Westhampton Beach High School cross-country star Lily Strebel took first place at the Manhattan College Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 14. She outpaced a field of over 180 runners, running the 2.5-mile race in 15:05.80. The win adds to the junior’s list of accomplishments as an athlete. She was recently named to Newsday’s Top 25 Long Island Girls Cross Country runners and finished fourth at the Bob Pratt 5K Invitational at Sunken Meadow earlier this season with a time of 19:38.3. Watch her post-race interview here: https://ny.milesplit.com/videos/671789/lily-strebels-first-year-of-xc-is-going-well.

Date Added: 10/19/2023