An average time of 18:19.90 is insane on any course, but that’s what the Haddonfield girls averaged at the 2022 South Jersey Group 2 sectionals at DREAM Park.
It was one of the greatest performances in sectional history, with Ava Thomas, Riley Slootsky, Riley Austin, Helene Usher and Audrey Naticchia all running between 18:06 and 18:27 and scoring a perfect 15 points
They broke the course single-race record held by the 2021 Haddonfield team by nearly 32 seconds. Clearview at 2022 Group 3 sectionals is the only other team under a 19-minute average, but Cherokee averaged 19:05.31 earlier this month in the Olympic Conference meet so they are definitely in range and Haddonfield is always going to be a thread to average sub-19. Paul VI could get there too Saturday.
Here’s our top-25 team averages at DREAM Park, which has been in use since 2018 and has been used for sectionals since 2020.
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18:19.90 … Haddonfield, 2022 South Jersey Group 2
18:51.74 … Haddonfield, 2021 South Jersey Group 2
18:53.19 … Clearview, 2022 South Jersey Group 3
19:05.31. … Cherokee, 2024 Olympic Conference
19:19.92 … Cherokee, 2021 Olympic Conference
19:22.22 … Cherokee, 2021 South Jersey Group 4
19:22.26 … Paul VI, 2024 Olympic Conference
19:29.2h … Haddonfield, 2020 South Jersey Group 2
19:34.31 … Haddonfield, 2023 South Jersey Group 2
19:45.20 … Cherry Hill East, 2024 Olympic Conference
19:46.76 … Cherry Hill East, 2019 Olympic Conference
19:46.78 … Cherokee, 2023 Olympic Conference
19:48.07 … Cherokee, 2019 Olympic Conference
19:48.15 … Cherry Hill East, 2021 South Jersey Group 4
19:49.00 … Toms River North, 2022 South Jersey Group 4
19:50.09 … Cherry Hill East, 2024 South Jersey Open
19:52.11 … Shawnee, 2019 Olympic Conference Championships
19:52.84 … Moorestown, 2024 South Jersey Open
19:53.36 … Paul VI, 2023 Olympic Conference
19:53.89 … Paul VI, 2023 Bob Kiessling
19:57.25 … Cherry Hill East, 2021 Olympic Conference
19:57.56 … Southern Regional, 2022 South Jersey Group 4
19:58.38 … Cherokee, 2023 South Jersey Group 4
20:03.12 … Mainland Regional, 2022 South Jersey Group 3
20:06.44 … Mainland Regional, 2023 South Jersey Group 3
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 