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Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference cross country postseason honors

NJAC-National boys

First team: Luke Schagelin, Morris Knolls senior; Nicholas Falcone, Morris Hills sophomore; Jared Weiss, Roxbury senior; Remson Jarrell, Sparta senior; Julian Laznik-Moraghan, Sparta junior; Nisval Patel, Morris Hills senior; Devon Chowdhury, Morristown junior; Tanmay Naik, Morris Hills junior; Aaryan Pethe, Morris Knolls sophomore

Second team: Jonah Gardberg, Morristown senior; Cristian Cruz, Morris Hills junior; Hogan Hyatt, Morris Knolls senior; Aaron Tong, Morris Hills junior; Charles Champagne, Morris Hills senior; Devin Gaglione, Morris Knolls junior; Jake Coughlin, Morris Knolls sophomore; Ramon Barber, Morristown senior; Jack Wittenmeier, Sparta junior

Honorable mention: Lachlan Neville, Morristown sophomore; Tyler Harms, Sparta junior; Harrison Rosati, Morris Hills junior; Patrick Robinson, Pope John junior; Carter Alicks, Pope John senior; Zach Barden, Morris Knolls junior; Gabriel Becker, Roxbury sophomore

Division champion: Morris Hills

Sportsmanship awards: Morristown and Sparta

NJAC-National girls

First team: Katelyn Nolan, Pope John junior; Madison Gargiulo, Roxbury senior; Ashley Crane, Sparta senior; Lauren Soehnlein, Montville junior; Evey Austin, Pope John senior; Julia Ireland, Pope John sophomore; Gwendolyn O'Hearn, Pope John sophomore; Addison Bray, West Morris junior; Ava Barone, Sparta sophomore

Second team: Abigail Bradley, West Morris freshman; Ella Mikolay, Morris Knolls freshman; Rehanna Syed, Morris Knolls junior; Leah Johnson, Roxbury freshman; Gabriella Suarez, Montville sophomore; Madeline Drozdowski, West Morris junior; Emily Brohan, Morris Knolls junior; Cecile Bernard, Morris Knolls junior; Karoline Kedzierska, Morris Knolls senior

Honorable mention: Kiernan Moore, Sparta sophomore; Olivia Capala, Morris Knolls junior; Evangeline Pabalan, Pope John junior; Jaylin Salles, Montville senior; Faith Hurtado, Roxbury freshman; Addison Weber, West Morris sophomore

Division champion: Pope John

Sportsmanship award: Sparta

Sep 23, 2023; Woodland Park, NJ, USA; Alex Pelov, Montville, on his way to finishing first in a boys varsity race at a cross-country invitational at Garret Mountain Reservation. Mandatory Credit: Michael Karas-The Bergen Record
Sep 23, 2023; Woodland Park, NJ, USA; Alex Pelov, Montville, on his way to finishing first in a boys varsity race at a cross-country invitational at Garret Mountain Reservation. Mandatory Credit: Michael Karas-The Bergen Record

NJAC-American boys

First team: Alex Pelov, Montville junior; Tommy Jendryk, Mendham junior; Justin Bongiovanni, Mendham senior; Finn Valli, Chatham junior; Thomas Amato, Randolph junior; Marcus Valenzuela, Chatham sophomore; Kennan Byers, Randolph sophomore; Everett Jania, Delbarton senior; John Cuzzocrea, Delbarton junior

Second team: Sam Szczepanski, Mendham senior; Kenneth Allaway, Mendham junior; Joseph Sheaffer, Delbarton junior; Lucas Rowland, West Morris junior; Thomas Haines, Chatham sophomore; Maxwell Hack, Mount Olive senior; Carter LaSusa, Mendham junior; Brady Byrne, Chatham sophomore; Ryan Foley, Mount Olive sophomore

Honorable mention: Ryan Readlinger, Delbarton junior; Preston Gumann, Randolph junior; Patrick Roskell, Chatham sophomore; Sebastian Ostrove, Mount Olive freshman; Ian Shaw, Mendham junior; Christopher Fahrman, West Morris senior; J.T. Casarico, Montville senior

