NJSIAA State Meet of Champions 
11/19/1977
Boys The first and second place teams
Holmdel Park and top 5 individual finishers from
each group race (I,II, III, IV, A, B, C) qualified.
3.0 miles Note: Bowl was run in reverse
Top 25 finishers
  Team Standings
Place Name School Time PLACE TEAM SCORE
1 Estoquio Gonzalez Memorial 15:21.6 1 Bergen Catholic 68
2 Bill Leonard Bergen Catholic 15:26 2 Westfield 72
3 Mike Mantini Gateway 15:27 3 Memorial 73
4 Dave Thomson Dover 15:32 4 Morris Catholic 90
5 Barney Costello Hunterdon Central 15:37 5 Christian Brothers Acad. 147
6 Jim Smart West Essex 15:40 6 Morris Hills 184
7 Scott Sarnoski Bergen Tech 15:41 7 Dover 196
8 Joe Weber Kearny 15:42 8 Old Tappan 200
9 John Timmons Somerville 15:42 9 Bernards 204
10 Bill Agee Kinnelon 15:43 10 Kinnelon 214
11 Lenny Hernandez Memorial 15:46 11 Chatham Township 270
12 Mike Bailey Westfield 15:47 12 Paul VI - Clifton 317
13 Vin Dueschel Bergen Catholic 15:48
14 Jack Gernet Morris Catholic 15:48
15 Bill Wheatley Morris Hills 15:51
16 Henry Hernandez Memorial 15:51
17 Dave Miller Westfield 15:53
18 Bob Bongo Morris Catholic 15:54
19 John McCarthy Holmdel 15:54
20 Quentin Franklin Bergen Catholic 15:54
21 Tony Barberio Morris Catholic 15:54
22 Al Solano Memorial 15:54
23 Fred Dwyer Morris Catholic 15:56
24 Bob Gibson Mountain Lakes 15:56
25 John Tegen Westfield 15:57