Cherokee swept the team titles for the second straight year and Jack Tindall and Liliah Gordon make history at the 52nd Burlington County Open on Friday at Mill Creek Park in Willingboro.
TINDALL IGNITES CHEROKEE TO 12TH TITLE IN A ROW
Tindall, who eased off the gas in this one, became the first freshman to ever win the boys race by crossing the line in 16:35 on the 5K course that was altered (the big hill wasn't used) to spark Cherokee, ranked No. 5 in the state, to one of the greatest performances in meet history. Tindall, a very special talent, is carving out the greatest season in state history for a freshman. Earlier this month he destroyed the Holmdel Park course freshman record when he ran 15:55 at the Shore Coaches Invitational.
Cherokee had a scoring combination of 1-3-4-5-6 for a score of 19 points, tied for the second lowest in meet history, had a a ridiculous spread of 12 seconds and averaged 16:43 as the Chiefs rolled to their 12th straight title and 26th overall. Cherokee's 19 points is second only to the perfect score of 15 they posted last year,
GORDON HITS THE TRIFECTA AND CHEROKEE REPEATS
The girls race saw more domination from Northern Burlington senior Liliah Gordon and the loaded Cherokee pack.
The Penn State-bound Gordon became only the second runner to win three straight titles, and No. 4 ranked Cherokee defeated No. 11 Moorestown to capture its second straight title and fifth in the last six years.
After placing second as a freshman in 2001, Gordon has owned this meet.
Gordon finished off her three-peat with the biggest blowout n meet history as she burned a 17:56. Madeline Meder, a senior at Cherokee, was second in 19:18.