BETHPAGE, N.Y. — November 5, 2016 — Syosset won its third straight girls Class A team title at the Section VIII State Qualifier Championships with 36 points, led by senior Lauren White (19:39.56), sophomore Melissa Esswein (19:39.90) and junior Reilly Siebert (19:40.24), who finished fourth, fifth and sixth. East Meadow senior Timothy Euler won the boys Class A race in a personal-best 16:12.03, the fastest time of the day, and Port Washington senior Maria Kogan won the girls Class A race in 19:18.68.
Euler beat Mepham senior James Moehringer (16:20.24) by 8.21 seconds, with Syosset senior Peter Zimbalist third in 16:22.62. Euler was fifth in this race a year ago. Syosset won the boys Class A team title with 38 points, three ahead of Port Washington (41), and also won both combined team standings.
Kogan, who was third last year, won by 14.93 seconds over teammate Lucy Hurt, and East Meadow sophomore Katherine Marsh was third. East Meadow was second in the team standings with 65 points.
Manhasset won its third straight boys Class B title with 36 points behind juniors Aidan Caggiano (16:28.50) and Ryan Watson (16:29.00), who were second and third. Garden City senior Trevor Marchhart won the race in a personal-best 16:21.20, 7.3 seconds ahead of Caggiano. Manhasset also won the girls Class B team title, its first on record, with 35 points, led by eighth-grader Angeline Caamano in third. Great Neck North junior Samantha Law won the girls Class B race in a personal-best 19:00.77, 27.59 seconds ahead of South Side freshman Carly Woelfel.
Oyster Bay swept the Class C team titles for the third straight year, scoring 25 points in the boys race and 15 in the girls race. Wheatley senior Zachary Calabrese ran the fastest time in boys Class C, 18:02.83, ahead of Oyster Bay senior Aidan Doxey (18:09.43). Wheatley senior Brianna O'Brien ran the fastest time in girls Class C, 18:54.81, the fastest girls time of the day, and finished ahead of Law in the combined standings.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Class A | Timothy EulerEast Meadow | 16:12.03 | Syosset2nd Port Washington (41) | 38 |
| Boys Class B | Trevor MarchhartGarden City | 16:21.20 | Manhasset2nd North Shore (59) | 36 |
| Boys Class C | Zachary CalabreseWheatley | 18:02.83 | Oyster Bay2nd Wheatley (32) | 25 |
| Boys Merge | Timothy EulerEast Meadow | 16:12.03 | Syosset2nd Port Washington (64) | 62 |
| Girls Class A | Maria KoganPort Washington | 19:18.68 | Syosset2nd East Meadow (65) | 36 |
| Girls Class B | Samantha LawGreat Neck North | 19:00.77 | Manhasset2nd North Shore (76) | 35 |
| Girls Class C | Brianna O'BrienWheatley | 18:54.81 | Oyster Bay | 15 |
| Girls Merge | Brianna O'BrienWheatley | 18:54.81 | Syosset2nd Manhasset (74) | 70 |