The 5-foot-7, 145-pound senior raced to the Class A individual state championship this past season with a course-record time of 15:43, leading the Warriors to the state title as a team. Petrella won the Nike Cross Nationals New York Regional championships
Petrella has maintained an A average in the classroom.
Also a talented musician and president of his school's chapter of the National Honor Society, he has volunteered locally on behalf of youth running programs and charity road races.