7 was the fastest leg of all the runners from the 13 teams in the race.

Only Mount Union of Alliance, Ohio, has run faster in NCAA Division 3. The Purple Raiders ran a 3:17.96 at the Division 3 Invitational at the Armory one day earlier.

With only Bishop in the lineup, Rowan ran 3:19.94 earlier this year in a meet at Ocean Breeze. Junior Vincent Delle of Old Bridge, freshman Joe DeVito of Jackson and freshman Charlie Serrano-Juarez from Matawan ran the other legs that day.

Rowan ran 3:14.28 last spring with Delle and Bishop in the lineup. The 3:19.14 is their fastest since a 3:15.00 with Chris Mesiano joining Bishop, Eville and Terry in 2018 for third place at NCAA Division 3 nationals in Birmingham, Ala.

Rowan is the only NJAC school to run under 3:25 so far this year. Their time is also No. 1 in the NCAA Division 3 Atlantic Region. Rochester is next at 3:20.79

Sincere Rhea has raced in three meets so far for Penn State, and he’s recorded three PRs. Four, really.

Rhea, the national scholastic indoor hurdles champ for St. Augustine last year, lowered his PR over the 42-inch highs to 7.81 at at the Penn State National Open at Ashenfelter Track in University Park.

Rhea had PR’d with 7.98 in his first meet and then 7.86 in his second.

At the Penn State National Open, he locked up with Pitt senior Shyheim Wright and Hampton junior Dylan Beard. Wright won the final in 7.67, Beard was second in 7.76 and Rhea took third in 7.81.

Rhea’s time is No. 24 in NCAA Division 1 although only 5-100ths of a second out of the top 10. It makes him the No. 3 freshman in the country and No. 2 in the Big 10, behind only Iowa senior Jaylan McConico, who has a 7.66 to his credit from a meet in Iowa City.

Interesting that there are three South Jersey hurdlers among the top freshmen hurdlers in the country. Deptford’s Naseem Smith, a freshman at Syracuse, is the No. 19 freshman hurdler in the nation with an 8.08 at Harvard, and Palmyra’s Sam Aviles, a freshman at Rider, is No. 21 on the Division 1 freshman list with an 8.11 at Ocean Breeze.

One more thing about Rhea: He ran his second collegiate 200 at the Penn State National Open and placed 6th (4th among college runners) at 21.38, another personal best.

His previous 200 PR was a 21.47 a week earlier in Lexington, Ky. That makes him No. 10 in the Big 10 (Paul VI’s Antonio Tarantino of Rutgers is No. 6 at 21.20) and makes him the top freshman in the 200 in the conference as well.

Rhea, a Millville native, had a high school PR of 21.56 from the Cape Atlantic Meet last spring and an indoor 200 PR of 23.27 from a meet at the Bubble his junior year. He only ran the indoor 200 twice in high school.

Rhea also ran a leg on Penn State’s 1,600-meter relay team, which went 3:11.04.

Junior Olivia Wright jumped 36-8 3/4 and Winslow teammate and classmate Shevell Higgs 36-5 for a 1-2 finish at the Varsity Classic Monday at the Armory. Both are PRs. And sophomore teammate Jordan James wasn’t far behind, placing sixth with a PR of her own!

The Wright and Higgs marks are No. 8 and No. 11 in South Jersey history. They’re No. 1 and 2 in South Jersey this year and No. 6 and 9 state-wide.

Wright’s previous PR was a 36-0 last month at the Hispanic Games, also at the Armory. She jumped 34-11 1/2 at the Woodbury Relays for an official outdoor PR, although she has surpassed 37 feet in summer track.

Higgs’ previous PR was 35-5 1/2, also from the Hispanic Games. Her outdoor triple jump PR is 36-2 1/2 from states last spring.

She also ran a PR 8.51 in the 55-meter hurdles trials Monday before taking 4th in the final at 8.53.

James placed sixth with a jump of 35-7 3/4. Her previous overall PR and indoor PR was a 34-3 1/2 at the Bishop Loughlin Games in December at Ocean Breeze.

Only 17 South Jersey girls have ever jumped 36 feet indoors, and Winslow is now 4 1/4 inches from having three in the same year – and all underclassmen.

Wright, Higgs and James give Winslow three of South Jersey’s top five triple jumpers this winter and three of the top 14 in the state.

Wright and Higgs are the No. 3 and 5 juniors in the state and James is the No. 2 sophomore, behind only Millville’s Leah Ellis (36-0 1/2 last month).

As you can see from the list below, Winslow now has five of the top 13 indoor triple jumpers in South Jersey history, and there’s plenty of season to go!

