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.

Freshman Boys

The first race of the day provided the biggest surprise. Brooklyn Tech didn’t win this race for the first time since 2018, and they didn’t even hit the podium. Admittedly, this was a swing and a miss for us, as well. The MSIT freshman hadn’t run at Van Cortlandt all season and it’s tough to compare times from Ocean Breeze. Susan Wagner’s newest club phenom Tristan Acevedo lowered his PSAL record to an incredible 8:12. PPYRC teammates Joseph Manzo (John Jay Campus) and Miles Dutra (Bronx Science) went 2-3 before MSIT teammates Abeishan Pakeerathan and Chenul Gamage finished 4^th and 5^th to lead their squad to the victory. Bronx Science beat Stuyvesant by a point to finish 2^nd.

Ten Frosh Boys to Watch:

Tristan Acevedo (Susan Wagner)        1^st

Miles Dutra (Bronx Science)                3^rd

Joseph Manzo (John Jay Campus)      2^nd

Leo Brody (Bard)                                  6^th

Alexander Riley (JFK Campus)             10^th

Solomon Cohen (LaGuardia)               15^th

Gregory Ipeirotis (HSMSE)                  19^th

Evan Chang (Stuyvesant)                    16^th

Henry Todd (Brooklyn Tech)               14^th

William Berger (Brooklyn Tech)          8^th

Freshman Girls

Waverunner Maeve Heck (Tottenville) ran away with this race, running 9:52. June Grunden of LaGuardia followed in 2^nd and Stuyvesant’s Eliam Brody was 3^rd. None of those teams hit the podium. The 4^th and 5^th place finishes of Mayte Vidal Flores and Annaliese Evans helped Brooklyn Tech to its 2^nd place finish. But it was the Beacon girls who dominated all year and again took the victory. They were led by the 11-12 finish of Natalie Lisman and Olivia Schroeder. The Hunter girls nipped LaGuardia by a point for 3^rd. Manhattan schools took 5 of the top 6 spots, so it’s clear yet again how much talent is pouring into that borough.

Ten Frosh Girls to Watch:

Maeve Heck (Tottenville)                                1^st

June Grunden (LaGuardia)                              2^nd

Amelia Almond (Beacon)                                Did not run

Makayla McKenzie (DeWitt Clinton)               8^th

Anneliese Evans (Brooklyn Tech)                    5^th

Eliam Brody (Stuyvesant)                                3^rd

Alyona Riley (Hunter)                                     7^th

Vesper Hume (Eleanor Roosevelt)                  10^th

Natalie Lisman (Beacon)                                 11^th

Mayte Vidal Flores (Brooklyn Tech)                4^th

Sophomore Boys

Christopher Thom and Aldo Hilpert-Navas went 1-2 to lead Bronx Science to the victory. Marco Arrojo of Lab Museum, Scott Kelly of MSIT and Henry Bissell of John Jay Campus rounded out the top five. Brooklyn Tech finished 2^nd and Stuyvesant finished 3^rd.

Ten Sophomore Boys to Watch:

Marco Arrojo (Lab Museum)              3^rd

Alexander Draves (Stuyvesant)           6^th

Lucien Jaccon (Hunter)                       11^th

Denzel Reyes (HS for Construction)    7^th

Henry Bissell (John Jay Campus)         5^th

Sebastian Leyva (HSMSE)                   20^th

Jaisimha Dattatreyan (Lab Museum)  10^th

Christopher Thom (Bronx Science)     1^st

Aldo Hilpert-Navas (Bronx Science)    2^nd

Scott Kelly (MSIT)                                4^th

Sophomore Girls

PPYRC’s Matilda Quinn (John Jay Campus) took the win here in 16:36. Chelsea Greyhound Diana Wieder (Columbia Secondary) took 2^nd in 16:57. Amanda Lee (Stuyvesant), Waverunner Milani Jackson (Susan Wagner) and Ilsa Gitt (Beacon) rounded out the top five. Susan Wagner took the victory by two points over Stuyvesant and eleven points over Brooklyn Tech.

Ten Sophomore Girls to Watch:

Evelyn Craig (Brooklyn Tech)              Did not run

Matilda Quinn (John Jay Campus)      1^st

Ilsa Gitt (Beacon)                                5^th

Addison Ireland (RKA)                         7^th

Lily Rustin (RKA)                                  10^th

Amanda Lee (Stuyvesant)                   3^rd

Sigrid Lussier (LaGuardia)                   6^th

River Duerr (LaGuardia)                      20^th

Cameron Gray (Hunter)                      18^th

Kylie Chan (Bard)                                14^th

Next Saturday: The Main Event! Preview will be out mid-week.