Top 25 boys cross country runners for 2022
Logan Schaeffler of Calhoun. Credit: Dawn McCormick
Newsday's annual list of the top boys cross country runners for the fall 2022 season, listed in alphabetical order. All times are 5-kilometers unless otherwise noted.
Jordan Altman, Syosset, Sr.
The top returner in Nassau was third in Class A at the county's state qualifier at Bethpage State Park. Altman ran 17:07.2 at the public school state championships at Chenango Valley State Park.
Douglas Antaky, Smithtown, Jr.
He ran 17:17.97 at the Suffolk state qualifier at Sunken Meadow State Park and was eighth in Class A.
Aidan Brancaccio, St. Anthony’s, Sr.
He placed second in 13:35.46 at the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA league championships at Sunken Meadow’s 2.5-mile course.
Brandon Cruz, Northport, Jr.
He had the fifth-fastest time (17:39.40) at the Suffolk division championships at Sunken Meadow.
Sean Dearie, St. Anthony’s, Sr.
Dearie ran 17:05.13 at the Ocean State Invitational in Rhode Island and 13:59.80 at the 2.5-mile CHSAA Intersectional Championships at Van Cortlandt Park.
From left: Syosset's Jordan Altman, and Aidan Brancaccio and Sean Dearie of St. Anthony’s.
Gavin Giordano, Calhoun, Sr.
He finished 20th overall in 17:11.22 at the Nassau state qualifier at Bethpage.
Jake Gogarty, Bay Shore, Jr.
Gogarty is the second-fastest returner in Suffolk’s Class A. He ran 17:17.36 at the Suffolk state qualifier at Sunken Meado and was third in 16:51.12 at the Tom Knipfing Invitational at Fireman’s Field.
Trevor Hayes, Westhampton, Jr.
Hayes ran 16:46.33 at the Suffolk state qualifier at Sunken Meadow. His 16:49.3 at the state public school championships at Chenango Valley was 15th in Class B at Chenango Valley.
Max Haynia, Westhampton, Sr.
He’s the fastest Class B returner in the state after placing seventh in 16:26.9 at the public school championships at Chenango Valley. Haynia was second in Class B at both the Suffolk division championships and state qualifier at Sunken Meadow.
Jack Higgins, Chaminade, Sr.
Higgins ran 13:54.7 and placed 20th on the 2.5-mile course at Van Cortlandt Park at the CHSAA Intersectional Championships.
William Hughes, Calhoun, Sr.
Hughes finished fifth in Class II in 17:11.19 at the Nassau class conference championships at Bethpage.
Clockwise, from top left: Westhampton's Trevor Hayes and Max Haynia, Calhoun's William Hughes and Chaminade's Jack Higgins.
Flynn Klipstein, Southold, Jr.
He won the Class C/D race in 18:03.5 at the Suffolk state qualifier at Sunken Meadow. Klipstein is the second-fastest returner from the Peconic Invitational, where he ran 19:52.71 at Red Creek Park in Hampton Bays last September.
James McNaughton, Northport, Sr.
His 17:31.9 at the public school state championships at Chenango Valley was among the 10 fastest times by a Long Island underclassman.
Patrick Mulryan, Chaminade, Sr.
He ran 14:03.11 at Sunken Meadow’s 2.5-mile course and finished seventh at the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA league championships.
Myles Munro, Seaford, Soph.
Munro placed third in Class III in 17:44.40 at the Nassau class county championships at Bethpage.
Anthony O’Brien, Ward Melville, Sr.
O’Brien ran 17:35.1 to place 16th at the Suffolk state qualifier at Sunken Meadow.
John Ortiz, Carey, Sr.
Oritz ran 17:04.3 to finished 15th at the Nassau state qualifier at Bethpage.
Jeremy Paredes, St. Anthony’s, Sr.
He’s the top returner from the CHSAA Intersectional Championships, where he ran 13:34.6 and placed fifth on the 2.5-mile course at Van Cortlandt Park.
From left, Chaminade's Patrick Mulryan, Seaford's Myles Munro and St. Anthony's Jeremy Paredes.
Chris Payne, Northport, Sr.
He ran 18:03.20 at the Suffolk division championships at Sunken Meadow.
Nicholas Sardes, Carey, Sr.
Sardes finished 18th in 17:08.93 at the Nassau state qualifier at Bethpage.
Logan Schaeffler, Calhoun, Jr.
Schaeffler finished fourth in Class A in 16:21.93 at the Nassau state qualifier at Bethpage.
Timothy Sheahan, Northport, Sr.
He’s the fastest returner in Suffolk’s Class A. Sheahan was sixth at the Suffolk state qualifier in 17:06.29 at Sunken Meadow.
From left: Northport's Chris Payne, North Shore's Sam Sturge and St. Anthony's Hunter Wilson.
Sam Sturge, North Shore, Sr.
The defending Nassau Class III champion ran 17:16.93 at the Nassau class county championships at Bethpage.
George Thomatos, Farmingdale, Soph.
He finished 12th in Class A in 17:05.22 at the Nassau state qualifier at Bethpage.
Hunter Wilson, St. Anthony’s, Sr.
The defending Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA league champion ran 13:33.35 on Sunken Meadow’s 2.5-mile course at the league championship meet.
