Holy Cross junior Julia Flanagan won the individual title, and Audubon won the team title by one point in Division 1 at the South Jersey Open Saturday.
Flanagan ran 19:05 over 5K at DREAM Park in Logan Township and edged Camden Catholic senior Nilaa Ponnappan, who was 2nd in 19:21.
Flanagan’s time is fastest ever at DREAM Park by a Holy Cross runner. She held the previous course best of 19:23 from the South Jersey Shootout last month.
Audubon finished with a 91-92 margin of victory over Haddon Township, with visiting Kinnelon of Morris County 3rd with 97 points.
Audubon didn’t have a runner in the top eight but had three finishers between 9th and 15th – freshman Sophia Brassill 9th in 21:25, freshman Romina Macko 14th in 22:12 and senior Josephine Albanese 15th in 22:19. Senior Avery Lundell [40th in 26:03] and sophomore Sophia Rizzo [44th in 26:18] also scored for the Green Wave.
Haddon Township was led by junior Blake Kemery [10th in 21:42] and sophomore Tanner Lajoie [12th in 22:00].
Schalick senior Jordan Hadfield placed 3rd in 20:16 – she’s placed in the top three in all seven invitationals she’s raced in this fall – Maple Shade senior Crystal Benito 4th in 20:32, West Deptford sophomore Taylor Sierzega 5th in 20:37, Collingswood junior Macie Straight 6th in 20:45, Kinnelon senior Hope Sirinides 7th in 21:02 and Gloucester Dejia senior 8th in 21:15.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 