Christian Hughes of Glassboro ran away from the field by nearly half a minute to win the freshman race Saturday at the South Jersey Shootout at DREAM Park in Logan Township.
Hughes ran the 4,000-meter course in 12:49, winning by 120 meters over Kingsway’s Brayden Strockbine, who was 2nd in 13:13, and Shawnee’s Joseph Stapleton, who was 3rd in 13:14.
Also in the top 10 from South Jersey: Kingsway’s James Perrotto [4th in 13:18], Haddon Township’s Ryan Luke [6th in 13:24], Pleasantville’s Brody Bailey [7th in 13:45], Moorestown’s Alexander Gubanov [8th in 14:11], Williamstown’s Chase Ambrose [9th in 14:14] and Clearview’s Jack Hagerman [10th in 14:21].
St. John’s College High School of Washington, D.C., won the freshman team title, 75-80, over Glassboro, followed by Shawnee [84] and Haddonfield [95].
4000 meters = 800 seconds
40 meters = 8 seconds
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 