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Sophia Muccini Wins Mayor’s Cup Setting New Meet Record

Records Fall as Cardozo Dominates the 2017 NYC Mayor’s Cup Cross Country Championships
October 1st, 2017

Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, New York – Benjamin Cardozo Sophomore Sophia Muccini, the 2016 NYC Mayor’s Cup Cross Country champion, notched another Best In The City performance dominating the field at the 2017 NYC Mayor’s Cup. Her time of 15:09.6 was a full fifteen seconds ahead of runner up Aziza Chigatayeva (Brooklyn Tech), and set a new Mayor’s Cup record topping the previous 15:10.10 mark set by Bishop Kearney’s Lisa Farjado in 2014. The Cardozo girls’ team placed four runners in the top ten dominating the competition with a team average of 16:12.26, which decimated the previous record team average of 16:21.23 set by Notre Dame Academy in 2015. Cardozo’s 40 team points was also a new Mayor’s Cup mark topping the previous record of 43 points (Brearly 2009 & Notre Dame 2015). Brooklyn Tech finished second in the team race with 87 points and a 17:10.04 team average. Convent of the Sacred Heart was the top finishing NYSAIS team and 3rd overall with 98 points and a 17:20.04 team average. St. Joseph Hill was the top finishing CHSAA girl’s team.

The Boy’s Championship race was a tighter affair. St. Peter’s Ryan Tierney won the individual championship with a time of 13:07.0, three seconds ahead of silver medalist Evan Sherman of Brooklyn Tech. A single point separated the top two teams. Brooklyn Tech had the faster average time (13:52.62) but Susan Wagner had the better placement spread and edged out Tech 89 points to 90 points to claim the team title. Trinity was the top placing NYSAIS team and 3rd overall with 98 points beating back the top CHSAA team St. Peter’s who finished 4th overall with 103 points.

Full results can be found HERE.

Girls Champion
Sophia Muccini – Benjamin Cardozo

MileSplit NY Article – http://ny.milesplit.com/articles/216170-lauryn-heskin-takes-mile-title-at-tracktown-before-entering-high-school-xc

Randall’s Island, NY – Running at the Tracktown Summer Series, Lauryn Heskin came away with another victory, this time in the Mile, running a best of 5:16.78.  Heskin, who has been running competitively on the club scene since 2010, will be enrolling at the Marymount School next fall. The Marymount School competes in the NYSAISAA, which contests their own Sectional meet, which qualifies for the Federation Championships for Cross Country.  On the track, they are one of the four Federations to contest for titles during the NYSPHSAA Federation Finals.

Heskin is most notable for holding two separate State Records before entering the Varsity scene in New York.  She captured the 7th Grade Indoor State Record for 3000m in 2016, then followed that up with the 7th Grade State Record for the Indoor 5000m.  As an 8th Grader, she has run 4:42.40 for the 1500m, as well as 10:11.16 for 3000m, just seconds off her personal best.  Fellow 8th Grader Brooke Rauber (Tully), has run 4:40.45 and 10:03.54 respectively, but has done so against High School competition.

The 5’10” freshman will be joining the ranks of a very strong NYSAISAA female distance revival.  In recent years, athletes such as Ella Ketchum (Poly Prep), Julia Stevenson (Hackley), Paris Calcagnini (Convent of the Sacred Heart), and Carolina Beroutsos (Nightingale Bamford) have been placing very strongly in the State and National Rankings.  Ketchum recently took 6th in the State 3000m finals, one of the fastest in meet history.  Heskin has only a few road 5k’s left, before she becomes fully immersed in HS training.
January 10, 2017, Michelle Ashbahian Wins At Nassau Conference

Floral Park’s Michelle Ashbahian, Valley Stream North’s Chizuruoke Onouha open Nassau postseason with wins

January 10, 2017 By Jordan Lauterbach [email protected]

Michelle Ashbahian of Floral Park wins first place in the Girls 3,000 meter run in 11:42.87in the Nassau Conference 5 Track Championship on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke)

The future of Nassau Conference V distance running is a bright one. Look no further than Tuesday night’s girls indoor track conference championships for the blistering evidence. Floral Park’s Michelle Ashbahian, only an eighth grader, opened up the first meet of the Nassau postseason with an 11 minute, 42.87 second victory in the 3,000 meters at St. Anthony’s High School.

Later in the meet, Valley Stream North freshman Chizuruoke Onouha won the 1,500 in 5:28.37.

“It feels great, especially knowing there were so many great girls running this event,” Onouha said. “It wasn’t easy.”

Onouha said she needed to sprint down the final straightaway to top her teammate, Brianna Hackman, who finished second in 5:28.51.

“I just gave it my all,” Onouha said “She wasn’t losing speed at all, so I just knew that I had to go faster.”

Valley Stream North sophomore shot putter Juel Charles won her event with a 38 foot, 6 3/4 inch toss.

“My coach has been teaching me different techniques on how to get across the circle faster to produce more energy and throw the ball further,” Charles said.

Tuesday, Charles used the glide technique — something she is very familiar with.

“I feel like I’ve mastered it,” she said.

But, it was Charles supreme serenity that really carried her to victory in the circle, she said.

“Most of my teammates encourage me to get pumped,” she said. “But, I think that I throw better if I’m more concentrated. If I get myself too hyped and excited, I wouldn’t do what I want to do.”

Valley Stream represented itself quite well. Valley Stream South’s DeAnna Martin, only a sophomore, won the 1,000 in 3:09.97 and the 600 in 1:41.32.

Plainedge’s Lauren Valenti was also a double winner. Valenti won the 300 (42.04) and the 55 (7.52).

On the boys side, North Shore dominated the early distance events. Colin O’Sullivan won the 3,200 in 10:38.51, Dylan Welch won the 1,000 (2:46.53), and Justin Rivera won the 600 (1:26.77). The Vikings also made their way to the podium in the sprints, with Elia Alberts taking the 300 in 37.08 seconds.

If you are interested in becoming a member of TSC, checkout our website at tsctrackclub.com or email Coach Heskin at [email protected] for more information.