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Bischof runs 28th in cross-country nationals

Bishop Eustace's Holly Bischof closed out her scholastic cross-country career by finishing 28th at the Foot Locker National Cross-Country Championships at Balboa Park in San Diego on Saturday.

Bishop Eustace's Holly Bischof closed out her scholastic cross-country career by finishing 28th at the Foot Locker National Cross-Country Championships at Balboa Park in San Diego on Saturday.

Bischof, the Inquirer's South Jersey cross-country runner of the year, ran the 5-kilometer course in a time of 18 minutes, 18 seconds, helping the Northeast team to a second-place finish.

Bischof, who has run most of the season with a shin injury, qualified for the meet with a fourth-place finish at the Northeast Regionals on Nov. 26 in Long Island with a time of 18:24. That followed dominating first-place performances at the New Jersey Meet of Champions and the State Non-Public A races.

Molly Seidel of Hartland, Wisconsin, won the girls' race with a time of 17:22. Edward Cheserek, a junior from St. Benedict's in Newark, N.J. captured the boys' championship with a time of 14:51.

Saturday's Results

Girls' Basketball

DELCO CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT

Episcopal Academy 44, Atlantic Christian 30

Life Center 49, Delco Christian 13

Boys' Swimming

Cherry Hill East 126, Shawnee 44

Cape May Tech 107, Holy Spirit 63

Girls' Swimming

Cherry Hill East 95, Shawnee 75

Cherokee 118, Rancocas Valley 52

Haddonfield 130, Lenape 40

Cross-Country

FOOT LOCKER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

At San Diego.

Boys' individual leaders: 1, Edward Cheserek, Newark, N.J., 14:51. 2, Futsum Zeinasellassie, Indianapolis, 14:52. 3, Nathan Weitz, Spokane, Wash., 15:20. 4, Jake Leingang, Bismarck, N.D., 15:21. 5, Daniel Vertiz, San Antonio, 15:22 (13, Dustin Wilson, Chestnut Hill, 15:29).

Girls' individual leaders: 1, Molly Seidel, Hartland, Wisc., 17:22. 2, Erin Finn, West Bloomfield, Mich., 17:24. 3, Laura Leff, Syracuse, 17:34. 4, Abbey Leonardi, Kennebunkport, Maine, 17:36. 5, Karlie Garcia, Roseville, Cal., 17:36 (28, Holly Bischof, Bishop Eustace, 18:18. 39, Tori Gerlach, Pennridge, 18:38).

Girls' Basketball Boxes

DELCO CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT

Life Center 20 12 9 8 - 49

Delco Christian 2 6 2 3 - 13

LC: Bose Aiyalogbe 14, Cynthia Clark 8, Nicole Parriski 7, Crystal Simmons 9, Sandra Udobi 11.

DC: Jamie Barr 2, Anna Evans 4, Stacey MacArthur 4, Neily Thompson 3.

Atlantic Christian 2 13 4 11 - 30

Episcopal Academy 13 10 11 10 - 44

AC: Lubrano 2, Mercadante 1, Richards 16, Robinson 9, Zalman 2.

EA: Leah Becker 4, Lexie Curry 2, Kristen Hinckley 10, Meghan Hubley 11, Julianne Longen 2, Sarah McKay 6, Megan Quinn 9.