2013 NY Girls XC Preview: Class A

Perry King
 
 
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Class A Preview
Top 5 Teams at 2012 States 
Fayetteville-Manlius 32 Saratoga 56 Rush-Henrietta 106 Warwick Valley 124 Suffern 145
 

Projected Top 5 Teams for 2013 from Returners' 2012 TR Ratings 

1. Fayetteville-Manlius 125.0 2. Penfield 112.6 3. Saratoga 111.4 4. Liverpool 112.2 5. Suffern 107.8
 
Projected Next 10 Teams for 2013 from Returners' 2012 TR Ratings 
6. Rush-Henrietta 107.6 7. Shenendehowa 107.0 8. Shaker 106.2 9. Northport 106.0 10. Guilderland 105.4
11. Warwick Valley 104.4 12. Sachem East 104.2 13. Colonie 103.6 14. Cicero-North Syracuse 103.4 15. Clarence 102.8
16. Bethlehem 100.2 17. Elmira 100.0 18. West Genesee 98.4 19. Baldwinsville 97.2 20. Hilton 94.4
21. Syosset 94.0 22t. Niskayuna 93.6 22t. Valley Central 93.6 24t. Corning 93.0 24t. Sachem North 93.0
Next: Ward Melville, Fairport, Kings Park, Canandaigua
 
 
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Top 3 of Marissa Saenger, Bella Burda, and States champ Megan Reilly battle
midway through race at Elma Meadows.
 
 
 
Top 2013 Returning Runners by Last Year's TR Rating
 
Name                      Team Grade Section States Place Season TR
Bella Burda Arlington 11 1 2 151
Megan Reilly Warwick Valley 10 9 1 147
Katie Lembo Penfield 12 5 5 147
Marissa Saenger Clarence 12 6 3 144
Annika Avery FM 11 3 9 143
Gianna Frontera Newburgh 12 9 6 142
Kennedy Jensen Canandaigua 12 5 7 141
Alana Pearl FM 12 3 8 141
Laura Leff West Genesee 12 3 13 138
Siobhan Quinn Rush-Henrietta 11 5 14 137
Kalleigh Forrester Valley Central 12 9 36 133
Maryanna Lansing Shaker 10 2 12 133
Kate Zendell Suffern 11 1 30 131
Jenna Farrell FM 10 3 24 127
Julia Zachgo Shenendehowa 9 2 25 126
Bellame Bower Colonie 10 2 31 126
Amanda Paratore Webster Schroeder 12 5 -- 125
Shannon Ahern Kings Park 12 11 29 124
Lauren Gruber Syosset 10 8 27 124
Sarah Morin Saratoga 12 2 32  123
Next:   Morgan Mahoney - Liverpool 122, Abby Wheeler - Elmira 122, Abigail McNamara - Liverpool 122, Brigid Brennan - Northport 121, Autumn Albrecht - Brockport 121, Audrey Martino - Shaker 120
 
2012 Season Summary for Class A
The 2012 States meet witnessed another triumph for Fayetteville-Manlius as Alana Pearl, Annika Avery, and Mary Barger packed into the 8-9-10 spots, though the Hornets' run of three straight minimum 15 scores was finally stopped. Both FM and States runner-up and Federation champ Saratoga Springs went on to a 1-2 finish at the NXN-NY regional qualifier and then onward to the Blue Streaks' 5th place at Portland Meadows behind Taylor Driscoll and to FM's completion of its 7th straight States-National championship double with Jillian Fanning again on the lead for a last time with the Hornet harriers.

A number of new top runners emerged during 2012, and Warwick Valley's Megan Reilly and Arlington's Bella Burda battled in postseason races with Reilly taking the States A championship and later qualifying for Footlockers, and Burda capturing the Federation championship and then going out to NXN. Saratoga senior Taylor Driscoll ran to an impressive string of postseason highs with a 4th at States, 3rd at Feds and NXN-NY, and then topping it all off as a mudder supreme with a 9th at Nationals. Penfield's Katie Lembo ended her year with a 5th at States, 2nd at Feds, and then an NY-best 21st at Footlockers. Clarence's Marissa Saenger, Newburgh's Gianna Frontera, and Canandaigua's Kennedy Jensen also ran near the top of Class A and pushed on to season finales at one of the two National meets.

