Lightning Quick Randolph Invite Recap'age!


Craig Corti holds the lead on the second loop Saturday night at the Randolph Invitational. He would run the fastest time of the day winning Varsity C with 15:56. / Photo by Robert Kellert for MileSplit

Well the opening meet of the season has come and gone, the event was a great meet with a good vibe atmosphere. It was unfortunate that a lightning storm came at the very end to cancel the Varsity A Girls race as we were looking forward to seeing many of those teams toe the line. This article will recap the top results along with quick write ups to give you a look into each race. Any interviews that were conducted are also embedded and each race's photo album is linked as well.

Also if you are interested Pat Montferrat has put together merged results on the meet page. See where you ranked out of all the races.

Merged Boys Results

Merged Girls Results

Click the event headers for full results!

Varsity Boys - Group A

The Boys Varsity A race was pushed forward a bit when the threat of thunderstorms were in the forecast. That didn't bother the winner Jagger Garguilo too much though running a high quality opening season time. The junior posted a 16:26 for the win which is the second best cross country 5K of his career and it shows great signs that this season could be a nice break out season for the West Orange star. This race had one of the better finishes of the night as Joe Dzuback of Scotch Plains-Fanwood battled him all the way to the line for a 16:27 second place finish. These two athletes ran the seventh and eigth best times of the meet on Saturday when combining all of the races.

On the team side Montgomery only had one athlete finish in the top ten but thanks to solid pack running they won the section with 101 points! They were led by Rahul Ramesh who placed tenth with a time of 17:14 while scoring nine points. Montgomery's time gap was a mere 39 seconds! The team scored 9-14-20-26-32.

Photo Album by Megan Kellert

M 5,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Garguilo, Jagger 11 West Orange High School 16:26.50 1
2 Dzuback, Joe 12 Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS 16:27.80 2
3 Saponara, Matthew 12 Hunterdon Central HS 16:35.27 3
4 Layding, Samuel 12 North Hunterdon HS 16:37.78 4
5 Wrede, Doug 12 Phillipsburg HS 17:05.21 5
6 Hardin, Jake 11 Phillipsburg HS 17:08.81 6
7 Delaney, Will 11 St. Peter's Prep 17:10.60 --
8 Gonzalez, Matthew 12 North Bergen HS 17:11.98 7
9 Mhatre, Aaditya 12 Bridgewater-Raritan HS 17:14.43 8
10 Ramesh, Rahul 12 Montgomery HS 17:14.80 9
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Montgomery HS 101 9+14+20+26+32 (35+50) 0:39 1-5 Split | 17:38 Avg
2 Hunterdon Central HS 118 3+12+19+40+44 (54+65) 1:44 1-5 Split | 17:36 Avg
3 North Hunterdon HS 120 4+22+27+31+36 (39+49) 1:26 1-5 Split | 17:38 Avg
4 Ridge HS 135 16+23+29+30+37 (41) 0:29 1-5 Split | 17:50 Avg
5 Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS 148 2+21+33+45+47 (59+68) 2:00 1-5 Split | 17:47 Avg

Varsity Boys - Group B

During the Boys Varsity B the sun was still out and the heat took a toll on the field but none the less fast times were posted. Leading this race by over 20 seconds was Paul Ehmann. The Mendham junior ran a HUGE personal best for the course with a 15:57.92, his best cross country 5k came during the Morris County Championships in 2013 with a time of 15:57.80. Last year at this same meet Paul posted a 16:18. Speaking of course bests second place Mike Marano of Middletown North moved his time down from a 16:41 showing at Randolph in 2013 to this year's 16:19, nice work. Paul Ehmann's time was the second best of the meet while Mike Marano ran the fourth best out of the combined boys races.

On the team front Chatham pulled out a close one with Notre Dame scoring 65 to 73 as both schools had two runners in the top ten for the race. Chatham went 3-6-12-16-28 and were led by Will Mitchell in third with 16:24, and Grant Hauck in sixth with 16:38. Notre Dame was right behind Chatham all the way through until the fifth runner, going 4-9-17-20-23. They were led by two seniors Mike Elliot in fourth at 16:26 and Mike Gormley ninth with 16:47.

