Girls Virtual County Meet: Team Scores for Spring Track 2025
A couple weeks ago, the Mercer Track Coaches Association selected the top individuals and relays in the county this past spring. (Check out that list here.) But who were the top teams in Mercer County?
The purest and most straightforward answer is to look at the results of the CVC Championships. After all, that’s when almost everyone was forced to compete head-to-head, under pressure, and with just one shot at a good result. WWP North won the girls championship there, followed by Hopewell Valley, Lawrence, and Allentown. Those schools earned the right to say they are among the best in Mercer County.
But there are some drawbacks to using the CVC Championships as a proxy for the county’s best teams. That meet was a week earlier than usual this year, so some athletes were still rounding into peak form ahead of groups and the Meet of Champions. Some athletes had an off day at CVCs but otherwise had a remarkable season. And, most obviously, the CVC Championships did not include several schools in Mercer County.
Another way to measure the top teams in the county is to compare their athletes’ best results across the whole season, which is what the Track Mercer leaderboard has been doing. There are, of course, caveats that come with comparing results across different outdoor meets. Sprint times are affected by the wind, distance times are affected by tactics, and every event is affected by the weather. So it’s not a perfect comparison, but it’s a fun and insightful comparison!
Here are the results from a virtual meet using the final GIRLS leaderboards for Spring Track 2025. While real meets usually only score the top 6 in each event, this virtual meet scored the top 12 in order to give credit to more athletes and schools. The point distribution was 15-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Below each scoreboard are highlights of the primary point-scorers at each of the top 6 schools.
Congratulations to everyone who wound up on the leaderboards this year!
| School | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrenceville |  | 275.5 |
| 2 | WW-P North |  | 124.2 |
| 3 | Hopewell Valley |  | 98 |
| 4 | WW-P South |  | 96 |
| 5 | Princeton |  | 91 |
| 6 | Peddie |  | 86.8 |
| 7 | Lawrence |  | 82.2 |
| 8 | Allentown |  | 74 |
| 9 | Wilberforce |  | 66 |
| 10 | Nottingham |  | 61.5 |
| 11 | Hamilton West |  | 57.3 |
| 12 | Trenton |  | 56.5 |
| 13 | Ewing |  | 52.9 |
| 14 | Hightstown |  | 48 |
| 15 | Notre Dame |  | 36.5 |
| 16 | Hun |  | 36 |
| 17 | Princeton Day |  | 23.5 |
| 18 | Stuart Country Day |  | 20.5 |
| 19 | Steinert |  | 20 |
| 20 | Robbinsville |  | 17 |
#1 Lawrenceville (275.5 points). Lawrenceville had one of the top teams in the entire state, not just Mercer County. In fact, according to MileSplit’s database, if Lawrenceville was thrown into a virtual meet against the top 20 teams from NJ.com’s team rankings (which didn’t include prep schools), Lawrenceville would take 3rd place!
A big reason why Lawrenceville is so competitive on a statewide level is Blair Bartlett and Sofia Swindell. They’re two of the fastest girls ever in New Jersey. Bartlett set the Mercer County records in the 1600m and 3200m, while Swindell did the same in the 100mH and 400mH. Swindell also led the county in the 100m and the 200m with times that were top 12 in the state. Bartlett never ran an open 800m this spring, but that was the only thing stopping Lawrenceville from sweeping the #1 spot in Mercer County for every single running event.
But Lawrenceville is much more than just a two-girl show. Rhianna Scott was the best combo sprinter/jumper in Mercer County, going #1 in the 400m, #2 in the triple jump, #4 in the 200m, and #4 in the long jump. Jael Gaines was #2 in the 400m and #6 in the 200m, in addition to being a crucial leg on all three of Lawrenceville’s county-leading relay teams. Yasmin Wille finished top 8 in both the 400m and 800m, and Blake Hatwood was top-10 in both the 100m and 200m. Beyond the sprints, Lawrenceville racked up major points in the pole vault, with Audrey Cheng, Victoria Slavov, and Vivian Blessing going 1-3-4. Even in the throws, Jesslyn Bentum was top 6 in both the shot put and discus. What a powerhouse team!
