Haddonfield senior Seth Clevenger ran the 10th-fastest 3,200 in South Jersey history Saturday morning.
Clevenger, racing unpressed, solo’d a 9:03.65 at the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township..
That’s fastest by a South Jersey runner since Haddon Township’s Luke Petela ran 8:58.32 to win the 2015 Meet of Champions in South Plainfield. It’s 2nd-fastest by a South Jersey two-miler in the last 20 years and only 3 ½ seconds off the school record of 9:00.3 – converted from two miles – by legendary Jim Smith 42 years ago.
Clevenger’s previous PR was 9:08.89 at the indoor Meet of Champions in March at the Bubble, and his outdoor PR was a 9:12.99 at Cherokee Night of 3200s in April.
Clevenger was out in 64.33, 2:12.28, 3:20.85 and 4:28.54 and came back in 67.56, 2:16.33, 3:29.07 and 2:35.11.
He won by 150 meters over Triton senior Dennis Fortuna, who ran an outdoor PR of 9:20.93 for second.
All-Time South Jersey Sub-9:10 list
8:55.43 … Murad Campbell [Overbrook], 1999
8:58.32 … Luke Petela [Haddon Twp.], 2015
8:59.6y … Mike Butynes [Sterling], 1972
8:59.8y … Jason DeJoseph [Paul VI], 1987
9:00.3y … Jim Smith [Haddonfield], 1980
9:00.30 … Jimmy Daniels [Sterling], 2013
9:01.89 … Marc Pelerin [Cherokee], 2002
9:01.9y … Mike Mantini [Gateway], 1979
9:03.1y … Jerry Andrews [Highland], 1979
9:03.65 … Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], 2022
9:03.7y … Ed Blakeley [Haddon Twp.], 1975
9:03.9h … Mike Elder [Haddon Twp.], 1973
9:04.05 … Shawn Wilson [Cherokee], 2013
9:04.94 … Louis Corgiano [Hammonton], 2014
9:05.12 … Sean MacPherson [Sterling], 2015
9:05.98 … Steve Maine [Highland], 2014
9:06.2y … Greg Stremmel [Gateway], 1974
9:06.47 … Jonathan Vitez [Haddonfield], 2010
9:06.52 … Connor Melko [Bishop Eustace], 2019
9:06.70 … Joshua Clark [Highland], 2016
9:07.03 … Greg Hughes [Mainland], 2004
9:07.2h … Ron Faith [Paul VI], 1985
9:07.2h … Kevin Pumphrey [Highland], 1986
9:07.42 … Aaron Groff [Cherry Hill East], 2016
9:07.7h … Marty Ludwikowski [Cherry Hill West], 1975
9:08.22 … Jon Anderson [Cinnaminson], 2004
9:09.27 … David Forward [Shawnee], 2009
9:09.38 … Kevin Antczak [Mainland Reg.], 2019
9:09.80 … Todd Campbell [Cinnaminson], 2009
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 