Week 7 Recap: Record-breaking mid-distance efforts highlight a packed week
Lawrenceville’s Joa-Griffith breaks the Mercer County 600m record, Wilberforce’s Blanchard runs one of the fastest 800s ever, plus impressive sprint doubles at SJTCA #13, NJ Conference Clash, New York International Showcase, and more.
Week 6: SJTCA #12, Big Red Invite, and More
Very fast 800m times from Lawrenceville’s Joa-Griffith and Wilberforce’s Blanchard, plus more county-leading times from four meets this past week outside of the State Relays.
Week 5 Recap: Tsai Relays, Officials HOF Invitational, and Millrose Games Trials
Local runners, jumpers, and throwers climbed the state ranks in the first week back from winter break.
Week 4 Recap: CVC Relays
Check out the top performers from each event at the CVC Relays on January 4.
Week 4 Recap: Big Meets at Ocean Breeze
Huge races from WWP South’s Kinsler and the Ewing girls 4×200m highlight big results from the Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival, Ocean Breeze Freedom Games, and NJCTC Relays.
Week 3 Recap: Kicking off winter break with big efforts at SJTCA #5
Strong performances at SJTCA #5 by Mercer County athletes in the 55mH, 400m, 3200m, triple jump, and more.
Week 2 Girls: Big throws, fast 1600s, and quick sprints highlight Bob James, Bill Bruno, Peddie, and more
Casciano (Hun) throws bombs at Bob James and Bill Bruno, Oladeji (Peddie) wins a sprint double, fast early-season 1600s for Karra (Princeton), Hegedus (Princeton), and Meth (Lawrence), plus much more.
Week 2 Boys: Sprint battles at Peddie and Bob James, plus Bill Bruno, Jim Mitchell, and more
Brown (Pennington) opens the year with three straight wins, Joa-Griffith (Lawrenceville) goes up against an Olympic gold medalist, and much more.
Winter Track Week 1: Sizzling Season Openers at Poreda Invitational
Woodson (B 55mH), Joa-Griffith (B 800m), Jones (B 55m), Crawford (B LJ), Johnson (G 55mH), Casciano (G SP), and others open their seasons with top marks.
Brooks XC Nationals: Bartlett delivers another incredible performance for 2nd place
Plus, WWP North’s Allison Lee closes an excellent season by finishing 37th at this prestigious meet.
Winter Track Preview: Distance Runners
Check out the top returners from last track season in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m.
Winter Track Preview: Jumpers and Throwers
Here are 25+ athletes who lit up the circle and runway last winter and are back for more.
Nike Cross Nationals: Bartlett amazes with 2nd-place finish
She also qualified for Team USA at the World U20 XC Championships!
Winter Track Preview: Sprinters and Hurdlers
Check out twelve girls and twelve boys who tore up the track last winter and are ready for more.
Brooks Northeast Championship: Lee qualifies for Nationals with 5th-place finish
WWP North’s Lee ran one of her best races ever to extend her high school XC career. Lawrence’s Meth and Wilberforce’s Blanchard also delivered strong performances in Boston.
MTCA All-County Girls Selections for XC 2025
Presenting the MTCA’s all-county girls! Blair Bartlett is the runner of the year, Princeton is the team of the year, and the coach of the year goes to the Princeton coaching staff.
MTCA All-County Boys Selections for XC 2025
Presenting the MTCA’s all-county boys! Agrim Jha is the runner of the year, WWP North is the team of the year, and Ewing’s Dan Johnson is the coach of the year.
NXR Northeast: Bartlett Blazes to Record Win
Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) demolishes the New Jersey record at Bowdoin, the Princeton girls bounce back from MOCs with a strong race at NXR, and more.
Meet of Champions Recap: Lee breaks CVC Holmdel record, Princeton girls 6th and WWP North boys 10th
Allison Lee (WWP North) and Agrim Jha (WWP North) both earn medals, while other Top 50 finishers included Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley), Izzy Meth (Lawrence), Stella Blanchard (Wilberforce), Paul Wittenberg (WWP North), and Finnegan Curley (Hopewell Valley).
Groups Girls Recap: Lee dominates for Group 3 title, Princeton girls 2nd in Group 4
Five other Mercer County girls will be joining Lee and the Princeton girls at the Meet of Champions.