LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — October 2, 2026 — Comsewogue sophomore Esteban Quintero won the boys Varsity A race at the Knipfing-Koretzki Memorial Cross Country Invitational in 16:42.42, and Comsewogue won the team title with 41 points. Elwood / John Glenn sophomore Sloane Hinke won the girls Varsity A race in 19:31.01, and Sachem East won that team title with 64. Shoreham-Wading River seniors Spencer Lee and Ellie Connell won the Varsity B races, and The Stony Brook School and Mt. Sinai took those team titles.
Quintero won by 30.53 seconds over Bay Shore freshman Maxwell Simeon (17:12.95) in a field of 153, and Lindenhurst senior Luke Albert was third in 17:51.39. All three had won a race earlier this season. Comsewogue senior Kevin Nielsen was fourth and sophomore Liam Salembier sixth as Comsewogue finished well ahead of Bay Shore (114) and Longwood (165).
Hinke, who also had an earlier win this season, beat Miller Place junior Ella Behrens (20:05.26) by 34.25 seconds, and East Islip senior Katelyn Trifaro was third in 20:17.80. Sachem East won the team title without a runner in the top ten, led by junior Abigail Erickson (21:41.37) and sophomore Sofie Kraszewski (22:01.79), ahead of East Islip (107) and West Islip (117).
Lee won the boys Varsity B race in 17:19.59, 7.98 seconds ahead of The Stony Brook School senior John Duggal, and Port Jefferson senior Sean Grossman was third. The Stony Brook School won the team title with 52 points over Bayport-Blue Point (63). Connell won the girls Varsity B race in 19:48.58, 15.64 seconds ahead of East Hampton senior Laura Martinez, with East Hampton seventh-grader Zoey Falkenhan third. The girls Varsity B team race was the closest of the day: Mt. Sinai scored 44, Shoreham-Wading River 47 and Port Jefferson 49, with Mt. Sinai freshman Delaney Gervino fourth individually.
Center Moriches eighth-grader Olivia Ortiz won the freshman girls race in 10:22.82, 1.62 seconds ahead of Shoreham-Wading River freshman Emma Trentowski, who ran a personal best, and Longwood won the team title with 25. Pierson freshman Leo DeKleva Hawker won the freshman boys race in 09:32.61, 10.31 seconds ahead of Mt. Sinai freshman Levi Dubey, and Bay Shore won the team title with 23 as Nicholas Colon and Walter Kahl finished third and fourth.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Varsity A | Esteban QuinteroComsewogue | 16:42.42 | Comsewogue2nd Bay Shore (114) | 41 |
| Boys Varsity B | Spencer LeeShoreham-Wading River | 17:19.59 | The Stony Brook School (Hs)2nd Bayport-Blue Point (63) | 52 |
| Freshman Boys | Leo DeKleva HawkerPierson | 09:32.61 | Bay Shore2nd Mt. Sinai (63) | 23 |
| Freshman Girls | Olivia OrtizCenter Moriches | 10:22.82 | Longwood2nd William Floyd (40) | 25 |
| Girls Varsity A | Sloane HinkeElwood / John Glenn | 19:31.01 | Sachem East2nd East Islip (107) | 64 |
| Girls Varsity B | Ellie ConnellShoreham-Wading River | 19:48.58 | Mt. Sinai2nd Shoreham-Wading River (47) | 44 |
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