At the team level, Rush-Henrietta, Warwick Valley, and Suffern filled the ranks behind the top duo. Shenendehowa, Penfield, and Liverpool got to play the frustrating roles of the next-best teams without a place at States. Although FM, Saratoga, and Clarence all repeated as Sectional champs, six of the nine A-represented sections saw changes, as Rush-Henrietta, Warwick Valley, Suffern, Northport, Syosset, and Elmira knocked off reigning champs by one means or another.
 
2013 Season Overview for Class A
Class A will likely see a strong degree of continuity in 2013, as eight of last year's section champs are favored to repeat their visits to States. In Section 5, Penfield appears to have the edge over reigning champ Rush-Henrietta in preseason, but circumstances could change in the always competitive Monroe County area. Even superpowers Fayetteville-Manlius and Saratoga look like they could face challenges in their sections, so nothing is set. Suffern, Warwick Valley, Elmira, Clarence, Peru, Syosset, and Northport have at least a little ratings margin in their sections, but Northport has many teams bunched behind it in Section 11.

An amazing 12 of the top 14 runners from last year's States A race should be back to lock horns again this fall, as only Taylor Driscoll graduated, while Mary Barger will be moving to Class B. Thirteen of the runners can claim Nationals experience for one of the two West Coast wrap-ups, as Bella Burda, Gianna Frontera, and Kennedy Jensen ran at-large at last year's NXN, and Megan Reilly, Katie Lembo, and Marissa Saenger in 2012 and Laura Leff in 2011 traveled to Footlockers. They combine with the three top runners from FM and Saratoga --- Annika Avery, Alana Pearl, and Jenna Farrell for the Hornets and Sarah Morin, Spencer Hayes, and Shania Hayward for the Blue Streaks.

Clearly, there will be a lot of power teams and big-time runners in NY's Class A this year, and chances are that many of them will be flying out west in December.
 
 
 
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Class A States leaders scale first slope at Elma Meadows.
 
 
Section by Section Class A Overview
Section Top Teams Notes
1 Suffern, Arlington, Clarkstown South, John Jay-East Fishkill, Fox Lane Suffern has a comfortable margin for a repeat S1-A title, and five teams are bunched together for the second spot.
2 Saratoga, Shenendehowa, Shaker, Guilderland, Colonie, Bethlehem, Niskayuna Saratoga has a small edge over the pack of pursuers in the ferociously tough 2-A and the Blue Streaks always seem to get the needed legs, but with 5 teams with 100+ TRs right on their heels, this race should be very very interesting.
3 Fayetteville-Manlius, Liverpool, Cicero-North Syracuse, West Genesee, Baldwinsville The national champion FM team will actually get a strong challenge from a Liverpool team that is moving on up, and CNS, West Genny, and B-ville should all be in the top 20 in the state rankings.  
4 Elmira District, Corning, Ithaca, Horseheads Elmira is a repeating favorite, but Corning, Ithaca, and Horseheads are keeping tabs.
5  Penfield, Rush-Henrietta, Hilton, Fairport, Canandaigua, Webster Schroeder The wars in S5-A are always among the best, and Penfield and Rush-Henrietta should get together for a good scrap this year.  
6 Clarence, Lockport, Frontier Clarence should be locked in for another year in 6-A as there is no team close to it.
7 No representatives  
8 Syosset, Massapequa, Port Washington Syosset looks very strong to repeat last year's visit to States.  
9 Warwick Valley, Valley Central, Monroe-Woodbury, Pine Bush Warwick Valley is developing a strong young contingent and should be the class of S9-A.
10 No representatives  
11 Northport, Sachem East, Sachem North, Ward-Melville, Smithtown, Kings Park, Bay Shore Northport has the edge, but there are a lot of teams close behind that will be contending for the S11-A title.
 
   
Previews of Top Teams
   
 
 
 
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Fayetteville-Manlius runners running to a States A title in 2012 include Alana Pearl on left, Annika Avery, Mary Barger, and Jillian Fanning in middle, and Jenna Farrell on right.
 
