Senior Leaders
All-Course Boys (Click for Full) Matt Grossman - Millburn HS 15:06 - 1st Essex County Champs | All-Course Girls (Click for Full) Briana Gess - Haddonfield Mem 17:44 - 5th Foot Locker Northeast |
Holmdel Park Boys (Click for Full) Matt Grossman - Millburn HS 15:32 - 1st NJSIAA Group 4 Champs | Holmdel Park Girls (Click for Full) Olympia Martin - Ridgewood 18:25 - 2nd NJSIAA MOCs |
Matt Grossman leads both sets of senior class returner lists, both coming in the form of a championship. His all-course time of 15:06 was his first county championship in cross country, he went on to run the 15:32 time while winning another first, the Group 4 state championship, at Holmdel Park later that season.
On the girls side Briana Gess is atop the all-course list, her 17:44 coming from the Manhattan course during Foot Locker Regionals. Olympia Martin from Ridgewood is the fastest senior at Holmdel with an 18:25, she edged Gess at the Meet of Champions line last season who is listed at the same recorded time.
Junior Leaders
All-Course Boys (Click for Full) Brian Hill - CBA 15:42 - 6th Shore Conference Champs | All-Course Girls (Click for Full) Alyssa Aldridge - Mainland Reg 17:07 - 1st Brown Invitational |
Holmdel Park Boys (Click for Full) Chris Romero - Voorhees HS 15:57 - 8th NJSIAA MOCs | Holmdel Park Girls (Click for Full) Alyssa Aldridge - Mainland Reg 18:07 - 1st NJSIAA MOCs |
Brian Hill's 15:42 from Ocean County Park leads the all-course list for returning juniors, he's fourth on the Holmdel Park list where he ran 16:34 in the Meet of Champions. The Holmdel Park junior leader is Chris Romero, he is also the third overall returner from State Season thanks to his 15:57.
The defending State Champion and Group 3 Champion is Alyssa Aldridge and she is all over this leaderboard. Her all-course time came from out of state when she won the Brown Invitational running 17:07. When it came to states she finished with an 18:07 on the Holmdel Park course sealing her victory at MOCs.
Sophomore Leaders
All-Course Boys (Click for Full) Ronald Kigen - St. Benedict's Prep 15:47 - 1st NJCTC Champs | All-Course Girls (Click for Full) Abby Loveys - Randolph HS 18:19 - 2nd Morris County Champs |
Holmdel Park Boys (Click for Full) Ronald Kigen - St. Benedict's Prep 16:25 - 2nd Shore Coaches Inv | Holmdel Park Girls (Click for Full) Abby Loveys - Randolph HS 18:52 - 12th NJSIAA MOCs |
Ronald Kigen is the top sophomore in the state according to these lists, his all-course time of 15:47 coming from when he won the NJCTC Championships as a freshman. St. Benedict's Prep doesn't compete in the NJSIAA meets so his Holmdel time came during a rainy Shore Coaches Invitational when he placed 2nd in his race running 16:25.
Abby Loveys had a fantastic freshman year as well, now the leading returning sophomore. She placed second at last year's Morris County Championships which produced her 18:19 time. She then led all freshmen during the Meet of Champions placing 12th with an 18:52.
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