Macy Huber, Grace Gutowski lead Paul VI girls to their fastest performance ever at Holmdel, lowest score in 22 years!!!!!!

Led by junior Macy Huber and sophomore Grace Gutowski, the Paul VI girls enjoyed their finest day in 22 years Saturday at Holmdel County Park.

Paul VI set a school record with a 20:13 average for its top five runners and placed 3rd in the state Parochial A meet with 74 points. That’s the program’s lowest total since 2002, when PVI placed 2nd to Red Bank with 68 points behind Erin Sigwart and Liz Kessler in 3rd and 4th.

Still waiting for the merge of non-winning teams to see who’s headed for the Meet of Champions back at Holmdel Saturday. Hopefully, Viper Timing isn’t in charge of that or we may never find out. But unofficially, Paul VI should be on its way.

Anyway, Paul VI’s 20:13 average was tied for 9th-fastest of all teams in all six races and 2nd-fastest among South Jersey schools, behind only Cherokee’s 20:10 in the state Group 4 meet.

Paul VI won state titles in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994 and 1995 but never had a five-runner average close to 20:13.

Huber placed 3rd in 19:16 behind two Union Catholic runners and Gutowski was 5th in 19:38. Their times were 3rd- and 8th-fastest of all South Jersey runners Saturday.

Also for the Eagles, freshman Peyton Blake ran 20:16 and was the fastest freshman in the race in 13th place, freshman Morgan Kuzma was 23rd in 20:43 and sophomore Kara Salamone ran 21:16 for 30th. Freshman Johanna Trampe [41st in 21:44] and junior Verina Belmonte [49th in 22:19] also raced for PVI.

Huber’s time is 3rd-fastest all-time by a Paul VI girl, behind Dawn Cody’s 18:50 at the 1982 Meet of Champions and Shaelan McNally’s 18:56 at the 2021 Meet of Champions.

PVI lowered its all-time top-5 composite average from 19:21.2 to 19:15.2 with Huber lowering her Holmdel PR from 19:41 from this year’s Shore Coaches and Gutowski bumping Erin Carmody [19:43 in 1988] off the list. That moved them past Delsea [19:16.8], Seneca [19:20.8] and Bishop Eustace [19:20.8] and into the No. 10 spot on the all-time South Jersey Holmdel composite average performance list.

Nationally 11th-ranked Union Catholic won with 40 points and Pingry School of Basking Ridge was 2nd with 70. Paul VI is ranked 5th in New Jersey.

Paul VI A … 19:15.2
18:50 … Dawn Cody [1982 Meet of Champions]
18:56 … Shaelan McNally [2021 Meet of Champions]
19:16 … Macy Huber [2024 Parochial A]
19:36 … Sandy Wright [1988 Meet of Champions]
19:38 … Grace Gutowski [2024 Paochial A

Fastest Team Averages
19:29 .. Union Catholic [1st, Parochial A]
19:56 … Princeton [1st, Group 4]
19:53 … Ridgewood [2nd, Group 4]
20:01 … Rumson-Fair Haven [1st, Group 2]
20:06 … Colts Neck [1st, Group 3]
20:09 … Middletown South [2nd, Group 3]
20:09 … Manalapan [5th, Group 4]
20:10 … Cherokee [3rd, Group 4]
20:13 … Paul VI [3rd, Parochial A]
20:13 … Freehold Township [4th, Group 4]
20:13 … Pingry [2nd, Parochial A]

Every South Jersey boy who ran sub-17, every girl who ran sub-21:30 and top team averages from state XC at Holmdel!!!!!!

State champs Ben Andrus of Haddonfield and Liliah Gordon of Northern Burlington posted the fastest South Jersey times at the 12 state cross country championship races at Holmdel County Park.

And the Haddonfield boys and Cherokee girls had the fastest team averages.

Here’s a look at all the top individual and team performances from Holmdel! As always, please let me know in the comment section of any omissions or errors!

