Seniors Nathan Aschmann and Keenan Neuman placed 4th and 5th to lead Ocean City to 2nd place in a very competitive state Group 3 race Saturday at Holmdel County Park.
Ocean City averaged 16:50 and placed 2nd to West Windsor-Plainsboro North in a battle of the No. 2 and No. 3 schools in the state. West Windsor-Plainsboro North, with five in the top 13, outscored Ocean City 37-68.
This was Ocean City’s 3rd straight year in second place at Group 3 states.
Junior Nevin Millstein ran 16:55 for 16th for the Red Raiders, junior Benjamin McCarthy ran 17:05 for 20th and senior Michael Romano was 28th in 17:14. For team scoring purposes, they went 4-5-15-18-26 for 68 points.
Ocean City’s top five was backed up by junior 6th man Ryan Jefferson, who was 36th in 17:26.
Also placing in the top 10 and advancing to the Meet of Champions was Moorestown junior Zander Kane, who ran 16:35 for 7th place.
Mainland Township junior Jack Preissman was 18th in 17:00, Highland senior Liam Murphy placed 21st in 17:05, Shawnee sophomore Deven Lloyd placed 32nd in 17:19 and Highland senior Tyler Boice took 35th in 17:24.
