Triton senior Dennis Fortuna ran 16:02 and led a 1-2 South Jersey finish with West Deptford’s Jacob Cobb in Group D at the Shore Coaches Invitational Saturday.

Fortuna won by about 200 meters over Cobb, who was second in 16:48.

Fortuna became Triton’s first Shore Coaches winner ever and broke the Triton Holmdel County Park school record of 16:15, set in 2010 by Robert Rawls at the Meet of Champions.

Cobb broke the West Deptford record at Holmdel. The previous mark was 16:51 set by Aaron Kinsley at the 1995 Meet of Champions.

Cobb’s previous best at Holmdel was a 17:14 at the 2019 Shore Coaches.

The Shore Coaches Invite, states and Meet of Champions were all cancelled last year.

Triton also had sophomore Ethan Wence 20th in 18:12, senior Forrest Miller 29th in 18:23 and junior Antonio Nieves 31st in 18:28. For team scoring purposes, they scored 16, 25 and 27 points, and Triton finished 4th in team scoring with 146 points.

Haddonfield placed six runners in the top 10 and Haddonfield averaged 20:08 on the way to a record-setting 18-point total in Group D at the Shore Coaches Invitational Saturday.

The previous lowest winning score in Group D was 27 by Voorhees in 2003.

Junior Helene Usher, sophomore Anne Earp and junior Sabrina Miller placed third, fourth and fifth in 19:49, 19:54 and 20:01, with sophomore Sarah Fetter, senior Jess Goode and sophomore Audrey Naticchia also placing in the top 10. Fetter ran 20:20 for 7th, Goode 20:37 for 9th and Naticchia 20:39 for 10th.

As far as team points go, they finished 1-2-3-5-7. Haddonfield had a 48-second gap between 1 and 5.

Haddonfield graduated most of its sectional championship team from last year. Only Earp, Miller and Goode were on the Haddonfield team that ran at sectionals last year, and only Earp was a scorer.

Usher was part of the lineup at last year’s  Holmdel Invitational, which served as an unofficial Meet of Champions. Haddonfield won that with Earp, Usher and Goode in the lineup.

Haddonfield outscored second-place Rumson-Fair Haven 18-41 to win its eighth Shore Coaches title.

The Haddonfield girls also won Shore Coaches in 1982 in Group B, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 in Group E and 2019 in Group D.

It looks like Haddonfield’s 20:08 average is their fastest at Holmdel since the 2013 team averaged a South Jersey record 19:35 at the Meet of Champions and 19:56 at the state Group 2 meet.

It was also 2nd-fastest of the day Saturday:

19:59 … Lakeland [1st Group E]
20:08 … Haddonfield [1st Group D]
20:25 … Cherokee [1st Group A]
20:27 … Kent Place [2nd Group F]
20:31 … Lawrenceville School [1st Group F]
20:40 … Rumson Fair-Haven [2nd Group D]
20:41 … Mendham [1st Group B]
20:51 … Union Catholic [2nd Group E]
20:56 … Freehold Township [3rd Group A]
20:53 … Montgomery [4th Group A]

West Deptford senior Hope Siner also placed in the top 20, taking 18th place overall in 21:43.

Overall winner Seth Clevenger blazed a sub-16 on the historic Holmdel County Park 5,000-meter course and led Haddonfield to the team title in Group E Saturday at the 51st annual Shore Coaches Invitational.

Clevenger ran 15:55 and all five Haddonfield scorers placed in the top 15, all running 17:31 or faster.

The team title is Haddonfield’s 12th at Shore Coaches.

Clevenger’s time equals the 5th-fastest ever by a Haddonfield runner at Holmdel and is fastest in 11 years.

Here are the all-time top-10 Haddonfield performers at Holmdel:

15:41 … Jon Vitez, 2009
15:42 … Ben Potts, 2010
15:48 … Chris Platt, 2001
15:54 … Skip Stiles, 2001
15:55 … Breton Bonnett, 2001
15:55 … Seth Clevenger, 2021
15:58 … Martin Ridell, 2019
16:01 … Matt Nussbaum, 2010
16:05 … Jim Smith, 1979
16:06 … Greg Halla, 2012

Senior Tobias Janssen placed 5th in 17:04, junior Robert DiMedio 7th in 17:09, sophomore Mat Sullivan 13th in 17:28 and junior George Andrus 15th in 17:31. Sixth runner Junior Donald Jellig wasn’t far back, 25th in 18:06.

