Millville’s Isaac Roberts wins Cape-Atlantic 110 hurdles with another big PR, moves up to 7th-fastest in South Jersey!!!!!!

Millville senior Isaac Roberts continued his rapid progression in the high hurdles with a speedy win Wednesday at the Cape Atlantic Championships at Bridgeton.

Roberts ran a lifetime-best 14.58 and became the first Millville hurdler to win the Cape Atlantic 110 highs since Millville’s Tyreck Newman won the 2017 meet at Bridgeton in 14.52.

Roberts has improved dramatically since his junior year, when his fastest hurdles race was a 15.83 at the Cape Atlantic Championships, also at Bridgeton.

He PR’d in his opener with a 15.20 at Fast Times at Cherokee and then dropped to 14.70 in the prelims of South Jersey Elite at Delsea. So he lowered his PR from 15.83 to 14.70 – more than a second – in the span of 2 ½ weeks.

Wednesday was a final by time with no prelims and Roberts dropped another chunk of time down to 14.58, which makes him 7th-fastest in South Jersey this year.

Oakcrest senior Clayton Husta ran 14.99 for 2nd place, and Mainland junior Josiah Williams PR’d with a 15.08 for 3rd. Husta is No. 9 in New Jersey with his 14.33 from South Jersey Elite. Husta is No. 2 in New Jersey Group 2 behind Willingboro senior Eric Foster, who ran 13.99 at South Jersey Elite. Williams, whose previous PR was a 15.14 at the Atlantic County Championships last week at Buena, is now the No. 5 junior in South Jersey this year.

Clayton’s Alexander Osayemi wins Tri-County 400-meter hurdles in insanely close 4-way finish!!!!!!

There are close finishes, and then there’s this.

I’ve been around track and field forever and I’ve never seen anything like it.

In the boys 400-meter hurdles at the Tri-County Conference Championships at Delsea, the first four runners all finished within 11-100ths of a second.

That means a total of 30 inches separated Clayton junior Alexander Osayemi, Salem junior
Anthony Parker, Highland senior Cortland Webb and Triton senior Angel Gonzalez at the end of a race that’s about a quarter of a mile long.

Osayemi won the race in 55.20, finishing 6-100ths of a second (about 15 inches) ahead of Parker, who ran 55.26. He finished 1-100th of a second – about 2 ½ inches – ahead of Webb, who ran 55.27 and finished 4-100ths of a second – about 10 inches – ahead of Gonzalez, who ran 55.31.

All four PR’d.

Osayemi dropped his PR more than 1 ½ seconds from 56.79, Parker dropped from 56.09, Webb’s previous PR was 56.26 so he took a second off, and Gonzalez dropped from 56.01.

Their times are No. 6, No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10 in South Jersey this year.

Incredibly, the six-fastest Group 1 intermediate hurdlers in the state are all from South Jersey: Riverside senior Jamir Brown [53.69], Glassboro senior Cartrell Moore [54.11], Palmyra senior Abdulazeez Iyiola [54.32], Gloucester’s Jaden Garris [54.35], and then Osayemi and Parker.

Premier Wynn advances to 2nd round in NCAA Championships 400-meter hurdles!!!!!!

Norfolk State freshman Premier Wynn from Pennsauken advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA Division 1 Championships in the 400-meter hurdles Wednesday.

Wynn ran 51.43 at the NCAA East First Round in Lexington, Ky., and advanced to the quarterfinals, which are scheduled for 7:25 p.m. Friday. The top 12 finishers there and the top 12 in the West Regional in Fayetteville, Ark., advance to the NCAA Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., June 5-8.

Wynn’s 51.43 is off his PR of 50.72 that he ran at the MEAC Championships earlier this month in Norfolk, but it was a slow race in general run in humid and rainy conditions. Only four of the 47 starters PR’d.

Wynn’s high school teammate, Rutgers freshman Bryce Tucker, missed qualifying as did Rutgers senior Micah Wood of Rancocas Valley, who ran 51.79 and came up just 7-100ths of a second short of advancing to the next round.

Wynn and Tucker are both eligible for the USATF Under 20 Championships, which determines the U.S. team for the World Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in August.

TIMBER CREEK’S RYAN JENNINGS RUNS 5TH-FASTEST 100 IN STATE HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Timber Creek junior Ryan Jennings ran one of the fastest 100-meter dash times in state history Wednesday at the Tri-County Championships at Delsea.

Jennings won the race in 11.56, fastest in New Jersey this year – 1-100th of a second faster than the 11.57 her teammate, Naylah Jones, ran at the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township last week.

Jennings’ time is 5th-fastest in state history and No. 3 in South Jersey history behind legendary Michele Glover of Willingboro, who ran 11.42 at the 1981 TAC Junior Nationals at UCLA, and Olympic gold medalist English Gardner of Eastern, who ran 11.49 at the 2008 state Group 4 meet at South Plainfield.

It’s fastest by a New Jersey sprinter in 14 years, since Paramus Catholic’s Myasia Jacobs ran 11.44 to place 2nd at 2010 Greensboro Nationals.

The only other New Jersey who’s run faster than Jennings is Trenton’s Wendy Vereen, who ran 11.50 in the semifinals of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials at Los Angeles Coliseum [just ahead of Glover, who ran 11.61].

Timber Creek becomes the first school in New Jersey history with two girls under 11.60 at any point. And they did it about a week apart.

Montclair came close with M’elisa Barber [11.57 in 1998] and Aleah Williams [11.65 in 1999], who were part of Montclair’s 1998 Penn Relays Championship of America 400-meter relay 2nd-place finish and state-record 45.50.

Jennings broke the meet record of a hand-timed 11.6 set by Deptford’s Audrey Wilson at Delsea in 2008.

With Pennsauken sophomore Sianni Wynn at 11.65 from South Jersey Elite at Delsea, more South Jersey girls have run 11.65 or faster in the past three weeks than in the previous 23 years.

Jennings also won the 200 in 24.36. Jones didn’t run the 100 or 200 Tuesday but won the 400 in 56.36, with teammate Chloe Jones 2nd in 57.16.

Although Jennings’ time won’t be eligible for some record lists because there wasn’t a wind guage being used, on the all-time South Jersey alumni list it’s 9th-fastest all-time:

10.74 … English Gardner [Eastern], July 3, 2016, Eugene, Ore. [+1.0]
11.10 … Dennisha Page [Wilson], May 11, 2024, Gainesville, Fla.
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]
11.36 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], May 6, 1984, Houston [+1.7]
11.52 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], May 12, 2018, Knoxville, Tenn. [+0.5]
11.56 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], May 22, 2024, Franklinville [NWI]
11.57 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], April 12, 2024, Marlton [NWI]

ALL-TIME NEW JERSEY 100-METER DASH LIST
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
11.56 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
11.57 … M’elisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
11.57 … Jada Ellis [Manchster Twp.], 2021
11.57 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
11.58 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017

ALL-TIME SOUTH JERSEY 100-METER DASH LIST
11.42 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
11.49 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
11.56 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
11.57 … Patti Dunlap [Camden], 1979
11.57 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
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

RANCOCAS VALLEY’S KEVIN BURR OF TENNESSEE QUALIFIES FOR NCAA’S WITH HUGE PR AND #1 THROW BY A COLLEGE FRESHMAN THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rancocas Valley graduate Kevin Burr, who never picked up a javelin until 13 months ago, qualified for the NCAA Championships on Wednesday with a nine-foot PR.

Burr, a true freshman at Tenneessee, had the 6th-best throw at the NCAA East First Round in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday with a 234-6. The top 12 in each of two regions advance to the NCAA Championships. Of 96 qualifiers in the two regions, Burr’s 234-6 was 13th-best.

The 102nd annual NCAA Division 1 Championships are scheduled for June 5-8 at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene.

Burr’s previous PR was 225-0, which he threw at both the University of Central Florida Black & Gold Invite in Orlando in his first college meet and again at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson late last month.

He opened with a PR 228-0 and then hit 234-6 on his 2nd attempt and 226-4 on his 3rd, so he had the three-best throws of his life back-to-back-to-back. Any of the three would have qualified him for NCAAs. The cutoff in the East First Round was 223-7 and 226-0 in the West.

Burr broke Tennessee’s freshman javelin record of 232-10 set in 2001 by Leigh Smith in Columbia, S.C. Overall, his throw is No. 7 in Volunteers history and the best throw since Kyle Quinn’s 240-0 in a meet at Conway, S.C., in 2016.

Burr didn’t throw 150 feet last year until the Burlington County Open in mid-May and PR’d with a 204-4 when he placed 2nd at the Meet of Champions.

His throw is No. 7 in South Jersey history and No. 11 on the all-time New Jersey performance list. He’s just short of the Rancocas Valley alumni record of 236-5 set in Austin in 2019 by Nick Mirabelli.

His 234-6 ranks 31st among U.S. men this year and is the best throw by a freshman in NCAA Division 1 this year. He was the only freshman in either region to advance to NCAAs.

It’s not clear whether Burr has Under-20 eligibility, but if his 20th birthday is after midnight on Dec. 31, he would instantly become among the favorites at the U.S. Under-20 Championships next month in Eugene. The meet selects the U.S. team for World Under-20s in Lima, Peru, in August.

Burr has surpassed the B standard for Olympic Trials qualifying, which means he’d qualify if he’s among the top 24 entries even without the A stanadard of 246-0 ¾.

287-9 … Curtis Thompson [Florence], July 4, 2016, Eugene, Ore.
261-2 … Vince Labosky [Holy Cross], June 15, 1990, Norwalk, Calif.
261-2 … Tim VanLiew [Deptford], May 21, 2016, Tucson, Ariz.
251-6 … Chris Mirabelli [Holy Cross], April 29, 2017, Philadelphia
249-9 … Cade Antonucci [Holy Spirit], June 9, 2021, Eugene, Ore.
236-5 … Nick Mirabelli [Rancocas Valley], March 27-30, 2019, Austin, Texas
234-6 … Kevin Burr [Rancocas Valley], March 15, Orlando, Fla.
214-6 … Sean Biehn [Burlington City], May 8, 2010, Ewing, N.J.
213-2 … Edgar Rosa [Paulsboro], April 8, 2023, Glassboro, N.J.
212-2 … Alexander Georgiou [Timber Creek], 2017

Washington Township boys open Tri-County meet with fastest 400-meter relay in New Jersey this year!!!!!!!!!

Washington Township seiors Ajani Dwyer and Yashahya Brown, junior John Santos and senior Aidan Ellis ran the fastest 400-meter relay in New Jersey this year to open the Tri-County Conference Championships Wednesday at Delsea.

The Minutemen won a very fast race in 41.77 – 17th-fastest in South Jersey history – with Deptford 2nd in 42.14 and Glassboro 3rd in 42.27. Williamstown also ran sub-43 with a 42.89 for 4th place.

The only faster times in Gloucdester County history belong to Deptford, with a 41.47 to win the 2018 Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington and a 41.55 to place 3rd at 2017 Greensboro Nationals.

Washington Township’s previous school record was a 42.11 in the prelims of West Philly Nationals with only Brown, Santos and graduated seniors Quasir Robinson and John Williams.

Washington Township, Deptford and Glassboro recorded the fastest, 4th-fastest and 7th-fastest times in New Jersey this year and No. 3, No. 8 and No. 16 in Gloucester County history. Glassboro’s time is fastest this year by any New Jersey Group 1 school.

