Boys’ Cross Country Team Repeats as Westchester County Champion and Other Playoff News
The start of the Class C race at the Westchester County Championships. Photo courtesy of @bxvxctf.
By S.Q. DeJoy and J. Murrer
Oct. 30, 2025: The Bronxville boys’ and girls’ cross country teams appear to be peaking at just the right time. At the Westchester County Championships this past weekend, the boys’ team placed first overall in a field of 41 teams, and the girls’ team placed second. Both teams won their respective Class C titles with multiple PRs.
The boys’ team captured the County Championships for the second year in a row beating out public and private schools of all sizes. Bronxville scored 78 points and was followed by Irvington (127), Scarsdale (130), and New Rochelle (142).
The Bronxville boys’ cross country team after the win at the Westchester County Championship. Photo courtesy of @bxvxctf.
“Even though cross country is in many ways individual, we are all dedicated to succeed as a group,” said Co-Captain Nate Deutsch. “This Counties win is super meaningful because it shows that we as a team can beat much larger schools, even after graduating many of our top runners.”
Three Broncos finished in the top ten: sophomore Matthew Jensen, 5th (15.36.50), junior Nate Deutsch, 6th (15.37.00), and senior Julian Gonzalez, 8th (15.44.90). Also scoring for Bronxville were senior Will Hogue (21st, 16:36.10) and sophomore James Conlon (38th, 16:57.70).
“This is my fourth year running cross country with our varsity team,” said Deutsch. “Many of us know what it is like to win big meets as a team—and, unfortunately, what it is like to lose. It is those feelings that motivate our top varsity team every day, and I hope the younger athletes learn from our dedication and work ethic.”
The girls delivered an incredible performance with all seven of the varsity runners setting personal bests. Freshman Mia Horgan set a new school record of 17:37 for the 5K race, breaking the previously held time of 17:40 by Mary Cain. The top four finishes at Counties included John Jay Cross River with 49 points, Bronxville (101), Somers (130), and Pleasantville (146).
The Bronxville girls’ varsity cross country team at the start of the Westchester County Championship. Photo courtesy of @bxvxctf.
Scoring for the Broncos were freshman Mia Horgan (1st, 17:37), junior Carina Winiecki (9th, 18:40.50), junior Ella McCalla (25th, 19:48.10), junior Emerson Dennis (30th, 20:00.90), and freshman Elizabeth Conlon (39th 20:31.20).
The girls’ JV team also had a great showing placing first overall. Eva Mihova won the race in 20:49.40 and was followed by teammates Kate Outcault (3rd, 21:38.60), Charlotte Murray (4th, 21:56.70), and Ee-Ee Sung (6th, 2:28.80).
The Bronxville girls’ varsity cross country team after winning the Class C title at the Westchester County Championship. Photo courtesy of @bxvxctf.
“I feel so proud and excited for my team following Counties, and I can’t wait to compete once again with my teammates at sectionals, which will take place in two weeks and decide whether we move on to states or not,” commented Winiecki. “Although there is a lot on the line, I feel confident that we will perform how we need to when the big day comes around. I can’t wait to spend the next two weeks training hard for it.”
The Section 1 Cross Country Championships will take place at Bowdoin Park at Wappingers Falls on November 8th.
Photo courtesy of @bxvxctf.
Other Playoff News
Field Hockey
The Broncos received the No. 1 seed in the Class C sectional playoffs after having finished the regular season with a 13-3 record. In the quarterfinals at Chambers Field on Monday, the Broncos defeated No. 8 North Salem 4-1. Contributing to the scoring were Ellie Fahey (2G), Emma Yeon (1G), Zoe Loader (1G), and Izzy Yeon (1A). Eva Klessel had one save.
The Broncos will play No. 4 Pleasantville in the semifinals at home on Thursday. Pleasantville advanced to the semis with an 8-1 win over Valhalla. The field hockey Sectional Championship game will take place on Saturday at 2P.M. at Lakeland High School.
Football
The Broncos completed an undefeated season (7-0) with a 54-21 win over Valhalla on Friday night. In the game against the Vikings, Brian Formato rushed for 155 yds and scored 5 touchdowns on 10 carries.
The Class C Broncos received a bye in the quarterfinals and will go up against the winner of No. 4 Putnam Valley/No. 5 Hastings in the semifinals at home on November 8th. Dobbs Ferry is the No. 2 seed followed by Valhalla No. 3 and Putnam Valley No. 4. Dobbs Ferry has a 5-2 record with losses to Class D Tuckahoe and Class B Westlake.
Two Broncos have made LoHud’s official game stats list from October 22nd. Brian Formato leads the Section 1 rushing list with 6G, 119C, 1200Y, and 17TD, and quarterback Theo McMurray is on the passing list with 6G, 45C, 74A, 834Y, and 11TD.
Boys’ Soccer
The boys’ soccer team finished the regular season with a 9-5-1 record and received the No. 4 seed in the Class B sectional playoffs. In yesterday’s quarterfinal game over No. 5 Croton, Paul Moore scored for the Broncos at the start of the second half to give the Broncos a 1-0 win.
The Broncos will play the winner of No. 1Rye Neck/No. 8 Briarcliff on Thursday in the sectional semifinals at the higher seed. The Class B finals will take place at Lakeland High School on November 2nd at 2:30.
Girls’ Soccer
After playing up in Class A this season, the girls’ soccer team finished the regular season with an 8-4-2 record. The Broncos entered sectional playoffs as the No. 5 seed and lost 3-1 to Byram Hills in the first round of play.
Go Broncos.