BOYS
Top individuals
 [17:00]
*16:03 … *Ben Andrus [Haddonfield], Group 2 [1st]
16:15 … Brandon Lyons [Cherry Hil East], Group 4 [7th]
16:19 … Brody Bogos [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [9th]
16:21 … Bennett Wright [Haddonfield], Group 2 [4th]
16:21 … Ben Realley [Cherokee], Group 4 [10th]
16:26 … *Logan Bromley [Cherokee], Group 4 [11th]
*16:22 … Ryan Gibson [Haddonfield], Group 2 [5th]
*16:26 … Peter Simpson [Haddonfield], Group 2 [6th]
16:31 … Ethan Buck [Ocean City], Group 3 [9th]
16:32 … **Keenan Neuman [Ocean City], Group 3 [10th]
*16:33 … Luke Andresen [Haddonfield], Group 2 [8th]
16:37 … **Ryan Duffy [Kingsway], Group 4 [15th]
16:38 … ***Jack Tindall [Cherokee], Group 4 [16th]
16:38 … *Will Nelson [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [22nd]
16:39 … *Erik Preisner [Ocean City], Group 3 [12th]
16:40 … *Alvin Lin [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [19th]
16:43 … Liam Tindall, [Cherokee], Group 4 [21st]
16:43 … **Sean Sooy [Cherokee], Group 4 [22nd]
16:46 … Enzo Corona [Cherokee], Group 4 [25th]
16:47 … Ty Blackman [Glassboro], Group 1 [2nd]
16:47 … *Jacob Wickersham [Cinnaminson], Group 2 [13th]
16:47 … *Rex Takakjy [Cherry Hill West], Group 3 [14th]
16:48 … Noah Stapleton [Shawnee], Group 3 [16th]
16:51 … Ethan Worst [Clearview], Group 3 [18th]
16:52 … Mason Wassell [Highland], Group 3 [20th]
16:53 … **Nathan Aschmann [Ocean City], Group 3 [21st]
16:54 … *Sean Martino [Cedar Creek], Group 2 [16th]
16:55 … Dylan Saber [Williamstown], Group 4 [31st]
16:57 … Julian Rich [Sicklerville Tech], Group 3 [25th]
16:57 … *Milo Poerner [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [33rd]
16:57 … Sean Alemi [Paul VI], Parochial A [19th]

Top teams  [18:00]
16:21 … Haddonfield, Group 2 [1st]
16:33 … Cherry Hill East, Group 4 [2nd]
16:34 … Cherokee, Group 4 [1st]
16:45 … Ocean City, Group 3 [2nd]
17:18 … Shawnee, Group 3 [5th]
17:45 … Paul VI, Parochial A [8th]
17:57 … Glassboro, Group 1 [3rd]
17:57 … Highland, Group 3 [14th]

GIRLS
Top individuals
[21:30]
17:58 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], Group 3 [1st]
19:07 … *Riley Austin [Haddonfield], Group 2 [2nd]
19:16 … Macy Huber [Paul VI], Parochial A [3rd]
19:23 … *Madeline Meder [Cherokee], Group 4 [7th]
19:25 … Jordan Hadfield [Schalick], Group 1 [2nd]
19:27 … Megan Niglio [Cherokee], Group 4 [9th]
19:37 … Chloe Care [Ocean City], Group 3 [9th]
19:38 … **Grace Gutowski [Paul VI], Parochial A [5th]
19:41 … Jonalee Adames [Sterling], Group 2 [10th]
19:42 … Sofia Day [Mainland Reg.], Group 3 [10th]
19:52 … **Theresa Albertson [Eastern], Group 4 [13th]
19:59 … *Sophia Aldridge [Wiliamstown], Group 4 [18th]
19:59 … **Ryleigh Budsock [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [19th]
19:53 … Macie McCracken [Wildwood], Group 2 [6th]
19:55 … ***Riley Tolson [Ocean City], Group 3 [13th]
20:09 … Noella Reyes [Moorestown], Group 3 [17th]
20:12 … Maeve Smith [Ocean City], Group 3 [20th]
20:16 … *Ashley Doyle [Delran], Group 2 [20th]
20:16 … Gabrielle Joseph [Moorestown], Group 3 [22nd]
20:16 … ***Peyton Blake [Paul VI], Parochial A [13th]
20:18 … ***Erin Healy [Cherokee], Group 4 [27th]
20:18 … Nilaa Ponnappan [Camden Catholic], Parochial A [14th]
20:18 … Juliana Sieminski [Delsea], Group 3 [25th]
20:23 … ***Hope Edwards [Moorestown], Group 3 [28th]
20:24 … **Molly Mills [Haddonfield], Group 2 [23rd]
20:25 … **Madison Kelsey [Haddonfield], Group 2 [24th]
20:26 … *Natalie Dumas [Eastern], Group 4 [31st]
20:29 … *Julia Flanagan [Holy Cross], Parochial B [4th]
20:43 … ***Morgan Kuzma [Paul VI], Parochial A [23rd]
20:45 … **Olivia Masucci [Vineland], Group 4 [40th]
20:49 … *Shaelea Conway [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [42nd]
20:49 … Cate Feudtner [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [43nd]
20:49 … *Lyana Gutierrez [Highland], Group 3 [34th]
20:49 … *Maya Kumar [Cherokee], Group 4 [44th]
20:51 … *Ella Davidson [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [45th]
20:52 … Zoe Zammit [Ocean City], Group 3 [37th]
20:55 … Grace Wojciechowski [Cherokee], Group 4 [48th]
20:58 … Gabrielle Brown [Vineland], Group 4 [50th]
21:02 … ***Emmie Wang [Cherry Hill West], Group 4 [51st]
21:03 … Makayla Zell [Moorsetown], Group 3 [46th]
21:06 … *Paige Pacquing [Egg Harbor Twp.], Group 4 [55th]
21:12 … Tylin Regan [Haddonfield], Group 2 [35th]
21:15 … Kaysie Luna [Sterling], Group 2 [36th]
21:16 … **Kara Salamone [Paul VI], Parochial A [30th]
21:18 … Kaylee Russen[Washington Twp.], Group 4 [63rd]
21:19 … Kayla Leonhardt [Northern Burlington], Group 3 [60th]
21:20 … **Aubrey Bishop [Kingsway], Group 4 [65th]
21:21 … Dylan Melcher [Haddonfield], Group 2 [38th]
21:21 … Audrey Musmeci [Highland], Group 3 [61st]
21:21 … **Devon Gervasi [Haddonfield], Group 2 [41st]
21:22 … ***Ella Mokienko [Mainland Reg.], Group 3 [61st]
21:27 … **Gabriella Pizzo [Cherry Hill East], Group 4 [66th]
21:28 … **Kylee Black [Vineland], Group 4 [67th]
21:28 … *Lilliana Stack Maya [Moorestown], Group 3 [68th]

