2016 Cross Country 

Girls Results

Season Highlights:  The team was coached by Joe Lykes and assisted by Jim Schlentz and volunteer coach, Adam Petriella.  For the first time, instead of dual meets, there was a combined Shore Conference A North Public Champs/Freehold District Champs, which the team won easily.    Team highlights: The team was 6th at the Meet of Champions, 1st in the Group III State Champs, 2nd in the North Jersey 2 Group III Champs and 1st in the Shore Conference and Monmouth County Champs.  Individual highlights: Colleen Megerle was 2nd in the Group III State Champs, 3rd at the North Jersey 2 Group III Champs, 4th in the Monmouth County Champs and 6th in the Shore Conference Champs.  Delia Russo was 8th in Monmouth County, 11th at North Jersey Group III Champs and 17th in the Group III State Champs, Raeann Giannattasio was 13th in the Shore Conference Champs and 14th at North Jersey Group III Champs, Eva Gibson was 15th at North Jersey Group III Champs and 18th at the Shore Conference Champs and Group III State Champs, Catie Anderson was 18th at the Monmouth County Champs and Natalie Shapiro was 14th at the Monmouth County Champs. 

Post-Season Highlights:  Colleen Megerle was named 1st team All-State Group III, Delia Russo and Eva Gibson were named 3rd team by the Star Ledger.  Colleen was named first team All-Shore Conference , Delia was named 2nd team and Eva Gibson honorable mention by the Asbury Park Press.  Coach Schlentz and Coach Lykes were named NJ State Co-Coaches of the Year by the Star Ledger. 

2016 Cross Country Results

Girls

        change in schedule               last updated 9/14/16  

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.
                              *Division meets
Mon Aug 29  6:00 pm Alumni Meet  (time trial) Bucks Mill Park
Sat Sept 17  10:00 am Bernie Magee Class Meet Greystone Park, Morris Plains
Tues Sept 20  4:00 pm JV/Frosh Batch Meet Bucks Mill Park
Sat Sept 24  9:00am Wild Safari Inv (everyone runs and everyone helps out before and after their race)  fundraiser for team Six Flags Great Adventure
Tues Sept 27  4:00 pm Shore Conference A North Public Champs*        Bucks Mill Park
Sat Oct 1   TBA in afternoon Shore Coaches Inv (all) Holmdel Park
Sat Oct 8   TBA in afternoon Manhattan Inv Van Cortland Park
Tues Oct 18  3:30 pm Monmouth County Champs (all) Holmdel Park
Thurs Oct 27  3:30 pm Shore Conference Champs (Varsity/JV/Frosh)     Ocean County Park
Wed Nov 2  2:30 pm Unofficial State JV/Frosh Champs Thompson Park, Jamesburg
Sat Nov 5  Group III, Boys: 11:40, Girls: 12:30 North Jersey 2 Group III Champs (top 7 runners) This is usually an SAT day.  Please schedule SATs on another day. Greystone Park, Morris Plains
Sat Nov 12  Group III, Boys: 2:00, Girls: 3:00 Group III State Champs (qualifiers from State Group Champs (top 3 teams, top 10 ind) Holmdel Park
Sat Nov 19  Boys 11:00, Girls 11:45 Meet of Champions (qualifiers from State Group Champs (top 3 teams, top 10 ind) Holmdel Park
Sat Nov 26 NTN Northeast Regional Champs (optional) Bowdoin Park

 

