Middle Township senior Jamar Mack edged Sterling senior Giovanni Fuchs to win the Division 2 race Saturday at the South Jersey Open at DREAM Park in Logan Township.
Mack ran 16:17 and finished two seconds ahead of Fuchs, who was 2nd in 16:19. The actual margin was 1.53 seconds based on their times to the hundredth of a second.
Haddon Township won a close four-way team battle with 60 points, nine fewer than Camden Catholic’s 69. Woodstown [81] and Sterling [88] also scored below 90 points.
For Haddon Township, junior James Strimel was 5th in 16:58, then sophomore Kieran Adams, freshman Ryan Luke and sophomore Simon Pierwola ran 11th, 12th and 13th in 17:13, 17:15 and 17:16. Sophomore Isaiah Williams was Township’s 5th runner, taking 20th in 17:48.Township’s 6th and 7thrunners weren’t far behind, with sophomore Bryce Davis 22nd in 17:54 and sophomore Nick Bernardo 26th in 18:01. That’s no seniors, one junior, five sophomores and one freshman in their top seven.
Camden Catholic sophomore Jim Rotaeche [3rd in 16:28], West Deptford senior Lane McClintock [4thin 16:42], Woodstown senior David Farrell [6th in 17:05], Camden Catholic sophomore Daniel Clewell [7th in 17:07], Woodstown senior Pacey Hutton [8th in 17:10], Sterling senior Brady Kay [9th in 17:12] and Woodstown sophomore Torsten Duva [10th in 17:12] rounded out the top 10.
