Washington Township senior Dahlia Beasley finished up a fantastic senior year with a huge 400 PR and All-America honors at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field..
The versatile Beasley ran 24.35 and placed 3rd at the Meet of Champions with a legal wind, she high jumped 5-6 and won the state Group 4 title and she long jumped 18-10 and placed 2nd at states, but at Nationals she had a breakthrough race in the 400, lowering her PR from 55.55 from last year’s Nationals at Franklin Field to 54.83 and placing 8th.
She finished 3-100ths of a second in front of 9th place, earning All-America accolades by the smallest of margins.
Beasley finishes her fabulous career ranked No. 5 in Gloucester County history at 200 meters, No. 5 in the 400 and No. 6 in the long jump.
And considering that she was competing in three or four events in virtually every meet, that’s impressive. She was a big reason the Washington Township girls won the South Jersey Group 4 meet and placed 3rd at states. She scored 34 points at sectionals and 24 at states.
She leaves Washington Township with school records in the 200, 400 and long jump, and she’s 2nd in the high jump, behind Misty Farrell, who cleared 5-8 at the 1995 state Group 4 meet at South Plainfield.
At Nationals, Beasley also ran 24.82 in the 200 and long jumped 18-6 ¼.
Beasley will join the outstanding Rutgers program in the fall.
At Nationals,
All-Time South Jersey 200-Meter Dash List
23.29 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
23.34 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2024
23.66 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
23.69 … Michele Glover [Willingboro], 1981
23.85 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017
23.86 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2024
23.90 … Denise Liles [Kingsway], 1984
23.90 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2018
24.01 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
24.04 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2008
24.11 … Denise Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
24.12 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
24.17 … Michelle Brown [Seneca], 2008
24.18 … Sheriyah Nutt [Rancocas Valley], 2019
24.19 … Patti Dunlap [Camden] 1978
24.19 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.]
24.19 … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017
24.21 … Audrey Wilson [Deptford], 2006
24.22 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2023
24.23 … Nichole Hill [Oakcrest], 1997
24.31 … Morgan Gordon [Rancocas Valley], 2009
24.32 … Kiara Lester [Deptford], 2015
24.35 … Amirah Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
24.35 … Arianna Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
24.35 … Dahlia Beasley [Washington Twp.], 2024
24.37 … Nester Wea [Washington Twp.], 2024
24.42 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
24.45 … Cecelia Gerstenbacher [Delsea], 2017
24.46 … Feleesha Dowe [Penns Grove], 2014
24.47 … Nadia Davy [Bridgeton], 1999
24.47 … Aisha Morgan [Schalick], 1998
24.48 … Avionne Sloan [Camden], 2003
24.49 … Annie Johnson [Shawnee], 2012
All-Time South Jersey 400-Meter Dash List
52.91 … Michelle Brown [Seneca], 2009
53.16 … Natalie Dumas [Eastern], 2024
53.45 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2024
53.51 … Dana Burnett [Williamstown], 1996
53.64 … Nijgia Snapp [Oakcrest], 2008
53.00 … English Gardner [Eastern], 2007
53.49 … Arianna Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
53.60 … Amirah Sharpe [Clayton], 2022
54.04 … Nadia Davy [Bridgeton], 1998
54.19 … Okechi Ogbuokiri [Willingboro], 2003
54.36 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2018
54.41 … Dennisha Page [Woodrow Wilson], 2019
54.51 … Katrina Sye [Buena], 1998
54.62 … Audrey Wilson [Deptford], 2008
54.75 … Faleesha Dowe [Penns Grove], 2014
54.83 … Dahlia Beasley [Washington Twp.], 2024
54.93 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2004
All-Time South Jersey Long Jump List
21-7 ¾ …… Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1980
20-0 ½ ….. Teneacia Smith [Cherry Hill East], 1992
19-11 ½ … Kathy Rankins [Haddon Heights], 1980
19-11 ½ …. Tionna Tobias [Winslow Twp.], 2018
19-9 ¼ ….. Cidae’a Woods [Winslow Twp.], 2013
19-7 ½ ….. Helen Wilks [Bridgeton], 1993
19-7 ½ … Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 2024
19-7 … Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 2024
19-4 ¾ …… Gabrielle Farquharson [Williamstown], 2011
19-4 ………. Emily Carson [Haddonfield], 2012
19-3 ………. Tionna Tobias [Winslow Twp.], 2017
19-2 ¾ …….Asia Young [Holy Spirit], 2016
19-2 ½ ….…Gabrielle Bennett [Winslow Twp.], 2015
19-2 ………. Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 2018
19-2 ………. Robin Taylor [Deptford], 1980
19-1 ……….. Nena Moore [Cherry Hill West], 1995
19-1 ………. Yvonne Wolef [Middle Twp.], 2012
19-0 ¼ …… Jasmine Staten [Lenape], 2016
18-11 1/2 … Tisifenee Taylor [Woodbury], 2002
18-11 3/4 … Shaytika Bryant [Bridgeton], 1995
18-11 ……… Vashti Hannah [Cumberland Reg.], 2015
18-10 ¾ … Shameeka Marshall [Oakcrest], 2001
18-10 1/2 … Karissa Watson [Williamstown], 2019
18-10 1/4 … Anna Stewart [Glassboro], 1977
18-10 1/4 … Demya Walker [Rancocas Valley], 1984
18-10 …….. Shana Williams [Bridgeton], 1989
18-10 … Dahlia Beasley [Washington Twp.], 2024
18-9 1/2 … Frances Bundy [Pleasantville], 1999
18-9 1/4 … Ashley Edwards [Northern Burlington], 2015
18-9 …….. Shameka Speed [Bridgeton], 2002
18-8 3/4 … Tacqyaya Tobias [Our Lady of Mercy], 2011
18-8 1/2 … Rachel Armstead [Millville], 2015
18-8 1/2 … Tina Walls [Williamstown], 1982
18-8 1/2 … Jessica Bryant [Cherry Hill East], 2016
18-8 …….. Kristina Tossas [Rancocas Valley], 2019
18-7 1/2 … Sable Loper [Woodrow Wilson], 2005
18-7 …….. Jamie Walker [Haddon Heights], 2007
18-7 …….. Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2018
18-6 ¾ … Artrelia Turner [Woodrow Wilson], 1986
18-6 ¾ … Leah Ellis [Millville], 2021
18-6 ½ … Kristina Matthews [Bordentown], 1998
18-6 ½ … Tina Johnson [Burlington Twp.], 1996
18-6 … Emma Crozier-Carole [Mainland Reg.], 2023
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 