Bernie Magee NJCTC Class Meet

@ Greystone, Morris Plains  9/17/16

low 60s early, low 70s later, sunny

Senior Girls  (3.1 miles)  race results                                                        1st mile split
14th Raeann Giannattasio 21:05.9 6:32
23rd Dominique Masia 21:53.8 6:40
Soph Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results
5th Colleen Megerle 19:40.0 6:26
9th Delia Russo 20:23.7 6:29
10th Eva Gibson 20:30.4 6:29
12th Catie Anderson 20:44.7 6:29
24th Elizabeth O'Horo 21:40.8 6:40
68th Erica Sammarco 24:05.1 7:44
72nd Sarah Schaughnessy 24:12.9 7:44
84th Alexandra Martarella 24:52.2 7:46
85th Madelyn Divino 24:52.7 7:44
88th Emma Farkas 25:03.4 8:00
162nd Emily Saffaye 29:35.8 8:45
1st 60 pts (5 athletes) 20:35 team average 
Frosh Girls  (1.6 miles/2500 meters)  race results
10th Natalie Shapiro 10:31.3 6:17
30th Juliana Schaefer 11:40.0 7:17
72nd Chloe Curtis 12:41.9 7:37
86th Brielle Luongo 13:16.0 7:53
3rd  132 pts in the merge of all races  top 5 Varsity average: 20:28.9  Knocked off teams ranked #7, #8 and #9th ranked teams in NJ


JV/Frosh Batch Meet (with Freehold Twp)

@ Bucks Mill Park 9/20/16

3.1 miles   
23:48 Madelyn Divino    
24:30 Julia Saffaye    
24:37 Alexandra Martarella    
24:40 Emma Farkas    
25:10 Sarah Schaughnessy    
25:47 Chloe Curtis    
27:18 Brielle Luongo    
28:43 Rachel Lin    
29:26 Emily Saffaye    
29:54 Olivia D'Andrea    

 

Six Flags Wild Safari Inv

@ Six Flags Great Adventure  9/24/16

60s, misty at times

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results                                                        1st mile split
3rd Colleen Megerle 19:07 6:00
6th Catie Anderson 19:51 6:04
7th Delia Russo 19:51 6:04
11th Raeann Giannattasio 20:05 6:00
16th Natalie Shapiro 20:20 6:05
29th Elizabeth O'Horo 20:58 6:18
33rd Dominique Masia 21:12 6:17
1st 43 pts 19:50.8 team average 
JV Girls  (3.1 miles)  race results                                                        1st mile split
13th Sarah Schaughnessy 22:51 7:17
14th Erica Sammarco 22:51 7:17
15th Alexandra Martarella 22:52 7:17
16th Katrina Balzotti 22:53 7:12
18th Julia Saffaye 23:02 7:12
19th Madelyn Divino 23:02 7:17
29th Emma Farkas 23:41 7:28
84th Rachel Lin 26:21 8:13
107th Emily Davis 27:28 8:13
108th Stephanie O'Horo 27:29 8:13
121st Emily Saffaye 28:06 8:15
126th Olivia D'Andrea 28:32 8:59
2nd 70 pts  22:53 team average 
Frosh Girls  (1.6 miles/2500meters)  race results
43rd Brielle Luongo 15:59  
44th Chloe Curtis 16:00  
2nd  132 pts in the Varsity merge of all races, 1st in NJ   

 

A North Shore Conference Division Champs/Freehold District Champs

@ Bucks Mill Park  9/27/16

mid 70s, humid

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results                                                        1st mile split
3rd Colleen Megerle 20:06 6:37/13:00 (6:23)
5th Delia Russo 20:24 6:37/13:04 (6:27)
7th Catie Anderson 20:29 6:37/13:04 (6:27)
8th Eva Gibson 20:29 6:37/13:05 (6:28)
9th Natalie Shapiro 20:32 6:37/13:04 (6:27)
16th Dominique Masia 21:19 6:37/13:22 (6:45)
23rd Elizabeth O'Horo 22:26 6:52/14:05 (7:13)
1st 28 pts (Freehold District Champs) 20:24.0 team average 
1st Dual Meet Shore Conference A North Public Champs Dual Meet Scores: CN 20  Manalapan 36; CN 15  Freehold Twp 43; CN 15 Freehold Boro 50;
    CN 18  Marlboro 44; CN 20  Howell 42; CN 18  Neptune 45
JV Girls  (3.1 miles)  race results                                                        1st mile split
3rd Erica Sammarco 23:09 7:26
6th Julia Saffaye 23:33 7:26
13th Emma Farkas 24:52 7:46
16th Juliana Schaefer 25:14 8:12
17th Chloe Curtis 25:21 7:48
18th Rachel Lin 25:24 8:06
22nd Brielle Luongo 26:45 8:12
23rd Olivia D'Andrea 26:47 9:00
33rd Emily Saffaye 35:02 10:47
35th Lauren Bujnowski 36:39 10:47

