Suffern Invitational cross country meet at Bear Mountain.
For the girls, freshman Jessica Lee placed ninth (19:46) as Longwood won the Varsity A race. Bellport won the Varsity C event for the third consecutive year and was led by Emily Weinert, Cammie Mentzel and Theresa Fath. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 21 Sep 1997:
MANHATTAN COLLEGE INVITATIONAL at Van Cortlandt Park GIRLS
Eastern States – 1. Jillian Mastroianni (Sayville) 14:22. 2. Coon (Saratoga) 14:28. 13. Berman (Sachem) 15:24. 16. Composti (Sachem) 15:34. 17. Pilar (St. Anthony’s) 15:35. 21. Weinert (Bellport) 15:39. Team scoring – 1. Saratoga 98. 3. Sachem 182. 6. St. Anthony’s 229. 9. Bellport 250. Varsity A – 1. Takach (Tewksbury) 15:31. 4. Roberto (Smithtown) 15:44. 8. Walsh (Floyd) 16:00. 11. Luccurelli (Floyd) 16:07. Baxter (Commack) 16:45. Team scoring – 1. Warwick 96. 5. Floyd 220. Varsity B – 1. Danielle Jelley (Clarke) 16:07. 2. Billington (New Hartford) 16:10. 3. Kennedy (South Side) 16:12. 8. DiNuzzo (Clarke) 16:31. 24. Losito (Kellenberg) 16:58. Team scoring – 1. Pearl River 84. Varsity C – 1. Sutcliffe (Newburgh) 15:13. 4. Imperiale (Longwood) 15:49. 17. Medjuck (St. John the Baptist) 16:26. 18. Lee (Longwood) 16:27. Team scoring – 1. Queensbury 44. 4. Longwood 126. Varsity D – 1. Twarog (Colonie) 15:03. 4. Wrinkle (Patchogue-Medford) 15:37. 9. Desposito (Lynbrook) 15:53. 12. Hofmann (Rocky Point) 16:00. Team scoring – 1. Colonie 54. 6. Rocky Point 230. Patchogue-Medford 303. Varsity E – 1. Snyder (Randolph, N.J.) 15:;18. 5. Kelsey (Northport) 15:57. 8. Levi (Half Hollow Hills) 16:12. 14. Fernando (Hicksville) 16:36. 20. Walsh (Northport) 16:51. Team scoring – 1. Shaker 105. 9. Northport 237. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 13 Oct 1997:
Longwood‘s girls cross-country team won the 5,000-meter championship race at the Brown Invitational at Brown University on Saturday. Christa Imperiale placed eighth (18:19.0), Stephanie Henderson was 11th (18:33.0) and Jessica Lee was 16th (19:4.0). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Oct 1997
SUFFOLK CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS At Sunken Meadow State Park (3.1 miles) GIRLS State Qualifiers
Class A – 1. Melissa Malakoff (BS) 19:06.4; 2. Wrinkle (PM) 19:11.6; 3. Composti (Sa) 19:26.6; 4. Berman (Sa) 19:38.4; 5. Weinert (Bel) 19:49.5; 6. Silvering (Sa) 19:59.2; 7. Walsh (F) 20:13.2; 8. Henderson (L). Team Scores – Sachem 50, Bay Shore 77, Bellport 89, Longwood 104, Floyd 173, Northport 188, Smithtown 200, Patchogue-Medford 202, Commack 214, Half Hollow Hills 235, Riverhead 338, Ward Melville 342, Whitman 343, Middle Country 371, West Islip 457, Connetquot 477, Brentwood 482. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 01 Nov 1997: