All four runners PR’d and Ocean City ran the 9th-fastest 4-by-8 in South Jersey history and placed 2nd at the Meet of Champions Wednesday at Pennsauken.
Maeve Smith, Chloe Care, Frankie Ritzel and Carly Godfrey ran 9:15.51 and placed 2nd to Hillsborough, which won the race in 9:15.15.
Ocean City broke the Cape May County Record of 9:15.61 set by the 2014 Ocean City team of Cierra Granger, Devin Grisbaum, Rachel Stremme and Bridget Flynn when the Red Raiders won the 2014 state Group 2 title at South Plainfield.
Smith led off with a 2:17.56 leg and Care split 2:17.53 before handing off to Ritzel, who ran 2:24.41. Godfrey anchored in 2:20.41.
All-Time South Jersey 4-by-8 List
9:00.51 … Haddonfield, 2021
9:05.62 … Lenape, 2012
9:05.83 … Lenape, 2008
9:06.30 … Haddonfield, 2008
9:10.32 … Haddonfield, 2000
9:12.30 … Haddonfield, 2019
9:14.25 … Cherokee, 2023
9:15.19 … Lenape, 2007
9:15.51 … Ocean City, 2024
9:15.61 … Ocean City, 2014
9:15.19 … Lenape, 2007
9:15.92 … Haddonfield, 2015
9:16.57 … Seneca, 2017
9:16.79 … Haddonfield, 1999
9:17.77 … Cherokee, 2022
9:18.22 … Kingsway, 2016
9:18.37 … Haddonfield, 2019
9:18.57 … Seneca, 2018
9:18.71 … Lenape, 2011
9:18.93 … Haddonfield, 2018
9:18.94 … Lenape, 2006
9:19.15 … Wilson, 2002
9:19.68 … Kingsway, 2017
All-Time Meet of Champions 4-by-8 List
9:01.69 … Freehold Township, 2014 [1]
9:03.19 … Ridge, 2018 [1]
9:06.81 … Ridge, 2016 [1]
9:08.15 … Southern Regional, 2016 [2]
9:08.75 … Ridge, 2019 [1]
9:10.06 … Southern Regional, 2014 [2]
9:10.24 … Haddonfield, 2021 [1]
9:10.69 … Freehold Township, 2013 [1]
9:11.48 … Ridge, 2015 [1]
9:11.81 … Ridge, 2017 [1]
9:13.70 … North Hunterdon, 2016 [3]
9:14.04 … Mountain Lakes, 2017 [2]
9:14.07 … West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 2014 [3]
9:14.48 … Mount St. Dominic, 2012 [1]
9:14.98 … West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 2015 [2]
9:15.15 … Hillsborough, 2024 [1]
9:15.16 … Haddonfield, 2019 [2]
9:15.19 … Southern Regional, 2017 [3]
9:15.51 … Ocean City, 2024 [2]
9:15.69 … Lenape, 2012 [2]
9:15.92 … Haddonfield, 2015 [3]