Ocean City junior Riley Tolson didn’t just break the DREAM Park course record Saturday, she ran what is believed to be the fastest 5,000 on any course by any South Jersey girl ever. Maybe Michelle Rowen or Dawn Cody or someone from the 1980s or 1990s ran faster in a dual meet or meet whose results have been lost over the years, but I highly doubt it.

But she wasn’t the only girl to run fast Saturday. Two others broke 18 minutes and 15 more ran sub-19, which is remarkable.

In all, 51 girls ran 20:00 or faster in the various sectional races and Bob Kiessling Invitational. South Jersey will send a huge contingent up to Holmdel County Park Saturday for the state meet.

Here’s a look at every girl from a South Jersey school that broke 20 minutes at DREAM Park. Anybody missing? Let me know and I’ll get that fixed immediately!

17:05.69 … *Riley Tolson [Ocean City] (1^st, Group 3)
17:50.96 … *Addison Weiss [Cherry Hill East] (1^st, Group 4)
17:53.50 … **Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield] (1^st, Group 2)
18:09.50 … Aubrey Bishop [Kingsway] (2^nd, Group 4)
18:14.62 … Ryleigh Budsock [Cherry Hill East] (3^rd, Group 4)
18:15.33 … **Keira Epstein [Glassboro] (1^st, Group 1)
18:21.27 … Emily Lutner [Triton] (3^rd, Group 3)
18:28.96 … Carly Godfrey [Ocean City] (4^th, Group 3)
18:31.56 … *Kaitlyn Orazi [Kingsway] (5^th, Group 4)
18:39.02 … ***Peyton Barger [Paul VI] (1^st, Bob Kiessling)
18:41.47 … *Erin Healy [Cherokee] (6^th, Group 4)
18:51.64 … Lillian Flora [Ocean City] (6^th, Group 3)
18:52.15 … **Isabella Suarez [Paul VI] (2^nd, Bob Kiessling)
18:52.61 … Audrey McCorkle [Lenape] (8^th, Group 4)
18:53.34 … *Molly Rooney [Egg Harbor Twp.] (9^th, Group 4)
18:57.78 … **Ava Guarini [Cherokee] (10^th, Group 4)
18:59.21 … Katelyn Gallinaro [Kingsway] (11^th, Group 4)
18:59.74 … Molly Mills [Haddonfield] (3^rd, Group 2)
19:08.45 … ***Mackenzie Jenkins [Ocean City] (7^th, Group 3)
19:13.64 … Meghan Johnson [Egg Harbor Twp.] (12^th, Group 4)
19:13.75 … *Annabella Cassidy [Winslow Twp.] (8^th, Group 3)
19:16.87 … *Lenna Driscoll [Ocean City] (9^th, Group 3)
19:18.52 … *Makayla Zell [Moorestown] (10^th, Group 3)
19:18.93 … Catherine Hipple [Moorestown] (11^th, Group 3)
19:19.57 … *Morgan Kuzma [Paul VI] (3^rd, Bob Kiessling)
19:20.85 … Grace Gutowski [Paul VI] (4^th, Bob Kiessling)
19:22.72 … Katherine Grottini [Cherry Hill East] (13^th, Group 4)
19:29.41 … Madison Kelsey [Haddonfield] (4^th, Group 2)
19:31.19 … Julia Burgio [Williamstown] (15^th, Group 4)
19:34.05 … Devon Gervasi [Haddonfield] (5^th, Group 2)
19:34.16 … Peighton Clemens [Ocean City] (12^th, Group 3)
19:35.44 … **Tatum Russo [Haddonfield] (6^th, Group 2)
19:37.21 … *Hazel Straight [Collingswood] (2^nd, Group 1)
19:40.17 … ***Cara Jefferson [Ocean City] (13^th, Group 3)
19:41.24 … **Emma Camm [Audubon] (3^rd, Group 1)
19:43.86 … *Abby Marino [Woodstown] (Group 1)
19:45.44 … **Brooke Mashburn [Delsea] (14^th, Group 3)
19:47.69 … Olivia Masucci [Vineland] (16^th, Group 4)
19:48.49 … **Juliet Stack Maya [Moorestown] (16^th, Group 3)
19:48.61 … **Kennedy Hartwyck [Williamstown] (17^th, Group 3)
19:50.53 … ***Quinlan Smith [Mainland Reg.] (17^th, Group 3)
19:51.21 … Rebecca Tibbetts [Cherry Hill East] (18^th, Group 4)
19:52.12 … Gabrielle Urban [Cherokee] (19^th, Group 4)
19:53.04 … Theresa Albertson [Cherry Hill East] (20^th, Group 4)
19:53.08 … ***Austyn Semar [Cherry Hill East] (21^st, Group 4)
19:54.34 … **Isabella Prendergast [Highland] (18^th, Group 3)
19:54.38 … Brianna Gilligan [Sterling] (7^th, Group 2)
19:55.49 … *Yazmire Bonhomme [Williamstown] (22^nd, Group 4)
19:55.51 … *Kelsey Beer [Shawnee] (19^th, Group 3)
19:56.80 … **Bella DeFinis [Haddonfield] (8^th, Group 2)
19:58.39 … Lauren LaMonaca [Mainland Reg.] (20^th, Group 3]

