Pennsauken’s Sianni Wynn moved up into the No. 11 spot in South Jersey history in the 55-meter dash Wednesday at the 88th annual Eastern States Championships at the Armory.
Wynn outrace an elite field by two steps, winning the race in 7.04. Ashley Fulton of Elmont, N.Y., was second in 7.18.
Wynn, who came in with a PR of 7.06, led all qualifiers in the trials with 7.19 and again in the semis with a 7.09. Her time matches the fastest by a New Jersey freshman. English Gardner ran 7.04 to win 2007 Easterns on the same track.
According to the MileSplit national database, her time is fastest this year by a U.S. freshman and No. 18 overall in the U.S. She’s the only New Jersey girl to run sub-7.10 this winter and she’s now done it four times.
Her time is No. 5 in Camden County history and fastest since Torie Robinson ran 6.95 to win the 2014 Meet of Champions at the Bubble
She’s Pennsauken’s first winner in the girls meet since Alethia Jenkins won the 55-meter hurdles in 2000 and the first South Jersey girl to win the Easterns 55 since Robinson in 2014 with a 7.00. Her time makes her 6th-fastest south Jersey girl ever at Easterns.
All-Time South Jersey 55-Meter Dash List
6.75y … Michelle Glover [Willingboro], 1981
6.90y … 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
6.98 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020
7.00 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
7.00 … Iyanli Kollock [Our Lady of Mercy], 2017
7.01 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
7.04 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
7.05 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
7.06 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2019
7.07 … Aliya Harrison [Sterling], 2018
7.07 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
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
S.J. Easterns 55 Winners
1980 … Michelle Glover [Willingboro] 6.5y
1983 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood] 6.95y
1984 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood] 7.02y
1998 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown] 7.15
1999 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown] 7.05
2000 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown] 7.00
2007 … English Gardner [Eastern] 7.04
2008 … English Gardner [Eastern] 6.92
2010 … English Gardner [Eastern] 6.91
2012 … Annie Johnson [Shawnee] 7.07
2013 … Emily Carson [Haddonfield] 7.09
2014 … Torie Robinson [Winslow] 7.00
2022 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken] 7.04
S.J. Easterns 55 List
6.5+ … Michelle Glover [Willingboro], 1980
6.91 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2010
6.92 …… Gardner, 2008
6.95 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
7.00 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
7.00 … Torie Robinson [Winslow], 2014
7.04 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 