2019 NY Girls XC Preview: PSAL

Aug 20, 2019

Benjamin Cardozo (Judges)

Last Year's Summary: 1st in PSAL

Roster

Name	Grade	PSAL Place	Feds Qualifier	Season TR
Sophia Muccini	12	3	Yes for team	110
Siena Muccini	10	4		108
Ishil Kirkhan	10	5		101
Amari Lallemand	10	15		78
Jenna Rolleri	11	91		15
Antoinette Galloway	10			15

Outlook: The Judges return four of the top 5 from last year's champs, so they are well set with Sophia and Siena Muccini, Ishil Kirkhan, and Amari Lallemand building a very low score for the first four places. The question here is who will be the runners filling out the team to give Cardozo the chance to repeat not only as PSAL champ but also in the NYC Mayor's Cup and to get a team score at Manhattan.

Brooklyn Tech (Engineers)

Last Year's Summary: 2nd in PSAL

Roster

Name	Grade	PSAL Place	Feds Qualifier	Season TR
Lucinda Doogan	12	1	Yes	113
Christy Huynh	12	12		86
Chloe Isip	12	23		75
Maya Almawaldi	11	28		64
Astrid Obadie	12	43		60
Kristy Tan	12			56
Isabella Greyser	11			56

Outlook: The remarkably consistent Engineers fell back a little ways both in points and speed ratings at PSAL last year, but they have their top 4 back from last year highlighted by league champ Lucy Doogan and fellow seniors Christy Huynh and Chloe Isip returning for 2019. Whether BTech's deeper, more veteran squad can catch Benjamin Cardozo and win their third PSAL title in five years will likely depend on some upward movement behind Doogan.

Millennium (Phoenix)

Last Year's Summary: 4th in PSAL

Roster

Name	Grade	PSAL Place	Feds Qualifier	Season TR
Simone Isip	10	8	Yes	96
Mika Shiffman	11	19		81
Emily Tozer	12	21		76
Ava Vidal	11	56		69
Ludmila Stribling	11	40		60
Agatha Fusco	11	42		54

Outlook: The Phoenix are on the rise, bursting upward from a 14th place in the PSAL in 2017 to 4th last year during their fourth season in the PSAL team championship race. The top 6 from last year are back headed by sophomore Simone Isip who qualified for the cancelled Feds meet as a freshman, so the young Millennium team has the goods to keep moving up.

Susan Wagner (Falcons)

Last Year's Summary: 3rd in PSAL

Roster

Name	Grade	PSAL Place	Feds Qualifier	Season TR
Kathryn Altieri	11	2	Yes	115
Madison Codoner	11	25		76
Lauren Hernandez	12			71
Gabriele Ehrhardt	12			50
Kaia Nowak	12	54		47

Outlook: The Falcons graduated four of the top 6 from the team at last year's 3rd place PSAL race, so a little rebuilding needs to be done. Fortunately the construction work starts with two juniors including PSALs top rated returner and 2nd place finisher Kathryn Altieri and top 25 finisher Madison Codoner along with senior Lauren Hernandez who finished in the top 10 of the PSAL Staten Island Boro race. Some young legs would be welcome for the challenges of the next two years, but Susan Wagner should remain ensconced near the top of the league.

CSIHS-McCown (Dragons)

Last Year's Summary: 5th in PSAL

Roster

Name	Grade	PSAL Place	Feds Qualifier	Season TR
Olivia Legowski	12	10		94
Julia Calvo	12	14		86
Lydia Zheng	12	16		80
Jenna Calvo	11	44		52
Arissa Ng	11	67		39

Outlook: The Dragons moved up one more spot in the PSAL last year after leaping from 20th to 6th in 2017, so like Millennium they are a program on the rise. The top 5 are back from last year's race with Olivia Legowski, Julia Calvo, and Lydia Zheng all finishing in the top 16 and providing a great base to build around. All three are seniors, however, so some younger development is needed to keep CSIHS-McCown heading toward the top.