Timber Creek senior Naylah Jones ran the 5th-fastest 300 in South Jersey history and doubled back to win the 55 with a PR Saturday at the Ocean Breeze Freedom Games on Staten Island.
In the 300, Jones was 1st in 39.52, finishing six meters clear of 2nd-place Kendall Barnhart of Guilderland of Guilderland Center, N.Y.
Jones’ time is No. 9 on the U.S. list, according to the MileSplit database. It’s No. 2 in New Jersey this year. 1-100th of a second behind Rhia Randolph of parochial all-star team Union Catholic, who ran 39.51 at the Armory last month. Jones’ time is also No. 14 in state history.
Later in the afternoon, Jones won the 55 in 7.07, edging New Jersey No. 1 teammate Ryan Jennings, who was 2nd in 7.12. Jennings ran 7.04 last month at the Armory. Pennsauken’s Sianni Wynn also ran 7.04 this winter. Jones’ previous 55 PR was a 7.08 when she placed 3rd in the Meet of Champions in March at Ocean Breeze.
So Camden County currently has the three-fastest sprinters in the state with Jennings and Wynn tied for No. at 7.04 and Jones No. 3 at 7.07.
Jones’ 7.07 is tied for No. 15 in South Jersey history and is No. 8 on the all-time Camden County 55-meter dash performance list.
All-Time South Jersey Girls 300-Meter Dash Top-10
39.16 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
39.17 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
39.40 … Arianna Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
39.42 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2018
39.52 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
40.13 … Jasmine Still [Woodrow Wilson], 2006
40.15 … Amirah Sharpe [Clayton], 2021
40.2h … Evelyn Simpson [Camden], 1979
40.2h … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
40.22 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
40.27 … Kiara Lester [Deptford]. 2014
All-Time New Jersey Girls 300-Meter Sub-40 List
36.82 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2017
37.36 … Athing Mu [Trenton], 2020
38.73 … Olivia Baker [Columbia], 2014
38.79 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
39.16 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
39.17 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2023
39.28 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2012
39.1h … Janine Davis [Queen of Peace], 2004
39.40 … Arianna Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
39.42 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2018
39.44 … Racquel Vassell [East Orange], 2007
39.47 … Mariah Fede [Paramus Catholic], 2020
39.51 … Stephanie Saleem [Neptune], 1985
39.52 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
39.3h … Mikele Barber [Montclair], 1998
39.3h … Tawana Watkins [Paterson Kennedy], 2002
39.85 … Chidumga Nkulume [Union Catholic], 2020
39.9h … Melisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
39.94 … Dominique Booker [Immaculate Conception], 2008
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
7.04 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
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
7.07 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
7.08 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2023
7.09 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.09 … Emily Carson [Haddonfield], 2013
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 