11-15-08 State Federation Championships

Veronica Leddy was the Friars’ top finisher.

State Federation girls cross country championships at Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls.

Girls 5000m Run
PLACE..NAME………………….TIME
88…..Veronica Leddy…………20:48.50
112….Olicia Williams…………21:24.00
132….Sloane Russ……………21:42.90
156….Victoria Ciotti……………21:59.90
169….Lauren Lavoro………….22:17.00
157….Erin Brady……………….22:40.80
234….Christina Machado……..24:10.20

11-8-08 CHSAA Intersectionals

82nd CHSAA Intersectional girls cross country championship at Van Cortland Park.

Event 1 Girls 2.5 Mile Run CC Varsity
2 Veronica Leddy 9 St. Anthony 15:12.10
4 Olicia Williams 9 St. Anthony 15:35.04
10 Sloane Russ 9 St. Anthony 16:16.25
22 Victoria Ciotti 9 St. Anthony 16:46.33
26 Erin Brady 12 St. Anthony 17:00.65
29 Erin Bayer 12 St. Anthony 17:09.54
43 Christina Machado 12 St. Anthony 17:38.01

Event 3 Girls 2.5 Mile Run CC JV Champs
1 Lauren Lavoro 9 St. Anthony 16:33.82
5 Danielle Cornell 10 St. Anthony 16:56.94
13 Kayden Becker 10 St. Anthony 17:52.12
15 Liz Fallon 9 St. Anthony 17:58.00
19 Kathleen Westervelt 10 St. Anthony 18:10.01
21 Lauren Fontana 9 St. Anthony 18:19.91
34 Nicole Krawczyk 9 St. Anthony 18:57.49
35 Genevieve Leo 10 St. Anthony 18:58.15
43 Meagan Keane 12 St. Anthony 19:14.26
50 Lauren Reinertsen 10 St. Anthony 19:32.07
53 Megan Sloan 11 St. Anthony 19:38.80
55 Samantha Duranti 9 St. Anthony 19:42.97
56 Holly Blakely 9 St. Anthony 19:44.07
57 Katerina Duarte 9 St. Anthony 19:44.77
61 Mariella Billello 9 St. Anthony 19:47.14
62 Emma Bailey 10 St. Anthony 19:48.31
65 Shannon McGahan 10 St. Anthony 19:53.30
69 Lauren Brown 10 St. Anthony 20:07.68
80 Megan Kennedy 11 St. Anthony 20:23.93
83 Taylor Glausen 10 St. Anthony 20:33.56
85 Anna Grofik 9 St. Anthony 20:41.88
86 Margaret Henfling 9 St. Anthony 20:42.19
88 Kristi Pentecoste 9 St. Anthony 20:45.03
99 Laurel Koch 10 St. Anthony 21:27.62
100 Kristen Kramer 11 St. Anthony 21:31.21
101 Erin Fay 11 St. Anthony 21:31.54
105 Sarah Jordan 12 St. Anthony 21:39.74
112 Erin White 10 St. Anthony 21:56.54
119 Molly O’Brien 12 St. Anthony 22:14.66
122 Lauren Haggerty 12 St. Anthony 22:23.79
123 Ladelyn McConnon 10 St. Anthony 22:25.10
125 Mollie Nugent 10 St. Anthony 22:38.04
130 Chelsea Strobl 12 St. Anthony 22:52.78
144 Julie Cossavella 12 St. Anthony 23:23.29
149 Victoria Cappelli 10 St. Anthony 23:38.34
158 Catherine Root 9 St. Anthony 24:00.17
176 Alexa Vranick 10 St. Anthony 26:12.34
178 Veronica Cruz 10 St. Anthony 26:41.48

