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Way-too-early 2025 Preview

The 2024 PSAL Cross Country season is over, but it’s never too early to look ahead to next fall. So here is a way-too-early preview for...

2024 Season in Review

Another cross country season has come and gone, with the lack of rain turning the flats of Van Cortlandt to nothing more than dust. While...

NYS Federation Championship Recap

The top PSAL teams and individuals took on the top runners from all over New York state this past weekend at Bowdoin Park. The meet was a...

PSAL Championship Recap

This past Saturday in the dust of what’s left of Van Cortlandt Park, the PSAL crowned its champions. The Bronx Science boys ran away from...

PSAL Championship Preview

This Saturday is for all the marbles. The 16 best teams toe the line for the chance to bring home the banner and be crowned City...

Frosh/Soph Cities Recap

The PSAL’s underclassmen were in the spotlight this weekend as the city held its Freshman and Sophomore City Championship meet.  ...

Borough Championships Recap

Manhattan Varsity Boys The first race of the day gave us our only real upset.  High School for Math, Science and Engineering (HSMSE)  was...

Borough Championships Preview

Manhattan Varsity Boys – 9:20 AM High School for Math, Science and Engineering (HSMSE) is the big favorite to win their first ever...

Week Seven Recap

Week Seven was a pretty light week for the PSAL.   Section One Coaches Invitational  – Woodlands High School, Hartsdale, NY   This year’s...

Week Six Recap

This past weekend, most PSAL teams who raced did so at the prestigious Manhattan Invitational. But we’ll start with those who did not.  ...

Manhattan Invitational Preview

The prestigious Manhattan College Cross Country Invitational will be held this Sunday, October 13th. It’s a day of non-stop racing from...

Frosh/Soph Boroughs

The freshmen and sophomores took center stage this week with the running of the Freshmen and Sophomore borough championships.   The...

Week Five Recap

Girls   The Bobcat Run – Byram Hills, NY The only PSAL girls team to venture outside of Van Cortlandt this weekend were the Hunter...

Week Four Recap

Girls Bowdoin XC Classic – Bowdoin Park A number of PSAL programs traveled north to the site of the NYS Federation XC meet. Many of these...

Week Three Recap

Girls Bob Pratt Invitational – Sunken Meadow State Park The Bayside  girls finished 9th and the RKA girls finished 11th of 12 teams in...

Week Two Recap

Girls Regis Invitational Varsity A Race (17 teams) 1st – Brooklyn Tech 6th – Bayside 8th – Bard Top 20 finishes : Ella Cohen (Hunter)...

Week One Recap

Girls CHSAA Practice Meet Townsend Harris  – finished 7th of 12 teams in the Varsity A race, led by sophomore Natalia Piszczatowski, who...

2024 Season Preview

Girls   2023 in Review In 2023, the Hunter College Campus girls team endured a dream season, winning their first ever PSAL Championship...

PSAL Post-Pandemic

The Pandemic changed the world and when the PSAL finally returned it saw a tiny Hunter College Campus school loaded with talent on both...

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