NJRunners 2011 XC All State Teams - Girls

 

2011 Girls Cross Country All State

The 2011 New Jersey HS Girls Cross Country season was once again filled with fast times, thrilling races and new faces going toe to toe with established stars. The Cinderella Harriers of Rumson-Fair Haven completed their fairy tale season with a Meet of Champions title and the runner up from the 2010 MOC overcame season long injuries to ascend the throne as the Queen of New Jersey XC for 2011.

 

NJRunner.com proudly presents our 2011 All State selections.

 

Athlete of the Year:  Holly Bischof - Bishop Eustace Prep ('12)

Coach(s) of the Year: Tim McLoone / Henry Mercer - Rumson-Fair Haven HS

Frosh of the Year: Carole Harsch - Randolph HS

 

FIRST TEAM

                                                                                              

 

Mackenzie Barry

Mendham HS

Sophmore

 

 

 

 

Meet of Champions - 3rd (18:21)

Group 3 Championships - 1st (18:38)

Morris Co. Championships - 2nd (18:31)

North 2 Grp. 3 Sectional  - 1st (18:57)

NJAC Championships - 1st (18:12)

Manhattan Inv. (B) -  2nd (15:38)

Shore Coaches Inv. (B) - 1st (19:13)

Magee Class Inv. - 1st (19:29)

 

Holly Bischof

Bishop Eustace Prep

Senior

 

 

Meet of Champions - 1st (18:13)

NP A Championships - 1st (18:47)

Keissling Mem. Championships - 1st (18:08)

Olympic Conf. Championships - 1st (18:37)

Olympic Conf. Div Championships - 1st (18:58)

Cherokee Challenge - 2nd (10:58)

Foot Locker National Finalist

 

Dana Giordano

Bernards HS

Senior

 

 

 

Meet of Champions - 6th (18:26)

Group 2 Championships - 1st (18:32)

North 2 Grp. 2 Sectional - 1st (18:41)

Skylands Conf. Championships - 1st (17:58)

Somerset Co. Championships - 1st (18:10)

Shore Coaches Inv.  (E) - 1st (18:45)

Six Flags Inv. (C) - (18:10)

NXN Individual Finalist

 

Caroline Kellner

W. Windsor-Plainsboro So.

Senior

Meet of Champions - 2nd (18:20)

Group 4 Championships - 3rd (18:50)

CJ Grp. 4 Sectional - 1st (18:35)

Mercer Co. Championships - 1st (18:10)

Manhattan Inv. (E) - 2nd (15:05)

Shore Coaches Inv. (A) - 3rd (18:42)

Foot Locker National Finalist

 

Megan Lacy

Cherokee HS

Senior

Meet of Champions - 7th (18:30)

Group 4 Championships - 1st (18:27)

SJ Grp. 4 Sectional - 1st (17:37)

Olympic Conf. Championships - 1st (17:45)

Burlington Co. Open - 1st (18:53)

Olympic Conf. Div. Championships - 1st (18:55)

Shore Coaches Inv. (A) - 1st (18:19)

Briarwood Inv. - 1st (18:05)

Cherokee Challenge - 1st (10:55)

 

Marisa Ruskan

Bridgewater-Raritan HS

 

Meet of Champions - 4th (18:23)

Group 4 Championships - 2nd (18:34)

North 2 Grp. 4 Sectional -  1st (18:55)

Skylands Conf. Championships - 2nd (18:33)

Somerset Co. Championships - 2nd (18:27)

Fall Classic Inv. -  1st (18:40)

CJ Shootout - 1st (18:25)

Shore Coaches Inv. (A) - 4th (19:03)

Stewart Inv. - 1st (20:02)

Magee Class Inv. - 2nd (19:54)

Randolph Inv. (A) - 2nd (19:20)

NXN Individual Finalist

 

 

 

Kristen Traub

Eastern Christian School

Senior

 

Meet of Champions - 5th (18:25)

NP "B" Championships - 1st (18:52)

Keissling Mem. Championships - 2nd (18:25)

Passaic Co. Championships -  1st (18:45)

NJIC Div. Championships - 1st (18:59)

Brett Taylor Mem. Inv. - 1st (18:14)

The Maroon Inv. - 1st (18:47)

Season Opener Inv. - 1st (18:18)

