Holy Cross junior Julia Flanagan won her 2nd straight individual title and Maple Shade won its 6th team title Wednesday at the Burlington County Scholastic League Freedom Division meet in Palmyra.
Flanagan ran 18:57 at Palmyra Cove, finishing more than a minute clear of the field.
Flanagan is the first Holy Cross girl in meet history to win consecutive titles. The BCSL race began for girls in 1987 but it wasn’t held from 1991 through 1998.
Maple Shade scored a perfect 15 for the second time in four years. The Wildcats were the only entry to field a full team.
For Shade, senior Crystal Benito placed 2nd, sophomore Juliana Catalani 4th in 21:28, sophomore Alyssa Arenciba 6th in 22:32, sophomore Yaide Robles 10th in 26:50 and senior Melissa Gonzalez Silva 29:14 in 13th.
Maple Shade also won in 2003, 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2021. Their wins from 2003 through 2015 came by a total of 13 points.
Also in the top 10: Holy Cross senior Anna Fonseca [3rd in 21:09], Westampton Tech senior Janelle Sanabria [5th in 22:23], Holy Cross senior Molly Frith [8th in 24:03] and Palmyra freshman Maya Richman-Dupont [9th in 24:35].
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 