2016 NY Girls XC Preview: Class A

2016 Saucony Flo50 XC Team Rankings Countdown

Aug 11, 2016

Elmira

Express

Section: 4

Class: A

Colors: Cardinal, white and black

The Federation banner is flapping in the wind as Elmira's Abbey Wheeler heads for the finish a final time at Feds in 2nd place.

XC History - (includes results from both Elmira Free Academy, and Elinira Southside, plus current Elmira Express)

States Teams: 1985 (B-9th), 1986 (B-9th), 1990 (A-3rd ES). 1999 (B-10th), 2000 (A-5th ES), 2001 (B-11th), 2002 (B-2nd ES), 2003 (B-2nd ES), 2004 (A-4th ES), 2005(A-8th ES), 2006 (A-7th ES), 2012 (A-8 ^th), 2013 (A-4th), 2015 (A-7th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Helen Ward (1980, A-9th ES), Maureen Kane (1990, A-5h ES), Katy Spotts (1990, A-7th ES),Katie Ryan (1995, B-7 ^th) (1996, A-5^th) (1997, A-4^th), Rachel Forrest (2003, B-9th ES) (2004, B-5th ES), Abbey Wheeler (2013, A-3 ^rd) (2014, A-6th) (2015, A-6th)

Last Year's Summary: 9^th in NXN-NY, 12^th in Federations, 7th in States A, 1st Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Reilly Tubbs	10	7	57th at Federation	48	111
Casey Roman	11		(4:49 in track - 1500m)		110*
Olivia Riley	12	6	8th in STAC	71	107
Olivia Lovejoy	11	8	19th in STAC	74	103
Mackenzie Tubbs	12	19	31st in STAC	103	97
Alezia Brooks	10	29	62nd in McQuaid-AAA	101	90
Olivia Steed	11	--	91st in McQuaid-AAA		80
Madaleen Nelan	10	23	39th in STAC		74

This Year's Outlook

Elmira's longtime frontrunner Abbey Wheeler graduated after a final trip to Foot Locker Nationals, and that leaves a big void at the top of the lineup. But tthe rest of the top 5 spanning the two Tubbs (Reilly and Mackenzie) to the two Olivia's (Riley amd Lovejoy) is back, and with the expected addition of track standout Casey Roman, that should keep the Express competitive with Corning in the S4-A race with maybe enough depth to regain the title it last won in 2014,

Warwick Valley

Wildcats

Section: 9

Class: A

Colors: Purple and gold

Warwick Valley's Jenny Prial (no. 980) was in a strong pack at States on her way to a 12th place medal.

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: 2^nd in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Jenny Prial	12	2	2nd in OCIAA	12	132
Fiona Mulvihill	8	15	17th in Brown-Champ		105
Genevieve Reilly	9	--	(track - 5:06 in 1500m)		105*
Michaela Calandra	10	--	5th in OCIAA-JV		91
Danielle Bartolotta	12	25	22nd in Manhattan-E		90
Bridget Higgins	11		8th in OCIAA-JV		82
Maired Mulvihill	10		10th in OCIAA-JV		80

This Year's Outlook

Two-time States champ Megan Reilly and three other seniors from the Wildcat varsity are gone, and it's really hard to put any kind of happy face on that situation. However, senior Jenny Prial is back after a 12th place medal at States, and Reilly's freshman sister Genevieve appears set to join the team and maybe help fill in at the 2-3 spots with 8th grader Fiona Mulvihill, so there is some reason to think that Warwick Valley could make a run at the much deeper reigning champ Monroe-Woodbury in S9-A.

Niskayuna

Silver Warriors

Section: 2

Class: A

Colors: Cardinal and Silver

Niskayuna's Abigail Spiers digs for the finish line past Shenedehowa's Emily Crounse and Charlotte Hartman at the Section 2 Class A meet.

XC History

States Teams: 1979 (A-8 ^th), 1983 (A-3 ^rd), 1984 (A-8 ^th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Sue Hay (1980, A-4 ^th), Colleen Mason (1981, A-8 ^th) (1982, A-4 ^th), Caitlin McTague (1999, A-9 ^th) (2002, A-2 ^nd) (2003, A-6th)

Last Year's Summary: 6^th in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Amelia Kokernak	11	29	5th in Grou-2		111
Abigail Spears	11	24	36^th in Suburban Council		108
Charlotte Kokernak	10	33	34th in Suburban Council		104
Lexi Sciortino	12	35	35^th in Suburban Council		103
Katie Showers	12	47	43rd in Suburban Council		94
Rebecca Cropsey	11	46	16th in Grout-2		93
Samantha Padula	11	66	15th in Grout-2		93
Kristina Koes	10	49	18th in Suburban Council		92
Hailey Walters	10		22nd in Suburban Council-JV		86

This Year's Outlook

Niskayuna fell back last year after a nice 2014 season as the top of the lineup was not as strong, which is a problem in the very tough S2-A. But all except one of the varsity is back for the Silver Warriors, and the team is deeper than last year with Amelia and Charlotte Kokernak, Abigail Spiers, and Lexi Sciortino all above the 100 TR mark. With only one senior among the entering top 7, Niskayuna should have some time to develop a challenger in S2-A.

Syosset

Braves

Section: 8

Class: A

Colors: Red, white and black

Syosset's Reilly Siebert drove to a top 10 finish in the prestigious Manhattan Eastern States race last year..

XC History

States Teams: 2008 (AA-6th), 2012 (A-7th), 2013 (A-8 ^th), 2014 (A-7th), 2015 (A-8th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):

Last Year's Summary: 1¹^th in Federations, 8^th in States A, 1 ^st in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Reilly Siebert	11	8	6th in McQuaid-AAA	14	135
Samatha DeStefani	11	6	32nd in McQuaid-AAA	81	109
Melissa Esswein	10	7	5th in Section 8 Class 1	87	104
Lauren White	12	9	59yh in McQuaid-AAA	76	103
Tierney Latham	12	23	110th in McQuaid-AAA	--	71
Aleena Zaidi	12	17	108th in McQuaid-AAA	107	70

This Year's Outlook

A good start for the Braves last year became weaker apparently following some injuries, but four of the top five runners from States return. With junior States medalist Reilly Siebert at the lead, Syosset looks fairly well set in an expected upcoming battle with Port Washington for the S8-A crown, but some development for the 5-6 spots is needed.

Clarence

Red Devils

Section: 6

Class: A

Colors: Red and black

Clarence's Katrina Patterson charged to a 1st place in the McQuaid AA-2 race last year.

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), 2015 (A-9th)

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: 9th in States A, 1st in Sectionals A

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Katrina Patterson	12	1	1st in McQuaid=AA2	31	124
Cristina Ray	10	5	5th in Clarence-Lg	62	107
Elisabeth Rott	12	4	6th in Clarence-Lg	57	107
Gllian Fedor	11	13	14th in Clarence-Lg	102	91
Mariahn Plesh	10	14	26th in ECIC	99	90
Audrey Pryll	19	18	29th in ECIC	90	89
Natalie Badding	12	17	13th in Clarence-Lg	106	88

This Year's Outlook

Everyone is back from last year's States team, with Katrina Patterson again leading the way out front and Cristina Ray and Elisabeth Rott filling out the top 3. A little devlopment at the back will be needed to hold off Williamsville North for the S6-A title..

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