Liliah Gordon became the first girl – in any division – to win three consecutive BCSL cross country titles when she won her 3rd straight Liberty Division race Wednesday at New Egypt High in Plumsted Township, Ocean County.
Gordon, a junior at Northern, won the 2021 race as a freshman in 18:03.38 and set a course record of 17:56.10 last year before winning this year in 18:22.1.
The results are a complete disaster – this is sadly becoming the norm with track and XC results in South Jersey and New Jersey – but unofficially it looks like Northern went 1-3-5-9-13 to win the Liberty Division team title 31-60 over Cinnaminson.
It’s also Northern’s third consecutive team title.
Juniors Zoe Chou and Kayla Leonhardt also placed in the top 10 for Northern, Chou in 3rd with a 20:28 and Leonhardt in 5th with a 20:35. Northern’s other scorers were senior Abigail Duffy [12th in 21:52] and junior Sofia Dileo [20th in 22:45].
Our best attempt at the rest of the top 10 based on a mess of results: Cinnaminson senior Anna Marino [2nd in 19:48], Delran sophomore Ashley Doyle [4th in 20:34], Cinnaminson junior Oliwia Moyer [6th in 20:53], Cinnaminson junior Abigial Flannery [7th in 21:33], Bordentown sophomore Katherine Kovac [8th in 21:37] and Westampton Tech junior Janelle Sanabria [10th in 21:57].
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 