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| Class D Preview | |||||
| Top 5 Teams at 2013 States |
| Tully 45 | Maple Grove 76 | Seton Catholic-Plattsburgh 78 | Greenwich 87 | Keshequa 140 |
| Projected Top 5 Teams for 2014 from Returners' 2013 TR Ratings |
| 1. Tully 93.6 | 2. Beaver River 82.4 | 3. Maple Grove 80.8 | 4. Norwood-Norfolk 76.6 | 5. South Lewis 73.6 |
| Projected Next 5 Teams for 2014 from Returners' 2013 TR Ratings |
| 6. Silver Creek 70.0 | 7. Cooperstown 69.2 | 8. Sauquoit Valley 68.8 | 9. Notre Dame-Batavia 67.4 | 10. Keshequa 64.4 | |
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| Maple Grove's Hope Pietrocarlo ran far out in front in the Class D race as her Red Dragons took 2nd at States. | |||||
| Top 2014 Returning Runners by Last Year's TR Rating | |||||
| Name | Team | Grade | Section | States Place | Season TR |
| Sage Hurta | Hamilton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 127 |
| Hope Pietrocarlo | Maple Grove | 11 | 6 | 1 | 121 |
| Ashleigh Crawford | Tully | 11 | 3 | 3 | 114 |
| Kaycie Saucier | Norwood-Norfolk | 11 | 10 | 10 | 114 |
| Natalie Mogavero | Weedsport | 9 | 3 | 7 | 112 |
| Margaret Champagne | Seton Catholic-Plattsburgh | 11 | 7 | 2 | 111 |
| Anna Warner | Notre Dame-Batavia | 12 | 5 | 31 (C) | 111 |
| Ellen Jaworski | Tully | 11 | 3 | 4 | 110 |
| Kristen Ratliff | Cooperstown | 11 | 3 | 14 | 107 |
| Samantha Fanion | Cooperstown | 10 | 3 | 19 | 102 |
| Alison Congeli | Tully | 9 | 3 | 12 | 101 |
| Marissa Jones | Sauquoit Valley | 11 | 3 | --- | 100 |
| Hannah Gray | Norwood-Norfolk | 10 | 10 | 20 | 99 |
| Emma Seiders | Silver Creek | 10 | 6 | 22 | 98 |
| Monica Strain | Maple Hill | 10 | 2 | 25 | 96 |
| Grace Auer | Maple Grove | 9 | 6 | 26 | 95 |
| Sierra Corbett | South Lewis | 11 | 3 | --- | 94 |
| Brenna Lyons | Addison | 12 | 5 | --- | 94 |
| Silvia Thompson | Keshequa | 10 | 5 | 18 | 94 |
| Shealyn Doody | Red Jacket | 12 | 5 | 35 | 93 |
| Next: | Morgan Munger - Oakfield - Alabama 92, Julia Russell - Candor 91, Leah Livernois - Norwood-Norfolk 90 | ||||
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| Seton Catholic - Plattsburgh's Margaret Champagne took 2nd at States to lead her team to a 3rd place finish. | |||||
| 2014 Season Overview for Class D | |||||
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There are always some givens with girls' Class D: one team will be stocking a big amount of young talent to dominate the class; most of the returning top runners have anywhere from two to five years of eligibility left; almost everybody is from Sections 3, 5 or 6; and no one has a clue about where Seton Catholic - Plattsburgh will find a fourth and fifth runner (but it always does) or where Notre Dame - Batavia is being classified. For 2014, Tully is the young powerbroker, 9 of the top 10 teams are from Sections 3, 5, and 6 (Norwood-Norfolk also rudely showed up at the rankings party), and I have no clue about Seton Catholic's back line and have guessed that ND-Batavia will be allowed to be in D, but who knows? With the stream of fresh talent beginning to slow to a trickle for Maple Grove, Tully used its new home in Class D to unleash its young corps and beat out the reigning champ Red Dragons for the Black Knights' first state title last year. Maple Grove did get a lot of satisfaction from sophomore Hope Pietrocarlo's win at States after two consecutive 3rd places which gave the team its first individual States crown to go with its three team titles. Though no team can be called loaded with talent this year, reigning champ Tully at least has some depth at the top with Ashleigh Crawford, Ellen Jaworski, and Alison Congelli and enough of a supporting cast to make it the big favorite for a repeat title. Beaver River may have more depth than Tully, but at this point there does not appear to be signs that the Beavers will have anyone running at more elite levels. Maple Grove continues to hold on behind Pietrocarlo but needs more fledgling Dragons in the ranks. And up in Section 10, Norwood-Norfolk is intriguing because it just needs some filling out at the back to become a top contender. Last year's 4th place