Audubon senior Aiden Williams was the individual winner and Schalick had three finishers in the top 10 and won the team title in the Division 1 race at the South Jersey Open.
Williams covered the 5,000-meter course at DREAM Park in Logan Township in 16:18 – only four seconds off his DREAM Park PR from sectionals last year – and won his second invitational this fall following a win at Varsity D at the Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational in Jackson. He was also 3rd in the Shore Coaches Varsity G race.
Williams finished 150 meters ahead of Bishop Eustace senior Ryan Gaulrapp, who placed 2nd in 16:49.
Schalick outscored 2nd-place Gloucester 37-64 to win the team title, led by the trio of senior Charles Fuerneisen, senior Matthew Tozer and sophomore Salvatore Longo, who placed 6th, 7th and 10th, Fuerneisen in 17:40, Tozer 18:05 and Longo 18:42. Senior Wyatt Juczak and Chase junior Walker also scored for the Cougars, Juczak in 16th in 19:31 and Walker 23rd in 19:56.
Eutace runners went 2-3-4, with Matt Colden and Ethan Caprarola finishing just behind Gaulrapp, Colden in 3rd in 17:10 and Caprarola 4th in 17:13.
Also in the top 10 were Moorestown Friends junior Isaac Linden [5th in 17:17], Palmyra senior Colin Broadbelt [8th in 18:25] and Gloucester junior Trey Fitzpatrick [9th in 18:30].
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 