Natalie Dumas raced to the fastest 400 in New Jersey this year Saturday morning, winning the South Jersey Group 4 race in a season-best 52.28 at Lenape.
Dumas, who won the intermediate and 800 on Friday, set the meet record of 51.87 last year before setting a state record of 51.14 at West Philly nationals at Franklin Field.
Her previous-best this year and the previous fastest New Jersey time was a 53.45 last week at the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township.
In all, 10 girls broke 60 in a fast, deep race. Moorestown sophomore Hope Edwards was 2nd in a PR 55.92, Kingsway sophomore Noemi Haller took 3rd in 56.64, Atlantic City senior Taison Parker was 4th in 57.22, Pennsauken junior Summer Schaeffer placed 5th in 57.27, Williamstown junior Tristan Hughes ran 6th in a PR 58.30, freshman Allana Peebles was 7th with a PR 58.91, Kingsway freshman Abigail Asis ran a PR 59.71 for 9th – her first time under 61 – and Bridgeton senior Amirah Murphy placed 10th in 59.82.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 