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The 17 inductees come from 11 different schools, with graduation years ranging from 1964 to 2015.
Plenty of new names entering the conversation for top boys in the county this XC season!
Who will be Mercer County’s top girls this fall? Here are some names and faces to know — and cheer on!
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NJ.com’s girls rankings for week 1 include:
#2 Allison Lee (WWP North, Sr.)
#13 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Sr.)
#21 Grace Hegedus (Princeton, Jr.)
#29 Laura Sallade (Wilberforce, Sr.)
#30 Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley, Jr.)
#32 Eowyn Deess (Princeton, Jr.)
NJ.com’s boys rankings for week 1 include:
#44 Agrim Jha (WWP North, So.)
#45 Paul Wittenberg (WWP North, Jr.)
On the boys side, WWP North “showcased its depth and talent at Friday’s Run the Night meet in Manalapan, with sophomore Agrim Jha and junior Paul Wittenberg delivering standout performances.”
NJ.com’s Corey Annan highlights Hopewell Valley’s Sydney Young and her“triumphant return to Cherokee.” She talks about be able to build a good base in the preseason without getting injured and about her in-race strategy of picking up the pace in the last half of the two-mile race. The article features two photos of Young’s race.
In MileSplit NJ’s preseason rankings for girls teams, Princeton is #2, Hopewell Valley is #11, and WWP North is #15.
Three boys teams made MileSplit NJ’s preseason rankings. Princeton is #18, WWP North is #20, and Hopewell Valley is one of five bubble teams.
Highlights include wins from Hopewell Valley’s Sydney Young at the Cherokee Challenge and a trio of WWP North runners — Allison Lee, Paul Wittenberg, and Agrim Jha — at Run the Night, plus a couple of very close 2nd-place finishes from freshmen Ashvin Avineni (WWP North) and Reed Huggins (Allentown).