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR TRIPLE JUMP LIST
40-1 1/2 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2019
38-4 … She’quell Higgs [Winslow Twp.], 2013
38-0 1/2 … Shaya Wilkerson [Lenape], 2012
37-10 … Cidae’a Woods [Winslow Twp.], 2013
37-7 … Elizabeth Montague [Cherokee], 2014
37-1 … Ashley Edwards [Northern Burlington], 2015
36-9 1/4 … Jasmin Jones [Kingsway], 2016
36-8 3/4 … Olivia Wright [Winslow Twp.], 2020
36-8 1/2 … Leah Ellis [Millville], 2019
36-6 1/2 … Maryn Hess [Winslow Twp.], 2017
36-6 1/2 … Janell Rowe [Sterling], 2016
36-6 … Javona Ford [Millville], 2010
36-5 … Shevell Higgs [Winslow Twp.], 2020
36-4 … Rachel Montague [Cherokee], 2008
36-2 3/4 … Kiah Walton [Burlington Twp.], 2014
36-0 1/2 … Taliya Rogers [Rancocas Valley], 2016
36-0 1/2 … Keyanna Meade [Burlington Twp.]. 2018

Haddonfield’s Allison Colflesh, Lindsay Colflesh, Payton Weiner and Sarah Naticchia won the 3,200-meter relay Monday night at the Varsity Classic with a school record and the No. 6 time in South Jersey history.

Haddonfield ran 9:22.18 and won by 25 meters over second-place Cornwell (N.Y.), which ran 9:26.77. Suffern, another New York school, ran 9:27.41 for third.

The time is fastest by a South Jersey school since 2013, when Lenape set the South Jersey record of of 9:04.66. It’s No. 2 in Camden County history, behind only Wilson’s 9:19.35 back in 2002. It’s also No. 2 nationally this year, according to the MileSplit U.S. performance list, behind only Union Catholic’s 9:21.86 at the Millrose Trials last month.

Haddonfield broke its school record of 9:28.90 set last year at the same meet when the same lineup took a close second to Cornwall, which won in 9:28.26. Haddonfield’s overall school record is an outdoor 9:06.30 from 2008. 

Allison Colflesh led off with a 2:22.6, with Lindsay Colflesh splitting 2:20.4, Weiner 2:20.3 and Naticchia anchoring in 2:18.8.

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR 4-BY-800 LIST
9:04.66 … Lenape, 2013
9:09.71 … Lenape, 2012
9:11.94 … Lenape, 2008
9:19.01 … Lenape, 2011
9:19.35 … Wilson, 2002
9:22.18 … Haddonfield, 2020
9:22.30 … Lenape, 2010
9:22.38 … Buena, 1999
9:23.71 … Lenape, 2009
9:24.68 … Seneca, 2017
9:26.65 … Kingsway, 2020
9:26.67 … Lenape, 2007
9:27.22 … Lenape, 2014
9:28.7 ….. Willingboro, 2003
9:28.90 … Haddonfield, 2019
9:31.10 … Seneca, 2016
9:31.92 … Shawnee, 2014
9:31.92 … Haddonfield, 2017
9:32.18 … Kingsway, 2017
9:32.95 … Seneca, 2008
9:34.49 … Millville, 2007
9:36.10 … Sterling, 2017
9:36.41 … Seneca, 2009
9:36.50 … Seneca, 2014

