By Mike Zummo
Nathaniel Diemoz won the boys’ race with a time of 16:41.26, leading the Wallkill Panthers to a first-place finish in a three-way Mid Hudson Athletic League cross-country meet with the Pine Plains Bombers and the Dover Dragons on Wednesday at Wallkill High School.
Mario Verruto finished second for the Panthers with a time of 17:00.23.
Daniel McPherson was the top finisher for Pine Plains with a time of 17:22.51 to take third. Caden Green finished 11th in 20:23.54 to lead the Dragons.
Wallkill’s Ryder Kilpatrick and Josh Craypo were fourth and fifth with respective times of 17:24.24 and 18:39.17. Luke Fragetta finished seventh in 19:08.26.
Caitlyn Murphy won the girls’ race with a time of 18:23.91 and Pine Plains’ Violet Bill finished second in 20:17.57 and Abigail Andersen led Dover with a fourth-place finish in 24:32.71.
Wallkill’s Maria Morales was third in 23:2038 and Rachel Sokota and Elizabeth Monson were fifth and sixth respectively with times of 25:58.47 and 27:36.15. Mikayla D’Amico was eighth in 28:18.55.
Boys
Team results: 1. Wallkill 19, 2. Pine Plains - 47; 3. Dover - 69.
Individual results: 1. Nathaniel Diemoz (W) - 16:41.26; 2. Mario Verruto (W) - 17:00.23; 3. Daniel McPherson (PP) - 17:22.51; 4. Ryder Kilpatrick (W) - 17:24.24; 5. Josh Craypo (W) - 18:39.17; 6. Maxwell Decker (PP) - 19:04.21; 7. Luke Fragetta (W) - 19:08.26; 8. Ryan Murphy (W) - 19:17.84; 9. Nicholas Montoya (PP) - 19:33.6; 10. Joao Santos (W) - 20:10.77; 11. Caden Green (D) - 20:23.54; 12. Eben Dedrick (PP) - 20:52.45; 13. Matthew Maita-Merchan (D) - 21:01.46; 14. Jacob Alschuler (D) - 22:20.83; 15. Michael Winchomb (D) -22:31.20; 16. Milo Borin (W) - 22:31.55; 17. Kaleb Acosta Padilla (D) - 22:37.53; 18. Patrick Roach (PP) - 22:40.37; 19. Gavin Usewicz (W) - 22:47.46; 20. Joe Catania (W) - 22:48.93; 23. Andrew DeGroat (W) - 23:38.71; 24. Ryan Seal (W) - 23:49.23; 28. Nicholas Petralia (W) - 24:30.23; 29. Thomas O’Brien (W) - 25:28.81; 32. Evan Birdsell (W) - 26:46.56; 33. Felix Moya (W) - 27:36.26; 34. Samuel Rubinstein (W) - 28:40.31; 35. Aiden DiLemme (W) - 28:59.77.
Girls
Team results: 1. Wallkill 15, 2. Pine Plains inc., 3. Dover inc.
Individual results: 1. Caitlyn Murphy (W) - 18:23.91; 2. Violet Bliss (PP) - 20:17.57; 3. Maria Morales (W) - 23:20.38; 4. Abigail Andersen (D) - 24:32.71; 5. Rachel Sokota (W) - 25:58.47; 6. Elizabeth Monson (W) - 27:36.15; 8. Mikayla D’Amico (W) - 28:18.55.