Holy Cross senior Julia Flanagan broke 5 minutes for the first time and shattered a 33-year-old school record in the 1,600-meter run Monday at Haddonfield Distance Night.
Flanagan ran 4:58.38, 9th-fastest in Burlington County history, 7th-fastest in New Jersey this year and fastest by a South Jersey girl.
She broke the school record of 5:00.6 set in 1993 by Kari Vigerstol when she won the Meet of Champions at South Plainfield, edging Shawnee’s Liz Moore in a 1-2 Burlington County finish.
Flanagan’s previous PR was 5:01.79 last June in Middletown Township, Monmouth County.
Also under 5:10 were Paul VI senior Giovanna Mantuano [PR 5:01.51], Cherokee senior Sofia Recinto [PR 5:03.47], Williamstown senior Sophia Aldridge [PR 5:06.71] and Moorestown sophomore Peyton Derer [5:07.53].
Audubon’s Emma Camm ran 5:13.83 for 6th, and her time is 4th-fastest among New Jersey freshmen this year and more than a 10-second PR.
All-Time South Jersey 1,600-Meter Run List
4:41.16 … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2000
4:41.5y … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1982
4:45.91 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024
4:45.97 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2014
4:47.80y … Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield[, 2026
4:48.73y … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
4:48.82y … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
4:49.11 … Renee Tomlin [Ocean City], 2005
4:49.26 … Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017
4:51.43 … Alyssa Aldridge [Mainland Reg.], 2017
4:51.84 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2023
4:52.95 … Caitlin Orr [Lenape], 2009
4:54.25 … Sarah Naticchia [Haddonfield], 2021
4:54.71 … Megan Hartman [Ocean City], 1994
4:54.76 … Allison Colflesh [Haddonfield], 2021
4:54.88 … Bridget Flynn [Holy Spirit], 2012
4:55.41 … Brittany Sedberry [Ocean City], 2004
4:55.45 … Julianna Catania [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2016
4:55.66 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012
4:55.66 … Natalie Dumas [Eastern], 2025
4:55.70 … Dina Iacone [Washington Twp.], 2012
4:55.90 … Sarah Naticchia [Haddonfield], 2019
4:55.9h … Dawn Cody [Paul VI], 1982
4:56.01 … Natalia Ocasio [Lenape], 2012
4:56.08 … Megan Quimby [Lenape], 2016
4:56.43 … Liz Locke [Kingsway], 2010
4:56.55 … Maria Ruiz [Williamstown], 2009
4:56.68 … Claudine Evangelista [Triton], 2000
4:56.81 … Julia DeSpirito [Shawnee], 2014
4:56.84 … Holly Bischof [Bishop Eustace], 2011
4:56.23 … Celine Mazzi [Delsea], 2014
4:57.39 … Alyssa Condell [Timber Creek], 2016
4:57.48 … Felicia O’Donnell [Delsea], 2011
4:57.63 … Nicole Lipieta [Kingsway], 2021
4:57.96 … Erika Kemp [Rancocas Valley], 2013
4:58.38 … Julia Flanagan [Holy Cross], 2026
4:58.68 … Maeve Smith [Ocean City], 2025
4:58.86 … Madison Coppolino [Sterling], 2017
4:59.06 … Jordan Hadfield [Schalick], 2025
4:59.38 … Chelsea Ley [Kingsway], 2009
4:59.27 … Theresa Cattuna [Cherry Hill East], 2005
4:59.37 … Sofia Day [Mainland Reg.], 2024
4:59.54 … Amanda Goetschius [Delsea], 2007
4:59.60 … Brittnee Bynoe [Willingboro], 2004
4:59.72 … Katie Van Horn [Triton], 2005
4:59.6h … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985
4:59.80 … Sydny Warner [Seneca], 2018
4:59.89 … Destiny Stanford [Kingsway], 2017
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 