Mainland sophomore Sophia Day shattered her own Atlantic County 800 record Saturday with a commanding win in the state Group 3 meet at the Bubble.
In her fourth lifetime 800, Day ran 2:15.59 and remained unbeaten, finishing about 15 meters ahead of 2nd-place Jenai Berry of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, who ran 2:18.16.
Day ran a county-record 2:17.76 at Ocean Breeze about a month ago in her first 800 and 2:21.49 at the Bubble a few days later. She lowered her PR and county record to 2:17.71 when she won sectionals. The previous Atlantic County indoor best was a 2:18.10 by Oakcrest’s Nijgia Snapp at 2008 Group 4 sectionals at the Bubble.
Her time is No. 16 in South Jersey history.
Here’s a look at all the sub-2:16 performance in South Jersey history:
2:09.56 … Megan Tiernan [Washington Twp.], 2010
2:10.0h … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
2:12.46 … Monica Olkowski [Cherokee], 1990
2:12.55 … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
2:13.51 … Emily Duffey [Lenape], 2011
2:14.12 … Carly Pettipaw [Lenape], 2013
2:14.5h … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985
2:14.6h … Michelle DiMuro [Shawnee], 1985
2:14.64 … Bridget Flynn [Ocean City], 2014
2:14.99 … Kami Joi Hickson [Washington Twp.], 2017
2:15.05 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2015
2:15.06 … Sydney Coppolino [Sterling], 2017
2:15.17 … Britney Kott [Millville], 2008
2:15.18 … Lindsay Colflesh [Haddonfield], 2021
2:15.46 … Tara DeBrielle [Overbrook], 2000
2:15.59 … Sofia Day [Mainland Regional], 2023
2:15.73 … Kelsey Niglio [Cherokee], 2022
2:15.86 … Greta Feldman [Haddonfield], 2009
2:15.89 … Kayla Martin [Seneca], 2016
2:15.90 … Felicia O’Donnell [Delsea], 2009
2:15.99 … Brooke Kott [Millville], 2008
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 