Mendham H.S. Varsity, JV Girls Place First In Division At New Balance Invitational

MENDHAM, NJ — West Morris Mendham High School's Varsity and Junior Varsity Girls Cross Country Teams each placed first overall in the Division B 5K race among girl runners in their divisions, at the 2021 New Balance Shores Coach Invitational.

Hosted by the Shores Coaches Association at Holmdel Park in Holmdel on Oct. 2, the girls varsity team scored 71 points, followed by Princeton High School with 119 and North Highlands Regional High School with 71. See the rankings below for the top three teams for Division B senior girls:

PLACE - TEAM - POINTS - SCORERS - TIMES
1 - Mendham HS - 71- 8+10+11+12+30 (43+57) - 1:23 1-5 Split | 20:41 Avg
2 - Princeton HS - 119 - 9+17+21+35+37 (38+39) 1:36 - 1-5 Split | 21:15 Avg
3 - Northern Highlands Regional HS - 120 - 13+16+18+25+48 (54+102) - 2:02 1-5 Split | 21:18 Avg

Among the 165 varsity girls running from participating high schools, see the results of Mendham's team members, who made it within the top 20:

10th Place - Ava Augustine - 20:18.00 with 8 Points
13th Place - Grace Vives - 20:24.00 with 10 Points
14th Place - Megan Smith - 20:30.00 with 11 Points
16th Place - Madison Orlins - 20:36.00 with 12 Points

For full results for all participating varsity girls, click here.

The girls junior varsity team also placed first among Division B JV girls. Mendham scored 36 points, followed by Summit High School with 71 and Northern Valley Old Tappan High School with 94. See the rankings below for the top three teams for Division B junior varsity girls:

PLACE - TEAM - POINTS - SCORERS - TIMES
1 - Mendham HS - 36 - 1+2+4+5+24 (30+36) - 3:01 1-5 Split | 24:11 Avg
2 - Summit HS - 71 - 3+9+17+20+22 (23+39) - 1:56 - 1-5 Split | 25:14 Avg
3 - Northern Valley Old Tappan HS - 94 - 8+10+12+18+46 (51) - 4:43 1-5 Split | 21:18 Avg

Among the 81 junior varsity girls running from participating high schools in Division B, see the results of Mendham's team members, who made it within the top 20:

1st Place - Marisa House - 23:04.00 with 1 Point
2nd Place - Julianna Marran - 23:20.00 with 2 Points
5th Place - Ellana Glassner - 24:13.00 with 4 Points
6th Place - Lara Hartle - 24:15.00 with 5 Points

For full results for all participating junior varsity girls in Division B, click here.

The boys junior varsity team placed second among Division B boys. Ridge High School scored 23 points, followed by Mendham with 68 and St. Peter’s Prep with 84. See the rankings below for the top three teams for Division B junior varsity boys:

PLACE - TEAM - POINTS - SCORERS - TIMES
1 - Ridge HS - 23 - 1+2+3+4+13 (15+18) - 1:26 1-5 Split | 18:28 Avg
2 - Mendham HS - 68 - 5+11+12+16+24 (29+33) - 1:19 - 1-5 Split | 19:23 Avg
3 - St. Peter’s Prep - 84 - 6+8+22+23+25 (31) - 1:13 1-5 Split | 19:34 Avg

Among the 161 junior varsity boys running from participating high schools, see the results of Mendham's team members, who made it within the top 20:

5th Place - Daniel Lanahan - 18:41.00 with 5 Points
11th Place - Jay Kavantha - 19:14.00 with 9 Points
12th Place - Tyler Stroup - 19:22.00 with 11 Points
16th Place - Shelton Shieh - 19:32.00 with 16 Points

For full results for all participating junior varsity boys, click here.

The boys freshman team placed fifth among Division B boys. Point Pleasant Borough High School scored 85 points, followed by Colts Neck High School with 93, then Chatham High School with 133, Hopewell Valley High School with 133 and Mendham with 135. See the rankings below for the top five teams for Division B freshman boys:

PLACE - TEAM - POINTS - SCORERS - TIMES
1 - Pt. Pleasant Boro HS - 85 - 4+5+6+11+59 (64+77) - 2:25 1-5 Split | 12:54 Avg
2 - Colts Neck HS - 93 - 1+2+21+26+43 (52+88) - 2:39 - 1-5 Split | 12:56 Avg
3 - Chatham HS - 133 - 7+18+25+39+44 (57+58) - 1:37 1-5 Split | 13:33 Avg
4 - Hopewell Valley HS - 133 - 12+13+24+34+50 (67+101) - 1:40 - 1-5 Split | 13:30 Avg
5 - Mendham HS - 135 - 10+15+19+31+60 (62+68) - 1:57 - 1-5 Split | 13:31 Avg

Among the 163 freshman boys running from participating high schools, see the results of Mendham's team members, who made it within the top 20:

13th Place - Jack Poylangada - 12:45.00 with 10 Points
19th Place - Carter LaSusa - 13:02.00 with 15 Points

For full results for all participating freshman boys, click here.

In Division A, Mendham Varsity Boys placed 12th among 23 schools. For full results, click here.

See full meet results here.

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