WPCNR PRESS BOX. By John F. Bailey. October 31, 2003: The White Plains Boys and Girls Cross Country teams, each finished 7th in the Section I Cross Country Championships Friday run at their home away from home, the Westchester Community College Course. Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue, White Plains Eighth Grade Smash, finished 5th in the Girls' A race, to earn a trip to the State Championship in Oneida, New York next weekend, running the 3.1 mile race in 20 minutes, 39 seconds. Mike Smayda and Jeff Bergman on the boys team finished  15th and 23rd in their Boys' A race. A slow muddy course in the WCC backwoods, shaved a good 15 seconds off most runners' times, and the course was described as treacherous on the woodsy trails.

STATES BOUND:  Eighth Grader, Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue holds her 5th place medal and her "State Qualifier" T-Shirt, after a 5th place finish out of 107 runners in the Girls Varsity Section A Championship Friday. Photo by WPCNR Sports