It was a fast day at DREAM Park Saturday, with 25 boys under 16 minutes and another 32 under 16:30!

You had to run pretty fast to advance to states. The cutoffs for individual wild-cards. The 15th-place times were 16:00.28 in Group 4, 16:26.46 in Group 3, 17:30.40 in Group 2 and 17:07.92 in an unusually fast Group 1 race.

Here’s our list of everybody under 16:30, with a girls list coming later today! As always, holla with additions and corrections!

15:10.33 … Keenan Neumann [Ocean City] (1^st, Group 3)
15:12.58 … *Trevor Szilier [Washington Twp.] (1^st, Group 4)
15:23.74 … Nathan Aschmann [Ocean City] (2^nd, Group 3)
15:24.18 … *Nevin Millstein [Ocean City] (3^rd, Group 3)
15:31.03 … Cian Sherlock [Cherry Hill East] (2^nd, Group 4)
15:34.80 … Joseph Saicic [Glassboro] (1^st, Group 1)
15:37.88 … Maximo Harada [Cherokee] (4^th, Group 4)
15:39.19 … *Zander Kane [Moorestown] (4^th, Group 3)
15:39.89 … Benjamin Realley [Cherokee] (5^th, Group 4)
15:43.85 … Connor Brand [Haddonfield] (1^st, Group 2)
15:44.74 … Ryan Duffy [Kingsway] (6^h, Group 4)
15:45.08 … Gavin Danielewicz [Cherokee] (7^th, Group 4)
15:47.53 … *Zacchaeus Harrigan [Glassboro] (2^nd, Group 1)
15:47.94 … **Hamza Salahuddin [Cherokee] (8^th, Group 4)
15:49.55 … Sean Sooy [Cherokee] (9^th, Group 4)
15:51.09 … **Jim Rotaeche [Camden Catholic] (1^st, Bob Kiessling)
15:55.11 … Lane McClintock [West Deptford] (2^nd, Group 2)
15:55.58 … *Benjamin McCarthy [Ocean City] (5^th, Group 3)
15:56.54 … Aneesh Rajagopal [Cherry Hill East] (10^th, Group 4)
15:56.97 … *Aaron Johnson [Glassboro] (3^rd, Group 1)
15:58.28 … Daniel Svec [Egg Harbor Twp.] (11^th, Group 4)
15:58.81 … Dylan Benitez Gonzalez [Bridgeton] (T13th, Group 4)
15:58.81 … Leo Vyvyan [Cherokee] (T13^th, Group 4)
15:58.89 … Andrew Blum [Haddonfield] (3^rd, Group 2)
15:58.99 … Giovanna Fuchs [Sterling] (4^th, Group 2)
16:00.28 … Maximelio Giardino [Vineland] (15^th, Group 4)
16:00.77 … **Deven Lloyd [Shawnee] (6^th, Group 3)
16:02.23 … Jamar Mack [Middle Twp.] (5^th, Group 2)
16:02.32 … Benjamin Dodulik [Cherry Hill East] (16^th, Group 4)
16:03.53 … *Oluwanifemi Fadulu [Highland] (7^th, Group 3)
16:04.12 … *Jack Priessman [Mainland Reg.] (8^th, Group 3)
16:04.22 … *Gavin Rakitis [Glassboro] (4^th, Group 1)
16:05.24 … Michael Romano [Ocean City] (9^th, Group 3)
16:05.76 … *John Robinson [Audubon] (5^th, Group 1)
16:06.47 … **Brandon Basilio [Williamstown] (17^th, Group 4)
