The Pennsauken girls ran one of the 20-fastest 4-by-4’s in South Jersey history Sunday and they did it without Sianni Wynn.
Pennsauken placed 4th in the Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze in 3:54.43 with a lineup of Sanaya Dupree, Olivia Dupree, Rai-Ana Rucker and Hope Edwards.
Wynn, who has run as fast as 52.80 – 5th-fastest in state history – but on Sunday she was watching her fast teammates handle the 4-by-4. She’s listed in the official results but did not race.
Sanaya Dupree led off with a 58.96 split, her cousin Olivia ran 58.25, Rucker split 1:00.25 and Edwards anchored in 56.94.
Pennsauken’s time is No. 11 in Camden County history and No. 18 on the all-time South Jersey list. Pennsauken’s previous school record was 3:59.69 from the Group 3 state relays with Olivia Dupree, Ruckeer, Edwards and Wynn.
Their time is also 18th-fastest in Meet of Champions history and the fastest 4th-place time ever, just below Eastern’s 3:54.64 last year.
Winslow is the only South Jersey school to run faster at a Meet of Champions, with 3:45.50 this year, 3:45.89 last year and 3:51.49 in 2017.
This spring, Pennsauken will chase its outdoor school record of 3:50.21 set last April at the Penn Relays with Sianni Olivia and Sanaya Dupree, Ameenah Rodriguez and Wynn.
Pennsauken won’t contest the 4-by-4 at Boston Nationals but will load up the sprint medley with Wynn and Edwards likely handling the long legs. Edwards ran 2:13 .65 last spring as a Moorestown freshman and was the No. 2 freshman in New Jersey.
All-Time South Jersey 1,600-Meter Relay List
3:44.74 … Winslow Twp., 2025
3:45.37 … Willingboro, 2003
3:45.50 … Winslow Twp., 2026
3:47.95 … Willingboro, 2002
3:49.07 … Camden, 1995
3:49.50 … Winslow Twp., 2024
3:49.59 … Timber Creek, 2024
3:51.49 … Winslow Twp., 2017
3:52.37 … Willingboro, 2000
3:52.55 … Wilson, 2006
3:53.07 … Willingboro, 2025
3:53.61 … Willingboro, 1998
3:53.81 … Paul VI, 2020
3:53.6h … Willingboro, 1999
3:53.82 … Timber Creek, 2023
3:53.97 … Rancocas Valley, 2019
3:54.38 … Camden, 2009
3:54.43 … Pennsauken, 2026
3:54.59 … Willingboro, 2024
3:54.63 … Eastern, 2025
3:54.4h … Eastern, 2003
3:54.62 … Rancocas Valley, 2020
3:54.69 … Eastern, 2023
3:54.82 … Millville, 2008
3:54.99 … Winslow Twp., 2018
All-Time Meet of Champions 4-by-4 List
3:41.91 … Union Catholic, 2026 [1]
3:45.50 … Winslow Twp. 2026 [2]
3:45.70 … Union Catholic, 2025 [1]
3:45.89 … Winslow Twp., 2025 [2]
3:47.27 … Union Catholic, 2016 [1]
3:48.30 … Columbia, 2013 [1]
3:49.18 … Rumson Fair-Haven, 2025 [3]
3:50.32 … Union Catholic, 2015 [1]
3:50.82 … Union Catholic, 2017 [1]
3:51.49 … Winslow, 2017 [2]
3:51.68 … Union Catholic, 2020 [1]
3:52.16 … Union Catholic, 2023 [1]
3:52.76 … Columbia, 2014 [1]
3:53.50 … Columbia, 2010 [1]
3:53.84 … Union Catholic, 2019 [1]
3:54.10 … Piscataway, 2023 [2]
3:54.30 … Ramapo, 2026 [3]
3:54.43 … Pennsauken, 2026 [4]
3:54.64 … Eastern, 2025 [4]
3:54.69 … Eastern, 2023 [3]
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 