Monster 400 race by Sianni Wynn Saturday morning at the South Jersey Group 4 sectionals on her home track at Pennsauken.
Wynn ran 54.01, which moves her into the No. 7 spot in South Jersey history and No. 15 in state history and just 1-100th of a second off the South Jersey freshman class record of 54.00 set at 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro by Olympic gold medalist English Gardner of Eastern. Gardner’s 54.00 is also the Camden County record.
Wynn won a fast race, with Eastern senior Kadence Dumas 2nd in 55.90, Rancocas Valley senior Kasey White 3rd in 56.20 and Eastern freshman Natalie Dumas also under 57 at 56.53.
Wynn smashed the South Jersey Group 4 meet record of 54.90 set in 2009 by Nijgia Snapp of Oakcrest at Egg Harbor. The only faster winning time in any South Jersey sectional came last year, when Arianni Sharpe of Clayton ran 53.49 in Group 1. Bridgeton’s Nadia Davy ran a hand-timed 54.0 to win Group 2 in 1999 and Wilson’s Dennisha Page ran 54.41 to win SJ-3 in 2019. Also under 55: Shakeema Martin of Lakewood [hand-timed 54.5 in SJ-3 in 2002].
On Friday, Wynn won the 100 in 11.90. Coming into the meet, her PRs were 12.16 and 56.69. She had only run one previous open 400 outdoors – in the BCSL meet also at Pennsauken two weeks ago. She ran 56.10 at the Armory indoors to win Easterns.
Wynn’s 54.01 qualifies her for the USATF Under-20 Championships in Eugene next month. According to MileSplit’s database, she’s 4th-fastest freshman in the U.S. this spring.
51.87 … Sydney McLoughlin [Union Catholic], 2016
51.98 … Athing Mu [Trenton], 2019
52.46 … Olivia Baker [Columbia], 2014
52.56 … Mikele Barber [Montclair], 1998
52.91 … Michelle Brown [Seneca], 2009
53.12 … Julia Jackson [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], 2022
53.0h … Stephanie Saleem [Neptune], 1985
53.49 … Arianna Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
53.51 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
53.60 … Amirah Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
53.64 … Nijgia Snapp [Oakcrest], 2008
53.66 … Giselle Harris [Shabazz], 1986
53.84 … Drexel Long [Monmouth], 1991
54.00 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2007
54.01 … Sianna Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
54.04 … Nadia Davy [Bridgeton], 1998
54.04 … Ajee’ Wilson [Neptune], 2012
54.0h … Natalie Jordan [Paterson East Side], 1984
54.19 … Okechi Ogbuokiri [Willingboro], 2003
54.20 … Emile Cowan [Columbia], 2015
54.21 … Jennifer Edobi [Union], 2014
54.1h … Donithy Jones [Montclair], 1981
54.23 … Symone O’Connor [Franklin Twp.]. 2007
54.31 … Tawana Watkins [JFK-Paterson], 2000
54.33 … Victoria Vanriel [Governor Livingston], 2019
54.34 … Tiffany Grant [Ocean Township], 2019
54.36 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2018
54.41 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
54.23 … Symone O’Connor [Franklin Twp.]. 2007
54.3h … Regina Trotter [Weequahic], 1981
54.48 … Julia Jackson [Scotch Plains-Fanwood], 2021
54.51 … Katrina Sye [Buena], 1998
54.62 … Audrey Wilson [Deptford], 2008
54.75 … Faleesha Dowe [Penns Grove], 2014
54.93 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2004
52.91 … Michelle Brown [Seneca], 2009
53.49 … Arianna Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
53.51 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
53.60 … Amirah Sharpe [Clayton], 2023
53.64 … Nijgia Snapp [Oakcrest], 2008
53.00 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2007
54.01 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
54.04 … Nadia Davy [Bridgeton], 1998
54.19 … Okechi Ogbuokiri [Willingboro], 2003
54.36 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2018
54.41 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
54.51 … Katrina Sye [Buena], 1998
54.62 … Audrey Wilson [Deptford], 2008
54.75 … Faleesha Dowe [Penns Grove], 2014
54.93 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2004
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 