EVESHAM TOWNSHIP – Christ the King Regional School in Haddonfield placed third among middle schools at the Nike Cherokee Challenge at Cherokee High School on Sept. 4.
The cross country event attracted 18 area schools, including Our Lady of Hope, Blackwood; Saint Teresa, Runnemede; Saint Margaret, Woodbury Heights; and Guardian Angels in Gibbstown/Swedesboro.
Christ the King was led by a fifth-place finish by sixth-grader Ava Liccini (9:54.58) in the race of 97 runners. Teammate Josephine Burgess, a sixth-grader, also finished in the top 10 with a time of 9:37.46 in eighth place.
Vincenzo Cianfrani, who is in seventh grade at Saint Margaret, was the top boys finisher in the Diocese. He finished fourth in a time of 8:02.00. There were 157 total runners in the boys middle school race.
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