Bear Mountain. Boys finish first, girls finish second at Section 9 Cross Country Championships
| 08 Nov 2021 | 01:09
Crusader Mia Sisilli finished fourth with a time of 19:08 at the Section 9 Cross Country Championships held last Thursday, Nov. 4th, at Bear Mountain State Park. Photos by William Dimmit.
Off to the States. Pictured from left to right: Crusaders Samantha Apostolico, Mia Sisilli and Lily Benza all qualified for the State Finals by finishing in the top 10.
Crusader Collin Catherwood leads team mate Collin Gilstrap with about one mile to go in the race on Thursday at Bear Mountain State Park.
Pictured from left to right beginning in the front row, the Section 9 Champion Crusaders are: Collin Catherwood, Brian Benoit, Gavin Catherwood and Aman Shetty; and in back: John Urciuoli, Collin Gilstrap and Ethan Hala.
On a beautiful fall afternoon, Thursday, Nov. 4, the Crusaders Boys and Girls Cross Country teams traveled to Bear Mountain State Park to participate in the Section 9 Cross Country Championship races.
Girls Cross Country
The girls 1-A race went off at 11:30 a.m. with 73 runners representing 10 schools over the three-mile course.
The Cornwall Dragons took first place with a score 37 points and an outstanding performance by Karrie Baloga who captured first place with a time of 17:40 - more than a minute ahead of the second place finisher.
The Crusaders took second place with a score of 54 and Washingtonville came in third with a score of 84.
The top Crusader runners were Mia Sisilli who finished fourth with a time of 19:08, Samantha Apostolico fifth with a time of 19:22 and Lily Benza who came in seventh at 19:30.
The three girls qualified for the state finals with their top 10 finish in the race.
Boys Cross Country
The Boys 1-A race went off at 1:30 p.m. and featured 76 runners representing 11 schools.
The Crusaders captured first place with a score of 45, their top five runners coming in 2-3-4-11-25. Washingtonville took second with a score of 82 and Cornwall took third with a score of 84.
The Crusader top finishers were Collin Catherwood who came in second with a time of 15:50, Collin Gilstrap third with a time of 16:03 and John Urciuoli fourth with a time of 16:10.
Crusaders Aman Shetty 11th place and Brian Benoit 25th place rounded out the Crusaders top 5 finishers.
Next
The Boys Cross Country team qualified for the State Finals with their first-place finish at the Sectionals
The three girls and the boys team will travel to next Saturday to Chenango Valley State Park to participate in the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships.
- William Dimmit