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Plenty of new names entering the conversation for top boys in the county this XC season!
Who will be Mercer County’s top girls this fall? Here are some names and faces to know — and cheer on!
XC is here! Here are some storylines to follow this fall. Who will be the county’s top teams?
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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.)
In MileSplit NJ’s preseason rankings for girls teams, Princeton is #2, Hopewell Valley is #11, and WWP North is #15.
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.
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.
Highlights include wins from Hopewell Valley’s Sydney Young at the Cherokee Challenge and a trio of WWP North runners — Allison Lee, Paul Wittenberg, and Agrim Jha — at Run the Night, plus a couple of very close 2nd-place finishes from freshmen Ashvin Avineni (WWP North) and Reed Huggins (Allentown).