2014 NY Girls XC Preview: Class A

Class A Preview
Top 5 Teams at 2013 States

Fayetteville-Manlius 31	Saratoga 67	Suffern 101	Elmira 106	Webster Thomas 145

Projected Top 5 Teams for 2014 from Returners' 2013 TR Ratings

1. Fayetteville-Manlius 129.0	2. Saratoga 118.2	3. Suffern 116.0	4. Elmira 115.6	5. Shenendehowa 114.2
Projected Next 10 Teams for 2014 from Returners' 2013 TR Ratings

6. Corning 113.8	7. Webster Thomas 113.2	8. Rush-Henrietta 112.6	9. Colonie 109.8	10. Shaker 107.4
11. Monroe-Woodbury 106..4	12. Warwick Valley 105.2	13. Liverpool105.6	14. Guilderland 104.6	15. Penfield 104.0
16. Clarence 103.2	17. Syosset 101.6	18. Northport 99.6	19. Hilton 98.8	20. Arlington 97.8
21. Sachem East 94.6	22. Fairport 94.0	23. Fox Lane 93.4	24. Valley Central 91.4	25. Bethlehem 90.8
Next:	North Rockland, West Genesee, Ithaca, Webster Schroeder, Sachem North

For the second year in a row, the States Class A title went to Warwick Valley's Megan Reilly.

Top 2014 Returning Runners by Last Year's TR Rating
Name	Team	Grade	Section	States Place	Season TR
Megan Reilly	Warwick Valley	11	9	1	144
Jessica Lawson	Corning	10	4	1 (B)	144
Annika Avery	Fayetteville-Manlius	12	3	6	143
Alex Cooper	Rush-Henrietta	12	5	5	142
Abbey Wheeler	Elmira	11	4	3	141
Anna Flynn	Ursuline	11	1	4	138
Jenna Farrell	Fayetteville-Manlius	11	3	7	136
Bella Burda	Arlington	12	1	25	134
Siobhan Quinn	Rush-Henrietta	12	5	14	133
Rachel Ludwikowski	Suffern	10	1	15	133
Kate Zendell	Suffern	12	1	11	132
Grace Moore	Calhoun	11	8	17	130
Jessica Howe	Fayetteville-Manlius	12	3	9	130
Amanda Vestri	Webster Thomas	10	5	23	128
Vicky Martinez	Fox Lane	11	1	27	126
Danielle Jordan	Shenendehowa	11	2	39	125
Samantha Vetter	Saratoga	9	2	19	124
Maryanna Lansing	Shaker	11	2	85	123
Lauren Chapey	Mamaroneck	11	1	28	123
Taylor McClay	Eastport-South Manor	10	11	24	123
Abigail McNamara	Liverpool	12	3	18	122
Alison Moky	Fox Lane	11	1	20	122
Reilly Siebert	Syosset	9	8	31	122
Emily Burns	Guilderland	12	2	47	122
Lauren Trumble	Ithaca	12	4	22	122
Next:	Megan Menz - Fayetteville-Manlius 120, Spenecer Hayes - Saratoga 120

Early in the States race with Megan Reilly and Katie Lembo taking the lead.

2014 Season Overview for Class A

Two facts leap out while filling out the top team and runners lists for 2014 for Class A. The teams for the top 20 entrants are averaging more than 3 points higher than the team that filled the same spot last year, and the top returning runners are on the youngish side with only 7 seniors among the top 20. Two constants are that Fayetteville-Manlius occupies the top spot, but at a 4 point higher level than last year, and that Hilton is in the 20th spot, also about 4 points higher. Those two teams may represent a central idea abour Class A this year: if you want to compete at the top, you will need to really bring something extra in 2014. Whether a stronger challenge in NY will also push FM back on top at Portland remains to be seen, but the season for Class A is shaping up to be very very special. Last year saw many of the same elements of previous seasons for Class A: FM won the Class A and NXN-NY titles, FM and Saratoga were the top two teams and went to NXN Nationals, Megan Reilly repeated as States champ, and seven of the nine Sectional winners were the same. But there were also differences as Webster Thomas replaced Rush-Henrietta at the top of Section 5 and Valley Central ousted Warwick Valley in Section 9 and no NY Class A team came out on top at the Federation meet or out in Portland. This year will likely again feature much of the usual news we've grown accustomed to. FM looks to be pretty well loaded and includes a corps of younger runners who will probably make big leaps and once again push the Hornets to the top of the early national rankings. The Section 2 Class A battle will again get nasty as four teams in the state top 15 will be chasing Saratoga for the one slot at States, as Shenedehowa, Colonie, Shaker, and Guilderland all plan their separate uprising against the long reigning Blue Streak power. Sections 4, 5, and 9 also appear set to have exciting top level battles as Elmira squares off against a returning Corning, Webster Thomas faces Rush-Henrietta in Section 5, and Monroe-Woodbury and Warwick Valley tussle in Section 9 with an eye on reigning champ Valley Central. An extra bit of intrigue with the classification of Corning back to Class A is that a showdown of reigning States champs could occur at Canton if A-champ Megan Reilly and Corning sophomore Jessica Lawson head into the final K together. But Elmira's Abbey Wheeler, FM's Annika Avery, Rush Henrietta's Alex Cooper, and a bunch of other established and rising stars will be looking to come out on top at States and many of the other big invitationals and post season championships of 2014. No predictions of course, except that the action will be hot and the States meet in Canton will be cold. Really going out on a limb there.

