SENIOR OF THE YEAR
PATTY HANNON- PARAMUS
The senior from Paramus really heated up during the championship part of the season. Hannon had a seasonal best time of 19:16 at Darlington which placed her 4th in the “A” race at the Bergen County Group Championships. A week later she finished 6th at the Bergen Meet of Champions in 19:25 and then the following week finished 4th in 19:37 at Garret Mountain in the State Sectional North 1 Group 3 race. The 19:37 was the second fastest time among all Bergen County girls this season and qualified her individually for the New Jersey State Group Championships. At the State Group meet, Hannon finished 17th in 19:39 in the Group 3 race and advanced to the State Meet of Champions for the third consecutive year. At SMOC, Hannon ran the second fastest time for a Bergen athlete finishing in 19:33 to place 30th.
JUNIOR OF THE YEAR
SARAH PAGANO-IMMACULATE HEART ACADEMY
SEE BERGEN RUNNER OF THE YEAR
SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR
ALEXANDRA CLINTON- RAMSEY
Alexandra Clinton had a superb 2007 XC season and consistently proved to be one of the best runners in Bergen County. Some highlights of her season were finishing 2nd at the NBIL league meet at Darlington, were she posted a career best 19:15. Clinton then went on to claim the Bergen Group C individual crown winning a titanic battle by out leaning Aubrey Larezza of Pascack Hills at the finish with both running identical times of 19:35. She finished in 4th at the Bergen Meet of Champions running a 19:19 and then a week later ran 20:27 at Garret Mountain at the NJSIAA State Sectional Group 2 race. At Holmdel Park for the New Jersey State Group Meet 2 race, Clinton placed 13th in 20:08.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
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ERIN THOMPSON
IMMACULATE HEART ACADEMY
By the times Erin Thompson posted this past year it would be hard to imagine that this was her first ever cross country season, but that’s exactly what it was and Thompson performed like a seasoned veteran the entire year. The super frosh had a personal best of 19:41 at Holmdel which placed her 35th at the State Meet of Champions and 6th among all freshmen in the race. At the Bergen Meet of Champions at Darlington Thompson posted a 5th place finish in 19:22 to help IHA claim the BMOC team title. A week earlier in the Bergen Group Championships “A” race, Thompson again was 5th, this time crossing the finish line in 19:27. She also recorded a 20:26 at Garret Mountain and ran 15:52.5 on the classic 2.5 mile course at the Manhattan Invitational Eastern States race. Thompson’s best times at Garret (20:26) and Darlington (19:22) were the fastest among Bergen County freshman this year.
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