LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — November 10, 2007 — Kellenberg senior Thomas Elnick won the boys varsity championship race at the CHSAA Intersectional Championships in 12:59.69, and Chaminade won the boys team title with 42 points. St. Francis Prep senior Karen Roa won the girls varsity championship race in a personal-best 16:08.50, and St. John Villa Academy won the girls team title with 78 points.
Elnick's time was the fastest on record on the course and the fastest on the course this season, and he won by 9.75 seconds in a field of 193 finishers. Monsignor McClancy senior Angel Ortega was third in a personal-best 13:09.44, and Chaminade senior Michael Schieck was fourth in 13:14.42.
Schieck led a Chaminade team that finished ahead of Kellenberg (81) and Fordham Prep (92). Stephen Donnelly was sixth in 13:20.33, Christopher Tonn ninth in 13:22.23, Charles Donnelly 10th in 13:29.15 and Bryan Sutherland 13th in 13:35.94, a 21.5-second spread from the first scorer to the fifth.
Roa won by 2.03 seconds over St. John Villa sophomore Alexis Bivona, who ran 16:10.53, in a field of 140. St. John Villa Academy beat St. John the Baptist (93) for the team title, and Kellenberg scored 127.
Chaminade also won both boys junior varsity team titles. Chaminade junior Joseph Migliore won the JV A race in a personal-best 13:56.14, ahead of teammates Mark LoGalbo (13:59.80) and Alexander Ward (14:03.67), and with Andrew Hayes fourth, Chaminade swept the first four places and won with 17 points. In the JV B race, Chaminade won with 21 points behind William Slattery, second in 14:28.57, and Nicholas Petsky, a sophomore who was third in a personal-best 14:36.22.
St. John the Baptist senior Kerry Tobin won the girls junior varsity race in 17:07.94 by 12.86 seconds, and St. John the Baptist won the team title with 21 points. Catherine Westby, a sophomore, ran a personal-best 17:24.37 for third, 53.26 seconds faster than her previous best this season. St. John Villa Academy scored 85 and Kellenberg 108.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Varsity Championship | Thomas ElnickKellenberg | 12:59.69 | Chaminade2nd Kellenberg (81) | 42 |
| Boys JV A Champs | Joseph MiglioreChaminade | 13:56.14 | Chaminade2nd Fordham Prep (63) | 17 |
| Boys JV B | RobertTassey | 14:17.70 | Chaminade2nd Monsignor Farrell (93) | 21 |
| Girls Varsity Championship | Karen RoaSt. Francis Prep | 16:08.50 | St. John Villa Academy2nd St. John the Baptist (93) | 78 |
| Girls Junior Varsity | Kerry TobinSt. John the Baptist | 17:07.94 | St. John the Baptist2nd St. John Villa Academy (85) | 21 |