Fayetteville-Manlius's Annika Avery was well on her way to a victory at this point in the NXN-NY race as her team again claimed the regional title.

Section by Section Class A Overview

Section Top Teams Notes 1 Suffern, Arlington, Fox Lane, North Rockland, Mahopac Suffern appears to have enough high level depth behind its top duo to repeat for the S1-A title and do well at States. 2 Saratoga, Shenendehowa, Colonie, Shaker, Guilderland, Bethlehem, Niskayuna The situation in S2-A seems very similar to last year with a loaded Saratoga team holding a decent-sized edge over the rest of the teams. 3 Fayetteville-Manlius, Liverpool, Baldwinsville, Cicero-North Syracuse, West Genesee FM should do well here and the rest of the S3-A will likely remain fairly steady as all the teams lost a key senior except Baldwinsville it appears. 4 Elmira District, Corning, Ithaca, Horseheads Elmira will be trying to hold off the newly returned Corning in S4-A, and this should be a very close match. 5 Webster Thomas, Rush-Henrietta, Hilton, Penfield, Fairport, Webster Schroeder S5-A will likely feature reigning champ Webster Thomas against a rising Rush-Henrietta, but other teams are strongly in the hunt here. 6 Clarence, Lockport, Frontier This race could get tight if Lockport can find the back-of-the-pack depth to challenge Clarence. 7 No representatives 8 Syosset, Massapequa, Calhoun Syosset looks to have too much depth for any serious challenges in S8-A 9 Monroe-Woodbury, Warwick Valley, Valley Central, Pine Bush Monroe-Woodbury appears to have the deep pack to win the S9-A, but Warwick Valley and Valley Central will be trying to fill out their squads for what shapes up to be one of the best sectional contests. 10 No representatives 11 Northport, Sachem East, Sachem North, Ward-Melville, Eastport South Manor, Bay Shore Northport and Sachem East should be the top two contenders for the S11-A title. Previews of Top Teams Jenna Farrell (left) and Jessica Howe helped lead Fayetteville-Manlius to its 8th straight States title with top 10 finishes. Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets Section: 3 Class: A Colors: Green and white XC History States Teams: 1995 (A-2nd), 1996 (A-2nd), 1998 (A-5th), 1999 (A-4th), 2000 (A-4th), 2005 (AA-6th), 2006 (AA-1st), 2007 (AA-1st), 2008 (AA-1st), 2009 (AA-1st), 2010 (AA-1st), 2011 (A-1st), 2012 (A-1st) 2013 (A-1st) NXN Nationals: 2006-2012 (1st), 2013 (2nd) States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Kathy Mills (1975, A-1st), Allison Mann (1994, A-4th) (1995, A-6th), Cory Roos (1996, A-3rd), Karen Hannum (1996, A-4th), Laurel Burdick (1999, A-1st) (2000, A-4th), Kathryn Buchan (2006, AA-8th), Courtney Chapman (2007, AA-3rd) (2008, AA-1st) (2009, AA-1st) 2010 (AA-6th), Hannah Luber (2007, AA-5th) (2008, AA-3rd), Molly Malone (2007 AA-6th) (2008, AA-6th) (2009, AA-2nd), Meaghan Anklin (2008, AA-7th), Jillian Fanning (2009, AA-3rd) (2010, AA-2nd) (2011, A-1st), Katie Sischo (2009, AA-5th) (2010, AA-5th) (2011, A-3rd), Christie Rutledge (2010, AA-1st), Heather Martin (2010, AA-8th), Katie Brislin (2010, AA-9th), Annika Avery (2011, A-4th) (2012, A-9th) (2013, A-6th), Hannah Smith (2011, A-6th), Alana Pearl (2011, A-7th) (2012 A-8th), Mary Barger (2012, A-10th), Jenna Farrell (2013, A-7th), Jessica Howe (2013, A-9th) Last Year's Summary: 2nd at NXN Nationals, 1st in NXN-NY, 1st in States A, 1st in Sectionals A Roster Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR Annika Avery 12 1 1st in NXN-NY 17:54.0 (6) 143 Jenna Farrell 11 2 11th in NXN-NY 17:56.7 (7) 136 Jessica Howe 12 9 4th in CNYCL-Am. 17:59.5 (9) 130 Megan Menz 11 5 16th in NXN-NY 18:48.3 (37) 120 Olivia Ryan 12 7 8th in CNYCL-Am. 18:46.1 (32) 116 Reilly Madsen 10 11 7th in CNYCL-Am. 19:21.1 (60) 115 Sophia Ryan 9 15 5th in