2017 NY Girls XC Preview: Class A

2017 XC Previews
Perry King




SmithtownBulls


Section: 11Class: AColors: Red, navy and white
Smithtown frontrunner Gabrielle Schneider (right) runs with Shoreham-Wading River's Maria Smith as they head for top 10 places in Race D of the Manhattan Invite.
XC History
States Teams: 

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Cindy Burger (1983, A-8th)


Last Year's Summary:  4th in Sectionals A

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States ResultsSeason TR
Gabrielle Schneider1163rd in McDaniel-Baxter-2
120
Catherine Farrell1186th in McDaniel-Baxter-2
117
Emily Ginty102319th in McDaniel-Baxter-2
98
Zoe Koenig114577th in Section 11 Div. Merge
83
Emily Hennessey12
40th in McDaniel-Baxter-2
71
Emily Owenburg117571st in Manhattan-D
69
This Year's Outlook
Smithtown was a surprise as new kids on the block while moving up to a 4th place in the always deep S11-A. Though she missed out on a trip to States even with a 6th place Sectional finish, Gabrielle Schneider combines with Catherine Farrell to give the Bulls a big 1-2 punch at the top, and if they can get deeper help behind them, Smithtown could be the favorites in Sectionals. The Bulls may just need a few more runners named Emily.






IthacaLittle Red


Section: 4Class: AColors: Cardinal and gold
Ithaca's Lizzy Rayle finished up 4th in Sectionals to earn her third straight trip to States.
XC History
States Teams: 1980 (A-4th), 1986 (A-10th), 1991 (A-9th), 1992 (A-8th), 1993 (A-4th), 1999 (A-5th), 2001 (A-6th), 2002 (A-6th), 2003 (A-9th), 2006 (A-8th), 2009 (A-6th), 2010 (A-7th), 2011 (A-7th),

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):  


Last Year's Summary:  15th in NXN-NY, 3rd in Sectionals A

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States ResultsSeason TR
Lizzy Rayle12431st in Federation48118
Zoe Tomasik12832nd in McQuaid-AAA9799
Grace Widencrantz12129th in Manhattan-C
97
Amy Milner121922nd in STAC
89
Ingrid Comella113334th in Manhattan-C
83
Corinne Hartshorne11343rd in Bob Greene-B
67
This Year's Outlook
Ithaca will be in a three-way dog fight in S4-A with Elmira and Corning, and it has Rayle returning as one of the top two runners in the section. Tomasik also comes back with States experience, and the team will need to win the battle at the 2-5 spots to win its first Sectional crown in 6 years.






Bay ShoreMarauders


Section: 11Class: AColors: Maroon and white

A group from Bay Shore was seen marauding to a 2nd place finish at the Grout Invite in Race 2.

XC History
States Teams: 1982 (A-6th), 1985 (A-9th), 1990 (A-10th), 1993 (A-2nd), 1995 (A-4th), 1998 (A-7th), 1999 (A-2nd), 2001 (A-5th), 2002 (A-3rd), 2003 (A-2nd), 2004 (AA-2nd), 2006 (AA-6th), 2008 (AA-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Melissa Malakoff (1994, A-7th), Laura Cummings (2001, A-7th) (2002, A-1st) (2003, A-2nd) (2004, AA-4th) Callie Hogan (2006, AA-3rd)


Last Year's Summary: 12th in Federation, 3rd in Sectionals A

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States ResultsSeason TR
Sydney Carpenter11147th in Foot Locker-NE-FrSo
106
Roshni Singh10225th in Foot Locker-NE-FrSo
98
Sophia Trifoli9--20th in Brown-3
97
Anna Pirkl12268th in Grout-2
94
Catherine Surian113425th in Brown-2
90
Keda Zephern11
16th in Brown-JV
70
This Year's Outlook
Bay Shore lost longtime frontrunner Bridget Kanaley to graduation, but the rest of the gang from last year's S11-A 3rd place finishers is back on a young squad that has a lot of room to develop. Sophomores Singh and Carpenter and freshman Trifoli are looking to lead the Marauders back to States for the first time in 9 years.






CanandaiguaBraves


Section: 9Class: AColors: Cherry and gray
Canandaigua's Katie Cobos (no.  556) led the Braves at States as they finished 8th in Class B.
XC History
States Teams: 1994 (A-6th), 1995 (A-5th), 1996 (A-8th), 1997 (A-7th), 2010 (A-2nd), 2011 (A-3rd), 2016 (B-8th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Jeannie Sauter (2006, A-9th), Meghan McCormick (2010, A-5th), Kennedy Jensen (2012, A-7th) (2013, A-10th)


Last Year's Summary: 8th in States B, 2nd in Sectionals B

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place  (B)Top Notes States Results (B)Season TR
Katie Cobos11510th in McQuaid-AA31111
Clancy Rheude11918th in McQuaid-AA61103
Molly O'Neill101117th in Monroe County9095
Lilly VonRhedy101341st in Monroe County9285
Emma O'Neill111462nd in McQuaid-AA---85
Reilly Reber10264th in Wayne-19376
Riley Poisson122364th in Monroe County9774
This Year's Outlook
Canandaigua heads back up to Class A after a two year stint in Class B and a Sectional crown last year with a young team. The move comes at a fortunate time for the Braves since they are rated as the top team in in S5-A. Cobos and Rheude return to give a strong lead two for the team, and with the rest of last year's varsity also back, the Braves could have the depth to take a second straight Sectional title.






CarmelRams


Section: 9Class: AColors:  Blue, red and white
Carmel's Katie Turk gets ready to make the turn at Bowdoin on her way to a 10th place finish in Sectionals.
XC History
States Teams:  2006 (AA-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Kristin Reese (2005-AA-10th) (2006, AA-6th), Catherine DeSarle (2006, AA-9th)


Last Year's Summary: 8th in Sectionals A

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States ResultsSeason TR
Katie Turk9103rd in Northern Counties
107
Angela Castonouvo12--7th in Suffern-B
107
Jade Sessions12--(113 TR in 2015)
100 (est.)
Kayla Sexton12195th in Brewster Bear-2
94
Isabela Yepes124638th in Suffern-B
61
Olivia Saperotti96213th in Section 1 Coaches-Frosh-1
50
Jessica Kozma109914th in Section 1 Coaches-Frosh-1
50
This Year's Outlook
It is extremely rare for a team that finished 8th in its Sectionals to project as one of top 20 teams in the state in the following year, but everyone from last year's varsity is back, and more importantly, Carmel's top two projected runners for 2016 who were lost to injuries in XC now seem to have returned to excellent form judging by track results. With seniors Angela Castronuovo and Jade Sessions rejoining a team that saw Katie Turk take the helm last year as an 8th grader, the Rams could be tough. Everything will depend on staying healthy, and ratings for returning runners always need to be scaled back, but if Carmel can find some more depth, it should be a contender in S1-A.




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