The newly crowned NJ State Champion Girls XC Team is headed to Oregon to compete in the Nike Team Nationals (NTN) on December 9. The Cougars received an automatic bid from the Northeast Region.
Said Colts Neck Head Coach Jim Schlentz, \"From the day we didn\'t get picked last year, the girls became so focused on this year\'s race that they could tell me each day how many days were left until this year\'s race.\".\"They made a big deal out of the day when it was 300, 200, and 100 to go. It was the focal point of going out each day in the summer. \"
Led by senior Ashley Higginson, MOC runnerup, Colts Neck capped off a steller season with their first ever All Groups title on Saturday at Holmdel Park.
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(left:Ashley Higginson en route to the #4 All Time Holmdel mark of 17:50)
Photo by: Tnome
Undefeated so far this season, Gill-St. Bernards Soph Doug Smith is one of the most exciting runners in NJ. \"The Chief\" was able to take a few minutes off recently to answer our \"10 Questions\"
*NoteWe did this interveiw prior to Doug\'s Soph CR (15:48) run on Saturday.
As the 2006 XC campaign turns towards the championship portion of the season, there was some movement in the polls, especially on the Boys side, where Don Bosco Prep reclaimed #1 and Old Bridge moved up to the 2nd spot.
On the Girls side, The Top 4 remained static while Monsignor Donovan moved up to the 5th slot from #8 and Holy Angels makes its first appearance at #9
Forys Smashes Vanny CR with 12:10.7
Broken moments later by Gruenwald (NY)
*Don Bosco (NJ #2) Takes \"B\" Race
* Pope John XXIII (NJ #4) Wins in \"D\"
* #6 Ridgewood 2nd in \"F\"
** Now Up - Pix by Maroon News and Tnome
Overview of the Action Today at Holmdel Park.
Boys \"A\"
Ciambriello (15:55) over Carle (15:57)
Jackson over OB. CBA 3rd
Boys \"B\"
Johnson (OCHS) wins in 16:12
Ridgewood (72 pts)
Boys \"C\"
Southwick 1st (16:06), Salvatore 16:09
West Windsor North 1st
(left: Ciambriello battles Carle to finish in \"A\" Race)
The 3rd full weekend of racing kicks off this afternoon with the Cougar Invitational. This may prove to be an early season barn burner as the fields are loaded...
Don Bosco #1
It\'s unanimous! Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey)
is the number 1 ranked Boys XC team in NJ. On the Girls side, Colts Neck continues in the top spot, although Pope Jorn XXIII and Monsignor Donovan both picked up 1st place votes.
(left: Ashley Higginson Leads the #1 Ranked Cougar Girls)
The NJ Cross Country season went into full swing this weekend. With meets at 2 of the \"Big 3\" layuots, the Battle of Monmouth in Central Jersey and the 3rd edition of the SJ Shoot Out, there were also Jersey teams competeing out of state.
(left: Kyle Soloff of Morris Hills had the days fastest time at the Passaic Coaches Meet)
(Photo Courtesy of Maroon News)
The NJSIAA, governing body for HS sports, has announced the regulations for the use of Holmdel Park.
After a week of racing for many NJ harriers, the first official Poll of the season is up. See what changes may have occured as the Panel of Experts ranks the Top Ten Boys and Girls teams in the Garden State.
(left: Junior Brian Leung of WW-P South en route to the days fastest time at The Cherokee Challenge)
Heavy rains all day today caused the season opening Randolph Invitational to be cancelled. No make up date has been announced, with a good chance that the meet will not be run this season.
With racing in all sections of the state, the NJ Cross Country season will move onto center stage this weekend.
After Craig Forys, who?
As the defending State Champ, Forys is the odds on choice to repeat. But, who will be right behind as the race heads out of the woods on Nov. 18th?
Prior to making his Villanova debut last Saturday, Bobby Papazian, (2004 NJ XC Champ, 2005 Penn Relay 3000m and Outdoor MOC 3200m Winner)
Answered our 10 Questions in the first of a series of interviews with athletes, coaches and notables on
the NJ running scene
World Class runner and American Record Holder Bob Kennedy will make an appearence at the Cherokee Challenge on 9/16.
Action photos of PA athletes at the Nike Indoor Classic, by Pat Montferrat of mySportsShot.
Four photos courtesy of Pat Montferrat, MySportsShot
Cardinal O\'Hara goes 1st and 2nd, but Coatesville wins boys title, while Gwynedd-Mercy takes the girls championship.
Runners, joggers and walkers of all ages, genders and sizes turned out this morning for the 2nd edition of Jason's Run, a memorial to the late Jason Walton who in 2008 was one of the leading high school middle distance runners in the country.
The memorial run, which covered some of the routes that Jason trained on drew about 250 participants, who covered distnces of 4 and 6.8 miles. Some of the runners who came to celebrate Jason's life and his accomplishments were Robbby Andrews (Manalapan/UVA) who succeeded Walton as the NJ State 800m champion this past spring, mutiple MOC distance champ Lanie Thompson (Voorhees/Oregon) and Monroe Kearns (Jackson/Rutgers) who was 2nd to Walton in the 2008 MOC 800m.
Jason Walton @ 2008 Penn Relays (Good Doggie Photos)