Track Mercer 6/21/25 Track Mercer 6/21/25

Allentown’s Gavin Alvarez and West Windsor-Plainsoro North’s Allison Lee are our CVC Track & Field Athletes of the Year

The Trentonian selects Allison Lee (WWP North, Jr.) and Gavin Alvarez (Allentown, Sr.) as runners of the year. The two stars share their reactions to their performances and experiences at the Meet of Champions. Honorable mentions go to Christopher Young (Notre Dame, Sr.), Sean Wilton (Princeton, Sr.), and Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr.).

Track Mercer 6/17/25 Track Mercer 6/17/25

CVC boys track & field Athlete of the Year, postseason honors for 2025

NJ.com’s CVC boy athlete of the year is Gavin Alvarez (Allentown, Sr.), and they highlights his fast PRs, medals at groups and Meet of Champions, and his big improvement from last year. The boys coach of the year is Nottingham’s Kenley Souffrant, and the boys team of the year is Notre Dame.

Track Mercer 6/4/25 Track Mercer 6/4/25

NJSIAA Track & Field Meet of Champions: Allentown’s record-setting Gavin Alvarez caps senior season with medal in 200 meters

Allentown’s Gavin Alvarez talks about coming in with confidence to break out of a slump, and about how he and his teammates are letting people know that Allentown is no joke. WWP North’s Subomi Allison talks about tactics that helped his kick and about wanting to give his best for his teammates, and coach Brian Gould credits his 4×800m boys with being “all heart” and bouncing back after not medaling in the groups 4×800.

Track Mercer 5/31/25 Track Mercer 5/31/25

NJSIAA Group Track & Field: Notre Dame hurdlers post pair of 2nd-place finishes at Non-Public A

The Trentonian highlights Notre Dame hurdlers Christopher Young and Aldric Crawford, who earned automatic qualifiers to the MoC after getting silver medals in the 110mH and 400mH respectively. Other auto-qualifiers who get a callout are Princeton’s Sean Wilton (shot put), Allentown’s boys 4×100m team, and WWP North’s Allison Lee (3200m).

Track Mercer 5/28/25 Track Mercer 5/28/25

N.J. boys track & field: 2025 Group 2 championship preview & prediction

Gavin Alvarez (Allentown) is one of seven athletes to watch in NJ.com’s preview for the Group 2 championship. They highlight that his PRs in the 100m, 200m, and 400m are all in the top 15 in the state.

Track Mercer 5/10/25 Track Mercer 5/10/25

CVC Track & Field Championships: Gavin Alvarez writes name atop Allentown record book in historic performance

Gavin Alvarez (Allentown, Sr.) talks about waiting all season for the CVC Championships, his initial disbelief after hearing his 100m time, and convincing his coaches to put him in all four events. Coach Kim Maurer praises his confidence, work ethic, and focus.

Track Mercer 4/24/25 Track Mercer 4/24/25

Penn Relays: Allentown boys set new record in 4×100 with first sub-43 time in school history

The Allentown 4×100m boys — Cedric Mbachu, Matthew Woode, Scott Jordan, and Gavin Alvarez — talk about their confidence coming into this race before shattering their school record. The four seniors also share where they’re going post-graduation.

Track Mercer 10/31/24 Track Mercer 10/31/24

Previewing all 32 NJSIAA sectional cross country meets

NJ.com previews and predicts the best teams and individuals in each group at Central Jersey sectionals.

Group 2: They predict that Allentown’s boys and girls will both qualify out of Group 2.

Group 3: On the girls side, they list Allison Lee (WW-P North), Zui Chinchalkar (WW-P North), and Claire Dumont (Hopewell Valley) as three of six “Runners to Watch,” and they have WW-P North and Hopewell Valley finishing between 2nd and 5th. On the boys side, Tyler Hurst (Steinert) is one of four “Runners to Watch,” and they have three teams qualifying: WW-P North, Hopewell Valley, and Steinert.

Group 4: On the girls side, Princeton’s Kajol Karra and Grace Hegedus are both on their watchlist, and they predict that Princeton will win it all. On the boys side, WW-P South’s Shravan Pradeep is a runner to watch and is predicted to lead his team to group championship qualification.

Track Mercer 10/18/24 Track Mercer 10/18/24

Meet N.J.’s most underrated boys and girls cross country runners in 2024

NJ.com selected the 7-8 most underrated runners from every group. Here were their picks from Mercer County, who each got a short write-up:

Emilia Wroblewski (Allentown, Sr.)
Rosemary Warren (Princeton, Fr.)
Alaina Sabo (Notre Dame, Fr.)
Stella Blanchard (Wilberforce, So.)
Silas Allevik (Hopewell Valley, So.)
Tarun Kovoor (Notre Dame, Sr.)

Track Mercer 10/2/24 Track Mercer 10/2/24

Fans vote Allentown’s Wroblewski as top senior athlete in N.J. girls cross country

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.

Track Mercer 10/2/24 Track Mercer 10/2/24

Who is N.J.’s top senior girls cross country runner? Make your vote here!

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).

Track Mercer 9/17/24 Track Mercer 9/17/24

How Trenton revived an abandoned N.J. cross country course

After historic Cadwalader Park hosted its first XC races in 25 years, here’s the fascinating story of the work that went on behind the scenes to get the course designed and approved. Trenton coaches Damien Kellogg and Michelle Purvis and Hopewell Valley alum Jordan Antebi get their deserved credit for making this happen. Race winners Emilia Wroblewski (Allentown) and Tarun Kavoor (Notre Dame) praised the challenging course’s hills, shade, and markings.

Track Mercer 9/4/24 Track Mercer 9/4/24

Cadwalader Park hosts high school cross country for first time in 25 years

Cadwalader Park in Trenton hosted its first high school cross country meets since 1999. Before the most recent hiatus, Cadawalader Park had a long history of cross country running, dating back to the state championships in 1920.