Olympic track is almost over, XC camps are in full swing and high school official high school cross country practices are allowed to start in just 10 days, with the first meets following a week later.
The traditional South Jersey XC opener, the venerable Cherokee Challenge, now in its 28th year, is just 29 days away.
So with all that in mind we figured we’d start posting some lists, and we’ll start with DREAM Park and the top 50 South Jersey returners from 2023 on the 5K LOGAN Township layout, which will be in its seventh season of use this fall.
As always, any errors or omissions, let me know in the comment section. Now get off your computer and get those miles in!
15:38.92 … Liam Tindall [Cherokee], South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals
15:46.21 … **Ryan Duffy [Kingsway], South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals
15:48.68 … Dylan Saber [Williamstown], South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals
16:07.51 … *Matthew Littlehales [Delsea], South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals
16:08.85 … *Dominic Burgio [Williamstown], South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals
16:09.70 … Nikhil Raman [Cherry Hill East], South Jersey Open
16:10.50 … *Logan Bromley [Cherokee], Olympic Conference
16:10.99 … Ethan Buck [Ocean City], South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals
16:11.51 … *Peter Simpson [Moorestown], South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals
16:18.82 … Brody Bogos [Cherry Hill East], South Jersey Open
16:19.27 … *Colin Moore [Cherry Hill East], South Jersey Open
16:19.78 … Christian Rouzard [Rancocas Valley], Olympic Conference
16:20.34 … Benjamin Realley [Cherokee], Olympic Conference
16:20.79 … Mason Wassell [Highland], South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals
16:21.09 … Bennett Wright [Haddonfield], South Jersey Group 2 Sectionals
16:21.25 … *Alvin Lin [Cherry Hill East], South Jersey Open
16:21.34 … *Ryan Gibson [Haddonfield], South Jersey Group 2 Sectionals
16:25.03 … Brandon Lyons [Cherry Hill East], South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals
16:25.24 … Ty Blackman [Glassboro], South Jersey Group 1 Sectionals
16:25.39 … *Yanni Ekatomatis [Shawnee], Olympic Conference
16:26.76 … Ryan Haefele [Eastern], Olympic Conference
16:27.08 … Noah Stapleton [Shawnee], Olympic Conference
16:27.82 … Anthony DiBattista [Cherokee], South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals
16:27.83 … Benjamin Weiner [Cherokee], Olympic Conference
16:30.59 … *Erik Preisner [Ocean City], South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals
16:32.74 … Sean Alemi [Paul VI], Bob Kiessling Invitational
16:32.90 … *Luke Andresen [Haddonfield], South Jersey Group 2 Sectionals
16:34.82 … David Kershner [Williamstown], South Jersey Open
16:37.51 … *Dominic Pileri [Cherokee], Olympic Conference
16:38.40 … *Benjamin Sautter [Cherry Hill East], Olympic Conference
16:40.04 … *Milo Poerner [Cherry Hill East], Olympic Conference
16:40.86 … Enzo Corona [Cherokee], South Jersey Open
16:43.10 … **Chris Monaghan [Paul VI], Olympic Conference
16:44.20 … Ethan Worst [Clearview], South Jersey Open
16:47.32 … Sean Leahy [Camden Catholic], Olympic Conference
16:47.78 … Christian Napoli [Paul VI], Bob Kiessling Invitational
16:49.08 … Elias Knoll [Shawnee], Olympic Conference
16:51.29 … Kal Heyman [Ocean City], South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals
16:51.30 … *Ben Andrus [Haddonfield], South Jersey Group 2 Sectionals
16:53.30 … Ethan Caprarola [Bishop Eustace], Olympic Conference
16:54.26 … Reggie Hernandez [Haddon Heights], South Jersey Group 2 Sectionals
16:55.30 … Arjun Patel [Millville], South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals
17:04.33 … **Cian Sherlock [Cherry Hill East], Olympic Conference
17:04.86 … *Michael Driscoll [Kingsway], South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals
17:05.90 … **Sean Sooy [Cherokee], Olympic Conference
17:11.80 … **Justin Zhou [Cherry Hill East], South Jersey Open
17:12.23 … **Keenan Neuman [Ocean City], South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals
17:13.77 … **Caden Briggs [Paul VI], Olympic Conference
17:14.50 … Andrew Kellem [Highland], South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals
17:14.74 … Julian Rich [Camden County Vo-Tech], Olympic Conference
** – Rising sophomore
* – Rising junior
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 