Congrats to the Winslow Township girls program, which qualified for states for the first time ever!
Winslow placed 5th in the South Jersey Group 3 Sectionals at DREAM Park, earning an auto team qualifier into the state Group 3 meet at Holmdel County Park Saturday.
Winslow was led by junior Annabella Cassidy, who placed 8th in 19:13, equalling the best finish ever by a Winslow girl at sectionals and reording the fastest time ever by a Winslow girl on any 5,000-meter course.
Ava Millner was 8th in the 2023 South Jersey Group 3 race in 20:18. She ran 19:27 a year later, finishing 13th. That appears to be the fastest previous time by a Winslow girl on any 5,000-meter course.
Freshman Zion Ebisike was 22nd in 20:05, junior Amariah Arango 42nd in 21:22, sophomore Alonna Timmons 45th in 21:30 and junior Guilanni Marshall 63rd in 22:45. Junior Adaiah Arango and junior Julisa Derry also ran for Winslow, placing 67th in 23:03 and 78th in 23:42.
Winslow finished with 176 points, five fewer than Triton for the final auto team qualifying spot.
Winslow just missed qualifying last year, finishing 6th in SJ-3, 23 points behind the 5th and final qualifying spot.
Terrific range for Amariah and Adaiah Arango, who are both big parts of the Winslow track team as middle-distance runners. Amariah has run 55.90 and 2:13.32, and Adaiah has run 57.75.
