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Elite High School Runners Whip Through Holmdel Park

The NJSIAA Meet of Champions was held in Holmdel Park Saturday. The best three teams from each group in the state competed. More than 3,000 people came to cheer on pure athleticism on a perfect day for running.

By Christina Johnson
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November 19, 2011

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HHS Junior Jack Baisley - 16:42

Junior Jack Baisley (360) finished the race first on the Holmdel team with a time of 16:42. "It was a little slow in the beginning because everyone was at the same pace, but toward the end it broke up," he said.

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Holmdel High School Cross Country teammates and fans take the hill for optimal viewing and to cheer on the runners.

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A crowd struggled to read results from a computerized sheet.

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The ever-optimistic Holmdel High School Hornet mascot was there to cheer on the runners. (Has anyone seen Jason Liao?)

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Moments before the race, the Holmdel boys took a moment to psych themselves up to win. From left to right: Jason McMulllen, Jack Baisley, Travis Fodor, Eric Williams. They went on to place 11th in the race, as a team.

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Volunteer coach Alan McCafferty,, a onetime state champion, and father of the Holmdel Boys Cross Country Coach Sean McCafferty, another former state champion, offered his insight to the Holmdel Hornets.

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Holmdel High School Junior Lennon Cooper came in 42d in the race, with a time of 19:32. (She was a wildcard pick and ran solo. The Holmdel Girls team did not qualify.) She said she thought she did "pretty good," adding it was not her best race of the season. Early on, she got "boxed in" at the beginning by other runners.

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The temperature was warm and dry, but the air was electric with excitement at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions Saturday, Nov. 19.

The Holmdel High School Boys Cross Country placed 11th in the race, with a time of 1:25:08. The team members were Jack Baisley, Travis Fodor, Dan Barlev, Andrew Tsai, Eric Williams, Jason McMullen and Nick DeMaio.

The HHS Girls team did not qualify, but Lennon Cooper entered the race as a wildcard. She placed 42d in the race.

Here are the results by Fraulo Race Timing of the 5K race.

Girls:

Top Three Individual Girls:

Holly Bischof (18:13) of Pennsauken's Bishop Eustace
Caroline Kellner (18:20) of West-Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
Mackenzie Barry (18:21) of West Morris Mendham Hgh School

Top Three Winning Girls Teams:

Rumson-Fair Haven, Hillsborough, and Mount St. Dominic Academy.

Boys:

Top Three Individual Boys:

Tim Ball (15:31) from Piscataway Twp High School
George Kelly (15:37) from Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft
Ben Malone (15:40) from Rivervale's Pascack Valley High School

Top Three Winning Boys Teams:

Christian Brothers Academy, Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, Westfield High School

Read complete results at NJ Runners.com

In the Star Ledger, see Jim Lambert's article: CBA wins boys cross-country Meet of Champions in record fashion , Piscataway's Ball takes boys' title at cross-country Meet of Champions and Rick Bevensee on Rumson earns girls team title at cross-country Meet of Champions.

In the Asbury Park Press online edition, see photographer Jody Somers' reporting in a photo gallery at NJSIAA Cross Country Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park.

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