team Greenwich has moved up to Class C. There are almost no seniors in the top group for Class D this year, which is not unusual. With Pietrocarlo's win at States last year, the 2014 contest could pit two former champs against each other for the title, as 2010 winner Sage Hurta of Hamilton enters the season as the top rated Class D runner. Last year's States runner-up, Margaret Champagne of Seton Catholic - Plattsburgh, carries a preeminent family tradition with her, and Tully's Ashleigh Crawford and Ellen Jaworski and Norwood-Norfolk's Kaycie Saucier both wouldn't mind collecting team and individual championships at States. |
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| 2010 States Class D winner Sage Hurta of Hamilton finished 5th in 2013 and is the top rated returning runner for 2014. | |||||
| Section by Section Class D Overview |
| Section | Top Teams | Notes |
| 1 | Haldane, Alexander Hamilton | Haldane should have enough runners to hold off the Red Raiders. |
| 2 | Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Maple Hill, Saratoga Central | Greenwich needs to fill out its small squad as usual, but with another pair or two of feet the Witches should be comfortably ahead in S2-D. |
| 3 | Tully, Beaver River, South Lewis, Cooperstown, Sauquoit Valley, Hamilton | Tully has a decided edge here entering the season, but there are enough teams in the mix that one or two newcomers could change the rankings here. |
| 4 | Trumansburg, Candor, Southern Cayuga | Trumansburg drops down to S4-D and could be in States top 10 this year. |
| 5 | Notre Dame-Batavia, Keshequa, Red Creek, | If ND-Batavia is in S5-D, this could be a good battle with reigning champ Keshequa. |
| 6 | Maple Grove, Silver Creek, Cymer-Sherman-Panama, Barker | Maple Grove could get a bit of a challenge from Silver Creek this year due to graduation losses. |
| 7 | Seton Catholic-Plattsburgh, Lake Placid, Ticonderoga | Seton Catholic will win if it can get five runners over the line. |
| 8 | No representatives | |
| 9 | SS Seward, Eldred | Seward has everyone back. |
| 10 | Norwood-Norfolk, Brushton-Moira | Norwood Norfolk is on the way up. |
| 11 | Stony Brook, Pierson | Could be close. |
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| Tully's Ashleigh Crawford placed 3rd at States to help lead the Black Knights to their first championship. | |||||
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Tully | Black Knights |
| Section: 3 | Class: D | Colors: Red and black | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1992 (C-3rd), 1993 (C-6th), 1999 (D-2nd), 2007 (C-3rd), 2008 (C-4th), 2009 (C-2nd), 2010 (C-3rd), 2011 (C-3rd), 2012 (C-2nd), 2013 (D-1st) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Heather Roberts (1999, D-9th), Kelly Coyne (2006, C-6th), Ashleigh Crawford (2013, D-3rd) Ellen Jaworski (2013, D-4th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 1st in States D, 1st in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Ashleigh Crawford | 11 | 4 | 10th in McQuaid-A | 19:01.5 (3) | 114 |
| Ellen Jaworski | 11 | 7 | 2nd in OHSL-Patriot | 19:02.1 (4) | 110 |
| Alison Congelli | 9 | 9 | 4th in OHSL-Patriot | 19:32.6 (12) | 101 |
| Mackenzie Bolt | 10 | 24 | 8th in Tully-Sm | 20:26.5 (32) | 84 |
| Katherine Graham | 12 | 48 | 15th in OHSL-Patriot | 21:30.3 (59) | 59 |
| Maureen Murphy | 10 | 49th in Baldwinsville-Sm | 54 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Tully got its best all-around season's effort at States last year and won impressively, picking up four medals with 3rd, 4th, 12th and 13th places. With the loss of two key seniors, the ranks behind Ashleigh Crawford, Ellen Jaworski, Alison Congelli and Mackenzie Bolt will need to be filled in for the Black Knights to feel safe in a tough S3-D. The big question is after being the Light Green Knights and the Pink Knights the last two States, what color will Tully be this year? | |||||
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Beaver River runners in orange and green were out in force at a meet at Watertown in mid October. Credit: Watertown Daily Times |
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Beaver River | Beavers |