Top Teams [22:00]
20:10 … Cherokee, Group 4 [3rd]
20:13 … Paul VI, Parochial A [3rd]
20:28 … Ocean City, Group 3 [3rd]
20:39 … Moorestown, Group 3 [6th]
20:42 … Haddonfield, Group 2 [2nd]
20:42 … Cherry Hill East, Group 4 [6th]
21:21 … Northern Burlington, Group 3 [9th]
21:48 … Sterling, Group 2 [7th]
21:49 … Mainland Regional, Group 3 [13th]
21:49 … Delsea, Group 3 [14th]

COMPLETE RESULTS FROM ALL 12 RACES AT TODAY’S STATE XC CHAMPIONSHIPS AT HOLMDEL!!!!!!!!!!

Viper Timing never did manage to get any results posted today, so thanks to Lambo, Robert Keller and everybody at MileSplit for getting everything up as fast as possible on their site.

Here are direct links to results from all 12 races :

Group 1 boys [9:30 a.m.]: Click here.
Group 2 boys [2 p.m.]: Click here.
Group 3 boys [10 a.m.]: Click here.
Group 4 boys [12 p.m.]: Click here.
Parochial A boys [1:30 p.m.]: Click here.
Parochial B boys [11:30 a.m.]: Click here.
Group 1 girls [10:30 a.m.]: Click here.
Group 2 girls [3 p.m.]: Click here.
Group 3 girls [11 a.m.]: Click here.
Group 4 girls [1 p.m.]: Click here.
Parochial A girls [2:30 p.m.]: Click here.
Parochial B girls [12:30 p.m.]: Click here.

LED BY OVERALL WINNER BEN ANDRUS, HADDONFIELD PUTS 5 IN THE TOP 8 AND ROLLS TO 22ND STATE XC CHAMPIONSHIP & 7TH IN A ROW!!!!!!

Junior Benjamin Andrus won the individual title and Haddonfield placed all five scorers in the top eight – all in a 30-second compression – to win its 22nd state title and seventh in a row Saturday at Holmdel County Park.

Andrus joined his brother George in 2022 as the 2nd member of his family with a state Group 2 title.

Haddonfield averaged 16:20.69 on Holmdel’s historic 5,000-meter course and outscored 2nd-place Bernards 24-112.

The Bulldogs outscored the field 24-31.

Haddonfield’s 24-point total is the 2nd-lowest ever by a South Jersey school at states, lowest in 47 years and lowest ever by a public school. In 1977, St. Augustine scored a perfect 15 with John Pfaff, Tom Pfaff, Tom Baruffi, Bob Domico and Grteg Kazmierizak.

Bernards, which won 23 state titles from 1965 through 2004, is the only New Jersey public school to win more state titles than Haddonfield.

Although the meet wasn’t held in 2020, Haddonfield has won each of the last seven times it was contested, and their streak is 3rd-longest in state history, behind Bernards’ 14-year streak in Group 1 and 2 from 1974 through 1987 and CBA’s 11-year streak in Parochial A from 1995 through 2005.

Haddonfield’s 16:20.69 average is 3rd-fastest ever by a South Jersey school at Holmdel and fastest in 14 years. It’s also fastest ever at states. Mainland Regional averaged 16:19.12 when it won the 2003 Meet of Champions, and Haddonfield averaged 16:19.68 when it placed 2nd in the 2010 Meet of Champions.

The Bulldogs would only need to average a little over 1 ½ seconds per runner Saturday at the Meet of Champions to break the South Jersey record.

