NJ Boys Win the State vs State Comparison at NCAAs! Watch!

NCAA DI Championships
Robert Kellert


(Left to right) Jim Rosa, Edward Cheserek, and Morgan Pearson shown competing back in HS, they had a great run on Saturday for their current college teams. / Photos / Pat Montferrat and MaroonNews

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New Jersey's past high school stars win the home state battle at NCAAs! With three finishers in the top 15 point cards thanks to Oregon's Edward Cheserek (St. Benedict's),  Standford's Jim Rosa (West Windsor-Plainsboro North), and Colorado's Morgan Pearson (Delbarton School). All of these men have been posting great seasons, although Edward Cheserek may have stole the show winning the NCAA Champs as a freshman at Oregon! His time was 29:41 and a huge push towards the end secured his victory over the defending champion! Jim Rosa had an incredible run and seeing how pumped he is at the end of the race embedded below is just fantastic, finished 5th with a time of 30:08! To continue the top five for NJ we look to Tyler Udland who graduated in 2010 from Millburn and now runs for the Princeton Tigers, he placed 47th overall with a time of 30:53 in the 10k. The 5th man for NJ was Robert Molke of Syracuse University who graduated from Don Bosco Prep in 2009. He ran a 30:55 to place 51st overall. 

                Mens 10000 Meter Run Team Scores                 
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    Team                   Pts     1    2    3    4    5   (6)  (7) 
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  1 NJ                     73      1    4   11   27   30   48   72  
      1     Edward Cheserek            29:41.10
      4     Jim Rosa                   30:08.90
      11    Morgan Pearson             30:25.00
      27    Tyler Udland               30:53.50
      30    Robert Molke               30:55.00
      48    Pat Schellberg             31:09.00*
      72    Matt McDonald              31:37.50*
      Total Time: 2:32:04      Average: 30:24.70      1-5 Split: 1:14
  2 IN                     102     3   19   21   28   31   44   85  
  3 VA                     103     5   12   16   33   37   41   45  
  4 TX                     140     7   10   32   36   55   64   70  
  5 WA                     184    13   14   35   46   76   81   100 
  6 UT                     225     6   25   40   67   87    -    -  
  7 CA                     233    18   47   50   57   61   62   66  
  8 IL                     235    20   22   24   71   98    -    -  
  9 CT                     253    17   42   52   53   89   95   101 
 10 CO                     273     9   39   59   74   92   99   102 
 11 MN                     285     8   15   73   84   105   -    -  
 12 MO                     286     2   56   65   75   88   103  112 
 13 NY                     296    34   54   63   68   77   80   86  
 14 MI                     311    23   51   58   82   97   104   -  
 15 GA                     318    26   43   49   94   106  107  116 
 16 NC                     384    38   60   83   93   110  114   -  
 17 FL                     397    29   69   79   109  111  113  115 
 18 MA                     463    78   90   91   96   108   -    -  
 
Want to watch the entire race?! Check it out right here!
 

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Actual Top 20 from NCAA

 

Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 Cheserek, Edward   University of Oregon 29:41.10 1
2 Kithuka, Kennedy   Texas Tech University 29:59.10 --
3 Korolev, Maksim   Harvard University 29:59.50 2
4 Zienasellassie, Futsum   Northern Arizona University 30:05.70 3
5 Rosa, James   Stanford University 30:08.90 4
6 Kebenei, Stanley   University of Arkansas 30:10.10 5
7 Colley, Andrew   NC State University 30:12.50 6
8 Saarel, Ben   University of Colorado 30:14.10 7
9 Tiernan, Patrick   Villanova University 30:15.70 8
10 Caldwell, Luke   University of New Mexico 30:17.20 9
11 Dohner, Ryan   University of Texas 30:18.10 10
12 Lusignan, Trent   South Dakota State University 30:18.80 --
13 Fauble, Scott   University of Portland 30:21.30 11
14 Geoghegan, Will   Dartmouth College 30:22.10 12
15 Lutz, Craig   University of Texas 30:22.90 13
16 Farrell, Thomas   Oklahoma State University 30:23.50 14
17 Pearson, Morgan   University of Colorado 30:25.00 15
18 King, Kyle   University of Virginia 30:27.30 16
19 Rotich, Anthony   UTEP 30:27.30 --
20 Nelson, Aaron   University of Washington 30:27.40 --
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 University of Colorado 149 7+15+19+30+78 (89+145) 1:03 1-5 Split | 30:39 Avg
2 Northern Arizona University 169 3+20+23+61+62 (113+165) 0:58 1-5 Split | 30:41 Avg
3 Oklahoma State University 230 14+25+51+66+74 (115+176) 0:51 1-5 Split | 30:53 Avg
4 Brigham Young University 267 17+28+55+70+97 (98+112) 0:57 1-5 Split | 30:59 Avg
5 University of Oregon 274 1+43+47+63+120 (201+209) 2:05 1-5 Split | 30:53 Avg

