From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Nicole Clifford ran a monster 3,200 PR Thursday night on her home track at Cherokee.

Clifford, a Cherokee senior, won the girls division of the Cherokee Night of 3200s in 10:46.71, the No. 5 time in Burlington County history and fastest in nine years.

Clifford had a previous PR of 10:55.58 from a meet at the Bubble in January. She also ran 4:53.85 this past indoor season.

Her time is fastest in New Jersey so far this outdoor season and No. 2 in Cherokee history, behind only Megan Lacy’s 10:22.02 in 2012.

Clifford ran her 800s in 2:43.81, 2:42.55, 2:40.39 and 2:39.99 and finished 15 meters ahead of second-place Lindsay Hausman of Kent Place School in Summit, who ran 10:49.40.

The meet was run as 13 combined boys and girls races seeded together. There were over 250 runners in all.

Here are the too-10 South Jersey girls with their overall place in the girls race:

10:46.71 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 1st
11:13.91 … Audrey Naticchia [Haddonfield], 4th
11:17.16 … Megan Niglio [Cherokee], 5th
11:20.10 … Kelsey Niglio [Cherokee], 7th
11:23.77 … Kiley Walsh [Cherry Hill East], 8th
11:23.86 … Helene Usher [Haddonfield], 9th
11:26.53 … Kerry O’Day [Cherokee], 11th
11:28.02 … Jess Goode [Haddonfield], 12th
11:31.34 … Ava Thomas [Haddonfield], 13th
11:34.80 … Macie McCracken [Wildwood], 16th

Here’s the full all-time South Jersey sub-11:50 outdoor 3,200 list:
10:12.8h ….. Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1983
10:19.31 … Chelsea Ley [Kingsway], 2009
10:22.02 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012
10:27.44 … Alyssa Aldridge [Mainland Reg.], 2017
10:28.6h….. Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
10:29.28 … Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017
10:30.57 … Dina Iacone [Washington Twp.], 2012
10:32.4h….. Mindy Rowand [Sterling], 1985
10:33.22 … Holly Bischof [Bishop Eustace], 2012
10:33.25 … Megan Venables [Highland], 2011
10:33.85 … Sarah Naticchia [Haddonfield], 2021
10:34.79 … Theresa Cattuna [Cherry Hill East], 2007
10:35.59 … Amanda Goetschius [Delsea], 2007
10:37.47 … Meghan McGlinchey [West Depford], 2009
10:37.53 … Vanessa Wright [Haddonfield], 2005
10:39.15 … Devon Grisbaum [Ocean City], 2015
10:40.24 … Katie Van Horn [Triton], 2005
10:40.95 … Erika Kemp [Rancocas Valley], 2013
10:42.22 … Jenn Rawls [Highland], 2009
10:43.3h….. Deanna Germano [Shawnee], 1985
10:43.48 … Sarah Naticchia [Haddonfield], 2021
10:43.50 … Alyssa Condell [Timber Creek], 2017
10:44.23 … Brittany Sedberry [Ocean City], 2004
10:45.12 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2014
10:45.40 … Julianna Catania [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2016
10:45.73 … Meghan Hughes [Moorestown], 2002
10:46.38 … Madison Coppolino [Sterling], 2018
10:46.71 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022

All-Time Burlington County Sub-11 List
10:22.02 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012
10:40.95 … Erika Kemp [Rancocas Valley], 2013
10:43.3h….. Deanna Germano [Shawnee], 1985
10:45.73 … Meghan Hughes [Moorestown], 2002
10:46.71 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
10:54.16 … Lisa Burkholder [Cherokee], 2004
10:55.92 … Isabella Turner [Shawnee], 2020
10:56.34 … Brianna Rodgers [Moorestown], 2005
10:56.3h … Colleen Sunderland [Northern Burlington], 1995
10:57.52 … Mara Schiffbauer [Seneca], 2014
10:57.97 … Megan Quimby [Lenape], 2015