Jascha Margolis

Breaking down the entries for Fridays NIKE: Cherokee Challenge

Returner Rankings: Highlighting the top returning New Jersey Boys from the Class of 2027 based on their season’s best 5k time from the 2025 cross country season.

What if every Boys Group 4 team in NJSIAA raced head-to-head? We scored the top 25 full squads using last season's returners' best times to see who comes out on top in our 2026 virtual meet.

We remove all the seniors from the 2025 season and rescore team performances at Holmdel Park to get an early look at 2026.

The top 500 returning New Jersey individuals for the 2026 season at Holmdel Park.

Ranking the top overall Boys 3200m athletes in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top overall Boys 1600m athletes in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Combination Event Rankings: New Jersey’s best Boys 1600m-3200m performers during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Improvement Rankings: Top New Jersey Boys 1600m marks compared to their season’s best performances from 2025.

Ranking the top Class of 2027 Boys distance event recruits in New Jersey.

Ranking the top upperclassman Boys 3200m performers in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top upperclassman Boys 1600m performers in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top Class of 2027 Boys 3200m performers in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top overall Boys 3200m athletes in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top overall Boys 1600m athletes in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Combination Event Rankings: New Jersey’s best Boys 1600m-3200m performers during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Improvement Rankings: Top New Jersey Boys 1600m marks compared to their season’s best performances from 2025.

Ranking the top Class of 2027 Boys distance event recruits in New Jersey.

Ranking the top upperclassman Boys 3200m performers in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top upperclassman Boys 1600m performers in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.

Ranking the top Class of 2027 Boys 1600m performers in New Jersey during the 2026 Outdoor Season.