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| Class B Preview | |||||
| Top 5 Teams at 2013 States | |||||
| Queensbury 86 | Pearl River 92 | East Aurora 92 | Corning 96 | Miller Place 117 |
| Projected Top 5 Teams for 2014 from Returners' 2013 TR Ratings | |||||
| 1. Burnt Hills 113.8 | 2. Queensbury 110.0 | 3. Pearl River 109.8 | 4t. John Jay- Cross River 109.2 | 4t. Cornwall 109.2 |
| Projected Next 15 Teams for 2014 from Returners' 2013 TR Ratings | |||||
| 6. Holy Names 106.4 | 7. Pittsford Mendon 105.8 | 8. North Shore 104.6 | 9. Sweet Home 103.0 | 10.. Garden City 101.0 | |
| 11. Honeoye Falls-Lima 93.0 | 12. Jamesville-Dewitt 92.0 | 13. Hamburg 91.6 | 14. Tappan Zee 89.2 | 15. Miller Place 87.0 | |
| Next: | Nanuet, Starpoint, Franklin, New Hartford, Port Jervis, Shoreham-Wading River | ||||
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| Despite some weird head gear, the Queensbury Spartans were the class of Class B last year and picked up their 5th state championship. | |||||
| Top 2014 Returning Runners by Last Year's TR Rating | |||||
| Name | Team | Grade | Section | States Place | Season TR |
| Stephanie Gerland | Garden City | 11 | 8 | 7 | 135 |
| Kaylee Scott | Holy Names | 12 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
| Ally Ortega | Sweet Home | 12 | 6 | 50 | 130 |
| Autumn Albrecht | Brockport | 12 | 5 | 33 (A) | 128 |
| Beatrice Boylan | Cornwall | 12 | 9 | 8 | 128 |
| Rachel Fairbanks | Jamesville-Dewitt | 12 | 3 | --- | 125 |
| Mary Visca | Pittsford Sutherland | 12 | 5 | 11 | 124 |
| Aileen Doyle | Sweet Home | 12 | 6 | 14 | 123 |
| Laura Nolan | Miller Place | 11 | 11 | 17 | 123 |
| Mary Barger | Pittsford Mendon | 12 | 5 | 25 | 123 |
| Kaylah Quarshie | Port Jervis | 10 | 9 | 10 | 123 |
| Lydia Williams | Holy Names | 9 | 2 | --- | 122 |
| Emily Guinther | Queensbury | 12 | 2 | 16 | 122 |
| Isabelle Page | John Jay-Cross River | 12 | 1 | 30 | 122 |
| Brittany Fuller | Port Jervis | 12 | 9 | 21 | 120 |
| Eva Scott | Burnt Hills | 10 | 2 | 26 | 119 |
| Jen Gerland | Garden City | 12 | 8 | 42 | 118 |
| Daniela LoCastro | Cold Spring Harbor | 12 | 8 | 13 | 118 |
| Katherine Lee | Shoreham-Wading River | 9 | 11 | --- | 118 |
| Anna Kostarellis | Churchville-Chili | 10 | 5 | 27 | 117 |
| Ashley Wallace | Cornwall | 12 | 9 | 28 | 117 |
| Sam Peterman | Sweet Home | 10 | 6 | 117 | |
| Next: | Megan Gordon - Wantagh 116, Courtney Breiner - Emma Willard 116, Jordan Casey - Burnt Hills 116, Anna Galbraith - Chittenango 115, Gemma Nuttal - John Jay - Cross River 115 | ||||
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| Holy Names' Kaylee Scott at right chased home Miller Place's Tiana Guevera to earn a 5th place, making her the top returning runner for Class B. | |||||
| 2014 Season Overview for Class B | |||||
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2014 has already seen a big shakeup in Class B, and this year's States meet will have a lot of new faces at the top despite the fact that two-thirds of the top 20 returning runners are seniors. The top four finishers at the States meet from 2013 are gone either to graduation, or in the case of reigning champ Jessica Lawson of Corning and runner-up Sophia Tasselmyer now on East Aurora, off to different classes. The movement and graduations have left Class B with very little depth at the team level beyond the top ten usual powerhouses. But this should be perhaps the most competitive and exciting of the team competitions at States, because in preseason the top 5 teams sport TR average ratings of less than 5 points apart. Last year Queensbury roared to the finish and became the first team to win a States title on its home course as the runners fed off the big crowd support there. This year the Spartans(Q) have nearly everyone back with the big exception of number 2 runner Megan Kellogg for the sectional and state battles, so the Spartans(BH) of Burnt Hills actually get the top preseason rating in Section 2 and the state because they have their top ten runners back. Throw in Holy Names behind stars Kaylee Scott and