Burnt Hills | Spartans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section: 2 | Class: B | Colors: Maroon and white | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burnt Hills' Rory Graham finishes up 12th just behind Niskayuna's Amelia Kokernak in last year's Suburban Council race. Graham will be leading the Spartans in 2017 after the departure of three-time States medalist Eva Scott. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
XC History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
States Teams: 2003 (B-7th), 2006 (A-1st), 2007 (A-1st), 2008 (A-1st), 2010 (A-3rd), 2011 (B-2nd), 2014 (B-1st), 2015 (B-3rd) 2016 (B-4th) 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), Eva Scott (2015, B-4th) (2016, B-5th), Rory Graham (2016, B-10th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Year's Summary: 4th in States B, 1st in Sectionals B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This Year's Outlook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After finishing at least in the top 3 in its last seven States appearance, Burnt Hills finished 4th last year and also lost three-time States medalist Eva Scott to graduation along with a big part of its depth. The question now is whether the Spartans can gather enough runners behind States medalist junior Rory Graham to fend off a trio of teams including Schalmont, Queensbury,and Mohonasen for the S2-B title. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Westhill-Bishop Ludden | Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section: 3 | Class: B | Colors: Royal blue and white | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Westhill-Bishop Ludden's Haylei Coolican sprints home 5th ahead of Camden's Morgan Lucason to help lead the Warriors to the Section 3 Class B title. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
XC History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
States Teams: 2001 (B-3rd), 2002 (B-3rd), 2003 (B-8th), 2004 (B-7th), 2006 (B-7th), 2007 (B-8th), 2008 (B-10th), 2011 (B-7th), 2012 (B-9th), 2013 (B-9th), 2014 (C-4th), 2016 (B-6th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Genny Corcoran (2014, C-10th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Year's Summary: 6th in States B, 1st in Sectionals B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This Year's Outlook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last year the young Warriors beat out Jamesville-Dewitt by 9 points for the S3-B title, but this year with the top 7 back, Westhill should be a bigger favorite for a repeat Sectional win. Coolican and Kessler are back from top-50 finishes at States, and the rest of the team shows depth and room to grow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornwall | Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section: 9 | Class: B | Colors: Green and white | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornwall's Sydney Decker shown here running at States beside Goshen's Morgan Serkes and Wayne's Adrianna Behrendt is the top returning Dragon finisher from the meet to lead the quest for a 17th straight Sectional title. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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), 2014 (B-2nd), 2015 (B-5th), 2016 (B-5th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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), Dara Cuffe (2014, B-3rd), Victoria Caroli (2015, B-8th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Year's Summary: 5th in States B, 1 st in Sectionals B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This Year's Outlook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornwall is yet another team with a reduced preseason speed rating than last year but which seems far more secure for another sectional win. Last year the Dragons survived an S9-B showdown with Goshen that was tied through the first four places and had a final 6 point margin. This year Cornwall looks very good for its 17th straight Sectionals with Decker, Hickman, Vallet and Scileppi back from top 12 places in last year's race. But three of the top 4 are seniors, so a recruiting campaign may be necessary if the Dragons want to keep flying in the future. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schalmont | Sabres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section: 1 | Class: B | Colors: Green and white | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schalmont's
Emily Pahl (no. 285) with teammate Kerry Flower hovering right behind
were two of the three Sabres running at States along with frontrunner
Mya June. Mt. Sinai's Kaitlyn Chandrika and Starpoint's Samantha Henry are at right. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Although Schalmont may have enough to challenge Burnt Hills in S2-A with its top trio of States finalists that include Mya June, Emily Pahl, and Kerry Flower, the back end of the lineup will need a boost even with the top 6 runners back from last year's varsity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brewster | Bears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section: 1 | Class: B | Colors: Green and white | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florence Cuomo was Brewster's frontrunner last year as a sophomore, and she placed 2nd here in the Section 1 Coaches race 2. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Ariana Bottalico (2010, A-10th) (2011, A-7th) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This Year's Outlook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Although Brewster was a ways back last year in the Sectionals meet, the Bears have their top 5 rated runners back, including Kennedy Lamoreaux who missed the postseason meets and had a strong 8th grade track season. Frontrunner Florence Cuomo returns as probably the 7th rated runner in S1-B, and the young Bears could be a big factor in the section this year with a little more growth and depth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||