Photo Album by Megan Kellert

M 5,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Ehmann, Paul 12 Mendham HS 15:57.92 1
2 Marano, Mike 12 Middletown North HS 16:19.98 2
3 Mitchell, Will 12 Chatham HS 16:24.30 3
4 Elliot, Mike 12 Notre Dame HS 16:26.45 4
5 Whitney, Robert 11 Voorhees HS 16:31.24 5
6 Hauck, Grant 12 Chatham HS 16:38.29 6
7 Gosden, Michael 12 Morris Hills HS 16:42.17 7
8 McGill, Brenden 11 Voorhees HS 16:45.79 8
9 Gormley, Mike 12 Notre Dame HS 16:47.74 9
10 McVicar, Maxwell 11 Mount Olive HS 16:54.12 10
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Chatham HS 65 3+6+12+16+28 (49+53) 1:07 1-5 Split | 16:56 Avg
2 Notre Dame HS 73 4+9+17+20+23 (31+33) 0:59 1-5 Split | 17:02 Avg
3 Middletown North HS 95 2+19+21+24+29 (55+66) 1:11 1-5 Split | 17:12 Avg
4 Voorhees HS 98 5+8+15+34+36 (57+73) 1:15 1-5 Split | 17:11 Avg
5 Mendham HS 113 1+18+25+30+39 (42+46) 1:58 1-5 Split | 17:14 Avg

 

Varsity Boys - Group C

In the Varsity C race Craig Corti showed the reason he was the top returning time from 2013's meet. The Wallkill Valley star ran the fastest time on the day with a 15:56 and he wasn't even racing for time at this point in the season. Earlier in the race, even past the mile mark, Corti was still hanging on the shoulder of two or three runners managing the pace before making a move for the win. The pace may have not broken his 2013 Randolph time of 15:48 but Corti looks very comfortable and confident heading into 2014. Another potential role player come late fall at Holmdel will be Joe Dragon of High Point Regional. Dragon took second behind Corti racing a 16:06. 

On the team score board St. Rose took the team title with 88 points and a team average of 18:03. Their split between their top five was only 45 seconds! Led by senior Anthony Cifelli in 10th with 17:42 and Thomas Calabro in 11th with 17:44 the squad went 10-11-18-22-27. With a great finish by their one and two St. Rose was able to take advantage with sophomore Drew Reilly (18th / 18:05), sophomore Timothy Theobald (22nd / 18:16), and senior Louis Melone (27th / 18:27).

Photo Album by Megan Kellert

M 5,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Corti, Craig 12 Wallkill Valley HS 15:56.61 1
2 Dragon, Joe 11 High Point Reg. HS 16:06.79 2
3 Lange, Sean 12 High Point Reg. HS 17:02.84 3
4 Bertollo, Andrew 12 Kinnelon HS 17:07.21 4
5 Vanderhoff, Luke 11 Wallkill Valley HS 17:14.04 5
6 Wilowski, Mack 11 Wallkill Valley HS 17:21.35 6
7 McGhie, Corey 10 Rahway HS 17:28.62 7
8 Riley, Connor 12 Madison HS 17:34.87 8
9 Papachristos, Nate 10 Union Catholic Reg. HS 17:40.85 9
10 Cifelli, Anthony 12 St. Rose HS 17:42.28 10
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 St. Rose HS 88 10+11+18+22+27 (29+36) 0:45 1-5 Split | 18:03 Avg
2 Kinnelon HS 92 4+13+21+26+28 (37+58) 1:24 1-5 Split | 18:02 Avg
3 Wallkill Valley HS 94 1+5+6+35+47 (67+69) 3:27 1-5 Split | 17:45 Avg
4 Rahway HS 103 7+12+20+24+40 (50) 1:36 1-5 Split | 18:10 Avg
5 Union Catholic Reg. HS 133 9+16+17+43+48 (52+68) 1:47 1-5 Split | 18:29 Avg
 

Varsity Girls - Group B

In the girls Varsity B Sierra Castaneda of West Morris Central took first with the FASTEST time of the day at 18:43. That is the 19th fastest time all-time at the Freedom Park course. It was still very humid and hot when she ran the course so we could have seen an even faster time from this senior!