Division champion: Mendham

Sportsmanship award: Mendham

Sep 23, 2023; Woodland Park, NJ, USA; Ivory Piskula, Morris Hills, finishes first in a girls varsity race at a cross-country invitational at Garret Mountain Reservation. Mandatory Credit: Michael Karas-The Bergen Record
Sep 23, 2023; Woodland Park, NJ, USA; Ivory Piskula, Morris Hills, finishes first in a girls varsity race at a cross-country invitational at Garret Mountain Reservation. Mandatory Credit: Michael Karas-The Bergen Record

NJAC-American girls

First team: Ivory Piskula, Morris Hills junior; Kate Shaw, Mendham sophomore; Caroline Himstreet, Chatham senior; Nicole Molter, Mount Olive sophomore; Lindsay Portland, Mendham sophomore; Ester Kirk, Morristown senior; Jaidyn Young, Randolph freshman; Sophia Draxler, Mendham senior; Greta Hecker, Mendham freshman

Second team: Julia Suttile, Morristown sophomore; Allison Rambo, Mount Olive junior; Gabrielle Neuner, Chatham senior; Marisa House, Mendham senior; Caitlin Willer, Morris Hills senior; Nicolette Grossman, Chatham sophomore; April Kusnier, Randolph senior; Jessica Cain, Morristown sophomore; Sydney Grossman, Chatham senior

Honorable mention: Naina Slaughter, Morristown senior; Morgan Behar, Randolph senior; Lily Raudabaugh, Mendham freshman; Madeline Cromwell, Morris Hills; Faith Dressel, Mount Olive freshman; Abigail Creatore, Chatham sophomore

Division champion: Chatham

Sportsmanship award: Morris Hills

NJAC-Independence boys

First team: Nicholas Troiano, Morristown Beard junior; Rick Wang, Whippany Park freshman; Ian Patchett, Morristown Beard senior; Chase Zalfino, Pequannock sophomore; Angel Santos, Dover senior; Colin Shepard, Morris Catholic junior; Jacob Tone, Pequannock junior; Nathanael Crefield, Pequannock senior; Xavier Trinidad, Pequannock junior

Second team: Yun-Yo Lo, Whippany Park freshman; Zachary Kyle, Boonton junior; Gavin Shollenberger, Boonton sophomore; Roberto Hernandez, Dover senior; Quin Lynes, Whippany Park senior; Patrick Birnbaum, Morristown junior; Andrew Steinberg, Whippany Park sophomore; Liuiu Oka, Whippany Park junior; Jack Van Zeggern, Whippany Park senior

Honorable mention: Justin Crivella, Whippany Park freshman; Paul Ippolito, Boonton freshman; Alex Turben, Morristown Beard sophomore; Nicholas Lombardi, Dover sophomore; William Trousdale, Morris Catholic freshman

Division champion: Pequannock

Sportsmanship award: Boonton

NJAC-Independence girls

First team: Jackie Santana, Pequannock junior; Giuliana Verrone, Parsippany freshman; Indiya Weinmann, Morristown Beard junior; Olivia Biro, Pequannock sophomore; Sadie Boudreau, Whippany Park sophomore; Roma Rangaswamy, Parsippany junior; Ciara Caroff, Whippany Park sophomore; Luisa Tinoco, Boonton junior; Maddie Hill, Pequannock senior

Second team: Jessica Meng, Whippany Park sophomore; Camryn Lewis, Parsippany senior; Cory Hueston, Hanover Park sophomore; Sierra Medina, Boonton junior; Kaitlyn Hemmer, Whippany Park junior; Emma White, Pequannock junior; Jasmine Bollack, Parsippany senior; Lia Diez, Boonton freshman; Nina Balassone, Whippany Park freshman

Honorable mention: Marie Jose Polania, Dover junior; Kyara Fajardo, Dover junior; Sachie Kelkar, Parsippany freshman; Riley Schmid, Morristown Beard freshman; Lucy White, Pequannock freshman; Cambria O'Connor, Hanover Park sophomore

