Winslow sophomore Jasmine Jackson ran the 6th-fastest 60-meter hurdles in state history Saturday in the Insert Shoe Company New York International Showcase at Ocean Breeze.
Jackson ran 8.44, 2nd-fastest in South Jersey history behind World Champion Nia Ali of Pleasantville, who ran 8.36 at 2006 Nationals a the Prince Georges Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md.
Jackson’s time is 8th-fastest in the U.S. this year, according to the MileSplit national rankings and 2nd-fastest among sophomores, behind Nia Armstrong of Sickles High in Tampa, who ran 8.40 earlier this month in Gainesville, Fla.
Jackson is 4th nationally this winter in the 55-meter hurdles with a 7.90 from earlier this month at the Armory.
In the 60-meter highs, Jackson ran 8.49 in the trials before her 8.44 in the final. She broke the Camden County record of 8.72 set in 2021 by Eastern’s Jailya Ash in Virginia Beach.
She also ran the 200 Saturday at Ocean Breeze and placed 4th with a New Jersey No. 5 24.68. That’s tied for No. 2 in South Jersey this year behind Sianni Wynn’s 23.49 at the Ott Center last week. Winslow senior Olivia Okaro also ran 24.68 in the 200 Saturday.
All-Time New Jersey 60-Meter Hurdles List
8.10 … Taylor Cox [Union Catholic], 2025
8.17 … Sydney McLoughlin [Union Catholic], 2015
8.33 … Charmaine Walker [Plainfield], 1997
8.36 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
8.38 … Grace O’Shea [Ramapo], 2019
8.44 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 2026
8.50 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
8.52 … Alethia Jenkins [Pennsauken], 2000
8.52 … Amaya Chadwick [Union Catholic], 2016
8.55 … Abigail Dennis [Old Tappan], 2024
8.59 … Ajanae Thompson [Union Catholic], 2022
8.62 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017
8.64 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2019
8.67 … Sofia Swindell [Lawrenceville School], 2025
8.67 … Porsche Dobson [Kent Place School], 2003
8.68 … Patti Dziekonska [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2014
8.69 … Danielle Delgado [Franklin Twp.], 2013
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 