Here’s a look at the top-10 single-race team averages by South Jersey schools:

16:19.12 … Mainland Regional, 2003 Meet of Champions [1]
16:19.68 … Haddonfield, 2010 Meet of Champions [2]
16:20.69 … Haddonfield, 2024 State Group 2 [1]
16:21.56 … Haddonfield, 2001 Meet of Champions [1]
16:21.40 … Haddonfield, 2021 Meet of Champions [3]
16:22.4h ….. Mainland Regional, 2003 Shore Coaches
16:22.94 … Kingsway, 2017 Group 4 [1]
16:25.00 … Mainland Regional, 2003 Group 4 [1]
16:26.05 … Cherry Hill East, 2014 Group 4 [1]
16:27.2h ….. Paul VI, 1988 [1]

Andrus won by about 35 meters over Tommy Jendryka of Mendham, who was 2nd in 16:08. Jacob Nolan of Madison placed 3rd before three straight Haddonfield runners crossed the line – senior Bennett Wright [4th in 16:20], junior Ryan Gibson [5th in 16:21] and junior Peter Simpson [6th in 16:25].

After Bernards’ 1st runner crossed, Haddonfield’s Luke Andresen [8th in 16:32] made it five Bulldog finishers before any other school had its 2nd runner across the line. Senior 6th runner Aaron Keith also placed in the top 20, taking 19th in 17:11.

Haddonfield won its first state title in 1978 and has also won championships in 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023, all in Group 2 except 1985, 1987 and 1989 in Group 1.

Thanks to the MileSplit guys for sending me screen shots of the results since Viper Timing has yet to post any results from any race today.

CHEROKEE PACKS TOP 5 IN 22 SECONDS TO WIN 8TH STATE XC CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!

For the 3rd time in five years and the 8th time overall, Cherokee has won a state cross country title.

Cherokee edged Cherry Hill East 72-75 to win the state Group 4 title at Holmdel County Park, despite not having a runner among the top nine finishers.

But sophomore Benjamin Realley, junior Logan Bromley, freshman Jack Tindall, senior Liam Tindall and sophomore Sean Sooy packed in a 22-second gap between 10th and 22nd place to overcome a terrific race by Cherry Hill East.

Westfield, defending champion and the top-ranked school in Group 4, was 3rd with 87 points. In the lastest state poll, Westfield was ranked 4th, Cherokee 5th and Cherry Hill East 6th.

Realley placed 10th in 16:21, Bromley 11th in 16:26, Jack Tindall 16th in 16:38, Liam Tindall 21st in 16:43 and Sooy 22nd in 16:43. Jack Tindall, the top freshman in the state, has been sick all week and gutted out the race. Cherokee’s 6th runner, senior Enzo Corona, finished 25th in 16:46, giving the Chiefs six runners in 25 seconds.

Cherokee had four of the first nine underclassmen in the race. Eight of the top 17 underclassmen were from either Cherokee or Cherry Hill East.

Seniors Brandon Lyons and Brody Bogos gave Cherry Hill East two in the top 10, with Lyons 7th in 16:15 and Bogos 9th in 16:19. Juniors Will Nelson [17th in 16:38], Alvin Lin [19th in 16:40] and Milo Poerner [33rd in 16:57] were also in East’s top five.

Cherry Hill East’s 75-point total is the lowest non -winning score in Group 4 in 23 years, since Old Bridge edged Cherokee 63-69 in the 2001 meet.

Cherokee’s three-point margin of victory is the smallest in Group 4 since 2004, when Old Bridge edged Toms River North 87-90.

Kingsway sophomore Ryan Duffy placed 15th in 16:37.

NORTHERN’S LILIAH GORDON WINS HER THIRD STRAIGHT STATE XC TITLE!!!!!!

Northern Burlington senior Liliah Gordon became the fourth South Jersey girl to win three straight state cross country championships Saturday morning at Holmdel County Park.

Gordon joined Erin Donohue and Vanessa Wright of Haddonfield and Alyssa Aldridge of Mainland Regional as three-time winners when she won the state Group 3 race Saturday morning.

According to MileSplit, Gordon ran 17:58 and finished 125 meters ahead of 2nd-place Allison Lee of West Windsor-Plainsboro.

That 17:58 is a Holmdel PR for Gordon and makes her 8th-fastest South Jersey girl ever at Holmdel with the 12th-fastest time:

17:27.83 … Megan Venables [Highland Reg.], 2010
17:40 … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1982
17:44 … Chelsea Ley [Kingsway], 2008
17:45 …….. Venables, 2010
17:45 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2013
17:50 …….. Venables, 2010
17:52 … Chelsea Ley [Kingsway], 2010
17:52 …….. Ley [Kingsway], 2009
17:55 …….. Ley, 2009
17:55 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2010
17:55 … Alyssa Aldridge [Mainland], 2016
17:58 …….. Ley, 2008
17:58 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2024

We don’t know Gordon’s winning time or who placed 2nd or any other information on the race and the timing company hired to provide live results hasn’t posted any results all day.

