BETHPAGE, N.Y. — November 4, 2018 — Manhasset won its fifth straight boys Class B team title at the Section VIII State Qualifier Championships, scoring 50 points behind seniors Christopher Courts and Adam Stefan, and Syosset won its fifth straight girls Class A title with 65 points behind senior Mayu Iio and freshman Emily Berg. Oyster Bay also won its fifth straight titles in both boys and girls Class C, scoring 15 points in each.
North Shore senior Jack Rosencrans won boys Class B for the second straight year, running a personal-best 16:10.90, the fastest time on the course this season. He held off Seaford junior Jason Linzer (16:13.95) by 3.05 seconds, with Valley Stream North junior Christian Cicilia third. Courts was fifth in 17:10.25 and Stefan sixth in 17:10.61 as Manhasset finished ahead of North Shore (89) and Seaford (104).
Farmingdale sophomore Anthony Diaz won boys Class A in a personal-best 16:40.70, the third-fastest time on the course this season, 2.95 seconds ahead of East Meadow senior Bryan Villafuerte, who also ran a personal best. Villafuerte led East Meadow to its first team title on record with 50 points, ahead of Syosset (59) and Port Washington (100). Syosset senior Gary Sautner was third.
Oceanside senior Andria Scaglione won girls Class A in 19:39.06, 21.02 seconds ahead of Iio (20:00.08), with Plainview senior Sinead Heaney third. Berg was fifth in 20:15.86, and Syosset edged Oceanside (71) for the team title.
South Side went one-two in girls Class B and won its second straight team title with 42 points, one ahead of North Shore (43). Sophomore Olivia Duca won in a personal-best 19:24.81, the fastest girls time on the course this season, and teammate Carly Woelfel, last year's winner, was second in 19:43.02. North Shore sophomore Sophie Rosencrans was third.
In Class C, Oyster Bay sophomore Nick Tardugno won the boys race in a personal-best 17:37.51, 57.47 seconds ahead of senior teammate Brian Casey. Oyster Bay sophomore Greta Flanagan won the girls race for the second straight year in 21:08.49, 15.58 seconds ahead of Wheatley freshman Emmie Keys, and Oyster Bay beat East Rockaway (40) for the girls title.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Class A | Anthony DiazFarmingdale | 16:40.70 | East Meadow2nd Syosset (59) | 50 |
| Boys Class B | Jack RosencransNorth Shore | 16:10.90 | Manhasset2nd North Shore (89) | 50 |
| Boys Class C | Nick TardugnoOyster Bay | 17:37.51 | Oyster Bay | 15 |
| Girls Class A | Andria ScaglioneOceanside | 19:39.06 | Syosset2nd Oceanside (71) | 65 |
| Girls Class B | Olivia DucaSouth Side | 19:24.81 | South Side2nd North Shore (43) | 42 |
| Girls Class C | Greta FlanaganOyster Bay | 21:08.49 | Oyster Bay2nd East Rockaway (40) | 15 |