Scholastic Roundup: PSAL cross country is off and running

The PSAL Cross Country season got rolling as 705 student-athletes took to the hills of Van Cortlandt Park last week.

The Flying Dragons of the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at CCNY – boys and girls – made some timely statements by capturing the Group Run team titles. The young women of Math, Science and Engineering ran a team average of 23:01 and were led by strong performances from Phoebe Estep, 21:49 and Bo Bernard, 22:47.

The young men of Math, Science and Engineering were led by Henry Dahl, 18:06 and Brendan Hofmann, 18:13. Two young freshmen runners turned in good performances in the 1.5m run – Aisha Wajid – DeWitt Clinton, 10:16; and Colin Toung – Manhattan Center, 9:17.

Here are the winners of each race class and the varsity team winners:

Freshman Girl (1.5) – Aisha Wajid, DeWitt Clinton, 10:16
Freshman Boy (1.5) – Colin Toung, Manhattan Center, 9:17

Sophomore Girl (2.5) –Noa Yirmiyahu, Hunter High School, 16:20
Sophomore Boy (2.5) – Reed Argiropoulos, Bronx Science, 15:20

Varsity Girl (3.1) – Ella Cohen – Hunter High School, 19:09
Varsity Boy (3.1) – Ramsey Hansen, Bard High School, 17:38

Varsity Girls Team – High School for Math, Science (65 pts.), Beacon (73 pts.), Francis Lewis (114 pts.)
Varsity Boys Team – High School for Math, Science ((37 pts.), Bard (100 pts.), Bronx Science (136 pts.)

The PSAL Borough Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, October 26th at Van Cortlandt Park.

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Speaking of cross country, Pratt Institute’s women’s team placed three runners in the top 20 and took home the team title at the Queensborough CC Invitational, Sunday at Van Cortlandt Park – the men placed 12th overall.

In her first collegiate meet, Ela Segrave-Daly posted a time of 21:53.8 on the 5-kilometer course to lead the Cannoneers and take fifth overall. Giovanna Lisa crossed in 23:16 in 13th place and Sarah Cawley rounded out the three medalists in 17th place finishing in 23:54.3. Leona Bergin was 26th…