Paul VI senior Shaelan McNally placed 2nd in the Varsity B race Saturday at the Manhattan Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
McNally ran 15:36.7 over 2 ½ miles at Vanny, 3rd-fastest time of the day by a New Jersey girl, behind only Middletown South’s Rosemary Shay [14:59.3] and Ocean City’s Maeve Smith [15:02.1].
She placed 2nd to junior Ella Cohen of Hunter College Campus Schools in Manhattan. Cohen ran 14:56.0.
McNally led Paul VI a close 2nd place in team scoring, behind only Hunter, which edged PVI by 75-81, with Monroe-Woodbury of Central Valley, N.Y., and Arlington High of LaGrangeville, N.Y., 3rd and 4th with 85 and 90 points.
Sophomore Giovanna Mangtuano placed 5th in 15:57.3 and sophomore Macy Huber was 12th in 16:37.6. Two freshmen were Paul VI’s 4th and 5th runners, Grace Gutowski 31st in 17:12.8 and Kara Salamone 38th in 17:37.3. Senior Madison Pedicelli and freshman Lucy Crothers also raced for the Eagles.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 