 

Shore Coaches Inv

@ Holmdel Park  10/1/16

mid 60s, wet

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)  race results                                                        1st mile split
14th Raeann Giannattasio 20:15 6:42/13:33 (6:51)/20:15 (6:42)
Frosh Girls  (2.0 miles)    race results
3rd Natalie Shapiro 13:34  
37th Juliana Schaefer 15:38  
70th Chloe Curtis 16:45  

 

Manhattan Inv

@ Van Cortlandt Park, NYC  10/8/16

high 60s, low 70s,very humid, no wind

Varsity Girls  (2.5 miles)    race results                                                        at the bridge
6th Colleen Megerle 15:36.4 3:46
19th Delia Russo 16:10.2 3:54
23rd Eva Gibson 16:19.4 3:55
38th Catie Anderson 16:45.6 3:54
44th Elizabeth O'Horo 16:55.2  
55th Natalie Shapiro 17:12.0 3:59
86th Dominique Masia 18:02.3  
2nd 123 pts, 1st was 103 pts Colonie, NY 16:21.0 team average 
22nd in merged score -  970 pts
JV Girls  (2.5 miles)  race results                                                       
60th Juliana Schaefer 18:58.9  
65th Sarah Schaughnessy 19:03.5  
67th Alexandra Martarella 19:05.8  
131st Emma Farkas 20:38.4  
139th Chloe Curtis 20:45.7  
14th 441 pts 19:42.5 team average 

 

Monmouth County Champs

@ Holmdel Park  10/18/16

lo 80s, hot and a little humid

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results                                                        1st mile split
4th Colleen Megerle 19:54 6:36/13:10 (6:34)/(6:44)
8th Delia Russo 20:34 6:48
14th Natalie Shapiro 21:00 6:51
17th Eva Gibson 21:04 6:50
18th Catie Anderson 21:06 6:49
21st Raeann Giannattasio 21:14 6:48/13:55 (7:07)/(7:19)
58th Elizabeth O'Horo 22:40 6:18
1st 59 pts (won by 20 pts) 20:43.6 team average 
JV Girls  (3.1 miles)  race results                                                        1st mile split
7th Dominique Masia 22:42 7:15/14:45 (7:30)/(7:57)
30th Stephanie O'Horo 24:03 7:57
45th Sarah Schaughnessy 24:32 8:10
87th Julia Saffaye 26:26 8:23
123rd Olivia D'Andrea 28:33 9:25
7th 205 pts  25:15.2 team average 
Frosh Girls  (2.0 miles) race results
8th Juliana Schaefer 15:50  
21st Chloe Curtis 17:21  
32nd Brielle Luongo 18:21  

 

Shore Conference Champs

@ Ocean County Park  10/28/16

high 40s, windy

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results                                                        1st mile split           end of 1st lap
6th Colleen Megerle 18:19 5:46                           8:55/9:24
13th Raeann Giannattasio 18:49 5:57                           9:14/9:35
17th Delia Russo 18:51 5:54                           9:12/9:39
18th Eva Gibson 18:51 5:54                           9:10/9:41
26th Catie Anderson 19:10 5:56                           9:16/9:54
36th Natalie Shapiro 19:27 6:01                           9:31/9:56
59th Elizabeth O'Horo 19:54 6:06                           9:38/10:16
1st 76 pts (won by 22 pts) 18:48.0 team average 
JV Girls  (3.1 miles)  race results                                                        1st mile split
15th Dominique Masia 20:42  
51st Sarah Schaughnessy 21:36  
53rd Erica Samarco 21:37  
82nd Stephanie O'Horo 22:09  
201st Olivia D'Andrea 25:51  
244th Lauren Bujnowski 34:42  
9th 246 pts  22:23.0 team average 
Frosh Girls  (1.6 miles/2500meters)  race results
7th Juliana Schaefer 13:34  
30th Chloe Curtis 14:46  
37th Brielle Luongo 14:57  

 