Senior Darryl Wayman, sophomore Kareem Brown, senior Ryan Gore and junior Tyaire Randells ran for Deptford, senior Brysheen Ferguson, freshman Xavier Sabb, sophomore Amari Sabb and senior Cartrell Moore for Glassboro and sophomore Jasiah Gibbons, freshman Ian Israel, senior Gordon Pinnock and senior Alex Hollimon.

All-Time Gloucester County 400-Meter Relay List
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
41.45 … 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

Glassboro’s Damere Lassiter posts top N.J. Group 1 shot and discus throws this year at Crusader Field Meet!!!!!!!!

Glassboro senior Damere Lassiter had a monster double at the Delsea Crusader Field Meet Tuesday night, PR’ing with a 60-11 ¼ in the shot put and winning the discus with a season-best 180-3. Both throws came on his final attempt.

Lassiter became the 7th thrower in South Jersey history to hit 60 feet in the shot and 180 feet in the discus in the same meet and the first ever in Group 1.

Lassiter is now No. 5 in New Jersey this year in the shot and No. 3 in the discus and No. 1 in both events in Group 1. He’s the first Group 1 thrower in New Jersey to hit 60 and 180 since Saddle Brook’s Giovanni Gutierrez in 2017 [62-8 ¾, 187-8].

He has a 184-8 to his credit from last year’s South Jersey Group 1 sectionals at Pennsauken. He did hit 60 feet indoors with a 60-1 to win Easterns at the Armory in February, but the 60-11 ¼ is a PR.

His 184-8 is the best throw by a South Jersey Group 1 athlete since Penns Grove’s Russell Willitt threw 185-10 at the 1985 Bridgeton Relays [held that year at Cumberland Regional in Upper Deerfield Township], and his 60-11 ¼ is best in South Jersey Group 1 since Paulsboro’s Jon Kalnas hit 64-10 ¼ at the 1997 Meet of Champions.

Lassiter is the 4th South Jersey thrower to hit 60 feet this year, joining Hammonton junior Anthony Liakhnovich [62-10 at the South Jersey Open], Pennsauken senior Jayden Farmer [61-3 at the Camden County Championships] and Delsea junior Jonathan Harris [60-9 ½ at Woodbury]. That’s the most ever in a single year.

Harris was 2nd in the shot Tuesday with a 60-3 ½ Delsea senior Greg Masso got within a few inches of 60 feet with a PR 59-8 ¾ – on his final throw.

In the disc, Willingboro senior Derrick Swain PR’d with a 163-8, and Paulsboro senior Javion Payne made it three over 160 feet with a lifetime-best 161-0, which is No. 2 in New Jersey Group 1 behind Lassiter.

Ron Dayne [Overbrook], 1996 Meet of Champions [63-10 ¼, 215-3]
Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2013 Nationals [68-6 ½, 186-2]
Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013 Meet of Champions [61-1, 188-10]
Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018 Meet of Champions [61-11 ¾, 185-6]
Damere Lassiter [Glassboro], 2024 Crusader Field Meet [60-11 ¼, 180-3]
Jason Nwosu [Delsea], 2022 Crusader Field Meet [61-7, 183-9]
Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995 Meet of Champions [64-5, 184-3]

68-8 ½ … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton] 2012
64-10 ½ … Jon Kalnas [Paulsboro], 1997
64-6 ¼ … Ron Dayne [Overbook], 1996
64-5 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
64-4 ¼ … Chris Robinson [Penns Grove], 1990
62-10 ¼ … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014
63-0 … Lou Gordon [Bridgeton], 1995
61-11 ¾ … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018
61-10 ½ … Harry Dilks [Pitman], 1971
61-6 … Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013
61-4 ½ … Bubba Green [Millville], 1976
61-4 … Kofi Yamoah [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
61-2 ½ … Matthew Huckabee, [Timber Creek], 2010
60-11 ½ … Ryan Knight [Delsea], 1996
60-11 ¼ … Damere Lassiter [Glassboro], 2024
60-11 ……. Lucciano Pizarro [Cherokee], 2019
60-7 1/2 … Ell Ash [Willingboro], 2004
60-6 ½ … Tati White [Willingboro], 1994
60-5 ¼ … Chris Bolden [Edgewood], 1990
60-3 … Dontaye Rivera [Pleasantville], 2012
60-1 … Bill Banks [Wilson], 1973

