From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Winslow Township sophomore Jasmine Jackson ran the 6th-fastest 60-meter hurdles in state history Saturday morning at the Ott Center.

Jackson – whose first name is now apparently spelled Jazmine, according to the results – ran 8.43 at the Circuit, lowering her PR from the 8.44 that she ran last month at Ocean Breeze.

That’s 2nd-fastest in South Jersey history behind only an 8.36 by 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 fastest in New Jersey this year and 10th-fastest nationally, according to the MileSplit U.S. database.

Pennsauken senior Olivia Dupree placed 5th in 8.95.

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
8.43 … 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