Division champion: Whippany Park

Sportsmanship award: Dover

NJAC-Colonial boys

First team: Sebastian Igielski, Jefferson senior; Matthew Ellis, Jefferson senior; David Cunha, Sussex Tech junior; Jackson Saltzman, Wallkill Valley sophomore; Sam Gatto, Sussex Tech junior; Owen Cooper, Hackettstown sophomore; Isaac Symonds, Hackettstown freshman; Matt McQueen, Sussex Tech sophomore; Patrick Bubniak, Jefferson senior

Second team: Christian Coombs, Hackettstown senior; Shane Bickerton, Netwon junior; Vaughn Holderith, Sussex Tech junior; Alexander Johnson, Newton freshman; Zachary Neiper, Wallkill Valley freshman; Nick Gibson, Wallkill Valley senior; Douglas DeMarco, Sussex Tech sophomore; Sean Attas, Hopatcong junior; Samuel Tobachnik, Wallkill Valley freshman

Honorable mention: Joey Farina, Hopatcong junior; Colin Daggett, Newton junior; Alex Maslowski, Hackettstown junior; Brian Rauchbach, Sussex Tech senior; Ty Lewis, Wallkill Valley sophomore; Josh Reed, Jefferson junior

Division champion: Sussex Tech

Sportsmanship award: Hopatcong

Delana Einreinhofer, of Wallkill Valley, is shown on her way to winning the 800 meters. Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Delana Einreinhofer, of Wallkill Valley, is shown on her way to winning the 800 meters. Wednesday, May 10, 2023

NJAC-Colonial girls

First team: Delana Einreinhofer, Wallkill Valley junior; Haley Murphy, Wallkill Valley sophomore; Kayleigh Newsome, Wallkill Valley senior; Layla Guarcello, Hackettstown sophomore; Chelsea Forte, North Warren freshman; Samantha Krauklis, Lenape Valley junior; Jaclyn Burns, Jefferson sophomore; Alexandra Beard, Hackettstown senior; Lily Rothfuss, Hackettstown junior

Second team: Kylie Fischetti, Jefferson senior; Kiley Shatzel, Jefferson junior; Angelene Mattingly, Hackettstown senior; Julianna Caruso, Jefferson junior; Ava Diego, North Warren freshman; Kristina Kalinina, North Warren freshman; Sophie Goldsmith, Hackettstown sophomore; Bailey Cook, Wallkill Valley freshman; Chiara Cocoziello, Jefferson senior

Honorable mention: Piper Torella, Newton freshman; Olivia Youngs, Newton sophomore; Leah St. Genis, Hackettstown senior; Kayla Jablonski, Jefferson junior; Emily Beck, Wallkill Valley senior; Bridgette Meeks, North Warren senior; Alexa Valeich, Lenape Valley freshman; Sofija Kelevsovska, Hopatcong senior

Division champion: Wallkill Valley

Sportsmanship award: Hackettstown

NJAC-Freedom boys

First team: Zach Haase, North Warren senior; James Torres, North Warren junior; Jack Turner, Vernon junior; Vedant Bhatt, Morris Tech sophomore; Kevin Calderon, Morris Tech sophomore; Rick Bennett, Vernon junior; Tyler Hennion, Kittatinny senior; Vansh Patel, Morris Tech junior

Second team: Matthew Tunnel, High Point senior; Zach Pender, Kittatinny senior; Kyle Morsell, High Point junior; Jamie Whitby, Kittatinny senior; Sahovan Swamy, Morris Tech sophomore; Nickolas Jikia, Lenape Valley junior; Kyle Tremain, North Warren sophomore; Evan Dong, High Point junior; Joe Holdt, Kittatinny junior

Honorable mention: Austin Wagoner, Vernon senior; Kyle Lubanski, High Point junior; Nathan Gonzalez, Lenape Valley junior; Joey Allison, Kittatinny senior; Aidan Hallowich, North Warren senior; Elias Cristalli, Morris Tech freshman

Division champion: Vernon

Sportsmanship award: High Point

NJAC-Freedom girls

First team: Maya Van Horn, Morris Tech junior; Iris Wikander, Kittatinny senior; Micah Dalelio, Sussex Tech sophomore; Aditi Mukundhan, Morris Tech junior; Harper Felch, Morris Tech senior; Brooke Schneider, Vernon junior; Kylie Burns, Vernon junior; Katy Sills, Kittatinny junior

