Rancocas Valley senior Cecliia King ran a lifetime-best 14.45 in the hurdles Saturday in Yeadon and the 8th-fastest time in Burlington County history.
King placed 3rd in the 100-meter highs – 2-1,000ths of a second out of 2nd – at the Rap Curry Invitational at Penn Wood High School.
Her time is fastest in South Jersey this year and 3rd-fastest in New Jersey. It’s also only 6-100ths of a second off the school record of 14.39 set in 2022 by Annabella Chin at the Meet of Championds in Somerset.
King’s previous PR was a 14.48 last June at West Philly Nationals at Franklin Field. The race was won in 14.06 by Chester’s Damira Allen, who won the AAU national title indoors last month in Virginia Beach.
All-Time Burlington County 100-Meter Hurdles Top 10
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 … Annabella Chin [Rancocas Valley], 2022
14.42 … Tonya Lee [Rancocas Valley], 1987
14.43 … Ashley Edwards [Northern Burlington], 2014
14.45 … Cecilia King [Rancocas Valley], 2025
14.49 … Kim Allen [Willingboro], 2003
14.54 … Meredith Updike [Cinnaminson], 2019
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 