BETHPAGE, N.Y. — November 1, 2014 — Garden City junior Stephanie Gerland won girls Class B at the Section VIII State Qualifier Championships in a personal-best 18:41.84, the fastest girls time on record on the course, and Syosset won both Class A team titles. Syosset senior Tyler Italiano won boys Class A in 16:25.62, Garden City senior Tim Josephs won boys Class B in 16:31.20 and Calhoun junior Grace Moore won girls Class A in a personal-best 19:25.61.
Gerland beat Cold Spring Harbor junior Daniela LoCastro (18:54.67) by 12.83 seconds, with Friends Acad senior Isabella Pascucci third in 19:04.76; all three ran personal bests. North Shore won the girls Class B team title with 32 points, well ahead of Garden City (110) and Wantagh (112), behind senior Stacie Nadel in fourth and junior Morgan Nerud in fifth.
Italiano led a Syosset one-two, finishing 2.63 seconds ahead of senior William Anderson (16:28.25), and East Meadow senior Michael Grady was third in 16:35.41. Italiano's time was the second-fastest on the course this season. Syosset scored 39 points to beat Port Washington (72) and Mepham (90).
Josephs won Class B by 19.09 seconds over South Side senior Kieran McCarthy, with the third-fastest time on the course this season, but Manhasset won the team title with 60 points over Valley Stream North (87) and Garden City (92). Senior Tommy Fruhauf led Manhasset in third place in 16:59.34.
Moore won girls Class A by 39 seconds over Port Washington freshman Lucy Hurt, who ran a personal-best 20:04.61. The Syosset girls won the team title with 35 points over Port Washington (65) and Calhoun (76), with their top five runners finishing fifth through ninth, separated by 0.9 seconds.
Oyster Bay junior Alexander Tosi won boys Class C in 17:15.70, 41.38 seconds ahead of Carle Place sophomore Nate Armstrong, and Oyster Bay won the team title with a perfect 15 points. The Oyster Bay girls also won Class C with 15 points.
It was the first edition of the meet on record. Runners battled rain and a 24 mph wind.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Class A | Grace MooreCalhoun | 19:25.61 | Syosset2nd Port Washington (65) | 35 |
| Girls Class B | Stephanie GerlandGarden City | 18:41.84 | North Shore2nd Garden City (110) | 32 |
| Boys Class A | Tyler ItalianoSyosset | 16:25.62 | Syosset2nd Port Washington (72) | 39 |
| Boys Class B | Tim JosephsGarden City | 16:31.20 | Manhasset2nd Valley Stream North (87) | 60 |
| Boys Class C | Alexander TosiOyster Bay | 17:15.70 | Oyster Bay2nd Wheatley (48) | 15 |
| Boys Merge | Tyler ItalianoSyosset | 16:25.62 |