16:08.10 … *Wyatt Evans [Gloucester Tech] (18^th, Group 4)
16:08.49 … *Tim Rooney [Egg Harbor Twp.] (19^th, Group 4)
16:09.29 … *Logan Tripician [Haddonfield] (6^th, Group 2)
16:11.19 … *Liam Aspenberg [Egg Harbor Twp.] (20^th, Group 4)
16:13.03 … ***Christian Hughes [Glassboro] (6^th, Group 1)
16:15.04 … **Richard Lorenz [Highland] (11^th, Group 3)
16:18.11 … Payton Veilleux [Kingsway] (23^rd, Group 4)
16:18.73 … *Jayden Carn [Lenape] (24^th, Group 4)
16:18.93 … Bruce Novoa [Cherokee] (25^th, Group 4)
16:19.23 … *Carmelo Carino [Lenape] (26^th, Group 4)
16:19.33 … *Isaiah Strickland [27^th, Vineland] (Group 4)
16:19.37 … *Graham Dodson [Haddonfield] (7^th, Group 2)
16:20.56 … Liam Murphy [Highland] (12^th, Group 3)
16:24.90 … Chris Davis [Medford Tech] (14^th, Group 3)
16:25.25 … **Conan Poerner [Cherry Hill East] (28^th, Group 4)
16:25.27 … David Farrell [Woodstown] (7^th, Group 1)
16:25.98 … *Michael Beaver [Kingsway] (29^th, Group 4)
16:26.42 … *Ryan DeVecchis [Washington Twp.] (30^th, Group 4)
16:26.46 … *Hayden Tarves [Ocean City] (15^th, Group 3)
16:27.24 … Ryan Jefferson [Ocean City] (16^th, Group 3)
16:28.54 … ***Jacskon Grottini [Cherry Hill East] (32^nd, Group 4)
16:28.87 … Michael Zechman [Timber Creek] (17^th, Group 3)

Sophomore Simon Bernhardt from Shawnee placed 6^th and ran a 30-second all-course PR to help The College of New Jersey win the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship Saturday in Ewing.

Bernhardt lowered his 8,000-meter best from 26:07 from just two weeks ago in Waterford, Conn., to 25:37. He was TCNJ’s 4^th finisher as the Lions beat Rowan 22-49 on the Green Lane Fields.

TCNJ has won three straight NJAC titles and 29 of the 36 meets contested since 1991, including 23 straight from 1994 through 2016, the first two as Trenton State before the name change in 1995.

TCNJ went 1-3-5-6-7-(8-17). Also racing for TCNJ was Cherokee graduate Silas Matteson, who placed 29^th in 26:50.

Rowan was led by senior Aidan Brad of Williamstown, who placed 4^th in 25:27, an all-course 8K best for him as well. Brad’s previous fastest 8K was 25:53 at Stockton in September.

Also for the Profs, senior Colin Patterson from Haddon Heights was 9^th in25:53, freshman Dominic Burgio of Williamstown ran 26:07 for 15^th, junior Reid Gervasi from Haddonfield was 16^th in 26:11 and sophomore Dylan Saber from Williamstown placed 19^th in 26:17.

