Plainview, NY - Representatives from the Nassau and Suffolk County Track Coaches Associations, NSCHSSA, and USATF Long Island have come together to select the All Long Island athletes for this spring's cross-country season. Performances throughout the condensed season were analyzed, discussed, and debated with an emphasis placed on performances from the championship meets and speed ratings accumulated throughout the season.
A total of sixty-six athletes, thirty three male and thirty three female, were selected as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team All Long Island. The first eleven selections comprise the list for the 1st team, followed by #12-22 being named 2nd team, and #23-33 rounding out the honorees with 3rd team recognition.
The 2020-2021 cross-country season was a unique, but successful endeavor for the distance runners of Long Island and is highlighted by the committee's selection of Co-Most Outstanding Runners of the Season. On the boys' side we recognize the seasons of Zach Van Houten (East Meadow) and Gavin Ehlers (Westhampton), while the girls' were led on their courses by Ana Markovina (Jericho) and Zariel Macchia (William Floyd).
Van Houten posted the fastest time of the season at Eisenhower Park, completing the course in 15:19.2 and remained undefeated throughout the season. He was the County 1 and Section VIII individual champion. Ehlers likewise posted the fastest 4k time at Sunken Meadow, finishing in 12:47.6 at the Section XI Divisional Championships and earned him a season-best 183 speed rating from Tully Runners.
Markovina was undefeated as well this season, winning the individual County II and Section VIII championships with a season-best time of 17:50.5 at Eisenhower Park. Macchia was the individual Division Champion in Suffolk County, pacing herself to a best time of 14:49.9 for the Sunken Meadow 4k course. Both runners had a season-high speed rating of 134 according to www.tullyrunners.com.
Team rankings were done by scoring the speed ranking merge and any head to head competitions in championship meets.
The Long Island Track and Field Coaches Association would like to congratulate all of these outstanding athletes on a very memorable and successful cross-country campaign. We would additionally like to thank Bill Meylan and Tully Runners for providing the speed rankings in helping us to determine our honorees. Future All Long Island selections for cross-country and track and field will be made annually after the conclusion of each season.
2020-2021 ALL LONG ISLAND BOY'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
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1st TEAM | 2ND TEAM | 3RD TEAM |
Gavin Ehlers Westhampton HS | Anthony Petrillo Ward Melville HS | Thomas Burfeind North Shore HS |
Zach Van Houten East Meadow HS | Nick Tardugno Oyster Bay HS | Harrison Feusi Syosett HS |
Vincent Simonetti Massapequa HS | Trevor Hayes Westhampton HS | Aidan Matthews Northport HS |
Eric Shu Great Neck South HS | Alexander Kasper Jericho HS | Carson Paradis North Shore HS |
Anthony Diaz Farmingdale HS | Cristian Zabala Northport HS | Oliver Melara-Perez Port Washington HS |
Wyeth Semo Northport HS | Andrew Rosenblatt Commack HS | Jason Green Shelter Island HS |
Maximus Haynia Westhampton HS | Michael Cahill Chaminade HS | Brendan Conniff Manhasset Hs |
Grant Samara Port Jefferson HS | Robert Doherty Saint Anthony's HS | Matthew Zebarini Island Trees H S |
Kyle Meyers Plainview HS | Colon Funk Port Washington HS | Ben McErlean Pierson High School |
Brian Veit Port Jefferson HS | Jake Rubin Bay Shore HS | Luke Connolly Saint Anthony's HS |
Frank Naudus Chaminade HS | Noah Loewy Port Washington HS | Daniel Thomas Deer Park High School |
Co Runners of the Year Gavin Ehlers Westhampton HS and Zack Van Houtan East Meadow HS
Long Island Team of the Year - Northport High School
Final Long Island Team Rankings
• Northport High School
• Chaminade High School
• Ward Melville High School
• Port Washington High School
The Long Island Coaches Association would like to thank Bill Meylan and Tully Runners for providing Speed ratings for all courses as well as the championships in the fall and spring.
2020-2021 ALL LONG ISLAND GIRL'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
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1st TEAM | 2ND TEAM | 3RD TEAM |
Zariel Macchia William Floyd HS | Josephine Critchley West Babylon HS | Rene'e Newton Hempstead HS |
Ana Markovina Jericho HS | Emily Wickard Northport HS | Leslie Villafuerte East Meadow HS |
Allison Reid Northport HS | Sabrina Spezia St John the Baptist HS | Ella Lehmann Bay Shore HS |
Grace Weigele Walt Whitman HS | Dylan Cashin East Hampton HS | Amanda Probst Ward Melville HS |
Jackie Amato Westhampton HS | Carli Sheiffele Mount Sinai HS | Brook Keitel Eastport South Manor HS |
Alexandra Stasichin Massapequa HS | Emily LaMena John Glenn HS | Joy Peterson East Islip HS |
Gretta Flanagan Oyster Bay HS | Gianna Marquez Deer Park HS | Aislinn Frazer Friends Academy |
Julia Bell Ward Melville HS | Julie Schriefer Wheatley HS | Alexandra Ahdoot Great Neck North HS |
Anna Gansrow Eastport South Manor HS | Avery Brull South Side HS | Margaret McLouglin Kellenberg Memorial HS |
Sierra Gray Miller Place Hs | Eva Morris Bayport- Bluepoint HS | MacKenzie Setton Jericho High School |
Penelope Green Pierson High School | Nicole Conklin Syosett HS | Elle Archer North Shore High School |
Co Runners of the Year Zariel Macchia William Floyd HS and Ana Markovina Jericho HS
Long Island Team of the Year - Eastport South Manor High School
Final Long Island Team Rankings
• Eastport South Manor High School
• Ward Melville High School
• Saint Anthony's High School
• St John the Baptist High School
The Long Island Coaches Association would like to thank Bill Meylan and Tully Runners for providing Speed ratings for all courses as well as the championships in the fall and spring.