Sectionals - North Jersey Section 1 Highlights

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A quick look at the advancing teams and athletes as well as a recap of the title winning performances. 

Fastest times of the meet

Boys
Joe Dragon of High Point Regional won the Group 2 race with a meet leading time of 16:03.

Girls
Catherine Pagano of Northern Highlands won the Group 3 race with a meet leading time of 18:15. 

Boys Team Average
The Ridgewood boys ran an average of 16:45 to win the Group 4 Section with 40 points.

Girls Team Average
The Ridgewood girls ran an average of 19:28 to win the Group 4 Section with 42 points. 


Craig Corti leading the Wallkill Valley boys to a sectional title. / Photo by Robert Kellert for MileSplit

Boys

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Top 5 Teams Advancing

 
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Wallkill Valley HS 37 1+2+7+12+15 (45+75) 1:27 1-5 Split | 17:17 Avg
2 Bogota HS 65 5+9+10+20+21 (33) 0:46 1-5 Split | 17:49 Avg
3 Kinnelon HS 93 8+11+17+18+39 (49+74) 1:13 1-5 Split | 17:59 Avg
4 North Warren HS 99 4+16+22+26+31 (40+58) 1:10 1-5 Split | 18:03 Avg
5 Mountain Lakes HS 121 6+25+28+30+32 (34+41) 1:06 1-5 Split | 18:14 Avg
 

Top 10 Individuals Advancing

Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Corti, Craig 12 Wallkill Valley HS 16:24.00 1
2 Vanderhoff, Luke 11 Wallkill Valley HS 16:53.00 2
3 Sengos, Stefano 12 Cresskill HS 17:17.00 3
4 Winter, Alaster 11 North Warren HS 17:18.00 4
5 Jaipersaud, Andy 11 Bogota HS 17:27.00 5
6 Cappuccitti, Mark 11 Mountain Lakes HS 17:27.00 6
7 Wilowski, Mack 11 Wallkill Valley HS 17:30.00 7
8 Bertollo, Andrew 12 Kinnelon HS 17:31.00 8
9 Draney, James 10 Bogota HS 17:38.00 9
10 Daurio, Daniel 10 Bogota HS 17:40.00 10

 


Regina Duncan winning the Group 1 race on Saturday. / Photo by MaroonNews 

Girls

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Top 5 Teams Advancing

Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 North Warren HS 49 1+7+12+13+16 (22+32) 1:52 1-5 Split | 21:01 Avg
2 Mountain Lakes HS 74 3+6+9+11+45 (59) 2:53 1-5 Split | 21:26 Avg
3 Cresskill HS 95 14+15+18+23+25 (29+34) 0:50 1-5 Split | 21:47 Avg
4 Wallkill Valley HS 114 2+5+27+33+47 (52+62) 3:17 1-5 Split | 21:54 Avg
5 Palisades Park HS 151 4+10+41+43+53 (54+63) 3:26 1-5 Split | 22:29 Avg

Top 10 Individuals Advancing

Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Duncan, Regina 12 North Warren HS 19:46.00 1
2 Lame, Ally 10 Wallkill Valley HS 20:20.00 2
3 Velock, Kyra 10 Mountain Lakes HS 20:29.00 3
4 Lacorazza, Alexandra 12 Palisades Park HS 20:38.00 4
5 Murphy, Casey 12 Wallkill Valley HS 20:39.00 5
6 Boehmcke, Jill 11 Mountain Lakes HS 20:55.00 6
7 Kelly, Elizabeth 11 North Warren HS 21:01.00 7
8 Gerard, Madison 9 Cedar Grove HS 21:03.00 8
9 Van der Merwe, Jean-Marie 12 Mountain Lakes HS 21:09.00 9
10 Lopez, Arianna 11 Palisades Park HS 21:10.00 10
 


Joe Dragon cool name, cool sectional title. / Photo by Robert Kellert for MileSplit

Boys

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Top 5 Teams Advancing

Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 River Dell HS 42 2+3+7+11+19 (26+34) 1:41 1-5 Split | 16:59 Avg
2 Ramsey HS 72 8+12+13+14+25 (40+46) 1:12 1-5 Split | 17:34 Avg
3 Westwood HS 121 17+22+23+28+31 (66+84) 0:46 1-5 Split | 18:14 Avg
4 High Point Reg. HS 136 1+6+21+45+63 (70+72) 3:26 1-5 Split | 17:53 Avg
5 Pascack Hills HS 159 4+5+33+55+62 (65) 2:40 1-5 Split | 18:11 Avg