On the team site Voorhees looked really good, they finished first with 48 points and a time average of 20:03. The Voorhees girls had two finish in the top ten and all of their scoring runners including the six and seven finished in the top 20! This victory was paved by Erin McLaughlin in third at 18:57, Meaghan Driscoll fifth at 19:33,  Kelly McLaughlin 11th at 20:24, Julia Thompson 14th at 20:38, Eleanor Brakewood 15th at 20:42, Lexi Churley 16th at 20:43, and the freshman Nicole Cassavell in 17th at a time of 20:44.

Photo Album by Megan Kellert

F 5,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Castaneda, Sierra 11 West Morris Central HS 18:43.64 1
2 Thurston, Ashleigh 12 Morris Hills HS 18:51.89 2
3 McLaughlin, Erin 12 Voorhees HS 18:57.15 3
4 Christian, Alexandra 11 Mount Olive HS 19:13.09 4
5 Driscoll, Meaghan 12 Voorhees HS 19:33.95 5
6 Viparina, Olivia 12 Roxbury HS 19:36.30 6
7 Marrone, Maddy 12 Middletown North HS 19:39.34 7
8 Silberstein, Emmy 11 Sparta HS 20:02.79 8
9 Harasts, Cassandra 11 Montville Twp. HS 20:09.19 9
10 Frenzel, Alexandra 11 Chatham HS 20:19.61 10
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Voorhees HS 48 3+5+11+14+15 (16+17) 1:45 1-5 Split | 20:03 Avg
2 Chatham HS 88 10+13+18+22+25 (31+33) 0:58 1-5 Split | 20:46 Avg
3 Roxbury HS 95 6+12+20+28+29 (34+35) 1:55 1-5 Split | 20:46 Avg
4 Middletown North HS 127 7+21+26+30+43 (52) 3:08 1-5 Split | 21:18 Avg
5 West Morris Central HS 140 1+23+27+40+49 (63+84) 4:15 1-5 Split | 21:19 Avg

Varsity Girls - Group C

Union Catholic made a case for themselves this weekend at Randolph and it all started with a one card by Caitlin Glynn, the senior ran a personal best of 19:35 to start the season. Two more Union Catholic athletes finished in the top ten, Asia Johnson took sixth with a time of 20:48, and Dana Couto finished ninth with a time of 21:11. Finishing up their top five was Emma Palacio taking 15th at 22:05,  and Tressa Novack placing 16th at 22:08. 

The team took first with a point total of 44 and had a team average of 21:10. 

Photo Album by Megan Kellert

F 5,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Glynn, Caitlin 12 Union Catholic Reg. HS 19:35.84 1
2 DeVito, Gabby 11 Monmouth Reg. HS 20:00.85 2
3 Friscia, Megan 11 New Providence HS 20:02.14 3
4 Turner, Kelsey 11 New Providence HS 20:12.82 4
5 Lindstrom, Megan 12 Monmouth Reg. HS 20:14.96 5
6 Johnson, Asia 11 Union Catholic Reg. HS 20:48.86 6
7 Kline, Emma 12 Newton HS 21:05.00 --
8 Mennonne, Chiara 10 Whippany Park HS 21:10.05 7
9 Couto, Dana 12 Union Catholic Reg. HS 21:11.65 8
10 Molloy, Kristin 11 Monmouth Reg. HS 21:37.85 9
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Union Catholic Reg. HS 44 1+6+8+14+15 (16+20) 2:32 1-5 Split | 21:10 Avg
2 Monmouth Reg. HS 55 2+5+9+17+22 2:27 1-5 Split | 21:18 Avg
3 Whippany Park HS 67 7+11+12+18+19 (29+44) 1:06 1-5 Split | 21:50 Avg
4 New Providence HS 78 3+4+13+23+35 (38+69) 3:29 1-5 Split | 21:39 Avg
5 Rahway HS 171 24+28+31+34+54 (59) 2:04 1-5 Split | 23:29 Avg

