2023 NY Girls XC Preview: PSAL

PSAL Preview

It was a nail-biter in 2022, as Stuyvesant just edged out Bronx Science by two points for the title of "Best in the City." However, both schools lost some key members to graduation, opening the door for some new teams to step in.

We saw that turnover on the track this Spring, as Hunter College HS produced two of the best middle distance runners in the State, breaking the long held PSAL Record in the 1500m, held by alumnus Nnenna Lynch. Ella Cohen and Dylan McElhinney both dipped under 4:25 in the 1500m, and that can only mean big things for the back hills of Van Cortlandt.

Top 5 Teams at 2022 PSAL Championship

Stuyvesant 51Bronx HS of Science 53Hunter College HS 99Townsend Harris 187Brooklyn Tech 189

Top 4 Teams from Last Year's Speed Ratings (TR) and Compression

Hunter College HS 89.2 (60)Stuyvesant 63.4 (15)Brooklyn Tech 52.2 (42)John Jay Campus 50 (80)


Top Returning Runners by Last Year's Speed Ratings (TR)

NameTeamGradePSAL PlaceFeds PlaceSeason TR
Ella CohenHunter College HS11669108
Dylan McElhinneyHunter College HS11

107
Rebecca Sonn-LeesHunter College HS12377101
Linden CafculesBeacon School12112399
Naomi DouglasFiorello H Laguardia1089497
Rossitsa PetrovaBronx HS of Science11715296
Baila AsheJohn Jay Campus12912485
Susana SharpBrooklyn Tech111113378
Lia NinaJames Madison1019--76
Kamora RuelasJames Madison1023--74