Also racing for Rowan were freshmen Ryan McCann of Cedar Creek [36^th in 27:13], Zach Fayer of Audubon [37^th in 27:14], Kal Heyman of Ocean City [39^th in 27:16] and Andrew Dopkin of Highland [40^th in 27:28].

The No. 2 freshman in the race was Stockton’s James Clauson from Haddon Township, who placed 13^th in 26:05 and was Stockton’s No. 1 finisher. Senior Patrick Storti from Cinnaminson and sophoore Conner Suge from Williamstown and Gloucester County Tech were the Ospreys’ 3^rd and 4^th finishers in 22^nd ith 26:28 and 32^nd with 27:02.

Senior Ally Wernick from Washington Township, sophomore Juliana Sieminski from Elk Township and Delsea and freshman Kayla Romanoski from West Deptford all placed in the top 10 at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships Saturday in Ewing.

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Despite placing all five scorers in the top 13, Rowan placed 2^nd to the host Lions, 32-37. TCNJ went 3-4-5-6-7-12.

Wernick placed 2^nd in 22:04 over 6,000 meters at the Green Lane Fields course designed by Rancocas Valley graduate Mike Walker, a TCNJ assistant coach. Her time is a 6K all-course PR. Her previous PR was a 23:10 at a meet at Stockton Univerisyt in Galloway Township last fall.

Sieminski placed 8^th in 22:52, also an all-course best over 6,000 meters. Her previous PR was 22:57 in a race in Salisbury, Md., in September of last year.

And Romanoski ran 22:55, her fastest time ever as well by more than a minute. She ran 24:03 at Stockton in her first college race in September. Romanoski was the first freshman finisher and selected Rookie of the Year in the NJAC.

For TCNJ, sophomore Lilla Porter from Mantua Township and Clearview was 6^th runner in 16^th placein 23:42. Also racing for TCNJ were junior Ella Feehan from Brigantine and Atlantic County Tech, who was 27^th overall in 24:03, and junior Taylor Rooney from Egg Harbor Township, who placed 39^th in 24:33.

Stockton placed 3^rd with 79 points, with senior Sarah Rutledge placing 14^th as Stockton’s No. 2 runner in 23:37. Sophomore Madison Pratt from Galloway Township and Absegami and sophomore Paige McCabe from Moorestown placed 15^th and 19^th for Stockton in 23:39 and 23:48. Also sophomore Grace Wojciechowski from Cherokee and freshman Shaelea Conway from Cherry Hill East placed 23^rd and 28^th in 23:57 and 24:19.

Rutgers-Camden’s top runner was sophomore Dejia Robert from Gloucester, who placed 39^th in 25:28.

The TCNJ women have won 36 NJAC titles, the first 12 from 1981 through 1995 when it was known as The College of New Jersey. Rowan won the last two.

Freshman Molly Cataline placed 4^th with a 53-second all-course PR and the Northern Burlington girls – with two freshmen, two sophomores and a junior in their top 5 – advanced to states with a 5^th-place finish in the loaded Central Jersey Group 3 sectional in Jamesburg.

Cataline ran 18:00, dropping her all-course best from 18:53, which she ran when she won the Burlington County Open at Crystal Lake Park in Mansfield Township earlier this month.

Northern placed 5^th, securing the final auto qualifying spot for the state Group 3 meet Saturday at Holmdel County Park. The top three schools in Central Jersey Group 3 are Middletown South, Princeton and Hopewell Valley, ranked 3^rd, 5^th and 14^th in the state.

But Northern hung in there against some of the state’s best teams. Backing up Cataline were junior Kamiyah Vergo, 14^th in 19:03, sophomore Abigail Leonard, 34^th in 20:26, sophomore Adelina Floyd, 35^th in 20:26, and freshman Mary-Kate Boyle, 40^th in 21:00.

Middletown South won the team title, 45-57, over Princeton, with Hopewell Valley 3rd with 90 points, Colts Neck 4th at 103 and Northern finishing 10 points ahead of West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 127-137, to snag the final qualifying spot.