Rancocas Valley’s Cecilia King runs #5 hurdles time in New Jersey this year, #9 in Burlington County history, at Olympic Conference Championships!!!!!!

Rancocas Valley junior Cecilia King, who just broke 15 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles for the first time less than two weeks ago, moved into the all-time Burlington County top-10 Tuesday night at the Olympic Conference Championships on her home track.

King had a PR of 15.12 from last year’s Meet of Champions until she ran 15.03 in the Burlington County Open trials at Northern Burlington on May 11. She won the final in 14.89, her first sub-15 race, and then on Tuesday PR’d at 14.59 in the trials and 14.51 in the final.

That’s an improvement of 61-100ths of a second in under two weeks.

King is now No. 5 this year in New Jersey and No. 1 in South Jersey. She has the fastest time in New Jersey Group 4 and is No. 3 all-time at R.V., behind Anabella Chin’s 14.39 at the 2022 Meet of Champions in Somerset and Tonya Lee’s 14.42 at the 1987 TAC Junior Nationals at Rincon Vista Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. (now known as Roy P. Drachman Stadium.)

The top four finishers Tuesday ran sub-15 and all four PR’d. Winslow senior Dominique Clement was 2nd in 14.77 after a PR 14.61 in the trials, Lenape senior Keira Gibbons placed 3rd in 14.91 after a PR 15.02 in the trials and Winslow sophomore Ma’Syiah Brawner took 4th in 14.93 after a PR 15.11 in the trials. Brawner also won the triple jump [37-9], long jump [18-1] and high jump [5-4]. Those four girls now rank 1st, 4th, 6th and 7th in South Jersey, and Brawner is the No. 2 sophomore in New Jersey (by 4-100ths of a second).

All-Time Burlington County Hurdles List
13.85 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1980
14.04 … Jasmine Staten [Lenape], 2016
14.34 … Evann Thompson [Lenape], 2012
14.38 … Vanessa Arientyl [Willingboro], 2010
14.39 … Anabella Chin [Rancocas Valley], 2022
14.42 … Tonya Lee [Rancocas Valley], 1987
14.43 … Ashley Edwards [Northern Burlington], 2014
14.49 … Kim Allen [Willingboro], 2003
14.51 … Cecilia King [Rancocas Valley], 2024
14.54 … Meredith Updike [Cinnaminson], 2019
14.59 … Drew Bristol-Andrews [Florence], 2013

Winslow’s Dominic Bassey runs 9th-fastest 800 in Camden County history at Olympic Conference Championships!!!!!!

Winslow’s Dominic Bassey shattered his own school record in the 800 and moved up to No. 9 on the all-time Camden County list Tuesday at the Olympic Conference Championships at Rancocas Valley.

Bassey won the 800 in 1:54.39, dropping his PR from a 1:55.33 at the indoor Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.

That’s the fastest winning time at the Olympic Conference meet in 15 years, since Washington Township’s Xavier Fraction set the meet record of 1:53.34 in 2009.

Bassey won by about 15 meters over Cherry Hill East junior Brandon Lyons, who PR’d with a 1:57.84 for 2nd place. Another junior, Rancocas Valley’s Christian Rouzard, was 3rd with a PR of 1:58.55. Lyons’ previous PR was 1:58.60, and Rouzard’s 2:02.70.

