From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Pennsauken junior Sianni Wynn destroyed the 41-year-old state record in the 200-meter dash Saturday morning.

In her third race of the morning at the SJTCA meet at the Ott Center in West Philly, Wynn ran 23.79, breaking the hallowed state mark of 23.87 set by Trenton legendary Wendy Vereen at the 1984 The Athletics Congress Championships at Madison Square Garden. At the time Vereen ran it, that was the national scholastic record.

Vereen went on to become one of the top American sprinters of the 1980s She won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, as part of the U.S. 400-meter relay team and a gold medal at the 1993 Indoor Worldsin Toronto in the medley relay. She raced in the 200 at indoor worlds twice.

Wynn broke her own South Jersey record of 24.00, which she ran this past March at the Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.

Timber Creek senior Ryan Jennings, whose 24.09 last week was 6th-fastest in state history, ran 2nd in 23.93, which is now No. 3 in state history behind Wynn and Vereen.

Wynn and Jennings are now No. 1 and No. 2 nationally, according to the MileSplit database.

Outdoors last spring, Wynn ran 23.24 wind-aided and 23.79 with legal wind. Jennings ran 23.86.

Earlier Saturday, Wynn ran 7.00 to win the 55-meter dash – No. 5 in the U.S. this year – and a PR 8.28 to win her newest event, the 55-meter hurdles – No. 4 in New Jersey this year.

All-Time New Jersey Indoor Top-10
23.79 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025
23.87 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
23.93 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2025
23.97 … Sofia Swindell [The Lawrenceville School], 2024
23.99 … Rhia Randolph [Union Catholic], 2024
24.00 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2016
24.11 … Athing Mu [Trenton], 2019
24.12 … Tylor Aska [Union Catholic], 2024
24.14 … Melisa Barber [Montclair], 1998
24.15 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024

All-Time South Jersey Top-10
23.79 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2024
24.93 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2025
24.15 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2024
24.38 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006
24.39 … Shakira Dancy [Winslow Twp.], 2017
21.42 … Dennisha Page [Wilson], 2019
24.46 … Amandi Rhett [Moorestown], 2000
24.52 … Cecelia Gerstenbacher [Delsea], 2017
24.57 … Dahlia Beasley [Washington Twp.], 2024
24.61 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
24.61 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017