From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Timber Creek junior Naylah Jones raced her way to an easy win in the 100-meter dash Thursday and then anchored the Chargers’ winning 400-meter relay team with the 9th-fastest time in state history at the 54th Meet of Champions at Franklin Township.

Let’s look at the 4-by-1 first.

Timber Creek put together a masterpiece, with Chloe Jones, Jennings, junior Nyla Jones and Naylah Jones, whose blistering anchor stopped the clock at 46.89.

That’s only 2-100ths of a second off the South Jersey record of 46.87 set by Eastern’s Brittany Wright, Jennifer Jackson, Kaliyma Barkley and Jenelle Wilson in the prelims of the 2003 Outdoor Nationals in Raleigh, N.C.

It’s also No. 3 in meet history but only 5-100ths of a second off the meet record of 46.84 set in 2014 by Piscataway. Columbia ran 46.87 in 2010.

In the 100, Jones trimmed 2-100ths of a second off her PR and crossed the line in 11.73, 8th-fastest in South Jersey history and No. 23 in state history.

She led all qualifiers in the trials with an 1.80 and then sprinted away from the field in the final, winning by a whopping 26-100ths of a second and finishing two meters clear of Mount Olive junior Natasha Redmond, who was 2nd in 11.99.

Her time equals No. 13 in meet history.

Jones joins Tierra Hooker as only the 2nd Timber Creek girl ever to win a Meet of Champions title. Hooker won the high jump in 2019.

All-Time South Jersey List
11.42 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
11.49 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
11.58 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
11.61 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
11.63 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
11.71 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017
11.73 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2014
11.73 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2023
11.77 … Aisha Morgan [Schalick], 1998
11.78 … Shameka Speed [Bridgeton], 2003
11.79 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2023
11.81 … Denise Liles [Kingsway], 1984
11.81 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
11.81 … Audrey Wilson [Deptford], 2008
11.82 … Annie Johnson [Shawnee], 2012
11.82 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
11.84 … Robin Taylor [Deptford], 1980
11.85 … Dana Burnett [Willamstown], 1996
11.88 … Denis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
11.89 … Cecelia Gerstenbacher [Delsea], 2017
11.91 … Aliya Harrison [Sterling], 2017
11.94 … Emily Carson [Haddonfield], 2013
11.95 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017
11.96 … Jamillah Nock [Woodrow Wilson], 2004
11.96 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2019
11.98 … Jennifer Jackson [Eastern], 2003
11.98 … Ciera Ismail [Schalick], 2013
11.98 … Kiara Lester [Deptford], 2014

All-Time New Jersey 100 List
11.42 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
11.44 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2010
11.49 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
11.50 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
11.57 … M’elisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
11.57 … Jada Ellis [Manchester Twp.], 2021
11.58 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
11.61 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
11.61 … Shavon Greaves [Lakewood], 2007
11.62 … Cathy Crawford [Perth Amboy], 1977
11.63 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
11.64 … Olivia Baker [Columbia], 2013
11.65 … Aleah Williams [Montclair], 1999
11.65 … Ogechi Nwaneri [Columbia], 2008
11.66 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
11.66 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2021
11.68 … Regina Trotter [Weequahic], 1991
11.70 … Lori Dowers [Lawrence], 1979
11.70 … Christiana Nwachuku [Kent Place], 2022
11.71 … Georgina Nembhard [Ocean Twp.], 2007
11.71 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017
11.73 … Sydney Hawkins [Phillipsburg], 2018
11.73 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2014
11.73 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2023
11.74 … Jenna Harris [Franklin Twp.], 2003
11.75 … Bria Saunders [Parsippany], 2014
11.78 … Shameka Speed [Bridgeton], 2003

