VOTE: Girls NJ Athlete of the Week: Oct 8 - 13


Using these polls, we highlight some of the top performances of the past week in New Jersey cross-country action! Who do you think was the best of the best?

Polls will close on Wednesday at 8:00 pm ET.


Last Week's Winner: Paige Sheppard of Union Catholic brought in 37% of the votes to win AOTW last week after her impressive run at Holmdel Park during Shore Coaches. The sophomore clocked a 17:41 for ninth all-time at the course winning the Varsity E race. That was the third win of the season for this rising star, Sheppard also won the Bowdoin XC Classic with an 18:12 on September 28th and the led the entire Battle of OCP meet with a time of 17:14 on September 13th. 


This Week's Girls Candidates:

Listed in no specific order.

  • Liliah Gordon of Northern Burlington was 4th in Manhattan Eastern States race running 14:41, top NJ time by 21 seconds.
  • Sofia Day of Mainland Regional won SJTCA Open Division 2 race and led entire meet with 18:29. 
  • Ivy Slavinski of Pt. Pleasant Boro won Shore B-South Divisional at 18:32. 
  • Alice Rappazzo of Westwood won Big North Patriot Divisional running 18:47. 
  • Leah Starkey of Ocean Township won the XC Fall Classic running 18:50. 
  • Jordan Hadfield of A P Schalick won Salem County Championship at 19:16. 
  • Riley Austin of Haddonfield won Colonial Conference Batch running 19:03 and then finished 5th in Manhattan Varsity C race running 15:39.
  • Julia Flanagan of Holy Cross won SJTCA Open Division 1 race running 19:06. 
  • Kiera McHugh of Brick Township won Shore A-South Divisional running 19:23. 
  • Maeve Smith of Ocean City placed 2nd in Manhattan Varsity D at 15:03, second fastest NJ time of entire meet. 
  • Kaitlyn Hathaway of Rumson-Fair Haven won Manhattan Varsity E race running 15:24.
  • Dominique Cameron of Leonia 3rd in Manhattan Varsity C race at 15:19. 
  • Amanda Harvey of West Milford won Big North Independence Divisional running 19:32.