The Timber Creek girls destroyed a 20-year-old South Jersey 400-meter relay record Saturday at West Philly Nationals Saturday at Franklin Field.
Sophomore Ryan Jennings and juniors Chloe Jones, Nyla Jones and Naylah Jones ran 46.43 to break the record of 46.87 set in 2003 by Eastern’s Brittany Wright, Jennifer Jackson, Kaliyma Barkley and Jenelle Wilson in the trials of the 2003 adidas Outdoor Nationals in Raleigh, N.C.
Timber Creek’s time is 6th-fastest in state history and was 2nd-fastest in the trials, behind only track factory Bullis School of Potomac, Md., which ran 45.75. The eight-fastest in six heats advanced to the final at 12:09 p.m. Sunday.
Timber Creek was already 9th in state history with its 46.89 on Saturday at the Meet of Champions.
Union Catholic, which ran all-time New Jersey No. 4 46.40 at the state Parochial A meet at Franklin last weekend, ran 46.72 and also qualified for the final.
All-Time New Jersey Sub-47 List
45.50 … Montclair, 1998
45.89 … Columbia, 2010
46.08 … Trenton, 1984
46.40 … Union Catholic, 2023
46.42 … Franklin Twp., 2003
46.43 … Timber Creek, 2023
46.84 … Piscataway, 2014
46.87 … Eastern, 2003
46.89 … Franklin Twp., 2001
46.90 … Paramus Catholic, 2010
46.96 … Columbia, 2009
46.98 … Winslow Twp., 2017
All-Time South Jersey Sub-48 List
46.87 … Eastern, 2003
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
47.78 … Willingboro, 2023
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
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 