Lydia Williams, and you have the usual high-class rhubarb fight in S2-B. Section 1 also has a big fight looming between Pearl River and John Jay-Cross River after the Pirates won the S1-B title while the Indians took the Federation championship last year. Pearl River was certainly hit harder by losses especially with frontrunner Kelly Hayes' graduation, but they are also a deeper team and have another potential star with a first name of Mary hitting the trails this year. The battle for the individual title in States Class B will almost certainly involve some new faces like last year when Jessica Lawson stormed the scene. Among the known members of the elite fighting for the crown are likely to be Holly Names' Kaylee Scott, the top returning States finisher, along with Garden City's Stephanie Gerland and a host of others who have been running at the top including Brockport's A-transplant Autumn Albrecht, Sweet Home's Ally Ortega, and Cornwall's Beatrice Boylan. |
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| Early action in the States B race as eventual champ Jessica Lawson in yellow stalks leaders Tiana Guevara and Kelly Hayes in the woods. | |||||
| Section by Section Class B Overview | |||||
| Section | Top Teams | Notes | |
| 1 | Pearl River, John Jay-Cross River, Tappan Zee, Nanuet | Again one of the poster-child examples of the inadequate state qualification system. the S1-B battle features the deep reigning sectional champ Pearl River team and the top-loaded Federation champ John Jay-Cross River | |
| 2 | Burnt Hills, Queensbury, Academy of the Holy Names | Holy Names enters the season as the top rated team in the state in a very competitive S2-B, but Burnt Hills always has huge depth and will seize any opportunity to get a title. | |
| 3 | Jamesville-Dewitt, New Hartford | The departure of Westhill to Class C leaves Jamesville-Dewitt as the favorite, but New Hartford has much of its team back and should be close. | |
| 4 | Maine-Endwell, Vestal, Johnson City | The departure of Corning back to Class A after one quick title likely throws the ball back to a deeper Maine-Endwell squad. | |
| 5 | Pittsford Mendon, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Mercy, Pittsford-Sutherland | Pittsford Mendon lost half the top varsity to graduation, but it still appears to have the edge over rising HFL team. | |
| 6 | Sweet Home, Hamburg, Starpoint | Sweet Home has a strong top trio back and should be able to find some depth to replace the departed East Aurora at the head of S6-B. | |
| 7 | Peru | Gotta be Peru for the 7th straight year. | |
| 8 | North Shore, Garden City, Wantagh | North Shore's deeper pack has the edge over Garden City's top-level power. | |
| 9 | Cornwall, Port Jervis, Goshen | Cornwall should be well ahead of the other teams in S9-B. | |
| 10 | Franklin | Franklin is the one. | |
| 11 | Miller Place, Shoreham-Wading River, Bayport-Blue Point | Miller Place still appears to have an edge despite the loss of Tiana and Talia Guevara, but SWR and BBP could make a run if they can field some depth. |
| Previews of Top Teams | |||||
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| Burnt Hills' Emily Digman (no. 284) is in a pack at States as she runs to a 38th place. | |||||
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Burnt Hills | Spartans |
| Section: 2 | Class: B | Colors: Maroon and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2003 (B-7th), 2006 (A-1st), 2007 (A-1st), 2008 (A-1st), 2010 (A-3rd), 2011 (B-2nd) NXN Nationals: 2007 (5th), 2008 (8th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Tina Reynolds (1989, A-8th), Ansku Jalohen (1988, A-4th), Leah Folmsbee (1999, B-9th) (2000, B-9th), Meaghan Gregory (2006, A-2nd) (2008, A-8th), Sam Roecker (2006, A-4th) (2007, A-2nd) (2008, A-4th), Molly Pezzulo (2008, A-5th) (2009, A-6th), Kiersten Anderson (2009, A-8th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals A |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Eva Scott | 10 | --- | 5th in Suburban Council | 119 | |
| Jordan Casey | 12 | 12 | 8th in Suburban Council | 116 | |
