Girls New Jersey Rankings Poll

Rank Team Last Result Comments
1
11 First Place Votes /110 Points/ The Lady Lions came away with the top overall performance at the SCI (20:05 avg)/ Winners of the "A" Race with 69 pts/ Next: 10/12 @ HSW Champs. (Phillipsburg)
2
96 Points / Shooting up from #10 last week/ Winners of the "B" Race (77 pts, 20:20 avg) and 2nd overall on the day at SCI / Next: 10/14 @ Manhattan Inv (VCP)
3
91 Points/ Red Devils were #3 team overall at SCI/ Runners up in the "B" Race in a close one (81 pts, 20:33 avg)/ Next: 10/12 @ Somerset Co. (Basking Ridge)
4
73 Points / 2nd place in the SCI "A" Race (107 pts, 20:43 avg) Lady Pirates end up 4th in the overall picture in only their 2nd Inv of the season/ Next: 10/20 @ Mercer Co. Champs. (Jamesburg)
5
56 Points / The Morris Co. powerhouse continued their hot season with a 3rd place finish in the SCI "A" Race (109 pts, 20:30 avg) behind individual winner Abby Lovey's 19:02/ Next: 10/13 @ Greystone Inv. (Morris Plains)
6
39 Points / Early season surprise, The Highlanders are a solid squad behind breakout XC runner Victoria Vanriele (Outdoor MOC 800m Champ)/ Took 2nd (1st Jersers) in the SCI "D" Race with 75 pts and a 20:45 avg./ Next: 10/17 @ Union Co. Conf Champs (Roselle)
7
36 Points / Unranked last week, Voorhees was the #2 Jerser squad in the "D" Race at SCI (20:42 avg, 80 pts) Frosh Emma McGill has been a pleasant surprise, giving the Viking ladies a strong 1-3 along with Cassavell and Wagner/ Next: 10/12 @ HSW Champs. (Phillipsburg)
8
28 Points / Middletown So. took Saturday to prep for the Manhattan Inv at VCP next week/ Next: 10/14 @ Manhattan Inv (VCP)
9
21 Points / a new addition to the Top Ten, Westfield gets here off of a strong 4th in the "A" Race at SCI (20:49 avg,)/ 5 in the top 40 indiv in that race/ Next: 10/14 @ Fall Classic (Jamesburg)
10
18 Points / 3rd Jerser team in the "D" Race (21:02 avg) behind 2 other Top Ten squads/ Next: 10/17 @ Monmouth Co. Champs (Holmdel)

Editor's Comments

Also Receiving Votes: Northern Highlands (12) Shawnee (9) Colts Neck (8) Union Catholic (5) Mt. Olive (3)

Athlete of the Week: Monica Hebner (Northern Highlands '18) The Highlander senior recorded the fastest time of the day and cracked into the All Time Holmdel list with her 18:32 win in the "B" Race at the NB Shore Coaches Inv. Her time places her at #72 on the list.

Check out all the Shore Coaches Invitational Coverage here.

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These subjective rankings were produced in a poll voting format utilizing 11 New Jersey cross country knowledgeable individuals. Major thanks to Pat Montferrat for putting together these rankings, now in their 12th annual season.