Top 10 Individuals Advancing

Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Dragon, Joe 11 High Point Reg. HS 16:03.00 1
2 Daly, Colin 11 River Dell HS 16:16.00 2
3 Daly, William 11 River Dell HS 16:17.00 3
4 Hayes, Jekabs 12 Pascack Hills HS 16:46.00 4
5 Colgan, William 12 Pascack Hills HS 16:54.00 5
6 Lange, Sean 12 High Point Reg. HS 17:01.00 6
7 Robertson, Patrick 11 River Dell HS 17:03.00 7
8 Greenshields, Rory 12 Ramsey HS 17:10.00 8
9 Tarr, Walter 11 Ramapo HS 17:13.00 9
10 Roslasky, Ed 12 Pequannock HS 17:17.00 10

 


Alex Walter of Glen Rock. / Photo by Robert Kellert for MileSplit

Girls

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Top 5 Teams Advancing

Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Ramsey HS 91 5+11+18+23+34 (42+52) 1:52 1-5 Split | 21:42 Avg
2 Glen Rock HS 91 1+10+14+17+49 (59+86) 3:39 1-5 Split | 21:34 Avg
3 River Dell HS 112 3+12+25+35+37 (38+53) 2:25 1-5 Split | 21:54 Avg
4 High Point Reg. HS 132 13+19+27+32+41 (56+60) 1:26 1-5 Split | 22:18 Avg
5 Ramapo HS 160 7+21+39+43+50 (54+76) 2:34 1-5 Split | 22:28 Avg

Top 10 Individuals Advancing

Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Walter, Alex 9 Glen Rock HS 19:42.00 1
2 Martin, Katie 9 Kittatinny HS 19:47.00 2
3 Goria, Shannon 9 River Dell HS 20:26.00 3
4 Delahanty, McKenzie 9 Lenape Valley HS 20:39.00 4
5 Clinton, Victoria 10 Ramsey HS 20:44.00 5
6 McConnon, Madelyn 11 Jefferson Twp. HS 20:46.00 6
7 Harris, Alexandra 10 Ramapo HS 20:49.00 7
8 Biss, Sam 9 Lakeland Reg. HS 21:07.00 8
9 Kline, Emma 11 Newton HS 21:08.00 --
10 Sloezen, Victoria 11 Westwood HS 21:16.00 9
 


Rishi Jashnani of Wayne Hills / Photo by Robert Kellert

Boys

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Top 5 Teams Advancing

Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Indian Hills HS 64 10+11+12+13+18 (33+46) 0:20 1-5 Split | 17:08 Avg
2 Wayne Hills HS 97 1+5+25+29+37 (50+72) 1:23 1-5 Split | 17:11 Avg
3 Wayne Valley HS 124 2+20+22+27+53 (66+97) 1:36 1-5 Split | 17:25 Avg
4 Morris Hills HS 139 14+16+35+36+38 (47+49) 0:39 1-5 Split | 17:32 Avg
5 Pascack Valley HS 144 7+15+23+48+51 (52+115) 1:14 1-5 Split | 17:32 Avg

Top 10 Individuals Advancing

Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Jashnani, Rishi 12 Wayne Hills HS 16:23.00 1
2 Germinario, Michael 12 Wayne Valley HS 16:32.00 2
3 Weissenborn, James 11 Northern Valley HS - Old Tappan 16:41.00 3
4 Hehmeyer, Jenks 11 Montville Twp. HS 16:43.00 4
5 Galkin, George 11 Wayne Hills HS 16:46.00 5
6 Rienas, Marc 12 Northern Valley HS - Old Tappan 16:50.00 6
7 Denbeaux, Jake 12 Pascack Valley HS 16:52.00 7
8 Zavidow, Max 11 Tenafly HS 16:53.00 8
9 Guzman, Darren 12 Teaneck HS 16:56.00 9
10 Tuohy, Matt 12 Indian Hills HS 17:01.00 10


Catherine Pagano of Northern Highlands. / Photo by Robert Kellert for MileSplit

Girls

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Top 5 Teams Advancing

Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Northern Highlands Reg. HS 58 1+7+12+15+23 (60+74) 2:51 1-5 Split | 20:00 Avg
2 Roxbury HS 98 3+14+20+24+37 (52+113) 3:01 1-5 Split | 20:39 Avg
3 Montville Twp. HS 117 9+19+26+29+34 (42+54) 1:48 1-5 Split | 21:08 Avg
4 Mount Olive HS 126 5+11+16+18+76 (81+88) 4:02 1-5 Split | 20:51 Avg
5 Tenafly HS 154 4+22+39+40+49 (66+87) 3:05 1-5 Split | 21:22 Avg

Top 10 Individuals Advancing

Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Pagano, Catherine 12 Northern Highlands Reg. HS 18:15.00 1
2 Guerra, Julia 11 Indian Hills HS 18:23.00 2
3 Viparina, Olivia 12 Roxbury HS 18:49.00 3
4 Rocco, Veronica 12 Tenafly HS 19:23.00 4
5 Christian, Alexandra 11 Mount Olive HS 19:29.00 5
6 Thurston, Ashleigh 12 Morris Hills HS 19:31.00 6
7 Hebner, Monica 9 Northern Highlands Reg. HS 19:46.00 7
8 Silberstein, Emm 11 Sparta HS 19:58.00 8
9 Harasts, Cassandra 11 Montville Twp. HS 20:01.00 9
10 Welzer, Christina 12 Northern Valley HS - Demarest 20:02.00 10