| Emily Digman | 11 | 10 | 19th in Suburban Council | 18:59.3 (38) | 113 |
| Marina Jerry | 11 | 25 | 9th in Suburban Council | 111 | |
| Alexis Scott | 12 | 13 | 20th in Suburban Council | 110 | |
| Janelle Rothacker | 12 | 8 | 3rd in Suburban Council-JV | 110 | |
| Allison Fernandez | 12 | 11 | 6th in Suburban Council-JV | 105 | |
| Skylar Sweet | 10 | 19 | 1st in Burnt Hills-JV | 104 | |
| Lindsay Bachus | 11 | 16 | 28th in Suburban Council-JV | 104 | |
| Sarah Killeen | 12 | 16th in Burnt Hills-3 | 102 | ||
| Kaila Dicaprio | 9 | 2nd in McQuaid-Soph | 97 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Burnt Hills as usual has the most returning runners with 100+ TRs of any team in the state with 10, but the question is whether the top 5 can push themselves past the 120 mark for the expected showdown with Queensbury and Holy Names in S2-B. States runner Emily Digman along with frontrunners Eva Scott and Jordan Casey the team's leader at Sectionals, Janelle Rothacker, seems to put the Spartans in a very good spot. | |||||
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| Queensbury's Emily Guinther helped drive the Spartans to their 5th States championship with a 16th and will be the senior leader in 2014. | |||||
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Queensbury | Spartans |
| Section: 2 | Class: B | Colors: Blue and gold | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1977 (B-1st), 1978 (B-2nd), 1979 (B-2nd), 1981 (B-10th), 1982 (B-5th), 1983 (B-5th), 1984 (B-9th), 1985 (B-8th), 1986 (B-6th), 1987 (B-5th), 1988 (B-5th), 1997 (B-1st), 1998 B-3rd), 1999 (B-2nd), 2004 (A-1st), 2009 (A-1st), 2013 (A-1st) NXN Nationals: 2008 (5th), 2009 (7th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Chris Nicholson (1987, B-6th), Caitlin Hickin (1996, B-7th) (1997, B-5th) (1998, B-9th) (1999, B-2nd), Cara Sprague (2003, B-5th) (2004, A-7th) (2005, A-10th) (2006, A-6th), Danielle Winslow (2007, A-4th) (2008, A-2nd) (2009, A-2nd), Carly Wynne (2007, A-5th) (2008, A-10th), Brittany Winslow (2007, A-7th) (2009, A-3rd) (2010, A-4th), Morgan Mueller (2009, A-10th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 1st in States B, 1st in Sectionals B |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Emily Guinther | 12 | 1 | 2nd in Foothills Council | 18:35.5 (16) | 122 |
| Danielle Soprano | 9 | 7 | 54th in Federation | 18:58.6 (35) | 114 |
| Sherri Metcalfe | 11 | 15 | 4th in Grout-1 | 18:58.9 (36) | 113 |
| Alexis Bartlett | 9 | 17 | 57th in NXN-NY | 19:27.4 (66) | 104 |
| Emily Atamanchuk | 9 | 23 | 106th in Federation | 20:00.8 (89) | 97 |
| Kathryn Ackner | 12 | --- | 9th in Grout-1 | 94 | |
| Rachael Guinther | 12 | 32 | 6th in Foothills Council | 91 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Queensbury is not as deep as their rival Spartans Burnt Hills, but they put together the best top 7 last year to get to States, and the last time the team has gone to states, it's won the championship. Queensbury has a couple of spots to fill on a team composed mainly of freshmen and seniors, but with Emily Guinther, Danielle Soprano, and Sherri Metcalfe returning, a repeat States title is a distinct possibility. | |||||
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| Pearl River's Kelly Hayes running beside Miller Place's Tiana Guevara went out with a flourish as she took a 3rd at States | |||||
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Pearl River | Pirates |
| Section: 1 | Class: B | Colors: Royal blue and white (plus red) | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1979 (A-3rd), 1980 (B-1st), 1981 (B-1st), 1982 (B-1st), 1983 (B-1st), 1984 (B-2nd), 1985 (B-2nd), 1986 (B-3rd), 1987 (B-2nd), 1988 (B-1st), 1989 (B-1st), 1990 (B-2nd), 1991 (B-7th), 1992 (C-2nd), 1993 (C-2nd), 1994 (B-1st), 1995 (B-3rd), 1996 (B-2nd), 1997 (B-2nd), 1998 (B-2nd), 1999 (C-1st), 2000 (C-2nd), 2001 (C-2nd), 2002 (C-3rd), 2003 (B-4th), 2004 (B-3rd), 2005 (B-4th), 2006 (B-3rd), 2007 (B-3rd), 2008 (B-2nd), 2009 (B-4th), 2010 (B-2nd), 2011 (B-5th), 2013 (B-2nd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Joann Truilli (1982, B-8th), Erika Duthiers (1986, B-4th) 1988 (B-9th), Methalie Marquis (1987, B-4th), Jen Barber (1992, C-7th), Courtney O’Keefe (1999, C-1st), Vanessa McKay (1999-C-2nd) (2001, C-6th), Jocelyn Gaines (2002, C-3rd), Samantha Stadt (2004, B-7th), (2005, B-2nd), Chelsea Kushner (2008, B-9th), Ceili McMorrow (2010, B-9th), Kelly Hayes (2011, B-8th) (2013, B-3rd) |
