Metuchen XC sophomores ran their first 3.1 mile race & we are so proud of their toughness! Taylor Zaneto continues her fantastic XC start with a 3rd pl finish in a sub 20:25! Jordi Woods, the birthday girl, runs strong, never backing down as usual & medals!

Good work by our two freshman: Isata Bah & Averie Mulryne both continued to grow at the Thompson Park Class Meet. Great day overall by our XC girls that finished 5th overall in the merge. Keep it going girls…we are just getting going!

Metuchen XC raced together as a team for the first time this season at the Shore Coaches Inv 3rd place finish in the F Race & team medals! Amber Murray,Taylor Zaneto,Lucy Ongteco,Jordi Woods,Ella Andersen, Isata Bah **Ella Andersen runs 4th fastest course time in MHS history

Metuchen XC Alumni, Molly Malague, is off to an incredible start to her senior season at Harvard. Molly finished 5th in the Paul Short Inv last week against many of the best runners in the country. We can’t wait to see what all her work & dedication helps her achieve!

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Congratulations to our Metuchen XC girls who continue to improve week by week. Team Runner-Up Red Division to a strong So.Brunswick team. Ella Andersen - individual Red Division Champion- she has worked so hard! We are a young group with loads of potential! Great work girls!

Our sport loves the coverage! We are so proud of Metuchen XC’s Ella Andersen & her tremendous race & time of 18.35 and the fact that her plaque is in honor of the great Janet Smith. Congratulations to So. Brunswick on their team win!

Congratulations to Metuchen Girls Cross Country! Team Runner Up at the GMC Championships! Outstanding team effort with 5 PRs & season best team average of 20:30. Reached all team goals! Our own, junior Ella Andersen, is the GMC Champion running 18:35 - MHS #2 at Thompson Park!

Outstanding racing Metuchen XC! Runner Up Central Jersey Group I Season best team average of 20:21 led by Ella Andersen (18:55) followed by first year runner Taylor Zaneto (19:48), Amber Murray (19:49), Lucy Ongteco (21:22), Jordi Woods (21:58) Congrats to our boys- champions!

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Metuchen Girls XC Runner-Up Group 1 State Championships! So proud of these girls & the season they put together! Congratulations to junior Ella Andersen: Runner Up qualifying for the Meet of Champions Congrats to sophomore Taylor Zaneto: 8th pl qualifying for the MOC

Love this team and love when our tough, brave, hardest working athletes are recognized for it. Thank you ⁦Corey Annan⁩ for noticing us!

Metuchen XC End of Season honors are starting to roll in. ALL CONFERENCE: Ella Andersen Taylor Zaneto ALL RED DIVISION Amber Murray Jordi Woods Congratulations girls!

Was this the greatest Meet of Champions ever? I’ll fight anyone who says no! 💥This was a meet for the ages! 🔥Starkey (17:15) and Sheppard (17:17) in an epic showdown! UC girls blast CR 18:12 avg. 6 girls go under 18🔥 CBA CR avg 15:40. Hnatt+Schmitt go 1-2! 15 under 16! 🔥WOW🔥

Yes Molly! 3rd place finish in the NCAA Northeast Regional, meaning she’s going to the NCAA Championships! Last year her team qualified for NCAAs and after the race she said, “I really want to get back here”, and she did it. That’s Molly Malague!

Metuchen XC’s Ella Andersen and Taylor Zaneto ran strong in the NJ Meet of Champions. An incredible, fast race with so many great runners and our girls handled it well. Taylor set a new Holmdel personal best by 25 sec. The team is already setting 2026 goals!

These 9 former N.J. HS XC standouts are set compete at NCAA Division I Championships CBAXC Rob DeFilippis Westfield Boys XC T&F Metuchen Girls XcTf Lakeland Athletics @cinnaminsontf Austin Gabay Butler XC/T&F Pingry Athletics Villanova Track & XC Princeton Track/XC Bill Clifton UNC Track & Field • XC nj.com/highschoolspor…

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Metuchen XC closed out its special season with a solid 4th pl finish in the Nike Regional Northeast Open Race. Junior Ella Andersen WON the race to cap off her outstanding season🥇 Could not be prouder of Ella Andersen, Taylor Zaneto, Amber Murray, Lucy Ongteco, & Jordi Woods