With four first places from tireless Sianni Wynn and some help from Hope Edwards, the Dupree cousins and Summer Schaffer, Pennsauken bounced back after losing at sectionals to win its 2nd consecutive state Group 4 title in commanding fashion.
Pennsauken, which lost to Southern Regional by 2 ½ points at sectionals, beat the field by 27 ½ points, outscoring three teams that tied for 2nd – Eastern, Ridge and Bergen Tech – 65 ½-38.
Pennsauken became the first school since Columbia in 2013 and 2014 with Olivia Baker to win consecutive Group 4 championships.
Wynn won the 200 in 23.10, below the meet record but wind-aided at 3.9 meters-per-second, and won the 100 in 11.53. She also anchored the 4-by-1, which set a meet record of 46.35, and led off the 4-by-4, which won in 3:48.98.
Wynn finished her career with a record 17 state individual titles in 19 races. Her only losses came in a 200 to Meet of Champions winner Cynthia Boakye of Elizabeth as a freshman and in a 400 to national champion Natalie Dumas in a 400 last year. Erin Donohue had the previous record with 15 in the 800, 1,600, 3,200 and javelin.
We wrote Friday about sophomore Hope Edwards’ massive race in the 400-meter hurdles. Edwards placed 2nd to Dumas in 59.17, the 10th-fastest time in state history. You can find that story here. https://sjtrackblog.com/2026/05/29/pennsaukens-hope-edwards-chases-natalie-dumas-with-10th-fastest-400-hurdles-in-state-history/. Edwards came back Saturday and placed 4th in the 400 in 57.21.
Senior Sanaya Dupree ran 24.29 for 3rd in the 200 and tied for 5th in the 100 with a 12.28 and senior Olivia Dupree was 3rd in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.00.
Pennsauken scored 20 big points in the relays, with Schaffer, Sanaya and Olivia Dupree and Wynn running 46.35 to break Pennsauken’s own year-old meet record of 47.24. Wynn led off with a 55.15, Sanaya Dupree split 58.91, Schaffer, a junior, ran 57.67 and Edwards anchored in 57.27.
Pennsauken scored all 65 ½ of its points on the track. Southern, which won sectionals two weeks ago, finished 5th with 36 points, 29 ½ fewer than Pennsauken.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 