Delea’s Andrew Littlehales led five runners under 10 minutes over 3,200 meters at the Cherokee Challenge and won the Senior Race with the fastest time of the day.
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Littlehales ran 9:46 and won by 50 meters over Ryan Banko of Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del.
Banko ran 9:55, Charles Stock of Westfield was third in 9:56 and Camden Catholic’s Billy Clewell was the second South Jersey finisher, fourth also in 9:56. Another Westfield runner, Conor Daly, took fifth in 9:59.
Littlehales’ time is fastest by a South Jersey runner at the Cherokee Challenge in seven years, since Luke Petela of Haddon Township won the Senior Race in 9:28.
In the 25-year history of the Cherokee Challenge, Littlehales is the first Delsea boy to win any of the class races. His 9:46 is the fastest by a Delsea runner at Cherokee since Nick Costello ran 9:38 and placed second to Cherokee’s Shawn Wilson in the Senior Race in 2012.
Here’s a look at the fastest South Jersey runners at Cherokee this morning!
TOP 25 SOUTH JERSEY TIMES
9:46.22 … Andrew Littlehales [Delsea]
9:49.15 … **Nick Kuenkel [Cherokee]
9:55.98 … **Peyton Shute [Co-op Gateway / Woodbury]
9:56.77 … Billy Clewell [Camden Catholic]
10:06.09 … *Patrick Ditmars [Cherokee]
10:10.93 … Chris Colavita [Washington Twp.]
10:17.88 … *Jack Bolling [Haddon Heights]
10:17.93 … Jake Buniva [Lenape]
10:17.93 … *Andrew Dove [Lenape
10:19.91 … Owen Ritti [Ocean City]
10:22.84 … Jacob Cobb [West Deptford]
10:23.94 … *Colin Patterson [Haddon Heights]
10:24.62 … Sean Hice [Washington Twp]
10:26.10 … Cole Mylan [Timber Creek]
10:34.98 … Anthony Faust [Bishop Eustace]
10:35.70 … Andre Faigal [Rancocas Valley]
10:36.35 … *Nick Scarangelli [Ocean City]
10:37.05 … **Ethan Mitnick [Mainland Regional]
10:37.97 … *Ryan Taylor [Egg Harbor Twp.]
10:38.35 … Bradley Popler [Cherokee]
10:38.40 … Linden Wineland [Mainland Regional]
10:38.50 … Ethan Bergmann [Haddon Township]
10:42.19 … *Nick Krol [Williamstown]
10:43.11 … *Colin Hermack [Lenape]
10:43.98 … *Joel Oquendo [Pennsauken]
* Junior Race
** Sophomore Race
*** Freshman Race
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 