| Section: 3 | Class: D | Colors: Orange, green and white | |||
| XC History |
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States Teams: 1984 (C-1st), 1985 (C-1st), 1986 (C-2nd), 1995 (C-2nd), 1996 (C-3rd), 1997 (C-2nd), 1998 (C-1st), 2000 (D-2nd), 2001 (D-2nd), 2002 (D-2nd), 2003 (D-2nd), 2004 (D-1st), 2005 (D-2nd), 2007 D-3rd), 2009 (D-3rd), 2011 (D-2nd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Diane Everard (1982, C-2nd), Tammy Widrick (1985, C-6th) (1986, C-7th) (1987, C-9th), Cynthia Zehr (1985, C-6th), Nicole Maser (1994, C-6th), Bobbie Mathys (1996, C-8th) (1997, C-6th), Lauren Moser (2000, D-4th) (2001, D-3rd) (2002, D-1st) (2003, D-5th), Julie Emery (2000, D-7th), Chelsea Nuffer (2002, D-7th) (2005, D-6th), Adrienne Gagnier (2003, D-8th), Ellen Stevens (2004, D-4th), Karlee Duffer (2009, D-8th) (2010, D-10th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Taylor Moore | 8 | 15 | 12th in Chittenango-3 | 86 | |
| Sierra Kempney | 9 | 13 | 11th in Frontier-Lg | 86 | |
| Emily Lighthall | 9 | 11 | 11th in Beaver River | 83 | |
| Victoria Rollin | 11 | 5th in South Jefferson | 81 | ||
| Riley Nortz | 11 | 19th in Queensbury-3 | 76 | ||
| Reganne Smith | 12 | 8th in Frontier-Lg | 76 | ||
| Rachel Steiner | 12 | 58 | 24th in Beaver River | 56 | |
| Makayla Roggie | 12 | 34 | 30th in Beaver River | 50 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Beavers large and shifting cast is a little hard to figure out, but the team seems to be in the midst of a youth movement that could make it a pretty deep team, though some runners will need to have a big boost to challenge Tully in S3-C. | |||||
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| Maple Grove 8th grader Grace Auer (no. 670), shown here with Byron-Bergen's Kim Lovett, joined with older teammates Hope Pietrocarlo, Caroline Benson and Taylor Norris to lead the team to 2nd at States. | |||||
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Maple Grove | Red Dragons |
| Section: 6 | Class: D | Colors: Red and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2007 (D-4th), 2009 (D-2nd), 2010 (D-1st), 2011 (D-1st), 2012 (D-1st), 2013 (D-2nd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Caroline Benson (2010, D-2nd), Hope Pietrocarlo (2010, D-4th) (2011, D-3rd) (2012, D-3rd) (2013, D-1st), Megan Marsh (2010, D-5th) (2011, D-2nd) (2012, D-10th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in States D, 1st in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Hope Pietrocarlo | 11 | 1 | 1st in CCAA | 18:57.0 (3) | 132 |
| Grace Auer | 9 | 5 | 6th in CCAA | 20:01.2 (26) | 95 |
| Kristen Kelemer | 8 | 10 | 67th in McQuaid-A | 20:41.7 (42) | 80 |
| Bryn Mozzi | 8 | --- | --- | --- | 60 (est) |
| Ally Saar | 10 | 18 | 34th in CCAA | 22:26.0 | 48 |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The big class of freshmen that helped carry the Red Dragons to their first States title finally graduated last year, and now the team really needs another young wave to boost it in the next few years. There are some signs that it could be happening, and with state champion Hope Pietrocarlo and freshman Grace Auer leading the way, Maple Grove should be able to get to States and be in the hunt for another championship. | |||||
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| Norwood-Norfolk's Kaycie Saucier picked up a 10th place at States to lead her team to 6th. | |||||
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Norwood-Norfolk | Wildcats |
| Section: 10 | Class: D | Colors: Green and gold | |||
| XC Histor, y |
| States Teams: 1983 (C-4th), 1984 (C-4th), 1985 (C-7th), 1988 (C-9th), 1989 (C-10th), 1996 (C-12th), 1998 (C-8thz), 2000 (D-8th), 2006 (D-7th), 2007 (C-7th), 2008 (D-8th), 2009 (D-5th), 2010 (D-6th), 2011 (D-8th), 2012 (D-7th), 2013 (D-6th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Melissa Burrows (1997, C-9th) (1998, C-9th), Colleen Cotey (2005, D-10th), Hannah Seguin (2010, D-8th), Kaycie Saucier (2013, D-10th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 6th in States D, 1st in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Kaycie Saucier | 11 | 1 | 1st in NAC | 19:24.6 (10th) | 114 |
