Pennsauken’s dazzling Sianni Wynn continued her assault on the New Jersey track record book Sunday with a double win and two state freshman records at the 55th annual Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.
Wynn became the first freshman to win two events at a Meet of Champions and set New Jersey freshman class records of 7.00 in the 55-meter dash and 24.48 in the 200. The previous marks were 7.04, which Wynn ran at Easterns Wednesday night and shared with Eastern’s English Gardner, and 24.81, which Wynn ran at the Hispanic Games in January.
Before this year, the freshman 200 record was 24.83, set by West Orange’s Taylor Aska last March at Ocean Breeze Nationals.
Wynn has also run 56.10 this year, only 16-100ths off the New Jersey freshman record of 55.94 set in 2014 by Matawan’s Sam Anderson at Easterns at the Armory.
Wynn is the 4th South Jersey girl to win two events at a Meet of Champions. Willingboro’s Carol Lewis won the high jump and hurdles in 1981, Dana Burnett of Williamstown won the 55 and 400 in 1996 – both at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym – and Gardner won the 55 and 400 in 2007 at the Bubble.
Wynn’s 55 time is No. 8 in South Jersey history and No. 18 in state history. Her 200 time is No. 5 in South Jersey history and No. 17 in state history.
According to the MileSplit national database, she’s the No. 1 freshman nationally at 55 meters, No. 2 in the 200 and No. 4 in the 400.
According to World Athletics, Wynn’s 200 time is No. 1 among U.S. runners in the Under-18 division and No. 5 in the world.
Pennsauken’s only previous girls winner at an indoor Meet of Champions was Alethia Jenkins, who won the 55-meter hurdles as a sophomore in 2000 with a time of 8.21.
If all that wasn’t enough, Wynn finished her day by splitting 57.23 on Pennsauken’s 6th-place 1,600-meter relay team for a 3rd medal.
Pennsauken, seeded 11th at 4:07.60, ran a school-record 4:01.86, with sophomore Amina Dyer, freshman Sanaya Dupree and sophomore Ameenah Rodriguez running the first three legs.
All-Time New Jersey 55-Meter Dash List
6.73y … Michelle Glover [Willingboro], 1981
6.79y … Wenda Vereen [Trenton], 1984
6.84 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2011
6.87 … Aleah Williams [Montclair], 1998
6.88y … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
6.91 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2010
6.92 … Dominique Booker [Immaculate Conception], 2009
6.93 … Ogechi Nwaneri [Chatham], 2008
6.94 … Stephanie Saleem [Neptune], 1985
6.95 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
6.95 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2014
6.95 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
6.95 … Christiana Nwachuku [Kent Place], 2022
6.97 … Jenna Harris [Franklin Twp.], 2003
6.97 … Melissa Barber [Montclair], 1998
6.98 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020
6.98 … Sydney Hawkins [Phillipsburg], 2017
7.00 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
7.00 … Iyanli Kollock [Our Lady of Mercy], 2017
7.00 … Haisha Bisiolu [Union], 2013
7.00 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
All-Time South Jersey 55-Meter Dash List
6.73y … Michelle Glover [Willingboro], 1981
6.88y … 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
7.00 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
7.01 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
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
All-Time New Jersey 200-Meter Dash List
23.84 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
24.00 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2016
24.11 … Athing Mu [Trenton], 2019
24.14 … Melisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
24.16 … Aleah Williams [Montclair], 1997
24.21 … Dominique Booker [Immaculate Conception], 2008
24.24 … Stephanie Saleem [Neptune], 1985
24.34 … Toneisha Friday [Franklin Twp.], 2005
24.34 … Mariah Fede [Paramus Catholic], 2020
24.37 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2010
24.38 … Racquel Vassell [East Orange], 2006
24.38 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
24.38 … Kiya Lawson [Montclair], 2022
24.39 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017
21.42 … Dennisha Page [Wilson], 2019
24.46 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
24.48 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
All-Time South Jersey 200-Meter Dash List
24.38 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
24.39 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017
21.42 … Dennisha Page [Wilson], 2019
24.46 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
24.48 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
24.52 … Cecelia Gerstenbacher [Delsea], 2017
24.61 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
24.61 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
24.78 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
24.83 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020
24.83 … Kiara Lester [Deptford], 2014
24.87 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2023
24.94 … Shardae Anderson [Paulsboro], 2005
24.96 … Toni Glatz [Delsea], 2017
24.96 … Jackie Dim [Washington Twp.], 2008
24.99 … Aliya Harrison [Sterling], 2018
All-Time South Jersey Meet of Champions 55 Winners
1980 – Michele Glover [Willingboro], 6.8
1981 – Michele Glover [Willingboro], 6.8
1982 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 7.15
1983 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 6.9
1986 … Artrelia Turner [Wilson], 7.21
1996 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 7.12
1999 …Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 7.13
2007 … English Gardner [Eastern], 7.08
2010 … English Gardner [Eastern], 7.03
2014 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 6.95
2016 … Aliyah Taylor [Pemberton], 7.04
2017 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 6.99
2019 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 7.06
2023 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 7.00
All-Time South Jersey Meet of Champions 200 Winners
2006 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 25.07
2015 … Kiera Lester [Deptford], 25.18
2016 … Kiera Lester [Deptford], 24.96
2023 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 24.48
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 