Haddon Township junior Shaun Maloney ran a huge all-course 5K PR Saturday to win the Division 1 race at the South Jersey Open.
Maloney ran 16:51, dropping more than half a minute from his previous-best 5,000 on any course. He ran 17:25 when he placed 17th last October at the Colonial Conference Championships at Pennypacker Park in Haddonfield and Cherry Hill.
The win was the first for Maloney in any major cross country or indoor or outdoor track race.
Maloney finished 40 meters ahead of Bishop Eustace senior Ethan Caprarola, who placed 2nd in 16:58.
Other South Jersey runners in the top 10: Gloucester Marcus Flagg [3rd in 17:03], Woodstown Jacob Marino [5th in 17:09] and Cole Lucas [6th in 17:11], Gloucester Vincent Kelly [7th in 17:29], Haddon Township Manolo Foote [8th in 17:30] and Collingswood Graham Reynolds [9th in 17:34].
Kinnelon of Morris County went 3-7-9-11-19 and edged Haddon Township 49-55 to win the team title, with Gloucester 3rd with 70 points.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 