In the long history of New Jersey track, there’s never been a day like it.

There’s never been a day close to it.

Forgetting wind readings for a moment, the three-fastest boys 100-meter dashes and the three-fastest girls 100-meter dashes in New Jersey high school track history all happened at either Pennsauken or Delsea Friday.

When the day began, Rahway’s Danny Johnson and St. Peter’s Prep’s Fitzroy Ledgister shared the state record in the 100 at 10.30, Johnson at the 2001 Meet of Champions at South Plainfield and Ledgister at 2022 West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field.

And Michelle Glover of Willingboro had held the state girls record of 11.42 since she won the 1981 TAC meet at L.A. Coliseum (with a legal wind).

First Washington Township senior Ajani Dwyer ran 10.24 in the Group 4 100 trials at Pennsauken – fastest in state history – and then Burlington City’d Malachi James ran 10.18 on the same track in the Group 1 final. Dwyer and Southern Regional’s Cole Isaac Cramer then ran 10.21 and 10.22 in the Group 4 final.

In the girls competition, Pennsauken sophomore Sianni Wynn ran 11.39 to win Group 4 on her home track and moments later Timber Creek teammates Ryan Jennings and Naylah Jones both ran slightly faster, 11.33 for Jennings and 11.38 for Jones.

In the span of about 90 minutes, the all-time New Jersey 100-meter lists were both rewritten.

With a big asterisk. All the times at Pennsauken are considered wind-aided because there was no wind gauge at the track. Although we will list the performances as best ever in any conditions and with a “NWI” for no wind information, for record purposes or qualifying for major meets, any performances made in races under 200 meters are considered wind aided if they’re assisted by a tailwind of more than 2.0 meters per second or if there’s no wind gauge.

So what are the official state records? Anybody can make their own lists. There are no official lists. But Johnson ran his 10.30 with a 2.2 wind, Ledgister ran his 10.30 with a 5.4 wind at Franklin Field and Heslop ran 10.33 without a wind gauge at Howell in 2019.

So what is the fastest 100 in New Jersey history with legal wind? The actual state record belongs to Camden’s Jamar Ervin, who ran 10.35 at the 2000 Meet of Champions at South Brunswick with a 2.0 wind reading (after running 10.38 with a 3.1 in the trials).

The good news is that James, Dwyer and Cramer will have more chances to run sub-10.35 and hopefully there will be wind gauges at the Group 1 and 4 meet at Somerset and the Group 2 and 3 meet at Delsea. The Meet of Champions will be June 12 back at Pennsauken.

As for the girls, Jennings is now the state record holder with legal wind. Or any wind.

One thing is for sure. The Meet of Champions finals are going to be insane.

ALL-TIME NEW JERSEY BOYS 100-METER DASH LIST
10.18 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024 [1st, South Jersey Group 1, Pennsauken]
10.21… Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024 [1st, South Jersey Group 4, Pennsauken]
10.22 … Cole Isaac Cramer [Southern Reg.], 2024 [1st, South Jersey Group 4, Pennsauken]]
10.30 … Danny Johnson [Rahway], 2001 [1st, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.30 … Fitzroy Ledgister [St. Peter’s Prep], 2022 [4th, New Balance Nationals, Franklin Field, Philadelphia]
10.33 … Mario Heslop [Franklin Twp.], 2019 [1st, Central Jersey Group 4 Sectionals, Howell]
10.35 … Jamar Ervin [Camden], 2000 [1st, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.36 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2010 [1st, South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals, Egg Harbor Twp.]
10.39 … Miles Shuler-Foster [Long Branch], 2010 [1st, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.39 … Cole Isaac Cramer [Southern Reg.], 2024 [1st Ocean County Championships, Jackson]
10.39 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024 [1st, Burlington County Open, Mansfield Twp.]