| Hannah Gray | 10 | 2 | 4th in Beaver River | 19:51.7 (20th) | 99 |
| Leah Livernois | 11 | 3 | 17th in Baldwinsville-Sm | 21:07.2 (53) | 90 |
| Skylar Fetter | 10 | 4 | 21st in NAC | 22:47.6 (85) | 40 |
| Natasha Dominique | 11 | 5 | 29th in Adirondack-2 | 22:45.8 (84) | 40 |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Norwood-Norfolk is an intriguing team because it could be very good if it can fill out its back end a little bit. State medalists Kaycie Saucier and Hannah Gray return to lead a team that could break into the top 3 at States with a bit more development. | |||||
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South Lewis runners in red and black were out against the Beaver River runners in mid October. Credit: Daily Courier Observer |
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South Lewis | Falcons |
| Section: 3 | Class: D | Colors: Red and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1980 (C-7th), 2012 (D-3rd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Courtney Beadore (2002, C-6th), Liz Ludovici (2002, C-8th), Victoria Campanian (2008, D-5th) (2009, D-2nd) (2010, C-3rd) (2012, D-6th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Sierra Corbett | 11 | 10 | 2nd in Frontier-Lg | 94 | |
| Christina Platt | 11 | 20 | 8th in Whitesboro | 77 | |
| Kayla Cavanagh | 10 | 29 | 7th in Adirondack-2 | 77 | |
| Gaelyn Bronson | 12 | 21 | 17th in Frontier-Lg | 76 | |
| Morgan Burd | 10 | 30 | 17th in Adirondack-2 | 64 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| South Lewis fell back a ways last year after Tully came down to S3-D. The Falcons still have a pretty solid pack, but they will need some runners to step up a level to have a shot at winning the sectional title again. | |||||
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| Silver Creek's Emma Seiders finished 22nd for the Flyers at States, while her sister Hannah finished 48th. | |||||
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Silver Creek | Black Knights |
| Section: 6 | Class: D | Colors: Black and old gold | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1981 (C-8th), 1982 (C-5th), 1983 (C-2nd), 1984 (C-3rd), 1985 (C-4th), 1986 (C-5th), 1987 (C-2nd), 1988 (C-2nd), 1993 (C-8th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Lauren Brennan (1984, C-6th) (1985, C-3rd) (1986, C-9th), Tracy Estee (1986, C-5th) (1988, C-6th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Emma Seiders | 10 | 4 | 8th in CCAA | 19:53.3 (22) | 98 |
| Hannah Seiders | 11 | 9 | 10th in Eden | 20:55.5 (48) | 83 |
| Sarah Adams | 11 | 11 | 24th in Eden | 68 | |
| Rachel Radack | 9 | 14 | 19th in CCAA | 64 | |
| Claire Castiglio | 11 | 23 | 32nd in CCAA | 37 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Black Knights sent both of the Seiders sisters to States last year, and if they can fill out the team a liitle more they could be challenging Maple Grove for the S6-D title. | |||||
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| Cooperstown's Kristen Ratliff (no. 393) runs next to Remsen's Makenna Cooley as she flies to 14th place at States | |||||
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Cooperstown | Hawkeyes |
| Section: 3 | Class: D | Colors: Orange and black | |||
| XC History |
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| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Liza Gray (1988, C-10th), Samantha Fanion (2012, D-8th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Kristen Ratliff | 11 | 3 | 2nd in CSC | 19:37.0 (14) | 107 |
| Samantha Fanion | 10 | 5 | 3rd in Chittenango-3 | 19:48.9 (19) | 102 |
| Kate O'Handley | 12 | 32 | 43rd in Rome | 54 | |
| Margie Knight | 11 | 44 | 54th in Rome | 42 | |
| Rebecca O'Dell | 12 | 40th in Chittenango-3 | 41 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Cooperstown featured Kristen Ratliff and Samantha Fanion as States medalists, and with its new mascot, colors, and outlook last year, the question is whether the Hawkeyes can now fill out the lineup behind the top two to make a run at Tully in S3-D. | |||||
