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Girls Top 20 New Jersey XC Team Rankings 2025 - Oct. 14th
From MileSplit’s top 20 girls teams:
#5 Princeton
#19 WWP North
”Bubble” Lawrenceville
Boys Top 20 New Jersey XC Team Rankings 2025 - Oct. 14th
From MileSplit’s top 20 boys teams:
#12 WWP North
#20 Lawrenceville
”Bubble” Princeton
N.J. cross-country star breaks county record, runs third-fastest 5K in state history
NJ.com’s Corey Annan gives Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Jr.) a nice write up after Bartlett ran “one of the greatest performances in N.J. cross-country history” in just her second cross country race at the Jerry Hart Invitational.
Preseason COROS MileSplit50 Girls XC Individual Rankings
MileSplit ranks Lawrenceville’s Blair Bartlett at #9 in their national preseason rankings.
Preseason Girls Cross Country Top 20 Individual Rankings 2025
DyeStat ranks Lawrenceville junior Blair Bartlett as #7 in the country ahead of her first XC season, highlighting her 4:39 mile and 9:55 3200m this past spring.
Extent Of Blair Bartlett's Talent Revealed In Breakout Performance At Penn Relays
Lawrenceville’s Blair Bartlett and her coach Derrhyl Duncan talk with DyeStat about Bartlett’s journey from being a tennis player to becoming one of the best distance runners in the nation.
Week That Was: London Shined, Diamond League Kicks Off, Penn Relays Excites, High School Phenoms
In a weekly article that typically focuses on pros and some collegians, Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) gets a paragraph and even a photo after her record-breaking win in the 3000m at the Penn Relays.
Lawrenceville girls best school record, win Philadelphia Area 4x400 at 2025 Penn Relays
Lawrenceville’s 4×400m girls — Rhianna Scott, Yasmin Willie, Jael Gaines, and Sofia Swindell — talk about their experience setting a school record twice in one day at the Penn Relays, including to win the Philadelphia Area 4×400m. Coach Derrhyl Duncan also praises his girls and talks about their new mindset this year after coming up a little short two years ago.
N.J. prep school star smokes 40-year meet record in epic Penn Relays girls 3,000 upset
Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) talks to the media after winning the 3000m at the Penn Relays. She talks about what she learned from running in this race last year and her interactions with prior recordholder Cathey Schiro-O’Brien after the race. Coach Derrhyl Duncan talks credits Bartlett with working really hard and having a “killer instinct.”
Indoor track superlatives: The best athletes during the regular season
Three local athletes made NJ.com’s list of regular season superlatives for girls. Each category featured one winner and five honorable mentions. Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) was an honorable mention in two categories, top track athlete and best breakthrough. Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton) was an honorable mention for best breakthrough, and Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville) received honorable mention for best multi-event athlete.
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 30: New No. 1 emerges ahead of sectionals
Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 30 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#15 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#17 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#23 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#32 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#37 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#42 Allison Lee (WW-P North, Jr., Distance)
#44 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
State-leading championship performances headline this week’s indoor track standouts
NJ.com highlights Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) as one of five girl standout athletes this past week. Bartlett “has been making it a habit of setting new PRs this season,” the latest being her 2:48.81 1000m at the Dr. Sander Scorcher.
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 23: Top athletes holding true at the top
Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 23 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#11 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#12 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#18 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#26 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#28 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#34 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#48 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 23: Top athletes holding true at the top (Copy)
Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 16 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#6 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#12 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#16 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#28 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#31 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#36 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#43 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#46 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 9: Newcomers headline the group
Here are the Mercer County girls in the third edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#7 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#12 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#14 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#23 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#31 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#35 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#42 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)
#50 Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley, So., DIstance)
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 2: Was there an early shakeup at the top?
Here are the Mercer County girls in NJ.com’s second rankings of the season:
#6 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#13 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#26 Alaina Sabo (Notre Dame, Fr., Distance)
#28 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#33 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#46 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#47 Jael Gaines (Lawrenceville, Jr., Sprints)
#48 Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley, So., DIstance)
Sianni Wynn Destroys Legendary 21-Year-Old Indoor 200 Record
Sianni Wynn (Pennsauken) ran a 23.79 at the SJTCA #7 meet to break the 200m state record, which was previously held by Lawrenceville’s Sofia Swindell. This article also talks about Trenton legend Wendy Vereen, who ran a national record of 23.87 in 1984 and went on to win multiple global medals. NOTE: According to MileSplit, Vereen’s record time was in the 220y, which still converts to a faster 200m than Wynn’s time.
12/15-12/21 – Performers of the Week
Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) is the girl’s distance runner of the week after her 9:32.29 3000m to win the JAMBAR Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational.
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Dec. 19: Who stood out in the first rankings?
NJ.com’s first rankings of the indoor season include several girls from Mercer County:
#7 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#8 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#16 Allison Lee (WW-P North, Jr., Distance)
#26 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr., Pole Vault)
#28 Lexie Koch (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints)
#29 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#31 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#35 Elsie Rey De-Castro (Hopewell Valley, So., Distance)
#49 Alaina Sabo (Notre Dame, Fr., Distance)
Paige Sheppard Smashes 1600m State Record In Season Opener
MileSplit NJ highlights the amazing run by Union Catholic’s Paige Sheppard, who broke the New Jersey 1600m record with a 4:44.77 on the newly resurfaced indoor track at the Lawrenceville School. It also talks about Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) who got 2nd with an incredible 4:51.81, which is US #2 right now.