Borough Championship Recap
Manhattan Varsity Boys
HSMSE takes home its first ever Cross Country Borough Championship and did so with ease. Wren Hansen grabbed the win, running 16:38, one of the fastest times of the day.
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. HSMSE ✅
2. Stuyvesant ✅
3. Hunter ✅
4. Bard ❌
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. HSMSE
2. Stuyvesant
3. Hunter
4. Lab Museum
Ten Runners to watch:
Wren Hansen (HSMSE) 1st
Jasper Graham (Hunter) 2nd
Marco Arrojo (Lab Museum) 3rd
Tyler Horiuchi (Stuyvesant) 6th
Christian Higgins (HSMSE) 4th
Lucien Jaccon (Hunter) 8th
Alexander Draves (Stuyvesant) 12th
Wyatt Weller (LaGuardia) 5th
Griffin Egozi (Bard) 23rd
Max Berkson (HSMSE) 10th
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Jaisimha Dattatreyan (Lab Museum) 7th
Manhattan Varsity Girls
The girls from LaGuardia easily won their third Borough Championship in a row. Melia Murphy of The Clinton School ran 18:53 to claim the victory.
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. LaGuardia ✅
2. Stuyvesant ❌
3. HSMSE ✅
4. Beacon ❌
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. LaGuardia
2. Beacon
3. HSMSE
4. Hunter
Ten Runners to watch:
Melia Murphy (The Clinton School) 1st
Leah Belyavsky (LaGuardia) 2nd
Noa Yirmiyahu (Hunter) 4th
Phoebe Estep (HSMSE) 9th
Eliam Brody (Stuyvesant) Did not run
Cameron Hetherington (HSMSE) 6th
Eva Marmolejos (Columbia Secondary) 3rd
Sigrid Lussier (LaGuardia) 5th
Ainsley Raha (Manhattan Center) 12th
Isla Broadbent (Stuyvesant) Did not run
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Ilsa Gitt (Beacon) 7th
Genevieve Backus (LaGuardia) 8th
Aiko Fitzgerald (HSMSE) 10th
Bronx Varsity Boys
The Bronx Science boys won easily, led by Elijah Hernandez, who won the race in 16:35, the fastest time of the day.
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. Bronx Science ✅
2. HS of American Studies ✅
3. Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy ✅
4. Harry Truman ❌
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. Bronx Science
2. HS of American Studies
3. Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy
4. DeWitt Clinton
Ten Runners to watch:
Elijah Hernandez (Bronx Science) 1st
Eliot Faith (Bronx Science) 2nd
Lex Yeung (Bronx Science) Did not run
Aldo Hilpert-Navas (Bronx Science) 3rd
Christopher Thom (Bronx Science) Did not run
Declan Olds (HS of American Studies) 4th
Mason Tejada (RKA) 6th
Miles Dutra (Bronx Science) Did not run
Robert Tarbutton (HS of American Studies) 7th
William Gillette (RKA) 9th
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Aidan Zheng (Bronx Science) 5th
Shaad Branker (Bronx Science) 8th
Ethan Lopez (RKA) 10th
Bronx Varsity Girls
Bronx Science posted a 40 point win over DeWitt Clinton. Aisha Wajid (DeWitt Clinton) won the race in 20:39
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. Bronx Science ✅
2. DeWitt Clinton ✅
3. HS of American Studies ✅
4. Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy ❌
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. Bronx Science
2. DeWitt Clinton
3. HS of American Studies
4. Lehman Campus
Ten Runners to watch:
Lily Rustin (RKA) Did not run
Sally Kramer (Bronx Science) 2nd
Aisha Wajid (DeWitt Clinton) 1st
Hazel Lyons-Baum (Bronx Science) 3rd
Saranya Vichaidith (Bronx Science) 10th
Clara Grosso (Bronx Science) Did not run
Sakinah Wajid (DeWitt Clinton) 6th
Salimata Timite (Evander Childs) 7th
Amelia LoCascio (HS of American Studies) 8th
Keira Elinson (HS of American Studies) 12th
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Adelaide McDonough (Bronx Science) 5th
Addison Ireland (RKA) 9th
Staten Island Varsity Boys
The MSIT boys won easily, followed by Susan Wagner. Marcos Penaranda (Curtis) ran 17:14 to capture the borough title.
