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
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 