Week Three Recap

Girls

Bob Pratt Invitational – Sunken Meadow State Park

In the Varsity Red Race, Bronx Science finished 8^th and Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy finished 10^th.  Bronx Science was led by Sally Kramer’s 22^nd place finish in 22:06 and RKA was led by Lily Rustin’s 29^th place finish in 22:37

Xavier Invitational –Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex

The Girls Varsity A Race of 20 teams featured 4 PSAL squads.

1. Brooklyn Tech - 48 points

4. Bard - 101 points

7. Midwood! (welcome back!) - 190 points

PSAL runners made up half of the top ten finishers in the race. Brooklyn Tech’s Francesca Haidt won the race in 20:18, however that time would have placed her 15^th in the Varsity B race

Top 20 finishers: Francesca Haidt (Brooklyn Tech) 1^st, Evelyn Craig (Brooklyn Craig) 2^nd, Matilda Quinn (John Jay Campus) 3^rd, Eleanor Lewis Jenkins (Bard) 6^th, Kylie Chan (Bard) 10^th, Lily Korniewicz (Brooklyn Tech) 12^th, Noelle Barone (Midwood) 13^th, Angelina Zapata (Brooklyn Tech)

The Girls Varsity B Race of 18 teams featured 5 PSAL squads.

2. LaGuardia - 56 points

9. Townsend Harris - 206 points

11. Tottenville - 232 points

12. The Clinton School - 289 points

Despite finishing 2^nd, the LaGuardia girls sent a clear message to the rest of league: They are unquestionably the team to beat. They placed 3 girls under 20 minutes and a total of 8 under 22 minutes. Of course once the Susan Wagner girls run a serious race on this course, we’ll be able to see how close this race actually is.

Top 20 finishers: Naomi Douglas (LaGuardia) 2^nd, Melia Murphy (The Clinton School) 3^rd, Genevieve Backus (LaGuardia) 12^th, Virginia Begley (LaGuardia) 13^th, Gwyneth Shupp (LaGuardia) 16^th

Tottenville’s Maeve Heck won the Girls Freshman Race by well over a minute, in a time that would have placed her 6^th in the Boys Freshman race.

Boys

Bob Pratt Invitational – Sunken Meadow State Park

The Bronx Science boys won the Varsity Blue Race with a total of 64 points without their full squad. They had an impressive 1-5 split of :41 and took down a solid St. Anthony’s squad on their home course. They were led by sophomore Christopher Thom’s 6^th place finish in 17:29.

Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy finished 26^th in the Varsity Red Race. Sophomores Mason Tejada and Ethan Lopez paced RKA with 104^th and 105^th place finishes.

Xavier Invitational – Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex

The Boys Varsity A Race of 19 teams featured 5 PSAL squads.

3. John Jay Campus - 58 points

4. Bard - 63 points

Top 20 finishers: Ramsey Hansen (Bard) 2^nd, Wilson Margolis (John Jay Campus) 4^th, Gavin Ashe (John Jay Campus) 6^th, Weston Macari (Bard) 7^th, Joseph Manzo (John Jay Campus) 10^th, Anders Collier (John Jay Campus) 11^th, Theo Trane (The Clinton School) 12^th, Leo Brody (Bard) 12^th, Leo Lussier (West End) 16^th

John Jay Campus with a very solid effort, despite a few members of their varsity squad.

The Boys Varsity B Race of 17 teams featured 3 PSAL squads.

8. LaGuardia - 187 points

16. Tottenville - 435 points

Top 20 finishers: Ariel Yaron (LaGuardia) 11^th, Ezekiel Cohen (LaGuardia) 12^th

HS for Construction had only 4 finishers, led by Giuseppe Gambino’s 35^th place finish

Lab Museum sophomore Marco Arrojo finished 2^nd in the Sophomore Race, running 16:44.

BHXC PSAL Rankings – After Week Two

Girls

1. Fiorello LaGuardia - Statement made at Xavier this weekend.

2. Susan Wagner - Still no weekend racing, 4 of their top 5 ran the Grand Prix at Ocean Breeze

3. Brooklyn Tech - Impressive Top 2, not much after that

4. Bronx Science - decent showing at Sunken Meadow - certainly not yet at full strength

5. Beacon - No weekend racing yet, but the first Grand Prix showed a solid freshman and some good 5K efforts.

6. Tottenville - Finished behind Townsend Harris at Xavier, but that will change once Maeve Heck enters the varsity equation.

7. Stuyvesant - did not race this weekend. Grand Prix effort in Prospect Park seemed like a tempo.

8. Townsend Harris - solid pack effort 1-4, only a :53 spread. The emergence of a 5^th girl would jump them up these rankings.

9. Hunter - Only a Grand Prix appearance, but one that showed a decent 1-5 without their top returner.

10. Francis Lewis - did not race this weekend. Ran the Grand Prix without their top runner.

11. HSMSE - Top 2 seemed like they ran hard in the first Grand Prix. Will need 3-5 to move up.

12. RKA - Another solid showing with two sophomores leading the way. A team on the rise for sure.

13. James Madison - Grand Prix in Prospect Park revealed missing pieces.

14. CSIHS-McCown

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

Boys

1. Bronx Science - solid start at Sunken Meadow - Not many teams in the PSAL are close to them.

2. MSIT - Did not race this weekend

3. Brooklyn Tech - Did not race this weekend

4. HSMSE - Did not race this weekend - some solid efforts at the first Grand Prix

5. John Jay Campus - Good effort this weekend despite being short-handed.

6. Bard - Put in a solid effort at Xavier. Very good up front, will need help on the back end.

7. Hunter - solid pack 1-4, but missing a 5.

8. Academy of American Studies - Did not race this weekend - No Maru brothers at the Grand Prix

9. Stuyvesant - Did not race this weekend. Grand Prix at Prospect Park revealed no serious effort.

10. LaGuardia - Strong 1-2, will need help 3-5 to jump up this list

11. HS for Construction - only 4 runners competed this weekend.

12. RKA

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

Upcoming Meets…

It took some serious research to make this list, as there are many, many options to race this weekend.

PSAL Group Run @ Van Cortlandt Park

The first PSAL weekend meet should provide some early season clarity. Many teams have not yet raced on the weekend.

Bowdoin XC Classic @ Bowdoin Park, Wappinger’s Falls, NY

A common stop for contending PSAL teams. This year the following are entered: Bard, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, Francis Lewis, John Jay Campus, Tottenville, WESS.

Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational @ Six Flags, Jackson, NJ

HS of American Studies, MSIT, New Dorp, RKA

Suffolk Coaches Invitational @ Sunken Meadow State Park, Kings Park, NY

Bayside

McQuaid Invitational @ Genesee Valley Park, Rochester, NY

LaGuardia, Stuyvesant, The Clinton