PHOTO COURTESY OF JACOB BROWN
From left, Jack Byrne, Nick Barnabic, Kotaro Tamura and Billy Byrne pose with the championship trophy
Ridgewood Boys Cross-Country runs at ‘elite’ level to win section
NOVEMBER 14, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY RON FOX
CORRESPONDENT |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Very good runners have become outstanding runners as the Ridgewood High School boys cross-country team has gathered momentum and rolled through the season’s latest major meets.
“Our first three kids have been very consistent over the whole season,” coach Mike Glynn said a few days after the Maroons won the North 1, Group 4 sectional championship for a group-record 22nd time. “And they ran even faster Saturday. They put themselves in a different league. They’re becoming elite runners.”
The Maroons were so dominant that they captured three of the top four spots in the race.
Junior Kenny Marshall was the individual champion, junior Nick Barnabic took third and sophomore Billy Byrne was fourth. They stood out as usual, but so did a host of their teammates — all seniors — who provided the important depth to earn the title. Jack Byrne finished 15th, Kotaro Tamura was 17th, Henry Ricatto 24th and Sam Calello finished just outside the top 25. Tamura continues to battle determinedly despite the fact that his foot problems still have not subsided. The other three upperclassmen all ran their personal bests on the Garret Mountain course.
https://www.northjersey.com/sports/high-school-sports/boys-cross-country/maroon-boys-prove-they-re-elite-1.1133425