 
* Fayetteville-Manlius   Hornets  
 
Section:   3   Class:   A   Colors:   Green and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1995 (A-2nd), 1996 (A-2nd), 1998 (A-5th), 1999 (A-4th), 2000 (A-4th), 2005 (AA-6th), 2006 (AA-1st),  2007 (AA-1st),  2008 (AA-1st),  2009 (AA-1st),  2010 (AA-1st), 2011 (A-1st), 2012 (A-1st).    NXN Nationals: 2006-2012 (1st)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):   Kathy Mills (1975, A-1st), Allison Mann (1994, A-4th) (1995, A-6th), Cory Roos (1996, A-3rd), Karen Hannum (1996, A-4th), Laurel Burdick (1999, A-1st) (2000, A-4th), Kathryn Buchan (2006, AA-8th), Courtney Chapman (2007, AA-3rd) (2008, AA-1st) (2009, AA-1st) 2010 (AA-6th), Hannah Luber (2007, AA-5th) (2008, AA-3rd), Molly Malone (2007 AA-6th) (2008, AA-6th) (2009, AA-2nd), Meaghan Anklin (2008, AA-7th), Jillian Fanning (2009, AA-3rd) (2010, AA-2nd) (2011, A-1st), Katie Sischo (2009, AA-5th) (2010, AA-5th) (2011, A-3rd), Christie Rutledge (2010, AA-1st), Heather Martin (2010, AA-8th), Katie Brislin (2010, AA-9th), Annika Avery (2011, A-4th) (2012, A-9th), Hannah Smith (2011, A-6th), Alana Pearl (2011, A-7th)  (2012 A-8th), Mary Barger (2012, A-10th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    1st at NXN Nationals, 1st in  States A, 1st in Sectionals A
1st in CNYCL American, 2nd in Manhattan Eastern States
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Annika Avery 11 1 10th in NXN-NY 18:12.9 (9) 143
Alana Pearl 12 2 1st in CNYCL-American 18:06.9 (8) 141
Jenna Farrell 10 8 51st in NXN Nationals 18:42.9 (24) 127
Jessica Howe 12 17 29th in Manhattan-ES   114
Megan Menz 10 15 2nd in CNYCL-American-JV   103
Mia Blatt 12 32 4th in CNYCL-American-JV   94
Maggie Malone 12   Injured in 2012   (114 in 2011)
 
This Year's Outlook
The quest for number 8 at States and Nationals has a few more question marks than usual after big graduation losses and the transfer of Mary Barger. The top trio of Annika Avery, Alana Pearl, and Jenna Farrell have a big store of experience, and with a little more experience and a move upward by Jessica Howe, a group of younger legs, and a surprise here or there, the Hornets are expected to hold off the competition and follow an old familiar road west.
 
   
 
 
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Penfield's Katie Lembo goes airborne at Feds at left, and Trista Leo and Megan Sedita hit the final stretch at the Federation meet.
 
* Penfield   Patriots  
 
Section:   5   Class:   A   Colors:   Red and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1998 (A-9th), 1999 (A-7th), 2000 (A-3rd), 2001 (A-2nd)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Deresa Walters (1985, A-3rd) (1986, A-2nd) (1987, A-1st) (1988, A-3rd), (1989, A-2nd), Rachel Korn (1985, A-6th), Vanessa Love-McCarthy (2000, A-7th) (2001, A-8th), Katie Lembo (A-5th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    2nd in Sectionals A
2nd at Monroe County, 1st in Clarence-Large, 1st in Penfield-Irondequoit, 2nd in McQuaid-AAA
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Katie Lembo 12 1 1st in Monroe County, 21st in Footlocker Nationals 17:52.3 (5) 145
Megan Sedita 10 22 14th in McQuaid-AAA   108
Trista Leo 12 19 3rd in Footlocker-NE-Jr   103
Sarah Cok 11 30 26th in Monroe County   101
Tory Fahrenholz 10 24 11th in Footlocker-NE-Frosh   96
Marisa Gingello 12   19th in Seneca-A   85
Mckenzie Angus 10   1st in Monroe County-B   80
 
This Year's Outlook
The pieces may be falling into place for a Penfield team that had a few less key losses to graduation than Rush-Henrietta and that has senior Footlocker finalist Katie Lembo leading a Patriots squad that is seeking its first States visit in 12 years. With Trista Leo and Sarah Cok back and Megan Sedita and Tory Fahrenholz working off of promising freshman campaigns, the omens look good.
   
