UC’s Myles Plummer wins high school debut at Battle at Ocean County Park
Plummer won the Freshman Division race
Union Catholic’s Myles Plummer opened lots of eyes with a sensational high school debut when he won the Freshman Division at the Battle at Ocean County Park on Friday in Lakewood.
Plummer, who has all the makings of a future star, covered the 3,200-meter course in 10:08 as he won the race by four seconds over runner-up Jack Moran of Wall Township.
Led by Plummer, the Vikings tied with Toms River North in the team standings with 53 points.
In the Junior Division race, UC’s Zach Turner placed 39th in 17:38, Andrew Palacio was 78th in 18:27, and Daniel Labrie was 79th in 18:28. Matt Swinehart ran 18:55 to finish 92nd ifor UC n the Senior Division race.
UC girls cross-country team wins two team titles at Battle at Ocean County Park
The Vikings won the Senior and Freshman Team Titles
The Union Catholic girls cross-country team opened its season by winning two titles at Friday’s Battle at Ocean County Park in Lakewood.
The Vikings, the defending state Non-Public A champions, captured both the Senior Division and Freshman Division team championships.
In the Senior Division, Jerika Lufrano finished second in the 5K race in 18:36, Megan McCabe was 16th in 20:34, and Monika Wlodarski placed 24th in 21:05 to give the Vikings a winning total of 36 points, two points ahead of runner-up Colts Neck.
Abby Granrath led the charge for the Vikings in the Freshman Division by placing second over the 3,200-meter course in 12:17. Jenna Keith was fifth for UC in 12:31, and Daniela Peralta finished 13th in 13:15 for a first-place score of 18 points. Southern Regional was second with 28.
In the Junior Division race, Zoe Lee ran a strong race by placing 12th for the Vikings in 19:57.