Second team: Alexandra Kovacs, Vernon freshman; Sophia Felix, Morris Tech junior; Gabriella Cafferata, Vernon junior; Emily Ursin, Sussex Tech sophomore; Gianna Lopez, Morris Tech sophomore; Yasemie Coutts, Morris Tech senior; Peyton Berg, Kittatinny senior; Adelyn McGill, Kittatinny sophomore

Honorable mention: Maya McQueen, Sussex Tech senior; Maryanna Cova-Gomez, Vernon senior; Nicole Zimmerman, Morris Tech junior; Camryn Downey, Kittatinny junior; Faith Postma, High Point sophomore; Emma Whitesell, High Point senior

Division champions: Morris Tech, Kittatinny and Vernon

Sportsmanship awards: High Point and Sussex Tech

Mountain Lakes junior Max Kahn won the small-school Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference cross country championship on Oct. 10, 2023 at Central Park of Morris County.
Mountain Lakes junior Max Kahn won the small-school Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference cross country championship on Oct. 10, 2023 at Central Park of Morris County.

NJAC-Liberty boys

First team: Max Kahn, Mountain Lakes junior; Jacob Nolan, Madison junior; Leo London, Madison junior; Patrick Natale, Madison junior; Austin Hudak, Mountain Lakes junior; Kyle Bjornson, Kinnelon senior; Will Portman, Kinnelon junior; Jayden Hur, Kinnelon junior; Brian Metz, Parsippany Hills junior

Second team: Philip Natale, Madison sophomore; Michelangelo Lepore, Mountain Lakes sophomore; Eli Stoddard, Madison senior; John Davidson, Madison junior; Henry Manton, Kinnelon freshman; Arya Shah, Mountain Lakes junior; Martin Bria, Madison junior; Kieran Fitzgerald, Kinnelon freshman; Luke Lemongello, Hanover Park junior

Honorable mention: Matt Baldino, Kinnelon junior; Jonathan Bennett, Mountain Lakes junior; Marcello D'Addario, Parsippany Hills senior; Ryan Delaney, Madison junior; Peter Dymnicki, Hanover Park sophomore; Aarin Tyagi, Parsippany senior; Aarav Tyagi, Parsippany senior

Division champion: Mountain Lakes

Sportsmanship award: Madison

Parsippany Hills junior Kira Chebishev won the North 2, Group 2 cross country title on Oct. 28, 2023 at Central Park of Morris County.
Parsippany Hills junior Kira Chebishev won the North 2, Group 2 cross country title on Oct. 28, 2023 at Central Park of Morris County.

NJAC-Liberty girls

First team: Blythe Dudley, Villa Walsh sophomore; Emma Bradley, St. Elizabeth senior; Kira Chebishev, Parsippany Hills junior; Ines Lemee, Villa Walsh junior; Krista Purnell, Mountain Lakes junior; Anya Sadowski, Parsippany Hills senior; Martha Smart, Villa Walsh junior; Sylvie Vanderbilt, Madison freshman; Kate Veivia, Morris Catholic junior

Second team: Grace Mougalian, Kinnelon senior; Erin Lyons, Villa Walsh junior; Catherine Collum, Villa Walsh senior; Sarah Hoff, Morris Catholic sophomore; Sharon Park, Madison freshman; Emily Poruczynski, Villa Walsh senior; Meaghan Donnelly, Mountain Lakes junior; Isabella Marotta, Mountain Lakes freshman; Nicole Muniz, Villa Walsh senior

Honorable mention: Macey Arnold, Madison junior; Daniella Kimowitz, Mountain Lakes freshman; Kacie Krauland, Morris Catholic junior; Meghan Metz, Parsippany Hills junior; Tina Xu, Kinnelon junior; Audrey Wilbanks, Villa Walsh junior; Reagan Mathiesen, St. Elizabeth freshman

Division champion: Villa Walsh

Sportsmanship award: St. Elizabeth

This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record: Cross country: Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference postseason honors