Penns Grove enior Kylee Goodson ran the 3rd-fastest 400 in Salem County history Saturday at the Moorestown Invitational.
What makes the race unique is that it was his first lifetime outdoor 400.
Goodson won the race in 48.88, fastest by a Penns Grove runner in 13 years, since Jaymes Dennison ran 48.33 at 2013 Group 1 states at Egg Harbor. Penns Grove school record of 47.94 was set by Tim Reed at the old Delaware Valley Meet of Champions at Franklin Field in 1984.
Pending other meets on Saturday, Goodson’s time is fastest in New Jersey this year.
Goodson ran 49.39 indoors at Virginia Beach Nationals, but he had never run an outdoor 400 in his first three years at Penns Grove.
Willingboro senior Christopher Jones ran a PR 49.15 for 2nd and Eastern senior Ashton Gage also broke 50 with a 49.73.
All-Time Salem County 400-Meter Mini-List
47.94 … Tim Reed [Penns Grove], 1984
48.33 … Jaymes Dennison [Penns Grove], 2013
48.88 … Kylee Goodson [Penns Grove], 2026
49.01 … James Crawford [Woodstown], 2025
49.10 … David Stewart [Schalick], 2025
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 