On Tuesday the top two ranked teams in New Jersey ran a head to head two mile on the North Hunterdon track, and this won't be the last time Ridgewood and North Hunterdon compete this season.
Ridgewood's star junior Olivia Shattuck led a 1-2-3 finish with an 11:25, teammates Sarah Policano and AnnaMarie Tretola close behind at 11:26 and 11:27. Lily Williams, 11:35, and Caroline Deiss, 11:57, closed up Ridgewood's top five in fifth and eighth.
For North Hunterdon senior Alexandra Carlson led the team in fourth clocking 11:34 and Addison Schmidt sixth in 11:39. Magdalyn Hoffman powered through to seventh with 11:45, the senior ran up front early and unfortunately lost a shoe midway through the race. Paige Boyce and Alyssa Panella also in North Hunterdon's top five.
When scored as a cross country meet Ridgewood takes the team win scoring 19 points to North Hunterdon's 39. This was North's season opener in terms of competition, Ridgewood's starting crew ran a Big North Batch meet on October 2nd.
XC Team Scores
1.) Ridgewood HS 19pts 1+2+3+5+8 (9+11) 0:32 Split | 11:34 Avg
2.) North Hunterdon HS 39pts 4+6+7+10+12 (13+14) 1:26 Split | 12:04 Avg
| 1 | Olivia Shattuck | 11 | Ridgewood HS | 11:25.00 | ||
| 2 | Sarah Policano | 12 | Ridgewood HS | 11:26.00 | ||
| 3 | AnnaMarie Tretola | 11 | Ridgewood HS | 11:27.00 | ||
| 4 | Alexandra Carlson | 12 | North Hunterdon HS | 11:34.00 | ||
| 5 | Lily Williams | 11 | Ridgewood HS | 11:35.00 | ||
| 6 | Addison Schmidt | 11 | North Hunterdon HS | 11:39.00 | ||
| 7 | Magdalyn Hoffman | 12 | North Hunterdon HS | 11:45.00 | ||
| 8 | Caroline Deiss | 11 | Ridgewood HS | 11:57.00 | ||
| 9 | Claire Hamlet | 12 | Ridgewood HS | 12:10.00 | ||
| 10 | Paige Boyce | 10 | North Hunterdon HS | 12:23.00 | ||
| 11 | Lucia Rabolli | 11 | Ridgewood HS | 12:44.00 | ||
| 12 | Eva Jacqueline | 10 | Ridgewood HS | 12:55.00 | ||
| 13 | Alyssa Panella | 12 | North Hunterdon HS | 13:00.00 | ||
| 14 | Cassidy Roop | North Hunterdon HS | 13:06.00 | |||
| 15 | Sara Frederick | North Hunterdon HS | 13:10.00 | |||
| 16 | Caroline Bavaro | 11 | North Hunterdon HS | 13:30.00 | ||
| 17 | Peyton Lewis | North Hunterdon HS | 13:43.00 | |||
| 18 | Mackenzie Pearson | 12 | North Hunterdon HS | 14:07.00 | ||
| 19 | Rebecca Miceli | 12 | North Hunterdon HS | 14:25.00 | ||
| 20 | Allison Masino | North Hunterdon HS | 15:08.00 | |||
