New York Boys Cross Country Performer of the Week (Sep. 21-27)

After another week of cross country racing in New York, it's time to vote for the MileSplit New York boys cross country performer of the week.

The poll closes Friday at 2 p.m. ET.

Check out this week's nominees and cast your vote below.

Note: Athletes who have been nominated in the past two weeks are not eligible. Previous winners are excluded for the rest of the season.

This Week's Nominees:

Ryan Sykes, Horace Greeley (New York): Among 880 finishers at the Queensbury Pre-States Invitational, the winning margin came out to 17.4 seconds in a 5K covered in 14:53.50. That clocking stands as the fastest in MileSplit's database at Queensbury HS Campus since 2005, a span of 9,458 athletes, and also the fastest senior mark there since 2005 among 4,058 senior athletes. It was 11.5 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course.

Ethan Owen, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (New York): A 15:16.00 clocking over 5K at the Baldwinsville Invitational was good for the win by 18.8 seconds over a field of 118 finishers. The time is the fastest in MileSplit's database at Baldwinsville Junior High since 2017 among 2,915 athletes, and the fastest senior mark there in that same span of 1,200 senior athletes. It also came in 13.2 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course.

Jacob Williamson, Eastridge (New York): The John Izzo Cross Country Classic ended with a 54.6-second gap back to the rest of the 207-runner field after a 16:58.80 finish over 5K at Letchworth State Park, good for first place. That time ranks No. 178 of 2,262 athletes in MileSplit's database at this course since 2021, and No. 94 among 975 juniors in that same window. It marked an improvement of 75.2 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course.

Sean Metzler, Penfield (New York): Separating from a 93-runner field by 15.6 seconds, the winning time at the John Izzo Cross Country Classic read 15:36.40 over the Letchworth State Park 5K. That effort sits at No. 10 of 2,262 athletes in MileSplit's database at the course since 2021, and No. 9 among 1,006 seniors in the same span, while improving on the prior mark on this course by 40.2 seconds.

John Weinman, Arlington (New York): The Admiral Harrier XC Invitational produced a wide margin of victory, 77.7 seconds ahead of the next finisher among 64 runners, with a 5K time of 16:36.74. That performance ranks No. 100 of 2,897 athletes in MileSplit's database at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome since 2020, and No. 40 among 1,180 juniors over the same period.