West Deptford sophomore Taylor Sierzega opened her 2024 season by finishing a minute and a half ahead of the field in a Colonial Conference batch meet Wednesday.
Sierzega ran 21:57 over 5,000 meters at West Deptford Park in her first race since she placed 14th in the state Group 2 meet at Holmdel County Park as a freshman 10 months ago. She did not run indoor or outdoor track.
Last fall, Sierzega’s 20:29 was 2nd-fastest by a South Jersey freshman at Holmdel, behind only Eastern’s Theresa Albertson, who ran 20:26 at the state Group 4 meet the same day.
Also in the top five Wednesday were Lindenwold junior Daisy DelaRosa [23:31], Gloucester senior Cameron Harris [24:43], Audubon freshman Sophia Brassill [24:45] and Audubon sophomore Lydia Gravante [24:51].
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 