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Mount Cross Country Team Makes School History

Lions win first Non-Public A group championship.

Mount Saint Dominic Academy's cross country team captured its first group championship (non-public A) in school history at the NJSIAA Cross Country Championships in Holmdel Park Saturday.

The Mount defeated Red Bank Catholic which was seeking a third-straight title.

This is only the second time an Essex County school has won a state title, the first since Newark East Side in 1984, according to Athletic Director Lorenzo Sozio.

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Cross country coach Asim Kohli called the 2012 team the "best" he's ever had in an article on NJ.com.


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