CNYCL-Am. 109 Samantha Levy 11 13 33rd in NXN-NY 104 Mackenzie Pierie 12 19 11th in CNYCL-Am. 101 This Year's Outlook This year the Hornets seem to have the pieces well in place to start the season at the top, however anything can happen in between. Annika Avery, Jenna Farrell, and Jessica Howe are all back from States top 10 places, and with the large amount of young talent below them, FM looks to be on a path to challenge for a 9th straight state championship, and maybe even that crazy 8 of national crowns. Saratoga 8th grader Samantha Vetter (right) led the Blue Streaks to 2nd at States. Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks Section: 2 Class: A Colors: Blue, white and red XC History States Teams: 1987 (A-1st), 1988 (A-2nd), 1989 (A-1st), 1990 (A-1st), 1991 (A-1st), 1992 (A-2nd), 1993 (A-1st), 1996 (A-1st), 1997 (A-1st), 1998 (A-1st), 2000 (A-1st), 2001 (A-1st), 2002 (A-1st), 2003 (A-1st), 2004 (A-1st), 2005 (A-1st), 2006 (A-3rd), 2007 (A-2nd), 2008 (A-2nd), 2009 (A-2nd), 2010 (A-2nd), 2011 (A-2nd), 2012 (A-2nd), 2013 (A-2nd) NXN Nationals: 2004 (1st), 2005 (2nd), 2007 (3rd), 2008 (4th), 2009 (2nd), 2010 (2nd), 2011 (2nd), 2012 (5th) 2013 (15th) States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Cheri Godard (1987, A-2nd) (1988, A-1st), Stacy Pearce (1988, A-8th) (1989, A-4th), Annie Burtman (1989, A-3rd), Jen Norton (1990, A-1st), Jessica Milosch (1991, A-1st), Marissa Mathiesen (1991, A-4th), Tobey Kearns (1991, A-8th) (1992, A-4th) (1993, A-2nd), Suzy Clark (1991, A-9th), Erin Davis (1992, A-1st) (1993, A-1st) (1994, A-1st) (1995, A-3rd) (1996, A-1st), Erin Karl (1993, A-3rd), Laura Kearns (1995, A-5th) (1996, A-2nd) (1997, A-2nd), Jocelyn Heighton (1995, A-8th) (1996, A-7th), Danielle Coon (1996, A-8th) (1997, A-2nd) (1998, A-2nd) (1999, A-3rd) (2000, A-3rd), Kate Markopoulos (1988, A-3rd), Melissa Glotzbecker (1988, A-9th), Amanda Meyer (2000, A-5th) (2001, A-10th), Margie Boltzer (2000, A-6th), Allison Rowe (2000, A-8th) (2001, A-5th), Melissa Sue Trauchst (2000, A-9th), Tess Auwarter (2000, A-10th), Nicole Blood (2001, A-1st) (2003, A-1st) (2004, AA-1st), Lindsey Ferguson (2003, A-5th) (2004, AA-3rd) (2005, AA-3rd), Ruby Solomon (2003, A-10th), Karyn Delay (2004, AA-6th), Hannah Davidson (2004, AA-5th) (2005, AA-2nd) (2006, AA-2nd) (2007, AA-1st), Caitlin Lane (2004, AA-8th), Cassie Goutos (2007, AA-7th) (2008, AA-5th), Keelin Hollowood (2009, AA-7th) (2010, AA-10th), Estela Smith (2011, A-10th), Taylor Driscoll (2012, A-4th) Last Year's Summary: 15th at NXN Nationals, 2nd in NXN-NY, 2nd in Federations, 2nd in States A, 1st in Sectionals A Roster Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR Samantha Vetter 9 2 1st in Suburban Council 18:21.6 (19) 124 Spencer Hayes 12 15 24th in NXN-NY 18:35.6 (26) 120 Peyton Engorg 9 12 10th in Queensbury-Champ 18:40.6 (29) 117 Carley Vetter 9 10 21st in NXN-NY 18:51.4 (40) 116 Estela Smith 12 11 3rd in Suburban Council 19:05.6 (52) 114 Olivia Morrow 11 --- 2nd in Suburban Council-JV --- 112 Paris Fenoff 8 --- --- --- 111 (est) Gabby Robens 11 19 1st in Suburban Council-JV 19:19.2 (58) 109 Keelyn Cummings 9 38 23rd in Suburban Council 108 Amelia Mahoney 10 11th in Suburban Council-JV 99 This Year's Outlook The Blue Streaks did well enough with a very young team, but their places at the Federation meet and NXN Nationals was not at their usual level. This year with a squad loaded with veteran freshmen plus long-timer Spencer Hayes, Saratoga looks to be back strongly as the second best team in the state, and if Samantha and Carley Vetter and Peyton Engborg continue to streak upward while in high school, the team could be looking for a long run among the best in the nation.. Suffern's Kate Zendell led her team to 3rd at States with an 11th place finish. Suffern