GIRLS

The girls side was impressive as well, finishing 8th in the home state comparison. They were led by Marielle Hall who currently runs for the University of Texas and graduated from Haddonfield Memorial in 2010, she placed 29th overall with a time of 20:40 in the 6k. Right behind her was Dana Giordano who now runs for Dartmouth College and graduated from Bernards in 2012, she ran 20:41 and finished 31st. Megan Curham who just graduated last year from Villa Walsh finished 34th for the Princeton Tigers running 20:42 as a freshman! Sara Disanza another freshman for the University of Wisconsin who graduated 2013 from High Point Regional took 104th with a time of 21:20! Rounding out the top five for those who call NJ a home state was Megan Lacy who graduated 2012 from Cherokee HS and now runs for Stanford University. She finished 143rd with a time of 21:36.

                Womens 6000 Meter Run Team Scores                
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    Team                   Pts     1    2    3    4    5   (6)  (7) 
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  1 NY                     80      3    4   12   30   31   43   81  
  2 MI                     126    11   20   28   32   35   36   40  
  3 CA                     134     8   10   27   44   45   47   60  
  4 MO                     136     5    6   25   49   51   83    -  
  5 VA                     154    15   16   22   46   55   77   86  
  6 OH                     159    13   26   29   33   58   65   78  
  7 MN                     169     2   17   37   39   74   82   103 
  8 NJ                     217    19   21   23   67   87   101  104 
      19    Marielle Hall              20:40.00
      21    Dana Giordano              20:41.10
      23    Megan Curham               20:42.30
      67    Sarah Disanza              21:20.50
      87    Megan Lacy                 21:36.50
      101   Alexandra Clinton          21:51.70*
      104   Michelle Capozzi           21:52.50*
      Total Time: 1:45:01      Average: 21:00.08      1-5 Split: 57
  9 IL                     289    18   52   62   63   94   116  117 
 10 PA                     298     9   69   70   71   79   89   91  
 11 WI                     306    24   41   68   85   88   100  107 
 12 MA                     322     1   38   48   114  121  129   -  
 13 UT                     346     7   59   90   93   97    -    -  
 14 WA                     368    57   72   75   80   84   96   128 
 15 DE                     371    14   34   73   123  127   -    -  
 16 TX                     411    53   54   66   112  126   -    -  
 17 OR                     431    50   64   99   105  113   -    -  
 18 CO                     440    42   92   95   102  109  119  124 
 19 FL                     456    61   76   98   110  111  118   -  
 20 IN                     505    56   106  108  115  120  122  125 
 
Actual Top 10 from NCAA
F 6,000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete   Team Result Points
1 D'Agostino, Abbey   Dartmouth College 20:00.30 1
2 Bates, Emma   Boise State University 20:03.90 --
3 Avery, Kate   Iona College 20:05.40 --
4 Cuffe, Aisling   Stanford University 20:09.30 2
5 Lipari, Emily   Villanova University 20:10.80 3
6 Quigley, Colleen   Florida State University 20:11.30 4
7 Sisson, Emily   Providence College 20:17.50 5
8 Houlihan, Shelby   Arizona State University 20:20.90 --
9 Kipp, Shalaya   University of Colorado 20:21.70 6
10 Santisteban, Kelsey   University of California 20:21.70 --
Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Providence College 141 5+16+24+42+54 (186) 0:50 1-5 Split | 20:45 Avg
2 University of Arizona 197 10+13+26+64+84 (131+210) 0:56 1-5 Split | 20:53 Avg
3 Butler University 200 15+25+45+52+63 (159+200) 0:37 1-5 Split | 20:58 Avg
4 University of Michigan 215 18+37+38+44+78 (127+175) 0:40 1-5 Split | 20:59 Avg