Ridgewood High School’s Ryan Neville and Nick Salamone made the 2012 All-Suburban boys cross-country first team
Ridgewood NJ, Both Ridgewood High School’s Ryan Neville and Nick Salamone made the 2012 All-Suburban boys cross-country first team. NMaing Ridgewood the only school beside Don Bosco to have two or more runners on the squad.
RYAN NEVILLE, Ridgewood — This junior proved to be a perfect complement to the Maroon lineup, scoring valuable points as his team continued its winning ways with a third straight state-sectional title. His personal ledger included a 31st at the Bowdoin Invitational, a 10th in the Maroon Invitational Groups 3-4 race and a 55th in the Shore Invitational C race.
Neville opened the postseason with an 18th in the Big North Freedom Division. A 14th in the Bergen A championships and a seventh in the North 1, Group 4 meet preceded a 14th at the BMOC and a 45th in the State Group 4 finals.
NICK SALAMONE, Ridgewood — After being named to the second team in 2010 and 2011, a strong senior campaign helped him move up to the elite unit this year. He was fifth at the Bowdoin Invitational, then won the Maroon Invitational Groups 3-4 race and ran 13th in the Shore Invitational C race before starting the final month with a sixth in the Big North Freedom Division.
Salamone was third in the Bergen A meet and came through with a win in the North 1, Group 4 meet to lead the Maroons to the team championship. After a seventh in the BMOC, he was 16th in the State Group 4 finals and, given a wild card into the SMOC, he placed 24th in his final high school race.
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4 from Ridgewood High School named to 2012 All-Suburban girls cross-country
Ridgewood NJ , The Ridgewood High School was well represented 2012 All-Suburban girls cross-country , with 10 Ridgewood High School women named for the 2012 All-Suburban girls cross-country .
KELLY CLEARY, Ridgewood — It was a consistent season for the sophomore, who will be a major contributor in 2013. She finished 39th at the Bowdoin Invitational before winning her first major race, the Ridgewood Invitational.
Cleary’s postseason started with a ninth in the Big North championships and a sixth at the Bergen A meet. Her 12th-place finish in the North 1, Group 4 meet and an 18th in the BMOC preceded a 57th in the State Group 4 finals that ended her season a step short of the State Meet of Champions (SMOC).
EMILY FISHBEIN, Ridgewood — The Maroons’ annual success is based on the depth of their lineup, and this junior helped her team to four major-meet team titles, including their 26th Bergen Meet of Champions crown.
Individually, Fishbein was 30th at the Bowdoin Invitational and 16th at the Big North championships, followed by and a personal best of fifth in the Bergen A race. She placed 10th in the North 1, Group 4 meet and 12th in the BMOC before closing her campaign with a 105th in the State Group 4 meet.
CATHERINE PAGANO, Ridgewood — After a freshman campaign that was derailed by a stress fracture, this sophomore came back stronger than ever and was the consensus leader of the Maroons. She ran fifth at the Bowdoin Invitational and was second in the Shore Invitational championship race before embarking on the postseason with a third at the Big North meet.
Pagano placed second at the Bergen A meet, then won the North 1, Group 4 title. she took third in both the BMOC and the State Group 4 finals before closing the year with a 15th-place showing in the SMOC, the highest finish by a sophomore in the state.
LAURA WEISBERGER, Ridgewood — This junior continued to get stronger as the fall wore on, solidifying her presence in the lineup as the postseason began.
Overcoming a stress fracture in the early going, Weisberger got things going with an 11th-place finish in the Big North championships and followed that with a third in the Bergen A meet. After finishing eighth in the North 1, Group 4 race, she ran a 25th in the BMOC and a 53rd in the State Group 4 finals, missing out on the SMOC.
and FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
SAM HALVORSEN, Ridgewood — Year in and year out, there seems to be a solid freshman runner on the Maroon squad, and this rookie can stand with the best of them. She ran nine races and finished in the top five in every one, beginning with fourth-place outings in both the Season Opener and the Darlington freshman meets as well as the Ridgewood Invitational.
Halvorsen followed with a pair of second-place finishes in the Maroon Invitational freshman race and the Brett Taylor freshman run. She then ripped off four straight winning performances, beginning with the Big North freshman race and continuing with the Bergen County freshman and the Doc Braver junior varsity races. She closed the season with a victory at the State JV/Freshman Championship Meet.
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RHS has had a great running program for years. They should get more recognition