Wappingers Falls, NY - Year over year, there can be some distant entries into the Section 1 Coaches and Officials Invite. That is because it serves as the final attempt for those outside Section 1 to get a try at the course of some of the biggest post-season meets around. We were on site to check out all the action, and here is what we saw.
Girls Varsity 1
'Nova bound Erin Jaskot of Tappan Zee started the day out right, cruising to what would be the second fastest time of the day
1 Tappan Zee 31 1 4 5 7 14 19 23
Total Time: 1:44:22.85
Average: 20:52.57
2 Valley Central 55 6 9 11 12 17 32
Total Time: 1:48:45.89
Average: 21:45.18
Girls Varsity 2
Kelly Hayes of Pearl River leads her team to the title, as well as picking up individual honors as well.
Team
1 Pearl River 37 1 6 7 11 12 15 17
Total Time: 1:40:55.45
Average: 20:11.09
2 Fox Lane 65 3 4 9 18 31 34 36
Total Time: 1:43:17.59
Average: 20:39.52
Girls Varsity 3
Kaitlin Ryan of Bronxville and MaryKate O'Meara of Nanuet spent much of the race exchanging the lead, but Ryan's late surge gave her the win.
Team
1 Bronxville 30 1 4 6 9 10 11 12
Total Time: 1:41:06.71
Average: 20:13.35
2 Nanuet 58 2 3 8 16 29 31 37
Total Time: 1:43:44.30
Average: 20:44.86
Girls Varsity 4
B
Bella Burda of Arlington took home the last race of the day, winning with a significant margin over the rest of the day, with an 18:47.0
Team
1 John Jay Cross River 29 2 3 4 9 11 17 30
Total Time: 1:40:13.37
Average: 20:02.68
2 Arlington 68 1 13 14 18 22 32 33
Total Time: 1:43:50.26
Average: 20:46.06
Boys Varsity 1
Completing the boys/girls sweep, Luke Gavigan of Tappan Zee won both the indiviudal race, as well as aiding in the team title.
Team
1 Tappan Zee 29 1 3 6 8 11 14 24
Total Time: 1:26:44.07
Average: 17:20.82
2 Kingston 45 2 5 10 12 16 32 34
Total Time: 1:28:32.67
Average: 17:42.54
Boys Varsity 2
Coming all the way down from Rochester, Josh Dyrland took his 3rd time on Bowdoin in his four years in stride. Used as a warmup for later in the season, he took the race easily.
Team
1 Mount Academy 40 3 6 8 10 13 15 22
Total Time: 1:27:09.74
Average: 17:25.95
2 Irondequoit 58 1 4 14 18 21 34
Total Time: 1:28:04.04
Average: 17:36.81
Boys Varsity 3
Brian Cook is back to setting records after a close finish at Manhattan. Cook would go 15:54.72 to win, setting the Rockland County Course Record. Even more important, that time would have won him the Federation Title last year, as well as placing him 4th at the Nike Cross Nationals Regional Qualifier last year. A good sign of things to come.
Team
1 Pearl River 75 1 6 17 23 28 37 47
Total Time: 1:26:04.71
Average: 17:12.95
2 Arlington 96 5 13 22 26 30 31 44
Total Time: 1:27:51.92
Boys Varsity 4
The race went to the dark horse entry, as John Flannery of Bronxville led the field heading into the woods. But upon the exit, it was Eric Shen of Stuyvesant, who had been waiting to peak all season, came out in front. Shen would go on to take the race.
Team
1 Nanuet 77 3 9 11 16 38 39 47
Total Time: 1:28:36.26
Average: 17:43.26
2 Brewster 81 6 12 19 21 23 25 51
Total Time: 1:28:45.80
Average: 17:45.16