Groups Saturday
A lot of great stuff happened today on the hallowed trails of Holmdel Park as the NJSIAA Group XC Championsips challenged New Jersey's top harriers. This is your destination for NJRunners coverage of the meet. Photos, Video / Audio Interviews, recap stories, we tried to bring you as much coverage as the gang could muster. Keep checking back as we add things over the next 24 hours.
Meet Page w/ Results (incl. Merged Results)
Video Report with Rich Bevensee (The Star-Ledger) - Girls Rewind
Video Report with Paul Schwartz (The Record) - Boys Overview
*Video Interview - Mary Kate Byrne (Red Bank Catholic)
Byrne, a senior, PRd with a 19:38 as she took 2nd to Holly Bischof and led the Red Bank Catholic squad to their second consecutive Non Public "A" team championship.
*Video Interview - Dana Giordano (Bernards)
Dana Giordano's success continues with her repeat win in the Girls Gr. 2 championship. Her 18:32 mark was only 5 seconds off of the fastest time of the day and places her squrely in the mix for the MOC fight next week.
* Video Interview - Coach Rob DeFilippis (Red Bank Catholic)
The Red Bank Catholic Girls repeated as State Non Public "A" Champions and coach DeFilippis talked about the race and prospects for the MOC
* Video Interview - Kelly Janokowicz & Coach Rich Refi (Hillsborough HS)
Led by Kelly Janokowicz and her 5th place finish, the Lady Raiders of Hillsborough rebounded from their Sectional loss to Ridge HS and took their 2nd straight Gr. 4 Title. The win sets them up as a favorite to 3Peat at the MOC.
Audio Clips
Holly Bischof (Bishop Eustace Prep) - Girls Non Public "A" Champion (18:47)
Liam Mullett (The Pingry School) - Boys Non Public "B" Champion (16:35)
Megan Lacy (Cherokee HS) - Girls Group 4 Champion (18:27)
Kristen Traub (Eastern Christian School) - Girls Non Public "B" Champion (18:52)
Tim Ball (Piscatway HS) - Boys Group 4 Champion (18:38)
Stephen Lewandowski (Mtn. Lakes HS) - Boys Group 1 Champion (16:03)
Mackenzie Barry (Mendham HS) - Girls Group 3 Champion (18:38)
Cover Photo by: MaroonNews