The Union County Conference (UCC) Championships act as a warm-up for the upcoming county meet, crowning three division champions for both boys and girls.
It’s a great preview of the top runners and teams who will be in the hunt for the county title later this month.
Here’s everything that went down in the boys races.
Union Catholic wins fifth straight division title
Union Catholic, ranked No. 2 in NJ.com’s Top 20, flexed its dominance over the Watchung Division once again by winning its fifth straight conference title. The Vikings edged No. 8 Westfield 24-43 in the team standings.
Senior Elijah McCoy, who took sixth in the conference last year (16:16), slashed more than 26 seconds off his previous best to claim the individual title (15:49.16). He and junior Danny Kuran (15:52.72) fini