Rowan sophomore Allyson Wernik from Washington Township and senior Anna Sasse from Williamstown placed 2nd and 3rd in the Stockton Season Opener Friday in Galloway Township.
Wernik ran 23:16.58 over 6,000 meters at Stockton and Sasse ran 23:28.74. Gabriella Pagano, a junior from Pope John XXIII, was the overall winner in 22:59.31. There was no team scoring, but Rowan swept the top four spots.
For Stockton, junior Madelyn Valasek from Shawnee was 6th in 24:05.57 and was the Ospreys’ No. 2 runner. Senior Amanda McNally from Seneca was 11th in 24:29.38 and was Stockton’s 4th finisher.
Rowan is 4th in in the initial NCAA Division 3 Metro Region rankings behind The College of New Jersey, Widener and Stockton.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 