KINGS PARK, N.Y. — October 25, 2024 — Ward Melville won both the boys and girls Division I team titles at the Section XI Division Championships, and Jon Seyfert won the boys Division I race in 16:49.50 as Ward Melville scored 21 points. Northport's Fiona King won the girls Division II race in a personal-best 18:35.30, the fastest girls time of the day, and Northport won the Division II team title with 30 points.
Seyfert led a Ward Melville one-two-three, with Anthony Anatol second in 16:51.00 and Andrew Senf third in 16:54.30, and Ward Melville finished well ahead of Smithtown (59) and Riverhead (128). The Ward Melville girls scored 25 points to Sachem East's 78, led by Elizabeth Wright in second and Julia Schmitz in third. William Floyd's Zariel Macchia won the girls Division I race in 18:59.80.
Lindenhurst's Jake Albert won the boys Division II race in a personal-best 16:11.80, the fastest boys time of the day, 6.5 seconds faster than Rocky Point's Trevor Green, who won Division III in a personal-best 16:18.30. The Division II team race was close: Northport edged Commack 54 to 57, with Seamus Taylor in third and Gabriel Ko in fifth.
Kayla Forsch finished fifth in Division II to help Northport beat Connetquot, which was second in the Division II team standings with 90.
Eastport-South Manor won the boys Division III team title with 35 points, ahead of Miller Place (92) and Harborfields (110), led by Justin Albanese in third and Paul Zorn in fourth. Shoreham-Wading River won boys Division IV with 41 points, ahead of Port Jefferson (70), whose Max Joyner won the race in a personal-best 17:21.20.
Harborfields' Sayla Fives won the girls Division III race in a personal-best 19:09.60, and Sayville won the team title with 52 points to Hauppauge's 63, led by Marianna Duffy in third. Mt. Sinai's Cali Gabrielson won girls Division IV in 19:03.10, but Elwood / John Glenn took its first title on record with 46 points to Mt. Sinai's 70.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | Jon SeyfertWard Melville | 16:49.50 | Ward Melville2nd Smithtown (59) | 21 |
| Division II | Jake AlbertLindenhurst | 16:11.80 | Northport2nd Commack (57) | 54 |
| Division III | Trevor GreenRocky Point | 16:18.30 | Eastport-South Manor2nd Miller Place (92) | 35 |
| Division IV | Max JoynerPort Jefferson | 17:21.20 | Shoreham-Wading River2nd Port Jefferson (70) | 41 |
| Division I | Zariel MacchiaWilliam Floyd | 18:59.80 | Ward Melville2nd Ward Melville (25) | 25 |
| Division II | Fiona KingNorthport | 18:35.30 | Northport2nd Northport (30) | 30 |
| Division III | Sayla FivesHarborfields | 19:09.60 | Sayville2nd Sayville (52) | 52 |
| Division IV | Cali GabrielsonMt. Sinai | 19:03.10 | Elwood / John Glenn2nd Elwood / John Glenn (46) | 46 |
| Combined | Jake AlbertLindenhurst | 16:11.80 | Ward Melville2nd Northport (144) | 54 |
| Combined | Fiona KingNorthport | 18:35.30 | Northport2nd Ward Melville (144) | 58 |
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