Winslow senior Darrell Jackson Jr. and seniors Jayden Poteat, Dominic Bassey and Chukwuemeka Ajaegbulemh ran the 6th-fastest 4-by-400 in South Jersey indoor history Sunday at the Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.
Winslow placed 3rd in 3:18.25, the 5th-fastest time in the meet’s 55-year history and 2nd-fastest ever by a South Jersey school. It’s also No. 5 nationally, according to the MileSplit national database.
Jackson Jr. overcame some nagging injuries to post a 51.51 leadoff, Poteat split 49.02 to move the Eagles into 3rd place, Bassey – who broke the Camden County 800 record earlier in the day – followed with a 48.94 split and Ajaegbulemh anchored in 48.79.
The only faster time by a South Jersey school in M-of-C history is Pennsauken’s 3:15.83 meet record from last year. That’s also the only
Winslow broke its own 21-year-old school record of 3:18.46 set in 2003 at the Armory Collegiate Invitational with the team of Reuben McCoy, Dante Freeman, Khaliq Price and Duan Freeman. That was in the same race Vineland ran 3:17.15, which is No. 4 in South Jersey history. That Vineland team consisted of Shannon Sherrer, Marcus Lee, Dale Coleman and Schafer Sherrer.
Toms River North won the race Sunday in 3:17.98 and St. Peter’s Prep was 2nd in 3:18.13. The top three teams in the race are No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 in the U.S. this year.
Deptford and Timber Creek also ran strong in the 4-by-4 Sunday, Deptford out of the seeded heat, Timber Creek in the previous section.
For Deptford, seniors Darryl Wayman and Christian Berry and sophomores Kareem Brown and David Pearson ran 3:22.51 to place 5th and break a nine-year-old Gloucester County record. Wayman [50.16], Berry [50.92], Brown [50.03] and Pearson [51.41] broke the county record of 3:22.64 that Walter Victor, Anthony Hernandez, Shaquille Dixon and Eric Hill ran at 2015 Armory Nationals.
Timber Creek placed 6th in 3:22.71.Senior Nasir Ali anchored in 48.90 after the first three legs were handled by senior Isiah Marcellus [50.15], junior Kysim Khan [51.41] and senior Robert Wakefield [52.27].
Also, Delsea seniors Xavier Wyatt, Dante McGrenehan and Christian Langston and sophomore Matthew Littlehales ran 3:26.34, the Crusaders’ fastest indoor 4-by-4 since the 2007 team ran 3:25.19 at the M-of-C at the Bubble.
This weekend, Winslow will run a sprint medley at Boston Nationals, and Deptford will run the 4-by-2 and 4-by-4 at Boston Nationals.
All-Time South Jersey 4-by-400 List
3:15.78 … Camden, 2001
3:15.83 … Pennsauken, 2023
3:16.40 … Lenape, 2000
3:17:15 … Vineland, 2003
3:17.26 … Camden, 2000
3:18.25 … Winslow Twp., 2024
3:18.45 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2017
3:18.46 … Winslow Twp, 2003
3:18.90 … Pleasantville, 2007
3:19.34 … Camden, 2004
3:19.42 … Camden, 2002
3:20.11 … Camden, 1997
3:20.3h … Camden, 1999
3:20.53 … Oakcrest, 2012
3:20.82 … Lenape, 1999
3:20.99 … Paul VI, 2016
3:21.01 … Camden, 2007
3:21.03 … Vineland, 2004
3:21.11 … Buena, 2001
3:21.35 … Camden, 2005
3:21.49 … Pleasantville, 2008
3:21.54 … Camden, 2004
3:21.58 … Pennsauken, 2022
3:21.6y … Edgewood, 1985
3:21.87y … Lenape, 1998
3:21.8h … Vineland, 2002
3:22.11 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2016
3:22.16 … Winslow Twp., 2004
3:22.2y … Edgewood, 1984
3:22.40 … Willingboro, 2007
3:22.51 … Deptford, 2024
3:22.60 … Cherry Hill East, 2012
3:22.64 … Deptford, 2015
3:22.71 … Timber Creek, 2024
3:22.82 … Lenape, 2001
3:22.91 … Timber Creek, 2013
3:22.9h … Willingboro, 2004
3:23.09 … Winslow Twp., 2005
3:23.14y … Camden, 1996
3:23.24 … Winslow Twp., 2008
3:23.2y … Willingboro, 1982
3:23.35 … Washington Twp., 2009
3:23.38 … Timber Creek, 2009
3:23.40 … Cherokee, 2012
3:23.42 … Timber Creek, 2009
