Winslow Township sophomore Ma’syiah Brawner and Absegami junior Jaidah Garrett both popped major long jump PRs Sunday and earned All-America honors at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field.

Brawner jumped 19-7 ½ on her 2nd attempt and Garrett 19-7 on her 3rd, and they placed 7th and 8th overall.

They now rank 13th and 15th in state history and 5th and 7th in South Jersey history.

Brawner’s 19-7 ½ equls the 2nd-best in state history by a sophomore, behind only Carol Lewis’s 20-7 ½ at the 1979 AAU Junior Championships in Bloomington, Ind., and tied with Keturah Orji of Mount Olive in 2014 and Winslow’s Tionna Tobias in 2017.

Garrett’s 19-7 is the best mark by a South Jersey junior since Cidae’a Woods of Winslow jumped 19-9 ¼ at the 2013 state Group 3 Championships in South Plainfield.

Coming into Nationals, Brawner’s PR was PR was 19-3 ½, which she achieved both indoors at the Armory in January and earlier this month when she won the state Group 3 title at Delsea, edging Garrett. Garrett’s PR was 19-2 from her win at Group 3 sectionals at Delsea, where she edged Brawner.

Brawner won the Meet of Champions triple jump with a 40-5 ¾ and she’s now hit at least 19 feet in the long jump in her last three meets. Garrett has been over 19 feet in her last four meets.

On Sunday, Brawner had four jumps of at least 18-8 ½, and Garrett surpassed 19 feet three times, with a 19-0 ½ to open, the 19-7 on her 3rd jump and a 19-4 on her 5th jump.

Brawner and Garrett were sitting in 5th and 6th place through five jumps before Kassidi Watkins of Mustang (Okla.) and Danah Nembhard of Dacula (Ga.) went 20-0 ¼ and 20-1 back-to-back on their final jumps to take the top two spots.

All of Brawner and Garrett’s jumps were wind-legal.

Brawner placed 8th in the triple jump on Friday with a 40-6 1/4, so she’s now a double All-America this weekend.

All-Time New Jersey Long Jump List
20-11 ¾ … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1980
20-11 ¾ … Keturah Orji [Mount Olive], 2012
20-2 ¼ … Kayla Richardson (Columbia), 2014

20-2 … Clair Connor (Rahway), 1984

20-1 … Celine-Jada Brown [Plainfield], 2022
20­0 ½ … Teneacia Smith (Cherry Hill East), 1992

20­0 ½ … Cassandra Grant (Passaic), 1980

20-0 … Caitlyn Salisbury (Hawthorne), 2016

19-11 ½ … Tionna Tobias (Winslow Twp.), 2018

19-10 ½ … Nyamekye Opoku-Agyemang (Union), 2017

19-9 ¼ … Cidae’a Woods (Winslow Twp.), 2013

19­8 ¾ … Demeika Tweedy (Plainfield), 1993

19-7 ¾ … Ashley Noel [Montclair], 2024
19-7 ½ … Helen Wilks (Bridgeton), 1993

19-7 ½ … Ma’syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 2024
19-7 … Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 2024
19-6 ¼ … Saniyah Evans [Rahway], 2024
19­6 … Sharon Johnson (Newark Central), 1982

19-5 ¾ … Tatiyanna Sanders (Paramus Catholic), 2014

19-5 ¼ … Mariah Browne (South Brunswick), 2010

19-5 … Essence Mayers (Lakewood), 2010

19-4 ¾ … LaShonda Carter (Rahway), 2006

19-4 ¾ … Gabrielle Farquharson (Williamstown), 2011

19­4 … Jen McDermott (Ridgewood), 1989

19-4 … Linda Hayes (Monmouth), 1985

19-4 … Emily Carson (Haddonfield), 2012

19-4 … Gianna Macones [Sparta], 2018
19-3 ¾ … Hannah Taylor (Montgomery), 2016

19-3 ¼ … Lauren Stern [Mahwah], 2018
19-2 ¾ … Asia Young (Holy Spirit), 2016

19-2 ½ … Gabrielle Bennett (Winslow Twp.), 2015

19-2 ½ … Tiffany Bautista (Paramus Catholic), 2018
19-2 ¼ … Chino Anukwuem (Hanover Park), 2016