Ocean City junior Rily Tolson destroyed the course record by over half a minute and ran what is believed to be the fastest cross country 5,000 ever by a South Jersey girl Saturday leading Ocean City to its 15^th sectional title and 4^th in a row.

Tolson ran 17:05.69 to win the South Jersey Group 3 race by over a minute over freshman Addison Sheehy of Toms River East, who has run 17:26 this year at Ocean County Park.

Tolson ran 17:19.40 at the Cape-Atlantic Championships at Egg Harbor last week, which was believed to be the fastest 5,000 on any course by a South Jersey girl. Before that, it was thought to be 17:23 by Highland’s Megan Venables at the 2010 Group 3 meet at Delsea.

The previous course record was 17:46.86 set by Cherry Hill East’s Addison Weiss at last year’s Olympic Conference meet. Tolson ran 41 seconds faster.

Ocean City outscored 2^nd-place Moorestown 20-101 and averaged 18:34.32, 2^nd-fastest in course history behind Haddonfield’s 18:19.90 at 2022 South Jersey Group 2 Sectionals.

The Red Raiders placed all five scorers in the top 10, with senior Carly Godfrey 4^th in 18:28, senior Lillian Flora 6^th in 18:51, freshman Mackenzie Jenkins 7^th in 19:08 and junior Lenna Driscoll 9^th in 19:16.

Senior Peighton Clemens and freshman Cara Jefferson also finished in the top-15, Clemens 12^th in 19:34 and Jeffereson 13^th in 19:40.

Joining Haddonfield and Moorestown at the state Group 3 meet next Saturday at Holmdel County Park will be Mainland Regional [127], Highland [157] and Winslow Township [176].

Top-15 finishers heading to states: Triton senior Emily Lutner [3^rd in 18:21], Winslow junior Annabella Cassidy [8^th in 19:13], Moorestown junior Makayla Zell [10^th in 19:18], Moorestown junior Catherine Hipple [11^th in 19:18] and Delsea sophomore Brooke Mashburn [14^th in 19:45].

Also under 20 minutes: Moorestown sophomore Juliet Stack Maya [16^th in 19:48], Mainland freshman Quinlan Smith [17^th in 19:50], Highland sophomore Isabella Prendergast [18^th in 19:54], Shawnee junior Kelsey Beer [19^th in 19:55] and Mainland senior Lauren LaMonaca [20^th in 19:58].

Others under 21 minutes: Highland junior MaKayla McHutchinson [21^st in 20:02], Winslow freshman Zion Ebiske [22^nd in 20:05], Seneca senior Jaden Eberman [23^rd in 20:14], Triton junior Jemma Friend [24^th in 20:16], Triton junior Cecilia Stagliano [26^th in 20:25], Mainland junior Adrian Sykes [27^th in 20:26], Moorestown junior Katherine Simpson [28^th in 20:26], Mainland senior Cecilia Foreman [31^st in 20:39], Highland senior Toni-Loren Powell [32^nd in 20:40], Seneca freshman Sofia Sparacio [33^rd in 20:44], Clearview senior Leah Hagerman [35^th in 20:47] and Highland sophomore Alexandria Theodore [36^th in 20:58].

Seniors Keenan Neuman and Nathan Aschmann and junior Nevin Millstein swept the top three spots and the Ocean City boys won their 11 sectional title and 4^th in a row with the fastest composite time in DREAM Park history.

Neuman ran 15:10.33 officially, the 5^th-fastest time in course history, to win the South Jersey Group 3 race over 5,000 meters in Logan Township. Aschmann was 2^nd in 15:23, Millstein 3^rd in 15:24, Benjamin McCarthy 5^th in 15:55 and Michael Romano 9^th in 16:05 for the Red Raiders.

Ocean City, ranked No. 2 in New Jersey and No. 1 among public schools, averaged 15:35.71 on the 5,000-meter DREAM Park course in Logan Township, breaking the course record of 15:42.15 set by Cherokee at 2024 Group 4 Sectionals.