Haddonfield outscored long-time Group 2 rival Cinnaminson, 41-120. The Pirates had junior Alex Boyko [6th in 17:05] and junior Matt McCarron [19th in 17:49] in the top 20.

Clevenger outraced Voorhees senior Jack Tavaglione, finishing 25 meters ahead. Tavaglione was second in 16:01.

Camden Catholic senior Billy Clewell finished third in 16:49. Bishop Eustace senior Anthony Faust [9th in 17:11], Lower Cape May senior Zeb Hinker [12th in 17:22] and LCM junior Jack Cura [17th in 17:40] were also in the top 20.

Haddonfield also won 1978, 1989, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017 and 2018. All were in Group E except 1978 [C], 1989 [D] and 1998 [F].

Senior Scott Hubbard placed second overall, and Audubon placed three scorers in the top 20 to win the Group G team title Saturday at the Shore Coaches Invitational.

Hubbard ran 16:58 over the challenging Holmdel County Park course, taking second to Jonathan Dayton’s Colin Riley, who ran 16:37.

The team title is the first ever for Audubon at Shore Coaches. The Green Wave outscored second-place Lawrenceville School 85-112.

Junior Joseph Gaspari and senior Clifford Gilmore placed 18th and 19th for Audubon in 18:05 and 18:08, senior Tyler Wells was 26th in 18:21 and senior Aaryn Myers placed 33rd in 18:42, backed up by sophomore Aiden Williams one second back.

Paul VI junior Joseph Wigginton was also in the top 20, placing 13th in 17:56. Paul VI placed fifth overall with 187 points.

Earlier today, we posted the all-time individual South Jersey winners in Shore Coaches history. You can find that post here.

And here are the all-time South Jersey team winners!

2019
Haddon Township [Group 4]
2018
Group B Kingsway [Group B]
Haddonfield [Group E]
2017
Kingsway [Group B]
Haddonfield [Group E]
Paul VI [Group G]
2016
Kingsway [Group B]
Paul VI [Group G]
2015
Pennsville [Group E]
2014
Kingsway [Group A]
Haddon Township [Group F]
2013
Cherry Hill East [Group A]
Schalick [Group F]
2012
Bishop Eustace [Group E]
2011
None
2010
None
2009
None
2008
Haddonfield [Group E]
Pennsville [Group F]
2007
Haddonfield [Group E]
Pennsville [Group F]
2006
Haddonfield [Group E]
Pennsville [Group F]
2005
Moorestown [Group C]
2004
None
2003
Cherokee [Group A]
Mainland [Group B]
2002
Mainland Regional [Group B]
Cinnaminson [Group E]
2001
Mainland Regional [Group C]
Haddonfield [Group E]
2000
Cherokee [Cherokee]
Paul VI [Group B]
Haddonfield [Group E]
1999
Washington Township [Group A]
Paul VI [Group C]
1998
Haddonfield [Group F]
1997
Delsea [Group C]
1996
Mainland [Group C]
1995
Paul VI [Group C]
Haddonfield [Group E]
1994
Paul VI [Group B]
Haddon Township [Group E]
1993
Paul VI [Group B]
Mainland Regional [Group C]
Delran [Group D]
Maple Shade [Group E]
1992
None
1991
Cinnaminson [Group C]
1990
None
1989
Paul VI [Group A]
Haddonfield [Group D]
1988
None
1987
Cinnaminson [Group C]
1986
None
1985
None
1984
None
1983
None
1982
None
1981
Paul VI [Group B]
1980
None
1979
Eastern [Group C]
1978
Haddonfield [Group C]
1977
None
1976
None
1975
None
1974
None
1973
None
1972
Haddon Township [Group C]
1971
None
1970
Sterling [Group B]

