From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

The Timber Creek girls ran the 8th-fastest 4-by-4 in South Jersey history Wednesday night and qualified for the Millrose Games next month.

Timber Creek – and once again names are not available in the results– ran a U.S. No. 2 3:53.66 and placed 2nd in the Millrose Games trials with the 2nd-fastest time in New Jersey this year and fastest by a South Jersey school in seven years.

Senior Chloe Jones led off for the Chargers, followed by junior Billie Frazier, senior Ryan Jennings and senior Nayla Jones, who anchored in 57.4.

If you know who ran for Timber Creek – and we’re guessing it was four from among Billy Frazier, Chloe Jones, Nyla Jones, Ryan Jennings and Naylah Jones – please let us know!

Union Catholic and Timber Creek will represent New Jersey Feb. 9 in the 116th annual Millrose Games at the Armory.

The Winslow girls were 3rd in a U.S. No. 3 3:56.86 and Washington Township 4th in a New Jersey No. 5 4:03.17. We’d love to have names for both those teams as well!

Timber Creek’s time is No. 4 in Camden County history and No. 27 on the all-time New Jersey indoor list. They are fastest by a South Jersey 4-by-4 since Winslow ran 3:51.49 at the 2017 Meet of Champions at the Bubble.

All-Time New Jersey 1,600-Meter Relay List
3:40.28 … Union Catholic, 2016
3:42.03 … Columbia, 2013
3:45.57 … Willingboro, 2003
3:46.42 … Columbia, 2014
3:47.03 … Union Catholic, 2015
3:47.31 … Union Catholic, 2019
3:47.95 … Willingboro, 2002
3:48.9h … Plainfield, 1980
3:49.07 … Camden, 1995
3:49.50 … East Orange, 2006
3:49.9h … Plainfield, 1981
3:50.82 … Union Catholic, 2017
3:50.89 … Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 2022
3:50.8h … Snyder, 1981
3:51.17 … Columbia, 2015
3:51.37 … Columbia, 2010
3:51.49 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:51.68 … Union Catholic, 2020
3:52.16 … Union Catholic, 2023
3:52.37 … Willingboro, 2000
3:52.2h … Columbia, 1982
3:52.48 … Columbia, 2011
3:52.55 … Wilson, 2006
3:53.46 … Columbia, 1995
3:53.51 … Franklin, 2004
3:53.61 … Willingboro, 1998
3:53.66 … Timber Creek, 2024
3:53.81 … Paul VI, 2020
3:53.82 … Timber Creek, 2023
3:53.6h … Willingboro, 1999
3:53.97 … Rancocas Valley, 2019

All-Time South Jersey 1,600-Meter Relay List
3:45.37 … Willingboro, 2003
3:47.95 … Willingboro, 2002
3:49.07 … Camden, 1995
3:51.49 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:52.37 … Willingboro, 2000
3:52.55 … Wilson, 2006
3:53.61 … Willingboro, 1998
3:53.66 … Timber Creek, 2024
3:53.81 … Paul VI, 2020
3:53.6h … Willingboro, 1999
3:53.82 … Timber Creek, 2023
3:53.97 … Rancocas Valley, 2019
3:54.38 … Camden, 2009
3:54.4h … Eastern, 2003
3:54.62 … Rancocas Valley, 2020
3:54.69 … Eastern, 2023
3:54.82 … Millville, 2008
3:54.99 … Winslow Twp., 2018
3:55.04 … Millville, 2019
3:55.28 … Rancocas Valley, 2017
3:55.40 … Winslow Twp., 2019
3:55.94 … Winslow Twp., 2020
3:55.8h … Wilson, 2002
3:56.01 … Washington Twp., 1999
3:56.05 … Willingboro, 2005
3:56.52 … Buena, 1999
3:56.52 … Camden, 2008
3:56.54 … Kingsway, 2014
3:56.86 … Winslow Twp., 2024
3:56.92 … Wilson, 2008
3:56.96 … Wilson, 2001