2019 NY Boys XC Preview: PSAL

Susan Wagner (Falcons)


Last Year's Summary:  1st in PSAL

Roster
Daniel Wronski126Yes for team163
Sean Acosta1214
157
Michael Rodriguez-King1016
155
Muhammad Qadri1222
153
Keith Connelly1043
142
Angel Rivera-Herrera123 (JV)
141

Outlook: The Falcons appear ready to fly for a third straight PSAL title. Seniors Daniel Wronski, Sean Acosta, and Muhammad Qadri should all place in the top 10 this year, and sophomore Michael Rodriguez-King has a huge upside and could join Wronski in challenging for the individual title.


Bronx Science (Wolverines)


Last Year's Summary:  2nd in PSAL

Roster
NameGradePSAL PlaceFeds QualifierSeason TR
Sawyer Cooper1217Yes for team154
Nathaniel Lentz1221
154
Lucas Koenig1219
150
Itmas Pres1127
145
Shmuel Padwa1242
140

Outlook: The question is whether Bronx Science will have the depth to contend with Susan Wagner after losing William Wade and Max Jaffe from last year's 2nd place squad. Sawyer Cooper, Lucas Koenig, and Nathaniel Lentz are back from top 20 places in the 2018 race, so the Wolverines appear set to go head-to-head with the Falcons at the top.

Riverdale-Kingsbridge (Tigers)


Last Year's Summary:  5th in PSAL

Roster
NameGradePSAL PlaceFeds QualifierSeason TR
Jacob Ireland122Yes175
Patrick Bello-Sullivan1244
140
Brendan Chan1247
131
Aslidden Asilov1176
131
Angel Ozuna1278
130

Outlook: Jacob Ireland is the favorite to replace Evan Sherman as this year's PSAL champ after a close finish for 2nd last year. The Tigers will need to find a lot more depth behind Ireland to challenge Susan Wagner and Bronx Science, but they should move up from last 5th in 2018.

Brooklyn Tech (Engineers)


Last Year's Summary:  3rd in PSAL

Roster
NameGradePSAL PlaceFeds QualifierSeason TR
Dylan Canales1237Yes for team153
Eric Xue121 (JV)
137
Otto Horiuchi1275
134
Christian Nicolas129 (JV)
126
Marcus Scott1133 (JV)
119

Outlook:  The Engineers fell back to 3rd in the PSAL last year and now have lost two-time champ Evan Sherman along with Robert Parker Straight and Peja Breuler from last year's top 10. Dylan Canales is set to lead a Brooklyn Tech squad with a lot of seniors and the need for a lot of new recruits.


Stuyvesant (Peglegs)


Last Year's Summary:  8th in PSAL

Roster
NameGradePSAL PlaceFeds QualifierSeason TR
Atticus Bacon1032
146
Baird Johnson1258
138
Lucas Lee1074
132
Alex Li12104
116
Jacob Olin1243 (JV)
112

Outlook:  The Peglegs were back in 8th at last year's race, but they have some youth to build around especially with sophomore Atticus Bacon at the top. Expect Stuyvesant to get back up among the top 5 teams in 2018.