BETHPAGE, N.Y. — October 31, 2015 — Syosset won its second straight boys and girls Class 1 team titles at the Section VIII Class County Championships, and North Shore and Manhasset also repeated as champions. Cold Spring Harbor senior Daniela LoCastro repeated as girls Class 3 champion in a personal-best 18:22.40, the fastest girls time on record for the meet, and Syosset sophomore Reilly Siebert won girls Class 1 in a personal-best 18:29.20. Calhoun senior Elias Platanias won boys Class 1 in a personal-best 16:08.26.
LoCastro improved on her winning 19:04.84 from last year and won by 84.26 seconds over Locust Valley junior Roisin O'Neill. Siebert, second in this race last year, won by 35.05 seconds over Port Washington junior Maria Kogan, and both broke the 18:58.15 Garden City's Stephanie Gerland ran in 2014. Syosset scored 30 points to beat Port Washington (50) and Massapequa (112).
Platanias ran the fastest time on the course this season and beat Massapequa senior Aidan Smith (16:30.65) by 22.39 seconds, but Syosset won the boys team title with 50 points to Calhoun's 61, led by senior Luke Skorka in fifth (16:36.09).
Oyster Bay senior Alex Tosi repeated in boys Class 3 in a personal-best 16:24.48, the second-fastest on the course this season, by 50.64 seconds. North Shore won the boys Class 3 team title with 50 points. North Shore won its second straight girls Class 3 title with 22 points, with freshman Emma Rivera, senior Stephanie Bazan and senior Diana Vizza finishing third through fifth.
Manhasset senior Tim Courts won boys Class 2 in a personal-best 16:33.87, 9.3 seconds ahead of Mepham senior Chris Perillo, and Manhasset won its second straight team title with 43 points. Manhasset senior Kayleigh Caggiano won girls Class 2 in a personal-best 19:22.42, 3.56 seconds ahead of Great Neck North sophomore Samantha Law, and Manhasset won the team title with 47.
In the JV races, Syosset junior Stanley Feldbyn led a Syosset sweep of the top six in Class 1, Manhasset freshman Christopher Courts won Class 2 and North Shore junior Justin Riveira won Class 3 as North Shore swept the top six. Syosset sophomore Lindsay Marmor, Wantagh senior Bridget Craig and North Shore freshman Kaylin Burger won the girls JV races, and Garden City won the girls JV Class 2 team title.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Class 1 Varsity | Elias PlataniasCalhoun | 16:08.26 | Syosset2nd Calhoun (61) | 50 |
| Boys JV Class 1 | Stanley FeldbynSyosset | 17:52.79 | Syosset2nd Port Washington (55) | 15 |
| Boys Class 2 Varsity | Tim CourtsManhasset | 16:33.87 | Manhasset2nd Mepham (60) | 43 |
| Boys JV Class 2 | Christopher CourtsManhasset | 18:26.32 | Manhasset2nd Wantagh (42) | 22 |
| Boys Class 3 Varsity | Alex TosiOyster Bay | 16:24.48 | North Shore2nd Oyster Bay (113) | 50 |
| Boys JV Class 3 | Justin RiveiraNorth Shore | 18:20.73 | North Shore2nd Oyster Bay (61) | 15 |
| Girls Class 1 Varsity | Reilly SiebertSyosset | 18:29.20 | Syosset2nd Port Washington (50) | 30 |
| Girls JV Class 1 | Lindsay MarmorSyosset | 21:33.06 | Syosset2nd Port Washington (45) | 18 |
| Girls Class 2 Varsity | Kayleigh CaggianoManhasset | 19:22.42 | Manhasset2nd Great Neck North (91) | 47 |
| Girls JV Class 2 | Bridget CraigWantagh | 23:31.70 | Garden City2nd Wantagh (37) | 25 |
| Girls Class 3 Varsity | Daniela LoCastroCold Spring Harbor | 18:22.40 | North Shore2nd Oyster Bay (94) | 22 |
| Girls JV Class 3 | Kaylin BurgerNorth Shore | 22:44.84 | North Shore2nd Lynbrook (50) | 15 |