Despite the 2025 cross-country postseason still being months away, the race for sectional and group state titles is already beginning to take shape.

From Aug. 25 to Aug. 29, NJ Advance Media’s cross-country team will spotlight the top preseason contenders across all six groups for both boys and girls, identifying early favorites and other teams poised to make noise this fall.

Below, we kick off our coverage with a look at the boys and girls squads to watch in Group 4.

Boys teams to watch in Group 4

Girls teams to watch in Group 4

Bakari Tice and Corey Annan can be reached at btice@njadvancemedia.com and cannan@njadvancemedia.com . Follow them on X at @BakariTice and @coreyannan360 .

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