Ellie DiMarcello finished fifth at the Meet of Champions with a time of 18:40 and for her successful season, she is being named 2016 Courier News Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.
Individually, DiMarcello continued to improve as the season progressed and earned a first place finish at the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex meet, setting a new course record in 18:12.5, the Skyland Conference meet (18:15) and North 2 Group II meet. In the sectionals, she recorded the fastest time of the year in a 5K race with a time of 18:12.5 and capped off her season with a time of 18:53.9 in the Meet of Champions.
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