Collingswood senior Elijah Forrest continued his outstanding fall with a win Saturday morning in the Division 2 race at the South Jersey Open.
And Highland packed all five of its scorers in the top 20 to win the team title.
Forrest covered 5,000 meters at DREAM Park in Logan Township in 16:19, finishing 75 meters ahead of Delsea sophomore Matthew Littlehales, who placed 2nd in 16:33.
Forrest placed 2nd to Cherokee’s Nick Kuenkel at the Battle at Ocean Park in Lakewood and won the Varsity E race at the Shore Coaches last weekend at Holmdel.
Highland went 3-4-9-12-19 and outscored 2nd-place Delsea 38-65, with Timber Creek 3rd with 87 points.
Senior Aziz Muhammad-Kane and junior Mason Wassell placed 3rd and 4th in 16:35 and 16:37, junior Andrew Kellem was 9th in 17:27, sophomore Andrew Dopkin 12th in 17:56 and sophomore Daniel Gee 19th in 18:40.
Also in the top 10 were Moorestown sophomore Peter Simpson [5th in 16:43], Timber Creek senior Robert Wakefield [6th in 16:51], Cinnaminson sophomore Jacob Wickersham [8th in 17:25] and West Deptford junior Aiden Fronza [10th in 17:33].
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 