 
 
 
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Saratoga senior Taylor Driscoll took 4th at States last year, while Sarah Morin on right was 32nd.
 
* Saratoga Springs   Blue Streaks  
 
Section:   2   Class:   A   Colors:  Blue, white and red  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1987 (A-1st), 1988 (A-2nd), 1989 (A-1st), 1990 (A-1st), 1991 (A-1st), 1992 (A-2nd), 1993 (A-1st), 1996 (A-1st), 1997 (A-1st), 1998 (A-1st), 2000 (A-1st), 2001 (A-1st), 2002 (A-1st), 2003 (A-1st), 2004 (A-1st), 2005 (A-1st), 2006 (A-3rd), 2007 (A-2nd), 2008 (A-2nd), 2009 (A-2nd), 2010 (A-2nd), 2011 (A-2nd), 2012 (A-2nd)    NXN Nationals: 2004 (1st), 2005 (2nd), 2007 (3rd), 2008 (4th), 2009 (2nd), 2010 (2nd), 2011 (2nd), 2012 (5th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):   Cheri Godard (1987, A-2nd) (1988, A-1st), Stacy Pearce (1988, A-8th) (1989, A-4th), Annie Burtman (1989, A-3rd), Jen Norton (1990, A-1st), Jessica Milosch (1991, A-1st), Marissa Mathiesen (1991, A-4th), Tobey Kearns (1991, A-8th) (1992, A-4th) (1993, A-2nd), Suzy Clark (1991, A-9th), Erin Davis (1992, A-1st) (1993, A-1st) (1994, A-1st) (1995, A-3rd) (1996, A-1st), Erin Karl (1993, A-3rd), Laura Kearns (1995, A-5th) (1996, A-2nd) (1997, A-2nd), Jocelyn Heighton (1995, A-8th) (1996, A-7th), Danielle Coon (1996, A-8th) (1997, A-2nd) (1998, A-2nd) (1999, A-3rd) (2000, A-3rd), Kate Markopoulos (1988, A-3rd), Melissa Glotzbecker (1988, A-9th), Amanda Meyer (2000, A-5th) (2001, A-10th), Margie Boltzer (2000, A-6th), Allison Rowe (2000, A-8th) (2001, A-5th), Melissa Sue Trauchst (2000, A-9th), Tess Auwarter (2000, A-10th), Nicole Blood (2001, A-1st) (2003, A-1st) (2004, AA-1st), Lindsey Ferguson (2003, A-5th) (2004, AA-3rd) (2005, AA-3rd), Ruby Solomon (2003, A-10th), Karyn Delay (2004, AA-6th), Hannah Davidson (2004, AA-5th) (2005, AA-2nd) (2006, AA-2nd) (2007, AA-1st), Caitlin Lane (2004, AA-8th), Cassie Goutos (2007, AA-7th) (2008, AA-5th), Keelin Hollowood (2009, AA-7th) (2010, AA-10th), Estela Smith (2011, A-10th), Taylor Driscoll (2012, A-4th)
 
Last Year's Summary:   5th at NXN Nationals, 1st at Federations, 2nd in  States A, 1st in Sectionals A
1st in Suburban Council, 2nd Great American Race of Champions, 1st in Queensbury-1
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Sarah Morin 12 8 37th in NXN-NY 18:55.2 (32) 123
Spencer Hayes 11 10 43rd in NXN-NY 19:07.8 (37) 117
Shania Hayward 12 20 85th in Federation 19:40.1 (60) 108
Gabrielle Robens 10 23 3rd in Suburban Council-JV   106
Emily Burnell 9   1st in Suburban Council-JV   103
Erin Carey 10 69 18th in Suburban Council-JV   79
 
This Year's Outlook
After losing its top 3 from last year to either graduation or transfer, the Blue Streaks enter the 2013 season on a little lower altitude than normal. Still, with a good base of 100+ runners behind top runners Sarah Morin and Spencer Hayes and what looks to be some fast young feet coming up, Saratoga should be in the usual hunt near the top of NY.
 
