Northern Burlington sophomore Liliah Gordon ran the 9th-fastest 3,000 in South Jersey history on a cold and rain Friday afternoon at the 127th annual Penn Relays at Franklin Field.
Gordon placed 14th among some of the best distance runners in the country, covering the 12 ½ laps in 9:57.23.
That’s equivalent to 10:41.25 for 3,200 meters or 10:45.01 for the full two miles. Gordon’s outdoor PRs for 3,200 is 10:49.76 from earlier this month at Cherokee. She ran 10:38.20 for 3,200 meters indoors at Ocean Breeze at the Meet of Champions last month.
The only New Jersey runner who finished ahead of her was XC Meet of Champions runnerup Lindsay Hausman of Kent Place in Summit, who ran 9:52.74 for 12th place.
Here’s the all-time South Jersey 3,000-meter sub-10 List
9:40.23 … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010 Penn Relays
9:44.72 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012 Penn Relays
9:45.73 … Megan Venables [Highland], 2010 Penn Relays
9:50.11 … Alyssa Aldridge [Mainland Reg.], 2017 Penn Relays
9:50.95 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2016 Penn Relays
9:53.19 … Chelsea Ley [Kingsway], 2009 Penn Relays
9:55.0h … Theresa Cattuna [Cherry Hill East], 2007 Penn Relays
9:57.12 … Dina Iacone [Washington Twp.], 2007 Penn Relays
9:57.23 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2023 Penn Relays
9:57.9h … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1981
9:59.5h … Deanna Germano [Shawnee], 1985
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 