ALL-TIME N.J. 4-by-800 LIST
8:54.11 … Southern Regional, 2009
8:56.94 … Red Bank Catholic, 2011
9:00.62 … Freehold Twp., 2014
9:01.64 … Ridge, 2017
9:04.66 … Lenape, 2013
9:05.28 … Red Bank Catholic, 2012
9:05.40 … Columbia, 2014
9:05.97 … Pope John, 2007
9:07.44 … Union Catholic, 2019
9:08.07 … Ridge, 2018
9:08.34 … Columbia, 1997
9:09.14 … Columbia, 1998
9:09.70 … Mount St. Dominic, 2012
9:09.71 … Lenape, 2012
9:10.22 … North Hunterdon, 2016
9:11.69 … Freehold Twp., 2013
9:11.94 … Lenape, 2008
9:12.82 … Roxbury, 2006
9:13.42 … Union Catholic, 2015
9:13.72 … Columbia, 1983
9:13.90 … Union Catholic, 2018
9:13.95 … Ridge, 2015
9:15.05 … Pingry, 2018
9:15.07 … Ridge, 2019
9:15.16 … Hunterdon Central, 2010
9:16.15 … Pope John, 2006
9:16.34 … Immaculate Heart Academy, 2008
9:16.8h … Kearny, 1980
9:17.00 … Union Catholic, 2016
9:18.17 … Middletown South, 2002
9:18.26 … Southern Regional, 2014
9:18.62 … River Dell, 2018
9:18.87 … Red Bank Catholic, 2015
9:19.01 … Lenape, 2011
9:19.20 … Ridge, 2016
9:19.35 … Wilson, 2002
9:19.47 … Voorhees, 2009
9:19.55 … Columbia, 2012
9:19.88 … Pope John, 2008
9:21.00 … Southern Regional, 2010
9:21.74 … West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 2015
9:21.9h … Ridgewood, 1988
9:20.4h … Summit, 1982
9:20.82 … Columbia, 2011
9:21.06 … Hunterdon Central, 2011
9:22.18 … Haddonfield, 2020
9:22.2h … Roxbury, 2008
9:22.28 … Red Bank Catholic, 2014
9:22.30 … Lenape, 2010
9:22.38 … Buena, 1999
9:22.43 … Columbia, 1996
9:22.6h … Bernards, 1984
9:22.63 … Randolph, 2010
9:23.18 … Middletown South, 2003
9:23.27 … Ridgewood, 2012
9:23.4h … Columbia, 1985
9:23.71 … Lenape, 2009
9:24.38 … Woodbridge, 2018
9:24.53 … Northern Highlands, 2015
9:24.57 … Peddie School, 2011
9:24.68 … Seneca, 2017
9:24.92 … Columbia, 2010

Nylah Perry became Winslow’s fastest indoor quarter-miler in eight years Monday night with a blazing PR of 56.85 at the Armory.

Her time is No. 2 in the state this year and No. 6 in Camden County history.

Perry finished second to All-America middle-distance runner Taliltha Diggs of Saucon Valley High School in Hellertown. Diggs, a Florida signee, was the Pennsylvania state champ in the 400 last spring and 5th in the 400 at outdoor Nationals.

But they weren’t in the same section, so we’ll never know what would have happened if they actually got to race each other head to head.

Perry’s previous indoor PR was a 57.59 at the Hispanic Games last month on the same track. She’s run a bit faster outdoors, 56.32 at Group 3 states last spring at Central Regional.

Perry’s time is fastest by a Camden County 400 runner indoors since Ste’yce McNeil ran 56.62 in 2012. Her time is No. 17 in South Jersey history.

The only New Jersey girl who’s run faster than Perry this year is Athing Mu, who attends Trenton High School but competes unattached in open meets. Mu set the American record in the 600 last winter at the U.S. Championships at Ocean Breeze. Mu ran a U.S. No. 1 53.14 at the Armory last month. She’s run as fast as 52.55 indoors and 51.98 outdoors.

Perry’s Winslow teammate Janeya Hammond (59.32), Shawnee’s Amanda Demko (59.41) and Ocean City’s Erin Hanlon (59.78) all also broke 60 seconds.

Those are indoor PRs for both Demko and Hanlon.

There are now 10 South Jersey girls under a minute this winter in the 400:

2020 S.J. 400 LEADERS
56.85 … Nylah Perry [Winslow Twp.]
57.79 … Janeya Hammond [Winslow Twp.]
58.05 … Jewel Ash [Eastern]
59.19 … Maya Harper [Pleasantville]
59.41 … Amanda Demko [Shawnee]
59.54 … Emily Wallace [Collingswood]
59.60 … Jade Pope [Pennsauken]
59.67 … Amirah Sharpe [Paulsboro]
59.78 … Erin Hanlon [Ocean City]
59.88 … Alyssa Leak [Rancocas Valley]

ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR 400 PERFORMANCE LIST
54.24 … Okechi Ogbuokiri [Willingboro], 2003
54.91 … Nijgia Snapp [Oakcrest], 2008
55.16 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
55.19 … Michelle Brown [Seneca], 2008
55.21 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
55.4h … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
55.6h … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1984
55.83 … Kiara Lester [Deptford], 2016
56.21 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1997
56.24 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
56.34 … Katrina Sye [Buena], 1997
56.44 … Avionne Sloan [Camden], 2006
56.62 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
56.65 … Britney Kott [Millville], 2009
56.76 … Simone Thomas [Willingboro], 2003
56.78 … Ajae Alvarez [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
56.85 … Emily Duffey [Lenape], 2012
56.85 … Nylah Perry [Winslow], 2020
56.88 … Marcene Jack [Mainland Reg.], 2004
56.90 … Nadia Davy [Bridgeton], 1999
56.95 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017