But Gordon bounced back Saturday after placing 2nd at Central Jersey Group 3 Sectionals, where she finished 125 meters behind Lee.

Goredon placed 2nd to Lilly Shapiro of Colts Neck as a freshman, then won Group 3 as a sophomore in 18:57 and a junior in 18:14.

Donohue won four straight state titles from 1997 through 2000 – the first two in Group 1, the next two in Group 2. Wright won Group 2 from 2002 through 2005 and Aldridge won Group 3 from 2015 through 2017.

Previous two-time winners from Burlington County were Kari Vigerstol of Holy Cross in Parochial A in 1993 and 1994 and Cherokee’s Megan Lacy in Group 4 in 2010 and 2011.

We’ll add more details as soon as we have them.

Wilmington’s Dan Wyshinski of Pennsville runs huge 10K PR and places 17th at NCAA Division 2 East Regionals!!!!!!

Strong race Saturday morning from Pennsvilla graduate Dan Wyshinski, who placed 17th out of nearly 150 runners in the NCAA Division 2 East Regional in Rochester, N.Y.

Wyshinski, a senior at Wilmington, covered the 10K course at Matt St. James Trail in 32:13, a big PR. That’s actually faster than his track 10K PR of 32:58.79 from a meet in May in Lakewood. His XC 10K PR was 34:13 from a meet in 2021 in Rochester.

Wyshinski placed 2nd in the CACC Championships last month at Belmont Plateau in Philly and was the top runner as Wilmington won the team title 49-67 over Caldwell (N.J.) University.

Nobody seems to know who advances to the NCAA Division 2 Nationals in Sacramento in two weeks, but if I find out I’ll add the info.

Still no results from Holmdel!!!!!!

I was planning to post stories from each race at Holmdel today, but so far –  an hour after the boys Group 1 race ended – the timing company has still not posted any results.

This is the state championships and we can’t get live results in 2024. Unreal.

This seems to be a recurring problem with several timing companies not named Tomahawk. With the technology available today, it’s unbelievable that these companies aren’t able to provide live results. Heck, we were getting them 20 years ago.

Something goes wrong every single time. Honestly, they should be posting results and in-progress team scores during the race from each mile marker or each 1K. They have the technology to do it. Yet we can’t even tell you what happened in the boys Group 1 race that ended an hour ago.

This is a disgrace and an insult to athletes, coaches, parents and fans of track and cross country.

I think everybody reading this should contact NJSIAA track and field director Al Stumpf at astumpf@njsiaa.org and suggest the NJSIAA finds a timing company that’s able to actually provide results in real time.

EDIT: It’s 11:05 a.m. and still no results. I’m going for a run. I’ll try again later.

UPDATE: It’s now 4:08 p.m. and Viper Timing still hasn’t posted any results. The meet began nearly seven hours ago. MileSplit is doing the best it can, and if we ever get any more results I’ll have more posts.

Live results! All-time winners! All-time performance lists! It’s all here and lots more at the state XC championship link hub!!!!!!

The first New Jersey state track championships were held in 1919 at Branch Brook Park in Newark, with the girls meet starting in 1972  at Holmdel.

The first South Jersey boy to win a state title was legendary Browning Ross of Woodbury in 1942, six years before he represented the U.S. in the Olympics in London.

The first South Jersey girls to win state titles were Monique Purcell of Holy Spirit and Eva Marie Berardi of Williamstown, both in 1978. The first teams were Lower Cape May Regional in 1950 and Shawnee in 1976.

There was no meet in 2020 so Saturday’s state championships are the 105th annual. That’s a century worth of runners getting walked down in the final 50 meters!

Good luck to everyone racing at Holmdel County Park Saturday!

Here are links for everything yo9 need to follow along!

Live results
Group 1 boys [9:30 a.m.]:
Click here [link now live].
Group 2 boys [2 p.m.]:

Group 3 boys [10 a.m.]:
Click here [link now live].   
Group 4 boys [12 p.m.]:
Click here.  
Parochial A boys [1:30 p.m.]:
Click here.  
Parochial B boys [11:30 a.m.]:
Click here
Group 1 girls [10:30 a.m.]:
Click here.  
Group 2 girls [3 p.m.]:
Click here.  
Group 3 girls [11 a.m.]:
Click here.  
Group 4 girls [1 p.m.]:
Click here.  
Parochial A girls [2:30 p.m.]:
Click here. 
Parochial B girls [12:30 p.m.]:
Click here.  

NJSIAA 2024 XC program [with all ads removed]: Click here.
All-Time boys individual and team winners: Click here.
All-Time girls individual and team winners: Click here.