| Last Year's Summary: 4th at Federation, 2nd in States B, 1st in Sectionals B |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Ailish Durcan | 10 | 11 | 10th in Rockland County | 18:55.5 (31) | 114 |
| Catherine Rayward | 12 | 9 | 13th in Rockland County | 19:10.3 (49) | 113 |
| Mary Borkoski | 8 | --- | --- | 108 (est) | |
| Erin Clinton | 9 | 17 | 5th in Manhattan-F | 19:26.7 (64) | 107 |
| Kaitlyn Harding | 10 | 13 | 15th in Rockland County | 19:18.0 (58) | 106 |
| Jesse McCarthy | 10 | 1st in Rockland County-JV | 99 | ||
| Ann McCormack | 9 | 12th in Section Coaches-2 | 98 | ||
| Lauren O'Brien | 11 | 2nd in Rockland County-JV | 93 | ||
| Grace Raffa | 10 | 4th in Rockland County-JV | 90 | ||
| Tara Smyth | 11 | 1st in Section Coaches-JV | 90 | ||
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| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Longtime leader Kelly Hayes is gone from the Pirate crew that was 2nd at States, but Pearl River's recruitment campaign has again made sure that the team is loaded going into a new season. The new frontrunners may be Ailish Durcan and Catherine Rayward, but 8th-grade newcomer could be running far above the conservative projected TR here when she's broken in the trails a bit, and it would not be a surprise to see the Pirates on top of the Class B rankings this year as the young team makes a leap. | |||||
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| John Jay- Cross River's Isabelle Page (no. 183) took 30th at States and a week later led her team to the Federation Championship title. | |||||
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John Jay - Cross River | Indians |
| Section: 1 | Class: B | Colors: Purple and white | |||
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Last Year's Summary: 1st in Federation, 2nd in Sectionals B |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Isabelle Page | 12 | 4 | 1st in Byram Hills | 18:55.5 (30) | 122 |
| Gemma Nutall | 11 | 7 | 6th in Westchester County | --- | 115 |
| Kathryn Nohilly | 10 | 6 | 12th in Westchester County | 18:55.9 (32) | 113 |
| Brooke Nohilly | 10 | 12 | 8th in Westchester County | 109 | |
| Ella Boker | 12 | 31 | 140th in Federation | 87 | |
| Grace Newman | 12 | 34 | 14th in Byram Hills | 81 | |
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This Year's Outlook The number of times a Class B team has been denied a place at States and then won the Federation meet is less than 1, though Saratoga did it twice, and now John Jay - Cross River has to feed off both the high of its Feds finish and the frustration of the Sectionals result to push to the next level in 2014. The top quartet of Isabelle Page, Gemma Nutall and Kathryn and Brooke Nohilly is very strong, but the Indians will need more strength at the back to overtake a surging Pearl River team. And for a team that has done well at Bowdoin Park, it is odd that the Indians' twins have such a stated aversion to hills. |
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| Cornwall's Beatrice Boylan in green next to Tappan Zee's Megan Jaskot picked up her second top 10 place at States in 2013. | |||||
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Cornwall | Dragons |
| Section: 9 | Class: B | Colors: Green and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1997 (B-9th), 1998 (B-4th), 2001 (B-5th), 2002 (B-5th), 2003 (B-5th), 2004 (A-2nd), 2005 (A-3rd), 2006 (A-4th), 2007 (A-4th), 2008 (A-2nd), 2009 (A-4th), 2010 (A-4th), 2011 (B-9th), 2012 (B-5th), 2013 (B-6th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Suzanne Gold (1991, B-8th), Lynne Mundy (2003, B-6th) (2004, A-3rd) (2005, A-3rd), Aisling Cuffe (2008, A-2nd) (2009, A-1st) (2010, A-1st), Beatrice Boylan (2012, B-6th) (2013, B-8th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 14th in Federation, 6th in States B, 1st in Sectionals B |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Beatrice Boylan | 12 | 1 | 1st in Manhattan-B | 18:19.6 (8) | 128 |
