Lauren Zodl, a junior at Pinelands Regional High School, didn’t win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Meet of Champions cross country race at Holmdel Park on Saturday. Nor did she place or show. But Zodl, who qualified for the MOC by finishing second in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IIsectionals and fourth in the State Group II meet, certainly was in the mix. She ended up in 18th, finishing in a time of 19 minutes flat.
While 18thmay not sound impressive, consider that 177 of the top runners from throughout the state competed.
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