Bassey’s 1:54.39 makes him the No. 5 junior in New Jersey and No. 1 among South Jersey runners. Overall, he’s now 3rd-fastest in South Jersey this year, behind Cherokee’s Bobby Poplau [1:53.15 at the Burlington County Open] and Woodbury’s Peyton Shute [1:53.82 at Haddonfield Distance Night].

All-Time Camden County 800-Meter Run List
1:51.53 … Jeff Boyer [Camden], 1978
1:53.25 … Greg Pelose [Haddonfield], 2016
1:53.49 … Ben Potts [Haddonfield], 2010
1:53.54y … Frank Romero [Haddon Twp.], 1977
1:53.78 … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2015
1:53.79 … Mike Shemonsky [Eastern], 1990
1:53.88 … Derek Gess [Haddonfield], 2019
1:54.27 … Billy Clewell [Camden Catholic], 2022
1:54.39 … Dominic Bassey [Winslow Twp.], 2024
1:54.59 … Isaiah Jean-Baptiste [Cherry Hill East], 2016
1:54.63 … Austin Stoner [Haddonfield], 2015
1:54.69 … Brian Walter [Paul VI], 2010
1:54.71 … Brian Laskowski [Bishop Eustace], 2008
1:54.74 … Jack Bolling [Haddon Heights], 2023
1:54.87 … Collin Pierlott [Camden Catholic], 2013
1:54.88 … Thomas Morley [Haddon Township], 2002
1:54.89 … Jake Dinerman [Haddon Township], 2016

SHAELAN MCNALLY RUNS 3RD-FASTEST 1,600 IN SOUTH JERSEY HISTORY AT HOLMDEL TWILIGHT, LILIAH GORDON RUNS 2ND-FASTEST IN BURLINGTON COUNTY HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul VI senior Shaelan McNally raced to the 14th-fastest 1,600 in state history Tuesday night at the Holmdel Twilight Series Royal Rumble.

McNally led four girls under 4:52 at Holmdel High School, winning in 4:45.91. That’s 3rd-fastest in South Jersey history and fastest in 23 years.

Northern Burlington junior Liliah Gordon finished 4th with a huge PR of 4:51.84, which is 10th-fastest in South Jersey history and No. 2 on the all-time Burlington County list.

McNally, whose previous PR was 4:47.95 from the South Jersey Elite at Delsea earlier this month, now trails only two legends on the all-time South Jersey list:

Michelle Rowen of Washington Township ran a hand-timed 4:43.2 full mile at the 1982 Kinney Invitational at Cal Berkeley on June 12, 1982, which converts to 4:41.5 for 1,600 meters

Haddonfield Olympian Erin Donohue ran 4:42.96 full mile on June 17, 2001, at Outdoor Nationals in Raleigh, N.C., which converts to 4:41.16.

Unbelievably in this day and age, splits are not available. Too bad Tomahawk can’t time every meet.

As for Gordon, her 4:51.84 is 2nd-fastest on the all-time Burlington County list behind Cherokee’s Nicole Clifford, who ran 4:48.82 in 2022 converted from a 4:50.50 full mile at Icahn Stadium in New York.

It’s fastest by a South Jersey underclassman since Mainland Regional’s Alyssa Aldridge ran 4:51.43 at the 2017 state Group 3 meet on Gordon’s home track at Northern Burlington.

Gordon’s previous 1,600 PR was 4:55.56 converted from a 4:57.28 full mile indoors at Boston University in February.