| Ashley Wallace | 12 | 4 | 10th in Manhattan-B | 18:49.6 (47) | 117 |
| Hannah Mellino | 10 | --- | 13th in OCIAA | 19:23.7 (62) | 105 |
| Dara Cuffe | 12 | 14 | 6th in OCIAA | 19:40.4 (73) | 105 |
| Victoria Caroli | 11 | 10 | 22nd in OCIAA | 19:50.4 (79) | 91 |
| Karli Markley | 11 | 11 | 33rd in OCIAA | 20:27.0 (101) | 86 |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Dragons fell back a wee bit last year as the depth was not quite as strong as in many of the recent years. With a senior-laden squad led by Beatrice Boylan and Ashley Wallace, the time for an injection of youth may be vital to keeping the Dragons among the top B teams in the state. | |||||
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| Holy Names' Kaylee Scott took 5th at States and is back to lead the team in 2014. | |||||
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| Section: 2 | Class: B | Colors: Blue and gold | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2000 (B-2nd), 2001 (B-2nd), 2002 (B-8th), 2005 (A-1st), 2012 (B-1st) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Elizabeth Maloy (1999, B-10th) (2000, B-5th) (2001, B-2nd) (2002, B-1st), Annie Hayden (2000, B-8th), Claire Hardwick (2005, A-8th), Leah Triller (2010, A-8th), Catherine Maloy (2012, B-3rd), Kaylee Scott (2012, B-4th) (2013, B-5th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 3rdin Sectionals B |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Kaylee Scott | 12 | 3 | 1st in Colonial Council | 18:06.0 (5) | 132 |
| Lydia Williams | 9 | 2 | 3rd in Colonial Council | 122 | |
| Meredith Franchini | 9 | 22 | 5th in Colonial Council | 96 | |
| Kaitlyn Close | 12 | 28 | 15th in Albany County | 92 | |
| Arissa Spitalny | 12 | 26 | 7th in Colonial Council | 90 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The 2013 season was a trying one for Holy Names as injuries and defections of some runners back to their starting point at Saratoga turned everything upside down and sent the preseason top-rated team in the state spinning back to 3rd place finish in S2-B. With a very small team that has little room for unpleasant surprises, HN needs to hope that new runners like Meredith Franchini can fill out the spots behind the super top duo of senior Kaylee Scott and freshman Lydia Williams. | |||||
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| Mary Barger was the top runner for Pittsford Mendon last year with a 25th at States. | |||||
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Pittsford Mendon | Vikings |
| Section: 5 | Class: B | Colors: Maroon and gold | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2005 (A-4th), 2006 (A-4th), 2007 (A-2nd), 2008 (A-3rd), 2009 (A-2nd), 2013 (B-7th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Linda Gryski (1987, A-7th), Shaylyn Tuite (2006, A-7th) (2007, A-6th) (2008, A-7th) (2009, A-4th) (2010, A-3rd) |
| Last Year's Summary: 9th in Federation, 7th in States B, 1st in Sectionals B |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Mary Barger | 12 | 1 | 8th in Monroe County | 18:46.8 (25) | 123 |
| Amanda Zeccola | 11 | 7 | 25th in Monroe County | 19:23.2 (61) | 106 |
| Kari Tuite | 11 | 9 | 27th in Monroe County | 19:27.1 (65) | 105 |
| Megha Singh | 11 | 10 | 29th in Monroe County | 19:36.4 (70) | 102 |
| Katie Rohrer | 8 | 39th in McQuaid AA | 93 | ||
| Jamie Amoroso | 8 | 7th in McQuaid-JV | 80 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Vikings picked up their first Sectional title in 4 years in 2013 as frontrunner Mary Barger joined the team and got healthy just in time to give them the edge. But the team lost three veterans seniors including mainstay Colleen Yancey, and though Mendon seems to have a sizable edge in S5-B over Honeoye Falls-Lima, some likely development from the youngster corps would be very nice. | |||||
