New York State XC Rankings
Following Week of Saturday, October 20
Note: Last week began the late October prep period for postseason when only a few of the large teams were running full squads if they were running at all. Teams that had run at Manhattan a week before generally saw a drop off in their speed ratings, which is natural, and teams won prep meets comfortably and took TR hits. The view here is that the heavy lifting work for the ratings was done before last week, so there are few changes for the classes except for a few teams joining the list after big leaps in performance. At this point what matters is how well teams are set for sectionals next week. The term "Inactive" is now being replaced by "No scored races" to indicate that teams may have run in local championships that were not TR scored.
| Boys Overall State Rankings | |||
| Rank | Team | Section | Class |
| 1 | Fayetteville-Manlius | 3 | A |
| 2 | Arlington | 1 | A |
| 3 | Warwick Valley | 9 | A |
| 4 | St. Anthony's | CHSAA | A |
| 5 | Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons | 2 | B |
| 6 | Northport | 11 | A |
| 7 | Walt Whitman | 11 | A |
| 8 | Rush-Henrietta | 5 | A |
| 9 | Chaminade | CHSAA | A |
| 10 | Collegiate | AIS | C |
| Next up: Baldwinsville (A), Saratoga Springs (A) | |||
| Boys Class A | |||||
| Rank | Team | Section | TR Avg. | Last Week's Action | Top Runners |
| 1 | Fayetteville-Manlius | 3 | 178.6 | No scored races | Ryan, Millar, Fitzgibbons, Hughes, Farrell, Nemiac, Berge |
| 2 | Arlington | 1 | 173.2 | 1st in Section 1 Coaches-3 | Hanson, Morrison, Ryley, Koenitzer, Chiavelli, Castellani |
| 3 | Warwick Valley | 9 | 173.4 | No scored races | Parelli, A. Peterson, D.Peterson, Olson, Senius |
| 4 | St. Anthony's | CHSAA | 173.8 | 1st in Brown-Championship | Ginty, Taddeo, Hensler, McMullin, Santelli |
| 5 | Northport | 11 | 171.4 | No scored races | Branigan, T. McGowan, Dickinson, Kramer, Odin, Kern, Hatch, J. McGowan |
| 6 | Walt Whitman | 11 | 171.6 | No scored races | Cammer, Damato, Vallar, Windisch, Roiland |
| 7 | Rush-Henrietta | 5 | 171.0 | No scored races | Burke, Root, Shenal, Schantz, Larkin |
| 8 | Chaminade | CHSAA | 169.4 | 1st in Nassau Coaches-1 | Slattery, Kelly, Walsh, Nolan |
| 9 | Baldwinsville | 3 | 169.8 | No scored races | Peinkofer, Perez, Fleming, Martin |
| 10 | Saratoga Springs | 2 | 168.4 | No scored races | Navin, Tooker, Freestone, Briggs, Verro |
| 11 | Carmel | 1 | 168.6 | Partial squad, 4th in Section 1 Coaches-4 | Holt, Muniz, McQuade, Scott |
| 12 | Calhoun | 8 | 168.0 | 1st in Coaches-2 | Curran, Toner, Landi, Lahood |
| 13 | Corning | 4 | 167.0 | 1st in Marathon-D1 | Moshier, Rossettie, McCarthy, Moore, Hauck |
| 14 | Liverpool | 3 | 167.0 | Partial squad, 2nd in Chittenango-2 | Muldoon, Henry, Petrella, |
| 15 | Irondequoit | 5 | 167.4 | No scored races | Dyrland, Muzdakis, Paige, Looby, Feola, Wilczewski |
| 16 | Ward Melville | 11 | 167.6 | No scored races | Fitzgerald, Webb, Cicale, Welch |
| 17 | Fairport | 5 | 165.6 | No scored races | Scott, White, Penner, Wolfe, Sargeant, Hatta |
| 18 | Monsignor Farrell | CHSAA | 166.6 | 4th in Brown-Champs | Galford, Tress, Bentivegna, Lewandowski, Jackson |