McNally and Gordon belong to a small club of nine New Jersey girls – only three from South Jersey who’ve run sub-2:18, sub-4:52 and sub-10:23:

2:13.85 / 4:46.03 / 10:10.24 … Abby Loveys [Randolph], 2018, 2019
2:14.70 / 4:51.99 / 10:12.73 … Dana Giordano [Bernards], 2012
2:10.1h / 4:415h / 10:12.8h … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1982, 1983
2:10.14 / 4:46.28 / 10:17.18 … Melanie Thompson [Voorhees], 2008
2:12.17 / 4:46.63 / 10:18.08 … Tilly O’Connor [St. Rose], 2023
2:09.1h / 4:47.7h / 10:18.0h … Jodie Bilotta [North Hunterdon], 1987
2:06.94 / 4:40.15 / 10:18.34 … Lily Shapiro [Colts Neck], 2021
2:11.85 / 4:45.91 / 10:18.93 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024
2:17.65 / 4:51.84 / 10:22.20 … Lilliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2024

All-Time New Jersey 1,600-Meter Run List
4:37.45 … Danielle Tauro [Southern Reg.], 2006
4:40.15 … Lilly Shapiro [Colts Neck], 2021
4:41.16 … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2000
4:41.61 … Josette Norris [Tenafly], 2013
4:41.52i,y … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1982
4:42.07 … Camryn Wennersten [Ridgewood], 2021
4:42.1h,y … Doreen Ennis [Nutley], 1973
4:43.92 … Ajee’ Wilson [Neptune], 2010
4:44.90 … Molly McNamara [Red Bank Catholic], 2011
4:45.28 … Paige Sheppard [Union Catholic], 2024
4:45.36 … Liz Lansing [Randolph], 2013
4:45.57 … Claudia DiSomma [Sparta], 2010
4:45.76 … Julia Scrudato [Montgomery], 2023
4:45.91 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024
4:45.97 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2014
4:46.03 … Abby Loveys [Randolph], 2018
4:46.28 … Melanie Thompson [Voorhees], 2009
4:46.32 … Sarah Disanza [High Point Reg.], 2013
4:46.63 … Tilly O’Connor [St. Rose], 2023
4:46.4h … Margaret Scutro [Ridgewood], 1985
4:46.87 … Jill Smith [Southern Reg.], 2007
4:46.95 … Ariann Neutts [Roxbury], 2009
4:47.21 … Chloe Gonzalez [North Hunterdon], 2019
4:47.71 … Ashley Higginson [Colts Neck], 2007
4:47.7h,y … Jodi Bilotta [North Hunterdon], 1987
4:47.90 … Ciara Roche [Freehold Twp.], 2016
4:48.13 … Angelina Perez [Lakeland], 2022
4:48.13 … Emma Zawatski [Freehold Twp.], 2023
4:48.23 … Christina Cancan [West Windsor-Plainsboro South], 2016
4:48.42 … Julia Trethaway [West Morris Central], 2019
4:48.48 … Kylene Cochrane [West Morris Central], 2014
4:48.62 … Katy Trotter [Red Bank], 2003
4:48.71 … Molly Malague [Metuchen], 2022
4:48.73 … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
4:48.82 … Catherine Pagano [Northern Highlands], 2014
4:48.82y … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
4:48.82 … Julia Threthaway [West Morris Central], 2019
4:49.06 … Cate DeSousa [Red Bank Catholic], 2022
4:49.11 … Renee Tomlin [Ocean City], 2005
4:49.26 … Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017
4:49.7h … Karen Ahern [Bernards], 1985
4:49.88 … Marin Warner [Holmdel], 2014a

All-Time South Jersey 1,600-Meter Run List
4:41.16 … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2000
4:41.5y … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1982
4:45.91 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024
4:45.97 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2014
4:48.73 … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
4:48.82y … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
4:49.11 … Renee Tomlin [Ocean City], 2005
4:49.26 … Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017
4:51.53 … Alyssa Aldridge [Mainland Reg.], 2017
4:51.84 … Lilliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2024
4:52.95 … Caitlin Orr [Lenape], 2009
4:54.25 … Sarah Naticchia [Haddonfield], 2021
4:54.76 … Allison Colflesh [Haddonfield], 2021
4:54.71 … Megan Hartman [Ocean City], 194
4:54.88 … Bridget Flynn [Holy Spirit], 2012