All-Time Meet of Champions list
11.47 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2011 [1]
11.48 ……. Jacobs, 2010 [1]
11.5h … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1983 [1]
11.56 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2010 [2]
11.57 … Me’Lisa Barber [Montclair], 1998 [1]
11.57 … Jada Ellis [Manchester Twp.], 2021 [1]
11.60 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017 [q]
11.61 … Amanda Rhett [Moorestown], 2000 [1]
11.62 …….Gardner, 2007 [1]
11.62 …….Jacobs, 2011 [q]
11.63 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019 [1]
11.66 … Ogechi Nwaneri [Chatham], 2006 [1]
11.66 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2021 [2]
11.68 … Aleah Williams [Montclair], 1999 [1]
11.68 … Shavon Greaves [Lakewood], 2007 [2]
11.72 ……. Jacobs, 2009 [1]
11.73 … Torie Robinson [Winslow], 2014 [1]
11.73 … Sydney Hawkins [Phillipsburg], 2018 [1]
11.73 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2023 [1]
11.74 … Jenna Harris [Franklin], 2003 [1]
11.74 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981 [1]
11.74 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979 [1]
11.76 … Shameka Speed [Bridgeton], 2003 [2]
11.77 … Aisha Morgan [Schalick], 1998 [2]
11.77 … Mack, 2017 [1]
11.78 ……. Princz, 2021 [q]
11.80 ……. Rhett [Moorestown], 1998 [3]
11.80 … Nicole Carmichael [Paterson Kennedy], 1995 [1]
11.82 … Denise Liles [Kingsway], 1986 [1]
11.82 … Annie Johnson [Shawnee], 2012 [1]
11.82 ….. Mack, 2016 [q]
11.84 ….. Glover, 1980 [1]
11.84 ….. Glover, 1979 [2]
11.85 Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996 [1]
11.86 Joy Enaohwo [Union], 2021 [3]
11.87 Porshe Giddings [East Orange], 2007 [3]
11.87 Dominique Booker [Montclair Immaculate], 2009 [2 P]
11.87 Jordan Simmons [Bishop Ahr], 2010 [3]
11.87 ….. Mack, 2016 [1]
11.87 ….. Princz, 2019 [2]
11.88 ….. Nwaneri, 2007 [4]
11.88 ….. Gardner, 2008 [1]
11.88 ….. Hawkins, 2018 [q]
11.89 Jasmine Carter [Columbia], 2010 [4]
11.89 ….. Ellis, 2021 [q]
11.90 Shakirah Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017 [q]
11.90 ….. Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2018 [2]
11.91 Aleah Williams [Montclair], 1997 [1]
11.91 Darriea Pigott [West Orange], 1995 [2]
11.91 Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2019 [3]
11.92 ….. Rhett, 1999 [2]
11.92 Bria Saunders [Parsippany], 2014 [2]
11.93 Georgina Nembhard [Ocean Twp.], 2006 [2]
11.93 Christiana Nwachuku [Kent Place], 2022 [1]
11.94 Kim Lyles [Franklin], 2001 [1]
11.94 ….. Vereen, 1981 [2]
11.94 ….. Robinson, 2014 [q]
11.94 ….. Princz, 2018 [3]
11.95 Regina Trotter [Weequahic], 1990 [1]
11.95 Me’Lisa Barber [Montclair], 1998 [4]
11.95 Audrey Wilson [Deptford], 2008 [2]
11.95 Danielle Beniulis [Jefferson], 2014 [3]
11.96 Jamillah Nock [Camden], 2004 [1]
11.96 ….. Harris, 2002 [1]
11.96 Kaitlyn Davis [North Brunswick], 2012 [2]
11.96 Madeline Soto [University], 2014 [4]
11.96 Kaitlin Salisbury [Hawthorne], 2016 [q]
11.96 … Nwachuku, 2021 [4]
11.97 Carlene Cummings [Englewood], 1996 [2]
11.97 Sydney Tucker [Union Catholic], 2019 [4]
11.98 Camille Campbell [Carteret], 2000 [2]
11.98 ….. Wilson, 2007 [5]
11.98 Inshallah Saunders [Plainfield], 1993 [1]
11.98 ….. Grantham, 2021 [5]
11.99 ….. Johnson, 2012 [q]

Meet of Champions South Jersey 100 Winners
100 Yards
1975 … Vonnie Coker [Woodbury], 11.1
1976 … Sharon Johnson [Haddon His], 11.0
1977 … Lori Lewis [Woodbury], 11.1
1978 … Michele Glover [Pennsauken], 10.7
100 Meters
1979 … Pat Dunlap [Camden], 11.5
1980 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 11.6
1981 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 11.5
1982 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 12.2
1984 … Denise Liles [Kingsway], 11.9
1985 … Andrea Conaway [Bordentown], 12.1
1986 … Denise Liles [Kingsway], 11.9
1996 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 11.85
2000 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 11.61w
2004 … Jamillah Nock [Wilson], 11.96
2007 … English Gardner [Eastern], 11.62
2008 … English Gardner [Eastern], 11.88
2012 … Annie Johnson [Shawnee], 11.82
2014 … Torie Robinson [Winslow], 11.73
2016 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 11.87
2017 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 11.77
2019 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 11.86
2023 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 11.73

All-Time New Jersey 400-Meter Relay List
45.50 … Montclair, 1998
45.89 … Columbia, 2010
46.08 … Trenton, 1984
46.40 … Union Catholic, 2023
46.42 … Franklin Twp., 2003
46.84 … Piscataway, 2014
46.87 … Eastern, 2003
46.89 … Franklin Twp., 2001
46.89 … Timber Creek, 2023
46.90 … Paramus Catholic, 2010
46.96 … Columbia, 2009
46.98 … Winslow Twp., 2017

All-Time South Jersey 400-Meter Relay List
46.87 … Eastern, 2003
46.89 … Timber Creek, 2023
46.98 … Winslow Twp., 2017
46.9h … Willingboro, 1980
47.06 … Winslow Twp., 2014
47.18 … Winslow Twp., 2013
47.19 … Winslow Twp., 2018
47.25 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2018
47.27 … Delsea, 2017
47.36 … Eastern, 2019
47.40 … Winslow Twp., 2016
47.3h … Willingboro, 1981
47.45 … Willingboro, 1994
47.49 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
47.53 … Millville, 2019
47.53 … Rancocas Valley, 2019
47.54 … Winslow Twp., 2003
47.54 … Rancocas Valley, 2018
47.4h … Camden,, 1978
47.4y … Camden, 1979
47.75 … Eastern, 2002
47.76 … Winslow Twp., 2005
47.76 … Winslow Twp., 2012
47.79 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2021
47.82 … Moorestown, 2000
47.85 … Deptford, 2015
47.87 … Winslow Twp., 2011
47.9h … Willingboro, 1995
47.8h … Willingboro, 2003
47.94 … Camden, 2000
47.98 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2019