Mounties Section: 1 Class: A Colors: Blue and white XC History States Teams: 2003 (A-6th), 2004 (AA-5th), 2005 (AA-4th), 2012 (A-5th), 2013 (A-3rd) States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Diane Dougan (1985, A-8th), Meghan Howell (1998, A-6th), Shelby Greany (2004, AA-9th) (2005, AA-4th) (2006, AA-4th) (2007, AA-2nd) (2008, AA-2nd), Kara McKenna (2005, AA-5th) Last Year's Summary: 10th in Federation, 3rd in States A, 1st in Sectionals A Roster Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR Rachel Ludwikowski 10 5 7th in Federation 18:10.2 (15) 133 Kate Zendell 12 2 1st in Suffern-1 18:03.7 (11) 132 Kamryn McIntosh 10 10 5th in Rockland County 18:51.6 (41) 107 Anna Breton 12 13 9th in Rockland County 19:24.6 (61) 105 Elina Breton 12 17 16th in Rockland County 19:37.6 (71) 103 This Year's Outlook The Mounties are rated as the 3rd best team in the state and seem to have everything except a deep lineup to make a run for Nationals. The top duo of Kate Zendell and Rachel Ludwikowski medaled at States, and both Ludwikowski and Kamryn McIntosh are still just sophomores, so Suffern has some room to grow if they can fill out the squad more deeply. Elmira's Abbey Wheeler took 3rd at States just ahead of Ursuline's Anna Flynn and then went on to finish in the top 20 at NXN Nationals. Elmira Blue Devils Section: 4 Class: A Colors: Cardinal, white and black XC History States Teams: 1985 (B-9th), 1986 (B-9th), 1999 (B-10th), 2001 (B-11th), 2012 (A-8th) States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Katie Ryan (1995, B-7th) (1996, A-5th) (1997, A-4th), Abbey Wheeler (2013, A-3rd) Last Year's Summary: 6th in Federation, 4th in States-A, 1st in Sectionals A Roster Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR Abbey Wheeler 11 1 2nd in McQuaid-AAA 17:40.0 (3) 141 Jessica Thatcher 12 5 28th in NXN-NY 18:46.6 (34) 116 Mackenzie Tubbs 10 6 4th in STAC 19:01.7 (50) 111 Khiera Ashley 12 3 8th in STAC 19:16.2 (57) 109 Jordyn Kurcoba 12 4 68th in NXN-NY 19:42.5 (74) 101 This Year's Outlook Elmira ran to its second straight sectional title last year and then went on to perform impressively at States and Feds as Abbey Wheeler emerged as one of the top runners in the state. Whether the Blue Devils can keep the momentum going depends on how their small team fills out and whether the seniors can kick it up a notch in their last year. Shenendehowa's Danielle Jordan took 39th at States. Shenendehowa Plainsmen Section: 2 Class: A Colors: Green and white XC History States Teams: 1994 (A-1st), 1995 (A-1st) NXN Nationals: 2009 (8th) States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Michelle Lauritzen (1987, A-4th) (1988, A-2nd), Dana Ostrander (1993, A-6th) (1994, A-2nd) (1995, A-1st), Julie Shapiro (1994, A-8th) (1995, A-10th), Cara Janeczko (2007, AA-10th), Lizzie Predmore (2008, AA-4th) (2009, AA-8th), Nicole Irving (2009, AA-6th) Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals A Roster Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR Danielle Jordan 11 3 4th in Suburban Council 18:51.2 (39) 125 Julia Zachgo 10 --- 7th in Disney 4A 116 Emily Crounse 11 22 13th in Suburban Council 115 Caroline Rusch 12 24 17th in Suburban Council 111 Sarah Duclos 12 28 25th in Suburban Council 104 Erin Carley 12 30 12th in Suburban Council-JV 97 Ife Adelugba 12 43 8th in Suburban Council-JV 95 Caroline Hartman 11 24th in Super Dual 92 This Year's Outlook The Plainsmen finished 4th in the S2-A last year but basically should have their top 6 back for 2014. Danielle Jordan earned a States ticket last season, and if there can be a bit of a senior surge behind her, Shen could challenge Saratoga for its first sectional crown since 1995. Corning freshman Jessica Lawson ran away from everybody for the States Class B title.

