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

Here are the results from this afternoon's NPB State Championship from day 1 of the state championships at Stockton University. It was finally time for us to show up in top form and to give the performances of our season and our year. And when it was time to perform when the time came, we went well above and beyond all expectations! There were PRs and season's best all throughout the day along with a deep competitive spirit to earn places in the finals in the field. But the highlight of the day was a gold medal performance in the discus from a phenomenal opening throw and punching her ticket to the Meet of Champions next Wednesday! The Bishop Eustace girls can now proudly claim that they ended their day not only with numbers PRs, but also with a state champion!! Congratulations to you all, ladies!! We can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring!!

4x100 57.10

Simone Errigo 14.0

Amaya Hepburn 13.7

Isabel Truong 13.9

Kamilyah DeShazo 15.3

800

Estella Zuidema 2:46.93

Haylee Marakovits 2:47.91

Mary DeGour 3:00.71

100

Isabel Truong 14.08

Simone Errigo 14.17

Kamilyah DeShazo 15.19

Triple Jump

Amaya Hepburn 32-7.5

Discus

Imani Dennis 123-2 (1st)

Kamilyah DeShazo 70-0

Here are the results of this afternoon's Baker Invitational. While the rainy conditions outside were not quite the best, it was our last opportunity to race and perform in the field to improve seed times for the state championships. Despite cold and we weather, we performed very well and we achieved some very important season's bests which will be key for next week's state tournament. Great job, ladies! You rose up to the challenge and are in a great position for next week!

100

Isabel Truong 14.52

Simone Errigo 14.91

1600 Frosh

Haylee Marakovits 6:17.47

800

Estella Zuidema 2:48.30

Mary DeGour 3:10.66

200

Isabel Truong 30.75

Simone Errigo 32.02

Shot Put

Maggie Cerny 22-0.5

Here are the results of yesterday's Eustace Throwers Invite meet. With our last home meet of the season, it was our last chance to utilize our home field advantage for some big throws and get those seed times for next week's state championships. What resulted were some big throws, a few PRs, and an awesome 2nd place finish!! Well done, girls!!

Javelin

Giulia Mecoli 59-3

Maggie Cerny 45-0

Discus

Imani Dennis 106-1 (2nd)

Kamilyah DeShazo 72-0

Audrey Eakins 58-1

Grace Rustico 49-5

Shot Put

Kamilyah DeShazo 23-11.5

Maggie Cerny 18-8.5