On Tuesday, the Verona girls extended their winning streak in conference competition with wins over Nutley High School and Saint Vincent Academy at Branch Brook Park. Melanie Egan ran a 20:16, followed by Amanda Flores: 21:59, Julia Capuano: 22:59, Emily Petermann: 23:29, Sarah Conboy: 23:37, Ava Anderson: 24:15, Gabi Horton: 24:47, Madelyn Boyle: 28:01, Madeline Burke: 28:22 and Ali Smith: 30:41.
The boys, meanwhile, had wins against Shabazz and Orange high schools in Branch Brook Park. Matt Carroll led the Hillbillies with a time of 18:47 followed by Jim Cuddihy: 19:39, Ryan Ramsthaler: 19:46, Pat Cummings 20:04, Chris Feury: 20:15, Joey Volpe: 20:54, Brett Newell: 21:14, Brad Smith: 21:56, Dino Calandra: 22:33, Jake Parent: 23:24 and Nick Celfo: 25:23.
Last Friday, Egan took first place at the Maroon Invitational at Garret Mountain in a field of more than 80 runners, while her team garnered a second-place finish that included 10 other teams. Garret Mountain is a tough course that ends with a steep 800m hill to the finish line. Egan came in at 20:29, followed by Flores: 22:00, Capuano: 23:11, Petermann: 23:51, Conboy: 23:53, Anderson: 24:47 and Horton: 25:19.
The boys finished twelfth at the Maroon Invitational with Carroll coming in 25th overall at 18:55. Cuddihy finished in 19:48, Ramsthaler: 19:50, Cummings:20:08, Feury: 20:58, Newell: 21:19 and Smith: 21:25.
The girls team travels to Warinanco Park in Roselle for the Varsity Invitational on Saturday, while the boys next meet is Tuesday at Branch Brook Park.