19-2 ¼ … Kassidy Mulryne [Allentown], 2018
19-2 … Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 2018
19-2 … Tara Zeni [Red Bank Catholic], 2019
19-1 ¾ … Timia Joseph (Morris Knolls), 2016
19-1 ½ … Promise Fadhunsi [Monroe Twp.], 2017
19-1 ½ … Adannia Agbo [Morris Hills], 2023
19-1 ¼ … Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2015

19-1 ¼ … Kelsey Veira (Hillsborough), 2015

19-1 ¼ … Aniyah Russell [Jackson Liberty], 2017
19­1 … Nena Moore Cherry Hill W), 1995

19­1 … Alaina Alfano (Hanover Park), 2005

19-1 … Yvonne Wolef (Middle Twp.), 2012

19-1 … Paula Marie Brown [Newark West Side], 2021
19­0 ¾ … Jen Schweizer (Morris Knolls), 1989

19-0 ½ … Lia Malave [Toms River North], 2023
19-0 ¼ ….. Morgan McLaughlin (Union Catholic), 2012

19-0 ¼ …… Jasmine Staten (Lenape), 2016

19­0 ………. Leticia Beverly (Newark Central), 1984

19-0 ………. Adriene Davis (Newark Central), 1988

19-0 ………. Danielle Grady (Notre Dame), 1996
19-0 … Vonya Gould [Union Catholic], 2023
19-0 … Alexandra Samperi [Hasbrouck Heights], 2023
19-0 … Abigail Dennis [Old Tappan], 2023

All-Time South Jersey Long Jump List
20-11 ¾ ….. Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1980
20­0 ½ ….. Teneacia Smith (Cherry Hill East), 1992

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

19-2 ¾ …….Asia Young (Holy Spirit), 2016

19-2 ½ ….…Gabrielle Bennett (Winslow Twp.), 2015

19-2 … Tierra Hooker [Timber Creek], 2018
19­1 ……….. Nena Moore [Cherry Hill W), 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

Washington Township’s Yashahya Brown capped a historic senior year by hurdling his way to a national title Sunday.

Brown didn’t lose a race this year, finishing with a thrilling win over senior Anthony Waterman of DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Md., at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field.

Brown ran 13.52, 9-100ths of a second off the South Jersey record of 13.43 he set in the state Group 4 meet in Somerset.

Brown was only 6th-fastest in Saturday’s semis with a 13.72 – he only made the final by 15-100ths of a second – but racing in Lane 3, with Waterman in Lane 4, he won what was essentially a two-man race by about a fifth of a meter – approximately seven inches. Waterman was 2nd in 13.55.

From his opener at Fast Times at Cherokee High through Sunday, Brown never lost a hurdles race, and he was undefeated indoors as well, winning titles at Easterns and the Meet of Champions. The last time he raced in the 110-meter highs and didn’t win was last year’s Meet of Champions, where he placed 3rd behind Nathaniel Ryan of Scotch Plains-Fanwood and Jack Attali of Demarest. Last time he finished behind a South Jersey runner was in last year’s state Group 4 meet, when he was 3rd, one spot behind Pennsauken senior Bryce Tucker.

Brown this year also enjoyed great success as a flat sprinter, lowering his 100 time to 10.56 and running 21.72 in his only 200. He ranked 5th in the state this year at 100 meters with legal wind.

Timber Creek junior Billie Frazier, freshman Taylor Gaines, senior Nyla Jones and senior Guerlande Pierre earned All-America honors Sunday morning with a 6th-place finish in the shuttle hurdles at West Philly Nationals.

Timber Creek ran 1:01.84 in the 3rd of nine sections and then held on as only five schools in the last six races topped their time.

The time is No. 13 in South Jersey history and a school record.

Rancocas Valley, with junior Cecilia King, senior Nevaeh Lott, junior Kaylie Peacock and junior Aniya Wilkins placed 10th in 1:02.79, and Washington Township ran 1:03.47 for 15th with junior Meciah Howell, senior Zarria Oliphant, junior Zaida Taylor-Burch and junior Dakota Jones.