ALL-TIME NEW JERSEY GIRLS 100-METER DASH LIST
11.33 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024 [1st, South Jersey Group 3, Delsea]
11.38 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024 [2nd, South Jersey Group 3, Delsea]
11.39 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken, 2024 [1st, South Jersey Group 4, Pennsauken]
11.42 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981 [1st, TAC Junior Nationals, Los Angeles]
11.44 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2010 [2nd, New Balance Nationals, Greensboro, N.C.]
11.49 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008 [1st, State Group 4, Egg Harbor Township]
11.50 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984 [4th, Q2, U.S. Olympic Trials, Los Angeles]
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979 [I can’t fid this performance … Dunlap’s fastest confirmed is 11.69]
11.57 … M’elisa Barber [Montclair], 1998 [1st, Meet of Champions, Egg Harbor Twp.]
11.57 … Jada Ellis [Manchster Twp.], 2021 [1st, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
11.58 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017 [1st, State Group 4, Egg Harbor Twp.]

After a wild Day 1 of sectionals, let’s catch our breath and take a look at each team battle going into Saturday.

(And let’s hope somebody drops a wind gauge off at Pennsauken High by tomorrow morning!)

Boys finals Saturday: 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 1,600-meter run, 110-meter hurdles, 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays, long jump, pole vaut, shot put and javelin.

Girls finals Saturday: 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 1,600-meter run, 100-meter hurdles, 1,600-and 3,200-meter relays, triple jump, high jump and discus.

Boys
Group 1
Glassboro, seeking its first sectional title since 2009, built up a 34-point lead over Woodbury on Day 1 at Pennsauken. Glassboro got wins from its 4-by-1 team, senior Damere Lassiter in the discus and senior Cartrell Moore in the triple jump.
Live Results: https://live.fultonaccuratetiming.com/meets/38214

Group 2
Camden, also seeking its first team title since 2009, leads Willingboro by 11 points at 44-33, with Sterling and Haddonfield at 28 and Cedar Creek 22. Camden got a win in the 4-by-1, a 1-2-4 finish from Jaiden Steele, Jawan Brownlee and Ibn Muhammad in the 100 and win from high jumper Teron Murray.
Live Results: https://milesplit.live/meets/619990/team-scores

Group 3
Winslow is up 46-36 on host Delsea, with Hammonton 3rd with 29 points. Winslow got a fast PR double from Dominic Bassey [1:54.08 800, 54.22 400IH] and a win in the 100 from Jayden Poteat.
Live Results: https://milesplit.live/meets/619990/team-scores

Group 4
Toms River North leads Cherokee 40-34, with Washington Township [29], Southern Regional [25] and Williamstown [20] all in the 20s.
Live Results: https://live.fultonaccuratetiming.com/meets/38214

Girls
Group 1
Salem and Audubon are locked up in a very close meet, with Salem holding a two-point lead at 53-51 going into Saturday. Audubon got wins from Riley Fayer in the 800 and 3,200 and Arianna Bittner in the 400-meter hurdles. Salem’s Karima Davenport won the long jump Friday.
Live Results: https://live.fultonaccuratetiming.com/meets/38214

Group 2
A three-team battle between Haddonfield [70], Sterling [61] and Willingboro [50]. Haddonfield got wins in the 400-meter relay and from Anna Stolarick in the 800, Ava Thomas in the 3,200, Nicolette Pinkerton in the long jump and Rebecca Hoover in the pole vaut.
Live Results: https://milesplit.live/meets/619990/team-scores

Group 3
Eleven points separates five teams, with Timber Creek [45], Winslow Township [41], Mainland Regional [40], Ocean City [38] and Absegami [34] all within range of a team title. In addition to record-setting Ryan Jennings and Naylah Jones in the 100 – they ran the two-fastest times in state history – Timber Creek got a win from its 400-meter relay team.
Live Results: https://milesplit.live/meets/619990/team-scores

Group 4
Washington Township holds a two-point lead over Rancocas Valley at 52-50, with Eastern not far back with 40 points. Washington Township got wins from Ella Karp in the shot put, Dahlia Beasley in the long jump and Cali Lacovara in the pole vault. R.V. doesn’t have any wins but went 2-3-4 in the intermediates for 18 points.
Live Results: https://live.fultonaccuratetiming.com/meets/38214

Central Jersey Group 1 Boys
A bonus look at Central Jersey Group 1 in Hillsborough, where Florence leads Manville 46-43 going into Saturday. Florence won the 4-by-1 with anchor Barone VanKline also winning the 100 and Darien Woody winning the triple jump.
Lie Results: https://milesplit.live/meets/619981

Eastern senior Zoe Goldberg popped the No. 8 javelin throw in South Jersey history Friday afternoon at Group 4 sectionals at Pennsauken.

