In one of the greatest accomplishments in NJ history in any event, junior Ryan Jennings and senior Naylah Jones of Timber Creek lit up the track by burning the two of the fastest 100-meter dash times in state history at the South Jersey, Group 3 Championships on Friday at Delsea High.
Jennings burned a NJ No. 2 all-time 11.33 and Jennings ran a NJ No. 3 all-time 11.38 with a wind legal reading of +1.9 meters per second!!!! With their times of 11.33 and 11.38, Jennings is now US No. 5 and Jones is US No. 6 this season.
Jennings also moved up to No. 2 in the US rankings among juniors with wind-legal times this season, trailing only the 11.26 run earlier tis month by Dana Wilson of Greensboro Day School in Greensboro, N.C.
The only female high school sprinter in NJ history that has run faster than Jennings and Jones is the legendary Wendy Vereen, of Trenton, who ran a blazing 11.17 at the National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs on July 3, 1983. Vereen was still in high school at the time as she didn't begin her senior year until September of 1983.
Girls Group 3 100m Dash Final
| PLACE | VIDEO | ATHLETE | TEAM | MARK | WIND | HEAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ryan Jennings | 11 | Timber Creek Reg. HS | 11.33 | 1.9 | 3 | |
| 2 | Naylah Jones | 12 | Timber Creek Reg. HS | 11.38 | 1.9 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Olivia Okaro | 10 | Winslow Township HS | 12.07 | 1.9 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Lasyah Johnson | 10 | Hammonton HS | 12.57 | 1.9 | 3 | |
| 5 | Corinne Egan | 9 | Hammonton HS | 12.62 | 1.9 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sierra Handy | 12 | Winslow Township HS | 12.70 | 1.9 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Addison Barnes | 9 | Shawnee HS | 12.71 | 1.9 | 3 |
Prior to Friday, the closest a NJ girl ever got to a sub 11.40 was in 2012 when Myasia Jacobs of Paramus Catholic went 11.44 (+0.7 wind) as a sophomore to finish second at the 2010 New Balance Nationals.
That's not all!
Earlier in the meet, Jennings and Jones teamed with Billie Frazier and Samiyah Puckett to win the 4x100 in 46.19, No. 5 in NJ history and the fastest time run in any sectional ever in the state!!!!
The Jennings & Jones Express will be back on the track Saturday in the 200. How low will they go???!!!