Juniors Marcus Flagg and Vincent Kelly and senior Trey Fitzpatrick from Gloucester swept the top three spots Tuesday in a season-opening Colonial Conference batch meet at Pennypacker Park in Haddonfield and Cherry Hill.
The results show the race over 5,000 meters, but considering Flagg, Kelly and Fitzpatrick ran 10:35.96, 10:44.35 and 11:10.32 we’re guessing it was a two-mile course.
Team scores weren’t kept, but unofficially Gloucester would have defeated Haddon Township 22-35. Paulsboro and Lindenwold also competed but didn’t field complete teams.
Flagg was a state Group 1 medalist in the 800 last spring and ran 1:58.94. He was the top sophomore Group 1 half-miler in the state.
For Kelly, this was his first-ever cross country race. He ran track last year but has never run XC previously.
Fitzpatrick was Gloucester’s No. 1 runner last fall when the Lions placed 2nd in the South Jersey Group 1 meet behind Haddon Township.
Senior Manolo Foote [11:34.86] and junior Luke Wolfran [11:35.35] placed 4th and 5th for Haddon Township.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 