Ryan Sykes is a different runner than he was a year ago. This year, in the Westchester County cross country championship, the Horace Greeley sophomore Sykes clocked in at a personal-best 15:09.9 on the Hudson Valley Sports Dome's 5,000-meter course in Ulster County on Saturday. It was an improvement of over 2:27 over what Sykes did in the event one year ago. On the girls side, Caitlin Thomas, who'll move from the Hastings Yellow Jackets to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets next year, also ran her all-time personal-best time for a 5K course (17:36.3). She followed her pre-race plan and, with about half a mile to go, after climbing a hill, put some distance between herself and second- and third-place finishers Adriana Pettinelli of Scarsdale and Sloan Wasserman of John Jay-Cross River. 🔗: Read more how other runners performed and see more photos at our link in bio. 📸/✍: Nancy Haggerty nancyhaggertysportsreporter #lohudSports #xc #crosscountry #highschoolcrosscountry #westchester #w...