Unofficial Frosh/JV State Champs

@ Thompson Park  11/2/16

mid 60s

JV Girls  (3.1 miles)  race results                                                       
28th Dominique Masia 21:48  
53rd Sarah Schaughnessy 23:01 7:04
89th Stephanie O'Horo 23:41 7:00
151st Olivia D'Andrea 26:56  
Frosh Girls  (3.1 miles)  race results
20th Juliana Schaefer 23:28 7:50/15:32 (7:42)/7:56 (7:14)
44th Chloe Curtis 25:17 7:51
59th Brielle Luongo 26:24 7:51

 

North Jersey 2 Group III Champs

@ Greystone Park  11/5/16

low to mid 50s, breezy

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results                                                        1st mile split                                              end of 1st lap
3rd Colleen Megerle 18:43 5:59/11:59 (6:00)/6:44 (6:07)                          9:20/9:23
11th Delia Russo 19:43 6:11/12:39 (6:28)/7:04(6:25)                           9:50/9:53
14th Raeann Giannattasio 19:50 6:12/12:46 (6:34)/7:04 (6:25)                          9:55/9:55
15th Eva Gibson 19:56 6:12/12:46 (6:34)/7:10 (6:31)                          9:55/10:01
18th Catie Anderson 20:13 6:13/12:46 (6:33)/7:27 (6:47)                          9:56/10:17
24th Natalie Shapiro 20:24 6:15/12:57 (6:42)/7:27 (6:47)                        10:00/10:24
35th Elizabeth O'Horo 20:51 6:37/13:23 (6:45)/7:28 (6:48)                        10:28/10:33
2nd 56 pts (lost by 8 pts) 19:40.7 team average 

 

Group III State Champs

@ Holmdel  11/12/16

high 40s, slightly breezy

Girls win their 4th Group State title. The last one was 2006, when they won Group IV after winning Group III in 2005.

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results                                                        1st mile split                                             
2nd Colleen Megerle 18:59 6:30/12:46 (6:14)/(6:13)
17th Delia Russo 19:50 6:40/13:12 (6:32)/(6:38)
19th Eva Gibson 19:54 6:41/13:13 (6:32)/(6:41)
36th Raeann Giannattasio 20:32 6:54/13:42 (6:50)/(6:50)
38th Natalie Shapiro 20:35 6:53/13:42 (6:51)/(6:53)
45th Catie Anderson 20:54 6:52/13:50 (6:58)/(7:04)
72nd Elizabeth O'Horo 21:35 7:12/14:19 (7:07)/(7:16)
1st 84 pts (won by 27 pts) 19:58.0 team average 

 

Meet of Champions

@ Holmdel Park 11/19/16

low 60s, a bit humid

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results                                                        1st mile split                                             
27th Colleen Megerle 19:42 6:28/13:00 (6:32)/(6:42)
35th Delia Russo 19:48 6:37/13:11 (6:34)/(6:37)
37th Eva Gibson 19:49 6:38/13:10 (6:32)/(6:39)
87th Natalie Shapiro 20:53 6:48/13:46 (6:58)/(7:07)
122nd Catie Anderson 21:39 6:47/14:04 (7:17)/(7:35)
134th Elizabeth O'Horo 21:50 7:09/14:21 (7:12)/(7:29)
160th Dominique Masia 22:39 7:14/14:43 (7:29)/(7:56)
6th 182 pts (4 pts out of 4th place) 20:22.2 team average 

 

Nike NXN Northeast Regional Champs

@ Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls, NY  11/26/16

mid 40s, muddy

Varsity Girls  (3.1 miles)    race results   individual   team                          2.5k split                                             
16th Colleen Megerle 19:13.6 9:41/9:33
58th Eva Gibson 20:03.2 10:06/9:58
72nd Delia Russo 20:16.7 10:12/10:05
143rd Natalie Shapiro 21:24.7 10:27/10:58
151st Catie Anderson 21:34.2 10:23/11:12
190th Dominique Masia 22:24.8 11:11/11:14
213th Elizabeth O'Horo 22:58.7 11:23/11:36
11th 320 pts 20:30.5 team average