All-Time South Jersey boys Holmdel performance list: Click here
All-Time South Jersey boys Holmdel team single-race list: Click here.
All-Time South Jersey boys composite team list: Click here.
All-Time South Jersey girls Holmdel performance list: Click here
All-Time South Jersey girls Holmdel team single-race list: Click here.
All-Time South Jersey girls composite team list: Click here.

All-Time Holmdel County Park boys list: Click here.
All-Time New Jersey boys Holmdel composite team list:
Click here.
Alll-Time New Jersey boys single-race list:
Click here.
All-Time Holmdel County Park girls list: Click here.
All-Time New Jersey girls Holmdel composite team list:
Click here.
Alll-Time New Jersey girls single-race list: Click here.

2024 XC times, dates, sites, rules of advancement, etc.: Click here.
2024 XC classifications: Click here.
2024 state meet qualifiers: Click here.

Holmdel 5K course map: Click here.

 

The all-time South Jersey GIRLS composite Holmdel performance list!!!!!!

Haddonfield’s remarkable 18:18.4 all-time team average is 2nd-fastest in Holmdel County Park history and the Bulldogs could make a run at the top spot over the next two weeks.

Colts Neck currently has the fastest all-time five-runner average, with Lilly Shapiro in 2021 [17:35], Ashley Higginson in 2006 [17:35], Briana Jackucewicz in 2005 [18:20], Delia Russo in 2018 [18:45] and Colleen Megerle in 2016 [18:59] averaging 18:17.8 on the historic Holmdel 5K layout.

But Haddonfield is less than a second per runner behind, with the all-star lineup of Briana Gess in 2013 [17:45], Olympian Marielle Hall [18:17 in 2009], Vanessa Wright [18:22 in 2004], Olympian Erin Donahue in 1998 [18:27] and Shelby Cain in 2011 [18:41] averaging 18:18.4.

Nobody in South Jersey history is close to Haddonfield’s composite time, although Ocean City, Highland, Cherokee, Kingsway, Cherry Hill East and Shawnee are all undo 19 minutes.

With states and Meet of Champions both coming up at Holmdel the next two Saturdays, here’s our best attempt at an all-time South Jersey girls Holmdel composite team average performance list!

Haddonfield A … 18:18.4
17:45 .. Briana Gess [2013 Meet of Champions]
18:17 … Marielle Hall [2009 Meet of Champions]
18:22 … Vanessa Wright [2004 Meet of Champions]
18:27 … Erin Donohue [1998 Meet of Champions]
18:41 … Shelby Cain [2011 State Group 2]

Ocean City A … 18:37.0
18:12 … Brittany Sedberry [2004 Meet of Champions]
18:20 … Devin Grisbaum [2014 Meet of Champions]
18:42 … Maeve Smith [2023 Shore Coaches]
18:52 … Renee Tomlin [2005 Meet of Champions]
18:59 … Abby Hartman [1996 Meet of Champions]

Cherokee A … 18:38.0
17:55 … Megan Lacy [2010 Group 4]
18:38 … Kerry O’Day [2021 Meet of Champions]
18:43 … Nicole Clifford [2021 Meet of Champions]
18:52 … Lisa Burkholder [2004 Meet of Champions]
19:02 … Kate Rathman [2019 Meet of Champions]

Highland A … 18:38.8
17:28 … Megan Venables [2010 State Group 3]
18:45 … Arianna McKinney [2003 Shore Coaches]
18:48 … Grace Wassell [2021 Meet of Champions]
18:59 … Wendy Westphal [1982 Meet of Champions]
19:14 … Jenn Rawls [2008 Meet of Champions]

Kingsway A … 18:49.2
17:44 … Chelsea Ley [2008 Shore Coaches Group C]
18:29 … Rachel Vick [2016 State Group 4]
19:02 … Alexis Mullarkey [2015 Meet of Champions]
19:24 … Aubrey Pierontoni [2021 Meet of Champions]
19:27 … Ashlynne Burke [2018 Shore Coaches Group B]

Cherry Hill East … 18:51.4
18:18 … Theresa Cattuna [2006 Meet of Champions]
18:28 … Grace Yoon [2016 State Group 4]
18:57 …. Lori Watson [1983 Meet of Champions]
19:16 … Sarah Pierce [2016 Shore Coaches Group A]
19:18 … Missy Shower [2007 Meet of Champions]

Shawnee A … 18:59.2
18:38 … Casey Doyle [2007 Meet of Champions]
18:59 … Kara Bonner [2015 State Group 4]
19:02 … Julia Despirito [2013 Meet of Champions]
19:05 … Kate Ruona [2019 Group 4]
19:12 … Liz Moore [1994 Shore Coaches]