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| North Shore's Stacie Nadel took 33rd to lead the Vikings at States. | |||||
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North Shore | Vikings |
| Section: 8 | Class: B | Colors: Maroon and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2008 (B-3rd), 2009 (B-3rd), 2010 (A-1st), 2011 (B-1st) NXN Nationals: 2010 (9th), 2011 (9th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Michelle Loschert (1989, B-6th), Brianna Welch (2005, B-3rd) (2006, B-5th) (2007, B-2nd) (2008, B-8th), Samantha Nadel (2008, B-3rd) (2009, B-3rd) (2010, A-7th) (2011, B-1st), Jessica Donohue (2010, A-9th) (2011, B-3rd), Brianna Nerud (2011, B-2nd) |
| Last Year's Summary: 8th in States B, 1st in Sectionals B |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Stacie Nadel | 12 | 9 | 9th in Sect. 8 Conf. 3 | 18:56.4 (33) | 113 |
| Diana Vizza | 11 | 14 | 5th in Sect. 8 Conf. 3 | 19:02.9 (41) | 110 |
| Monica Morra | 11 | 11 | 6th in Sect. 8 Conf. 3 | 19:26.0 (63) | 107 |
| Stephanie Bazan | 11 | 16 | 8th in Sect. 8 Conf. 3 | 20:05.9 (90) | 102 |
| Morgan Nerud | 11 | 47 | 11th in Sect. 8 Conf. 3 | 19:58.5 (86) | 91 |
| Hannah Leventhal | 8 | 90 (est) | |||
| Emma Rivera | 8 | 88 (est | |||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| North Shore got back to States in 2013 with a young team in development, and this year could be the one in which the Vikings can back in the top group at States. Stacie Nadel made a not unexpected leap to a 33rd place the state championship, and she will be leading a team that seems to be in high development mode. | |||||
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| Aileen Doyle (no. 683) was the top runner for Sweet Home at States with a 14th place medal. | |||||
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Sweet Home | Panthers |
| Section: 6 | Class: B | Colors: Navy and old gold | |||
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| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Katie Niblock (2009, A-5th), Jenny DelSignore (2012, B-10th) |
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Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Ally Ortega | 12 | 3 | 2nd in McQuaid-AA | 19:12.4 (50) | 130 |
| Aileen Doyle | 12 | 5 | 5th in Queensbury-Champ | 18:33.0 (14) | 123 |
| Sam Peterman | 10 | 7 | 9th in McQuaid-AA | 18:51.2 (28) | 117 |
| Sam Himes | 10 | 25 | 35th in ECIC | 88 | |
| Genievieve Boucher | 12 | 40 | 63rd in ECIC | 67 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Sweet Home's two big roadblocks in S6-B have been cleared out with East Aurora moving to Class C and Starpoint looking a little dim in 2014, but it will still need to develop some depth to hold off an expected challenge from Hamburg. The top trio of Ally Ortega, Aileen Doyle, and Sam Peterman had a generally fine 2013 with Doyle picking up a States medal, so the front line should be in good shape. | |||||
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| Garden City's Stephanie Gerland at center took 7th for the Trojans at States. | |||||
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Garden City | Trojans |
| Section: 8 | Class: B | Colors: Maroon and gray | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1998 (B-9th), 2012 (B-4th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Jenny Weekes (1982, A-3rd) (1983, A-9th), Stephanie Gerland (2012, B-8th) (2013, B-7th) |
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Last Year's Summary: 10th in Federation, 4th in States B 1st in Section 8, Conference 2, 4th in Manhattan-F, 4th in Suffolk Coaches-A, 2nd in Warwick-2 |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Stephanie Gerland | 11 | 1 | 6th in Federation | 18:09.9 (7) | 135 |
| Jennifer Gerland | 12 | 5 | 2nd in Sect 8 Conf. 2 | 18:48.1 (26) | 118 |
| Caroline Ferri | 12 | 22 | 8th in Suffolk Coaches-A | 99 | |
| Laurel Fisher | 12 | 32 | 9th in Sect 8 Conf. 2 | 85 | |