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. MSIT ✅
2. Susan Wagner ✅
3. Curtis ✅
4. Tottenville ❌
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. MSIT
2. Susan Wagner
3. Curtis
4. CSIHS/McCown
Ten Runners to watch:
Adam Zarrilli (MSIT) 2nd
Tristan Acevedo (Susan Wagner) Did not run
Andrea Gallina (Susan Wagner) 5th
Scott Kelly (MSIT) 4th
Matthew Fasanella (MSIT) 6th
Marcos Penaranda (Curtis) 1st
Joshua Zaytsev (MSIT) 8th
Jordan Calderon (MSIT) 7th
Hodaifa Elkayfe (Port Richmond) 9th
Ayman Alshawih (Susan Wagner) 3rd
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Ostap Makovetskyi (CSIHS/McCown) 10th
Staten Island Varsity Girls
Susan Wagner placed 4 runners in the top 5 to win with a total of 21 points. Maeve Heck of Tottenville won the race in 19:35.
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. Susan Wagner ✅
2. Curtis ✅
3. MSIT ✅
4. Tottenville ✅
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. Susan Wagner
2. Curtis
3. MSIT
4. Tottenville
Ten Runners to watch:
Maeve Heck (Tottenville) 1st
Riley Tefft (Susan Wagner) 3rd
Melisa Davila (Susan Wagner) 2nd
Genevieve Pantaleo (Susan Wagner) Did not run
Alisa Kiliarska (Susan Wagner) 4th
Zoe Arellano (Curtis) 6th
Meena Morris (Curtis) Did not run
Jenny Ren (MSIT) 8th
Antonia Schnell (Susan Wagner) Did not run
Marissa Colon (Susan Wagner) 18th
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Malina Rodriguez-King (Susan Wagner) 5th
Milani Jackson (Susan Wagner) 7th
Esther Hassan (Curtis) 9th
Jade Olivia Arboleda (Curtis) 10th
Brooklyn Varsity Boys
Brooklyn Tech outran John Jay Campus by five points. Yousef Abdelhakim of Midwood won the race in 16:35, which was the 2nd fastest time of the day.
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. John Jay Campus ❌
2. Brooklyn Tech ❌
3. Midwood ✅
4. James Madison ✅
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. Brooklyn Tech
2. John Jay Campus
3. Midwood
4. James Madison
Ten Runners to watch:
Henry Bissell (John Jay Campus) 2nd
Wilson Margolis (John Jay Campus) 6th
Gavin Ashe (John Jay Campus) Did not run
Ethan Riordan (John Jay Campus) Did not run
Anders Collier (John Jay Campus) 3rd
Brayden Coleman (Brooklyn Tech) Did not run
Yousef Abdelhakim (Midwood) 1st
Finn Bache (Brooklyn Tech) 5th
Layden Irving (Thomas Jefferson) 9th
Carter Pfaff (Brooklyn Tech) 4th
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Wyatt Watson (Brooklyn Tech) 7th
Rook Schucker Mallo (Brooklyn Tech) 8th
Henry Todd (Brooklyn Tech) 10th
Brooklyn Varsity Girls
Brooklyn Tech won this race easily, defeating John Jay Campus by 14 points. Matilda Quinn of John Jay Campus won the race in a quick 19:01.
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. Brooklyn Tech ✅
2. John Jay Campus ✅
3. Midwood ✅
4. Edward R. Murrow ✅
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. Brooklyn Tech
2. John Jay Campus
3. Midwood
4. Edward R. Murrow
Ten Runners to watch:
Matilda Quinn (John Jay Campus) 1st
Sophie Walther (Brooklyn Tech) 2nd
Francesca Haidt (Brooklyn Tech) 8th
Tatiana O’Neal (Brooklyn Tech) 11th
Elizabeth Grogan (John Jay Campus) 3rd
Mika Ohashi (John Jay Campus) 10th
Lily Korniewicz (Brooklyn Tech) 5th
Maya Desideria Sullivan (Midwood) 9th
Tula Halladay (Edward R. Murrow) 6th
Noelle Barone (Midwood) 13th
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Myla Hendrich (Brooklyn Tech) 4th
Queens Varsity Boys
Metropolitan Campus took home the championship, led by Simon Bird’s victory in 18:35
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. Metropolitan Campus ✅
2. Francis Lewis ✅
3. HS for Construction ✅
4. Townsend Harris ✅
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. Metropolitan Campus
2. Francis Lewis
3. HS for Construction
4. Townsend Harris
Ten Runners to watch:
Simon Bird (Metropolitan Campus) 1st
Ryan Briones (HS for Construction) 3rd
Samuel Polles (Francis Lewis) 8th
Jaafar Azzat (Long Island City) 11th
Dennis Jeffrey II (Townsend Harris) 15th
London Soto (Townsend Harris) 19th
Benjamin Urbano (Thomas Edison) Did not run
Denzel Reyes (HS for Construction) 10th
Alexandro Vallejos Solis (HS for Construction) Did not run
Skyler Dong (Francis Lewis) Did not run
Swing and a miss (not surprisingly, a tough borough to predict):
Giacomo Colombo (Metropolitan Campus) 2nd
Caleb Drozd (Metropolitan Campus) 4th
Jonah Fox-Chmielewski (Queens HS Complex) 5th
Austin Zhu (Francis Lewis) 6th
Justin Horan (Francis Lewis) 7th
Chase Clarke (Metropolitan Campus) 9th
Queens Varsity Girls
Townsend Harris won yet again, and it was much easier than last year. Natalia Piszczatowski ran 21:00 to win by 1:40.
