KINGS PARK, N.Y. — October 30, 2011 — St. Anthony's won the boys and girls varsity team titles at the NSCHSAA League Championships, each its second straight, and also repeated in the boys junior varsity, boys Frosh A, girls junior varsity and girls Frosh A team races. Chaminade senior Thomas Awad won the boys varsity 5K in a personal-best 16:34.44, and Holy Trinity sophomore Caroline Brown won the girls varsity 5K in a personal-best 19:43.78.
Awad, second in this race a year ago, finished 12.63 seconds ahead of senior teammate Joseph Ferencik (16:47.07). St. Anthony's took the next five places behind senior Brian Smith (16:59.41), junior Jake Hensler (17:00.69), junior Matthew Taddeo, senior Thomas Diliberto, last year's winner, and senior Kevin Kreider, and won with 25 points to Chaminade's 49.
Brown beat St. Anthony's senior Victoria Ciotti (19:56.18) by 12.4 seconds, and St. Anthony's junior Kerri-Anne Flynn was third. Ciotti and Flynn led St. Anthony's to the team title with 29 points, ahead of Sacred Heart Academy (68) and Kellenberg (90).
St. Anthony's freshman Joseph Tucker won the 1.5-mile Frosh A race in a personal-best 7:24.09, the fastest time on record for the race and the second-fastest on the course this season, breaking the 7:42.28 Chaminade's Thomas Slattery ran in 2010, with St. Anthony's freshman Patrick Tucker second in 7:30.10. St. John the Baptist freshman Kate McCormack won the girls Frosh A race in a personal-best 8:48.81, also the fastest on record for the race, 5.6 seconds ahead of St. Anthony's Molly Dearie.
Chaminade freshman Tristan Cossaro won the boys Frosh B race in a personal-best 8:18.84, 0.5 seconds ahead of Darius Iraj. St. Anthony's freshman Madison Russ won the girls Frosh B race in 10:01.23.
In the junior varsity races, St. Anthony's sophomore Tyler Wolfe won the boys race in a personal-best 17:26.73, 24.26 seconds ahead of teammate McMullin John, and St. Anthony's junior Caitlyn Skrypek won the girls race in a personal-best 21:50.77, 83.91 seconds ahead of teammate Nicole Krawczyk.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Varsity | Thomas AwadChaminade | 16:34.44 | St. Anthony's2nd Chaminade (49) | 25 |
| Boys Jr. Varsity | Tyler WolfeSt. Anthony's | 17:26.73 | St. Anthony's2nd Chaminade (46) | 20 |
| Boys FROSH A | Joseph TuckerSt. Anthony's | 7:24.09 | St. Anthony's2nd Chaminade (30) | 26 |
| Boys FROSH B | Tristan CossaroChaminade | 8:18.84 | ||
| Girls Varsity | Caroline BrownHoly Trinity | 19:43.78 | St. Anthony's2nd Sacred Heart Academy (68) | 29 |
| Girls Jr. Varsity | Caitlyn SkrypekSt. Anthony's | 21:50.77 | St. Anthony's2nd Kellenberg (42) | 27 |
| Girls FROSH A | Kate McCormackSt. John the Baptist | 8:48.81 | St. Anthony's2nd Kellenberg (61) | 21 |
| Girls FROSH B | Madison RussSt. Anthony's | 10:01.23 |