	Corning	Hawks

Section: 4		Class: A		Colors: Black and gold

XC History

States Teams: 2007 (AA-7th), 2008 (AA-9th), 2013 (B-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Kelly Bowdy (1977, A-2nd), Kate Rosettie (2007, AA-9th), Jessica Lawson (2013, B-1st)

Last Year's Summary: 4th in States B, 1st in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Jessica Lawson	10	1	1st in Federation	17:42.7 (1)	144
Natalie Rogus	12	3	7th in STAC	19:04.9 (43)	110
Madeline Ustanik	12	5	5th in STAC	19:17.7(57)	108
Katie Butler	12	2	43rd in McQuaid-AAA	19:17.5 (56)	106
Maeve Holman	10	4	3rd in McDaniel-Baxter	19:44.0 (76)	101
Rhian O'Dell	11	8	15th in STAC	19:53.2 (82)	92

This Year's Outlook
2013 and a one year stint down in Class B turned out to be an interesting time for Corning as it captured its first sectional title in 5 years and freshman Jessica Lawson joined the team and blew up all expectations by capturing a States and Federation championship and then running in the Footlocker Nationals meet. Lawson's place is now well-established after a superb track season, but the question of whether Corning can beat out Elmira for the S4-A title remains to be seen.

Webster Thomas's Amanda Vestri at left joined a line at States while leading her team to 5th.

	Webster Thomas	Titans

Section: 5		Class: A		Colors: Navy and gold

XC History

States Teams: 1985 (A-3rd), 2013 (A-5th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Erica Schwartz (1983, A-6th) (1985, A-5th), (1986, A-3rd), Ulrika Tornquist (1989, A-7th), Kristen Coon (2001, A-3rd)

Last Year's Summary: 5th in States A, 1st in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Amanda Vestri	10	5	6th in Monroe County	18:30.0 (23)	128
Claire Ashton	10	7	12th in Monroe County	19:00.6 (46)	117
Ellie Songer	11	8	30th in McQuaid-AAA	18:56.5 (44)	117
Brittany Mechler	12	44	21st in Monroe County	19:33.2 (68)	106
Natalie Neamtu	10	---	80th in NXN-NY		98
Abby Valachovic	11	32	49th in Monroe County		87

This Year's Outlook
Webster Thomas was a surprise last year with two freshmen and a sophomore combining for a top-pack punch that carried the Titans to the S5-A title. Amanda Vestri, Claire Ashton, and Ellie Songer are all back to try for a second title, but with the loss of some key seniors, the Titans may need to add more depth and introduce some more fast freshmen to keep the rest of the S5-A teams at bay.

Rush-Henrietta's Alex Cooper ran to a 5th place at States last year.

	Rush-Henrietta	Royal Comets

Section: 5		Class: A		Colors: Black, green and gold

XC History

States Teams: 1978 (A-7th), 1979 (A-6th), 2008 (AA-7th), 2012 (A-3rd)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Anita Kelly (1978, A-6th) (1979, A-2nd) (1980, A-3rd), Alex Cooper (2013, A-5th)

Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Alex Cooper	12	2	2nd in Federation	17:47.4 (5)	142
Siobhan Quinn	12	3	9th in NXN-NY	18:08.6 (14)	133
Sammy Watson	10	11	15th in Monroe County		109
Lexi Peters	9	25	9th in GCC Cougar		98
Jessica Grover	12	40	7th in Monroe County-JV		81

This Year's Outlook
The Comets definitely have the key performers at the top with States medalists Alex Cooper and Siobhan Quinn returning, but the question in their battle in the tough S5-A is whether the team has enough depth and power in the rest of the spots to unseat Webster Thomas.

Colonie's Bellame Bower was flying at the Federation meet.

	Colonie	Raiders

Section: 2		Class: A		Colors: Garnet and gold

XC History

States Teams: 1985 (A-1st), 1999 (A-1st)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Rachel Simone (1985, A-9th), Katie Twarog (1997, A-7th) (1998, A-1st) (1999, A-4th), Jen Kramer (1998, A-10th) (1999, A-6th), Eryka Perrault (2001, A-4th), Anna Jankowski (2002, A-7th)

Last Year's Summary: 7th in Federation, 3rd in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Bellame Bower	11	4	2nd in Grout-2	19:11.0 (55)	118
Amanda Chambers	10	7	12th in Suburban Council		115
Kathryn Tenney	8	21	15th in Suburban Council		113
Marilyn O'Brien	9	14	10th in Grout-2		105
Carolyn Pellegrini	11	26	12th in Grout-2		98
Samantha Pellegrini	9	31	111th in Federation		97
Shannen Kerin	11	37	8th in Grout-2		96
Kaitie Schillaci	12	42	14th in Grout-2		90

This Year's Outlook
The Raiders did well taking 3rd in the always tough S2-A with a very young squad, and they have States runner Bellame Bower back. Kathryn Tenney was the top 7th grader in the state last year, and if she can continue to develop and Colonie can get a strong enough upward movement from the rest of the team, this group could be a serious threat to Saratoga.

Shaker's Maryanna Lansing in light blue at center was in action at States.

