WPCNR PRESS BOX. Special to WPCNR From Tim Sheehan. Written by John Bailey. October 27, 2006: Junior Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue of White Plains High School won the Westchester County Cross Country Championship Thursday running 2-1/2 miles in 15 minutes and 6 seconds, pulling from behind going into the woods and coming out of the woods she was winning going away, splitting between the two rivals and winning with one of the classic kicks you'll ever see.
KK (15:06) beat out Tori Flannery (15:08) of Bronxville, Meghan Houser (15:14) of Horace Greeley and Bronxville's Emma Clarke (15:22)
The Agony of Victory: K.K. in the chute after win. The look on her face says it all about the heart, the effort, the will to win and be first. Photo, Armory Foundation website.
Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue in 2004 at the Manhattan High School Invitational 2 years ago. She's Out of Sight Now! Photo, WPCNR Sports Archive
Two weeks ago, the poker-faced Ms. Gilmartin-Donohue, a star on the WPHS Cross Country team since eighth grade ran the course at Van Cortlandt Park in Da Bronx in 15:27 and Thursday in perfect runners’ weather beat that by an incredible 21 seconds. Tim Sheehan, the cross country aficionado said K.K. was neck and neck with her two rivals from Bronxville just behind the pair going into the woods prior to the finish. He said he felt with her great finishing kick she could overtake them and K.K. came through. Sheehan reports it was an amazing, great Cross Country race. One to remember.
This is the second all-County Championship, “K.K.” has won..
