The last varsity race that results have been posted for is Boys Varsity E, which started at 10:30 a.m. and finished before 11 a.m. It’s now 3:25 p.m. and the “live results” page hasn’t been updated in more than four hours. This after the first few races had incorrect places and times.
I don’t even know what to say anymore. It seems like every track and XC meet in North Jersey has timing issues that we never see in South Jersey.
We keep hearing there are “internet issues” at Holmdel County Park, but there are so many workarounds that this lame excuse is unacceptable.
It’s 2025, for crying out loud.
If you don’t have access to a satellite phone to get around whatever internet issues there really are and if a wireless hotspot really doesn’t work – which I doubt is even true – have somebody set up at the Dunkin Donuts four miles away on Bethany Road or at the McDonald’s 4 ½ miles away on Rte. 35. Both have high-quality Wi-Fi. Have someone take results on a flash drive to the Dunkin or McDonald’s, where they can be posted immediately. Have two drivers and you can have all the results posted minutes after each race. Heck, I’ll volunteer to be one of the drivers.
If they really wanted the results available, they would be creative and find a way.
In the meantime, here are stories from a couple of the early races about Cinnaminson’s Jacob Wickersham and Julia Flanagan
As soon as we have more to post, I promise we will!
EDIT: Just an additional note that now if you click on “LIVE RESULTS” you get results from an indoor track meet in Lawrenceville on Dec. 14, 2024. Big hurdles race for Sofia Swindell, who’s now a freshman at Penn.!
You keep being you, Shore Coaches!
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 