Goldberg PR’d with a 146-1, about a foot and a half beyond her PR of 144-6 from the Woodbury Relays in April. That’s No. 1 in New Jersey this year.

The winning throw came on her 1st attempt, and she added a 142-4 on her 2nd throw. Junior Riley Brazier of Toms River North PR’d at 139-7 for 2nd. Her previous PR was 135-2 from a meet at Southern Regional in April. Senior Aniyah Smith made it a 1-3 Eastern finish with a 117-10 for 3rd.

Goldberg is the first girl from Eastern in 22 years to win a sectional javelin title. Caitlin Cielo won in 2001 with a 116-5 and in 2002 with a 142-11, both at Buena both with the old implement.

All-Time South Jersey Javelin List
168-6 … Brielle Smith [Oakcrest], 2019
163-1 … Leah Howard [Millville], 2022
160-8 … Maria Jimenez [Vineland], 2012
152-9 … Kate Johnston [Haddonfield], 2012
152-4 … Jill Shaner [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2009
148-8 … Caitlin Cielo [Eastern], 2002
146-7 … Victoria Imbesi [Our Lady of Mercy], 2008
146-1 … Zoe Goldberg [Eastern], 2024
143-11 … Ayana Culhane [Absegami], 2016
142-6 … Kaela Schrier [Cherokee], 2016
142-1 … Alexa Gardner [Hammonton], 2018
141-6 … Lindsay Minch [Pennsville], 2009
141-5 … Kelly Yanucil [Bordentown], 2013
141-1 … Tumelo Nwanma [Vineland], 2016
141-0 … Jocelyn McRae [Millville], 2006
140-8 … Julianne Foering [Rancocas Valley], 2017
140-0 … Melissa Lake [Cherokee], 2011

Timber Creek teammates Ryan Jennings and Nylah Jones ran the two-fastest 100-meter dash times in state history in the 100-meter dash final Friday afternoon at Group 3 Sectionals at Delsea.

Jennings ran 11.33 and Jones 11.38 with a legal 1.9 meters-per-second tailwind, both going under the state record of 11.42 set by Willingboro’s Michelle Glover at the 1981 TAC Junior Nationals at UCLA.

Their times are 5th- and 6th-fastest in the U.S. this year with legal wind according to the MileSplit database.

Jones and Jennings had run 11.45 and 11.47 earlier Friday in the trials, both going under Olympic gold medalist English Gardner’s Camden County record of 11.49 from 2008 Group 4 Sectionals at Egg Harbor.

Both are now qualified to race in Eugene in June in the USATF Under 20 Championships, with a chance to make the national team that will compete in Lima, Peru, in the World Under 20’s.

On the World Athletics Under-20 list, Jennings is now No. 12 in the world and Jones is No. 19. They’re No. 4 and 6 on the U.S. Under-20 list.

Jennings and Jones are now the 10th-fastest and 14th-fastest women ever from New Jersey.

10.74 … English Gardner [Eastern], July 3, 2016, Eugene, Ore. [+1.0]
10.95 … Me’Lisa Barber [Montclair], May 20, 2007, Carson, Calif. [+2.0]
11.02 … Mikele Barber [Montclair], July 24, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [+0.8]
11.10 … Dennisha Page [Wilson], May 11, 2024, Gainesville, Fla. [+0.3]
11.18 … Wenda Vereen [Trenton], July 3, 1983, Colorado Springs [+0.6]
11.21 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], April 13, 2024, Gainesville, Fla. [+1.2]
11.29 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], April 17, 2005, Walnut, Calif. [+0.4]
11.31 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], May 14, 2017, Atlanta [+0.8]
11.32 … Gabrielle Farquharson [Williamstown], May 14, 2016, Lincoln, Neb. [+1.6]
11.33 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], May 31, 2024, Franklinville, N.J. [+1.9
11.36 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], May 6, 1984, Houston [+1.7]
11.36 … Aleah Williams [Montclair], April 7, 2000, Austin, Texas [+1.8]
11.37 … Shavon Greaves [Lakewood], May 1, 2010, Columbus, Ohio [+0.0]
11.38 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], June 11, 2015, Eugene, Ore. [+2.0]
11.38 … Sydney Hawkins [Phillipsburg], April 6, 2024, Tampa [+1.5]
11.38 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], May 31, 2024, Franklinville, N.J. [+1.9]
11.39 … Dominique Booker [], June 25, 2015, Eugene, Ore. [+1.8]

