BETHPAGE, N.Y. — October 30, 2021 — Wellington C. Mepham's Amokrane Aouchiche won boys Class I at the Nassau County XC Class County Champs in 16:16.42, the fastest boys time of the day, and Jericho's Ana Markovina won girls Class II in 19:11.77, the fastest girls time. Sanford H. Calhoun won the boys Class II team title with 26 points, its first title on record.
Aouchiche won by 23.57 seconds over Plainview-Old Bethpage / Jfk's Kyle Meyers (16:39.99), and his time was 21.62 seconds faster than any other boys runner across the three classes. Colin Funk placed third in 16:44.33 and led his team to the Class I title with 69 points, ahead of Oceanside (126) and East Meadow (132).
Jericho's Alexander Kasper won boys Class II in a personal-best 16:38.04, 5.16 seconds ahead of Sanford H. Calhoun's John Schwab. Calhoun put five runners in the top nine: Schwab second, Logan Schaeffler third in 16:58.55, William Hughes fifth, Alexander Rosario seventh and Matthew Belmonte ninth. Manhasset was second with 100 points.
North Shore's Sam Sturge won boys Class III in 17:16.93, 11.14 seconds ahead of Wheatley School's Scott Schmuck, and Wheatley School won the team title with 73 points, its first on record. Seaford was second with 94.
Markovina won Class II by 47.87 seconds over South Side's Cameron Coletti, and South Side won the team title with 41 points. Markovina's time was 1.38 seconds faster than Wheatley School's Julia Schriefer, who won Class III in 19:13.15 by 29.55 seconds and led Wheatley School to the team title with 36 points.
East Meadow's Leslie Villafuerte Castro won girls Class I in 19:34.07, 14.13 seconds ahead of Syosset's Samantha Mayer, but Syosset won the team title with 36 points, as it did in 2018. Nicole Conklin was fourth and Yui Hoshino fifth for Syosset.
Light rain fell during the races.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARSITY CLASS I BOYS | Amokrane AouchicheWellington C. Mepham | 16:16.42 | Paul D. Schrieber / Port Washing2nd Oceanside (126) | 69 |
| VARSITY CLASS II BOYS | Alexander KasperJericho | 16:38.04 | Sanford H. Calhoun2nd Manhasset (100) | 26 |
| VARSITY CLASS III BOYS | Sam SturgeNorth Shore | 17:16.93 | Wheatley School2nd Seaford (94) | 73 |
| VARSITY CLASS I GIRLS | Leslie Villafuerte CastroEast Meadow | 19:34.07 | Syosset2nd Paul D. Schrieber / Port Washing (73) | 36 |
| VARSITY CLASS II GIRLS | Ana MarkovinaJericho | 19:11.77 | South Side2nd Sanford H. Calhoun (64) | 41 |
| VARSITY CLASS III GIRLS | Julia SchrieferWheatley School | 19:13.15 | Wheatley School2nd North Shore (55) | 36 |
| Combined | Amokrane AouchicheWellington C. Mepham | 16:16.42 | Sanford H. Calhoun2nd Paul D. Schrieber / Port Washing (111) | 70 |
| Combined | Ana MarkovinaJericho | 19:11.77 | Syosset2nd South Side (117) | 85 |