The NJ XC Meet of Champions is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, so we've turned back the clock to take an deep look at every race in meet history.
The NJSIAA Meet of Champions, which began 50 years ago in 1972, is scheduled for Saturday at Holmdel Park. We bring you the boys and girls previews.
The Colts held out their top five runners and still won the 2012 Meet of Champions in one of the most amazing performances in the 50 year history of the meet.
Twelve State Group team champions were crowned on Saturday at Holmdel Park, including an amazing sweep by the Haddonfield Dawgs.
Union Catholic, Shore Regional, and Wilberforce all repeated as champions on Saturday at Holmdel Park during the 2022 NJSIAA Group Championships.
Cherokee, Summit, St. Rose, and Kinnelon also captured team titles on an very warm day on Saturday at Holmdel Park during the 2022 NJSIAA Group Championships.
The greatest day of the year is here! There will be 12 state championship races on Saturday at Holmdel Park during the 2022 NJSIAA Group Championships.
The greatest day of the year is here! There will be 12 state championship races on Saturday at Holmdel Park during the 2022 NJSIAA Group Championships.
The Montgomery boys and Freehold Twp. girls won its 1st titles, and the Allentown girls, Colts Neck boys, Shore Reg. girls, and Metuchen boys all won.
Tilly O'Connor of St. Rose won the girls race in 17:53, No. 2 in course history, and Alex Schimmel of St. Peter's Prep won the boys race in 15:47.
There were 32 team champions crowned on Sectional Saturday, including sweeps by Northern Highlands, Westfield, Rumson, and Haddonfield.
Westfield broke the boys course record avg., and the No. Hunterdon, Bogota and Voorhees girls, and the Summit, West Morris and McNair boys won.
The JV/Freshmen State Championships were held on Wednesday at Thompson Park in Jamesburg.
Tucker won the 400 hurdles at the last two NJSIAA Meet of Champions.
The Monroe boys and girls won their first titles ever, and Amelia Artz of Monroe and Akshay Vadul of Edison won the individual titles at Thompson Park.
An injury could sideline UC junior star Jimmy Wischusen for the remainder of the season.
The Ridge boys smashed the course average record, and Patrick Doran and Julia Scrudato were the individual winners at Thursday's meet at Pleasant Valley Park.
Peyton Hollis broke the CR in an epic showdown with Lindsay Hausman, Elizabeth's Lucas Reguinho won the boys race, and UC swept the team titles.
Unfortunate news out of Union Catholic, one of the biggest stars in the state may be sidelined for the remainder of this season with ankle injury.
Bonn won the triple jump at the indoor and outdoor Meet of Champions as a junior last year.
The Union County XC Championships will celebrate its 85th year on Thursday at Warinanco Park in Elizabeth.
Delbarton's Collin Boler ran 15:04 to break the course record at Greystone, and Emma Bradley of The Academy of St. Elizabeth captured the girls title.
Lilly Oliver of Toms River South became the first girls to ever win three straight Ocean County titles.
The junior at Montgomery won the Skyland Conference Championship this past Tuesday in 19:25.
The Mendham girls and Kinnelon boys also captured team titles at Tuesday's meet at Greystone.
Union Catholic's Peyton Hollis, Kaleigh Gunsiorowski, and Courtney Kaiser all ran under the course record on Tuesday at Oak Ridge Park in Clark.
The Colts averaged 12:53.2 over the historic 2.5-mile layout at Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday in the Bronx, N.Y. to win their first title since 2017.
Shaelan McNally of Paul VI also sparkled by winning a race at Saturday's 49th Manhattan Invitational at historic Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
The Cinnaminson, Haddon Township and Cherry Hill East boys, and the Bishop Eustace and Moorestown girls also captured team titles at Dream Park on Saturday.
The junior ran 15:56 to win the A Division race and lead his team to victory at the Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park last Saturday.