Projected Top 4 Teams:
1. Townsend Harris ✅
2. Queens HS Complex ❌
3. Francis Lewis ❌
4. Bayside ❌
Actual Top 4 Teams:
1. Townsend Harris
2. Bayside
3. Queens HS Complex
4. Francis Lewis
Ten Runners to watch:
Natalia Piszczatowski (Townsend Harris) 1st
Abigail Luna Morales (Maspeth) 2nd
Sophia Chen (Townsend Harris) 10th
Manyata Chhetri (Townsend Harris) 7th
Sophia Wu (Francis Lewis) 9th
Tessa Cruz (Queens HS Complex) 4th
Clea Jaumont-Charles (Queens HS Complex) 6th
Naomi Vender-Wilson (Townsend Harris) 3rd
Fiona Loy Chan (Townsend Harris) 5th
Annelise Rodriguez (Metropolitan Campus) Did not run
Swing and a miss (sorry):
Deanna Maleki (Townsend Harris) 8th
The following Boys teams qualified for the City Championship: (22 teams)
HS for Construction
Francis Lewis
Metropolitan Campus
Brooklyn Tech
John Jay Campus
Midwood
Bronx Science
HS of American Studies
Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy
HS for Math, Science and Engineering
Stuyvesant
Hunter College Campus
Lab Museum
Bard
LaGuardia
West End Secondary
The Clinton School
MSIT
Susan Wagner
Curtis
CSIHS/McCown
Tottenville
Quick Notes:
- Bronx Science is still the favorite, but MSIT is hot on their heels.
- HSMSE seems like a solid choice for 3rd.
- The race for the last Federation qualifier will be a tight one between a number of teams, but the leading candidates are Brooklyn Tech, Susan Wagner, Stuyvesant, Hunter College Campus and John Jay Campus
- Four boys have run between 16:35 and 16:38 this season.
- Borough Breakdown: Manhattan (8 teams), Queens (3 teams), Brooklyn (3 teams), Bronx (3 teams), Staten Island (5 teams)
The following Girls teams qualified for the City Championship: (22 teams)
Townsend Harris
Bayside
Bronx Science
DeWitt Clinton
HS of American Studies
Brooklyn Tech
John Jay Campus
Midwood
Edward R. Murrow
LaGuardia
Beacon
HS for Math, Science and Engineering
Hunter College Campus
Manhattan Center for Science and Math
Stuyvesant
Bard
Columbia Secondary
The Clinton School
West End Secondary
Susan Wagner
Curtis
Tottenville
Quick Notes:
- In the merge, Brooklyn Tech and LaGuardia are very close. Susan Wagner will also battle for the title.
- The remaining Federation spot is most likely up for grabs between Beacon, Stuyvesant, John Jay Campus, HSMSE, Hunter College Campus and Bronx Science.
- Tottenville was the last at-large team to qualify for the field, meaning all five girls who broke 20 minutes today will compete in the Championship race.
- There are SEVEN Fast Freshmen™ this year, and another 5 that broke 23 minutes on Saturday. Can any of them get under 22 in two weeks?
- Borough Breakdown: Manhattan (10 teams), Brooklyn (4 teams), Bronx (3 teams), Queens (2 teams), Staten Island (3 teams)
BHXC PSAL Rankings – After Week Seven
Girls
1. LaGuardia - A new-to-XC phenom, a Fast Freshman™ and some returning girls starting to hit their stride.
2. Brooklyn Tech - Two Fast Freshman™ and some much improved runners have them hot on LaGuardia’s heels.
3. Susan Wagner - Fast up front, including a Fast Freshman™, but will need more from their 4-5 who have run faster in their careers than we’ve seen this year.
4. John Jay Campus - We finally got to see how fast their Fast Freshman™ is. Spoiler: very fast. Not a deep squad by any stretch, will need 3-5 to bring their “A” game in two weeks.
5. Bronx Science - Missing their new-to-XC talent this past weekend, but their top two ran very well and their back end is starting to come around.