PTXC3 Inv. - 2nd (18:57)

 

 

Second

Team

 

 

Rachel Christ

Rumson-Fair Haven HS

Junior

 

 

Meet of Champions - 9th (18:35)

Group 2 Championships - 5th (18:47)

CJ Grp. 2 Sectional - 1st (18:38)

Shore Conf. Championships - 2nd (17:45)

Monmouth Co. Championships - 1st (19:09)

 

 

Sarah DiSanza

High Point Reg. HS

Junior

Meet of Champions - 11th (18:37)

Group 3 Championships - 3rd (19:04)

North 1 Grp. 3 Sectional - 2nd (18:43)

NJAC Championships - 2nd (18:16)

H / W / S Championships - 3rd (17:47)

NXN Individual Finalist

 

Tara Hanley

Chatham HS

Senior

 

 

Meet of Chmpions - 13th (18:38)

Group 2 Championships - 2nd (18:21)

Morris Co. Championships - 1st (18:21)

North 2 Grp. 2 Sectional - 2nd (18:47)

NJAC Championships - 2nd (18:25)

 

 

Kelly Janokowicz

Hillsborough HS

Junior

Meet of Champions - 10th (18:35)

Group 4 Championships - 5th (19:07)

North 2 Grp. 4 Sectional - 2nd (19:09)

Skylands Conf. Championships - 3rd (18:38)

Somerset Co. Championships - 3rd (18:36)

 

Samantha Jones

Randolph HS

Senior

Meet of Champions - 16th (18:57)

Group 4 Championships - 4th (18:57)

Morris Co. Championships - 5th (18:59)

North 1 Grp. 4 Sectional - 1st (18:47)

NJAC Championships - 3rd (18:30)

 

Ariana North

No. Highlands Reg. HS

Junior

 

Meet of Champions - 8th (18:32)

Group 3 Championships - 2nd (18:47)

North 1 Grp. 3 sectional - 1st (18:20)

Bergen Co. MOC - 1st (18:22)

Bergen Co. Grp. Championships (A) - 1st (18:26)

 

 

Colette Richter

Mountain Lakes HS

Junior

 

 

Meet of Champions - 14th (18:49)

Group 1 Championships - 1st (18:56)

Morris Co. Championships - 3rd (18:51)

North 1 Grp. 1 Sectional - 1st (19:03)

NJAC Championships - 1st (18:21)

 

3rd Team

 

 

Shelby Cain

Haddonfield Mem. HS

Sophmore

 

 

 

 

Nisa Cicitta

Voorhees HS

Junior

 

 

 

 

 


 

Claudia DiSomma

Sparta HS

Junior

 

 

 

 

 

Brianna Feerst

Pt. Pleasant Beach

Senior

 

 

 

 

 

Danielle Leavitt

Lacy Twp. HS

Sophmore

 

 

 

 

Meghan Malloy

Haddonfield Mem. HS

Senior

 

 

 

Caroline Wolfe

Hanover Park HS

Senior

 

 

Honorable Mention

Amanda Corbosiero Mt..St. Dominic Academy Soph
Meghan Carroll Phillipsburg HS Sr.
Carole Harsch Randolph HS Frosh
Dina Iacone Washington Twp. HS Sr.
Allison McCurry Sussex Co. Technical HS Jr.
Clarissa Modde Voorhees HS Soph
Emily Quinn Gill-St. Bernard's School Jr.
Sarah Quinn Gill-St. Bernard's School Sr.
Abby Seel Mendham HS Jr.
Paige Senatore Delsea Reg. HS Sr.

 

 

 

 

Editors Note:

I would like to thank the following:

* The Selection Committee - Thanks to all! Your help and input was invaluable.

* Joe Lanzalotto - One of the best researchers there is.

* The Photographers of NJRunners / MileSplit whose images are used throughout.

Lastly and most importantly...

To the athletes, coaches, parents and fans who give this sport such tremendous support. We would not be here without you.

 

Selection Criteria

We follow the T&F News criteria in this order of importance in making these selections;

1. Honors won;

2. Head-to-head competition;

3. Marks.

(The athlete's year in high school is taken from our database which is fed directly from meet results. If the year is incorrectly supplied from a meet it will be wrong in our database. Please tell us where you see incorrect years and we will make the change immediately).