Haddonfield B … 19:03.4
18:50 … Sarah Naticchia [2020 Holmdel Invitational]
18:50 … Meghan Malloy [2011 Meet of Champions]
19:07 … Allison Colflesh [2020 Holmdel Invitational]
19:08 … Peyton Weiner [2020 Colt Invitational]
19:22 … Anne Earp [2021 Meet of Champions]

Mainland Regional … 19:06.0
17:55 … Alyssa Aldridge [2016 Meet of Champions]
18:49 … Sofia Day [2021 Meet of Champions]
19:24 … Gillian Lovett [2022 Shore Coaches B]
19:39 … Andrea Campbell [2003 State Group 4]
19:43 … Kelly Gross [2005 Meet of Champions]

19:16.8 Delsea A … 19:16.8
18:51 … Amanda Goetschius [2006 Meet of Champions]
19:10 … Paige Senatore [2011 State Group 3]
19:25 … Celine Mazzi [2013 Shore Coaches Group C]
19:26 … Lillie Widmer [2022 Group 2]
19:32 … Ashley Deckert [2009 Meet of Champions]

Bishop Eustace A … 19:20.8
18:08 … Holly Bischof [2010 Meet of Champions]
19:10 … Katy Storti [2018 Meet of Champions]
19:20 … Ann Klocke [1995 Parochial B]
19:21 … Amanda Eltringham [1996 Parochial B]
19:28 … Kathleen Linck [1994 Parochial B]

Seneca A … 19:20.8
18:49 … Mara Schiffhauer [2013 Meet of Champions]
19:19 … Paige McCauley [2012 Meet of Champions]
19:24 … Joey Webb [2013 State Group 2]
19:29 … Sydny Warner [2017 State Group 2]
19:43 … Nicole McGrainer [2008 State Group 2]

Paul VI A … 19:21.2
18:50 … Dawn Cody [1982 Meet of Champions]
18:56 … Shaelan McNally [2021 Meet of Champions]
19:36 … Sandy Wright [1988 Meet of Champions]
19:41 … Macy Huber [2024 Shore Coaches
19:43 … Erin Carmody [1988 Group 4]

Washington Twp. … 19:22.2
17:40 … Michelle Rowen [1982 Meet of Champions]
18:40 … Dina Iacone [2011 Shore Coaches Group A]
19:49 … Maura Keane [2019 Meet of Champions]
20:00 … Lexie Taylor [2012 State Group 4]
20:42 … Kate Cochran [2018 Shore Coaches Group A]

Shawnee B … 19:22.4
19:13 … Isabella Turner [2018 Meet of Champions]
19:19 … Nikki Theimann [1996 Group 4]
19:24 … Kim Bonner [2003 Meet of Champions]
19:28 … Karen O’Neill [1993 Group 4]
19:28 … Jenna Darcy [1999 Shore Coaches A

Lenape A … 19:25.3
19:01 … Caitlin Orr [2009 Meet of Champions]
19:13 … Natalie Ocasio [2012 Meet of Champions]
19:32 … Camille Franklin [2013 Group 4]
19:37 … Miya Johnson [2006 Meet of Champions]
19:43 … Emily McGee [2010 Meet of Champions]

Ocean City B … 19:26.2
19:19 … Alexa Weber [2016 Group 3]
19:22 … Melody Sye [1983 Meet of Champions]
19:25 … Chloe Care [2024 Shore Coaches]
19:31 … Mary Kate Brelsdord [2012 Group 3]
19:34 … Megan Hartman [1992 Meet of Champions]

Cherokee B … 19:27.2
19:21 … Alison Weeks [2006 Meet of Champions]
19:22 … Kelsey Niglio [2021 Meet of Champions]
19:27 … Olivia Parkinson [2021 Shore Coaches A]
19:31 … Megan Niglio [2024 Shore Coaches
19:35 … Megan O’Leary [2004 Meet of Champions]

Haddonfield C … 19:31.4
19:27 … Ava Thomas [2022 Meet of Champions]
19:29 … Helene Usher [2021 Meet of Champions]
19:30 … Audrey Naticchia [2022 Group 2]
19:31 … Riley Austin [2022 Group 2]
19:40 … Riley Slootsky [2022 Meet of Champions]

Clearview … 19:33.6
19:04 … Abigail Kotran [2022 Shore Coaches Group B]
19:06 … Abigail Waddington [2022 Shore Coaches Group B]
19:49 … Kaitlin Donahue [2016 Shore Coaches Group B]
19:50 … Julia Rothstein [2015 Shore Coaches Group B]
19:59 … Andrea Shute [2004 State Group 3]

Sterling … 19:35.40
18:40 … Mindy Rowand [1984 Meet of Champions]
18:54 … Madison Coppolino [2017 Meet of Champions]
19:43 … Jonalee Adames [2023 Meet of Champions]
19:53 … Kaysie Luna [2024 Shore Coaches]
20:47 … Cara Coppolino [2023 Group 2]

