The Haddonfield girls, needing to run faster than 4:06.61 to win the state Group 2 championship Saturday, responded with a season-best 4:04.86 to win their 10th indoor state title.
Going into the 4-by-4, Haddonfield and Rumson-Fair Haven were tied with 37 points each at the Bubble. Haddonfield was the top seed at 4:05.80 and Rumson-Fair Haven was 8th with a 4:16.68. But RFH ran 4:06.61 in the 3rd of four sections of the relay, which meant Haddonfield had to run faster to get the win.
And the Bulldogs responded with the team of Riley Austin, Saya Sood, Edith Green and freshman anchor Dylan Hosty.
Haddonfield previously won Group 1 in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2014 and 2016 and Group 2 in 2008 and 2020.
Hosty, in her 1st state meet, won the 1,600 in 4:56.89 and placed 2nd in the 800 in 2:18.57, just ahead of Austin, who was 3rd in 2:20.31. Junior Molly Mills gave Haddonfield three point scorers in the 800 in 6th with a 2:22.37.
Austin placed 3rd in the 400 in 59.65 and junior Nina Fisicaro cleared 10-6 for 3rd in the pole vault.
For Willingboro, junior Trinity Brapoh won the 55-meter hurdles in 8.16, breaking the meet record of 8.20 set in 2012 by Kaprice James of Roselle, and junior Jade Pinder ran 57.60 for 2nd in the 400 and 7.32 for 3rd in the 55. Willingboro also placed 4th in the 4-by-4 in 4:10.83 with Jaden Murry, Brapoh, Kaila Speight and Pinder. Brapoh also cleared 5-0 for 6th in the high jump.
Lindenwold senior Egypt Bolan cleared 5-8 to win the high jump
Seneca junior Jaden Eberman placed 6th in the 400 in 59.97.
Freshman Taylor Banks of Overbrook ran 7.39 for 5th in the 55.
Collingswood senior Phallen Still jumped 5-2 for 4th in the high jump.
Delran senior Ashley Doyle ran 11:12.41 for 6th in the 3,200.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 