All-Tine South Jersey Shuttle Hurdles List
58.00 … Edgewood, 1999
59.52 … Eastern, 2019
59.80 … Pennsauken, 1999
1:00.14 … Buena, 2012
1:00.18 … Winslow Twp., 2014
1:00.46 … Winslow Twp., 2013
1:01.17 … Woodrow Wilson, 2002
1:01.38 … Winslow Twp., 2017
1:01.58 … Rancocas Valley, 2024
1:01.6h … Woodrow Wilson, 2005
1:01.68 … Winslow Twp., 2002
1:01.82 … Winslow Twp., 2012
1:01.84 … Timber Creek, 2024
1:02.0h … Moorestown, 1994

Woodbury senior Peyton Shute closed out his brilliant high school career Saturday evening with one of the most spectacular races in state history.

Shute ran the 4th-fastest mile in state history, shattering his own South Jersey record and putting his name alongside greats like Marty Liquori, Edward Cheserek and Robbie Andrews in New Jersey mile annals.

Shute ran 4:04.92 in one of the fastest high school mile races ever at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field. Two runners broke 4 minutes, four ran sub-4:03 and nine broke 4:05 in an astonishing display of distance depth.

Shute broke his own South Jersey record of 4:08.28 that he set in May at the Trials of Miles at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island in Manhattan.

For the sake of comparison, his performance Saturday converts to a 4:03.50 for 1,600 meters.

As fast as the final times were, the race went out slowly, with Drew Griffith of Butler High north of Pittsburgh – the U.S. two-mile record holder – taking the field through a quarter of a mile in 62.13. Shute came through in 62.96 but after that, things got hot.

Shute split 59.58 for his 2nd lap and came through in 2:02.53 and followed that with a 60.29 lap to give him a 3:02.82 for three-quarters of a mile. He closed in 62.11 to dip under 4:05.

The only faster milers in state history are Marty Liquori of Cedar Grove and Essex Catholic, who ran 3:59.8 in Bakersfield. Calif., in 1967; Edward Cheserek of St. Benedict’s Prep, who ran 4:03.29 in 2013 at the adidas Grand Prix in Manhattan; and Robby Andrews of Manalapan, who ran 4:03.49 at the 2009 Portland Track Festival in Oregon.

On Wednesday, Shute ran 4:05.27 for 1,600 meters, which is faster than his converted mile from White Plains, so that was the 1,600 record that Shute broke on Saturday and the 4:08.28 was the mile record he broke. (You can’t convert 1,600s to the mile but you can convert the other way around).

The South Jersey mile record before Shute ran 4:08.28 was 4:08.51 set by Ocean City’s Brett Johnson in West Long Branch in 2008.

Shute is now the 2nd-fastest miler ever from Gloucester County, behind only Kingsway graduate Tom Cooke, who ran 4:01.08 in West Chester in 2021.

Shute officially came through 1,500 meters in 3:47.12, which breaks the South Jersey 1,500 record of 3:50.92 set by Shute en route to that 4:08.28 last month in New York.

