Recap: New Jersey Race By Race At Manhattan Invitational
In MileSplit's recap of the Manhattan College XC Invitational, they selected Princeton as the top NJ girls team and Kajol Karra as the top NJ junior girl.
XC Fall Classic: Notre Dame’s Kovoor bounces back; Princeton claims boys title
Corey Annan interviews Tarun Kovoor (Notre Dame) and Princeton coach James Smirk after their wins at the XC Fall Classic. Kovoor talks about the victory being a confidence boost after coming back from a glute injury. Coach Smirk praises his boys for playing on each other’s strengths and having the mindset that team success is everyone’s success.
Girls cross country Top 20, Oct. 7: South Jersey teams rise after Shore Coaches
NJ Advance Media's girls rankings include the following teams from Mercer County and NJ Central groups:
#3 Princeton (up from #4)
#5 Manalapan (no change)
#6 Middletown South (no change)
#9 Freehold Township (no change)
#14 Rumson-Fair Haven (up from #18)
#16 Colts Neck (no change)
#19 Hopewell Valley (down from #14)
Boys cross-country Top 20, Oct. 7: Shore Coaches Invite results in major movement
NJ Advance Media's boys rankings include the following teams from NJ Central groups:
#5 Colts Neck (no change)
#12 Manalapan (down from #9)
#20 South Brunswick (down from #11)
Girls New Jersey Top 20 Cross Country Teams - October 7th
MileSplit's latest girls rankings include the following teams from Mercer County and NJ Central groups:
#3 Princeton (up from #5)
#4 Middleton South (up from #4)
#7 Manalapan (down from #6)
#8 Freehold Township (down from #7)
#13 Rumson-Fair Faven (up from #16)
#17 Wilberforce (down from #13)
#18 Colts Neck (down from #15)
#20 Hopewell Valley (up from NR)
Bub. West Windsor-Plainsboro North (up from NR)
Boys New Jersey Top 20 Cross Country Teams - October 7th
MileSplit's latest boys rankings include the following teams from Mercer County and NJ Central groups:
#3 Colts Neck (up from #5)
#20 South Brunswick (down from #11)
Bub. Cinnaminson (up from NR)
Bub. Princeton (up from NR)
Bub. West Windsor-Plainsboro South (down from #17)
Elite times headline girls performances from the Shore Coaches XC Invitational
Allison Lee (West Windsor-Plainsboro North) talks with the media after her win in the girls Varsity B race at the Shore Coaches Invitational. She says that cross training has been key to staying healthy this year, and that knowing the Holmdel course so well, including which portions are her strongest, has been a big advantage. She also credits senior teammate Zhu Chinchalkar as a role model and a huge reason for her success.
Girls New Jersey Top 20 Cross Country Teams - October 2nd
MileSplit NJ's girls rankings have two local schools in the top 20:
#5 Princeton (up from #9)
#13 Wilberforce (no change)
Boys New Jersey Top 20 Cross Country Teams - October 2nd
MileSplit NJ's boys rankings have two local schools in the top 20:
#16 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (up from #20)
#17 West Windsor-Plainsboro South (previously unranked)
Fans vote Allentown’s Wroblewski as top senior athlete in N.J. girls cross country
Allentown’s Emilia Wroblewski was voted by fans as the top girls senior XC runner. She received 42% of the vote. Ewing’s Teagan Walker finished second in the voting.
Teagan Walker looking to add to her legacy for Ewing cross country
Ewing’s Teagan Walker gets a great profile in the Ewing Observer. She and her coach, Dan Johnson, talk about her past success, her great start to this season, her current training, her goals going forward, and the impact she’s had on her team.
Who is N.J.’s top senior boys cross country runner? Make your vote here!
Vote for a Mercer County boy as the top senior XC runner in the state! Nominees include Luke Ferret (West Windsor-Plainsboro North) and Shravan Pradeep (West Windsor-Plainsboro South).
Who is N.J.’s top senior girls cross country runner? Make your vote here!
Vote for a Mercer County girl as the top senior XC runner in the state! Nominees include Zhu Chinchalkar (West Windsor-Plainsboro North), Claire Dumont (Hopewell Valley), Adeline Edwards (Wilberforce), Teagan Walker (Ewing), and Emilia Wroblewski (Allentown).
Girls cross country Top 20, Sept 30: Signature wins lead to some notable changes
NJ.com published its team rankings early this week. Here are Mercer County's ranked girls teams:
#4 Princeton (up from #5)
#13 Wilberforce (no change)
#14 Hopewell Valley (no change)
#16 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (no change)
Key takeaways and under-the-radar stories from Week 4′s cross country meets
After West Windsor-Plainsboro South's Shravan Pradeep topped all NJ runners at the Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational, NJ.com's Bakari Rice describes him as "becoming a difference maker." Rice predicts that Pradeep's success "will also translate to the team," and he highlights WW-P South's top-5 average of 16:37, which was best among all NJ teams.
Girls cross-country Top 20, Sept. 27: No new teams, but plenty of movement
Four Mercer County girls teams are in NJ Advance Media's top 20 this week:
#5 Princeton (up from 6)
#13 Wilberforce (no change)
#14 Hopewell Valley (no change)
#16 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (no change)
Girls cross country Fab 50, Sept. 26: Who is surging ahead of a pivotal Week 4?
Here are the Mercer County girls in NJ Advance Media's top 50 this week:
#8 Zui Chinchalkar (WW-P North)
#13 Allison Lee (WW-P North)
#34 Grace Hegedus (Princeton)
#35 Claire Dumont (Hopewell Valley)
#39 Laura Sallade (Wilberforce)
#42 Adeline Edwards (Wilberforce)
Hopewell Valley Sweeps TCNJ High School XC Invite
Hopewell Valley’s sweep at the TCNJ Invitational gets it a nice featured article on MileSplit, with results and a team trophy photo.
VOTE: Boys NJ Athlete of the Week - September 16th - 22nd
Shravan Pradeep (WW-P South) was voted MileSplit NJ’s athlete of the week for his win at the Thompson 2 Miler. He received 45% of the 96,000+ votes cast.
9/15-9/22 Cross Country – Performers of the Week
Senior Claire Dumont (Hopewell Valley) and junior Kajol Karra (Princeton) both make NJXCTFCA’s list of top 7 performances this week.