From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Seth Clevenger moved into the all-time South Jersey top-10 at legendary Van Cortlandt Park Saturday at the Eastbay Cross Country Northeast Regionals, formerly Foot Locker (and Kinney). 

Clevenger, a Haddonfield senior, ran 15:42.3 on the challenging 5,000-meter course in the Bronx, New York, and placed 12th. The top 10 finishers earn a trip to Eastbay Nationals in San Diego in two weeks.

Marco Langon of Bridgewater-Raritan placed second in 15:09.6 – fastest ever by a New Jersey runner at Vanny – and Shane Brosnan of Union Catholic took 5th in 15:24. The previous New Jersey best at Van Cortlandt was Craig Forys’ 15:15.5 in 2006.

Full results aren’t yet available. Or if they are I sure can’t find them!

Here’s a look at the all-time South Jersey list at Vanny:

15:17.6 … Jason DiJoseph [Paul VI], 1988
15:24.0 … Kevin Antczak [Mainland Reg.], 2019
15:25.6 … Kevin Pumphrey [Highland], 1985
15:27.7 … Murad Campbell [Overbrook], 1997
15:28.4 … Josh Clark [Highland],  2015
15:30.4 … Jon Anderson [Cinnaminson], 2003
15:33.4 … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2014
15:40.1 …  Marc Pelerin [Cherokee], 2001
15:40.7 … Loui Corgliano [Hammonton], 2013
15:42.3 … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], 2021
15:42.5 … Shawn Wilson [Cherokee], 2012