From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Natalie Dumas, Hannah Nuhfer, Nester Wea and Sianni Wynn are among the South Jersey girls who’ll be in action this week at Insert Shoe Company Here Nationals at Franklin Field.

On Tuesday, we posted a look at the top South Jersey boys headed for West Philly for four days of running, throwing and jumping. You can find that list here.

It’s not a complete list but we don’t have room to list everybody, and it’s the same with the girls because this has been such a remarkable year for South Jersey track. You can find that list here and it’s loaded with South Jersey athletes.

Dumas, Nuhfer, Wynn and Wea are all among the best in state history. Here’s a detailed look at their plans later this week as well a few of South Jersey’s other top performers.

NATALIE DUMAS: It’s going to be a busy few days for Dumas in the final official high school meet of her remarkable junior year. She’s entered in the open 400, 800 and intermediate hurdles as well as Eastern’s sprint medley. Dumas is ranked among the top 25 in U.S. history in the 400 [51.87], 800 [2:02.75] and 400 hurdles [57.30]. She won the 400 hurdles last spring at West Philly Nationals and the 400 indoors at Virginia Beach Nationals. Joining Dumas on Eastern’s SMR will be seniors Johnna Gonter, Jasmine Davis and Samantha Osei-Kyei. Eastern hasn’t really loaded up a sprint med yet, although they did run 4:12.80 at Woodbury, winning the Group 4 race with a different lineup.
SCHEDULE: The 400 hurdles final is at 11:54 a.m. Friday, the sprint medley final at 1:25 p.m. Friday, the 400 final at 5:35 p.m. Saturday and the 800 final at 2:02 p.m. Sunday.

SIANNI WYNN: Pennsauken’s Meet of Champions 100 and 200 champ will race both sprints at Penn and anchor Pennsauken’s 400-meter relay team. Wynn has PRs of 11.25 and 23.20, both No. 2 in state history. Juniors Sanaya Dupree and Olivia Dupree and sophomore Abigayle John will run the 1st three 4-by-1 legs setting up Wynn, Pennsauken is No. 16 in state history at 46.95.
SCHEDULE:The 100 has trials at 1:42 p.m. Thursday, semis 3:06 p.m. Thursday and the final at 12:32 p.m. Friday. The 200 prelims are 12:23 p.m. Saturday with the final at 2:54 p.m. Sunday

NESTER WEA: Wea is going all in for her team this week, skipping individual events to anchor three Willingboro relay teams – 4-by-1, 4-by-2 and 4-by-4 – and lead off a 4th, the shuttle hurdles. She’ll be joined by sophomore Maya Bolden, junior Kaila Speight and junior Jaden Murry on the 4-by-1, Speight, Bolden and sophomore Jade Pinder on the 4-by-2, Speight, Bolden and Pinder on the 4-by-4 and junior Aaliyah Robinson, sophomore Trinity Brapoh and senior Sunny Oyibo on the shuttle hurdles. Boro is No. 2 in New Jersey in the 4-by-1 at 46.71, No. 3 in the 4-by-2 at 1:40.11 and No. 4 in the 4-by-4 at 3:47.01.
SCHEDULE: Willingboro races in the 4-by-2 at 4:03 p.m. Friday, the 4-by-1 at 2:22 p.m. Saturday, the shuttles at 9:34 a.m. Sunday and the 4-by-4 at 4:13 p.m. Sunday, the final event of the meet.

HANNAH NUHFER: Delsea junior will throw both weights this week coming off a monster Meet of Champions where she had the four-best throws in the discus a few weeks after setting a South Jersey shot put record. Nuhfer has PRs of 161-4 in the disc and 47-9 in the shot, both No. 2 in New Jersey this year. She’s No. 11 in state history in both the shot and the disc.
SCHEDULE: The discus final is at 4 p.m. Thursday and the shot is at 2 p.m. Friday.

WINSLOW RELAYS: Winslow is only loading up in the 4-by-4 and 4-by-8 relays but will have its stars competing in their best events. Winslow is No. 1 in New Jersey in the 4-by-4 at 3:43.46 from Penn and will race with freshmen Amariah Arango and Jasmine Jackson and sophomores Skhye Seamon and Cinniya Robinson. They’re also No. 2 in the sprint medley with a 4:05.63 from Woodbury and will have a lineup of freshman Adaiah Arango, Robinson, Seamon and Amariah Arango No. 5 in the 4-by-8 at 9:17.50 and will use Arango, senior Ava Millner, Adaiah Arango and sophomore Tristan Hughes. Among the individuals to watch for, junior Ma’Syiah Brawner will focus on the long jump and triple jump, Robinson will race the intermediates, Jackson is entered in the freshman 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles, junior Olivia Okaro will run the 200, Seamon the 400, junior Leeya Joseph will join Brawner in the long jump and senior Brook-lyn Roberts throws the discus.
SCHEDULE: Sprint medley final is 4:03 p.m. Friday, 4-by-8 is 8:47 p.m. Friday and 4-by-1 is 2:22 p.m. Saturday.

HANNAH BYRD-LEITNER: Three-time Meet of Champions pole vault winner from Moorestown placed 4th-place at West Philly Nationals last spring and 7th at Boston Nationals this past winter. Haddonfield senior Rebecca Hoover, 4th at the Meet of Champions, is also entered.
SCHEDULE: The pole vault is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday.

EGYPT BOLAN: Bolan, a Lindenwold junior, is undefeated against U.S. competition this year, winning every meet other than the Penn Relays, where she was 3rd behind two Jamaican girls. She PR’d at 5-9 at the Meet of Champions, No. 5 in South Jersey history.
SCHEDULE: The high jump final is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday.

JOSEPHINE BUXTON: South Jersey’s top javelin thrower with her 138-8 to win the state Group 3 title has surpassed 130 feet in four of her last six meets (and 129 feet in the two others). She finished No. 2 in New Jersey.
SCHEDULE: The javelin is at 10 a.m. Sunday.

NOEMI HALLER: Kingsway freshman will be busy this week, anchoring the Dragons’ 800- and 1,600-meter relays and also running the freshman 100 and 400. Haller was the top freshman in New Jersey with her 55.70 for 7th at the Meet of Champions, a Gloucester County 9th-grade record. She ran 12.77 in her only 100 this year. Kingsway was No. 9 in New Jersey this year in the 4-by-2 at 1:43.26 and No. 10 in the 4-by-4 at 3:52.50. She’ll be joined by freshman Talia Griscom, senior Camryn Stanard and senior Jonnelle Lewis on the 4-by-2 and Lewis, Stanard and sophomore Norah Brown on the 4-by-4.
SCHEDULE: The 4-by-2 is at 4:03 p.m. Friday and the 4-by-4 is at 4:13 p.m. Sunday. Haller will race in the freshman 100 at 12:52 p.m. Thursday, with the final at 2:52 p.m. The freshman 400 is at 4:25 p.m. Saturday

CARLY GODFREY, MAEVE SMITH: After winning the Meet of Champions in 9:07.71, Ocean City didn’t enter the 4-by-8 at West Philly Nationals. But junior Carly Godfrey will race the 800 on the heels of her 2:11.25 and senior teammate Maeve Smith is entered in both the mile and 5,000. Godfrey is No. 8 in South Jersey history in the 800 and Smith is No. 10 all-time in the 3,200 at 10:32.54 with a 1,600 PR of 4:58.68.
SCHEDULE: The 5,000 final is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Thursday, the mile final is 7:04 p.m. Saturday and the 800 final is at 2:02 p.m. Sunday.