Abigail Leonhardt of Northern Burlington won the freshman girls race Friday at the Run the Night Powered by – Insert Show Company Name Here – at Manalapan Recreation Center.
Leonardt ran two miles in 13:02 and won by 25 meters over West Windsor-Plainsboro’s Anita Bhatia, who was 2nd in 15:09.
Northern had five of the first 21 finishers in the freshman race, with Willow McCadden 8th in 14:09, Adelina Floyd 10th in 14:28, Kelly Coughlin 14th in 14:53 and Reilly Pullen 21st in 15:53.
All five were competing in their first high school race.
For team scoring purposes, Northern went 1-2-4-6-8 for 21 points and won the team title, 21-42, over Westfield.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 