2008 Summit Women's Cross Country
Day Date Event Site Time Results (8-1)
Sat 09/13 Lancer
Invitational
Livingston HS 9:00AM Varsity Race –  1st Overall 36 pts,  Morris Knolls 41 pts, 3 Millburn 67 pts) The Lady Hilltoppers Won the Lancer Invitational for the 1st time since it's inception.  They were lead by an outstanding performances by Nikki Hallenborg, Danielle Alloccco and Kearsley Ocott.  Brittany Joostema and Sara DiMassimo rounded up the Summit scoring to edge the reigning champions of Morris Knolls.

2nd - Nikki Hallenborg 20:05
4th - Danielle Allocco   20:10*
5th - Kearsley Olcott 20:12*
12th - Brittany Joostema  22:25*
13th - Sara DiMassimo  22:34*
15th - Melissa Mandelbaum 23:13*
* Personal Best on this course
JV Race - Not enough runners to qualify
Arielle Spinner lead the JV squad with a personal best on the Livingston course, followed by 1st time runner Lindsey LoBosco and Tory Round (who also set a personal best on the course).
Freshmen Race – 1st Overall
Isabella Yozzi, Brooklyn Baldacci, Emily Richards & Sharon Kwak brought home the freshmen title for the 1st time since 2005.  The team was lead by the 3rd place finish of newcomer Izzy Yozzi. 

Tue 09/16 Chatham/West Essex Freedom Park 3:45PM Varsity Race Lost vs Chatham 21-34
Won vs. West Essex 34-50

Name                                    Overall       3.1 Mile Finish
Danielle Allocco                        5th            20:13 *
Brittany Joostema                    14th           22:09 *
Sara DiMassimo                       18th           22:23 *
Melissa Mandelbaum                 22nd          22:37 *
Kayla McDonald                        23rd          22:53 *
Rachel Wolf                              44th          25:01
* Personal Best on this course
JV Race – 42 Runners
Name                         Place        1.55 Mile Finish
Izzy Yozzi                     5th              11:15.84 *           
Julia Woods                   7th              11:17.07           
Emily Richards               8th              11:25.22 *
Brooklyn Baldacci           9th              11:40.75 *
Sharon Kwak                   18th            12:38.25 *
Lindsey LoBosco             30th             13:51.93 *
Nicole DeFonzo               34th            14:26.68 *

Sat 09/20 Puma Cherokee Challenge Warinanco Park 10:00AM Senior Race –  200 RunnersName                           Place             2 Mile Finish

Danielle Allocco              19th                 12:24 *
Kayla McDonald              60th                 13:17 *
Brittany Joostema           67th                 13:22 * Junior Race – 193 Runners
Name                               Place          2 Mile  Finish
Nikki Hallenborg                 10th                 12:02 *
Julia Woods                       59th                 13:33 *
Melissa Mandelbaum          66th                 13:50 *
Sara DiMassimo                 67th                 13:57 *
Rachel Wolf                       125th                14:59 *
Lindsey LoBosco               160th                 16:09 *
Tory Round                       169th                 16:35 *
Sophomore Race – 186 Runners
Name                               Place             2 Mile Finish
Kelly Diaz                          174th                 18:21 *
Freshmen Race – 167 Runners
Name                                Place            2 Mile Finish
Izzy Yozzi                           25th                 13:32 *   
Brooklyn Baldacci                26th                  13:33 *
Emily Richards                    49th                  14:07 *
Sharon Kwak                       100th                15:00 *
* Personal Best on this course
Tue 09/23 Hanover Park/ Weequahic Freedom Park 3:45PM Varsity Race –  Dual Meet Record 3 - 1 Summit – 15   vs.   Hanover Park – Not enough runners to qualify
Summit – 15   vs.   Weequahic - Not enough runners to qualify