Earlier Friday, Jones and Jennings were joined by junior Billie Frazier and sophomore Samiyah Puckett on Timber Creek’s 400-meter relay team, which broke the South Jersey record.

A SOUTH JERSEY RECORD FOR TIMBER CREEK GIRLS IN 4X1 AT GROUP 3 SECTIONALS!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALL-TIME NEW JERSEY 100-METER DASH LIST
11.33 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
11.38… Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
11.42 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
11.44 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2010
11.49 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
11.50 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
11.57 … M’elisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
11.57 … Jada Ellis [Manchster Twp.], 2021
11.58 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017

ALL-TIME SOUTH JERSEY 100-METER DASH LIST
11.33 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
11.38… Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
11.42 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
11.49 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
11.58 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
11.61 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
11.63 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
11.65 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2024
11.66 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2021
11.56 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
11.57 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024

A few minutes after Washington Township senior Ajani Dwyer ran the fastest 100-meter dash in state history in the qualifying rounds of the South Jersey Group 4 sectionals at Pennsauken, Burlington City senior Malachi James ran even faster.

Dwyer ran 10.24, the fastest time under any conditions in state history, and James topped him with a 10.18 in the Group 1 final – tragically without a wind gauge.

Without a wind gauge at Pennsauken, the performance is not eligible to be recognized as a state record, but it’s the fastest time under any conditions ever. According to all track bodies, any race 200 meters or shorter that’s contested without a wind guage is automatically considered wind-aided.

So even though Dwyer and James both ran faster, the official state record remains 10.35 set by Jamar Ervin of Camden at the 2000 Meet of Champions at South Brunswick with a 2.0 wind reading – the maximum allowable for a race to be considered legal.

James’ time is 4th-fastest in the U.S. this year under any conditions and would have made him the No. 37 American man this year if a wind gauge had been present. It would have been No. 2 among American men in the Under 20 category and No. 8 in the world.

It also would have been a provisional qualifying mark for this summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials. But wind-aided marks are not eligible for consideration.

Timber Creek teammates Naylah Jones and Ryan Jennings ran the 3rd- and 4th-fastest 100-meter dash times in state history Friday afternoon in the qualifying rounds at Group 3 Sectionals at Delsea.

Unlike at Pennsauken, where there was no wind gauge when Ajani Dwyer ran 10.24 – the fastest time ever recorded by a New Jersey high school sprinter – there is a wind gauge at Delsea and both times were made with legal winds.

Racing in the 5th of six heats, Jones ran 11.45 with a 0.5 meters-per-second tailwind, lowering her PR of 11.57 from the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township. In the next Jennings ran 11.47 with a 1.1 tailwind, lowering her PR from 11.56 from the Tri-County Championships at Delsea. Any tailwind of 2.0 meters-per-second or less is considered legal.

The only faster times in state history were recorded by legendary Michelle Glover of Willingboro, who ran 11.42 at the 1981 TAC Junior Nationals at UCLA, and Paramus Catholic’s Myasia Jacobs, who ran 11.44 to place 2nd at 2010 Greensboro Nationals.

So they’re the two-fastest times by South Jersey girls in 43 years and the fastest times by any New Jersey runner in 14 years.

The previous meet record was 11.69 by Dennisha Page or Wilson, who is now a senior at Tennessee and ranked 10th in the world in the 200. The overall South Jersey sectional record was Bria Mack’s 11.68 in Group 4 set in 2016.

