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11/21/98 at Holmdel Park NJ

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Ed Grant's Report

From:  Edward J. Grant [102416.1703@CompuServe.COM]
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 1998 5:20 PM
To: Net Athletics
Subject: t-and-f: Miller, Guiney win in NJ

Netters:

Nate Miller of Highland Regional and Cate Guiney of Middletown South took the New Jersey all-group CC titles today on a chilly and breezy day at Holmdel County park. The team titles went to Christian Brothers Academy (4th in a row) and Middletown South (a first-time winner.

The boys’ race was missing the pre-season favorite, Murad Campbell of Overbrook, who had dropped out of the Gr. IV race last week with a severe case of shin splints. He was thus ineligible for this race. Miller was rated only No. 3 going into the race, having lost in gr. IV last week  to Jon Fasulo of Hunterdon Central (4th today). The race thus became a repeat of an early-season duel between Miller and Tim Styler of Cranford. In the earlier one, at the relatively flat warinanco park course in Elizabeth, Miller had leg coming into a final lap around the track, but Styler ran that 400 meters in 70 seconds to win going away.

Miller led again this time, but had enough left at the finish to defeat Styler by 40 yards in 15:57. Styler ran 16;04 and Steve Roman of Monroe,  in 3rd, clocked 16:09. It was a senior-dominated race, not surprising as this class had place a number of boys in the top 25 as sophs two years ago.

Guiney completed a perfect season in NJ (she was 2nd in the Easterns at Van Cortlandt park) with a 100-yard margin over Erin Donohue of  Haddonfield. Cate was off her fastest time of the season, running 18:06, but the windy conditions probably accounted for this. The surprise was the 6th-place finish of her twin Maggie, who only took up the sport this year.

CBA had a much closer call than expected, defeating Cherokee, 55-66. The Colts were in good shape to score 40 points or less at the two-mile mark, but the back four of their six-man pack faded in the last mile and their team average of 16:48 was the slowest recorded in their five races at the park this year.

Maggie Guiney’s finish was a big boost in what turned out to be a much easier win in the girls’ race, 85-123, over North Hunterdon. They were only 17 points apart in the Gr. III race last week. Ridgewood, the Gr. IV champ, could not get its pack close enough to the front to chalkenge seriously. 

Looking ahead to the Footlocker trials next Saturday at Van Cortlandt park, it would seem that NJ has at least four serious challengers in the boys’ race in Miller, Styler, Roman and Fasulo with a fifth possibility in Andres Cordero of Passaic Valley, 6th today (Geoff Fahey, who led
CBA in 5th spot, is not likely to compete. There is also a possibility that Campbell will be there, but only a slim chance that he will be in  shape for a serious challenge.

On the girls’ side, Guiney will be one of the favorites to qualify and Donohue would be too, but will be on the basketyball court by then.  Cheryl Bauer of Morris Hills, 3rd today in 18:45, has an outside chance in what looks like a very strong field, headed, of course, by defending
champ Erin Sullivan (a rumor at Holmdel today was that Erin is set for Villanova.)

New Jersey will have a good chance to sweep both state team titles at Van Cortlandt. With eight boys under 16:20 today, seven of whom are almost sure to run, they will be favored to repeat last year’s victory. The girls would be a lot stronger with Donohue, but may pick up one
runner who did not compete today, Beth Androski of Hackensack. A sudden fever kept her out of the race, where her teammate Patti Martin (whom she has beaten in almost every start this year) finished 7th.

BOYS
T: 1-CBA 55. 2-Cherokee 66. 3-Washington Twp 110. 4-Shawnee 143. 5-Hackensack 156. 6-Paul VI 176. 7-Morris Hills 199. 8-Middletown South 211. 9-St. Joseph metuchen 228. 10-Morristown 233.

1. Nate Miller, Highland Sr. 15:57
2. Tim Styler, Cranford Sr. 16:04
3. Stephen Roman, Monroe Sr. 16;09
4. Jon Fasulo, Hunterdon Central Sr. 16:11
5. Geoff Fahey, CBA Sr. 16:12
7. Bill Mason, Cinnaminson Sr. 16:18
8. Bryan Skelly, Washington Twp Jr. 16:19
9. Ryan Smith, Hightstown Sr. 16:31
10. Jeff DiChiara, CBA Jr. 16:33
11. Joe Halin, Cherokee Jr. 16:34
12. Brian Saliter, Whippany Park Sr. 16:35
13. Rich Mackey, Morris Hill Jr. 16:35
14. Dan Christensen, Shawnee Sr. 16:36
15. Aaron Boucher, Cherokee Sr. 16:37
16. Danny Chaves, Secaucus So. 16:39
17. Nick Ricco, Voorhees Sr. 16;43
18. Lou Raffettp, Ocean Twp Sr. 16:43
19. Todd Henderson, Notre Dame Sr. 16:45
20. Eric Slayton, South Brunswick Jr. 16:46
21. Feder Estelus, Elizabeth Sr. 16;47
22. Randy Wetzel, Oakcrest Sr. 16:47
23. Ed Moran, Notre Dame Sr. 16:47
24. Gordon Kaslusky, Westfield Sr. 16:48
25. Robert Hewitt, Washington Twp Sr. 16:48

GIRLS
1-Middletown South 85. 2-North Hunterdon 123. 3-Ridgewood 132. 4-Shawnee 164. 5-Roxbury 165. 6-St. Rose 187. 7-Moorestown 211.  8-Hunterdon Central 216. 9-Red Bank Catholic 227. 10-Indian Hills 233.

1. Cate Guiney, Middletown South Sr. 18:06
2. Erin Donohue, Haddonfield So. 18:27
3. Cheryl Bauer, Morris Hills Sr. 18:45
4. Pam Meadors, Ocean Twp Sr. 19:00
5. Melissa Conway, Ramsey So. 19:07
6. Maggie Guiney, Middletown South Sr. 19:13
7. Patti Martin, Hackensack Jr. 19;30
8. Stephanie Snyder, Randolph Sr. 19:35
9. Lindsey Gallo, Howell Jr. 19:43
10. Julie Culley, North Hunterdon Sr. 19:46
11. Jenna Darcy, Shawnee Sr. 19:49
12. Stephanie Maxwell, Buena Sr. 19:51
13. Kristen Haughey, North Hunterdon Sr. 19:52
14. Laura Petrillo, Hopewell Valley Jr. 19:53
15. Kathleen Porter, Holy Cross Sr. 19:53
16. Julia Kuder, Moorestown So. 19:55
17. Melissa Capone, St. Rose Sr. 19:55
18. Julie Clifford, Holy Angels Sr. 19:56
19. Jaime Glenn, Pt. Pleasant Boro Sr. 19;57
20. Stephanie Last, Roxbury So. 19:59
21. Leyna Williams, Triton Sr. 19:59
22. Sarah Spilman, West Morris So. 20:01
23. Christina Mendoza, Hudson Tech Jr. 20:02
24. Meg McDermott, Ridgewood Sr. 20:05
25. Zillah Drymon, Roxbury Sr. 20:06