| 19 | St. John the Baptist | CHSAA | 163.6 | 1st in Brown-2 | Fiore, Morales, Butler |
| 20 | Syosset | 8 | 164.4 | No scored races | DePinto, Italiano, Nwana, Schlesinger, Bertrand |
| 21 | West Genesee | 3 | 163.6 | 2nd in Marathon-D1 | Randall, Conroy, Strickland, Lannon, Erhard |
| 22 | McQuaid | 5 | 163.2 | 1st in Chittenango-2 | Sullivan, Ciolowski, Stuver, |
| 23 | Webster-Thomas | 5 | 162.6 | No scored races | Goldstein, Johnson, Andrievsky, Neamtu, Whitman |
| 24 | Bethlehem | 2 | 162.6 | No scored races | Fishbein, Booker, Armbruster |
| 25 | Xavier | CHSAA | 162.8 | No scored races, 1st in NYC XC Carnival-A | Rice, Kaufmann, Berg, Karam, Berka, Buckley |
| Next up: Stuyvesant, Massapequa, Hilton, Sachem East, Port Washington, North Babylon, Clarence, North Rockland, Shaker, Curtis | |||||
| Perry's Rationale and Wrapper: | A few of the top teams such as Arlington, Chaminade, and Calhoun won decently competitive prep races for the postseason. St. Anthony's again proved to be the team with the tightest elite pack in a win at Brown University, and Corning and West Genesee had a strong duel at Marathon that lifted the latter into the rankings. Also joining the top 25 was McQuaid with a gigantic leap in TR after a win at Chittenango. Xavier is back in A after a week of confusion about its classification on my part. | ||||
| Kyle's Comments: | St. Anthony's looked strong in Rhode Island, and boosted them back up to where they found themselves earlier. | ||||
| Boys Class B | |||||
| Rank | Team | Section | TR Avg. | Last Week's Action | Top Runners |
| 1 | Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons | 2 | 171.4 | 1st in Coaches-1 | J. Lange, M. Lange, Pantalone, Allard |
| 2 | Pittsford-Mendon | 5 | 165.4 | No scored races | Wesley, Van Vleck, Green, Young |
| 3 | Franklin Academy | 10 | 166.2 | No scored races | Gordon, Lamere, M. Marlow, R. Marlow |
| 4 | East Aurora | 6 | 168.2 | JV at Eden | Phillips, Keany, Baritot, Coulter, M. McLaughlin |
| 5 | Burnt Hills | 2 | 162.2 | No scored races | Girard, Short, McGuiness |
| 6 | Tappan Zee | 1 | 162.8 | 2nd in Section 1 Coaches-1 | Gavigan, Dinan, Burke, Flanagan |
| 7 | Pearl River | 1 | 163.8 | Partial squad, 4th in Section 1 Coaches-3 | Cook, McDermott, Edsall, Ilie |
| 8 | Shoreham-Wading River | 11 | 162.2 | 1st in Brown-1 | Udvadia, Gladsz, Steinbrecher, Kelly, Purdy, Whelan |
| 9 | Brighton | 5 | 162.2 | Ran in Halloween Harrier | Mullen, Ronchetti, Schmitt, Joseph |
| 10 | Bayport-Blue Point | 11 | 162.4 | No scored races | Lafemina, Vetri, Antonacci |
| 11 | Honeoye Falls-Lima | 5 | 162.2 | 1st in Clarence-Small | Paganelli, Lawlor, Matthews |
| 12 | Cornwall | 9 | 161.8 | No scored races | Vecchio, Doyle, Combs |
| 13 | Maine-Endwell | 4 | 160.0 | 3rd in Marathon-D1 | Smith, Brizzolara, Hatala |
| 14 | Starpoint | 6 | 159.4 | 1st in Clarence-Large | Swartz, Daigler, Emerick |
| 15 | New Paltz | 9 | 158.6 | No scored races | A. Mazzuca, Busby, L. Mazzuca |
| 16 | Port Jervis | 9 | 158.2 | No scored races | Zanger, Lane, Bailey, Leroy, Trainor |
| 17 | Queensbury | 2 | 157.6 | No scored races | Kelly, Belden, Anderson |
