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Ridgewood High Schools Runners Make All American

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood boys #XCTFMaroons are 6th in the nation!
In a distance medley race representing the best from the United States, the Ridgewood team took home 6th place and was named All-American! Losing only to the best team from Oregon, Florida, California, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. DJ Murphy, Gavin Kim, Jack McKenna, and Luke Pash teamed up on this great accomplishment
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Runners in Ridgewood remember Taylor Aguilar

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNA AGUILAR
Little Taylor Aguilar is shown enjoying a happy day at the beach.

Runners in Ridgewood remember Taylor Aguilar

JANUARY 23, 2015    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY GAIL KISLEVITZ
CORRESPONDENT |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Every year for the past three years between Thanksgiving and Christmas, a group of Ridgewood residents participate in a mile challenge. Starting on Thanksgiving, the goal is to run at least a mile a day until Dec. 25. This year, what started out as a way for people to keep off the weight gain during the holiday season turned into an uplifting act for a Ridgewood family’s tragic loss.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNA AGUILAR
Pictured on Christmas morning celebrating the memory of Taylor Aguilar are: Julie Greaney, Emery Flannery, Meredith Sullivan, Luke Pash, Yishane Lee, Rich Cariddi, Mike Aguilar, Pat Pash, Kathy Pash, MJ Aguilar, Keith Tobias, Jamie Cariddi, John Aguilar, Alex Cariddi, Brandon Ho, Champa Ho, Anna Aguilar, Paola Shaddow, Charlie Shaddow, Amelia Shaddow and Gabe Shaddow. Participating that day but not pictured: Harrison Cariddi, Christine Tobias, Colden Tobias, Kennedy Tobias, Mike F. Aguilar, Marianne Aguilar, Max Aguilar, Mike Shaddow and Josie Shaddow.

 

Pictured on Christmas morning celebrating the memory of Taylor Aguilar are: Julie Greaney, Emery Flannery, Meredith Sullivan, Luke Pash, Yishane Lee, Rich Cariddi, Mike Aguilar, Pat Pash, Kathy Pash, MJ Aguilar, Keith Tobias, Jamie Cariddi, John Aguilar, Alex Cariddi, Brandon Ho, Champa Ho, Anna Aguilar, Paola Shaddow, Charlie Shaddow, Amelia Shaddow and Gabe Shaddow. Participating that day but not pictured: Harrison Cariddi, Christine Tobias, Colden Tobias, Kennedy Tobias, Mike F. Aguilar, Marianne Aguilar, Max Aguilar, Mike Shaddow and Josie Shaddow.

 

For the past three years, Jamie Cariddi of Ridgewood, along with her brother Keith Hollander of Ho-Ho-Kus, both Ridgewood High School graduates (’95 and ’96 respectively) have organized the Mile a Day Challenge. Conceived by Hollander, a marathoner and triathlete, with the idea that participants would run at least a mile a day but no less, he states that “the initial motivation was to provide a challenge to keep people accountable to maintain their fitness during the holiday season.” This initial intent still stands, but this year, the event became something more. The Mile a Day Challenge raised $1,000 for the National Down Syndrome Society in memory of Taylor Aguilar, who passed away in October at age seven from lung disease. Taylor, who was born with Down Syndrome, was the daughter of Anna and Michael Aguilar of Ridgewood, a triplet to her brothers, Michael and John and sister to her brother Max.

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/runners-remember-taylor-aguilar-1.1234840