New Jersey Sectional Preview | Picks and Predictions

Olympia Martin has shown she is ready for states, winning the Bergen Meet of Champions last week with a 17:56. 

Individual Predictions

	Robert Kellert	Pat Montferrat	Andrew Stranieri
Boys	Boys	Boys	Boys
Group 1	James Draney Bogota	Danny Daurio Bogota	James Draney Bogota
Group 2	Matt Oscovitch Susses County Tech	Matt Oscovitch Sussex County Tech	Ty Miller NV Demarest
Group 3	Tom Holster Indian Hills	Tom Holster Indian Hills	Tom Holster Indian Hills
Group 4	Eric Clay Morristown	Billy Byrne Ridgewood	Billy Byrne Ridgewood
Girls	Girls	Girls	Girls
Group 1	Veronica Dunphy Cresskill	Angela Caristi North Warren	Hannah Relovsky Kinnelon
Group 2	Alexandra Harris Ramapo	Alexandra Harris Ramapo	Alexandra Harris Ramapo
Group 3	Anna George Montville	Ashley Evans Pascack Valley	Ashley Evans Pascack Valley
Group 4	Olympia Martin Ridgewood	Olympia Martin Ridgewood	Olympia Martin Ridgewood

Conversation Notes

• A real showdown scheduled for the Group 4 race between Eric Clay and Billy Byrne, both having great seasons heading into States. 
• Olympia Martin, the 2015 runner up at the Meet of Champions, is hitting stride after running a course best at Darlington Park to win the Bergen MOCs with a time of 17:56. Three varsity invitational wins so far this season.

Team Predictions

	Robert Kellert	Pat Montferrat	Andrew Stranieri
Boys	Boys	Boys	Boys
Group 1	Bogota	Bogota	Bogota
Group 2	NV Demarest	NV Demarest	NV Demarest
Group 3	Indian Hills	Indian Hills	Indian Hills
Group 4	Ridgewood	Ridgewood	Ridgewood
Girls	Girls	Girls	Girls
Group 1	Kinnelon	Kinnelon	Kinnelon
Group 2	Ramsey	Ramsey	River Dell
Group 3	Northern Highlands	Northern Highlands	Northern Highlands
Group 4	Randolph	Ridgewood	Randolph

Conversation Notes

• Indian Hills has shown the fire all season, will bring the pack running squad fresh off a Bergen Meet of Champions win to the Group 3 North 1 race.
• Ramsey has had the upper hand for the Group 2 girls race out placing River Dell at the Bergen meets. If Shannon Goria who has missed most of the season comes into the picture during the state meets it could be a different story. 
• Top Ten Teams: Boys Indian Hills NJ#2, Ridgewood NJ#7, Girls Northern Highlands NJ#5. 

Prediction	Tables
North 1 Sectionals	North 2 Sectionals
Central Sectionals	South Sectionals

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