New Jersey Group Championships
11/13/99 at Holmdel Park, NJ
results from www.monmouth.com/~scullion
BOYS
GIRLS
 | Overall ranking |
| Qualifiers for All Group Meet of Champions
- 174 girls |
| Group 1: sr Christina Mendoza,
Hudson County Prep 19:57; Rumson Fair-Haven 32 |
| Group 2: jr Erin Donohue,
Haddonfield Memorial 18:30; Hopewell Valley 58 |
| Group 3: jr Shahnaz Iqbal,
Bergenfield High S 19:53; Moorestown 74 (6-13-17-18-20-29) on tie breaker
over Middletown South 74 (9-11-12-16-26-32) |
| Group 4: sr Lindsey Gallo, Howell
18:55; Ridgewood 97 |
| Parochial A: jr Carey Mayo,
Monsignor Donovan 20:38; Pingry 71 (Red Bank Catholic 75) |
| Parochial B: fr Lindsay Van Alstine,
Hawthorne Christian 20:47; Saint Rose 30 |
Highlights by Ed Grant
BOYS
New Jersey HS harriers got a perfect day at the challenging Holmdel County Park course yesterday and made the most of it with indidvidual times rocketing down from earlier performances there this season, even though the state's top runner, Brian Kerwin of Christian Brothers. was content to run a team race in a 1-2-3-4 finish, stepping across the line barely first in 16:28.5.
The top performer of the day was Joe Halin of Cherokee in the Gr. IV race as he broke his Holmdel PR by almost a minute with a 16:09 victory. Not far behind was Walton Kingsbery of Red Bank, who took the Gr. III race off a slow pace in 16:11.
CBA looked every bit at least the 3rd best in the nation with a team average (16:32) that ranks 6th all time on the course and is just 10 seconds a man slower than the record held by the 1982 Colt club. Cherokee averaged 16:52 and Paul VI, 2nd to CBA in the Parochial A race, matched that performance.
There were an even 50 runners under 17:00, which is the benchmark for a good performance on the 5K course which opens with a long uphill run and later takes the runners into the "bowl," just past the 2M mark which has a treacherous downhill slope, followed by a 400M or more climb out of the depression.
The other team winners, all but one expected, were Red Bank in Gr. III, Hopewell Valley in Gr. II, Rumson in Gr. I and Mater Dei with an upset of defending Wildwood Catholic in Parochial B.
(Full results on all races are available at
www.monmouth.com/~scullion/)
GIRLS
All eyes in the girls' races at Holmdel yesterday were on gr. II where the state's two Footlocker contenders, Erin Donohue of Haddonfield and Lily Thomas of Somerville were to meet---both undefeated this season.
The race lived up to expectations with Donohue taking the lead, opening a fair gap in the hill, but having to struggle to hold off Thomas' late charge when they returned to the flats. Erin won by 15-20 yards in 18:30, taking six seconds off her PR on the course and moving her past Jodie Bilotta to 12th place on the all-time Holmdel list. Thomas ran 18;34 to take over 13th spot.
Rumson and Hopewell Valley, neither of which had ever won a group CC title before, both completed boy-girl double, with HoVall also turning in the best performance of the six races, seven seconds a girl ahead of Gr. IV repeat winner Ridgewood.
Moorestown, which had gone into the meet a strong favorite in Gr. III, needed a tie-breaker to defeat defending Middletown South after both finished with 74 points for the first five runners.
After rooting boyfriend Brian Kerwin home in the boys' Parochial A race, Lindsey Gallo took the gr. IV race by 100 yards from defending Beth Androski of Hackensack in 18:55. The Gr. III race provided a major upset when first-year CC runner Shahnaz Iqbal (a native of Saudi Arabia who arrived in J via Saskatchewan, won in 19:53. Favored Marianne Herbst of mt. Olive was back in 7th place, but qualified for the AG meet.
The Parochialk races provided an upset in the A division when Pingry defeated Red Bank Catholic and Msgr. Donovan. St. Rose had a third straight B victory over Morris Cathoilic, whose two best distance runners star on a state championship soccer team in the fall.
Gr. IV
T: Ridgewood 97, Shawnee 117, Toms River East 118, Coilumbia 145 (wild card qualifier), Westfield 175.
