State Title Hopes Start At Section 3's Chittenango Invitational




Girls Division 2 Individual
Notes: Reigning State Champion Claire Walters took to the XC Courses of New York for the first time this fall, no longer an unknown entity.  She worked her way past her teammates through the latter stages in the race, but found unfamiliar company: an athlete younger than her.  Brooke Rauber was no slouch last year, taking 15th at NXN-NY.  But now, the training has improved, and she was ready to run without fear against all competition.  The two diminutive runners pushed each other through the second mile, where Walters began to step forward.  Both came through under the winning time from the first race, and set up what could be the start of many a race together.
Tracking Shot


Top Overall Individuals

Place Athlete Team Result Points
1 Claire Walters 9 Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) 18:38.50 1
2 Brooke Rauber 8 Tully 18:51.30 2
3 Rebecca Walters 11 Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) 19:14.60 3
4 Phoebe White 9 Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) 19:21.50 4
5 Sophie Ryan 11 Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) 19:44.20 5
6 Palmer Madsen 11 Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) 19:48.10 6
7 Annie Kurdziel 12 Monroe-Woodbury 19:59.00 7
8 Brianna Wilbur 12 New Hartford 20:00.00 8
9 Jessica Pidgeon 10 Monroe-Woodbury 20:02.00 9
10 Daniella Napoli 10 Monroe-Woodbury 20:13.00 10


Girls Division 2 Team
Notes: The reigning National Champions Fayetteville-Manlius took control of the race early.  Early race leader Phoebe White took off down the backhills, pulling veterans Sophie Ryan and Claire Walters alongside.  The team dominated the race, as well as the merge, setting themselves up for the rest of the season, in what will probably be the warmest weather they'll face.
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Race Video

Team Scores
Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) 19 1+3+4+5+6 (11+13) 1:09 1-5 Split | 19:21 Avg
2 Monroe-Woodbury 52 7+9+10+12+14 (15+16) 0:34 1-5 Split | 20:14 Avg
3 New Hartford 121 8+25+28+29+31 (34+41) 3:27 1-5 Split | 22:34 Avg
4 Marcellus 166 21+22+35+36+52 (67+72) 2:37 1-5 Split | 23:28 Avg
5 Tully 175 2+20+26+63+64 (80) 8:09 1-5 Split | 23:34 Avg