Premier Wynn blazed the fastest 400 of his life Friday and led all qualifiers in the prelims of the MEAC Championships.
Wynn, a Norfolk State sophomore from Pennsauken, ran 46.00 in the second of four heats on his home track. Teammate Vincent Bond was the next-fastest qualifier for Saturday’s final with a 46.86 in the third heat.
Wynn’s previous PR was a 46.38 in his last race, on April 12 in Durham, N.C. Before that, it was a 46.64 indoors in Virginia Beach in February.
Wynn will be in Lane 5 for the final, which is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. Saturday.
His time is 6th-fastest all-time by a South Jersey quarter-miler. Here’s my best effort at an all-time top-10:
44.30 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], June 19, 1996, Atlanta
45.26 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], April 12, 1986, Tampa, Fla.
45.31 … Gabirle Moronta [Pleasantville], April 5, 2025, Gainesville, Fla.
45.49 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], April 11, 2015, Tucson, Ariz.
45.98 … Antonio Abney [Willingboro], May 29, 2010, Charlotte, N.C.
46.00 … Premier Wynn [Pennsauken], May 16, 2025, Norfolk, Va.
46.05 … Schefer Sherrer [Vineland], May 18, 2005, Levelland, Texas
46.13 … Brandon Outlaw [Moorestown], May 15, 2021, Raleigh, N.C.
46.19 … Maurice Ransome [Vineland], May 23-25, 1990, Naperville, Ill.
46.26 … Marvin Lewis [Willingboro], July 29, 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 