KINGS PARK, N.Y. — November 1, 2017 — Chaminade won the boys freshman A team title at the NSCHSAA League Championships for the fifth straight year, scoring 30 points behind freshman Frank Naudus, who won the race in a personal-best 7:49.24. St. Anthony's swept the top three places in the boys varsity race and won the team title with 22 points, and Kellenberg won the girls varsity title with 31.
Naudus beat St. John the Baptist freshman Fernando Sanchez by 4.56 seconds, and Chaminade freshmen Sean McDermott (fourth), Michael Cahill (fifth) and Timothy Mills (seventh) followed. St. Anthony's was second with 39 points.
St. Anthony's senior Mason Gatewood won the varsity race in 16:57.95, 0.39 seconds ahead of junior teammate Matthew Payamps, with junior Brendan Dearie third in a personal-best 17:04.12 and senior Patrick Kutch fifth. Gatewood was 13th in this race in 2016. St. Anthony's, which won the title every year from 2010 through 2015, beat Kellenberg (53) and St. John the Baptist (77).
Sacred Heart sophomore Maggie Maier won the girls varsity race in a personal-best 19:30.24, 37.46 seconds ahead of Kellenberg junior Maureen Lewin. Lewin and junior Brianna Lausev (third) led Kellenberg past Sacred Heart Academy (48) and St. John the Baptist (51).
St. Anthony's also won the boys junior varsity race with a perfect 15 points, as junior John Connolly won in a personal-best 18:06.40 and teammates took the next four places. St. Anthony's freshman Michael Doboli won the freshman B race in 8:43.58 as St. Anthony's edged Chaminade 26 to 29.
Kellenberg took the first four places in the girls junior varsity race, led by senior Claire Burns in a personal-best 22:42.42, and won with 18 points. Erin Nicastro, a freshman, won the girls freshman race in 9:10.72, but St. Anthony's won that team title with 27 points behind Aine Mannion and Lindsey Schwasnick.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Varsity | Mason GatewoodSt. Anthony's | 16:57.95 | St. Anthony's2nd Kellenberg (53) | 22 |
| Boys Jr. Varsity | John ConnollySt. Anthony's | 18:06.40 | St. Anthony's2nd Kellenberg (57) | 15 |
| Boys FROSH A | Frank NaudusChaminade | 7:49.24 | Chaminade2nd St. Anthony's (39) | 30 |
| Boys FROSH B | Michael DoboliSt. Anthony's | 8:43.58 | St. Anthony's2nd Chaminade (29) | 26 |
| Girls Varsity | Maggie MaierSacred Heart | 19:30.24 | Kellenberg2nd Sacred Heart Academy (48) | 31 |
| Girls Jr. Varsity | Claire BurnsKellenberg | 22:42.42 | Kellenberg2nd St. John the Baptist (55) | 18 |
| Girls FROSH A | Erin NicastroOur Lady of | 9:10.72 | St. Anthony's2nd Kellenberg (65) | 27 |