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Tottenville freshman Maeve Heck posted an outstanding runner-up finish at the SIHSTFA XC Championship on Oct. 18, 2025.Michael O’Brien<\/p>\nSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Both borough teams and individual performers capped their 2025 cross country seasons at Bowdoin Park during this past weekend\u2019s NY Federation Championships, leaving behind plenty of fast times and gritty performances on the course.<\/p>\n
The most impressive outing of the day came from Monsignor Farrell junior and 2025 Island individual champion Edwin Alleva, who led all borough and CHSAA competitors at Bowdoin with a superb 18th-place finish (16:27.40) against the top runners in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was Edwin\u2019s best performance on the Bowdoin course,\u201d Lions head coach John Bentivegna said when talking about the third-year\u2019s race.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe moved up steadily throughout the race and stayed calm despite the talent and density of the field. This was a nice close to a very strong season and I am excited to see what he can do in indoors,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Also competing as individuals from the Island were Susan Wagner\u2019s Tristan Acevedo (56th, 16:53.80) and Andrea Gallina (126th, 17:30.30), St. Joseph by-the-Sea\u2019s Adam Vitale (63rd, 16:57.20), the St. Peter\u2019s trio of Daoud Nejumi (112th, 17:24.80), Edward Cruz-Gomez (139th, 17:36.20) and Matthew Carrano (163rd, 17:44.80) and Farrell\u2019s Matthew Venditti (130th, 17:33.10)<\/p>\n
McKee\/Staten Island Tech \u2014 the 2025 Island team champions and the borough\u2019s lone boys\u2019 team qualifier for Feds \u2014 closed out its outstanding fall with a solid 18th-place finish out of 30 teams. The Seagulls were led by junior Adam Zarrilli, whose gritty 17:12.50 effort earned him 90th place in a field of nearly 300 runners.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud of my team for qualifying for the Federation Championships, and I feel like they ran well on a tough course in tough conditions. 18th in the state isn\u2019t bad when you consider how strong New York cross country teams are; the future looks bright,\u201d MSIT head coach Scott Crabbe said after the race.<\/p>\n
Tottenville freshman Maeve Heck posted an outstanding runner-up finish at the SIHSTFA XC Championship on Oct. 18, 2025.Michael O’Brien<\/p>\n
On the girls\u2019 side, Tottenville freshman and Island runner-up Maeve Heck continued to show why she\u2019s quickly emerging as the future of borough running. The speedy newcomer was the top Island girls\u2019 finisher at Bowdoin, placing 58th out of 295 runners with an impressive 19:54.20 posting.<\/p>\n
Susan Wagner (21st out of 31 teams) proved to be the highest-placing borough team, as junior Melisa Davila finished her breakout season by leading the Falcons with a 127th-place finish (20:59.30), also just two spots ahead of teammate Riley Tefft (21:00.40).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal of our season is to always do our best at Cities and States,\u201d SW head coach John Padula said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud that the girls trusted the process and continually improved all year, running our fastest team average of the year at the State championship on the toughest course. We are looking forward to building on this success in the indoor season,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Also competing as a team at States were the Notre Dame Academy Gators, who finished 28th overall. Junior Rachel Byrnes led the way with a 172nd place in 21:38.70.<\/p>\n
Other Islanders competing as individuals included St. Joseph by-the-Sea\u2019s Giuliana Collegio (134th, 21:03.90) and Skyla MacPherson (270th, 23:57.80), capping a highly respectable season for the Vikings duo.<\/p>\n
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St. Peter’s senior Matthew Carrano poses with his winner’s medal after coming in first place at Sheriff Chad Chronister\u2019s Ultimate Run in Tampa, Florida, on Nov. 15, 2025.Rebecca Carrano<\/p>\n
Carrano shines away from the HS circuit <\/p>\n
In addition to his strong showing at States, St. Peter\u2019s senior Matthew Carrano posted an impressive victory at Sheriff Chad Chronister\u2019s Ultimate Run in Tampa, Fla, on Nov. 15, finishing first out of 262 runners.<\/p>\n
His time of 16:35 over 5K blew the field away, as the runner-up was well behind with a 19:26 finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll his training from St Peter\u2019s these last four years has payed off. His coaches Vinny Giles and Felix Gilroy have been amazing,\u201d Carrano\u2019s mom Rebecca shared.<\/p>\n
Giles also expressed that he was pleased by Carrano\u2019s efforts, saying that \u201che went down there and he ran well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe originally knew nothing about the sport\u2026 he just didn\u2019t have the confidence. So he\u2019s been improving steadily ever since. I wish he was a junior so I could have him for one more season, but he definitely has a lot of untapped potential,” he continued.<\/p>\n