Freshman Boys

 
Boys 2655 Meter
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H# Points       
==========================================================================       
  1 Sellaro, Ray               9 North Hunterdon        8:38.04   1   1          
  2 Romero, Chris              9 Voorhees               8:55.67   1   2          
  3 Grayson, Derek             9 Morris Hills           9:08.01   1   3          
  4 Logsdon, Colin             9 Chatham                9:10.40   1   4          
  5 Bayeux, Patrick            9 Ridge                  9:11.52   1   5          
  6 Capone, Joseph             9 Voorhees               9:12.06   1   6          
  7 Dilcher, Damien            9 Brick Twp              9:12.70   1              
  8 Cadas, Justin              9 Union Catholic         9:13.57   1   7          
  9 Robinson, David            9 West Orange            9:16.94   1              
 10 Payne, Steven              9 St. Benedict           9:17.45   1              
Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8   *9
=================================================================================
Results - Men                                                                    
   1 Mendham                      91    8    9   16   28   30   99  100    8    9
      Total Time:    48:27.44                                                    
         Average:     9:41.49                                                    
   2 Columbia                    115   18   20   21   27   29   83  104   18   20
      Total Time:    49:25.29                                                    
         Average:     9:53.06                                                    
   3 Voorhees                    137    2    6   11   12  106  118  119    2    6
      Total Time:    48:30.20                                                    
         Average:     9:42.04                                                    
   4 North Hunterdon             147    1   22   36   38   50   73   85    1   22
      Total Time:    49:28.26                                                    
         Average:     9:53.66                                                    
   5 Ridge                       200    5   41   43   44   67   82   96    5   41
      Total Time:    50:54.61                                                    
         Average:    10:10.93                                                    

Freshman Girls

 
    Name                    Year School                Avg Mile     Finals  Points
==================================================================================
  1 Borkoski, Mary             8 Pearl River             6:00.5    9:54.67    1   
  2 Ortiz, Crystal             9 Hudson Catholic         6:01.1    9:55.70        
  3 McCormack, Ann             9 Pearl River             6:16.7   10:21.40    2   
  4 Chang, Julia               9 Mount Olive             6:28.6   10:41.10    3   
  5 McDermott, Jessica         8 Pearl River             6:29.0   10:41.61    4   
  6 Van Baalen, Kaitlyn        9 Ridge                   6:30.2   10:43.60    5   
  7 Clinton, Erin              9 Pearl River             6:37.6   10:55.86    6   
  8 Magrino, Stephanie         8 Pearl River             6:44.5   11:07.18    7   
  9 Considine, Elizabeth       9 Pearl River             6:46.2   11:10.14    8   
 10 Hayes, Sarah               8 Pearl River             6:46.5   11:10.55    9   
Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8   *9 
================================================================================= 
   1 Pearl River                  20    1    2    4    6    7    8    9           
      Total Time:    53:00.72                                                     
         Average:    10:36.15                                                     
   2 Ridge                        76    5   14   15   17   25   39   46           
      Total Time:    59:33.93                                                     
         Average:    11:54.79                                                     
   3 Middletown North            102   10   11   20   21   40   47   49           
      Total Time:  1:01:16.85                                                     
         Average:    12:15.37                                                     
   4 Voorhees                    109   13   16   19   29   32                     
      Total Time:  1:02:12.34                                                     
         Average:    12:26.47                                                     
   5 Mount Olive                 147    3   12   36   42   54                     
      Total Time:  1:07:01.35                                                     
         Average:    13:24.27                                                     

JV Boys - Group A

 

 

Photo Album by Megan Kellert

M 5,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Sterling, Austin 11 Hunterdon Central HS 17:29.63 1
2 Spies, Robert 11 North Hunterdon HS 18:15.16 2
3 Deangelis, Tom 11 North Hunterdon HS 18:16.36 3
4 Testa, Christopher 10 Hunterdon Central HS 18:27.07 4
5 Green, Troy 11 Ridge HS 18:31.85 5
6 White, Reed 11 Montgomery HS 18:33.70 6
7 Marshall, Brodie 12 Montgomery HS 18:47.28 7
8 Desai, Nikolas 11 Montgomery HS 18:50.46 8
9 Reddy, Pranav 10 Montgomery HS 18:52.17 9
10 Restaino, Ben 11 Ridge HS 18:53.88 10
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Montgomery HS 44 6+7+8+9+14 (15+19) 0:30 1-5 Split | 18:49 Avg
2 North Hunterdon HS 62 2+3+13+16+28 (41+43) 1:23 1-5 Split | 18:52 Avg
3 Hunterdon Central HS 64 1+4+18+20+21 (24+27) 1:51 1-5 Split | 18:46 Avg
4 Ridge HS 70 5+10+11+12+32 (36+40) 1:17 1-5 Split | 19:02 Avg
5 Phillipsburg HS 149 23+25+30+34+37 (49+52) 0:38 1-5 Split | 19:43 Avg