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| Sauquoit Valley's modified team members were the champs of their division at the EJ Herrmann meet, a good sign for the future. | |||||
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Sauquoit Valley | Indians |
| Section: 3 | Class: D | Colors: Red and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2005 (C-2nd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Deirdre Colgan (1996, C-4th) (1997, C-2nd) (1998, C-1st), Jackie Kosakowski (1999, C-3rd) (2000 C-1st), Carly Calogero (2002, C-5th), Samantha Stedman (2004, C-1st) (2005, C-7th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 5th in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Marissa Jones | 11 | 8 | 2nd in Adirondack-2 | 100 | |
| Andrea George | 12 | --- | 11th in South Jefferson | 75 | |
| Jenna Kondzielawa | 12 | 26 | 15th in Rome | 69 | |
| Violet Sciobor | 12 | 38 | 41st in Rome | 54 | |
| Veronika Lyubezhni | 11 | 42 | 22nd in Adirondack-2 | 46 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Indians stayed pretty consistent last year with their results from 2012 but fell back to 5th in S3-D from 2nd. The question is whether the team can get some young runners at the level of frontrunner Marissa Jones to be a contender in the section. | |||||
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| Notre Dame-Batavia's Anna Warner at left finished 31st in the States Class C race last year. | |||||
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Notre Dame-Batavia | Fighting Irish |
| Section: 5 | Class: D | Colors: Blue and gold | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2001 (D-6th), 2002 (D-5th), 2003 (D-6th), 2012 (D-4th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Ashley Calarco (2007, D-10th), Laurie Call (2012, D-9th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals C |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Anna Warner | 12 | 6 | 6th in GRAA-LCAA | 19:37.5 (31) | 109 |
| Shelby McGuinness | 11 | 24 | 35th in GRAA-LCAA | 64 | |
| Isabelle Bliss | 10 | 27 | 113th in McQuaid-A | 62 | |
| Serena Strollo-Dice | 10 | 32 | 112th in McQuaid-A | 57 | |
| Rosemary Flumerfeldt | 12 | 44 | 50th in GRAA-LCAA | 48 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| After winning the S5-D title in 2012, the Fighting Irish got sent up to Class C for 2013, which for all I know is where they might be this year. But assuming they might be in S5-D, top runner Anna Warner should do well at States and ND-Batavia should battle Keshequa for the sectional title.. | |||||
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| Keshequa's Sylvia Thompson at center teamed with the Indians' frontrunner Lindsey Piraino to lead her team to 5th at States. At left is Seton Catholic - Plattsburgh's Ashley Leta and at right is Maple Grove's Caroline Benson. | |||||
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Keshequa | Indians |
| 5Section: | Class: D | Colors: Orange and black | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2013 (D-5th) |
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| Last Year's Summary: 5th in States D, 1st in Sectionals D |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Sylvia Thompson | 10 | 9 | 12th in GRAA-LCAA | 19:48.3 (18) | 94 |
| Erin Schiano | 12 | 8 | 21st in GRAA-LCAA | 21:36.4 (62) | 74 |
| Emma Snyder | 12 | 13 | 25th in McQuaid-A3 | 21:59.5 (71) | 72 |
| Katheryn Piriano | 12 | 24 | 41st in GRAA-LCAA | 22:02.7 (73) | 61 |
| Cassie Szulewski | 9 | 61 | 77th in GRAA-LCAA | 23:50.6 (96) | 21 |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Likely only 3064 people in the state know how to pronounce the names of the school Keshequa or its village of Nunda, but the entrance of the team near the top of the Class D rankings in mid season last year was a surprise and nice story. Now with top runner and States medalist Lindsey Piraino gone, the team will be led by its other medalist Sylvia Thomspson in its bid to fill out the roster, get another S5-D title, and do well again at States. | |||||
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| Tully's Ellen Jaworski runs to a 4th at States for the 2013 champs. | |||||