While most of the attention in New Jersey’s cross-country community will be focused on Nike Northeast Regionals, let’s not forget about the former N.J. high school stars who will be lining up at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships this Saturday.

The race, which is set to be held at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri, will feature at least nine N.J. HS cross-country alums who will look to make a name for themselves in the biggest race of their collegiate careers thus far. The women’s race is set to start at 10:20 a.m., while the men start at 11:20 a.m.

Let’s take a look at the backgrounds of these nine athletes—and how they made it to the sport’s biggest stage.

Joe Barrett, Christian Brothers

College : North Carolina

Year: Freshman

A two-time Meet of C

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