Here are the results of the final meet of the cross country season, this afternoon's Meet of Champions! It was a very special day for the program as not only did we extend our season at the Meet of Champions, but it was the first freshman runner in the 21st century to qualify for the Meet of Champions! It was an incredibly hard fought and fast race (as every year) and our lone Crusader ran admirably! Well done, Rutger! We are so grateful to all of you for your hard work and dedication in these past 4 months. It was a phenomenal season for us all! And for those continuing on winter track, we look forward to working with you there!!


5K

Rutger Sochacki 19:30.00

Here are the results from this afternoon's state champion race at Holmdel Park. After four months of hard training, including heart-wrenching workouts and rainy weather, we finally got to let loose in our top goal meet of the year—the NPB State Championships! As the last race of today's program, we had the opportunity to close out the day and the season with a big finish. Our team fired on all cylinders, setting some incredible Holmdel PRs just when we needed them. We even secured a sixth-place individual finish, which is a Meet of Champions qualifying time, and a fifth-place team finish that included honors and recognition at the podium! Congratulations to everyone for ending the season on an incredibly high note! We are all very proud of your efforts, and we can't wait to see what the future holds for this young and extraordinarily talented team! But in the meantime, the season continues with the Meet of Champions!

5K NPB Championship (5th)

Rutger Sochacki 18:16.36 (6th)

George Sokoloff 19:10.39
Alexander Dietz 19:24.20
Joshua Madgey 21:04.07
Sean Thornton 21:07.72
Owen DeAndrea 21:18.65

Here are the results of this morning's Bob Kiessling Invitational at Dream Park. This was the last chance to have a fast time on a flat course and it was our last chance to compete head to head against our non public conference rivals. Despite the wind and the fierce competition the Crusaders ran a very spirited race and which ended in a well deserved celebration of our senior athlete, Alex. Well done, boys! We have one last final push to our state championships next week and so let's fire on all cylinders to end the season on our highest note!


5K Varsity
Rutger Sochacki 17:59.68
George Sokoloff 18:21.87
Alexander Dietz 18:41.54
Joshua Madgey 20:23.73
Sean Thornton 20:26.15
Noah Nguyen 21:08.96
Juan Machin-Diaz 22:55.96

Here are the results of this afternoon's Baker Sub Varsity Meet at our home course of Pennypacker Park in Haddonfield. It's been many years since we have had large enough numbers on our team to field athletes at this meet and we were excited to finally again race here not just because it is our home course, but because this race has historically resulted in impressively fast times and PRs. Today was no exception as there were big PRs across the board in what were very exciting races! Outstanding job, boys!! Our future is in very well capable hands! We are looking forward to having everyone run together again this Saturday!

5K Sub-Varsity B
Joshua Madgey 20:00.58
Noah Nguyen 21:03.80

5K Freshmen
Mark Testa 20:18.35
Sean Thornton 20:22.08
Juan Machin-Diaz 21:33.97

Here are the results of this afternoon's Olympic Conference Championships at Dream Park. Finally the Crusader boys had their first opportunity of the season to race in not only the first championship meet of the season, but also the highest caliber meet of their season as well. Our full team toed the line all together with some of the best teams not only in the conference but also in the entire state and the fight for divisional honors became much more difficult with a recent restructuring of the groupings. However, despite all of these challenges the boys achieved some very impressive results today with several PRs...which included a PR of over 2 minutes! Well done, boys! It was a fantastic learning experience for all to compete at such a high level and it will only make us that much better a team come these last few races of the season...keep up the high intensity!!



5K Varsity
Rutger Sochacki 17:42.29
Alexander Dietz 18:23.63
Sohum Sethi 18:34.99
George Sokoloff 18:48.92
Owen DeAndrea 19:43.54
Mark Testa 20:18.77
Joshua Madgey 21:00.03
Sean Thornton 21:13.50
Noah Nguyen 21:34.77
Juan Machin-Diaz 22:21.34

Here are the results of this morning's South Jersey Open meet at Dream Park. This meet was not only the first meet of our season where we chose to filed a full varsity team, but it also represents the time of the season when we really start focusing on bigger things and the success at the highest level. We were able to field both full varsity and JV teams and what resulted were results above and beyond our expectations! Both races had some top tier competitiveness in comparison to all the other races in the day, but we proved that we had the preparation, grit, and talent to run with the best of them. Well done, boys! We now begin preparing for our first championship race of the season so let's keep the intensity up!