Ocean City’s 20-point total is the lowest ever in Group 3 and tied for 4^th-lowest in any group. The previous Group 3 low was Highland’s 23 points at the 1989 meet.

The Red Raiders’ 6^th and 7^th runners also ran sub-16:30, junior Hayden Tarves in 15^th in 16:26 and junior Ryan Jefferson in 16^th in 16:27.

Highland was 2^nd with 82 points and Moorestown [107], Shawnee [156] and Toms River East [168] will also advance to states Saturday at Holmdel County Park with top-5 team finishes.

Also advancing as top-15 individuals are Moorestown junior Zander Kane [4^th in 15:39], Shawnee Deven Lloyd [6^th in 16:00], Highland junior Oluwanifemi Fadulu [7^th in 16:03], Mainland Jack Preissman [8^th in 16:04], Highland sophomore Richard Lorenz [11^th in 16:15], senior Highland Liam Murphy [12^th in 16:20] and Medford Tech senior Chris Davis [14^th in 16:24].

Others who ran sub-17: Timber Creek senior Michael Zechman [17^th in 16:28], Woodbury junior Elijah Smith [18^th in 16:31], Seneca junior Jonah Schmitz [19^th in 16:32], Highland senior Tyler Boice [21^st in 16:39], Moorestown senior Finley Smith [22^nd in 16:41], Triton Aiden White [23^rd in 16:41], Shawnee senior Benjamin Boyer [24^th in 16:43], Moorestown senior Ethan Taylor [25^th in 16:44], Moorestown sophomore Braden Castner [26^th in 16:45], Timber Creek senior Leandro Santiago [27^th in 16:50], Clearview senior Jack Sokorai [28^th in 16:50], Mainland junior William Gerhardt [29^th in 16:52], Hammonton junior Stephen Mahon [31^st in 16:57], Shawnee freshman Joseph Stapleton [32^nd in 16:57] and Seneca senior Kyler Johnson [33^rd in 15:58].

All-Time Sub-16 Composite Times at DREAM Park
15:35.81 … Ocean City, 2026 Group 3 Sectionals
15:42.15 … Cherokee, 2024 Group 4 Sectionals
15:44.00 … Ocean City, 2024 Group 3 Sectionals
15:44.07 … Cherokee, 2026 Group 4 Sectionals
15:47.01 … Cherry Hill East, 2024 Group 4 Sectionals
15:48.06 … Cherokee, 2022 Group 4 Sectionals
15:51.31 … Glassboro, 2026 Group 1 Sectionals
15:52.43 … Haddonfield, 2021 Group 2 Sectionals
15:52.70 … Haddonfield, 2022 Group 2 Sectionals
16:53.52 … Cherokee, 2025 Olympic Conference
15:54.96 … Cherokee, 2023 Group 4 Sectionals

Lowest Point Totals in South Jersey Sectional History
16 … Haddonfield, 2008 [Group 2]
16 … Glassboro, 2026 [Group 1]
17 … Haddon Township, 1971 [Group 2]
20 … Pennsville, 2006 [Group 1]
20 … Haddonfield, 2010 [Group 2]
20 … Haddonfield, 2018 [Group 2]
20 … Ocean City, 2026 [Group 3]
21 … Haddonfield, 2009 [Group 2]
21 … Haddon Township, 2011 [Group 1]
22 … Haddonfield, 2023 [Group 2]
23 … Highland, 1989 [Group 3]
23 … Haddonfield, 2013 [Group 2]
23 … Ocean City, 2018 [Group 3]
23 … Haddonfield, 2019 [Group 2]
25 … Mainland Regional, 2003 [Group 4]
25 … Ocean City, 2019 [Group 3]
25 … Ocean City, 2025 [Group 3]
25 … Haddonfield, 2026 [Group 2]
26 … Clearview, 1965 [Group 2]
26 … Burlington Twp., 1966 [Group 1]
26 … Haddonfield, 2014 [Group 2]
26 … Kingsway, 2017 [Group 4]
27 … Burlington Twp., 1967 [Group 1]
27 … Overbrook, 1968 [Group 2]
27 … Haddon Township, 1988 [Group 1]
27 … Highland, 1988 [Group 3]
27 … Haddonfield, 2001 [Group 2]
27 … Haddonfield, 2015 [Group 2]
27 … Haddonfield, 2024 [Group 2]
28 … Haddonfield, 2021 [Group 2]
28 … Haddon Township, 2010 [Group 1]
28 … Haddon Township, 2012 [Group 1]
28 … Haddon Township, 2014 [Group 1]
29 … Burlington Twp., 1967 [Group 1]
29 … Williamstown, 1971 [Group 1]
29 … Cinnaminson, 2003 [Group 2]
29 … Ocean City, 2024 [Group 3]