JV Boys - Group B & C

 

Photo Album by Megan Kellert

M 5,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Kamph, Matt 12 Notre Dame HS 17:19.55 1
2 Dispenza, Jacob 10 Voorhees HS 17:57.88 --
3 Zappala, Alek 10 Middletown North HS 18:09.69 2
4 Aririguzoh, Franklin 12 Notre Dame HS 18:16.12 3
5 DelCristo, Albert 12 Notre Dame HS 18:16.57 4
6 Scott, Justin 12 Notre Dame HS 18:17.02 5
7 Alvarez, Jalyn 11 Middletown North HS 18:24.95 6
8 Malanga, Luke 11 Chatham HS 18:29.34 7
9 Julian, Dan 12 Mendham HS 18:34.42 8
10 Kostis, Minas 11 Notre Dame HS 18:36.51 9
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Notre Dame HS 22 1+3+4+5+9 (13+19) 1:16 1-5 Split | 18:09 Avg
2 Morris Hills HS 76 10+11+12+20+23 (42+66) 0:55 1-5 Split | 18:59 Avg
3 Middletown North HS 106 2+6+28+32+38 (54+77) 1:53 1-5 Split | 19:14 Avg
4 Mendham HS 113 8+24+25+26+30 (39+40) 1:06 1-5 Split | 19:24 Avg
5 Chatham HS 114 7+14+22+27+44 (47+48) 1:44 1-5 Split | 19:21 Avg

JV Girls

Chatham so close to the Junior Varsity perfect team score!

Photo Album by Megan Kellert

F 5,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Schmitter, Katherine 12 Chatham HS 22:12.04 1
2 Sauter, Carina 12 Randolph HS 22:21.26 2
3 Hynes, Keren 10 Chatham HS 22:22.08 3
4 Tencic, Erin 11 Chatham HS 22:36.50 4
5 DiSalvio, Julia 12 Chatham HS 22:57.61 5
6 Harrigan, Margaret 10 Chatham HS 23:04.71 6
7 Donaldson, Lexy 10 Ridge HS 23:09.56 7
8 Achenbach, Alexi 10 Ridge HS 23:11.18 8
9 Chwatek, Caitlin 10 Ridge HS 23:12.80 9
10 Haimson, Amanda 11 Montville Twp. HS 23:13.82 10
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Chatham HS 19 1+3+4+5+6 (19+20) 0:52 1-5 Split | 22:38 Avg
2 Ridge HS 51 7+8+9+12+15 (18+24) 0:16 1-5 Split | 23:15 Avg
3 Hunterdon Central HS 94 13+14+16+23+28 (47+59) 0:48 1-5 Split | 23:38 Avg
4 Montville Twp. HS 127 10+11+22+31+53 (57+65) 2:19 1-5 Split | 24:01 Avg
5 Phillipsburg HS 128 17+21+25+27+38 (44+51) 1:15 1-5 Split | 23:57 Avg

National Elites (16)

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

HS Girls
5,000 Meter Run 18:43.64 Sierra Castaneda West Morris Central HS
5,000 Meter Run 18:51.89 Ashleigh Thurston Morris Hills HS
5,000 Meter Run 18:57.15 Erin McLaughlin Voorhees HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:13.09 Alexandra Christian Mount Olive HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:33.95 Meaghan Driscoll Voorhees HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:35.84 Caitlin Glynn Union Catholic Reg. HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:36.30 Olivia Viparina Roxbury HS
5,000 Meter Run 19:39.34 Maddy Marrone Middletown North HS
HS Boys
5,000 Meter Run 15:56.61 Craig Corti Wallkill Valley HS
5,000 Meter Run 15:57.92 Paul Ehmann Mendham HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:06.79 Joe Dragon High Point Reg. HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:19.98 Mike Marano Middletown North HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:24.30 Will Mitchell Chatham HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:26.45 Mike Elliot Notre Dame HS
5,000 Meter Run 16:26.50 Jagger Garguilo West Orange High School
5,000 Meter Run 16:27.80 Joe Dzuback Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS

16 National Elites. 16 Elites.