Congrats to the 40 New Jersey cross country teams who were crowned Sectional Champions this past weekend!
To honor all the champs, we've put together a list of every team winner. If we're missing your team picture feel free to send it in for the article.
A special shoutout goes to the six schools that broke out the brooms and completed the team sweeps: Ridgewood, Mendham, Bernards, Colts Neck, Cherokee, and Haddonfield!
GET UR NJ XC SECTIONAL CHAMPS ON!
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
NORTH 1 AT GARRET MOUNTAIN
BOYS
GROUP 4- Ridgewood (11th straight title North 1 record 27th title overall)
GROUP 3-Morris Hills (2nd title in 3 years/ 20th overall)
GROUP 2-Indian Hills (2nd title in 3 years/10th overall)
GROUP 1-Kinnelon (First title since winning a third straight in 2006/ 4th overall)
GIRLS
GROUP 4-Ridgewood (NJ#2 team ran course record 19:14 average to win 5th title in 7 years and 26th title overall)
GROUP 3-Northern Highlands (5th title in 6 years and 14th overall)
GROUP 2-Lakeland (First title ever)
GROUP 1-Mountain Lakes (6th in a row and 15th title overall)
NORTH 2 AT OAK RIDGE PARK
BOYS
GROUP 4- Ridge (NJ#2 squad ran CR avg. 16:02 to win 2nd straight title/10th overall)
GROUP 3- Mendham (4th in row and 8th overall)
GROUP 2-Bernards (3 in a row and 34th sectional title, No. 2 in state history behind Haddonfield's 38)
GROUP 1-McNair (2nd title in 3 years/4th overall)
GROUP 4-North Hunterdon (Oak Ridge course record avg. 19:28 / 6th title in a row and 22nd overall for the NJ #3 team)
GROUP 3-Mendham (2nd title in 3 years/6th overall)
GROUP 2-Bernards (3rd straight title and 17th title overall)
GROUP 1-Dayton (First title since 1983/3rd title overall)
CENTRAL JERSEY AT THOMPSON PARK
BOYS
GROUP 4-South Brunswick (First title since 2014, 4th overall)
GROUP 3-Colts Neck (5th title in seven years/7th overall)
GROUP 2-Cinnaminson (First title since 2008/13th overall)
GROUP 1-Highland Park (First title since winning 3rd straight in 1968/ 4th title oveall)
GIRLS
GROUP 4-Princeton (First since 2014/4th overall)
GROUP 3:-Colts Neck (4th straight and 10th overall)
GROUP 2-Rumson (First title since 2015/9th overall
GROUP 1-Shore Regional (2nd title in 3 years/ 7th overall)
SOUTH JERSEY AT DREAM PARK
BOYS
GROUP 4-Cherokee ( 2nd straight/ 10th overall)
GROUP 3-Highland Regional (first since 2015/9th overall)
GROUP 2-Haddonfield (The Dawgs extended its state best winning streak to 17 titles in a row and its state record to 38 overall sectional titles)
GROUP 1-Audubon (First since 1978/ 2nd overall)
GIRLS
GROUP 4-Cherokee (First title since 2003/2nd title overall)
GROUP 3-Mainland (First title since 2016/ 3rd overall)
GROUP 2-Haddonfield (CR average 19:29 - 11th title in a row and 26th overall for the Dawgs)
GROUP 1-Haddon Township (First title since 2016/ 10th overall)
NON-PUBLIC NORTH AT GARRET MOUNTAIN
Note: This is the first time in state history that sectional championships for Non-Pubic schools were held
BOYS
NON-PUBLIC A: St. Peter's Prep
NON-PUBLIC B: Newark Academy (Pitched a shutout with a perfect score of 15)
NON-PUBLIC A: Immaculate Heart Academy
NON-PUBLIC B: St. Dominic Academy
NON-PUBLIC SOUTH AT OAK RIDGE
Note: This is the first time in state history that sectional championships for Non-Pubic schools were held
BOYS
NON-PUBLIC A: Christian Brothers Academy (NJ#1 team averages 16:08, No. 2 in course history)
NON-PUBLIC B: St. Rose
GIRLS
NON-PUBLIC A: Red Bank Catholic
NON-PUBLIC B: Trinity Hall