All-Time New Jersey Mile List
3:59.8h … Marty Liquori [Essex Catholic], 1967
4:03.29 … Edward Cheserek [St. Benedict’s Prep], 2013
4:03.49 … Robby Andrews [Manalapan], 2009
4:04.92 … Peyton Shute [Woodbury], 2024
4:05.01 … Sean Dolan [Hopewell Valley], 2019
4:05.91 … Marco Langon [Bridgwater-Raritan], 2022
4:05.59 … Ben Malone [Pascack Valley], 2013
4:07.00 … Jackson Barna [Ridge], 2022
4:07.07 … Jim Nielsen [Bernards], 1984
4:07.66 … Joe Rosa [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2011
4:07.68 … Jackson Braddock [Southern Regional], 2021
4:07.70 … Jim Rosa [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2011
4:08.07 … Pat Schellberg, Delbarton, 2010
4:08.1h … John Carlotti [Bernards], 1983
4:08.1h … Roger Jones [Ramsey], 1977
4:08.51 … Brett Johnson [Ocean City], 2008
4:08.67 … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], 2022
4:09.90 … Jimmy Wischusen [Union Catholic], 2022
4:08.74 … Chris Marco [Toms River South], 2012
4:08.79 … Craig Forys [Colts Neck], 2007
4:09.2h … Steve O’Connell [Millburn], 1976
4:09.3h … Kevin Byrne [Paramus Catholic], 1977
4:09.36 … Steve Schadler [Bergenfield], 1984
4:09.55 … Liam Tansey [Morris Hills], 2009
4:09.72 … Stephen Lewandowski [Mountain Lakes], 2012
4:09.80 … Matt Mitchell [CBA], 1988
4:09.90 … Jimmy Wischusen [Union Catholic], 2022
4:09.95 … Collin Boler [Delbarton], 2022
4:09.98 … Chris Lear [Pingry], 1992
4:10.09 … Kyle Rakitis [Kingsway], 2021
4:10.24 … Drew Maher [Shore Regional], 2018
4:10.1h … Mike Keogh [Essex Catholic], 1970
4:10.40 … Drake Anzano [CBA], 2016
4:10.2h … Mike Elder [Haddon Township], 1973
4:10.46 … Steve Slattery [Mouny Olive], 1998
4:10.9h … J.J. Clark [Columbia], 1982

When Rancocas Valley’s Thomas Howard Jr. ran 21.36 at Group 4 sectionals earlier this month, we wrote about whether that mark would be recognized as the state sophomore class record.

Howard did run faster than any sophomore in New Jersey history. The previous fastest time was a 21.41 by the late Mario Heslop of Franklin Township when he won the Group 4 state title at Egg Harbor.

The problem is there was no wind reading at either meet.

The fastest FAT 200 by a sophomore with a wind gauge turned out to be a 21.42 by Snyder’s Zamir Thomas when he won the emerging elite section at 2009 Greensboro Nationals. The results from that meet show a legal 0.3 tailwind.

All of which brings us to Saturday evening.

Howard was back on the track at Franklin Field for the first round of the Championship 200 at West Philly Nationals.

The bad news is that Howard recorded the 9th-fastest time, and only eight advance to the final Sunday afternoon.

The good news is that Howard ran 21.33.

And this time there was a wind gauge. The wind reading for the 7th heat was -0.5 meters-per-second, which means he was running into a slight headwind and obviously that’s a legal wind.

So Howard can now be recognized as fastest sophomore in state history.

The previous-fastest time by a South Jersey sophomore – with legal wind and FAT timing – was a 21.59 by Jamaad Muse of Timber Creek at the 2012 Meet of Champions at Old Bridge. Muse placed 2nd to Oakcrest’s Fabian Santiago in a race with a legal 1.7 tailwind. The previous Burlington County sophomore record? That would be Malachi James’ 21.68 with a 1.6 tailwind as a Willingboro soph at 2022 Group 2 sectionals at Delsea.

Howard’s time is 7th-fastest in South Jersey in any conditions and 3rd-fastest with a confirmed wind reading, behind Antonio Tarantino of Paul VI [21.07 in 2018] and James at the Meet of Champions [21.08].

I was able to find 14 confirmed faster FAT times in state history with confirmed legal wind, although there may be a couple more.

Overall, Howard placed 9th, missing the final by 6-100ths of a second. He was the 2nd-fastest sophomore in the race, behind only Jake Odey-Jordan of Archbishop Carroll in Radnor Township, Delaware County, who ran 21.05.

Howard finishes the 2024 season ranked 3rd in New Jersey on a legal performance list, behind only James’ 21.08 and a 21.30 last month by Meet of Champions runner-up Julio Tatis of Parsippany Hills at a meet in Boonton.

