Greyducks Win Borough Championships for 19th Consecutive Season

The Stuyvesant Greyducks, the boys’ track team, put on an outstanding performance at the Borough and City Championships in their spring outdoor track season. The team had only one goal in mind since they began the season back in March—to secure another Manhattan Borough Championship title. “Both the boys’ and girls’ outdoor track and field teams are expecting another victory in the Manhattan Borough Championships to add to our win streak,” sophomore sprinter Nicholas Siauw said. The Greducks did just this, continuing their 19-season run of dominance at the Manhattan Borough Championships on May 20.

Both field and track event runners performed well at the meet. The 4x100-meter relay team, composed of seniors Anthony Hom and captain Jonathan Choi, junior Joseph Lee, and sophomore Nicholas Siauw, went on to break school’s record with an exceptional time of 45.17 seconds.

Core field eventers such as sophomore Harper Andrews, junior Jeffery Wu, and senior Shijie Xiedeng also finished strong in their own respective events. Wu placed third in the long jump event with a distance of 19’4.5”. Coming right after Wu, Andrews placed fourth in the long jump with 18’11”. Xiedeng placed second in both the discus throw and shot put. Both the field and track competitors have had success throughout the season.

However, Stuyvesant was unable to carry this momentum into the City Championships. The Greyducks battled their way to an 18th place finish. “We went slower than last week, and the rain messed everybody up,” Siauw said. The steady stream of water ensured a slippery and dangerous Icahn Stadium track, hurting the runners’ overall times.

Two defining features of this year’s team that will also shape the Greyducks for years to come are the abilities of the new underclassmen and the importance coach Mankit Wong plays for the team. “Our new recruits are doing exceptionally well and even pose a threat to some of the upperclassmen. It’s the first outdoor season that the Greyducks are under new management but Coach Wong is leading the sprinters well,” Hom said.

With the end of the Freshman Sophomore City Championships, the Greyducks’ season finally winds to a close. Considering that many contributors are not seniors, this team has more years of contention with its current roster makeup ahead of it. Seniors make up just five of the 92 members of the roster, so another year of experience and practice will hopefully keep the run for Manhattan Borough Championships going.