Senior Allyson Wernik from Washington Township placed 9th among over 150 runners and led Rowan to 3rdplace out of 23 schools Saturday at the NCAA Division 3 Metro Regional Championships at Lehigh.
Wernik ran 22:20 over 6,000 meters on Lehigh’s Goodman Campus course in Bethlehem and Lower Saucon Township.
Rowan scored 91 points, finishing behind only Swarthmore [43] and TCNJ [83].
Senior Jezena Aponte from Snyder High in Jersey City placed 10th in 22:20. With their top-10 finishes, Wernik and Aponte earned spots in the NCAA Division 3 Championships next Saturday at the Bill Huyck Championship Course at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.
senior Shannon Stakelbeck was 21st in 23:05, freshman Kayla Romanoski from West Deptford ran 23:20 for 24th and Juliana Sieminski was 34th in 23:33.
Romanoski was the 2nd freshman finisher in the race, behind only Rebecca Arbitman of SUNY Old Westbury, who placed 11th in 22:25.
Stockton senior Sarah Rutledge from Egg Harbor Township placed 42nd in 23:52 and sophomore Madison Pratt from Absegami ran 24:01 for 49th. They were Stockton’s 3rd and 4th finishers.
Also for the Ospreys, sophomore Paige McCabe from Moorestown ran 24:22 for 59th and was Stockton’s 5thfinisher, sophomore Grace Wojciechowski placed 61st in 24:26 and freshman Shaelea Conway from Cherry Hill East was 66th in 24:45,
For TCNJ, sophomore Lilla Porter from Clearview placed 44th in 23:55. Sophomore Teagan Walker placed 4th. She’s from Robbinsville but is the daughter of TCNJ assistant coach Mike Walker, who ran for Rancocas Valley.
