Spence senior Ada Koessel won the varsity girls 5,000 meters at Monday’s NYSAIS cross-country championships at Van Cortlandt Park. She finished in 19:25.6, more than 22 seconds clear of the field.
Hackley senior Caitlin Morrow placed second in 19:47.7. Two more Spence runners followed. Hannah Sandbulte took third in 19:52.7 and Naomi Eisen placed fourth in 19:56.5. Hackley’s Emma Curran rounded out the top five in 20:01.4.
Albany Academy won Monday’s NYSAIS varsity boys cross-country championship at Van Cortlandt Park. Its 102 points edged Collegiate’s 104, and Rye Country Day took third with 111.
Rye Country Day junior Marshall Brown won the boys 5,000 meters in 15:52.2, finishing nearly 25 seconds ahead of Poly Prep’s Nicolas Masson. Berkeley Carroll’s Sam Farjami took third in 16:24.5.
Kayden Mowry placed fourth in 16:30.6 to lead Albany Academy, and Ericcson Lu took ninth in 17:01.9.
