Federation Meet 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 is a combination of the NYS Federation Championships and Nike Cross Regionals, so the top teams and individuals also earn a trip to Oregon. At the end of the day, the PSAL had six All-Federation runners.

Boys Federation Race

The Bronx Science boys started hot for the 2^nd straight year. They were in 3^rd place at the halfway point and just 13 points out of an NXN qualifying spot. This year, while they still fell back, they didn’t fall quite as far. They were able to finish 4^th and grab a podium spot for the first time in their history. Benjamin Berman finished 2^nd, tying the top finish in PSAL history. He led the race at the 4,998 meter mark before getting passed by North Rockland’s Claudel Cherry. Sophomore Christopher Thom was 22^nd in 16:29, finishing as the 3^rd fastest sophomore in the state. Both Berman and Thom earned All-Federation honors.

MSIT, finished 18^th, up from 22^nd last year. They had a solid 1-5 spread of 1:03 and were led by Adam Zarrilli, who finished 90^th in 17:12.

Brooklyn Tech finished 21^st for the 2^nd year in a row. PSAL Champ Alexander Jones struggled for the 2^nd straight year, finishing in 194^th place. Tech’s first finisher was junior Abraham Wilchins, who ran 17:09 to finish 85^th.

Stuyvesant rounded out the PSAL squads, finishing 28^th of 30 schools in the race, third-to-last for the second straight year. Senior Raphael Ramot led the way, running 16:45 to finish 45^th.

Individual Qualifiers

Umed Maru - Academy of American Studies - 25^th - 16:31  ALL-FEDERATION

Ezekiel Cohen - LaGuardia - 35^th - 16:40  ALL-FEDERATION

Ramsey Hansen - Bard - 49^th - 16:46

Tristan Acevedo - Susan Wagner - 56^th - 16:53

Anand Maru - Academy of American Studies - 70^th - 17:02

Yousef Abdelhakim - Midwood - 95^th - 17:14

Andrea Gallina - Susan Wagner - 126^th - 17:30

Jasper Graham - Hunter College Campus - 171^st - 17:48

Wilson Margolis - John Jay Campus - 195^th - 18:02

Marco Arrojo - Lab Museum - 222^nd - 18:22

Aden Thom - Columbia Secondary - 228^th - 18:28

Declan Olds - HS of American Studies - 240^th - 18:37

Girls Federation Race

The LaGuardia girls finished 19^th with a total of 414 points, up from the 393 they scored last year. Naomi Douglas earned All-Federation honors with her 38^th place finish in 19:23. She ends her illustrious career having earned All-Federation three times. Overall, the 19^th place finish is a little disappointing for a LaGuardia team that looked like a top-five contender in mid-October.

The Susan Wagner girls finished 22^nd with 505 points. They were led by juniors Melisa Davila (127^th in 20:59) and Riley Tefft (129^th in 21:00).

Brooklyn Tech finished 25^th for the 2^nd year in a row. They were led by Francesca Haidt, who finished 120^th in 20:48.

Stuyvesant rounded out the PSAL teams on the girls side as well. They finished 26^th of 31 teams, led by senior Emma Savonije, who ran 21:05 to finish 135^th.

Individual Qualifiers

Melia Murphy - The Clinton School - 35^th - 19:20 ALL-FEDERATION

Maeve Heck - Tottenville - 58^th - 19:54

Noa Yirmiyahu – Hunter College Campus - 88^th - 20:22

Eva Marmolejos - Columbia Secondary - 98^th - 20:29

Lily Rustin - Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy - 148^th - 21:15

Phoebe Estep - HS for Math, Science and Engineering - 191^st - 21:58

Addison Ireland - Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy - 193^rd - 22:00

Milani Modeste - James Madison - 196^th - 22:03

Jessica Ryan - Bayside - 203^rd - 22:10

Aiko Fitzgerald - HS for Math, Science and Engineering - 225^th - 22:33

Natalia Piszczatowski - Townsend Harris - 241^st - 22:45

Saraya Vichaidith - Bronx Science - 251^st - 23:00

NXN Open Races

The NXN Open races that preceded the Federation races also featured a number of PSAL athletes. Please forgive us if we missed a few.

Girls

Matilda Quinn - John Jay Campus - 21:32

Mika Ohashi - John Jay Campus - 22:36

Hazel Lyons-Baum - Bronx Science - 22:36

Adelaide McDonough - Bronx Science - 23:23

Sora Toji - Bronx Science - 23:28

Saishaa Vaidhyanathan - Bronx Science - 23:52

Penelope Schonfeld - Bronx Science - 24:58

Of note: 7^th grader Mariam Wajid (yep, her sister) won the Girls Open race in a time of 19:18, which would have made her the fastest PSAL girl on the day. She’ll be at DeWitt Clinton in two years.

Boys

Reed Argiropoulos - Bronx Science - 17:43

Miles Dutra - Bronx Science - 18:34

Chen Lin - Bronx Science - 18:36

Leo Kindred - Bronx Science - 18:49

Oliver Lawson - Bronx Science - 20:01

Max Riccardi - Bronx Science - 20:40

Theodore Hoelscher - Bronx Science - 20:52

Yair Goshen - Bronx Science - 20:55

Cherian Mampilly - Bronx Science - 21:41

Armand Harfouche - Bronx Science - 24:41

Wren Hansen - HSMSE - 17:54

Henry Bissell - John Jay Campus - 18:13

Leo Lussier - WESS - 18:24

Gavin Ashe - John Jay Campus - 18:53

Collin Toung - Manhattan Center - 19:03

Joseph Manzo - John Jay Campus - 19:06

Leo Brody - Bard - 19:34

Griffin Egozi - Bard - 19:52

Nico Jones-Yellin - Bard - 22:49

Thomas Baker-Spitzer - Bard - 23:46

Hollis Albaeck - John Jay Campus - 20:01

Jonah Campbell - John Jay Campus - 20:07

Anders Collier - John Jay Campus - 20:08

Maximus Zeman - John Jay Campus - 20:29