Timber Creek, Pennsauken and Eastern finished the season with some fast 4-by-4’s Sunday as the West Philly Nationals came to a close at Franklin Field.
Timber Creek ran 3:50.13 for 7th place, Pennsauken a school-record 3:51.11 for 9th place and Eastern 3:53.75, just off their 3:52.40 from Meet of Champions and placed 17th overall.
Timber Creek, which won the Meet of Champions in 3:46.38, placed 7th with sophomores Ryan Jennings and Billie Frazier and juniors Chloe Jones and Naylah Jones, Chloe splitting 56.54 and Naylah 56.05.
Pennsauken lowered its school record from its 3:52.69 at the state Group 4 meet with sophomore Amina Dyer leading off, Meet of Champs winner Sianni Wynn running 2nd leg in 54-low-ish, freshman Ameenah Rodriguez running 59.76 and freshman Sanaya Dupree anchoring in 57.09.
And Eastern got 56.65 and 56.67 splits from freshman Natalie Dumas and senior Kadence Dumas after legs by sophomore Samantha Osei-Kyei and senior Makenzie James ran the first two legs.
[Splits for first two legs aren’t available because they’re running in lanes in a three-turn stagger and you can’t have a separate camera for each lane.]
Here’s a look at the updated all-time South Jersey list:
3:43.94 … Willingboro, 2001
3:44.64 … Willingboro, 2002
3:44.67 … Clayton, 2022
3:45.41 … Camden, 1995
3:45.67 … Willingboro, 1999
3:46.13 … Willingboro, 2000
3:46.38 … Timber Creek, 2023
3:46.67 … Winslow Twp., 2018
3:47.16 … Eastern, 2003
3:47.30 … Willingboro, 2003
3:47.41 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:47.4h … Camden, 1978
3:47.55 … Camden, 2006
3:48.00 … Wilson, 2001
3:48.17 … Wilson, 2006
3:48.6y … Camden,, 1978
3:48.78 … Lenape, 2014
3:48.7h … Washington Twp., 1999
3:48.87 … Rancocas Valley, 2019
3:48.91 … Penns Grove, 2013
3:49.25 … Lenape, 2015
3:49.2y … Camden, 1979
3:49.30 … Winslow Twp., 2004
3:49.43 … Willingboro, 1997
3:49.53 … Willingboro, 1998
3:49.63 … Winslow Twp., 2016
3:49.93 … Willingboro, 2009
3:50.10 … Millville, 2008
3:50.13 … Timber Creek, 2023
3:50.21 … Winslow Twp., 2003
3:50.24 … Willingboro, 2009
3:50.27 … Lenape, 2017
3:50.31 … Eastern, 2002
3:50.36 … Rancocas Valley, 2018
3:50.46 … Woodrow Wilson, 2005
3:50.49 … Willingboro, 2010
3:50.56 … Winslow Twp., 2019
3:51.0h … Willingboro, 1982
3:51.11 … Pennsauken, 2023
3:51.18 … Eastern, 2003
3:51.22 … Camden, 2008
3:51.32 … Willingboro, 2000
3:51.43 … Lenape, 2012
3:51.44 … Willingboro, 1994
3:51.51 … Woodrow Wilson, 2007
3:51.68 … Millville, 2007
3:51.70 … Camden, 2010
3:51.6h … Highland, 1992
3:51.85 … Woodrow Wilson, 2000
3:51.91 … Camden, 2005
3:51.8h … Camden, 1979
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 