New York Boys Cross Country Performer of the Week (Oct. 5-11)

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:

Padraig Hart, Bishop Timon - St. Jude (New York): A 29.9-second margin separated the field at the 40th Alden Bulldogs Cross Country Stampede, where the winning 5K time of 15:17.52 topped all 143 finishers. The mark sits at No. 3 of 5,781 athletes in MileSplit's database at Alden High School since 2003, and No. 3 among 2,377 senior athletes there, while also coming in 9.9 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course.

Brent Pasek, Saratoga Springs (New York): Ran 15:12.50 for 1st place among 114 finishers in the 5K at Saratoga Cross Country Invitational. The mark is No. 3 of 810 athletes overall in MileSplit's database at this course since 2021. It is also No. 3 of 241 senior athletes in MileSplit's database at this course since 2021.

Derek Reilly, Eastchester (New York): First place out of 265 finishers at the Suffolk Officials Invitational came via a 15:02.70 clocking over 5K, with 3.5 seconds separating the win from second. That mark stands as the fastest in MileSplit's database at Sunken Meadow State Park since 2007 among 17,575 athletes, and the fastest junior time there among 8,698 juniors in that span.

Andrew Smith, Rush Henrietta Sperry (New York): Topping a 51-runner field at the Bob Goodell Memorial XC Invitational, a 13:04.00 clocking over 4K secured first place by 30.0 seconds. The time ranks No. 2 of 267 athletes in MileSplit's database at Red Jacket XC Course since 2024, and it stands as the fastest senior mark there among 73 seniors in that span, a 138.0-second improvement on this course after a previous 15:22.00.

Jaden Lewis, Delhi - South Kortright (New York): First place out of 119 finishers at the Bob Greene/Newark Valley Invitational came via a 16:43.00 clocking over 5K, good for a 6.9-second margin at the line. The result ranks No. 25 of 2,333 athletes in MileSplit's database at this course since 2009, and No. 19 among 810 senior athletes there, improving on a prior 17:44.80 by 61.8 seconds on this course.