Monroe-Woodbury captures Section 9 cross country championships
| 10 Nov 2019 | 07:43
Photos by William Dimmit Crusader Andrew Yi crosses the finish line in third place in the Class A race. (
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The 2019 Class A Champion Crusaders, from left to right in front, are: Keith Allen, Cesar Juarez, Andrew Yi and Collin Gilstrap; and in back are: Head Coach James Glover, Assisant Coach Pat Brown, Brian Whitfield, Tyler Anderson, Nicholas Howell, Matthew Hemmer and Charles McCafferty.
Crusader Evelyn Gonzalez-Valle finished second in the Girls Class A race with a time of 18:17.5.
The 2019 Class A Champions, from left to right beginning in front, are: Mairead Conlon, Mia Sisilli, Leah Smith, Cameryn Cain, Evelyn Gonzalez-Valle, Sarah Molino and Samantha Apostolico; and in back: Assistant Coach, Kerry McHugh, Head Coach Chris Goodwin and Assistant Coach Ashley Vero.
On a beautiful fall afternoon Wednesday, Nov. 6, the Crusaders Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams traveled to Bear Mountain State Park to take part in the Section 9 Championships.
The boys' Class A race started at 10 a.m. with 75 racers representing 11 schools on the three-mile course.
The Crusaders captured the team title with a score of 48; Warwick took second with 59 points and Cornwall came in third with 86.
Behailu Bekele-Arcuri of Warwick came in first in the Boys' Class A race with a time of 15:32.1.
The top five Crusader finishers were Andrew Yi in third, Cesar Juarez in ninth, Brian Whitfield in 11th, Keith Allen in 12th and Tyler Anderson 13th.
The Crusaders' Section 9 Team Championship qualifies them for the NYSPHSAA Championship which will be held Nov. 16 in Plattsburgh.
The Girls Class A race went off at noon with 74 racers from 11 schools over the same three-mile course.
The Crusaders took the team title with a score of 48, Cornwall took second with a score 63 and Washingtonville came in third with 118.
Karrie Baloga, a ninth grader from Cornwall, won the Girls Class A race with a time of 17:03.7.
The top five Crusader finishers were Evelyn Gonzalez-Valle in second, Leah Smith in sixth, Cameryn Cain in eighth, Samantha Apostolico in 14th and Mia Sisilli in 18th.
The team's first-place finish also qualifies them for the NYSPHSAA Championship that will be held in Plattsburgh.
- William Dimmit