Name                            Overall     3.1 Mile Finish
Nikk Hallenborg                12th          20:56.37
Danielle Allocco               13th           21:01.88
Melissa Mandelbaum        23rd          22:45.60
Kayla McDonald               24th          22:50.15 *
Sara DiMassimo              32rd           23:41.56
Rachel Wolf                    41st            24:45.45
JV Race M
Name                         Place       1.55 Mile Finish
Izzy Yozzi                     5th          11:14.09 *          
Julia Woods                   6th          11:15.01 *            
Brooklyn Baldacci          7th          11:24.00 * 
Emily Richards              8th          11:31.32   
Sharon Kwak                18th         13:04.20 
Lindsey LoBosco          19th         13:04.53 * 
Tory Round                  21st         13:08.81 * 
Nicole DeFonzo            29th         13:55.24 * 
Sat 09/27 NJCTC Stewart Memorial Warinanco Park 10:00AM Varsity Race – 1st Overall – 9 Teams – 66 Runners
1st Summit-61, 2nd Chatham-62, Notre Dame-101, 4th Lawrenceville-110
The Summit Harriers pulled off a great victory today by winning Race B today.  It was an overall TEAM effort that garnered Summit the win.  Summit was lead by an outstanding performance by Nikki Hallenborg's 3rd place.  Danielle Allocco's 4th place came down to a final 200 meter sprint that had her best Hanover Park's Julia Weir.  Kayla McDonald continues to impress in her 1st year on the team.  Melissa Mandelbaum and Sara DiMassimo both beat their PR's by 30 seconds or more from last year.
Name                      Place        3.25 Mile Finish
Nikki Hallenborg           3rd          20:04.81 *
Danielle Allocco           4th          20:47.31
Kayla McDonald          13th         22:18.86 *
Melissa Mandelbaum   21st         22:41.40 *
Sara DiMassimo          23rd        22:46.64 *
Rachel Wolf                63rd        25:46.48
 JV Race – 55 Runners (Not enough Runners to qualify)
Name                      Place      3.25 Mile Finish
Julia Woods            2nd          26:03 *
Lindsey LoBosco     24th         27:27 *
Tory Round             28th         27:53 *
Freshmen Race – 93 Runners (Not enough Runners to qualify)
Name                      Place       2.25 Mile Finish
Brooklyn Baldacci     8th            15:24.32 *
Izzy Yozzi               9th             15:29.51 *
Emily Richards        11th            15:32.03 *
Sharon Kwak           35th            17:14.52 *
 * Personal Best on this course
Thu 10/02  Mendham/Parsippany Freedom Park 3:45PM Varsity Race – 40 Total runners including Iron Division                   
Won 15-50 vs.   Mendham
Won 15-48 vs.   Parsippany
In dual meet action, Summit overwhelmed its competition by sweeping the first five against both teams (Mendham & Parsippany).  Kearsley Olcott lead the Hilltoppers with an impressive 19:52 in her first race since the Lancer Invitational.  Danielle Allocco went under 20 minutes for the first time in her cross country career.  Kayla McDonald continues to impress and improve on the 3.1 Freedom Park course by lowering her time by a minute.  Melissa Mandelbaum and Brittany Joostema both set  new PR's for themself as they continue to get stronger this season.  Three freshmen saw their first varsity action and did exceedingly well with Izzy Yozzi's 10th place, Emily Richards 14th place and Brooklyn Baldacci's 19th place.
Name                            Overall         3.1 Mile Finish
Kearsley Olcott                 3rd             19:52.20
Danielle Allocco                4th              19:59.77 *
Kayla McDonald               9th               21:45.10 *
Izzy Yozzi                       10th              21:48.06 *
Melissa Mandelbaum        11th              21:52.07 *
Emily Richards                 14th              21:57.10 *
Brittany Joostema            15th              22:00.16 *
Sara DiMassimo               18th             22:33.25
Brooklyn Baldacci 19th 22:37.25*                                                                   
JV Race – 36 Runners
Name                      Place       1.55 Mile Finish
Julia Woods                3rd          11:11.05 *           
Katie Watson              4th           11:12.05 *           
Rachel Wolf                 5th          12:04.97
Sharon Kwak               7th          12:35.01 *
Lindsey LoBosco         13th         13:03.83 *
Tory Round                  16th         13:11.97
Nicole DeFonzo            22nd        13:58.00
Morgan Stelli                23rd      14:05.55 *           
* Personal Best on this course
Tue 10/07   Dover/Morris Hills/Parsippany Hills Freedom Park 3:45PM Won 15-50  vs. Dover (Not enough runners to qualify)         
Won 28-29 vs. Morris Hills                                           
Won 15-50vs. 50 Parsippany Hills Summit Harriers finished the dual meet season by defeating Morris Hills, Parsippany Hills and Dover.  Summit was lead by Nikki Hallenborg's 5th place overall, Danielle Allocco's 6th place and Kearsley Olcott's 7th place.  Izzy Yozzi continues to gain strength by finishing 4th among Summit's runners two weeks in a row.  Kayla McDonald and Melissa Mandelbaum paced the Hilltoppers to finish 6th & 7th among Summit runners.  Summit's Julia Woods placed 7th for Summit and 26th overall.  It was her first varsity race of the season.  Izzy Yozzi, Melissa Mandelbaum, Julia Woods & Brooklyn Baldacci all PR'd on the Freedom Park Course.

