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| Holmdel stunner: Joe Rosa takes down CR with 15:04 clocking!!
Joe and Jim Rosa, West Windsor-Plainsboro North’s indefatigable junior twins, put together the greatest finish in the history of Holmdel Park with a performance for the ages at the 35th Shore Coaches Invitational.
After running together through the first mile (5:07) and the second mile (9:59), Joe pulled away from his brother and ripped up the 3.1-mile layout to the tune of a course record shattering 15:04 in the B Division race.
That’s right, 15:04!!!!!! That sliced 12 seconds off the course record of 15:16 set in 2006 by Craig Forys of Colts Neck.
Not to be outdone, Jim came blasting across the line in 15:16 to match Forys’ old mark.
While the Rosa’s race was the highlight of the meet, there were several other significant performannces. Full Meet Report
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BOYS
AM HIGHLIGHTS
- Pat Schellberg of Delbarton repeated with a personal best 16:13 in the D Division race, and Holmdel’s incredible 17-second spread from 1-5 enabled it to rally for the D team title, 145-147, over Delbarton.
- Patrick Rono of Lyndhurst, the son of 1988 Olympic 1,500 gold medalist Peter, rolled to 17-second victory in the E race in 16:36. US#7/NE#1 Haddonfield held out its regulars, opening the door for Wallkill Valley to score a 166-178 triumph over NJ#25 Lawrenceville.
- Dave Oster of Verona, the state Group 1 champion last year, continued his torrid start to the season with a wire-to-wire win in 16:21 in the F Division race. Mater Dei averaged 18:18.4 to grab team honors, 122-156 over Peddie..
Girls
- D race - Delaware Valley senior Emma Giantisco secured her first major invitational victory when she blitzed through the Holmdel Park course in a personal best 19:07, the best individual time thus far through three varsity girls races. Three more still to come.
- NJ #10 Voorhees, paced by third-place Colette Whitney (19:24), earned its third straight Shore Coaches team title and fifth in six years. Voorhees packed five in the top 23 to average 20:17.2 and beat runner-up and #11 Holy Angels, 65-112.
- F race - Eastern Christian sophomore Kristen Traub was able to finish a Holmdel race for the first time and won the individual title by 35 seconds in 19:21. Last year at Shore Coaches and in the Non-Public B race, Traub was forced to drop out due to injuries.
- Pingry, paced by eighth-place Kate Leib (20:23), jammed four runners into the top 14 and edged defending Group 1 state champion Robbinsville, 72-92, for the team title. This is Pingry’s first SCI title since winning a third straight in 2005.
- E race- Bernards sophomore Dana Giordano, in her first year of cross-country, made her first visit to Holmdel a success, winning in 19:27, four seconds better than Mount St. Mary senior Caroline Williams.
- Holly Bischoff finished third in 19:32 to pace Bishop Eustace to a 92-131 victory over runner-up Bernards
PM HIGHLIGHTS
BOYS
- Junior Joe Rosa of West Windsor-Plainsboro North smashes course record by 12 seconds with a sizzling 15:04 in the B race with twin brother Jim second in 15:16, equaling the former mark set in 2006 by Craig Forys of Colts Neck. NJ#11 Millburn, with 2008 M of C winner Tyler Udland third (15:55), takes team title, 130-136 over NJ #8 Ridge with NJ#4 West Windsor North third with 151.
- Senior Curtis Richburg of West Orange scores win in Holmdel debut in 16:05 in the A race, and NJ#2 CBA wins despite holding out several key regulars, 86-149, over Toms River North.
- Miles Schoedler of Ocean City crosses first in the C race in 16:18 and Hopewell Valley puts its five in the top 23 to win, 81-106, over Mendham
GIRLS
- VARSITY B - Kingsway senior Chelsea Ley continued her mastery of Holmdel Park by winning her third straight SCI individual title in a meet-best 18:03. NJ #8 Immaculate Heart, the defending Non-Public A state champion, got four runners in before top-ranked Ridge’s third runner and earned an 87-89 victory.
- VARSITY A - Hillsborough senior Ashley Smolinka turned in the second-fastest time of the day and became her school’s first champion here since 2001, winning in 19:01. Behind Smolinka, #3 Hillsborough averaged 20:17.8 to win the team title with 104 points while #4 Hunterdon Central was second with 115 and #7 Randolph was third with 118. Hunterdon Central turned in the fastest five-runner average of the day with a 20:13.4.
- VARSITY C - Syracuse-bound Julie Jabloski of Hopewell Valley won her first SCI title in 19:29. NJ #14 Seneca, with four runners in the top 23, defeated runner-up and #19 Hopewell Valley, 91-129
Preveiws
Boys - Although there are several intruging team matchups on tap, almost all the buzz around Holmdel Park on Saturday will be about the showdown between distance running titans Tyler Udland and Joe Rosa. Full Preview
Girls - Well, here it is, the annual mid-season check-up for New Jersey cross-country teams. The 35th Shore Coaches Invitational, featuring 190 girls teams spread out over six varsity races, will allow Holmdel Park to take the temperature of teams who consider themselves contenders, and teams who will realize they are pretenders. Here’s a breakdown of the schedule, which starts with the small schools and finishes with the large schools. Full Preview
Time Schedule (subject to change)
9:00 Boys Frosh C 12:40 Boys JV C
9:10 Girls Frosh B 1:00 Girls JV A
9:25 Boys JV D 1:20 Boys Varsity C
9:45 Girls JV C 1:40 Boys Varsity A
10:05 Boys Varsity F 2:00 Boys Varsity B
10:25 Boys Varsity E 2:20 Girls frosh A
10:45 Boys Varsity D 2:35 Boys Frosh A
11:05 Girls Varsity F 2:50 Girls Varsity C
11:25 Girls Varsity E 3:10 Girls Varsity B
11:45 Girls Varsity D 3:30 Girls Varsity A
12:05 Boys Frosh B 3:50 Boys JV B
12:20 Girls JV B 4:10 Boys JV A
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