6. Stuyvesant - Not entirely sure what happened this weekend at Boroughs (They finished 6th in Manhattan), but they seemed to be missing more than a few of their top runners.
7. Beacon - Great pack runners, 2-5 finished within 10 seconds of each other.
8. HS for Math, Science and Engineering - Three under 22 and another under 23, just need number 5 to come around.
9. Hunter College Campus - Two of their top seven ran in the JV race. A big gap between 1 and 2 and 2 freshmen in their top four.
10. Manhattan Center for Science and Math - Tenth in the merge from this weekend. Top four girls finished with a spread of about a minute. Fifth runner nearly two minutes after their fourth.
11. Townsend Harris - Will they run faster when placed in a faster race than their Queens race?
12. Bard - Held their own in a fast Manhattan race.
13. Midwood - Solid 1-3, need more from 4-5.
14. Columbia Secondary School - see Midwood
15. The Clinton School - Fast enough to get Murphy into the Championship race.
16. Edward R. Murrow - 4th in Brooklyn and qualified for the Championship for maybe the first time in program history.
17. West End Secondary - 10th in Manhattan, but still qualified for the Championship.
18. DeWitt Clinton - One year away from jumping up this list.
19. Queens High School Complex - Entered the day as one of our sleepers to qualify, but they aren’t deep and one of their top girls had a really off day. Sadly, relegated to the Individual Race.
20. Curtis - Will finish toward the bottom in two weeks, but new-to-XC Zoe Arellano has had a great first season.
21. HS of American Studies - Their top two ran fast enough to get their team average underneath the cutoff set by Bayside.
22. MSIT - Beat Tottenville head-to-head, but not fast enough to get into the Championship race.
23. Tottenville - Finished 4th of the five teams that showed up for the Staten Island race, but thanks to Maeve Heck, their average was faster than Bayside’s 24:50.
24. Bayside - Finished 2nd in Queens to qualify automatically, but their 24:50 average was the slowest of all the auto-qualifiers.
25. Francis Lewis - 4th in Queens, but not enough teams showed up on the line to get them into the top 25% of that borough.
Boys
1. Bronx Science - Easy Bronx win without many of their top guys.
2. MSIT - Easy Staten Island win without giving a full effort.
3. High School for Math, Science and Engineering - First ever Borough Championship and a real chance to qualify for Feds for the first time in program history.
4. Brooklyn Tech - Won Brooklyn Borough Championship again, without their top runner.
5. John Jay Campus - A chance to finally knock off Tech slipped through their fingers as they were missing a few pieces this weekend.
6. Stuyvesant - A very good 2nd place in Manhattan, they were actually 4th in the merge thanks to a 1-5 split of less than 50 seconds.
7. Hunter College Campus - 7th in the merge, missing one of their top three runners for a few weeks now.
8. Susan Wagner - A rest week for Acevedo, they now have five boys under 19 minutes
9. Lab Museum United - 9th in the merge, top runner Arrojo will challenge for the top ten at Cities.
10. HS of American Studies - 10th in the merge, all five guys under 20 minutes now, top runner will challenge to qualify for Feds.
11. Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy - 11th in the merge, any improvement by their number 5 could vault them into the top ten.
12. Metropolitan Campus - This is the highest a Queens team has appeared on this list all year.
13. Curtis - Great effort by top runner Penaranda, but he won’t have much help in two weeks.
14. Bard - Not a single senior on this team, so they’re looking toward the future.
15. Midwood - Might have the league champion, but there’s not a lot after him.
16. CSIHS/McCown - Beat two Staten Island teams they didn’t beat last weekend.
17. Francis Lewis - 17th in the merge. 1-5 spread of just over a minute.
18. LaGuardia - Top runner Weller’s effort keeps their average low enough to get into the Championship.
19. Tottenville - 19th in the merge.
20. West End Secondary - 20th in the merge and were one of the last at-large teams into the Championship field.
21. The Clinton School - 21st in the merge, but their team average was just faster than HS for Construction, who was the last auto-qualifier
22. Manhattan Center for Science and Math - Beat HS for Construction in the merge, but their 3-5 were not fast enough to keep their average down.
23. HS for Construction - Last of the auto-qualifiers.
24. Townsend Harris - 24th in merge
25. Port Richmond - 25th in merge
Upcoming Meets…
City Freshmen and Sophomore Championships this weekend at Van Cortlandt Park. Full preview out later this week.
Im coming for stuy soph team 😈
Who left me out of 10 runners to watch from manhattan😔
Won't be running cities, sorry to all my fans will be back for indoor. 😘