| Emily Daempfle | 10 | 62 | 67 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The final year when both of the Gerland sisters will be leading Garden City has come, and both Stephanie and Jennifer should continue to do well and maybe pick up a pair of States medals and possibly a state championship for junior Stephanie. Behind the top Trojan duo the ranks are not deep however, and the team will need a big influx of young runners to catch North Shore in S8-B. | |||||
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| Honeoye Falls-Lima's Martha Mevorach finished up her senior career with a 44th at States. | |||||
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Honeoye Falls-Lima | Cougars |
| Section: 5 | Class: B | Colors: Black and gold | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1995 (B-6th), 1997 (B-5th), 1998 (B-1st), 1999 (B-1st), 2000 (B-1st), 2001 (B-1st), 2002 (B-1st), 2003 (B-1st), 2004 (B-1st), 2005 (B-2nd), 2006 (B-2nd), 2007 (B-2nd), 2008 (B-4th), 2009 (B-2nd), 2011 (B-3rd), 2012 (B-8th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Wendy Bensley (1990, B-10th), Amber Dodzweit (1998, B-10th) (1999, B-8th), Lynn Kubeja (2002, B-2nd) (2003, B-4th), Liz Deir (2003, B-4th) (2004, B-2nd) (2005, B-1st) (2006, B-1st), Audrey Mangan (2004, B-6th) (2005, B-4th), Meg Van Houton (2006, B-6th) (2007, B-6th), Amanda Moreland (2009, B-4th), Hannah Cole (2011, B-5th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Riley Douglas | 12 | 4 | 5th in Penfield-Irondequoit | 19:42.3 (74) | 104 |
| Sydney McDonnal | 11 | 14 | 1st in Penfield-Irondequoit-JV | 95 | |
| Maria Villanti | 10 | 16 | 2nd in Penfield-Irondequoit-JV | 91 | |
| Bailey Reed | 11 | 32 | 6th in GCC Cougar | 86 | |
| Chloe Carlson | 11 | 1st in Clarence-JV | 84 | ||
| Brittany Chamberlain | 10 | 5th in Penfield-Irondequoit-JV | 76 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Riley Douglas had a good surge last year for the Cougars and returns as the frontrunner for a young developing team that looks to challenge Pittsford Mendon in S5-B. | |||||
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| Jamesville-Dewitt's Emilee Carpenter in red ran to a 59th place at States. | |||||
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Jamesville-Dewitt | Red Rams |
| Section: 3 | Class: B | Colors: Red and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1981 (B-5th), 2009 (A-9th), 2010 (A-10th) |
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Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Rachel Fairbanks | 12 | --- | 1st in Baldwinsville-Lg | 125 | |
| Emilee Carpenter | 12 | 4 | 10th in McQuaid-AA | 19:20.3 (59) | 114 |
| Samantha Jaffe | 12 | 21 | 11th in OHSL Freedom | 83 | |
| Alexandra Street | 10 | 22 | 16th in Whitesboro | 76 | |
| Emily Pomeroy | 10 | 42 | 13th in OHSL Freedom | 62 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The loss of frontrunner Rachel Fairbanks to injury in midseason last year was a tough blow for the Red Rams, but the loss of Westhill to Class C in Section 3 is probably viewed cheerfully by the team. Now the big favorite in the S3-B race, JD needs Fairbanks to stay healthy and States runner Emilee Carpenter to help provide a strong duo for the Rams. | |||||
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Hamburg | Bulldogs |
| Section: 6 | Class: B | Colors: Purple and white | |||
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Last Year's Summary: 5th in Sectionals B |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Olivia Lothringer | 10 | 14 | 10th in McQuaid-AA2 | 106 | |
| Erin Cuddihy | 12 | 20 | 2nd in Eden | 104 | |
| Morgan Lewis | 9 | 26 | 13th in Eden | 86 | |
| Hannah Fredriksen | 12 | 24 | 32nd in McQuaid-AA2 | 85 | |
| Molly Kabza | 9 | 33 | 12th in Eden | 77 | |
| Isabel Lothringer | 12 | 38 | 16th in Eden | 70 | |
| Erin Kane | 11 | 47 | 20th in Eden | 63 | |
