Top 25 Long Island high school boys cross country runners for spring 2021

Newsday's annual list of the top boys cross country runners for this season, listed alphabetically:

Blake Buscemi, Miller Place, Sr.

He ran third at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier, going through Sunken Meadow State Park in 16:54.51.

Jason Cirrito, Miller Place, Sr.

He ran 17:48.94 in the Class B race at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier at Sunken Meadow State Park, good for 12th.

Anthony Diaz, Farmingdale, Sr.

He’s the top returner from the Nassau Class A state qualifier, where he ran 16:29.80 at Bethpage State Park.

Gavin Ehlers, Westhampton, Jr.

He ran 14:55.2 at the 2019 public school state championships, good for 20th overall. He also is the top returner from the Suffolk State Qualifier, where he ran 16:28.09 at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Matthew Flood, Eastport-South Manor, Sr.

Flood was sixth in Class A at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier, running 16:54.01.

Colin Funk, Port Washington, Jr.

Funk's 16:39.44 in the Class A race at the 2019 Nassau State Qualifier at Bethpage State Park makes him the second-fastest returner from that race.

Max Haynia, Westhampton, So.

He was 10th in the Class B race at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier, running 17:44.27 at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Evan Masi, East Hampton, Jr.

Masi was fifth in Class B at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier, running 17:22.78 at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Aidar Matthews, Northport, Sr.

Matthews is the top Long Island returner from the 2019 Federation Championship, where he ran 16:31 at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls.

Alexander Niyazov, Hewlett, Sr.

He is the third-fastest returner from the Nassau Class B race at the 2019 Nassau State Qualifier, where he ran 17:14.62 at Bethpage State Park.

Daniel O’Neill, Manhasset, Sr.

O'Neill took fifth in the Class B race at the 2019 Nassau State Qualifier at Bethpage State Park with a time of 16:51.57.

Carson Paradis, North Shore, Sr.

He ran 17:24.04 in the Class B race at the 2019 Nassau State Qualifier, good for 14th at Bethpage State Park.

Jake Rabin, Bay Shore, Sr.

Rabin ran 17:27.31 in the Class A race at the 2019 Nassau State Qualifier, good for 15th at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Andrew Rosenblatt, Commack, Jr.

He finished 12th in the Class A race at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier, running 17:20.57 at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Grant Samara, Port Jefferson, Sr.

Samara finished second in 17:29.36 in the Class C/D race at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Wyeth Semo, Northport, Jr.

Semo ran seventh in 16:57.25 in Class A at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Michael Silveri, Eastport-South Manor, Sr.

He’s the top Long Island returner from the 2019 public school state championships, where he placed sixth in Class A and 15th overall in 14:52.5.

Vincent Simonetti, Massapequa, Sr.

Simonetti finished eighth in the Class A race at the 2019 Nassau State Qualifier, running 16:46.66 at Bethpage State Park.

Nicholas Tardugno, Oyster Bay, Sr.

The defending Class C Nassau champion, Tardugno ran 16:43.96 at the Nassau State Qualifier at Bethpage State Park.

Zachary Van Houten, East Meadow, Sr.

He ran 16:41.24 in the Class A race at the 2019 Nassau State Qualifier at Bethpage State Park, good for seventh.

Austin Wefer, Eastport-South Manor, Jr.

Wefer finished 11th in the Class A race at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier, running 17:19.75 at Sunken Meadow State Park.

George Werner, Sayville, Sr.

He ran 17:59.76 in the Class B race at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier at Sunken Meadow State Park, good for 13th.

Brian Veit, Port Jefferson, Sr.

Veit is the returning champion from the Class C/D race at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier, where he ran 17:16.71 at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Cristian Zabala, Northport, Sr.

He was ninth in the Class A race at the 2019 Suffolk State Qualifier, running 17:16.93 at Sunken Meadow State Park.

Matt Zerbarini, Island Trees, Sr.

He is the top returner from the Class B race at the 2019 Nassau State Qualifier, where he ran 16:46.81 and placed fourth at Bethpage State Park.