They’re also No. 9 and No. 12 in the U.S. Under-20 division. Both are now qualified to race in Eugene in June in the USATF Under 20 Championships, with a chance to make the national team that will compete in Lima, Peru, in the World Under 20’s.

Earlier Friday, Jones and Jennings were joined by junior Billie Frazier and sophomore Samiyah Puckett on Timber Creek’s 400-meter relay team, which broke the South Jersey record.

ALL-TIME NEW JERSEY 100-METER DASH LIST
11.42 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
11.44 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2010
11.45 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
11.47 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
11.49 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
11.50 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
11.57 … M’elisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
11.57 … Jada Ellis [Manchster Twp.], 2021
11.58 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017

ALL-TIME SOUTH JERSEY 100-METER DASH LIST
11.42 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
11.45 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
11.47 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
11.49 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
11.58 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
11.61 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
11.63 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
11.65 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2024
11.66 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2021
11.56 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
11.57 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024

Washington Township senior Ajani Dwyer ran the fastest 100-meter dash in state history Friday in the qualifying rounds of the South Jersey Group 4 sectionals at Pennsauken.

Dwyer won the race in 10.24, the 10th-fastest time in the U.S. this year according to MileSplit’s national database.

There was no wind gauge set up at Pennsauken, so the performance won’t be recognized as a state record, but it’s the fastest time under any conditions ever run. According to all track bodies, any race 200 meters or shorter that’s contested without a wind guage is automatically considered wind-aided.

The official state record is 10.35 set by Jamar Ervin of Camden at the 2000 Meet of Champions at South Brunswick with a 2.0 wind reading – the maximum allowable for a race to be considered legal.

There is a wind gauge this weekend at the Group 2-3 sectional meet at Delsea.

Dwyer’s time is No. 16 in the world in the Under-20 age group, although it won’t be recognized by World Athletics because of the lack of a wind gauge.

Dwyer’s fastest wind-legal time is a 10.38 with a 2.0 tailwind at the South Jersey Elite meet at Delsea earlier this month.

Dwyer’s time will be considered a meet record since most sectional meets haven’t had a wind gauge over the years. The previous record was a fat 10.55 by Kingsway’s Evan Corcoran in 2022 with a hand-timed 10.3 by Washington Township’s Todd Dutch in 2022. The fastest previous FAT time in any group was a 10.47 by James Brown of Glassboro in Group 1 in 2009.

Here is a look at the top times in New Jersey history regardless of wind reading:
10.24 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024 [1st, South Jersey Group 4, Pennsauken]
10.30 … Danny Johnson [Rahway], 2001 [1st, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.30 … Fitzroy Ledgister [St. Peter’s Prep], 2022 [4th, New Balance Nationals, Franklin Field, Philadelphia]
10.33 … Mario Heslop [Franklin Twp.], 2019 [1st, Central Jersey Group 4 Sectionals, Howell]
10.35 … Jamar Ervin [Camden], 2000 [1st, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.36 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2010 [1st, South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals, Egg Harbor Twp.]
10.39 … Miles Shuler-Foster [Long Branch], 2010 [1st, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.39 … Cole Isaac Cramer [Southern Reg.], 2024 [1st Ocean County Championships, Jackson]
10.39 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024 [1st, Burlington County Open, Mansfield Twp.]
10.43 … Zaire Clemes [Trenton], 2013 [1st, Group 4 States, Egg Harbor Twp.]
10.45 … James Townsend [Holy Cross], 2003 [1st, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.45 … Mekhi Stafford [Ewing], 2023 [1st, NYC Grand Prix, New York, N.Y.]
10.46 … Adian Sanderson [Ewing], 2003 [1st, Group 3 States, Egg Harbor Twp.]
10.46 … Michael Ray Garvin [Don Bosco], 2005 [3rd, Nike Outdoor Nationals, Greensboro, N.C.]
10.47 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983 [4th, TAC U.S. Juniors, State College, Pa.]
10.47 … James Brown [Glassboro], 2009 [1st, South Jersey Group 1 Sectionals, Egg Harbor Twp.]
10.48 … Shamali Whittle [Nottingham], 2021 [1st (trials), Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.49 … Maxwell Booker [Essex Catholic], 2000 [Trials, Meet of Champions, South Plainfield]
10.49 … Jonathan Taylor [Salem], 2017 [1st, South Jersey Group 1 Sectionals, Egg Harbor Twp.]
10.50 … Dana Ridley [Hamilton North], 2019 [1st, Central Jersey Group 3 Sectionals, Jackson Liberty]
10.50 … Fabian France [Bergen Catholic], 2022 [2nd, Parochial A States, Middletown North]
10.50 … Maxim Rychkov [Robbinsville], 2024 [2nd, Fast Times at Cherokee High, Marlton]

