2016 PSAL 'City' Championship Preview

PSAL Girls



Position

Team

TR

Top Runners

1

Benjamin Cardozo

98.4

Muccini, Perez, Means, Cohen, Martinez, Peoples, Chan

2

Brooklyn Tech

80.2

Chigataeva, Doogin, Yu, Zou, Chen, Zhao, Ellis

3

McKee Tech

72.6

Drennan, C. Williams, Jiang, Lou, N. Williams, Ni

4

Stuyvesant

70.4

Breen, Khrimian, Mohri, Reizis, Tang, Zhong, Ren

5

Susan Wagner

70.0

Hernandez, Morrongiello, Ng, Last, Yip, Corey

6

Tottenville

60.2

Giardina, D. Smerina, Tercovich, Kay, Bernabe, L. Smerina

7

Bayside

54.2

Strati, Cameron, Malone, Melendez, Jia, Hassan

8

Townsend Harris

47.2

Mohsin, Falba, Yin, Sakai, Vasquez

9

Metropolitan Campus

38.4

Martes, Dureant, Vides-Barry, Camori, Fecami

10

Forest Hills

37.2

Bush, Grande, Mormel, Castellon, Klepadio

11

HS of American Studies

36.2

Shaz, Neely, Rutkowski, Gahl, Needleman

12

Dewitt Clinton

35.4

Ayala, Campbell, Obeng, Perez

13

New Dorp

34.0

Liell, Rodriguez, Curcio, Colandrea

14

Bronx Science

32.6

Cooper, Chin, Khrimian, Guan, Katz

15

CSIHS McCown

31.2

Ng, Calvo, Wilson, Sokol, Foley

Fast Runners:

Sophia Muccini (BC) 123, Shayla Sanders (Young Women's Leadership) 117, Abigail Perez (BC) 111,  Aziza Chigataeva (BT) 109, Vivian Liell (NDp) 108,  Mary Kate Drennan (MSIT) 105, Liliana Cohen (BC) 101, Shala Means (BC) 97, Cassidy Williams (MSIT) 96, Lauren Hernandez (SW) 93, Lucinda Doogan (BT) 91, Catriona Breen (Stuy) 90, Tori Seltz (Columbia Prep) 88,  Nykoya Barnes (Port Richmond) 87, Amber Ayala (DC) 86, Samara Shaz (HSAS) 86, Yoland Boyce (Tilden) 86, Madelyn Rodriguez (NDp) 84, Kevia McComb (Hunter) 82, Ciara Mohri (Stuy) 82, Madison Brown (HS Fashion) 81


Summary:

Benjamin Cardozo is a big favorite here with a squad that is projected to total only 16 to 18 points after its top 4 cross the line, so reigning champ Brooklyn Tech will need to hope that they and the other teams pack a lot of places into the results before the Judges' fifth runner crosses the line. That could happen, though if last year's results are any indication, Cardozo would still finish with about 60 points, and Brooklyn Tech would need a big boost on Saturday to close the gap. McKee Tech, Stuyvesant, and Susan Wagner all have some runners near the top, but the issue will be whether they have the depth to make a run at a title. One wrinkle here is that last year's PSAL Individual race champ Vivien Liell is on a New Dorp team that is much more competitive this year and looks like it did well enough to get into the Championship race.