The NJSIAA has released their official list of wild card advancers to NJ MileSplit, these teams and individuals will compete at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Saturday November 11th.
Note that there was a head to head conflict in the boys merge where Cherry Hill East and South Brunswick jumped ahead of Ridge, who actually ran ahead of Cherry Hill East and South Brunswick in Group 4. The NJSIAA has decided to carry over South Brunswick and Ridge to the Meet of Champions.
- Meet of Champions Meet Page
- Group Championships Recap
- Videos from Group Championships
- Photos from Group Championships
Team Advancers
All Group Champions auto-advance and the next best eight teams via the merge move on as wild cards.
*In the merge used by the NJSIAA where the Group Championship teams are removed it jumped Cherry Hill East HS and South Brunswick HS ahead of Ridge HS who defeated them head to head in Group 4. The NJSIAA has decided to carry over South Brunswick and Ridge to the Meet of Champions.
Boys Advancing Teams - 6 Champions + 10* Wild Cards
- Metuchen HS -- Croup 1 Champions
- Haddonfield Memorial HS -- Group 2 Champions
- Mendham HS -- Group 3 Champions
- Westfield HS -- Group 4 Champions
- Christian Brothers Academy -- Non-Public A Champions
- Bishop Eustace Prep -- Non-Public B Champions
- Ridgewood HS -- Wild Card 1
- Cherokee HS -- Wild Card 2
- Union Catholic Reg. HS -- Wild Card 3
- Manalapan HS -- Wild Card 4
- St. Peter's Prep -- Wild Card 5
- Colts Neck HS -- Wild Card 6
- Cherry Hill East HS -- Wild Card 7
- Bernards HS -- Wild Card 8
- South Brunswick HS -- Wild Card 9
- Ridge HS -- Wild Card 10
Girls Advancing Teams - 6 Champions + 8 Wild Cards
- Metuchen HS -- Group 1 Champions
- Haddonfield Memorial HS -- Group 2 Champions
- Middletown South HS -- Group 3 Champions
- Freehold Township HS -- Group 4 Champions
- Union Catholic Reg. HS -- Non-Public A Champions
- Villa Walsh Academy -- Non-Public B Champions
- Pingry School -- Wild Card 1
- Ridgewood HS -- Wild Card 2
- Westfield HS -- Wild Card 3
- Cherokee HS -- Wild Card 4
- North Hunterdon HS -- Wild Card 5
- Summit HS -- Wild Card 6
- Princeton HS -- Wild Card 7
- Montgomery HS -- Wild Card 8
Individual Advancers
The top 10 finishers in each Group auto-advance to the Meet of Champions. The next best 30 athletes who haven't advanced by auto-qualifying or on a team are chosen as wild cards to compete at the Meet of Champions.
Note there were multiple boys tied for 30th based on time so the NJSIAA is bringing 32 wild cards for that race to accommodate this.
Boys Wild Card Individuals - 32 Athletes
*Updated Nov. 5th 2:25pm, Ridge and South Brunswick athletes removed since they advance as wild card teams. Fred Grote of Pingry and Max Mahoney of Montgomery move up into individual wild card position.
WC | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM |
1 | 16:03.00 | Matthew Lucas Monroe Twp. HS |
2 | 16:14.00 | Dylan Saber Williamstown HS |
3 | 16:19.00 | Tyler Husar Montgomery HS |
4 | 16:19.00 | Ryan Duffy Kingsway HS |
5 | 16:28.00 | Jared Voorhees Brick Memorial HS |
6 | 16:28.00 | Maan Patel Monroe Twp. HS |
7 | 16:33.00 | Marcus Valenzuela Chatham HS |
8 | 16:33.00 | Jack Kane Hightstown HS |
9 | 16:37.00 | Taysaun Wilson Toms River North HS |
10 | 16:39.00 | Carter Herman Summit HS |
11 | 16:40.00 | Krish Bhaskaran Montville Twp. HS |
12 | 16:42.00 | Jared Weiss Roxbury HS |
13 | 16:42.00 | Michael Card Howell HS |
14 | 16:43.00 | Matt Hoffman Ocean City HS |
15 | 16:44.00 | Chase Kober North Hunterdon HS |
16 | 16:45.00 | Ethan Buck Ocean City HS |
17 | 16:46.00 | Mason Wassell Highland Reg HS |
18 | 16:46.00 | Peter Simpson Moorestown HS |
19 | 16:49.00 | Moksh Patwari Bridgewater-Raritan HS |
20 | 16:50.00 | Luke Ferrer West Windsor-Plainsboro North HS |
21 | 16:51.00 | Maxwell Dunlap Princeton HS |
22 | 16:52.00 | Lamarr Olive Clifton HS |
23 | 16:53.00 | Nicholas Falcone Morris Hills HS |
24 | 16:54.00 | Cleatus Oakes Pt. Pleasant Boro HS |
25 | 16:54.00 | Joshua Barzilai Princeton HS |
26 | 16:55.00 | John Cuzzocrea Jr Delbarton School |
27 | 16:56.00 | Grayson Wolf Jackson Liberty HS |
28 | 16:56.00 | Dominic Burgio Williamstown HS |
29 | 16:57.00 | Fred Grote Pingry School |
30 | 16:57.00 | Max Mahoney Montgomery HS |
Girls Wild Card Individuals - 30 Athletes
WC | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM |
1 | 19:42.00 | Grace Best J P Stevens HS |
2 | 19:46.00 | Mae Dowling Columbia HS |
3 | 19:47.00 | Michaela Schlemo Egg Harbor Twp HS |
4 | 19:48.00 | Alivia Schweibinz Manalapan HS |
5 | 19:50.00 | Avery McAdams Montclair HS |
6 | 19:52.00 | cassidy kidd Union HS |
7 | 19:53.00 | Izzy Meth Lawrence HS |
8 | 19:55.00 | Liana Dudajek Hillsborough HS |
9 | 19:56.00 | Sophia Douglas Somerville HS |
10 | 19:59.00 | Sabrina Sardar Hillsborough HS |
11 | 20:03.00 | Madison Gargiulo Roxbury HS |
12 | 20:03.00 | Harleen Sandu Princeton Day School |
13 | 20:05.00 | Megan Devanny Matawan Reg. HS |
14 | 20:07.00 | Nilaa Ponnappan Camden Catholic HS |
15 | 20:07.00 | Rachel Biondo Ridge HS |
16 | 20:10.00 | Brianna Potaki Ramapo HS |
17 | 20:11.00 | Elizabeth Scarpa Colts Neck HS |
18 | 20:11.00 | Shriya Peddi South Brunswick HS |
19 | 20:11.00 | Catherine Gobo West Windsor Plainsboro South HS |
20 | 20:14.00 | Elsie Rey-de-Castro Hopewell Valley HS |
21 | 20:15.00 | Allison Roes Clearview Reg. HS |
22 | 20:16.00 | Mika Tampadong Becton Reg. HS |
23 | 20:18.00 | Steele Summers Trinity Hall |
24 | 20:18.00 | Sophia Aldridge Williamstown HS |
25 | 20:19.00 | Shaelea Conway Cherry Hill East HS |
26 | 20:20.00 | Giovanna Mantuano Paul VI HS |
27 | 20:22.00 | Kaitlyn Hathaway Rumson-Fair Haven HS |
28 | 20:22.00 | Cate Feudtner Cherry Hill East HS |
29 | 20:22.00 | Claire Dumont Hopewell Valley HS |
30 | 20:25.00 | Anna Marino Cinnaminson HS |