Sophomore Dylan Hosty led seven Haddonfield runners in the top nine at South Jersey Group 2 sectionals and the Bulldogs won their state-record 34^th sectional title and 17^th in a row in Logan Township with a perfect 15-point score.

Haddonfield, ranked 6^th in the state, did not sweep the top five spots, but went 1-3-4-5-6 with a runner from Barnegat in 2^nd. Because Barnegat only had three finishers, her place isn’t included in team scoring.

This is the 5^th time a team has scored 15 points at South Jersey Sectionals and the 4^th time it’s been Haddonfield. The 2001 Moorestown team that went on to win the Meet of Champions won Group 2 sectionals 15-83 over Haddon Township. Haddonfield defeated Haddon Township 15-55 in Group 2 in 2005, Cedar Creek 15-82 in 2021 and Sterling 15-68 in 2022. So all five 15-point performances have come in Group 2.

Hosty ran 17:53 over 5,000 meters at DREAM Park – that’s the 5^th-fastest time in course history and fastest by a Haddonfield girl – and won by 24 seconds over Barnegat’s Angelina Colavita, who was 2^ndin 18:17. This is the 8^th consecutive year a Haddonfield girl has won sectionals.

After Hosty, took the next four spots with senior Molly Mills [3^rd in 18:59], senior Madison Kelsey [4^thin 19:29.41], senior Devon Gervasi [5^th in 19:34] and sophomore Tatum Russo [6^th in 19:35].

Haddonfield’s 6^th and 7^th runners, sophomore Bella DeFinis and senior Harper Benjamin, took 8^th and 9^th in 19:56 and 20:05

Haddonfield averaged 19:06.44, 9^th-fastest in course history.

Also advancing to states with top-15 finishes were Sterling senior Brianna Gilligan [7^th in 19:54], Sterling junior Riley Sharp [10^th in 20:09], Gloucester junior Corinne Kelly [11^th in 21:02], Middle Township sophomore Teagan Emmer [13^th in 21:52] and Sterling senior Mia Rueblinger [15^th in 22:22].

Joining Haddonfield and Sterling at states as top-5 teams will be Middle Township [82], Pinelands Regional [126] and Cedar Creek [133].

This is the 8^th straight year Haddonfield has won with fewer than 25 points.

Haddonfield is the first girls XC program in New Jersey history to win 17 consecutive sectional titles in any group.

Last time Haddonfield did not win South Jersey Group 2 was 2009, when they were 2nd to Delsea by eight points.

Freshman James McKeon was the overall winner and led four Cinnaminson runners in the top 10 and the Pirates raced to their 15^th sectional championship and 2^nd in a row Saturday at Thompson Park in Jamesburg.

McKeon won the race in 16:02, senior Ryan Scaricaciottoli placed 4^th in 16:17 and senior Edward Abu-Adas and senior Owen Castanheira were 8^th and 9^th, both in 16:26. Junior Keith Fried was 14^th in 16:36, and 6^th man Luke Feeley, a sophomore, placed 18^th in 16:41. Senior Alexander Lonardo was 30^th in 17:10.

Cinnaminson won by 60 points, 36-96, over 2^nd-place Metuchen.

