This season was a special, record-breaking one for boys xc and Coach Paul Capuzzo. Senior Ian Clarke, the Darlington Park school record holder, was named 1st Team All-Bergen County, Junior Marc Rienas was named 2nd Team All-Bergen County, Sophomore James Weissenborn was named 3rd Team All-Bergen County, and Seniors Kevin Lawlor, Sam Greenberg, and Shreenath Bhanderi earned Honorable Mention All-Bergen County designations. The boys were Big North National Division League Champions, qualified for BMOC, breaking the Darlington County Park team time school record in the process, and placed third at the Bergen Meet of Champs. They came in at second at State Sectionals, advancing to Holmdel Park for Groups, also breaking the Holmdel Park team school record there. Finally, they ended their season at Nike Cross Regionals. Congratulations to the boys for such an amazing year!
The rebuilding girls team, led by captains Jenny Hubert and Caitlin Ubl, had a great season with many Honorable Mention All-Bergen County designations. They raced at some new invitationals early in the season, traveling down to Six Flags for the Wild Safari Invitational and going into the Bronx for the Manhattan Invitational for the first time in years. The girls also triumphed at the Big North National Division League Meet with an exciting, small-margin victory over Tenafly even though Caitlin Ubl and Senior Hannah Pinto raced with injuries. The team went on to qualify for BMOC for the fifth year in a row and additionally made it down to Holmdel for the first time since 2010 for State Groups after coming in fourth at sectionals.
A special thanks to Tim Cooke '14 and the Ubl Family for their photography.
League Champs!
Coach Capuzzo, Sam Greenberg '14, Marc Rienas, '15, James Weissenborn '16, Ian Clarke '14, Kevin Lawlor '14, Shreenath Bhanderi '14, Tim Hoer '14
Warmups at Counties
Start at the County A Championship
Marc Rienas '15
Dan Lawlor '16
Readying for Counties in the Darlington Barn
Ian Clarke '14, 15:51 at Darlington
Third at BMOC!
James Weissenborn '16 at Sectionals
Senior Captain Kevin Lawlor '14 powering through the finish at Sectionals
Pep Rally 2014
"May the Course Be with You"
Shore Coaches Invitational
Warmups at the Manhattan Invitational
Waiting for Leagues Results
League Champs!
2013 League Champion Team
Jane Choe '14 coming around the bend at Darlington County Park
Girls Start at BMOC
Girls place 4th in the Section and advance to States for the first time since 2010
Caity Ubl '15, Courtney Brunet '16, and Hannah Pinto '14 racing in a pack at Holmdel Park
Hannah Pinto '14 powering through the finish at Holmdel Park, setting a personal best in her last XC race as a Golden Knight
Sam Greenberg '14 finishing at State Groups
Team at State Groups