	Shaker	Bison

Section: 2		Class: A		Colors: Royal blue and white

XC History

States Teams:

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Laura Lamena (1982, A-7th) (1983, A-10th), Krissy Haacke (1989, A-5th) (1990, A-6th) (1991, A-3rd) (1992, A-7th)

Last Year's Summary: 17th in Federation, 3rd in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Maryanna Lansing	11	1	1st in Albany County	20:09.4 (85)	123
Audrey Martino	11	---	3rd in Grout-1		118
Peyton Czupil	10	20	6th in Grout-1		107
Calynn Cerniglia	9	24	20th in Wild Safari		101
Anna Asch	8	---	24th in Albany County		88
Andela' Artini	9	50	14th in Grout-1		85
Jaia Canete	10		29th in Albany County		80

This Year's Outlook
Last year Shaker had two seniors on the varsity but it was mainly a very young team with mixed results that resulted in a 5th in the S2-A. But the top four runners should be back and there is a promising group of younger runners at the back of the pack, so if Maryanna Lansing can stay strong and push the Bison along, Shaker could be a big force in S2-A.

Monroe-Woodbury's Kathryn Munks at center ran for the Crusaders at States.

	Monroe-Woodbury	Crusaders

Section: 9		Class: A		Colors: Purple and white

XC History

States Teams: 1976 (A-4th), 1977 (A-3rd), 1978 (A-6th), 1980 (A-5th), 1984 (A-7th), 1985 (A-5th), 1986 (A-2nd), 1991 (A-5th), 1993 (A-3rd), 1994 (A-5th), 1996 (A-4th), 1999 (A-9th), 2002 (A-4th), 2004 (AA-7th), 2008 (AA-5th), 2008 (AA-5th), 2009 (AA-3rd), 2010 (AA-5th), 2011, A-6th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Donna Halpin (1975, A-7th) (1976, A-6th) (1977, A-7th), Stacey Boyce (1982, A-6th) (1984, A-3rd), Julianne Littman (1991, A-5th) (1992, A-3rd) (1994, A-9th), Megan Patrignelli (2009, AA-10th)

Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals A

4th in OCIAA Championship, 13th in Manhattan-Eastern States, 2nd in Warwick-1, 1st in Suffern-C

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Kathryn Munks	11	4	10th OCIAA	18:12.7 (30)	117
Kiersten Kral	10	---	4th in Queensbury-2		111
Annie Kurdziel	10	---	9th in Queensbury-2		107
Alexis Gomez	12	10	11th in Manhattan-C		107
Alina Kasparsons	10	20	19th in Queensbury-2		96
Carlye Stella	12	14	20th in OCIAA		96
Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli	11	19	25th in OCIAA		95

This Year's Outlook
Monroe-Woodbury has a young team with a lot of potential led by junior Kathryn Munks who ran at States. With everyone back, if the team can stay healthy and build the customary Crusader pack, it could be the favorite for the S9-A title.

Megan Reilly captured her second straight Class States title for Warwick Valley in 2013 and then ran at Footlocker Nationals..

	Warwick Valley	Wildcats

Section: 9		Class: A		Colors: Purple and gold

XC History

States Teams: 1988 (B-9th), 1989 (B-3rd), 1990 (B-3rd), 1991 (B-2nd), 1992 (B-2nd), 1993 (B-5th), 1994 (B-7th), 1995 (B-9th), 1996 (B-4th), 1997 (A-6th), 1999 (B-4th), 2000 (B-4th), 2001 (A-6th), 2003 (A-3rd), 2005 (AA-3rd), 2006 (AA-5th), 2007 (AA-3rd), 2012 (A-4th) NXN Nationals: 2007 (11th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Aislinn Ryan (2002, A-9th) (2003, A-4th) (2004, AA-2nd) (2005, AA-1st), Lillian Griebesland (2007, AA-8th), Megan Reilly (2012, A-1st) (2013, A-1st)

Last Year's Summary: 7th in Federation, 4th in States A, 2nd in Sectionals A 1st in OCIAA Championship, 2nd in Manhattan-A, 6th in Roy Griak-Gold, 1st In Warwick-2

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Megan Reilly	11	1	6th in Footlocker-Northeast	17:23.5 (1)	144
Lauren Rothstein	12	15	16th in OCIAA		101
Jenny Prial	10	13	1st in OCIAA-JV		96
Agnes Eigo	11	16	26th in OCIAA		95
Emily Cavanagh	11	18	29th in OCIAA		90
Danielle Bartolotta	10	25	3rd in OCIAA-JV		87

This Year's Outlook
Warwick Valley has had Megan Reilly for the past two years running at the level of the top runners in the state and nation, and this year she will be aiming to pick up a third straight States title, among other things. But for the Wildcats to regain the S9-A crown, there will need to be some steady growth among the rest of the team members, which seems very likely on a young team with the top 5 back for 2014.

Liverpool's Abby McNamara (left) captured a medal at States last year.

