Paul VI’s Peyton Barger placed 2nd in the freshman girls race at the 31st annual Cherokee Challenge Friday in her high school cross country debut.
Barger ran 11:55 for two miles at Cherokee and finished behind only Addison Sheehy of Toms River East, who ran 11:40.
Also in the top 10 were Mainland’s Quinlan Smith [5th in 13:05] and Seneca’s Sofia Sparacio [7th in 13:14].
Barger ran 5:02.82 as a Washington Township Middle School 8th-grader last year, also at Cherokee.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 