Cross Country: Boys, Girls Run Hard

The boys and girls cross country teams ran their first meet of the season Tuesday afternoon at the Greystone course. The girls team came away with a win against Wallkill but lost to Newton. The boys team lost to both Wallkill and Newton.

IN SHORT
Dylan Capwell was the overall winner in the boys race that included seven teams from the North Jersey Athletic Conference. Alex Lehktman placed second for the Chiefs but between him and first place finisher Capwell were six of Wallkill’s runners, all finishing as a pack.

The girls split their tri-meet, squeaking by Wallkill, 26-30, but losing big to Newton, 17-38. Freshman Lauren Trigoning was the first runner in for the Chiefs, followed by Kelsey Spaziani and Nicole Walthour.

CHIEF OF THE MEET
Dylan Capwell—with a time of 17:21, Capwell is starting the season off strong. For the first loop of the two-loop course, Capwell stayed with the leaders until the start of the second lap. Once past the halfway point Capwell opened up his lead, winning the race by almost 30 seconds.

Kelsey Spaziani—known for athletic achievements on the basketball court and the softball field, Spaziani finished second for the Chiefs, just 17 seconds behind first-place finisher, Trigoning.

THEY SAID IT
“I was only about 50 meters behind Dylan in the first half of the race but then he went out faster in the second half and he got away. I think I ran pretty good. I felt like I really did put in everything I could.”  —Alex Lehktman

“This being the first race of the season it’s usually an eye opener for the kids. I’m confident that this experience is that during practice they will refocus. I thought the boys put in a good effort today. Unfortunately not everyone on the girls team is 100 percent healthy but they did a great job as a team.” —Coach Peter Oesen

UP NEXT—NJAC meet at Greystone, Tuesday, September 27 at 4pm.

Dylan Capwell                    17:21                                                     Lauren Tregoning             25:11

Alex Lehktman                  18:42                                                     Kelsey Spaziani                 25:28

Chris Dugan                        18:53                                                     Nicole Walthour               26:00

Sean Garland                     20:16                                                     Jade Webster                    27:02

Stephan Duncan               20:38                                                     Paige Garland                    27:30

Andre Tan                           21:21                                                     Heather Yaros                   27:34

James Vilardo                      21:22                                                     Julie Brennen                    29:24