Freshman Will Nelson from Cherry Hill East placed 14th and was TCNJ’s 3rd finisher as the Lions placed 2nd in the NCAA Division 3 Metro Regional Championships at Lehigh.
Nelson ran 25:45 on Lehigh’s 8,000-meter course in Bethlehem and Lower Saucon Township and was the 2nd freshman in the race, behind only Haverford’s Ezra Kleinbaum, who ran 25:20 and placed 4th.
Haverford won the regional title with 23 points and TCNJ was 2nd with 57. They are ranked No. 1 and 2 in the Metro Region. Haverford gets an auto berth in NCAA Division 3 Nationals next Saturday in Northfield, Minn., and TCNJ waits to see if it will receive an at-large bid.
Simon Bernhardt, a sophomore from Shawnee, placed 18th in 26:12 and was TCNJ’s 6th man.
Rowan placed 6th with 151 points, led by senior Colin Patterson from Haddon Heights in 19th with 26:12. Senior Aidan Brad from Williamstown was 31st in 26:28 and was the Profs’ 3rd finisher. He was followed closely by freshman Dominic Burgio, also from Williamstown, who ran 26:34 for 33rd. Reid Gervasi, a junior from Haddonfield, was 44th in 26:50.
Freshman James Clauson from Haddon Township was Stockton’s top runner in 35th place crossing the line at 26:37.
Freshman Michael Sinnes of Haddonfield was 7th man for DeSales University of Upper Saucon Township with a 27:09.