Girls
2020
Not held
2019
Haddonfield [Group D]
2018
Kingsway [Group B]
2017
Kingsway [Group B]
2016
None
2015
None
2014
Moorestown [Group C]
2013
Shawnee [Group B]
2012
Seneca [Group B]
2011
None
2010
None
2009
Seneca [Group C]
Bishop Eustace [Group E]
2008
Haddonfield [Group E]
2007
Lenape [Group A]
Haddonfield [Group E]
2006
Cherry Hill East [Group A}
Haddonfield [Group E]
2005
Moorestown [Group C]
Haddonfield [Group E]
2004
None
2003
Shawnee [Group B]
2002
Moorestown [Group C]
2001
Moorestown [Group D]
2000
Moorestown [Group C]
1999
Shawnee [Group A}
1998
Shawnee [Group A}
Moorestown [Group D]
1997
Shawnee [Group A}
Paul VI [Group C]
1996
Shawnee [Group A}
1995
Shawnee [Group A}
1994
Ocean City [Group B]
Bishop Eustace [Group D]
1993
Shawnee [Group A]
Ocean City [Group B]
Bishop Eustace [Group D]
Haddonfield [Group E]
1992
Shawnee [Group A]
Bishop Eustace [Group C]
1991
Shawnee [Group A
1990
Kingsway [Group D]
1989
Kingsway [Group D]
1988
Kingsway [Group D]
1987
Paul VI [Group A]
1986
None
1985
None
1984
None
1983
None
1982
Paul VI [Group A]
Ocean City/Haddonfield [Group B]
1981
None
1980
None
1979
None
1978
None
1977
None

Here’s a look at every South Jersey runner that’s won a race at Shore Coaches since the inception of the meet.

The Shore Coaches Invitational dates back to 1970 for the guys and 1977 for the girls. It was held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft through 1979 before moving to its current location at historic Holmdel County Park in 1980.

This year’s meet, scheduled for Saturday, will feature 27 races starting at 9 a.m. and wrapping up around 5 p.m.

Individual Champions
Boys
2020
Not held
2019
Group A … Kevin Antczak [Mainland Regional] 15:32
Group E … Austin Gabay [Cinnaminson] 15:58
Group G … Zachary Williams [Audubon] 16:36
2018
Group E … Austin Gabay (Cinnaminson) 16:01
2017
None
2016
Group E … Mike Ungvarsky (Cinnaminson) 15:57
2015
Group A … Owen Long (Haddon Twp.) 16:20
Group D … Mike Ungvarsky (Cinnaminson) 16:25
Group F … Samuel Gerstenbacher (Schalick) 16:50
2014
Group B … Noah Culbreath (Kingsway) 16:15
Group D … Shawn Hutchison (Bishop Eustace) 16:28
Group F… Luke Petela (Haddon Twp.) 16:21
2013
Group D … Louis Corgliano (Hammonton) 16:18
2012
None
2011
Group D … Nick Costello (Delsea) 16:30
2010
None
2009
Group C … Miles Schoedler (Ocean City) 16:18
2008
Group A … Ryan Garvin (Lenape) 16:14
Group C … Brett Johnson (Ocean City) 15:44
Group E … Jonathan Vitez (Haddonfield) 16:05
2007
Group E … Josh Black (Haddon Heights) 16:20
2006
Group B … Brett Johnson (Ocean City) 16:13
2005
None
2004
None
2003
Group B … Greg Hughes (Mainland) 16:03
2002
Group A … Keith Krieger (Cherokee) 16:15.4
Group B … Greg Hughes (Mainland Reg.) 16:19.9
Group C … John Richardson (Ocean City) 16:18.9
Group E … Jon Anderson (Cinnaminson) 16:14.5
2001
Group A … Marc Pelerin (Cherokee) 16:00
Group E … Chris Platt (Haddonfield) 16:21
2000
None
1999
Group A … Mike Myers (Eastern) 16:25.2
Group B … Joe Lacovara-Switzer (Abseg.) 16:53.3
Group E … Tom Brennan (Haddonfield) 16:44.7
1998
Group A … Murad Campbell (Overbrook) 15:51.0
Group E … Bill Mason (Cinnaminson) 16:24.8
Group F … Adrian Cline (Haddon Twp.) 16:44.1
1997
Group A … Murad Campbell (Overbrook) 16:05.98
Group E … Kevin Sacco (Sacred Heart) 16:40
1996
Group A … Earl Wise (Overbrook) 16:06
Group D … Mike McGowan (Bish. Eustace) 16:40
Group E … Kevin Sacco (Sacred Heart) 16:38
1995
Group C … Scott Keyser (Mainland Reg.) 16:27
Group E … Eric Bonnette (Haddonfield) 17:00
1994
None
1993
Group B … John Williams (Paul VI) 17:00
Group C … Kurt Wayton (Mainland Reg.) 16:27
1992
None
1991
Group D … Kevin Schilling (Pitman) 16:58
1990
Group B … Ray Beyer (Absegami) 16:44
1989
Group A … Albert Donawa [Camden] 16:19
Group B … Ray Beyer [Absegami] 16:48
1988
Group B … Urie Ridgeway (Bridgeton) 16:18
1987
Group A … Joe Margre (Paul VI) 16:42
Group B … Ron Welcer (Absegami) 16:49
Group C … Urie Ridgeway (Bridgeton) 16:42
1986
Group B … Kevin Pumphrey (Highland) 16:03
Group D … Dan Gough (Haddonfield)
1985
Group B … Kevin Pumphrey (Highland) 16:03
Group C … Steve McLaughlin (Absegami) 17:11
Group D … Dan Gough (Haddonfield) 16:44
1984
None
1983
None
1982
None
1981
Group A … Bruce Miller (Cherry Hill East) 16:01.4
1980
None
1979
Group A … Jerry Andrews (Highland) 16:24
Group C … Jim Smith (Haddonfield) 16:22
1978
Group C … Jim Smith (Haddonfield) 14:34.0
1977
None
1976
Not held
1975
None
1974
Group A … Marty Ludwikoski (Cherry Hill West) 14:27.6
1973
Group C … Greg Stremmel (Gateway) 14:55
1972
Group C … Mark Yellin (Haddon Twp.) 12:27
1971
Not held
1970
Group B … Mike Butynes (Sterling) 12:08
Group C … Don Adams (Gateway) 12:53