	Liverpool	Warriors

Section: 3		Class: A		Colors: Orange and blue

XC History

States Teams: 2002 (A-5th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Jennifer Rhines (1989, A-10th) (1990, A-3rd) (1991, A-2nd), Karen Polinsky (1993, A-10th)

Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Abby McNamara	12	8	17th in NXN-NY	18:20.3 (18)	122
Julianna Basla	11	16	4th in CNYCL-Nat.		107
Maia Henry	9	14	7th in CNYCL-Nat.		107
Morgan Chewning-Kulick	11	17	45th in Manhattan-ES		104
Jillian Stagnitta	11	28	9th in CNYCL-Nat.		88

This Year's Outlook
Last year never got rolling for Liverpool as some expected. There is some renewed hope in 2014 though as Abby McNamara returns with a States medal, and if the Warriors can fill out the squad and get bigger development behind McNamara, they could still make a run for Federations.

Guilderland's Jenna Robinson on left and Emily Burns ran together at States.

	Guilderland	Flying Dutchmen

Section: 2		Class: A		Colors: Red and white

XC History

States Teams: 1980 (A-9th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Chrissy Smith (1986, A-9th)

Last Year's Summary: 12th in Federation, 2nd in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Emily Burns	12	5	5th in Manhattan-E	19:01.0 (42)	122
Sarah Forman	12	9	22nd in Suburban Council		111
Anastasia Mahar	10	16	4th in Suburban Council-JV		106
Caroline Callender	10	29	16th in Albany County		97
Rebecca Miceli	12	32	12th in Albany County		91
Alyssa Jourdin	11	33	7th in Guilderland-Lg		90
Erin Miceli	9	56	20th in Albany County		87
Ashley Loomis	11	---	2nd in Albany County-JV		85
Jasmine Roberts	10	68	22nd in Albany County		84

This Year's Outlook
Guilderland took a strong 2nd in S2-A last year, and with everyone back except for Jenna Robinson, the Flying Dutchmen should again be very competitive. States finalist Emily Burns leads a Guilderland squad that like most needs more development at the top of the lineup.

Penfield's Katie Lembo has another fantastic season as a senior finishing 2nd at States and then running well at Footlocker Nationals.

	Penfield	Patriots

Section: 5		Class: A		Colors: Red and white

XC History

States Teams: 1998 (A-9th), 1999 (A-7th), 2000 (A-3rd), 2001 (A-2nd)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Deresa Walters (1985, A-3rd) (1986, A-2nd) (1987, A-1st) (1988, A-3rd), (1989, A-2nd), Rachel Korn (1985, A-6th), Vanessa Love-McCarthy (2000, A-7th) (2001, A-8th), Katie Lembo (2012, A-5th) (2013, A-2nd)

Last Year's Summary: 13th in Federation, 2nd in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Megan Sedita	11	15	19th in Monroe County		107
Claire Miller	11	12	23rd in Monroe County		105
Sarah Cok	12	18	17th in Monroe County		105
Elena Mantilla	8	---	---		105 (est)
Tory Farenholz	11	23	6th in Penfield-Irondequoit		98
Mackenzie Angus	11		45th in Monroe County		91

This Year's Outlook
Longtime great Katie Lembo is gone along with Trista Leo, so the Patriots have some large holes to fill. But Penfield still has a decent core to work with, and there's also a rising 8th grader who will get some notice for many years to come.

Clarence senior Marissa Saenger had another great race at her final States as she finished 8th.

	Clarence	Red Devils

Section: 6		Class: A		Colors: Red and black

XC History

States Teams: 1978 (A-3rd), 1979 (A-2nd), 1982 (A-4th), 1983 (A-6th), 1984 (B-1st), 1985 (B-7th), 1988 (B-2nd), 1989 (B-6th), 1990 (B-8th), 1991 (B-1st), 1992 (B-5th), 1993 (B-1st), 1994 (B-3rd), 1995 (B-2nd), 1996 (A-6th), 1997 (A-5th), 1998 (A-2nd), 1999 (A-3rd), 2005 (A-7th), 2009 (A-9th), 2010 (A-9th), 2011 (A-8th), 2012 (A-8th), 2013 (A-7th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Erin McCarthy (1978, A-5th) (1979, A-4th), Mary Pat Hickey (1982, A-2nd) (1983, A-1st) (1984, B-3rd), Kris Hillman (1984, B-6th), Maureen Meldrim (1985, B-3rd) (1986, B-3rd) (1987, B-2nd), Serena Fraser (1989, B-8th), Michelle Gostomski (1993, B-8th), Marissa Saenger (2012, A-3rd) (2013, A-8th)

Last Year's Summary: 7th in States A, 1st in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Katrina Patterson	10	5	9th in Manhattan-E	19:34.6 (69)	113
Emma Colson	9	---	6th in Baldwinsville-Lg	---	110
Elizabeth Rott	10	8	8th in ECIC	19:27.8 (64)	108
Hannah Reinhardt	11	12	22nd in Manhattan-E	20:26.6 (91)	95
Dana Warner	12	14	29th in ECIC		90

This Year's Outlook
Longtime frontrunner Marissa Saenger has departed and Clarence has lost two of the top 4 that carried it to the team's best place at States in 8 years. Now with a very young squad, Clarence should still have no difficulty winning S6-A but needs to recruit some legs for the postseason action.

