Sarah Seiden, a senior at Salem County Vo-Tech in Mannington Township, picked up her first cross country individual victory Thursday when she ran away from the field at the South Jersey Vo-Tech Championships.
Seiden ran 22:24 over 5,000 meters at Westampton Tech, finishing 150 meters ahead of 2nd-place sophomore Natalie Pandolfo from Gloucester County Tech, who ran 23:08 for 2nd place.
Pandolfo led Gloucester County Tech of Deptford Township to the team title, 31-54, over Atlantic County Tech of Hamilton Township.
Also in Gloucester County Tech’s top five were freshman Jordan Moczydlowski [4th in 23:19], senior Keira Petro [8th in 24:04], senior Sydney Huang [10th in 24:10] and senior Brooklyn Greenwood [11th in 24:43].
Also in the top 10 were Westampton Tech senior Janelle Sanabria [3rd in 23:12], Cape May Tech junior Kirstyn McHale [5th in 23:23], Camden County Tech Sicklerville senior Sonai Castrillo [6th in 23:47], Atlantic County Tech senior Shannon Powers [7th in 23:58] and Atlantic County Tech senior Ashlyn Warker [9th in 24:04].
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 