All-Time South Jersey 200-Meter Dash List
21.06 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
21.07 … Antonio Tarantino [Paul VI], 2018
21.13 … Malachi James [Burlington City], 2024
21.14 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
21.22 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024
21.30 … Jahmir Beasley [Sterling], 2019
21.33 … Thomas Howard Jr. [Rancocas Valley], 2024
21.39 … Martin Booker Jr. [Pennsauken], 2017
21.40 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], 1991
21.40 … Rob Gary [Lenape], 1998
21.40 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.40 … Jamaad Muse [Timber Creek], 2012
21.41 … Dorian Bryant [Kingsway], 2002
21.41 … T.J. Johnson [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2010
21.43 … Barry Cephas [Winslow Twp.], 2008
21.46 … Brondon Jenkins [Delran], 1994
21.46 … Sabli Gonnet [Eastern], 2007
21.47 … Curtis McIntyre [Bridgeton], 1992
21.47 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp.], 2024

Moorestown senior Rece Englehart followed his Meet of Champions triple jump victory with an All-America performance at West Philly Nationals on Saturday at Franklin Field.

Englehart placed 8th with the 2nd-best jump of his life – a 47-10 on his 2nd attempt. His jump was made with a legal 0.4 meters-per-second tailwind.

He PR’d with a Burlington County-record 48-4 ½ [with a legal 1.7 tailwind] when he won the state Group 3 meet earlier this month at Delsea.

Englehart missed the entire 2023 season with a torn ACL. He was 7th as a sophomore at the Meet of Champions with a 44-9 ¾ jump but didn’t jump again for 19 months – until an indoor meet this past January in Collegeville, Pa., where he hit 43-10 ¼ following a year-and-a-half layoff.

He medaled in both horizontal jumps at the indoor Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze – 2nd in the long jump with a then-PR 22-7 ½ and 6th in the triple at 44-9 ¾ – before exploding this spring.

Englehart recorded big PRs with a 23-11 and 47-3 at South Jersey Elite at Delsea and then turned in a remarkable double with a PR 23-11 ¾ for 2nd and 47-7 ¼ for the win in Pennsauken Wednesday night.

On Saturday, Englehart had four jumps over 46 feet and two over 47. He finished 1 ½ inches ahead of the 9th-place jumper, guaranteeing him All-America honors.

Sianni Wynn closed out her remarkable sophomore year with a 2nd-place finish in the 100-meter dash at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field.

Wynn ran 11.49 with a legal 1.3 wind and placed 2nd to Lisa Raye of West Warwick [R.I.] High, who won the race with a meet-record 11.26 seconds.

Wynn won the Meet of Champions on Wednesday in 11.36, her PR and the 3rd-fastest time in state history with legal wind (or 4th-fastest depending on how you define the New Jersey high school season). She also won the MoC 200-meter dash in 23.34.

At the state Group 4 meet, she won the 400 in 53.45, at the time 2nd-fastest in South Jersey history and 3rd-fastest ever by a New Jersey sophomore [and now 3rd and 4th after Natalie Dumas’s 53.16 to win the Meet of Champions].

She finishes her sophomore season ranked 3rd in state history in the 100, 4th in the 200 and 8th in the 400.

Washington Township senior Ajani Dwyer, in his first race since sweeping the South Jersey Group 4 sprints in record time, placed 3rd Saturday in the 100-meter dash at West Philly Nationals.

Dwyer ran 10.38 with a legal 1.8 meters-per-second tailwind, just off his legal PR of 10.32, which he ran in the semis on Friday into a 1.4 headwind.

That’s the 2nd-fastest wind-legal 100 in state history, behind Malachi James’ 10.28 to win the Meet of Champions on Wednesday at Pennsauken.

Dwyer ran unattatched after leaving the Washington Township team following sectionals. He didn’t compete in track as a freshman or sophomore and never competed in a state Group 4 or New Jersey Meet of Champions in his two years and four seasons of high school track.

Three of the eight finalists Saturday scratched, leaving just five runners for the 100-final at Franklin Field. Lanes three, five and nine were empty, and Dwyer was in Lane 6.

Zamaril Sanders of American Heritage High in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., won the race in 10.27, and Gabriel Scott Central Dauphin High in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pa., outside Harrisburg, placed 2nd in 10.37.

Moorestown junior Hannah Byrd-Leitner, fresh off her record-setting Meet of Champions triumph, placed 4th Saturday at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field with a 12-7 ½ clearance.

Both Byrd-Leitner and Haddonfield junior Rebecca Hoover earned All-America honors. Hoover cleared 12-3 1/2 and placed 6th.

