Week One Recap

Girls

Warwick Wave Mania XC Invitational @ Warwick, NY

Varsity II Race (18 teams)

5^th - Stuyvesant

7^th - Townsend Harris

12^th - Riverdale-Kingsbridge Academy

Top 20 finishes: Emma Savonije (Stuyvesant) 19^th.

Townsend Harris was led by Natalie Piszczatowski’s 29^th place finish in 22:28 and RKA was paced by sophomore Lily Rustin, who finished 34^th in 22:57.

CHSAA Practice Meet @ Van Cortlandt Park

Francis Lewis placed 5^th of 13 teams in the 4K Girls Varsity race. They were led by Daphne Lin (11^th in 18:15) and Emily Gao (15^th in 18:40)

SIHST&FA Season Opener @ Ocean Breeze

Girls Varsity Race (6 teams)

3^rd - Tottenville

4^th - CSIHS/McCown

6^th - New Dorp

Top 20 finishes: Angelica Mavricos (Tottenville) 3^rd, Queen Zhu (CSIHS-McCown) 4^th, Kiersten Dalton (Tottenville) 7^th, Olivia Hsu (CSIHS-McCown) 9^th, Aurelia James (Tottenville) 14^th, Tiffany Lu (MSIT) 20^th.

Of Note: Tottenville freshman Maeve Heck covered the 2500m freshman course in 8:56, faster than any freshman, boy or girl, on the day.

Boys

Warwick Wave Mania XC Invitational @ Warwick, NY

Varsity I Race (20 teams)

19^th - Riverdale-Kingsbridge Academy

Ethan Lopez ran an even 20:00 to pace RKA with a 95^th place finish.

Varsity II Race (20 teams)

5^th - Stuyvesant

Senior Raphael Ramot won the race by a comfortable 18 seconds running 16:27 over the 3.09 mile course.

Top 20 finishes: Raphael Ramot (Stuyvesant) 1^st, Tyler Horiuchi (Stuyvesant) 20^th.

SIHST&FA Season Opener @ Ocean Breeze

Boys Varsity Race (7 teams)

1^st - MSIT

5^th - CSIHS-McCown

MSIT Senior Simon Saffeyeh covered the 4k course in 13:04, winning by 27 seconds.

Top 20 finishes: Simon Saffeyeh (MSIT) 1^st, Adam Zarrilli (MSIT) 3^rd, Scott Kelly (MSIT) 4^th, Matthew Fasanella (MSIT) 7^th, Daniel Dimeola (New Dorp) 12^th, Jordan Calderon (MSIT) 13^th, Tim Zhuo (MSIT) 14^th, Thomas Brown (MSIT) 15^th, Ajdin Boljevic (MSIT) 19^th.

BHXC PSAL Rankings – After Week One

Girls

1. Fiorello LaGuardia

2. Susan Wagner

3. Brooklyn Tech

4. Bronx Science

5. Beacon

6. Tottenville

7. Stuyvesant

8. Townsend Harris

9. James Madison

10. Hunter

11. Francis Lewis

12. HSMSE

13. RKA

14. CSIHS-McCown

Honorable Mentions: Dewitt Clinton, John Jay Campus, Bard, Bayside, MSIT

Boys

1. Bronx Science

2. Brooklyn Tech

3. MSIT

4. HSMSE

5. Academy of American Studies

6. Bard

7. Hunter

8. John Jay Campus

9. Stuyvesant

10. LaGuardia

11. HS for Construction

12. RKA

Honorable Mention: Metropolitan Campus, HS for American Studies, Francis Lewis, Thomas Jefferson

Upcoming Meets…

Jim Smith Invitational at Sunken Meadow State Park: LaGuardia and West End Secondary are entered.

Regis Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park: Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, HS for Construction, Hunter, Lab Museum, John Jay Campus, MSIT, Stuyvesant, Townsend Harris all entered.