Kenneth Marshall of Ridgewood. / Photo by Robert Kellert for MileSplit

Boys

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Top 5 Teams Advancing

Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Ridgewood HS 40 1+3+4+15+17 (24+28) 0:57 1-5 Split | 16:45 Avg
2 Morristown HS 95 5+9+16+23+42 (53+61) 1:15 1-5 Split | 17:15 Avg
3 Hackensack HS 131 8+11+30+31+51 (57+59) 1:21 1-5 Split | 17:29 Avg
4 West Orange High School 153 2+25+37+41+48 (75+80) 1:53 1-5 Split | 17:31 Avg
5 Clifton HS 163 13+29+36+39+46 (55+68) 0:59 1-5 Split | 17:41 Avg

Top 10 Individuals Advancing

Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Marshall, Kenneth 11 Ridgewood HS 16:14.00 1
2 Garguilo, Jagger 11 West Orange High School 16:17.00 2
3 Barnabic, Nick 11 Ridgewood HS 16:34.00 3
4 Byrne, Billy 10 Ridgewood HS 16:40.00 4
5 Clay, Eric 10 Morristown HS 16:45.00 5
6 Hernandez, Rafael 11 Memorial HS (W. NY) 16:51.00 6
7 Gonzalez, Matthew 12 North Bergen HS 16:52.00 7
8 Gonzalez, Brian 12 Hackensack HS 16:55.00 8
9 Cary, Brian 12 Morristown HS 16:59.00 9
10 Leon, Ramses 11 North Bergen HS 17:03.00 10


Sam Halvorsen of Ridgewood wins the Group 4 North 1 section. / Photo by Robert Kellert

Girls

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Top 5 Teams Advancing

Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Ridgewood HS 42 1+2+8+15+16 (20+28) 1:15 1-5 Split | 19:28 Avg
2 Randolph HS 61 3+5+11+13+29 (45+53) 2:35 1-5 Split | 19:53 Avg
3 Montclair HS 100 6+10+19+31+34 (42+70) 2:25 1-5 Split | 20:37 Avg
4 Clifton HS 135 14+21+23+38+39 (44+54) 2:10 1-5 Split | 21:09 Avg
5 Morristown HS 139 4+9+33+41+52 (57+77) 3:30 1-5 Split | 21:05 Avg

Top 10 Individuals Advancing

 
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Halvorsen, Sam 11 Ridgewood HS 18:52.00 1
2 Jeffers, Carleen 12 Ridgewood HS 18:55.00 2
3 Olson, Brooke 9 Randolph HS 19:03.00 3
4 O'Kane, Christine 12 Morristown HS 19:14.00 4
5 Thomson, Margaret 12 Randolph HS 19:16.00 5
6 Kohli, Juliet 11 Montclair HS 19:25.00 6
7 Kubasek, Michelle 11 Bergen Co. V/T 19:25.00 7
8 Martin, Olympia 10 Ridgewood HS 19:30.00 8
9 Cary, Emma 12 Morristown HS 19:31.00 9
10 Hayes, Stephanie 12 Montclair HS 19:35.00 10

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

HS Girls
5,000 Meter Run 18:15.00 Catherine Pagano Northern Highlands Reg. HS
5,000 Meter Run 18:23.00 Julia Guerra Indian Hills HS
5,000 Meter Run 18:49.00 Olivia Viparina Roxbury HS
5,000 Meter Run 18:52.00 Sam Halvorsen Ridgewood HS
5,000 Meter Run 18:55.00 Carleen Jeffers Ridgewood HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:03.00 Brooke Olson Randolph HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:14.00 Christine O'Kane Morristown HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:16.00 Margaret Thomson Randolph HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:23.00 Veronica Rocco Tenafly HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:25.00 Juliet Kohli Montclair HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:25.00 Michelle Kubasek Bergen Co. V/T
5,000 Meter Run 19:29.00 Alexandra Christian Mount Olive HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:30.00 Olympia Martin Ridgewood HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:31.00 Ashleigh Thurston Morris Hills HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:31.00 Emma Cary Morristown HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:35.00 Stephanie Hayes Montclair HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:39.00 Nora May McSorley Randolph HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:42.00 Alex Walter Glen Rock HS
HS Boys
5,000 Meter Run 16:03.00 Joe Dragon High Point Reg. HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:14.00 Kenneth Marshall Ridgewood HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:16.00 Colin Daly River Dell HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:17.00 William Daly River Dell HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:17.00 Jagger Garguilo West Orange High School
5,000 Meter Run 16:23.00 Rishi Jashnani Wayne Hills HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:24.00 Craig Corti Wallkill Valley HS

25 National Elites. 25 Elites.