Pleasantville Middle School Runner Is 5th at Nationals

Pleasantville 8th grader Declan McDermott competed exceptionally well on the national stage this past Sunday, March 16,  at the New Balance National Indoor Track & Field Championship meet in New York City. A member of Pleasantville’s Varsity Indoor Track & Field team, Declan placed 5th in a field of 19 middle school milers to cap his first season in track. Despite bad weather and poor training conditions over the past month, Declan ran a personal best time and set a Pleasantville Middle School record of 4:50.6, just 3.8 seconds back from the winner. His medal-winning performance closes out the indoor track season, during which the Pleasantville team won its league championship in just its second season in existence. The team also had 9 league champions, Section 1 champions in 3 events, and a New York State qualifier.