All-Time South Jersey 100-Meter Dash List
10.24 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
10.35 … Jamar Ervin [Camden], 2000
10.36 … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2010
10.39 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
10.45 … James Townsend [Holy Cross], 2003
10.47 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
10.47 … James Brown [Glassboro], 2009
10.49 … Jonathan Taylor [Salem], 2017
10.54 … Fabian Santiago [Oakrest], 2010
10.55 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2002
10.55 … Evan Corcoran [Kingsway], 2022
10.57 … Jamil Benjamin [Cumberland Regional], 2006
10.57 … Geoff Navaro [Absegami], 2008
10.57 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2024
10.58 … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2003
10.58 … James Burrus [Moorestown], 2022

Timber Creek senior Naylah Jones, junior Ryan Jennings, junior Billie Frazier and sophomore Samiyah Puckett shattered the South Jersey 400-meter relay record Friday at the South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals at Delsea.

Jones, Jennings, Frazier and Puckett won the race in 46.19, breaking the South Jersey record of 46.43 set last June by a Timber Creek team with Jennings, Chloe Jones, Nyla Jones and Naylah Jones at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field.

Timber Creek broke the overall New Jersey sectional record of 47.14 set in 2014 by Piscataway by nearly a second. The fastest previous 4-by-1 in any South Jersey sectional was Timber Creek’s 47.32 last year and the previous SJ-4 record was 47.60 set in 2018 by Egg Harbor Township.

The time is fastest by any New Jersey public school in 14 years, since Columbia won the race at New Balance Outdoors in Greensboro, N.C., in 2010.

The only other faster times in state history are Montclair’s state-record 45.50 at the 1998 Penn Relays; a North Jersey parochial school’s 46.06 earlier this month at the Union County Relays and Trenton’s 46.09 with Wendy Vereen in 1984 (haven’t found the meet yet).

All-Time New Jersey 400-Meter Relay List
45.50 … Montclair, 1998
45.89 … Columbia, 2010
46.06 … Union Catholic, 2024
46.08 … Trenton, 1984
46.19 … Timber Creek, 2024
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
46.9h … Willingboro, 1980
47.02 … Columbia, 2005
47.05 … Union Catholic, 2022
47.07 … Union Catholic, 2024
47.15 … Timber Creek, 2024
All-Time South Jersey 400-Meter Relay List
46.43 … Timber Creek, 2023
46.68 … Timber Creek, 2024
46.87 … Eastern, 2003
46.98 … Winslow Twp., 2017
46.9h … Willingboro, 1980
47.06 … Winslow Twp., 2014
47.15 … Timber Creek, 2024
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
47.79 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2021
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
47.96 … Winslow Twp., 2024
47.98 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2019

Washington Township senior Yashahya Brown, senior Aidan Ellis, junior John Santos and senior Ajani Dwyer ran the fastest 400-meter relay in New Jersey in 20 years Friday afternoon to open the South Jersey Group 4 meet at Pennsauken.

Township won the race in 41.26, breaking the Group 4 meet record of 42.43 set by Atlantic City in the 2018 meet and the overall meet record of 42.20 set by Bridgeton in Group 3, also in 2018.

They also broke the overall sectional record for the entire state, Pennsauken’s 41.86 in Central Jersey Group 3 last year at Bernards.

