Now, the success Hayley Mancini experiences is simply a byproduct of her love for the sport. “She used to always want to run ...

After placing seventh in the 3,200-meter run at last season’s state track meet, one of Raegan McRae’s coaches asked, “Are you ready to win state?” At the time, Cheyenne Mountain’s McRae was shocked to ...

Determined to prove she could rebound from a stress fracture that derailed her junior season, Audrey entered her final cross country campaign on a mission. And she delivered. The senior won the ...

In one year, Camas cross country runner Kate Westfall went from rarely breaking 20 minutes in a 5,000-meter race to having five races this past season under 19 minutes. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) ...

The NIAA State Cross Country Championship was historic in both expected and unexpected ways for the Wolverines. With the girls securing the northern regional championship the previous week, they were ...

A season to remember for Shenendehowa girls’ cross country has resulted in a 2025 Times Union all-star team led by Athlete of the Year Leyla Bhusri and Coach of the Year Rob Cloutier. Bhusri, a senior ...

Olivia Davis is going where no Warren Tech female cross country runner has ever been – Holmdel Park for the state group meet. When the Group 1 girls meet gets underway at the Cathedral of Garden State ...

The history of the NJSIAA Group Championships can be traced back to 1919, when the competition was just a single meet. The current format, which began in 1979 for boys and 1982 for girls, features six ...

The biggest day of the N.J. cross-country season is almost here. This Saturday, more than 100 of the state’s top girls runners will converge on Holmdel Park for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions — the ...

This is part I of a four-part series on access to youth sports in D.C., produced in partnership with students at American University. Daryerly Yriarte paces around the parking lot, hands on her hips.