The historical season achieved by the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ cross-country team this past fall was recognized by the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District Board of Education.
The members and coaches from Bridgewater-Raritan, which won its first state sectional championship since 2006 when it captured the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state sectional title on Saturday, November 1, were honored with the presentation of individual plaques during the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, January 20.
Bridgewater-Raritan claimed the state sectional title with a score of 56, while runner-up Westfield High School scored 89 points, and third-place Watchung Hills Regional High School ended with 99 at the race that was held at Greystone Park in Denville.
Kaitlyn Chu, the Somerset County champion this autumn, led Bridgewater-Raritan with a second-place finish in 18:45.98. Her teammate, Dahlia Adams, was right behind in third with a 19:01.24.
Also finishing in the top 10 to contribute to the state sectional championship for Bridgewater-Raritan were Sofia Daniels, who came in eighth in 19:47.91 and Lana Guelich, who placed ninth in 19:51.68.
Here are the members of this memorable 2005 Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ cross-country team.
Head Coach: Dr. Adam Pyle
Assistant Coaches: Michael Paul, Lorena Daid, and Anthony Louie.
Runners: Gia Agrawal , Anabela Mastropasqua, Dahlia Adams, Kaitlyn Chu, Lana Guelich,Sofia Daniels, Sophia Rizarri, Miaoxin Chen, Ella Lim, Ava DeJesus and Anshita Jaiswal