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This Year's Outlook Usually a team that finished 5th in S5-B would not be rated among the top teams in the state the next season, but Hamburg has everyone back on a squad with some fast developing youngsters, and the sectional scene has changed hugely in the Bulldogs' favor. It will still be a tall order catching Sweet Home, but sophomore Olivia Lothringer and senior Erin Cuddihy give Hamburg a good base for their 2014 campaign. |
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| Tappan Zee's Erin Jaskot in red ran to another States medal in her senior year as she picked up a 6th. | |||||
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Tappan Zee | Dutchmen |
| Section: 1 | Class: B | Colors: Red, silver and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2009 (A-3rd), 2010 (A-6th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Lizette Hautau (1976, A-5th), Monica Hautau (1979, A-8th), Shannon Fitzgerald (1994, B-8th), Sara Graney (2005, A-7th) (2007, A-8th), Taylor Jo Gillen (2009, A-7th), Erin Jaskot (2012, B-9th) (2013, B-6th) |
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Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals B 4th in Rockland County, 1st in Section 1 Coaches-1, 5th in Manhattan-B, 1st in Suffolk Coaches-B, 6th in Queensbury-1 |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Kassidy Ayres | 12 | 16 | 11th in Rockland County | 110 | |
| Caitlin Hartnett | 11 | 19 | 19th in Rockland County | 98 | |
| Tara Sullivan | 9 | 28 | 36th in Rockland County | 82 | |
| Katelyn Fuller | 9 | 25 | 25th in Rockland County | 81 | |
| Jackie Sheridan | 9 | --- | 14th in Rockland County-JV | 75 | |
| Erin Van Dollen | 12 | 47 | 35th in Rockland County | 74 | |
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This Year's Outlook Long-time star runner Erin Jaskot and a strong group of seniors are gone, so the Dutchmen have a big rebuilding task ahead of them. This year is probably too soon to be challenging Pearl River and John Jay - Cross River, but senior Kassidy Ayres should have a strong season and Tappan Zee has a pack of young runners on the way up. |
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| Miller Place's Laura Nolan at center and Talia Guevara at right medaled at States and along with 4th place finisher Tiana Guevara led the Panthers to 5th. | |||||
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Miller Place | Panthers |
| Section: 11 | Class: B | Colors: Red, blue and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1977 (B-9th), 1978 (B-7th), 1980 (B-8th), 1981 (B-7th), 1982 (B-7th), 1984 (B-5th), 1994 (B-9th), 1996 (B-6th), 1997 (B-7th), 1998 (B-6th), 1999 (B-3rd), 2000 (B-3rd), 2001 (B-4th), 2002 (B-4th), 2003 (B-6th), 2009 (A-7th), 2012 (B-7th), 2013 (B-5th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Heather Zimmerman (1980, B-6th) (1982 B-4th), Lora Prestandea (1987, B-9th), Megan O'Shea (1998, B-7th) (1999, B-7th) (2000, B-7th), Kim Caramanica (2001, B-7th), Kathryn Allard (2002, B-8th) (2003, B-8th) (2004, A-9th), Talia Guevara (2011, B-6th), Tiana Guevara (2012, B-2nd) (2013, B-4th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 5th in Federation, 5th in States B, 1st in Sectionals B |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Laura Nolan | 11 | 3 | 27th in Federation | 18:35.8 (17) | 127 |
| Laura Barreca | 12 | 11 | 22nd in Brown-Champ | 19:38.0 (71) | 101 |
| Dominique Betterbed | 12 | 19 | 10th in Suffolk Officials-B | 20:20.4 (98) | 78 |
| Siara Guevara | 9 | 18 | 47th in Brown-Champ | 21:00.9 (110) | 76 |
| Nicole Barreca | 10 | 23 | 21:41.4 (119) | 57 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Panthers had a fabulous 2013 that culminated with the top trio of Tiana and Talia Guevara and Laura Nolan earning medals at States and then taking 5th in the Federation meet. The Guevara twins are gone and a rebuilding project is in order for Miller Place, but with a pair of Laura's leading the team in 2014 as Laura Barreca joins Nolan at the top, the Panthers are the favorites to take the S11-B crown again. | |||||
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| The John Jay - Cross River champs have a lot to celebrate at the Federation meet. | |||||