Ocean City packed five runners in the top 10 and rolled to a 27-62 win over Mainland Regional Thursday in the Cape-Atlantic XC Championships. It was the Red Raiders’ third straight CAL title.
Egg Harbor senior Olivia Shafer was the overall winner, covering the 5,000-meter course at Millville in 18:57. It was Shafer’s second straight CAL XC title.
But five of the next nine finishers were from Ocean City.
Junior Alexa Palmieri and senior Casey McLees finished 2nd and 3rd in 19:34 and 19:53, senior Rebecca Millar ran 20:57 for 6th, junior Erin Hanlon was 8th in 21:15 and senior Emma Sardy ran 21:20 for 10th.
Junior Isabella Padula [16th in 21:45] and senior Reghan Handley [18th in 21:46] made it seven Red Raiders in the top 18.