Seton Hall Prep cross-country runner Dan Gizzo gives good effort at State Meet of Champions

Dan Gizzo, of Seton Hall Prep, runs to a first-place finish at the Essex County Championship meet held at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield this season. Photo by Rich Morris/courtesy of SHP.

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Seton Hall Prep cross-country runner Dan Gizzo gave a good effort at the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park on Saturday, Nov. 18.

Gizzo, a senior who resides in Nutley, finished 34th in a field of 188 runners. Gizzo was timed in 16:31 on the 3.1-mile course.

Gizzo advanced to the Meet of Champions after placing second in the NJSIAA Non-Public “A” Championship meet on Nov. 17 at Holmdel Park.

Gizzo won the Essex County Championships boys’ individual title with a time of 15:27. The meet was held at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield on Oct. 28.