Sloan Wasserman wins steeplechase at Loucks in U.S. No. 1 time
John Jay-Cross River's Sloan Wasserman repeated as girls Loucks Games steeplechase winner.
WHITE PLAINS - The much repeated phrase goes, "Practice makes perfect. " Maybe. Sloan Wasserman and four relay runners from Hackley School might disagree.
Wasserman, the John Jay-Cross River senior, who'll run for Boston College next year, won the Loucks Games girls 2,000-meter steeplechase Saturday for the second straight year. Her 6:41. 07 finish is the national girls high school No.
1 time for 2026, the third fastest time run at the historic meet, held annually at White Plains High School, and the third fastest time ever logged at the distance by a Section 1 girl — this, despite the fact the race was run in a cold rain. Clearly, Wasserman practices for and competes in the event a lot. Well, apply the breaks to that thought.
Saturday's steeple was the first Wasserman had run since nationals last June. The Hackley relay? Senior Ashley Hollingsworth, freshman Will Patrick, junior Emma Curran and sophomore Alfie Adams ran 3:39.
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