Varsity Race – 67 Total runners including Iron Division
Name                       Overall       1 Mile                        2 Mile                 3.1 Mile Finish
Nikki Hallenborg         5th               6:34            (6:34)       13:08       (6:51) 19:59.87
Danielle Allocco         6th               6:34            (6:34)        13:08      (6:52) 20:00.11  
Kearsley Olcott         7th                6:34            (6:33)        13:07      (7:04) 20:11.47
Izzy Yozzi               15th               6:38            (7:07)        13:45      (7:55) 21:40.58 *
Kayla McDonald       22nd              6:49            (7:15)        14:04      (7:59) 22:03.43  
Melissa Mandelbaum 24th             6:57            (7:11)         14:08      (7:59) 22:07.53
Julia Woods              26th             7:02            (7:07)         14:09      (7:59) 22:08.56 *
Brittany Joostema     28th             6:42            (7:23)         14:05      (8:07) 22:12.38
Sara DiMassimo       29th             6:57            (7:11)         14:08       (8:05) 22:13.82
Brooklyn Baldacci    31st              6:50            (7:30)         14:20       (8:04) 22:24.15*
Emily Richards        33rd              6:50            (7:30)         14:10       (8:14) 22:24.15
                                                                                                                                   
JV Race – 27 Runners
Race Time: 3:45 PM
Name                        Place          1 Mile           1.55 Mile Finish
Katie Watson              2nd              6:40              11:02.73 *           
Sharon Kwak              4th               7:33              12:31.38 *
Lindsey LoBosco        9th                7:48              13:20.44
Tory Round                10th              7:48               13:28.66
Nicole DeFonzo          12th              8:10               13:39.94 *
Morgan Stelli             13th               8:14               13:43.86 *           
* Personal Best on this course
Sat 10/11 Manhatten Invitational Van Cortland Park Varsity Race – 12th Overall – 31 Teams – 212 Runners

Name                            Place         2.5 Mile Finish
Nikki Hallenborg               9th               16:02.79 *
Danielle Allocco              17th              16:14.03 *
Brittany Joostema           71st              17:39.66 *
Kayla McDonald             112th             18:26.70 *
Julia Woods                   114th             18:29.71 *
Melissa Mandelbaum     130st              18:50.00 *
Sara DiMassimo            172nd             19:51.04 *
JV Race – 55 Runners (Not enough Runners to qualify)
Name                       Place              2.5 Mile Finish
Katie Watson               61st                18:48.88  *
Nicole DeFonzo          174th                21:54.87 *
Tory Round                 190h                22:07.05 *
 
Freshmen Race – 138 Runners (Not enough Runners to qualify)
Name                           Place            1.5 Mile Finish
Brooklyn Baldacci           16th             10:41.23 *Izzy Yozzi                      19th             10:46.94 *
Emily Richards               25th             11:00.84 *
Sharon Kwak                  70th              12:18.82 *
* Personal Best on this course
Tue 10/21   IHC Conference Championship Freedom Park 3:00PM 2008 Conference Champions
1st-Summit - 51 Points
2nd-Chatham - 66 Points
3rd-Morris Hills - 68 Points
4th-Hanover Park - 73 Points

 The Lady Hilltoppers enjoyed their second conference championship in the last three years.  The team was lead by the strong trio of Nikki Hallenborg, Danielle Allocco & Kearsley Olcott.  The second trio of Melissa Mandelbaum, Izzy Yozzi & Brittany Joostema solidified the victory.  It was a total team effort that lead to this championship.  Three of the seven girls set personal records today.  It was truly a great to be a Hilltopper!

Name                            Overall             3.1 Mile Finish
Nikki Hallenborg                  5th                19:36.20 *
Danielle Allocco                 6th                 19:40.55 *  
Kearsley Olcott                 7th                  19:50.16
Melissa Mandelbaum       16th                  21:47.45 *
Izzy Yozzi                      17th                   21:49.06
Brittany Joostema           18th                  21:50.27 *
Kayla McDonald              32nd                 22:57.34 

JV Race – 60 Runners
Race Time: 3:25 PM
Name                           Overall              3.1 Mile Finish
Katie Watson                   1st                  21:20.20 *
Julia Woods                    3rd                   21:57.98 * 
Emily Richards                4th                   21:59.06
Brooklyn Baldacci            9th                   22:25.53
Rachel Wolf                    27th                   24:29.29 *
Sharon Kwak                  36th                   25:28.59 *
Lindsey LoBosco            37th                   25:30.95 *
Nicole DeFonzo              46th                   26:31.36 *
Arielle Spinner                47th                   26:35.19               
Freshmen Race
Name                  Overall      1.65 Mile Finish
Nicole Theriot        4th            12:59.68 *
Morgan Stelli         9th            13:36.51 *
* Personal Best on this course
 

Wed 10/29   UCT Championship Warinanco Park 2:45PM The Lady Hilltoppers enjoyed a 2nd place finish at the Warinanco County Championship Course.  The squad from Johnson won for the 2nd consecutive year.  Our girls were lead by Danielle Allocco's personal record of 19:57 and Kearsley Olcott's 20:05.  It was a total team effort that brought together the rest of the scoring with Katie Watson finishing 18th, Melissa Mandelbaum's 30th, and Kayla McDonald's 32nd.

Johnson             63 Points   
Summit                   92 Points  
Cranford                101 Points 

Name                          Overall      3.19 Mile Finish
Danielle Allocco             5th            19:57 * 
Kearsley Olcott             7th             20:05
Katie Watson                18th           21:03 *
Melissa Mandelbaum     30th           21:35 *
Kayla McDonald            32nd          21:39 *
Izzy Yozzi                    34th           21:43 *
Brittany Joostema        37th            21:52 *   

JV Race – 78 Runners
Name                         Overall      3.19 Mile Finish


Emily Richards              2nd          22:05 *
Brooklyn Baldacci            9th        22:20 *
Sharon Kwak                  26th       25:02 *
Nicole DeFonzo            46th         26:16 *     

Freshmen Race – 36 Runners

Name                         Overall      2 Mile Finish
Morgan Stelli                  21st          18:51 *

* Personal Best on this course

Sat 11/08   North 2 Group 2 Sectional Championships Warinanco Park 10:25AM 1st -  SUMMIT                67 Points  
2nd -  Madison                  67 Points 
3rd -  Cranford                 87 Points 
4th –  Chatham                87 Points
5th –  Hanover Park         99 Points 

The girls cross country team enjoyed their 3rd state sectional title in four years today under unfavorable skies and soggy terrain at Warinanco State Park in Elizabeth. Danielle Allocco paced the lady harriers in fulfilling this championship.  However, it was a total team effort that garnered the victory.  The race was tied at 67 points and came down to the sixth runner for each team with Summit beating out Madison's sixth runner.  Kearsley Olcott and Nikki Hallenborg overcame some late season injuries to help Summit win by placing 6th and 17th respectively.  A welcomed surprise, Katie Watson (14th), edged out Madison's 3rd runner (15th) at the finish line.  Kayla McDonald (Summit's 5th runner) and Brittany Joostema (Summit's 6th), ultimately sealed the championship for Summit.  It was a wonderful victory that was shared by the entire team!  

Name                          Overall             3.25 Mile Finish
Danielle Allocco                3rd                20:14.90 *
Kearsley Olcott                6th                 20:40.54
Katie Watson                  14th                21:07.27 *
Nikki Hallenborg              17th                21:34.43
Kayla McDonald              27th                22:17.65 *
Brittany Joostema           31st                22:31.90
Mellissa Mendelbaum 41st 23:19.74 

* Personal Best on this course   

Sat 11/15   Group 2 Championships Holmdel Park 1:20PM

14th Place out of 18 teams              

Name                            Overall            3.1 Mile Finish
Katie Watson                    40th                  21:28 *
Danielle Allocco                51st                  21:45
Kearsley Olcott                 74th                  22:31
Izzy Yozzi                        84th                  22:49 *
Brittany Joostema             85th                  22:50
Melissa Mandelbaum        103rd                 23:38 *
Kayla McDonald               113thth 24:12
                                                                                                                                           

* Personal Best on this course