Long Beach Poly (CA) just destroyed the 4x800 National Record with a clocking of 7:28.75 powered by Myles Andrews' sick 1:47.71 leg!

BEAR MOUNTAIN – When Warwick Valley huddled by a fence just beyond the finish line at Bear Mountain, it didn’t quite look like a team that had just secured its second consecutive county title. They looked more like a hungry squad that just savaged one meal and is already licking their chops for the next one.

  JIM AND JOE ROSA HEAD TO STANFORD  

  IMPORTANT BREAKING NEWS REGARDING JOE ROSA  

Many top teams will see head-to-head action this weekend

      SO MANY QUESTIONS, SO LITTLE TIME!   THE 2010 XC SEASON TOES THE LINE IN ABOUT 2 DAYS. NJRUNNERS FINISHES UP IT'S  PREVIEWS TODAY & TOMORRROW. KEEP COMING BACK!

 

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Her teammates gathered around with a large piece of paper and a sly grin. She sat surrounded by reporters, dazed and still a bit confused at what just happened until she turned to recognize them.

Three of country’s top milers have accepted invitations to race in the high school mile at the Millrose Games Jan. 29, including Roslyn’s Emily Lipari. Race directors also gave automatic bids to Anthony Kostelac of Ablemarle (Va.) and last year’s runner-up Cory McGee of Pass Christian (Miss.). Lipari ran the fastest mile time in the country last indoor season in 4:47.44.

 Sherod Hardt (Sr., Queen Creek) finished 6th at the Nike XC Team Nationals in Oregon last weekend.  (Photo by Matt Shatkus, NJ Milesplit)

Photo by Don Rich

WAPPINGERS FALLS – The stories were so alike it was eerie. Uncertainty. Doubt. Underestimation. They both listened to the scores read backwards during the awards ceremony and for an instance, when the announcer called the second place team, they thought that maybe they had blown it. Then they won. Relief. Excitement.

  Photo courtesy John Olson, SCRUNNERS                                                    

  Photo by PFFlyer                  

photo courtesy of Maroon News

  Photo courtesy: John Olson, South Carolina Runner's  

It's likely that on the weekend of the Manhattan College Invitational that that is where the NJRunners Athletes of the Week are going to come from.     photos by MaroonNews  

The only runner capable of challenging Joe Rosa's pursuit of yet another meet record on Saturday was family. Bearing identical blue singlets and shocks of red hair, Rosa and twin brother Jim, juniors from West Windsor Plainsboro North, were indistinguishable as they surged stride-for-stride into Van Cortlandt Park's back hills on Saturday at the Manhattan Invitational.

The second edition of the Milesplit Sweet 16 Individual National Rankings features new faces and familiar names  

 

PHILADELPHIA PA - The Rosa twins, sensational juniors from West Windsor-Plainsboro North had a spectacular Saturday going 1-2 on a notoriously tough course (Belmont Plateau).  Coming into the meet the course record was set by Joe Rosa last year running 15:33.1.  Joe crossed the finised line this year knocking another 14 seconds off the course record clocking 15:19.3.  Not surprising by no means was Joe's twin brother Jim Rosa finishing not far behind brother Joe for a fantastic 1-2 finish.  Jim finished in 15:38.0.  Along with the Rosa's, teammates Jon Saveri (6th 16:16.8), Casey Dalrymple (14th 16:54.2) and Pat O'Connell (40th 18:04.2) finished with a tallied score of 63 to top the Philadelphia native LaSalle College HS. Video interview with WWPN coach Brian Gould photo courtesy of Don Rich click on the headline for the full article       

BOYS FIRST TEAM   Tyler Udland Millburn / Jr. Credentials: 1st @ MOC (15:40) Foot Locker Finalist (2nd Place) Group 3 Champion Holmdel Seasonal Best: 15:36 (Groups)           Joe Rosa West Windsor-Plainsboro No. / So. Credentials: Runner Up @ MOC 1st Place @ NXN NE Regional Holmdel Seasonal Best: 15:38 (Shore Coaches)               Sean Pohorence Morris Hills / Sr. Credentials: 3rd Place @ MOC NXN Individual Qualifier 16th Place (15:38) @ NXN Championship Holmdel Seasonal Best: 15:51 (MOC)              *To View Balance of 1st Team, 2nd Team and Group Teams,  Click on Headline * !st & 2nd Teams Selected by NJRunners Ranking Panel * To View Athlete Profiles, Click on Name  

WAPPINGERS FALLS – It’s hard enough not to dance when you win but how do you not dance when 50 kids are chanting for you to? “Shake your booty,” Don Bosco called. “Shake your booty.”

Girls - Chelsea Ley (Jr. / Kingsway Reg.) Running 17:24 and breaking her own course (17:35) is impressive on any day. But to do it in the monsoon like conditions that prevailed at the SJ Sectional on Saturday makes it even better. Chelsea Ley makes her second appearance as Girls ROW after her dominating (45 sec.) win in the Gr. 3 race at Delsea. Next up for Chelsea, the Group 3 Championships at Holmdel on Saturday 11/15.                 Photo by: Dennis Smyth   Honorable Mention - Joelle Amaral (Randolph): No. 1 Group 4 Champ Megan Flynn (Robbinsville): CJ Group 1 Champ Marielle Hall (Haddonfield) SJ Group 2 Champ Katie Kellner (WW-P So.) CJ Group 4 Champ   Click on Headline to View Boys Runner of the Week  

Coming off back-to-back record-setting perfermances, Kodiak, Alaska senior Trevor Dunbar jumps to the top spot in the West. With a showdown at Mt. SAC looming, the question is: can he stay there?

