Track Mercer 10/16/25 Track Mercer 10/16/25

Cross country Fab 50 rankings, Oct. 16: Early county/conference results create chaos

From NJ.com’s individual girls rankings:

#4 Allison Lee (WWP North, Sr.)
#19 Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley, Jr.)
#23 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Sr.)
#26 Laura Sallade (Wilberforce, Sr.)
#27 Grace Hegedus (Princeton, Jr.)

From NJ.com’s individual boys rankings:

#13 Agrim Jha (WWP North, So.)
#16 Paul Wittenberg (WWP North, Jr.)
#24 Finnegan Curley (Hopewell Valley, Jr.)
#37 Saboor Qureshi (Princeton, Sr.)

Track Mercer 10/14/25 Track Mercer 10/14/25

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

Track Mercer 10/14/25 Track Mercer 10/14/25

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

Track Mercer 10/13/25 Track Mercer 10/13/25

N.J. cross-country Top 20s, Oct. 13: Who’s on top as championship races approach?

From NJ.com’s top 20 girls teams:

#4 Princeton
#18 WWP North
”Under consideration” Hopewell Valley

From NJ.com’s top 20 boys teams:

#12 WWP North
”Under consideration” Princeton

Track Mercer 9/22/25 Track Mercer 9/22/25

Boys cross-country Top 20, Sept. 22: Rankings shift as season nears midway point

In NJ.com’s boys rankings for September 22nd, WWP North and Princeton are both “Under Consideration,” just outside the top 20.

Track Mercer 9/22/25 Track Mercer 9/22/25

Girls cross-country Top 20 rankings, Sept. 22: Group 1 team creates a shakeup in order

Three Mercer County girls teams hold steady in NJ.com’s rankings for September 22nd:

#2 Princeton won the Jerry Hart Invitational last week, led by Kajol Karra’s second-place finish.
#11 Hopewell Valley did not compete last week.
#19 WWP North did not compete last week.

Track Mercer 9/19/25 Track Mercer 9/19/25

Girls Top 20 New Jersey XC Team Rankings 2025 - Sept. 19th

Three CVC girls teams made MileSplit’s top 20 for September 19:

#2 Princeton
#12 Hopewell Valley
#19 WWP North

Track Mercer 9/19/25 Track Mercer 9/19/25

Boys Top 20 New Jersey XC Team Rankings 2025 - Sept. 19th

Three CVC boys teams break into MileSplit’s rankings for September 19th:

#20 WWP North
Bub. Hopewell Valley
Bub. Princeton

Track Mercer 9/15/25 Track Mercer 9/15/25

Girls cross-country Top 20, Sept. 15: N.J.’s best teams make an early statement

Here are the Mercer County girls teams in NJ.com’s latest ranking:

#2 Princeton (no change)
#11 Hopewell Valley (no change)
#18 WWP North (no change)

Track Mercer 9/15/25 Track Mercer 9/15/25

Boys cross-country Top 20, Sept. 15: Top teams shine in the season’s first two weeks

Three Mercer County boys teams are in NJ.com’s latest rankings:

#18 WWP North (up from #20)
#20 Princeton (down from #18)
Bubble Hopewell Valley (new)

Track Mercer 9/14/25 Track Mercer 9/14/25

8 takeaways & observations from the first two weeks of the 2025 N.J. XC season

One major takeaway by NJ.com’s Bakari Rice is that the CVC “is shaping up to be very competitive this fall, thanks to strong early-season performances from several top programs.” WWP North averaged 10:23 at Run the Night with a 41-second split. WWP South averaged 10:49 at the Thompson 2 Miler with a 26-second split. Hopewell Valley won the team title at the TCNJ High School XC Invite with a 17:51 average.

Track Mercer 9/11/25 Track Mercer 9/11/25

Girls cross-country Fab 50 rankings, Sept. 11: New faces join, including frosh

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.)

Track Mercer 9/11/25 Track Mercer 9/11/25

Boys cross-country Fab 50, Sept. 11: Week 1 performances spark major ranking changes

NJ.com’s boys rankings for week 1 include:

#44 Agrim Jha (WWP North, So.)
#45 Paul Wittenberg (WWP North, Jr.)

Track Mercer 9/8/25 Track Mercer 9/8/25

Young stars, team champions headline top N.J. cross-country performances from Week 1

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.”

Track Mercer 9/5/25 Track Mercer 9/5/25

Girls Preseason Top 20 New Jersey XC Team Rankings 2025

In MileSplit NJ’s preseason rankings for girls teams, Princeton is #2, Hopewell Valley is #11, and WWP North is #15.

Track Mercer 9/5/25 Track Mercer 9/5/25

Boys Preseason Top 20 New Jersey XC Team Rankings 2025

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.

Track Mercer 9/4/25 Track Mercer 9/4/25

Cross Country racing returns to Cadwalader Park in Trenton

Kyle Franko also writes about Cadwalader Park and its new “Championship Course.” The inaugural winners on the new course layout were Allison Lee (20:04) and Ashvin Avineni (18:15), both from WWP North.

Track Mercer 9/3/25 Track Mercer 9/3/25

Girls cross-country preseason Top 20, 2025: No. 1 team looks to extend dynasty run

In NJ.com’s girls preseason rankings, Princeton starts at #2. After returning six of their top seven, including all-state runner Kajol Karra, they have a shot at making NXN, “but they are much more focused on defending their Colonial Valley Conference & Group 4 championships for the time being.”

Hopewell Valley comes in at #11. Led by Sydney Young and Maddie LaChance, they have six girls with Holmdel PRs of at least 21:42.

WWP North makes the preseason rankings at #18. They’ll rely on Allison Lee to be their anchor at CVCs and counties, and her “solid cast of runners behind” — Sara Secora, Juliette Halpin, and Evelyn Yang — boost their chances at a team title.

Track Mercer 9/3/25 Track Mercer 9/3/25

Boys cross-country preseason Top 20, 2025: Who begins the season atop the rankings?

In NJ.com’s preseason boys rankings, Princeton is #18. The article highlights the sub-18:00 Holmdel PRs of Finn Wedmid, Braedyn Capone, Evan Raphael, and Felix Yu, with Harrison Knoch expected to provide valuable depth.

WWP North also sneaks into the preseason rankings at #20. It has a “promising young core” and is led by Agrim Jha, Paul Wittenberg, Andy Chi, Vibhav Kumar, and Soham Shah.

Track Mercer 9/2/25 Track Mercer 9/2/25

Cadwalader Park in Trenton to host CVC high school XC meets

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.

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