Nester Wea became the second girl in South Jersey history to record two sectional quad wins with a historic performance that led the Willingboro girls to their 10th sectional championship.
Nea set meet records in winning the 100 in 11.76, the 200 in 24.16 and the 400 in 54.09. Her 14.51 win in the hurdles was just off the meet record of 14.45.
By winning both relays without Wea, Willingboro gave Wea the opportunity to compete in – and win – four individual events, and that went a long way toward the Chimeras topping defending state champion Rumson-Fair Haven by a 120-102 score in the Central Jersey Group 2 meet at Jackson Liberty.
Willingboro won South Jersey Group 4 in 1980, 1981 and 1992, South Jersey Group 3 in 1984, 1985 and 1999, South Jersey Group 2 last year and Central Jersey Group 3 in 2004. They’ve now won outdoor sectional titles in six different groups.
Wea now ranks 13th in South Jersey history in the 100, 6th in the 200 and 10th in the 400. In Burlington County history, she’s No. 2 in the 100 and 400, No. 3 in the 200 and 10th in the hurdles.
Only 11 girls in South Jersey history have ever won four individual events at an individual sectional meet. Wea won the same four events in South Jersey Group 2 as a sophomore in 2023, and the only other girl with multiple South Jersey sectional quad wins is Olympian Erin Donohue, who won the 800, 1,600, 3,200 and javelin in 1999 and 2000.
Of the 13 quad wins, Wea’s is by far the most impressive in terms of where her performances rank in South Jersey history.
Her 11.76 in the 100 broke the meet record of 11.98 set by Jay-Deen Batchelor of Hillside last year. Her 24.16 broke the meet record of 24.74 set in
2004 by Lashonda Carter of Rahway. Her 14.51 was 6-100ths of a second off the meet record of 14.45 set in 2012 by Abraham Clarke’s Kaprice James.
Willingboro picked up those two huge relay wins without Wea in the 4-by-1 and 4-by-4.
In the 400-meter relay, sophomore Maya Bolden, junior Kayla Speight, junior Aaliyah Robinson and sophomore Trinity Brapoh won with a meet-record 48.32, breaking the mark of 48.77 set by Point Pleasant Beach in 2023.
And in the 4-by-4, Bolden, Robinson, sophomore Jade Pinder and Speight ran 3:56.78, faling just 7-100ths of a second shy of the meet record of 3:56.70 set in 2019 by Rumson-Fair Haven.
Willingboro swept the hurdles with Wea, Brapoh [14.64] and Robinson [15.15] for 24 points, went 1-2-5 in the 100 with Wea, Bolden [12.25] and Speight [12.39] for 20 points and went 1-3-4 in the 200 with Wea, Speight [24.96] and Bolden [25.10] for 20 more points.
The Chimeras also scored nine points in the long jump, with Pinder taking 2nd at 17-4 ½ and Robinson 6th at 16-7.
Also, senior Sunny Oyibo [1:06.25 in the 400IH], Brapoh [33-7 ¼ in the triple jump] and Pinder [4-10 high jump] each picked up 4th places, Bolden was 5th in the 400 [57.93], senior Yaramari Torres placed 5th in the shot [29-11], and freshman Annalyse Brown, freshman Gabriella Sanabria, senior Janella Sanabria and Oyibo ran 10:22.99 for 6th in the 4-by-8.
South Jersey Individual Quad Winners
Tonya Lee [Rancocas Valley, S.J. Group 3, 1986]: 100HH [14.5], 400IH [1:02.2], LJ [17-7 ½], HJ [5-4]
Euride McCormick [Paulsboro, S.J. Group 1, 1987]: 100HH [15.3], 400IH [1:05.7], LJ [16-8], HJ [5-2]
Dana Burnett [Williamstown, S.J. Group 3, 1996]: 100 [11.6], 200 [24.2], 400 [54.4], LJ [17-10 ½]
Nichole Hill [Oakcrest, S.J. Group 3, 1997]: 100 [12.0], 200 [24.6], 100HH [13.9], LJ [17-6]
Kristina Matthews [Bordentown, S.J. Group 1, 1998]: 100HH [15.2], 400IH [1:06.2], HJ [5-4, LJ [18-6 ¼]
Erin Donahue [Haddonfield, S.J. Group 1, 1999]: 800 [2:16.7], 1,600 [5:00.0], 3,200 [10:43.2], Jav [133-1]
Erin Donahue [Haddonfield, S.J. Group 2, 2000]: 800 [2:12.8], 1,600 [4:49.8], 3,200 [10:28.6], Jav [141-7]
Shameka Speed [Bridgeton, S.J. Group 2, 2002]: 100 [12.1], 200 [24.7], 400 [57.5], LJ [18-6 ½]
Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp., S.J., Group 4, 2004] 200 [25.10], 400 [55.73], 100HH [14.33], 400IH [1:00.12]
Rajeanna Marigna [Palmyra, S.J. Group 1, 2008]:100 [12.34], 200 [25.44], 400 [58.06], 100HH [16.11]
Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp., S.J. Group 4, 2013]: 100 [12.18], 200 [25.08], 100HH [14.29], 400IH [1:04.39]
Amirah Sharpe [Clayton, S.J. Group 1, 2021]: 200 [25.37], 400 [56.24], 800 [2:20.54], 400IH [1:04.20]
Nester Wea [Willingboro, S.J. Group 2 2023]: 100 [12.09], 200 [25.52], 400 [58.05], 100HH [16.03]
Nester Wea [Willingboro, C.J. Group 2 2025]: 100 [11.76], 200 [24.16], 400 [54.09], 100HH [14.51]
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 