Byrd-Leitner, who cleared 13-2 to win the Meet of Champions – No. 3 in state history and a New Jersey junior-class record – and Hoover, who cleared 12-8 earlier this year and is No. 3 in South Jersey history – both entered at the opening height of 11-3 ¾ and cleared on their first attempt.

With the bar at 11-9 ¾, Hoover cleared on her 1st try but Byrd-Leitner needed all three tries before getting over the bar.

Byrd-Leitner was then one of three girls to clear 12-3 ½ on their 1st attempt, and Hoover got over on her 2nd try. Byrd-Leitner clinched at worst 5th place by clearing 12-7 ½ on her 2nd try, while Hoover went out at 12-7 ½.

With the bar at 12-11 ½ – just 2 ½ inches off her PR – Byrd-Leitner missed three attempts and wound up as one of four girls to clear 12-7 ½ but not 12-11 ½. Because Brooke Bowers of Forest Hills Central in Grand Rapids, Mich., cleared 11-9 ¾ on her 1^st try she finished ahead of Byrd-Leitner, and because Sara Frey of Kennett High in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pa., cleared 12-7 ½ on her 3^rd attempt, she finished behind her. It added up to a fantastic 4^th-place finish for the Moorestown junior.

Byrd-Leitner and Hoover finished 2nd and 4th among underclassmen. They’re 1st and tied for 2nd in state history among juniors.

Lilyana Carlson of Bermudian Springs High School in York Springs, Pa., Adams County, was the only competitor to clear 12-11 1/2 and she did it on her 1st attempt.

Willingboro sophomore Kaila Speight, freshman Maya Bolden, sophomore Jaden Murry and junior Nester Wea smashed the Burlington County 800-meter relay record late Friday night at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field.

The Chimeras ran 1:39.78, becoming only the 11th New Jersey school to run sub-1:40 for the 800-meter relay.

Willingboro broke the Burlington County record of 1:40.25 set by Rancocas Valley at 2019 Greensboro Nationals by the team of Anabella Chin, Darynn Minus-Vincent, Brianna Snowden and sophomore Sheriyah Nutt.

They broke a 30-year-old school record of 1:41.20 set by Tiffany Butler, Corey Thomas, Kim Hargrove and Kia Van Wright at the 1994 East Coast Relays at Morristown.

Willingboro’s time is No. 6 in South Jersey history and No. 16 in state history.

The Boro came in with a season-best 1:45.87 from the West Deptford Relays in mid-April, so they were not among the top seeds and raced in the 5th of nine sections. But their time held up for 5th-fastest overall, earning All-America honores for Speight, Bolden, Murry and Wea.

All-Time South Jersey 800-Meter Relay
1:38.43 … Winslow Twp., 2018
1:39.21 … Eastern, 2003
1:39.59 … Winslow Twp., 2012
1:39.67 … Winslow Twp., 2019
1:39.67 … Timber Creek, 2023
1:39.78 … Willingboro, 2024
1:40.10 … Timber Creek, 2024
1:40.25 … Rancocas Valley, 2019
1:40.30 … Winslow Twp., 2017
1:40.46 … Eastern, 2019
1:40.62 … Winslow Twp., 2003
1:40.72 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2018
1:40.5h … Woodrow Wilson, 2006
1:40.91 … Winslow Twp., 2004

All-Time New Jersey 800-Meter Relay
1:37.53 … Union Catholic, 2017
1:37.75 … Union Catholic, 2024
1:37.77 … Franklin Twp., 2003
1:37.89 … Union Catholic, 2023
1:38.11 … Union Catholic, 2019
1:38.42 … Franklin Twp., 2001
1:38.43 … Winslow Twp., 2018
1:38.98 … Union Catholic, 2022
1:39.04h … Montclair, 1980
1:39.21 … Eastern, 2003
1:39.54h … Montclair, 1981
1:39.59 … Winslow Twp., 2012
1:39.67 … Winslow Twp., 2019
1:39.67 … Timber Creek, 2023
1:39.76 … Neptune, 2015
1:39.78 … Willingboro, 2024
1:39.79 … Columbia, 2010
1:39.86 … Summit, 2017
1:39.94 … Piscataway, 2011