The Manhasset varsity girls cross country team competed at the Brown University Invitational last Saturday. They placed 6th out of 35 teams entered, from the northeast region. Finishing 16th overall was sophomore Natalie Bindert in a time of 20:21, with Sanya Kennedy (10th grade) close behind in 24th place. Rounding out the top 7 for Manhasset were Lena Edelstein (22:15), Carolyn Kim (22:39), Aditi Kanth (23:30), Dorothea Ehrhardt (23:36), and Sarah LaRosa (24:28). The race was contested at scenic Goddard Park, located on the shores of the Narragansett Bay in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. In the JV race Victoria Belinsky finished first for Manhasset and the rest of the squad consisted of Meredith Hinz, Ashley Cramer, and Erica Herzog.

This past Monday, in a battle of the unbeaten, the girls varsity outran a tough Seaford team to move closer to the dual meet conference championship. The team placed individuals in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 9th to defeat Seaford and North Shore by a score of 24 to 34 to 65. Once again the team was led by Natalie Bindert and Sanya Kennedy. Captain Lisa Mascali, returning from injury, placed 3rd for the team, and co-captain Lena Edelstein was 4th. Carolyn Kim, Sarah LaRosa, Dorothea Ehrhardt and Michela Regan completed the top eight. The team record is now 9-0.