Egg Harbor Township junior Molly Rooney and her brother, EHT junior Timothy Rooney, both won individual titles Thursday at the Atlantic County Championships at Hammonton Lake Park.
Egg Harbor won both team titles with very low totals, the boys topping Mainland Regional 20-76 and the girls winning by 19-44 over Mainland.
The EHT girls, ranked 13th in the state by MileSplit, won their 3rd straight county title with a 1-2-3 finish from Rooney, senior Meghan Johnson and senior Addison Lambert. Rooney won the race in 18:07 over 4.75 miles, Johnson ran 18:14 and Lambert 18:25.
It’s the first 1-2-3 finish at the Atlantic County meet in 13 years, since Buena swept the top three spots in 2013 with Kristin Siegle, Gina Testa and Lisa Testa.
Egg Harbor’s other scorers were sophomore Corrine Conley in 5th [18::50] and junior Carlee Street [8th in 19:18]. Junior Marisa Mazur [10th in 19:38] and sophomore Katie Johnson [11th in 19:46] gave the Eagles seven finishers in the top 11.
Also in the top 10: Mainland freshman Quinlan [4th in 18:32], Mainland junior Adrian Sykes [6th in 19:11], Mainland senior Cecilia Foreman [7th in 19:16] and Mainland senior Lauren LaMonaca [9th in 19:25].
For the EHT boys in their 5th consecutive team title, Rooney and Daniel Svec finished 1-2, Rooney in 15:13 and Svec in 15:19. EHT had five finishers in the top seven with a 37-second pack and a 49-second gap separating their seven finishers.
Junior Liam Aspenberg placed 4th for EHT in 15:31, senior Stephen Slusarski took 6th in 15:47 and senior Ben Gettings was 7th in 15:50. Sophomore Gabe Hudec [10th in 15:56] and junior Christopher Sanchez [11th in 16:02] also raced for EHT.
Also in the top 10: Mainland junior Jack Preissman [3rd in 15:20], St. Augustine sophomore Braden Bernardini [5th in 15:44], Pleasantville freshman Brody Bailey [8th in 15:52], St. Augustine sophomore Brayden Mauro [9th in 15:53].
