From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Sophomore Jaylen Porter and seniors Solomon Wesley and Robert Proctor ran on the winning 4-by-4 team and placed 2^nd through 4^th in the open 400 Thursday, and Burlington Township placed 2^nd in the Central Jersey Group 3 meet in Tom River.

Porter, Wesley and Proctor were joined by senior Jzaydin Macklinz on the Falcons’ 4-by-4, which won with a 3:28.69. In the open 400, Porter ran 51.46 for 2^nd, Wesley 51.56 for 3^rd and Proctor 51.70 for 4^th.

Colts Neck won the meet with 59 points and Township scored 39. Moorestown was 4^th with 31 and Pennsauken 7^th with 24.

Also for Township senior Teddie Connie tied for 2^nd in the pole vault with an 11-0 clearance and senior Matthew Small threw 49-0 for 4^th in the shot put.

For Moorestown, junior Lucas Horner and senior Matthew Tang recorded 2^nd-place finishes, Horner with a 2:00.63 in the 800 and Tang with 11-0 in the pole vault. Also, junior Ethan Taylor ran 2:03.53 for 4^th in the 800,senior Connor Kortman cleared 11-0 for 4^th in the vault, senior Sean Sobin ran 51.72 for 5^th in the 400, and senior Shaymus Derer, Taylor, Horner and Sobin ran 3:33.09 for 3^rdin the 4-by-4.

Pennsauken’s junior Michael Lawrence, senior Jabari Sonnebeyatta and junior Long placed 2^nd, 3^rdand 4^th in the 55 in 6.61, 6.62 and 6.67, and Sonnebeyatta also placed 3^rd in the high jump at 5-6.

For Nothern Burlington, senior Marcus Sene ran 2:05.56 for 5^th in the 800 and junior Gabriel Carpio ran 51.80 for 6^th in the 400.