Sophomore Jayden Johnson from Woodbury raced his way into the all-time East Stroudsburg top 10 in the 400-meter dash Friday afternoon in Newark, Del.
Johnson ran a huge PR 48.13 running solo and unpressed in a non-seeded race after three quarter-milers broke 48 seconds in the first race.
Johnson’s previous PR was a 49.19 in a home meet last April. He only ran two 400s indoors but ran a near-PR 49.25 two weeks ago at Widener before Friday’s breakthrough race.
His time is 3rd-fastest in the PSAC so far this year behind Jacy Willis of Seton Hill [47.62 in Pittsburgh last month] and teammate Mark Jackson [47.73 last month at Shippensburg].
Johnson’s high school PR at Woodbury was 49.66 at the 2024 Gloucester County Championships at Deptford.
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46.64 … Negus Graham, 2011
47.66 … Damien Boham, 2013
47.72 … Derrick Washington, 2015
47.73 … Manuel Ferreira, 1990
47.73 … Mark Jackson, 2026
47.90 … Chris Reddick, 2010
48.07 … Tyler Boone, 2025
48.13 … Jayden Johnson, 2026
48.29 … Jon Reid, 2006
48.62 … Ryan Ditty, 2025
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 