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Mercer County sent over 80 individuals and relay teams who qualified from sectionals — plus everyone from the local non-public schools — to take on the rest of the state, and they represented the county well!
In the week between sectionals and groups, WWP North’s Allison Lee and the Notre Dame boys SHR team run some of the fastest times in Mercer County history, plus many other great results and PRs.
There was plenty of standout performances this week that shouldn’t get overshadowed by sectionals — including a new Mercer County record in the mile by Blair Bartlett!
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NJ.com selected sophomore Eowyn Deess as Princeton’s MVP. She beat her previous Holmdel PR by over a minute and gave Princeton three runners in the Top 20. As the Princeton Day boys’ MVP, NJ.com selected Grayson McLaughlin, who has led Princeton Day all season and continued to do so in the biggest race of the year. He bested his previous Holmdel PR by over 30 seconds.
NJ.com picks Princeton Day to win the Non-Public B boys championship over main contenders Moorestown Friends, Rutgers Prep, St. Rose, Wilberforce. The Grayson McLaughlin and Edward Letko are two of five “Runners to Watch,” and Alexander Chia and Michael Zhou can place in the Top 15.
Wilberforce is presented as the the favorite. Wilberforce is led by sophomores Micah Brox and Elias Edwards (who went 6-7 at last year’s state meet) and gets solid depth from Phillip Schidlovsku, Henry Jepson, and John David.
Princeton Day is in the next tier down (with Montclair Kimberley but behind Wilberforce). Grayson McLaughlin and Edward Letko were top-10 at the state meet last year, Luke Notle and Harrison Bagga are in the top 50 returners, and Charles West rounds out their top 5.
Plenty of Mercer County stars shined brightly on the biggest stage in the Garden State!