Syosset 8th-grader Reilly Siebert (no. 841) led her team at States.

	Syosset	Braves

Section: 8		Class: A		Colors: Red, black and white

XC History

States Teams: 2008 (AA-6th), 2012 (A-7th), 2013 (A-8th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):

Last Year's Summary: 8th in States A, 1st in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Reilly Siebert	9	4	4th in Sect. 8 Conf. 1	18:44.3 (31)	122
Lauren Gruber	11	3	3rd in Sect. 8 Conf. 1	19:43.8 (75)	114
Kayla Beovich	11	21	7th in Sect. 8 Conf. 1	19:46.7 (76)	99
Zoe Stricoff	12	29	11th in Sect. 8 Conf. 1	20:08.4 (84)	90
Meghan Galvin	12	12	12th in Sect. 8 Conf. 1	20:27.4 (93)	83

This Year's Outlook
Syosset repeated its S8-A win last year and then 8th grader Reilly Siebert busted out at States to run to a 31st place. With Siebert and junior Lauren Gruber back in 2014 to lead the Braves, the team should pick up its third straight sectional title..

Northport's Brigid Brennan capped off a great career with a 38th at States.

	Northport	Tigers

Section: 11		Class: A		Colors: Navy and gold

XC History

States Teams: 2009 (AA-5th), 2010 (AA-4th), 2012 (A-6th), 2013 (A-6th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Lindsay Sundell (2002, A-8th)

Last Year's Summary: 15th in Federation, 6th in States A, 1st in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Amelia Kuehn	11	7	15th in Brown-Champ	19:32.3 (67)	112
Jackie Thorne	11	9	9th in Brown-Champ	19:01.3 (47)	111
Rebecca Mcleod	11	14	5th in Jim Smith	19:55.3 (82)	97
Victoria D'Amato	12	19	24th in Brown-Champ	19:55.9 (83)	96
Catherine Corrigan	12	42	37th in Brown-Champ	20:32.0 (96)	82

This Year's Outlook
Longtime frontrunner Brigid Brennan has graduated along with Cara Jozefowski from last years' States squad, so the Tigers will have some rebuilding work to do to try to retain the S11-A crown. Juniors Amelia Kuehn and Jackie Thorne hope to be at the front.

Hilton Cadets were out in force at NXN-NY.

	Hilton	Cadets

Section: 5		Class: A		Colors: Scarlet and white

XC History

States Teams: 2004 (AA-3rd), 2005 (AA-2nd), 2006 (AA-2nd), 2007 (AA-6th), 2009 (AA-8th) NXN Nationals: 2005 (1st), 2006 (2nd)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Sue Parkhurst (1985, B-7th), Caroline Schultz (2005, AA-7th) (2006, AA-5th), Allison Sawyer (2005, AA-8th) (2006, AA-1st)

Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Mary Kurnigan	12	17	10th in Monroe County		113
Zoe Camillaci	12	20	30th in Monroe County		101
Jenny Coleman	12	26	36th in Monroe County		97
Jade Hendricks	9	24	44th in Monroe County		93
Shannon Page	12	49	43rd in Monroe County		90
Sophia Camillaci	10	34	54th in Monroe County		85
Jade Jones	9	---	17th in Clarence-Lg		81
Shauna Glavin	9	55	58th in Monroe County		80

This Year's Outlook
The Cadets will be returning pretty much the entire crew to a senior-heavy squad, and if the team gets more solid development as it did from frontrunner Mary Kurnigan last year, Hilton could be a strong contender in S5-A.

Arlington's Bella Burda (no. 176) took 25th at States.

	Arlington	Admirals

Section: 1		Class: A		Colors: Maroon and white

XC History

States Teams: 1986 (A-4th), 1987 (A-8th), 1989 (A-9th), 1991 (A-11th), 1995 (A-3rd), 1996 (A-6th), 1998 (A-8th), 2001 (A-7th), 2007 (AA-5th), 2008 (AA-3rd), 2009 (AA-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Crystal Elmendorf (1994, A-5th), Elizabeth McGarvey (1994, A-10th), Kaylin Kemink (2002, A- 3rd). Sectionals Elite 2004-10: Riti Dhillon (2005), Chelsea Hanson (2007), Brianna Service (2007-08), Rachel Sorna 2007-09), Hayley McMahon (2009-10), Bella Burda (2012, A-2nd)

Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Bella Burda	12	4	1st in Burnt Hills-3	18:34.2 (25)	134
Ariane Garrett	11	---	5th in Ft. Plain-Lg		98 (est)
Meghan Latuso	11	20	4th in Northern Counties		90
Andrea Sorna	12	36	16th in Ft. Plain-Lg		83
Christina Prater-Lee	12	40	9th in Ft. Plain-Lg		82

This Year's Outlook
The Admirals and frontrunner Bella Burda slipped back a ways last year, but there are signs that a revival could be in progress.