| 18 | Pittsford-Sutherland | 5 | 157.0 | No scored races | Phelan, Cove, Gueli |
| 19 | Regis | CHSAA | 155.2 | No scored races, 2nd in NYC XC Carnival-A | Burke, Mazzari, Phillips, Abrams, Dobkowski |
| 20 | Eastport-South Manor | 6 | 154.6 | 5th in Brown-2 | Meehan, Murano, Himmelman |
| 21 | Lake Shore | 6 | 156.8 | 2nd at Eden | Hornberger, Butlak, Yargeau |
| 22 | Averill Park | 2 | 155.2 | 1st in Rensselaer County | Tario, Shaw, Foust |
| 23 | Sweet Home | 6 | 152.8 | No scored races | Ciminello, Daddario |
| 24 | St. Joseph's-Buffalo | CHSAA-6 | 153.2 | 3rd in Clarence-Large | Belfatto, Tumiel, McGuire, Overfield |
| 25 | Garden City | 8 | 152.0 | No scored races | Morra, DeSantis, Quigley, Finnegan, Josephs |
| Next up: SGlens Falls, Albion, Greece-Arcadia, Somers, North Shore, Fulton | |||||
| Perry's Rationale and Wrapper: | Not a lot of action going on, though Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons and Tappan Zee got to connect up at Section 1 Coaches in a nice head-to-head battle. Shoreham-Wading River, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Starpoint, and Averill Park all picked up wins to head into the postseason, and Maine-Endwell was the big gainer on the week with a 3rd at Marathon. There are a lot of great intrasectional battles shaping up for Class B. | ||||
| Kyle's Comments: | Class B is looking like one of the more competitve classes this year, as the packs seem very tight at this point. NDBG looked very good at Bowdoin, and are the favorite. | ||||
| Boys Class C | |||||
| Rank | Team | Section | TR Avg. | Last Week's Action | Top Runners |
| 1 | Collegiate | AIS | 169.0 | 3rd in Brown-Champs | T. Buckley, Pompilj, L. Buckley, Chang |
| 2 | Pawling | 1 | 158.8 | 3rd in Section 1 Coaches-2 | Jorgensen, Capo-Roth, Langone, Slattery, Farrell, Smith |
| 3 | Fonda-Fultonville | 2 | 158.8 | 1st at Greenwich | Hoffman, Angioli, Westman, Piening |
| 4 | Rhinebeck | 9 | 154.8 | No scored races | Karas, Beasor, Neiler |
| 5 | Alden | 6 | 152.2 | No scored races | Servos, Rutan, Turner, Minotti |
| 6 | Hannibal | 3 | 148.6 | JV at Chittenango | Perry, Febus, Pointon, Slate, Cooper |
| 7 | Adirondack | 3 | 148.2 | 1st in CSC | Hrynuk, White, O'Rourke |
| 8 | Trinity | AIS | 148.4 | No scored races | Marchan, Taylor |
| 9 | North Salem | 1 | 146.6 | JV at Section 1 Coaches | Burdett, Acito |
| 10 | Holland-Patent | 3 | 145.2 | 3rd in CSC | Celecki, B. Zayachek, Stevens |
| 11 | Trumansburg | 4 | 145.2 | No scored races | Sutherland, Randle |
| 12 | Tully | 3 | 144.4 | 1st in OHSL Patriot | Knapp, Zgardinski, Phelps, Paccia, Delles |
| 13 | Maple Hill | 2 | 143.6 | 3rd at Greenwich | Healy, Barber |
| 14 | Bronxville | 1 | 142.4 | 11th in Section 1 Coaches-4 | Flannery, Ryan, Vetromile |
| 15 | Friends Academy | 8 | 144.0 | No scored races | Sayre, Lostritto, Crowley, Massand |
| 16 | Solvay | 3 | 142.6 | 5th at Chittenango-2 | Cregan |
| 17 | Tr-Valley | 9 | 139.0 | No scored races | Weintraub, Boyes |
| 18 | Poly Prep | AIS | 140.2 | No scored races | Clark, Kenny, Russell |
| 19 | Wayland-Cohocton | 5 | 138.4 | Ran in Halloween Harrier | Selbig, Flagg, Lord |