#2 WWP North (124.2 points). The CVC champs were clearly the CVC’s #1 team all season long. Many of their points came from their distance girls, who edged Princeton and Lawrenceville to be the top distance crew in the county. Allison Lee led that group as one of the top girls in the state in both the 1600m and 3200m. Zui Chinchalkar was among the county’s top 5 in the 800m and 1600, and she played a key role on their 4x400m, which was #2 in Mercer County. Sara Secora was the only girl in the county to score points in all three distance events.
The Knights got plenty of support from the other event groups. Brie Davis-Owens was #5 in the 400mH, #9 in the 400m, and a staple on their 4x400m. Anamika Sertil tied for #4 in the high jump. In the throws, Afua Apau finished #3 in the shot put, while Eva Gedrich #2 in the javelin and #6 in the discus.
#3 Hopewell Valley (98 points). Hopewell Valley’s well-balanced team won a tight, three-way race for third place in Mercer County. Uchenna Obidike racked up tons of points in the field events, going T-#1 in high jump, #4 in the shot put, and #4 in the discus. Autumn Carter finished top 10 in all three sprint events. Sydney Young was #4 in the 1600m and #8 in the 800m, while Claire Dumont finished #6 in the 3200m. Avery Rick picked up some important points by tying for #4 in the pole vault.
#4 WWP South (96 points). WWP South’s 4x400m girls carried the Pirates to a 4th-place finish in the virtual meet. Adama Turay amassed a ton of points across numerous events, going #2 in the 100mH, #3 in the long jump, #6 in the 400m, and #10 in the 200m. Anastasia Kudin was #4 in both the 400m and 400mH. Saraiah Hoover was #7 in both hurdle events, while Claire Dumortier was #7 in the 400m. They were joined by Logan Mills to run the #3 4x100m time in the county.
#5 Princeton (91 points). Princeton got over half of its points from their distance girls. They had four scorers in both the 1600m and 3200m. In the 3200m, Kajol Karra at #4, Grace Hegedus at #5, Phoenix Roth at #8, and Rosemary Warren at #12. In the 1600m, Karra, Lena Murray, Roth, and Hegedus went 7-9-10-12, and Murray was also #6 in the 800m. These girls were joined by Mila Trkov to run the #3 time in the 4x800m. Outside of the distance events, Ngozi Okeke-Agulu finished #6 in the long jump and Simone Henriques was #8 in the 100m.
#6 Peddie (86.8 points). Peddie’s Tessa Hughes single-handedly scored massive points, going T-#1 in the high jump, #2 in the 400mH, #3 in the 100mH, and #5 in the 200m. Her sister Madeline Hughes was T-#4 in the high jump and also scored in the 100mH. Courtney Cane was a big contributor after finishing #3 in the 1600m and #4 in the 800m. Matilda Kardhashi and Shanel Tan both registered top-10 finishes in the 800m and 3200m, respectively.
#7 Lawrence (82.2 points). Lawrence had a small handful of girls score a whole lot of points by placing in the top 4 in their events. Samya Jenkins, the CVC’s top sprinter, led that charge by going #2 behind Swindell in both the 100m and 200m. Izzy Meth finished at #3 in the 3200m, and Alicia Riggins tied for #4 in the 100mH. The Cardinals also got a big boost from their pole vaulters, Sophie Trzaskus and Zuzanna Trzasko, who went #2 and #4 in the pole vault.
#8 Allentown (74 points). Allentown was especially proficient in the throws and jumps this season. Star thrower Makayla Rondinelli finished #3 in the discus and #5 in the shot put, while Gia Kanaris went #5 in the javelin. Jumpers Amanda Hoglund and Isabelle Andre were both top-10 in the long jump and triple jump, with Hoglund also tying for 4th in the high jump. Outside those event groups, Martha Olorunnisola finished #5 in the 100m.