1. Lindsey Gallo, Howell 18:55 Sr.
2. Beth Androski, Hackensack 19:15 Sr.
3. Jen Blank, Toms River East 19:25 Fr.
4. Claudine Evangelista, Triton 19:31 Sr.
5. Stephanie Last, Roxbury 19:32 Jr.
6. Rovin Van Auken, Highland 19:50 Sr.
7. Clair Nowakowski, Ridgewood 19:54 So.
8. Lindsay Scarboriugh, Lenape 19:55 Sr..
9. Amina Zohny, Columbia 19:55 Sr.
10. Jenna Darcy, Shawnee 19:58 Sr.
Gr. III
T: Moorestown 74, Middletown South 74, Camden Wilson 151, North Hunterdon 161, Ocean City 180.
1. Shahnaz Iqbal, Bergenfield 19;53 Jr.
2. Sarah Spilman, West Morris 19:56 Jr.
3. Jen Myers, Ramapo 19;59 Jr.
4. Kim Pereira, Parsippany 20:10 Jr.
5. Brittany McCann, Delsea 20:12
6. Jessica Curtin, Pinelands 20:21 Fr.
7. Marianne Herbst, Mt. Olive 20:23 Sr.
8. Nicole Dunich, Ocean Twp 20:25 Jr.
9. Julia Kuder, Moorestown 20:26 Jr.
10. Tanesha Pittman, Wilson 20:29 Fr.
Gr. II
T: Hopewell Valley 58, Voorhees 97, Ramsey 122, Holmdel 136, Bridgeton 175.
1. Erin Donohue, Haddonfield 18:30 Jr.
2. Lily Thomas, Somerville 18:34 Sr.
3. Melissa Conway, Ramsey 19:23 Jr.
4. Tiffany Rust, Hopewell Valley 19:34 Sr.
5. Laura Petrillo, Hopewell Valley 19:58 Sr.
6. Sarah Rhodes, Voorhees 20:00 Jr.
7. Beth Vesey, Ramsey 20:13 Sr.
8. Natalie Jones, Hopewell Calley 20:24 So.
9. Marissa Brown, Scalick 20:39 Sr.
10. Nouelle Dorrow, Chatham 20;43 Jr.
Gr. I
T: Rumson 32, Bernards 115, Verona 142, Metuchen 153, Gloucester 153.
1. Christina Mendoza, Hudson County Prep 19:57 Sr.
2. Cauilin Hadley, Gloucester 20:08 Jr.
3. Allyson Krayl, Pt. Pleasant Beach 20:09 Fr.
4. Christy Planer, Rumson 20:16 So,
5. Jenni Krystopowicz, Rumson 20:19 So.
6. Christine Dobrowski, Mt. Lakes 20:57 Fr.
7. LaTisha Brown, Keansburg 21:08 So.
8. Caitlin Moscatello, Rumson 21:14 So.
9. Lesley Barnet, Bernards 21:15 Jr.
10. Jessica Gordon, Belvidere 21:31 Jr.
Parochial A
T: Pingry 71, Red Bank Catholic 75, Msgr. Donovan 105, Immaculata 169, St. John Vianney 180.
1. Carey Mayo, Msgr. Donovan 20:38 Jr.
2. Brandee Neiderhofer, Holy Spirit 20:40 Jr.
3. Kate Hazlett, Msgr. Donovan 20:41 Jr.
4, Lauren Fackelman, Pingry 20:43 So.
5. Nicole Kurtain, Notre Dame 20:47 So.
6. Rachel Watson, Msgr. Donovan 20:48 Fr.
7. Jody Benedict, St. John Vianney 20:49 Sr.
8. Emily Ward, Gloucester Catholic 20:50 Sr.
9. Ali Bellicose, Red Bank Catholic 20:57 Sr.
10. Laura Carpenter, St. John Vianney 21:02 fR
Parochial B
T: St. Rose 30, Morris Catholic 60, Villa Walsh 97.
1. Lindsay Van Alstyne, Hawthorne Christian 20:47 Fr.
(This school only joined the state association this year; Lindsay is the only runner they have and she is coached by her father)
2. Maya Ferraro, St. Rose 20:50 So.
3. Biddy Bewalder, Morris Catholic 20:50 So.
4. Taryn Landers, St. Rose 21:02 Jr.
5. Lia Bella, Morris Catholic 21:20 Fr.
6. Caroline Bugg, Newark Academy 21:21 Fr.
7. Jane Steinemann, Villa Walsh 21:24 Sr.
8. Devon landers, St. Rose 21:29 Jr.
9. Colleen Dobson, Mater Dei 21:42
10. Bridget Devlin, St. Joseph Hammonton 21:45 Fr.
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