Girls
2020
Not held
2019
None
2018
None
2017
None
2016
Alyssa Condell (Timber Creek) 19:17
2015
Alyssa Aldridge (Mainland Regional) 18:20
2014
None
2013
Championship Race: Briana Gess (Haddonfield) 18:36
2012
None
2011
Group A … Megan Lacy (Cherokee) 18:19
Group D … Paige Senatore (Delsea) 19:24
2010
None
2009
Group B … Chelsea Ley (Kingsway) 18:03
2008
Group C … Chelsea Ley (Kingsway) 17:44
Group E … Marielle Hall (Haddonfield) 18:53
2007
Group B … Chelsea Ley (Kingsway) 18:23
2006
Group A … Theresa Cattuna (Cherry Hill East) 19:08
2005
Group C … Amanda Goetschius (Delsea) 18:44
Group E … Colleen Brogan (Haddonfield) 19:48
2004
Group D … Arianna McKinney (Highland) 19:14
Group E … Vanessa Wright (Haddonfield) 18:34
2003
Group C … Arianna McKinney (Highland) 18:45
2002
None
2001
None
2000
Group E … Erin Donohue (Haddonfield) 18:41.3
1999
Group A … Jenna Darcy (Shawnee) 19:28.2
Group E … Erin Donohue (Haddonfield) 18:48.2
1998
Group F … Erin Donohue (Haddonfield) 18:58.9
1997
Group E … Erin Donohue (Haddonfield) 18:36
1996
None
1995
None
1994
Group A … Liz Moore (Shawnee) 19:12
1993
Group B … Megan Hartman (Ocean City) 20:04
Group D … Colleen Sunderland (Northern Burlington) 20:50
Group E … Jen Rafferty (Riverside) 20:38
1992
Group D … Tiffany Goldy (Pitman) 21:22
1991
Group B … Julie Schick (Mainland) 20:15
Group C … Becky Leon (Cinnaminson) 20:12
Group D … Janet Rue (Pitman) 20:33
1990
Group D … Lori Townsend (Kingsway) 20:23
1989
Group D … Lori Townsend [Kingsway] 20:18
1988
Group D … Lori Townsend (Kingsway) 20:19
1987
Group A … Lauren Bello (Paul VI) 19:49
1986
None
1985
Group A … Mindy Rowand (Sterling)
Group C … Deanna Germano (Shawnee)
1984
None
1983
Group C … Melody Sye [Ocean City] 19:55
1982
Group A … Michelle Rowan (Wash. Twp.) 17:40
Group B … Jenny Gough (Haddonfield) 19:02
1981
None
1980
None
1979
None
1978
Group B … Eva Marie Berardi (Wlmstn.) 17:35.1
1977
None

Camden Catholic freshman Nilaa Ponnappan was the overall winner and junior teammate Casey Bednarek placed 6th to lead Camden Catholic to the team title Saturday at the Ray Hoagland Invitational.

