WWP North claims the title behind Lee’s big distance double. Other highlights include a speedy sprint triple from Nottingham’s Crusoe Gaye, three field event golds for Hopewell Valley’s Obidike, and lots of big breakthroughs.
Bartlett breaks the 3000m junior class national record, Blanchard and Casciano post some of the top marks in county history, and multiple 4×4 teams take home some hardware: Ewing boys and girls, Notre Dame boys and girls, Nottingham boys, and WWP South girls.
Notre Dame’s sprinters rack up the wins, the sophomore boys distance ranks are loaded, and many other younger athletes show off their talents.
The Community News writes about Cadwalader Park hosting CVC batch meets for the second straight year. Last year, runners used the “dual meet” course layout, but this year they will use the “championship course” layout, as shown in the accompanying map.
The September 3 meet will feature Trenton hosting Hamilton West, Nottingham, and WWP North. On September 9, Ewing will host Trenton, Princeton, and Steinert.
Allentown’s Emilia Wroblewski was voted by fans as the top girls senior XC runner. She received 42% of the vote. Ewing’s Teagan Walker finished second in the voting.
Ewing’s Teagan Walker gets a great profile in the Ewing Observer. She and her coach, Dan Johnson, talk about her past success, her great start to this season, her current training, her goals going forward, and the impact she’s had on her team.
Vote for a Mercer County girl as the top senior XC runner in the state! Nominees include Zhu Chinchalkar (West Windsor-Plainsboro North), Claire Dumont (Hopewell Valley), Adeline Edwards (Wilberforce), Teagan Walker (Ewing), and Emilia Wroblewski (Allentown).
WWP South’s Kinsler and Ewing’s Jones deliver big sprint duels, WWP North sweeps the distance events, and Notre Dame’s Crawford leads the Irish to the team title.