Shawnee C … 19:38.8
19:30 … Michelle DiMuro [1984 Group 4]
19:33 … Robin McDowell [2003 Meet of Champions]
19:37 … Missy Whitaker [1994 Group 4]
19:38 … Morgan Arena [2014 State Group 4]
19:43 … Deanne Germano [1985 Meet of Champions]

Moorestown … 19:39.6
19:23 … Genevieve Cickavage [2014 State Group 3]
19:27 … Meghan Hughes [2001 State Group 2]
19:44 … Kelsey Rinehart [2000 Meet of Champions]
19:51 … Tara Monihan [2011 Shore Coaches Group B]
19:53 … Brianna Rogers [2007 Shore Coaches Group C]

Holy Cross … 19:40.2
19:17 … Kari Vigerstol [1994 Parochial A]
19:41 … Michy Reimbold [1980 Group 3]
19:44 … Karen Fileshifter [1980 Meet of Champions]
19:46 … Andrea Dippolito [1995 Meet of Champions]
19:53 … Kathleen Porter [1998 Meet of Champions]

Bishop Eustace … 19:42.2
19:32 … Adrianne del Sol [1995 Meet of Champions]
19:33 … Roxanne Hughes [1994 Meet of Champions]
19:34 … Montana DiPietrantonio [2010 Parochial A]
19:55 … Courtney Kelly [2010 Shore Coaches Group E]
19:57 … Elena Cicchini [2022 Shore Coaches Group E]

Cherry Hill East B 19:44.6
19:24 … Alaina Chodoff [2006 Meet of Champions]
19:41 … Alexis Tepper [2021 Meet of Champions]
19:50 … Sue Pockell [1982 Group 4]
19:54 … Meghan Marro [2008 Meet of Champions]
19:54 … Madison McNiff [2021 Meet of Champions]

Cheroee C … 19:44.6
19:35 … Kristin Lewis [2006 Meet of Champions]
19:35 … Madeline Meder [2024 Shore Coaches]
19:44 … Malia Lyles [2002 Group 4
19:51 … Megan Charbeneau [2010 Meet of Champions
19:58 … Megan Niglio [2021 Meet of Champions

Kingsway B … 19:44.8
19:27 … Allie Pierontoni [2019 State Group 4]
19:35 … Lauren Krott [2017 Meet of Champions]
19:50 … Destiny Stanford [2016 State Group 4]
19:52 … Erica Moore [1992 Meet of Champions]
20:00 … Liz Locke [2008 Shore Coaches Group C]
20:00 … Sydney Watts [2018 Shore Coaches Group B]

Ocean City C … 19:46.2
19:39 … Carly Godfrey [2024 Shore Coaches]
19:46 … Mirjam Pietersma [1990 Meet of Champions]
19:47 … Alexa Palmieri [2018 Meet of Champions]
19:48 … Riley Tolson [2024 Shore Coaches]
19:51 … Bridget Flynn [2012 Shore Coaches]

Seneca B … 19:48.0
19:45 … Lyndsy Horn [2009 State Group 2]
19:45 … Kayla Martin [2015 Meet of Champions]
19:46 … Emma Klouchek [2017 State Group 3]
19:48 … Stephanie Flemming [2013 Meet of Champions]
19:56 … Carley Tool [2016 State Group 3]

Haddonfield D … 19:50.8
19:46 … Sabrina Miller [2021 State Group 2]
19:49 … Elizabeth Sikkema [2007 State Group 2]
19:51 … Jess Goode [2021 State Group 2]
19:53 … Jackie Sikkema [2008 Shore Coaches]
19:55 … Alexa Gostovich [2013 Meet of Champions]

Shawnee D … 19:52.0
19:43 … Claire Hauser [2018 Shore Coaches Group B]
19:50 … Claire Rankin [2015 State Group 4]
19:53 … Nina Bendixen [2014 Shore Coaches]
19:55 … Katie Quinn [2003 Meet of Champions]
19:59 … Grace Kearns [2017 Group 3]

Delsea B … 19:53.8
19:39 … Felicia O’Donnell [2009 Meet of Champions]
19:47 … Brittany McCann [2001 Meet of Champions]
19:48 … Kaitlyn Rauscher [2016 Shore Coaches Group C]
19:57 … Ashlee Hitchner [2010 Shore Coaches Group C]
20:18 … Carly Nicholson [2018 State Group 2]

Cinnaminson … 19:58.0
19:32 … Meghan Malloy [2010 Shore Coaches]
19:42 … Stephanie Renouf [2022 Group 2]
20:04 … Haley Adams [2014 Meet of Champions
20:13 … Anna Marino [Shore Coaches Group E
20:19 … Madison Edwards [2017 State Group 2