Camden Catholic edged Bishop Eustace by one point for the team title, with Catholic going 1-5-13-14-16 and Eustace 2-6-7-17-18. Rancocas Valley was third with 76 points.

Ponnappan ran 21:03 over 5,000 meters at the Rancocas Valley Sports Complex in Easthampton, and Bednarek ran 22:04. This was Ponnappan’s first time under 22 minutes and her second straight Saturday win. She was also first in the freshman class race at the South Jersey Shootout last weekend at DREAM Park in Logan Township.

Camden Catholic’s other scorers were junior Leah Clear [14th in 23:42], senior Vicki Wang [15th in 23:49] and sophomore Mary Picciano [17th in 23:57].

Burlington Township junior Maeve Timms placed second in 21:44, an all-course PR for 5,000 meters and her first time under 22 minutes.

Also in the top 10 were Bishop Eustace junior Arianna Cane [3rd in 21:50], Seneca sophomore Alex Butcher [4th in 22:00], Winslow Township senior Victoria Campbell [5th in 22:03], Eustace junior Elena Cicchini [7th in 22:12], Eustace sophomore Carly Troy [8th in 22:13], Rancocas Valley junior Sarah Paulin [9th in 22:14] and Delran senior Anise Howard [10th in 22:26].

Senior Andre Faigal led four Rancocas Valley runners among the top seven finishers, and the Red Devils edged Bishop Eustace to win their own Ray Hoagland Invitational Saturday.

It’s R.V.’s first team title in the meet’s five-year history.

Faigal ran 16:57 over 5,000 meters at the R.V. Sports Complex in Eastampton. He finished about 125 meters ahead of Bishop Eustace senior Anthony Faust, who ran 17:25. 

For the Red Devils, junior Ryan Smith ran 17:32 for 3rd, junior Dylan Selby ran 18:40 for 6th and senior Alex Pratt was 7th in 18:41.

Seniors Cade Delgado and Shane McGowan finished one place apart in 23rd and 24th for R.V., which finished with a 39-42 margin of victory over Eustace. There were eight full teams in the boys race.

Also in the top 10 were Delran senior Anthony Guarino [4th in 18:16], Eustace senior Ryan Carney [5th in 18:33], Eustace senior Sean Anderson [8th in 18:46], Moorestown junior Andrew Mercantini [9th in 18:49] and Eustace senior Daniel Colden [10th in 18:59].

Pennsauken junior Joel Oquendo placed fifth out of more than 100 runners Saturday in the junior class race at the Thompson Park Class Meet.

Oquendo ran 17:26 over the 5,000-meter course in Jamesburg. Blaik Slavinski of Point Pleasant Boro was the overall winner in 16:44.

Also in the top 20 was Northern Burlington’s Gavyn Messenger, who placed 16th in 18:08. Just outside the top 20 was Pennsauken’s Nouman Farhat, who ran 18:41 for 23rd.

Also, Northern’s Colin Brennan finished 13th in the freshman class race, covering the 2 1/2-mile course in 14:59.

Liliah Gordon made it 3-for-3 in invitationals with a win Saturday at the Thompson Park Class Meet.

Gordon, a freshman at Northern Burlington, ran 14:15 over the 2 1/2-mile course in Jamesburg, fast enough to finish 4th out of 162 runners in the boys race.

A 5,000 at the same pace would be 17:42.

Gordon began her high school career with a win at the Cherokee Challenge over 3,200 meters two weeks ago and won the freshman race over 3,200 meters at the Battle @ Ocean County Park last weekend.

She is scheduled to run her first 5,000-meter course at historic Holmdel County Park at the Shore Coaches Invitational on Saturday.

Another runner in the freshman race, West Windsor-Plainsboro North’s Zui Chinchalkar, also broke 15 minutes, taking second in 14:51, about 150 meters behind Gordon.

The MileSplit venue data base shows 14:15 to be the course record for the 2 1/2-mile course, which is only used for freshman races. It shows the previous record to be 14:25, run by Caroline Mehlhorn of Montgomery in 2018. It is possible a faster time was run by a freshman before the database was established about 15 years ago.

The fastest previous time run by a South Jersey runner on the Thompson Park 2 1/2-mile course according to the MileSplit database is 16:02 by Cinnaminson’s Grace Coller, also in 2018.