Team of the Year Toms River North and the rest of the Girls Cross Coun

After losing national-class talent to graduation in June, this year's Legends of the Fall Girls Cross Country team showed that the Shore Conference can reload on the fly.

*DigitalSports Athlete of the Year*
Jillian Smith - Southern

First Team

Michelle Capozzi - Red Bank Catholic
Briana Jackucewicz - Colts Neck
Lindsay Lambert - Howell
Allison Linnell - Colts Neck
Molly McNamara - Red Bank Catholic
Janel Parker - Freehold Township
Angela Rugino - Toms River North

Second Team

Brianna Crowe - Monsignor Donovan
Chelsea Delaney - St. John Vianney
Molly Kempton - Monsignor Donovan
Shannon Nelson - Holmdel
Hannah Satzke - Rumson-Fair Haven
Liz Shaw - Mater Dei
Jacquie Ward - Howell
Cathay Zhao - Holmdel

Third Team

Kate Armstrong - Southern
Corrie Gethard - Toms River East
Kristen Johnson - Middletown North
Ashley Kotran - Toms River North
Andrea Mathis - Toms River North
Johanna Petruski - Toms River North
Lauren Pica - Matawan
Marie Walsh - Mater Dei

Coach Of The Year

Dave Ytreboe - Toms River North. Coming into the season, Toms River North would have been one of those "sleeper" teams to keep an eye on. The Mariners are in the mix year after year at the division, conference, county and state level, but without any notable returners from the 2006 squad, it seemed like a rebuilding year was in the works for North. However, with a top five of four freshmen and a junior in her first year with the sport, the Mariners shocked the Shore by becoming the area's top team by season's end. Ytreboe has long been recognized among his peers as getting the most out of his teams. The fall of 2007, a season in which he also had the reins of the boys' program handed to him less than a month before the season began, may be his best work to date.

Team Of The Year

Toms River North - The Mariners broke away from the pack of talented Shore Conference teams to assert itself as the Shore's best by season's end. Toms River North won the Group IV championship for the first time since 1979. A fifth-place finish for the Mariners at the Meet of Champions was tops among local teams. Toms River North also claimed victory at the South Jersey Group IV Championships after a third-place showing in the conference and runner-up in the county meets.

The Rest Of The Top 10

2. Monsignor Donovan
3. Red Bank Catholic
4. Colts Neck
5. Southern
6. Howell
7. Holmdel
8. Rumson-Fair Haven
9. Middletown South
10. Jackson

LEGENDS OF THE FALL - GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Team of the Year Toms River North and the rest of the Girls Cross Country All-Stars are honored.

Published: 12/03/2007

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LEGENDS OF THE FALL - GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Team of the Year Toms River North and the rest of the Girls Cross Country All-Stars are honored. Published: 12/03/2007 After losing national-class talent to graduation in June, this year's Legends of the Fall Girls Cross Country team showed that the Shore Conference can reload on the fly. *DigitalSports Athlete of the Year* Jillian Smith - Southern First Team Michelle Capozzi - Red Bank Catholic Briana Jackucewicz - Colts Neck Lindsay Lambert - Howell Allison Linnell - Colts Neck Molly McNamara - Red Bank Catholic Janel Parker - Freehold Township Angela Rugino - Toms River North Second Team Brianna Crowe - Monsignor Donovan Chelsea Delaney - St. John Vianney Molly Kempton - Monsignor Donovan Shannon Nelson - Holmdel Hannah Satzke - Rumson-Fair Haven Liz Shaw - Mater Dei Jacquie Ward - Howell Cathay Zhao - Holmdel Third Team Kate Armstrong - Southern Corrie Gethard - Toms River East Kristen Johnson - Middletown North Ashley Kotran - Toms River North Andrea Mathis - Toms River North Johanna Petruski - Toms River North Lauren Pica - Matawan Marie Walsh - Mater Dei Coach Of The Year Dave Ytreboe - Toms River North. Coming into the season, Toms River North would have been one of those "sleeper" teams to keep an eye on. The Mariners are in the mix year after year at the division, conference, county and state level, but without any notable returners from the 2006 squad, it seemed like a rebuilding year was in the works for North. However, with a top five of four freshmen and a junior in her first year with the sport, the Mariners shocked the Shore by becoming the area's top team by season's end. Ytreboe has long been recognized among his peers as getting the most out of his teams. The fall of 2007, a season in which he also had the reins of the boys' program handed to him less than a month before the season began, may be his best work to date. Team Of The Year Toms River North - The Mariners broke away from the pack of talented Shore Conference teams to assert itself as the Shore's best by season's end. Toms River North won the Group IV championship for the first time since 1979. A fifth-place finish for the Mariners at the Meet of Champions was tops among local teams. Toms River North also claimed victory at the South Jersey Group IV Championships after a third-place showing in the conference and runner-up in the county meets. The Rest Of The Top 10 2. Monsignor Donovan 3. Red Bank Catholic 4. Colts Neck 5. Southern 6. Howell 7. Holmdel 8. Rumson-Fair Haven 9. Middletown South 10. Jackson
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