| 20 | Packer Collegiate | AIS | 137.6 | No scored races | Kotran, Phelan, Maternach |
| 21 | Ilion | 3 | 136.0 | 4th in CSC | Rawson, Bandel, Paddock |
| 22 | Jordan-Elbridge | 3 | 138.2 | 1st at Weedsport | Gugel |
| 23 | Broadalbin-Perth | 2 | 137.8 | No scored races | Bogdan |
| 24 | Schuylerville | 2 | 137.4 | 4th at Greenwich | Watson, Goldenberg |
| 25 | Hackley | AIS | 136.6 | No scored races | Moran, Shalabi |
| Next up: Addison, Dansville, JF Kennedy, Horace Mann, Chenango Forks, Notre Dame-Batavia, Saranac, Dover, Corinth | |||||
| Perry's Rationale and Wrapper: | Collegiate ran to about its level in taking a 3rd behind St. Anthony's and Pembroke MA in the Brown University Championship race. The big news though was Fonda-Fultonville's continued drive upward with a 1st at Greenwich which left it in a dead heat with Pawling going into a likely battle for the States C title. | ||||
| Kyle's Comments: | Senior Matt Hoffman, one our Harriers of the Week, has been having a successful season from the lower class, and has carried his team to the top. | ||||
| Boys Class D | |||||
| Rank | Team | Section | TR Avg. | Last Week's Action | Top Runners |
| 1 | Mount Academy | 9 | 158.8 | 2nd in Section 1 Coaches-2 | Wareham, Meier, Baird, Thomson |
| 2 | Barker | 6 | 150.0 | No scored races | Bender, Moeller, Cruz |
| 3 | Beaver River | 3 | 149.0 | 1st in Chittenango-1, 1st in Frontier | Hall, Cobb, Neddo |
| 4 | Maple Grove | 6 | 144.8 | No scored races | Wefing, Ahlstrom, Zuroski, Nelson, Green |
| 5 | Greenwich | 2 | 144.8 | No scored races | Spezio, Hansen |
| 6 | Sauquoit Valley | 3 | 144.8 | 2nd in CSC | Spina, Gleba |
| 7 | Southern Cayuga | 4 | 142.2 | No scored races | May, Miller |
| 8 | Onondaga | 3 | 137.0 | 2nd in OHSL-Patriot, 5th in Chittenango-1 | Field, Naughton |
| 9 | Ticonderoga | 7 | 135.2 | No scored races | Silliman, Nazir, Belden |
| 10 | Mekeel Christian | 2 | 135.2 | No scored races | Urys, R. Murphy, C. Murphy |
| 11 | Campbell-Savona | 5 | 133.4 | No scored races | Pearl, Rosko, C. Luta, Rexford, E. Luta |
| 12 | Weedsport | 3 | 135.8 | 3rd in OHSL-Patriot, 2nd at Weedsport | Baker |
| 13 | Duanesburg | 2 | 131.4 | No scored races | McKinley, Murphy |
| 14 | Harpursville | 4 | 129.4 | 5th in Marathon-unseeded | Hillenbrand |
| 15 | Wheatland-Chili | 5 | 128.0 | No scored races | Houge |
| 16 | Notre Dame-Utica | 1 | 126.8 | 6th in Chittenango-1 | Hillman, Marchione |
| 17 | Haldane | 1 | 126.0 | No scored races | Hughes, Henderson |
| 18 | Berlin | 2 | 122.8 | 9th at Greenwich | Dawes, Brown |
| 19 | Berne-Knox-Westerlo | 2 | 123.2 | No scored races | Forti |
| 20 | Red Creek | 5 | 120.4 | 7th at Marion | Hand |
| Next up: New York Mills, Lafayette, Spencer Van Etten, Cooperstown | |||||
| Perry's Rationale and Wrapper: | Mount Academy had another outstanding race with a 2nd behind only large school Calhoun at Section 1 Coaches. Beaver River also was busy and is right up behind Barker for the 2nd spot in Class D. | ||||
| Kyle's Comments: | Mount Academy increased their lead average over Barker after a great race on the hills of Bowdoin. | ||||