Next up are the Staten Island boys. There are 8 teams on the island and 6 of them have won a City Championship in their storied histories. This century, MSIT, Curtis and Susan Wagner have raised a banner. From the late 1960s to the 2010s, Staten Island was the dominant borough in PSAL Boys Cross Country. There’s a proud cross country tradition on the Island that doesn’t necessarily exist in the other four boroughs. The Public and Private schools on Staten Island hold their ow

Next up are the Brooklyn boys. Three different Brooklyn programs have won City Championships this century, but only one (Brooklyn Tech) can lay claim to three straight titles to start this decade. Three different Brooklyn programs have finished in the top ten this decade. Six different programs have qualified for the City Championship. The last Brooklyn boys program other than Brooklyn Tech to qualify for the Federation meet was Midwood, who finished 4th in 2017. Unfortunat

We’ll start with the Queens boys, which has historically been the weakest of the Boroughs. The highest a Queens boys team has finished at the City Championship since 2021 is 9th: The Academy of American Studies in 2024 and Francis Lewis in 2023. The last Queens boys program to qualify for the Federation meet was Metropolitan Campus, who finished 4th in 2019. Before that, you have to go all the way back to 2004 to find a Queens program in the top four (Francis Lewis). The last

Here is a quick overview of the Girls programs in the PSAL. 33 of them have not competed in a Borough Championship since the Pandemic restart. On the flip side, 28 different programs have competed in the City Championship. Academy of American Studies - QUEENS 2025 Cities Finish - DNQ Best Cities Finish Since the Pandemic - N/A 21st Century City Championships - 0 2025 Boroughs Finish - N/A Best Borough Finish since the Pandemic - 8th (2022) Archimedes Academy / Maleska

Here is a quick overview of the Boys programs in the PSAL. 19 of them have not competed in a Borough Championship since the Pandemic restart. On the flip side, 31 different programs have competed in the City Championship. Academy of American Studies - QUEENS 2025 Cities Finish - 11th Best Cities Finish since the Pandemic - 9th (2024) 21st Century City Championships - 0 2025 Boroughs Finish - 4th Best Borough Finish since the Pandemic - 2nd (2024) Archimedes/Maleska

The Class of 2026 graduates this month. Let’s look back at the careers of the top runners, starting with the Top Ten finishers from 2022 PSAL Freshman Championships. Girls 1. Naomi Douglas (LaGuardia) - Freshman champ went on to win two PSAL titles and qualify for NXN as a junior. Led her team to a championship as a senior, running the fastest time in PSAL history at Van Cortlandt Park. Will run at Yale next year. 2. Kamora Ruelas (James Madison) - finished 23rd in her on

The first two weekends of the season are in the books. We are still not sure of the best way to cover the indoor season since it lacks real team aspect. So here goes. Boys 600 Meter Run - City Auto (and Secondary) Qualifying Standard: 1:29.14 (1:29.91) At the Gobbler Classic, the Freshman race was won by Alexander Riley of JFK Campus. Hardly a rookie (VO2 Max), Riley ran 1:33.41 In the Varsity race, three boys hit the auto standard. Lavell Irving (Thomas Jefferson)