5K Division 1 Varsity
Rutger Sochacki 18:00.07
George Sokoloff 18:14.09
Alexander Dietz 18:22.35
Sohum Sethi 18:54.90
Owen DeAndrea 19:16.34

5K JV
Joshua Madgey 20:33.98
Sean Thornton 20:37.60
Noah Nguyen 21:21.19
Mark Testa 21:26.35
Juan Machin-Diaz 22:55.73

Here are the results of this morning's Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park. As always, this meet marks a pivotal moment in our season, where we shift into high gear and begin racing with purpose and intensity. Our goal today was clear: race smart, race bold, and push the limits of what we can achieve as a team. Our varsity squad rose to the challenge, delivering an outstanding performance in a highly competitive and fast-paced 5K. The team ran with grit and determination, achieving remarkable PRs, including a jaw-dropping nearly four-minute improvement! The race of the day, however, belonged to our freshmen in the 3.2K. This event is a key indicator of the future of cross country across the state, and our frosh athletes did not disappoint. They ran with incredible heart and precision, securing impressive individual finishes in 27th and 19th places, an incredible first-place individual finish, and an exceptional third-place team finish! This performance signals a bright future for our program for not only the remainder of the season but also in the years to come! Congratulations to all runners for their hard work and fearless racing! With this momentum, we're excited to see what the rest of the season has in store. Keep the intensity high, and let's get after more!


5K Varsity E
Alexander Dietz 19:41.00
Owen DeAndrea 21:56.00
Noah Nguyen 22:35.00
Joshua Madgey 22:45.00

3.2K Frosh B (3rd)

Rutger Sochacki 11:58.00 (1st)

George Sokoloff 12:47.00 (19th)
Sohum Sethi 13:05.00 (27th)
Mark Testa 14:09.00
Sean Thornton 14:12.00
Juan Machin-Diaz 15:11.00

Here are the results of this morning's freshman and varsity races at the TCNJ Invite at The College of New Jersey. It was a second opportunity for the freshmen to break their previous 2 mile time of last week and the opening 5K for the varsity. The week of great training absolutely produced fruits of victory as along with very strong times and course PRs in the 5K race, our freshmen team finished in 2nd place as a team which included earning individual medals for 2nd place and 5th place finishes!! Congratulations to everyone who raced! Let's keep the momentum going!


3200m Frosh (2nd)

Rutger Sochacki 11:21.50 (2nd)
George Sokoloff 12.00.20 (5th)
Sean Thornton 13:18.40
Mark Testa 13:21.40
Juan Machin-Diaz 14:48.50

5K Varsity

Alexander Dietz 19:17.00
Owen DeAndrea 20:34.60
Noah Nguyen 22:18.70
Joshua Madgey 24:02.10

Here are the results of today's Cherokee Challenge. After our long months of early morning training, we were finally ready and excited to finally toe the line in our season opener at Cherokee. Everyone was excited at the prospect of finally being let loose to run and were highly anticipating some special results and definitely all of the he above came true! Not only were there very impressive debut race times and big PR's, but we also debuted our biggest freshmen squad in nearly 10 years which included an 11th place medal finish! Congratulations to everyone!! We definitely have the make of a very good team indeed...let's keep it going!

2 Mile Frosh
Rutger Sochacki 11:24.85 (11th)
George Sokoloff 12:56.02
Mark Testa 13:46.50
Sean Thornton 13:58.50
Juan Machin-Diaz 17:09.64

2 Mile Soph
Noah Nguyen 14:04.66
Joshua Madgey 14:53.42

2 Mile Junior
Owen DeAndrea 12:47.22

2 Mile Senior
Alexander Dietz 11:38.43

He are the results from today's second day of events at the NPB State Championships. With the final day of the tournament, it was our last opportunity to perform at our best and to showcase all that we have worked so hard on. And along with some very, very big PRs and very important state championship debut performances, we also achieved a medal finish in the javelin!! Congratulations to you all, ladies! We are so very proud of you all for your hard work and for your accomplishments! And although that states for most is usually the finale, the Crusaders will extend their season an extra few days as Imani will be throwing discus at the Meet of Champions!!

400

Molly DiPierro 1:03.14

Alaina Staab 1:06.23

Estella Zuidema 1:10.79

200

Alexa Kelly 32.23

1600

Haylee Marakovits 6:20.09

4x400 4:30.63

Alaina Staab 65.6

Amaya Hepburn 68.6

Estella Zuidema 70.8

Molly DiPierro 65.0

Long Jump

Amaya Hepburn 15-1

Javelin

Giulia Mecoli 63-3 (6th)

Maggie Cerny 47-0

Isabel Truong 46-9

Shot Put

Maggie Cerny 21-7

Grace Rustico 14-1