3:23.52 … Washington Twp., 2010
3:23.54 … Rancocas Valley, 2016
3:23.54 … Haddonfield, 2017
3:23.58 … Vineland, 2007
3:23.70 … Timber Creek, 2016
3:23.75 … Lenape, 2013
3:23.81 … Winslow Twp., 2009
3:23.98 … Camden, 2003
3:24.03 … Buena, 2000
3:24.07 … Paul VI, 2018
All-Time Camden County List
3:15.78 … Camden, 2001
3:15.83 … Pennsauken, 2023
3:17.26 … Camden, 2000
3:18.25 … Winslow Twp., 2024
3:18.46 … Winslow Twp, 2003
3:19.34 … Camden, 2004
3:19.42 … Camden, 2002
3:20.11 … Camden, 1997
3:20.3h … Camden, 1999
3:20.99 … Paul VI, 2016
All-Time Gloucester County List
3:22.51 … Deptford, 2024
3:22.64 … Deptford, 2015
3:22.71 … Timber Creek, 2024
3:22.91 … Timber Creek, 2013
3:23.09 … Winslow Twp., 2005
3:23.14y … Camden, 1996
3:23.24 … Winslow Twp., 2008
3:23.38 … Timber Creek, 2009
3:23.42 … Timber Creek, 2009
3:23.54 … Haddonfield, 2017
All-Time Meet of Champions Performance List
3:15.83 … Pennsauken, 2023 [1]
3:16.72 … Seton Hall Prep, 2023 [2]
3:17.98 … Toms River North, 2024 [1]
3:18.13 … St. Peter’s Prep, 2024 [2]
3:18.25 … Winslow Twp., 2024 [3]
3:18.26 … East Orange, 2017 [1]
3:18.78 … Union Catholic, 2020 [1]
3:19.09 … Union, 2020 [2]
3:19.70 … Union Catholic, 2014 [1]
3:20.53 … Oakcrest, 2012 [1]
3:20.54 … Old Bridge, 2014 [2]
3:20.98 … Jackson Memorial, 2020 [3]
3:21.16 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2017 [2]
3:21.19 … Toms River North, 2023 [3]
3:21.53 … Union Catholic, 2024 [4]
3:21.64 … Winslow, 2013 [1]
3:22.18 … Trenton, 2023 [4]
3:22.1h … Seton Hall Prep, 1970 [1]
3:22.42 … Monmouth, 2007 [1]
3:22.44 … Camden, 2001 [1]
3:22.51 … Deptford, 2024 [5]
3:22.3h … Snyder, 1971 [1]
3:22.71 … Timber Creek, 2024 [6]
3:22.87 … Montclair, 2020 [4]
3:22.84 … Christian Brothers, 2012 [2]
3:22.75 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2016 [1]
3:22.96 … Trenton, 2007 [2]
3:23.02 … Rahway, 2009 [1]
3:23.12 … Cherry Hill East, 2012 [3]
3:23.20 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2023 [5]
3:23.31 … Paul VI, 2016 [2]
3:23.31 … Livingston, 2024 [7]
3:23.33 … Westfield, 2024 [8]
3:23.40 … Cherokee, 2012 [4]
3:23.42 … Winslow, 2009 [2]
3:23.47 … Columbia, 2009 [3]
3:23.48 … Christian Brothers, 2013 [2]
3:23.52 … Franklin Twp., 2014 [3]
3:23.58 … Passaic County Tech, 2020 [5]
3:23.62 … Passaic County Tech, 2024 [9]
3:23.63 … Morris Knolls, 2024 [10]
3:23.68 … Ocean Township, 2023 [6]
3:23.78 … Pleasantville, 2007 [3]
3:23.84… Pennsauken, 2022 [1]
3:23.84 … Morris Knolls, 2024 [10]
3:23.84 … West Orange, 2024 [11]
3:24.88 … Piscataway, 2024 [12]
3:23.93….Westfield, 2022 [2]
3:23.96 … Union Catholic, 2012 [5]
3:23.98 … Buena, 2001 [2]
3:24.02 … East Orange, 2018 [1]
3:24.06 … Franklin Twp., 2016 [3]
3:24.29 … Westfield, 2019 [1]
3:24.32 … Winslow, 2008 [1]
3:24.33 … Rancocas Valley, 2017 [3]
3:24.42 … Elizabeth, 2019 [2]
3:24.43 … Winslow, 2003 [1]
3:24.47 … Seton Hall Prep, 2007 [4]
3:24.48 … Christian Brothers Academy, 2019 [3]
3:24.5h … Lincoln, 1969 [1]
3:24.5h … Lenape, 2000 [1]
3:24.88 … Ridge, 2024 [13]
South Jersey Meet of Champions 4-by-4 List
3:15.83 … Pennsauken, 2023 [1]
3:18.25 … Winslow Twp., 2024 [3]
3:20.53 … Oakcrest, 2012 [1]
3:21.16 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2017 [2]
3:21.64 … Winslow, 2013 [1]
3:22.44 … Camden, 2001 [1]
3:22.51 … Deptford, 2024 [5]
3:22.71 … Timber Creek, 2024 [6]
3:22.75 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2016 [1]
3:23.12 … Cherry Hill East, 2012 [3]
3:23.31 … Paul VI, 2016 [2]
3:23.40 … Cherokee, 2012 [4]
3:23.42 … Winslow, 2009 [2]
3:23.78 … Pleasantville, 2007 [3]
3:23.84… Pennsauken, 2022 [1]
3:23.98 … Buena, 2001 [2]
3:24.32 … Winslow, 2008 [1]
3:24.33 … Rancocas Valley, 2017 [3]
3:24.43 … Winslow, 2003 [1]
3:24.5h … Lenape, 2000 [1]
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 