We Are The Champions: A Look At Every State Group Team Champ


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I'm still in complete awe over all the stunning performances we saw at the State Group Championships on Saturday at Holmdel Park as the best teams and runners in New Jersey chased state titles and Meet of Champions berths on an unforgettable day of racing.

There just isn't anything like the energy and the buzz that fills the air at Holmdel over the course of six hours  on a crisp fall day in November with huge crowds lining the course and erupting in euphoria during the 12 state championship races.

In the team competition, there were remarkable sweeps by Metuchen in Group 1 and Colts Neck in Group 3, six teams repeated as champs, the Princeton HS girls and Princeton Day School boys won for the first time ever, and there was of course the ridiculous course record average of 15:50.0 and perfect score thrown down by CBA!!

We felt that the 12 team champions deserved another big shoutout for finishing on top, so let's take a quick rewind and look at the dozen champions that were crowned.

Hail to the victors! Congrats again to all the champs!!


Cherokee

(Second title in three years/8th overall)

GIRLS

Princeton

(First title ever)


GROUP 3

BOYS 


Colts Neck

(First title since 2016/2nd overall) 


GIRLS

Colts Neck

(Second title in four years/8th overall)


GROUP 2

BOYS


Haddonfield Memorial

(7th in a row/22nd overall)

GIRLS


Rumson-Fair Haven

(First title since 2015/5th overall)


GROUP 1

BOYS

Metuchen

(2nd in a row/7th overall)

GIRLS


Metuchen

(2nd in a row/7th overall)


NON-PUBLIC A


Christian Brothers Academy

(Third in a row/state record 33rd overall)

GIRLS

Union Catholic

(4th straight/6th overall)


NON-PUBLIC B

BOYS


Princeton Day School

(First title ever)

GIRLS


Villa Walsh Academy

(2nd straight title/7th overall)