Township’s time is fastest in New Jersey since 2004, when Camden ran 1-100th of a second faster with a 41.25 at adidas Outdoor Nationals in Raleigh, N.C. It’s 6th-fastest in state history and 5th-fastest in South Jersey history.

Township broke the Gloucester County record of 41.47 set by Deptford at the 2018 Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington.

Toms River North ran 41.93 for 2nd place.

All-Time New Jersey 400-Meter Relay List
40.92 … Winslow, 2003
41.0h … Plainfield, 1980
41.09 … Camden, 2000
41.25 … Camden, 2004
41.25 … Camden, 2001
41.26 … Washington Twp., 2024
41.2h … Weequahic, 1972
41.45 … Timber Creek, 2014
41.46 … Franklin Twp., 2016
41.47 … Deptford, 2018
41.48 … East Brunswick, 2022
41.49 … Franklin Twp., 2017
41.50 … Timber Creek, 2013

All-Time Gloucester County 400-Meter Relay List
41.26 … Washington Twp., 2024
41.47 … Deptford, 2018
41.55 … Deptford, 2017
41.77 … Washington Twp., 2024
42.01 … Deptford, 2019
42.11 … Washington Twp., 2023
42.12 … Deptford, 2016
42.14 … Deptford, 2024
42.15 … Delsea, 2013
42.15 … Delsea, 2010
42.17 … Deptford, 2013
42.19 … Delsea, 2024
42.20 … Washington Twp., 2022
42.23 … Delsea, 2019
42.25 … Clayton, 2019
42.27 … Glassboro, 2024

All-time South Jersey List
40.92 … Winslow, 2003
41.09 … Camden, 2000
41.25 … Camden, 2004
41.25 … Camden, 2001
41.26 … Washington Twp., 2024
41.45 … Timber Creek, 2014
41.47 … Deptford, 2018
41.50 … Timber Creek, 2013
41.54 … Camden, 2002
41.57 … Pennsauken, 2017
41.55 … Deptford, 2017
41.62 … Camden, 2003
41.64 … Winslow Twp., 2004
41.69 … Willingboro, 1982
41.71 … Edgewood, 2000
41.71 … Salem, 2017
41.72 … Deptford, 2018
41.77 … Washington Twp., 2024
41.80 … Oakcrest, 2012
41.83 … Camden, 1997
41.83 … Oakcrest, 2011
41.83 … Camden, 1997
41.7h … Camden, 1996
41.7h … Edgewood, 2001
41.85 … Pennsauken, 2016
41.86 … Pennsauken, 2017
41.87 … Pennsauken, 2023
41.7h … Camden, 1996
41.7h … Edgewood, 2001
41.96 … Paul VI, 2018
41.99 … Rancocas Valley, 2021
42.00 … Rancocas Valley, 2024

One event in and you can get a sense of just how competitive the South Jersey Group 1 boys meet is going to be.

SJ-1 is flat-out loaded, and the first event of Group 1 sectionals at Pennsauken – the 400-meter relay – produced three of the four-fastest Group 1 times in New Jersey this year.

Going into the race, only Glassboro had broken 43 seconds state-wide with a 42.27 last week at the Tri-County Conference meet at Delsea. But Glassboro [42.61], Woodbury [42.62], Riverside [42.87] and Clayton [42.96] all went under in the fastest Group 1 sectional 4-by-1 ever contested.

We’ll see what happens in the other sectionals, but that is one fast race for any group, much less Group 1.

The 42.87 is a school record for Riverside.

Senior Brysheen Ferguson, sophomore Amari Sabb, freshman Xavier Sabb and senior Cartrell Moore ran for Glassboro, which picks up 10 early points in what could be a huge weekend for the Bulldogs.

Sophomore Shiwoe Varpilah, senior Dante Viccharelli, senior Dorian Dunbar and junior Marquis Taylor for Woodbury; freshman Christopher Lopes, senior Jamir Brown, sophomore Justin Mary and senior Carmine Smith for Riverside; and senior Dillon Jones, senior Raymond Sims Jr., sophomore Juson Stewart and junior Alexander Osayemi for Clayton.

Great start to what’s going to be an amazing weekend!