Event 1 Girls 2.5 Mile Run CC Varsity
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 St. John the Baptist 44 1 5 8 14 16 34 46
Total Time: 1:18:21.12
Average: 15:40.23
2 Saint Anthony’s 64 2 4 10 22 26 29 43
Total Time: 1:20:50.37
Average: 16:10.08
3 St. John Villa Academy 79 9 13 15 17 25 30 33
Total Time: 1:22:45.96
Average: 16:33.20
4 Kellenberg 135 3 20 32 38 42 52 110
Total Time: 1:24:29.75
Average: 16:53.95
5 Notre Dame Academy 196 19 35 41 44 57 76 101
Total Time: 1:27:24.31
Average: 17:28.87
6 Holy Trinity 231 6 23 45 64 93 114 115
Total Time: 1:29:11.14
Average: 17:50.23
7 Sacred Heart Academy 248 7 21 58 77 85 95 121
Total Time: 1:29:57.96
Average: 17:59.60
8 St. Joseph by the Sea 264 18 36 60 71 79 81 108
Total Time: 1:30:57.55
Average: 18:11.51
9 Archbishop Molloy 276 37 51 56 63 69 70 78
Total Time: 1:31:17.84
Average: 18:15.57
10 Bishop Kearney 286 24 27 28 94 113 140 141
Total Time: 1:32:15.32
Average: 18:27.07
11 Our Lady of Mercy Academy 290 48 49 53 67 73 116
Total Time: 1:32:06.59
Average: 18:25.32
12 St. Francis Prep 304 12 65 68 72 87 109 138
Total Time: 1:33:05.43
Average: 18:37.09
13 Bishop Ford 307 11 40 75 83 98
Total Time: 1:32:48.54
Average: 18:33.71
14 St. Peter’s 331 54 55 66 74 82 91 119
Total Time: 1:33:59.24
Average: 18:47.85
15 St. Joseph Hill Academy 438 47 50 99 120 122 123 125
Total Time: 1:39:45.00
Average: 19:57.00
16 Mary Louis Academy 443 59 84 89 104 107 118 124
Total Time: 1:38:47.94
Average: 19:45.59
17 Bishop Loughlin 463 61 92 96 97 117 131
Total Time: 1:39:47.00
Average: 19:57.40
18 Catherine McAuley 471 31 39 127 135 139
Total Time: 1:43:49.77
Average: 20:45.96
19 Cardinal Spellman 484 62 88 103 105 126
Total Time: 1:41:26.42
Average: 20:17.29
20 Moore Catholic 501 86 90 102 111 112 128 137
Total Time: 1:42:02.90
Average: 20:24.58
21 Christ The King 550 80 100 106 130 134 136 143
Total Time: 1:45:56.94
Average: 21:11.39

10-26-08 NSCHSAA Championships

Veronica Leddy became just the second freshman to ever win the league cross country title.

BY JASON MOLINET

Veronica Leddy is much too young to understand the significance of it all. The St. Anthony’s freshman wunderkind has emerged as a force in the distance running world.

She continued her dominance on Sunday at the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA girls cross country championships at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park. Leddy, from East Islip, pulled away from the pack to take the 5K race in 20 minutes, 2.6 seconds, a full 18 seconds better than the closest competitor.

“I wanted to win because I’ve been undefeated so far,’’ said Leddy, who has not lost a varsity race yet. But winning the league title put her in rare company.

St. Anthony’s runner Pilar Marin won the event in 1996 to become the first freshman to win since the CHSAA began staging the race in 1982, according to St. Anthony’s athletic director Don Buckley. Four three-time winners of the individual title, all of whom started in their sophomore years, were Jessica Klubnick of St. Anthony’s (1993-95), Claire Quaderer of Sacred Heart (1990-92), Kristin Beaney of Friends (1987-89) and Christine Brough of Maria Regina (1982-84).

Marin went on to an outstanding high school career and ran at Princeton. Whatever the future holds for Leddi, she’s off to a promising start.

Fellow Friars freshman Sloane Russ was sixth (21:27.80), followed by a third frosh, Victoria Ciotti, in 15th place (21:53.90).

Despite Leddy’s performance, the Friars couldn’t overcome the strength in numbers showcased by St. John the Baptist. The Cougars placed five runners in the Top 10 to win their fourth straight team title with 32 points. Kellenberg placed second with 53 points. St. Anthony’s was third with 66 points.

The state CHSAA championship is next, Nov. 8 at Van Cortland Park.