The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) recognized the Massapequa School fall 2000 boys cross-country team as scholar athletes. Any varsity team that has a collective average of 90 percent or better may apply for this prestigious award. The cross-country team was selected as the champions in the boys cross-country division with a 97.795 overall cumulative average. Massapequa also scored another first place award with the girls field hockey team and two second place awards with the boy’s football team and the girls volleyball team.

Pictured, top row, left to right, are James Godsil, Michael LaBella, Stephen Dini, Michael Hartigan, Rob Augustine, Tim Davison and Dan Forker. In the third row, left to right, are Justin Levine, Logan Reid, Dan Sosnowski, Dominick Totino and Peter Marques. In the second row, left to right, are Andrew Reyes, Christopher Rios, Joseph Carey, Michael LaGrass, Joseph Churba, Dan Katz, Thomas Provenzano and Ronald Chang. In the bottom row, left to right, are Patrick Brandon, Brad Caliman, Kebin Zdrojeski, Colin Ryan, Nick Peretta, Ryan Serkes and Jordan Ayars.