The Central Jersey title is Cinnaminson’s 4^th after they won 11 in South Jersey. Cinnaminson won South Jersey Group 4 in 1971, Group 3 in 1973, 1974, 1982 and 1986 and Group 2 in 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 2003.

Only Haddonfield [44], Ridgewood [29], Bernards [25], Westfield [24] and Haddon Township [22] have won more sectional titles state-wide than Cinnaminson.

The Pirates won CJ-2 last year by 43-70 over Allentown. This is the first time they’ve won back-to-back titles since 1991 and 1992.

Overall winner Connor Brand led six Haddonfield runners in the top 10 and the Bulldogs raced to their 23^rd consecutive South Jersey Group 2 title and 44^th overall Saturday morning in Logan Township.

Brand ran 15:43 over 5,000 meters at DREAM Park and Haddonfield averaged 16:09.93, their 3^rd-fastest time at DREAM Park behind 15:52.43 at 2021 sectionals and 15:52.70 at 2022 sectionals.

Andrew Blum ran 15:58.89 for the Bulldogs and placed 3^rd, then Logan Tripician, Graham Dodson and Luke Lindner packed in 6^th, 7^th and 8^th in 16:09, 16:19 and 16:38.

Haddonfield topped Sterling, 25-49, with Middle Township [97], West Deptford [130] and Salem County Vo-Tech also securing auto bids to the state Group 2 meet at Holmdel County Park next Saturday with top-5 finishes. Sterling’s 2^nd-place finish was its best since it placed 2^nd in 2017. The Silver Knights placed all five scorers in the top 15.

West Deptford Luke McClintock ran 15:55 for 2^nd, Sterling senior Giovanni Fuchs was 4^th in 15:58 and Middle senior Jamar Mack 5^th in 16:02.

Also picking up auto bids with top-15 finishes: Sterling senior Brady Kay [9^th in 16:51], Haddonfield Nathan Bollard [10^th in 17:01], Pleasantville freshman Brody Bailey [11^th in 17:08], Sterling senior Brody Simon [12^th in 17:15], Sterling senior Thomas Krainski [13^th in 17:23], Sterling junior Connor Zane [14^th in 17:28] and Pleasantville sophomore Joseph Davenport [15^th in 17:28].

Haddonfield won four straight titles from 1999 through 2002, then lost to Cinnaminson in 2003 before now winning 23 straight.

In all, the Bulldogs have won a state-record 42 sectional titles – 1967 in Group 3, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1997 and 1998 in Group 1, then in Group 2, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and the current 23 in a row.

Other Haddonfield individual sectional champs: Bob Peterson in 1967, Jim Smith in 1977, 1978 and 1979, Eric Bonnette in 1995 and 1996, Chris Platt in 2000, 2001 and 2002, Mike Burke in 2004, Jonathan Vitez in 2007, 2008 and 2009, Ben Potts in 2010, Greg Pelose in 2015, Martin Riddell in 2017, 2018 and 2019, Seth Clevenger in 2021, George Andrus in 2022, Ryan Gibson in 2024 and Peter Simpson in 2025.

Lowest Group 2 Scores
16 … Haddonfield, 2008 [Group 2]
17 … Haddon Township, 1971 [Group 2]
20 … Haddonfield, 2010 [Group 2]
20 … Haddonfield, 2018 [Group 2]
21 … Haddonfield, 2009 [Group 2]
22 … Haddonfield, 2023 [Group 2]
23 … Haddonfield, 2013 [Group 2]
23 … Haddonfield, 2019 [Group 2]
25 … Haddonfield, 2026 [Group 2]
26 … Clearview, 1965 [Group 2]
26 … Haddonfield, 2014 [Group 2]
27 … Overbrook, 1968 [Group 2]
27 … Haddonfield, 2001 [Group 2]
27 … Haddonfield, 2015 [Group 2]
27 … Haddonfield, 2024 [Group 2]
28 … Haddonfield, 2021 [Group 2]
29 … Cinnaminson, 2003 [Group 2]