KINGS PARK, N.Y. — November 4, 2011 — Hauppauge senior Ryan Colabella won the boys Class A race at the Section XI Sectional Championships in a personal-best 16:14.20, the fastest time on record for the race, and Sachem East senior Rachel Paul won girls Class A in a personal-best 18:36.20, also the fastest on record. Walt Whitman won the boys Class A team title with 79 points and Ward Melville won the girls Class A title with 54.
Colabella beat the 16:21.24 Smithtown West's Jason Santos ran in 2008 and finished 8.2 seconds ahead of North Babylon junior Kris Moran, who ran a personal-best 16:22.40, in a field of 163. His time was the fastest on the course this season. Walt Whitman junior Zachary Cammer was third in 16:46.50 and led Walt Whitman, which beat Smithtown (96) and Northport (107) for its first Class A title since 2008.
Paul won by 35.1 seconds over Northport sophomore Brigid Brennan, the 2009 winner, whose 18:52.60 from that year had been the best time on record. Ward Melville senior Caroline O'Hea was third in a personal-best 19:19.40, and eighth-grader Courtney Williams placed fifth as Ward Melville beat Northport (73) and Sachem East (83).
Port Jefferson swept the top three places in boys Class C and defended its title with 26 points. Senior Cole Conte won in a personal-best 17:06.10, ahead of senior Andrew Keresztes and freshman James Burke. Shoreham-Wading River senior John Lee won boys Class B in 16:37.20, and Shoreham-Wading River won the team title on a tie with Harborfields at 47 points.
Southold freshman Jonathan Rempe won boys Class D in 19:17.50, and Southold won that team title, its first on record, on a tie with Stony Brook, both at 28 points. Southold also won the girls Class D team title with 33 points, though Stony Brook sophomore Margot Rashba won the race in 21:14.00.
Miller Place sophomore Talia Guevara won girls Class B in 19:20.30, 6.3 seconds ahead of sophomore Tiana Guevara, but Bayport-Blue Point won its first team title on record with 60 points. Center Moriches freshman Ryleigh Donegan won girls Class C by 1.5 seconds over Mattituck freshman Kaylee Bergen, and Center Moriches repeated as team champion with 28 points.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Class A | Ryan ColabellaHauppauge | 16:14.20 | Walt Whitman2nd Smithtown (96) | 79 |
| Boys Class B | John LeeShoreham-Wading River | 16:37.20 | Shoreham-Wading River2nd Harborfields (47) | 47 |
| Boys Class C | Cole ContePort Jefferson | 17:06.10 | Port Jefferson2nd Center Moriches (61) | 26 |
| Boys Class D | Jonathan RempeSouthold | 19:17.50 | Southold2nd Stony Brook (28) | 28 |
| Girls Class A | Rachel PaulSachem East | 18:36.20 | Ward Melville2nd Northport (73) | 54 |
| Girls Class B | Talia GuevaraMiller Place | 19:20.30 | Bayport-Blue Point2nd Miller Place (75) | 60 |
| Girls Class C | Ryleigh DoneganCenter Moriches | 20:35.50 | Center Moriches2nd Mattituck (44) | 28 |
| Girls Class D | Margot RashbaStony Brook | 21:14.00 | Southold2nd Stony Brook (37) | 33 |