The Longwood boys team captured the A race at the Canastota Classic at Greenlake Park in Canastota. Longwood (53 points) had three runners in the top 10: Kevin Hogan (first in 15:58), Dan Mallon (third in 16:40) and Danny Miller (10th in 17:07). Longwood‘s girls team finished second in the A race with 52 points, two behind first-place Auburn. Oct. 21

Longwood‘s Kevin Hogan posted a time of 16:06.7, the fastest run at the boys cross country conference championships over the 3.1-mile course at Sunken Meadow State Park. Hogan helped Longwood win the Conference I championship. Conference I – 1. Kevin Hogan (L) 16:06.7; 2. Graetzer (S) 16:39; 3. Mallon (L) 17:03; 4. Tupaj (Commack) 17:05; 5. Miller (Cen) 17:06. Team scores – Longwood 42, Sachem 62, Whitman 110, Centereach 129, Floyd 146. – Oct 27

Hogan: Hold Your Horses! Police patrol costs him Kinney win; he and Norton qualify: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

By John Hanc. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 25 Nov 1990

For Kevin Hogan of Longwood, yesterday’s Kinney Northeast Regional Cross Country Meet was a horse race. Literally. “I was coming down the last hill and I saw these two horses on the path,” Logan said. “I was like . . . `Holy Cow!’ “

Well, Holy Mounted Police would have been more accurate. Unfortunately for Hogan, he had to slow down to run around the mounted officers, who accidentally had strayed onto the course of the race, which was held in Van Cortlandt Park. That may have made the difference, as Bryan Spoonire of Asbury Park, N.J. – with whom Hogan dueled throughout the 5-kilometer race – was able to pull away for good.

Spoonire, a 4:12 miler in track, motored to victory in 15 minutes, 52 seconds, two seconds ahead of Hogan.

But all that horsing around didn’t concern Hogan or his coaches. The top eight finishers go on to the Kinney Nationals Dec. 8 in San Diego. For Hogan, who finished 10th in the nationals last year, qualifying – not winning the qualifying race – was paramount.

Hogan was so consistent (he capped his regular season by winning the state Federation meet last Saturday), that never was in doubt. So confident were coaches Tony Turo and Doug Roenbeck, they made plane reservations to San Diego last week.

“It just shows they have confidence in me,” Hogan said. “I knew they’d be behind me all the way.”

Behind him, yes. But what Hogan didn’t expect to see in Van Cortlandt were those big chestnut horses in front of him. “I was somewhat shocked,” the Longwood senior said with an understated grin. “But I tried to stay focused.”