Richie Kasper, Zach Michon, and Christian Roberts of Robbinsville from left to right racing at the Ocean State XC Invitational. / Photo by Steve Mazzone for MileSplit
Saturday September 27th - Goddard State Park in Warwick, RI
In the Boys Championship race on Saturday the Robbinsville HS boys squad took first overall with 55 points and a team average of 16:50! They were led by Zach Michon who finished fourth in the race with a time of 16:17! Also bringing home points from within the top ten were Christian Roberts in seventh at 16:41, and Richie Kasper in 8th with 16:44.
| Place | Team | Points | Scorers | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbinsville HS | 55 | 4+7+8+13+23 (47+74) | 1:06 1-5 Split | 16:50 Avg | ||
| Robbinsville HS | All Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Place | Athlete | Result | Points | |
| M 5000m Finals | 4 | Michon, Zach | 16:17.78 | 4 | |
| M 5000m Finals | 7 | Roberts, Christian | 16:41.43 | 7 | |
| M 5000m Finals | 8 | Kasper, Richie | 16:44.71 | 8 | |
| M 5000m Finals | 15 | Hastie, Bobby | 17:05.19 | 13 | |
| M 5000m Finals | 28 | Buonamassa, Patrick | 17:23.85 | 23 | |
| M 5000m Finals | 50 | Alekseyev, Anton | 18:01.66 | 47 | |
| M 5000m Finals | 74 | Gross, Ryan | 19:13.51 | 74 | |
Jordan Earlywine of the Delbarton School placing 9th in the Championship Race. / Photo by Steve Mazzone for MileSplit
Another NJ athlete placing well in the boys championship race was Jordan Earlywine of Delbarton who took 9th with a time of 16:46. Delbarton would finish 11th as a team in the Championship with a team average of 17:42.
In the Boys Division 1 Race St. Rose took 6th as a team led by Thomas Calabro in 24th with a 17:37.
The Caseys holding early pack running. / Photo by Steve Mazzone
In the Girls Championship Race we saw the returning meet champions Red Bank Catholic hit the course. The RBC girls would take second with a 19:50 team average and 82 points. They were led by Caitlin O'Hare in 9th with a time of 19:25. MaryKate McNamara is getting up to speed as well she placed 14th with a 19:46.
| 2 | Red Bank Catholic HS | 82 | 8+12+18+19+25 (26+41) | 0:44 1-5 Split | 19:50 Avg | ||
| Red Bank Catholic HS | All Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Place | Athlete | Result | Points | |
| F 5000m Finals | 9 | O'Hare, Caitlin | 19:25.37 | 8 | |
| F 5000m Finals | 14 | McNamara, MaryKate | 19:46.72 | 12 | |
| F 5000m Finals | 19 | Mills, Eryn | 19:54.10 | 18 | |
| F 5000m Finals | 20 | Eckstein, Grace | 19:57.94 | 19 | |
| F 5000m Finals | 25 | Rienzo, Emily | 20:10.35 | 25 | |
| F 5000m Finals | 26 | Ferrigine, Gabriella | 20:10.83 | 26 | |
| F 5000m Finals | 40 | Cronk, Megan | 20:31.95 | 41 | |
Caitlin O'Hare of RBC coming down the final stretch at the Ocean State Invite. / Photo by Steve Mazzone
During the Division 1 Girls race the Robbinsville girls squad also found success taking third as a team with an average of 21:35 and a 1 minute 35 second split. They were led by Erin Holzbaur in 16th with a time of 20:38.