Post Manhattan Edition Haddonfield Girls Vault to #1 Girls Week 5       1st Pl Last Rank School PTS  Votes Week 1 Haddonfield 108 9 2 2 Voorhees 100 2 1 3 Ridge  81   8 4 Randolph 60   3 5 Southern Reg 59   4 6 IHA 57   T6 7 Pope John XXIII 48   N/R 8 TRN 22   T6 9 RBC 21   5 10 WW-P So 20   N/R Also Receiving Votes: Hopewell Valley, Hunt. Central (10) Hillsborough (6) So. Brunswick (2) Msgr. Donovan (1) This week saw some major shifts in the Girls Top Ten, but none bigger than the ascnsion of Haddonfield Memorial to the top of the rankings. Finishing 1 place ahead of Voorhees in the Girls Eastern States Race at VCP, the Haddonfield girls put their #s 2 to 5 across the line within 30 places. Other changes in the rankings include, Ridge moving to #3 from #8, Debuts by Pope John XXIII (#7) and West Windsor-Plainsboro So. (10). Toms River North drops to #9 from #T6 and Red Bank Catholic goes to #9 from #5. Runner of The Week Lanie Thompson (Sr. / Voorhees)     The winner of the Eastern States Girls Race, Lanie ran 14:12.79 on the famed Van Cortlandt Park layout. Her time ties the mark for best NJ time ever on the 2.5mi. course and was the #7 time for the entire day.   MileSplit "Fast 4" - Lanie Thompson  

Former Belmont Plateau course record holder Steve Hallinan in awe of West Winsor Sophomore Joe Rosa (MaroonNews photo). He added another class record at Vanny on Saturday.

Andrews (pictured above, TXRunners photo) 17:07, Lutz in TX at Nike South | Hasay 17:54 season debut at Atascadero Invite |  A pair of all-time bests at Salesianum, DE | Dunbar, Kodiak, Francis three-peat in Alaska | Brasovan course record 16:46 at flrunners.com | PA Girls #1 Emmaus, Furcht 15:18 @ Paul Short | Doug Smith unchallenged 16:29 debut at Shore Coaches (NJ) | Quick times at Holmdel | Freshmen girls rock Maine FOC |

WEEK 1 Don Bosco / Voorhees Maintain Top Spots  After the first weekend of 2008 XC invites, most of which were low key, last year's 2 MOC Champs are still top ranked. Friday and Saturday saw some excellent racing, but a lot of the top teams did not open up, held out top runners or are still sorting out their "A" lineups.         On the Boys side, the Top Ten did not change except for a swap on the #'s 2 & 3 slots between Morris Hills and WW-P No., which had a very impressive day at their own Class Meet and the addition of Mendham to the list due to a 3 way tie for the #8 spot. Mendam earned their way onto the list with a notable showing at the Roxbury Invitational. Boys Week 1          1st Pl.    Last Rank School      PTS    Votes   Week 1 Don Bosco     119      11      1 2 WW-P North       99        1      3 3 Morris Hills       98        2 4 Haddonfield       81        4 5 Millburn       67        5 6 CBA       56        6 7 Cherokee       41        7 8 WW-P So       31        8 T9 Colts Neck       19        9 T9 Haddon Hts.       19      10 T9 Mendham       19      N/R           Also Receiving Votes: RBC (5) Jackson, TRN (2) Old Bridge, Holmdel (1) Runner of the Week: Joe Rosa (So./WW-P No.) Rosa ran 9:38.22 (2 Miles) to set a new CR @ the Knight XC Invitational. Continued...To View Girls Rankings, Click on Headline

Rosa Blasts 9:38.22 @ Knight Invitational    Photo Galleries  Udland / Berard Set CRs  @ Lancer Invite   * Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> Results Petty Fun Run @ Delaware Valley HS  Photo Gallery214295292592}--> Also... Saint Dominic Academy and Roxbury Invites   Knight Invitational - West Windsor-Plainsboro No. "The plan was to take it out around 4:45" admitted WW-P No. soph Joe Rosa. The best layed plans of coaches & athletes....WW-P No. Soph Joe Rosa ran away from the Sophmore race field at the start and went through the Mile mark in 4:40 stayed strong en route to an impressive time of 9:38.22 for the 2 Mile course on the WW-P campus. " I just trying to get used to taking it out hard. last season it was all about negative splitting" Rosa went on to say regarding the race strategy. With his brother James sitting out the race as a precaution, Joe stormed away from the field, putting a big gap on everyone early. Rosa ran a slightly shorter course in 10:24 last year to take the Frosh Championship. Finishing behind Rosa were North Brunswick's Kyle Davis (10:58) and Cullen Davis (11:00), WW-P No. took the team race, placing 1,6,&7 in 3 man scoring. WW-P No. Soph Joe Rosa comes through the Mile in 4:40 en route to his 9:38.22 win at the Knight Invitational. Photo: PM Photographic Full Results Continued...Click on Headline