   
 
 
 
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On left Liverpool's Abigail McNamara at center and Morgan Mahoney lead Kings Park's Shannon Ahern at States, and at right Morgan Chewning-Kulick runs in the Manhattan B race with teammate Juliana Basla a short ways behind.
 
* Liverpool   Warriors  
 
Section:   3   Class:   A   Colors:   Orange and blue  
 
XC History
States Teams:    2002 (A-5th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Jennifer Rhines (1989, A-10th) (1990, A-3rd) (1991, A-2nd), Karen Polinsky (1993, A-10th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    2nd in Sectionals A
1st in CNYCL-National, 1st in Chittenango-2, 2nd in Manhattan-B, 6th in McQuaid-AAA
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Morgan Mahoney 12 11 2nd in CNYCL-Nat 18:49.5 (28) 122
Abigail McNamara 11 10  1st in CNYCL-Nat 18:58.5 (35) 122
Emily Butler 10 16  5th in CNYCL-Nat   112
Juliana Basla 10 21  10th in CNYCL-Nat   106
Morgan Chewning-Kul 10 31  11th in CNYCL-Nat   99
Mackenzie White 10 23 12th in Chittenango-2   98
Jessica Turner 12 34  16th in CNYCL-Nat   93
Jillian Stagnitta 10 48  15th in CNYCL-Nat   90
Rebecca Murray 12 47  14th in CNYCL-Nat   89
 
This Year's Outlook
With a strong top trio of Abigail McNamara, Morgan Mahoney, and Emily Butler, Liverpool is looming as more and more of a challenge to Fayetteville-Manlius in S3-A. Butler leads a big group of sophomores on the way up, and with its good depth this team could get scary very soon.
   
 
 
 
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In the States Class A race, Suffern's Kate Zendell races Colonie's Bellame Bower to the finish at left, and on the right
Rachel Ludwikowski and Taryn Colon head home next to Brewster's Ariana Bottalico.
 
* Suffern   Mounties 
 
Section:   1   Class:   A   Colors:   Blue and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:     2003 (A-6th), 2004 (AA-5th), 2005 (AA-4th), 2012 (A-5th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):   Diane Dougan (1985, A-8th), Meghan Howell (1998, A-6th), Shelby Greany (2004, AA-9th) (2005, AA-4th) (2006, AA-4th) (2007, AA-2nd) (2008, AA-2nd), Kara McKenna (2005, AA-5th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    5th in Federation, 5th in States A, 2nd in Sectionals A
2nd in Rockland County, 1st in Manhattan-E, 21st in Paul Short-White, 3rd in Warwick-1
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Kate Zendell 11 3 10th in Federation, 21st in NXN-NY 18:51.9 (30) 131
Rachel Ludwikowski 9 12 5th in Rockland County 19:57.0 (62) 114
Kameron Mcintosh 9 15 17th in Manhattan-E 20:35.7 (86) 106
Angelica Matwiejczuk 12 17  1st in Rockland County-JV 20:16.1 (76) 96
Elina Breton 11 19 25th in Manhattan-E 20:40.2 (90) 92
Jenna Borenkoff 10   3rd in Manhattan-JV-D   91
Anna Breton 11 24 11th at Rockland County 20:50.7 (92) 88
 
This Year's Outlook
The Mounties have five of their top six back from last year, but the really good news is that not only is junior frontrunner Kate Zendell back but so are dynamic freshmen Rachel Ludwikowski and Kameron Mcintosh. The team should be able to take its second straight sectional title and could be in the running for a Nationals spot if development continues.
   
 
 
 
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Siobhan Quinn running to 1st in the Manhattan B race for Rush-Henrietta,
 followed in by Alana McDonald and Alex Cooper who finished 2nd and 5th.
 
* Rush-Henrietta   Royal Comets  
 
Section:   5   Class:   A   Colors: Black, green and gold  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1978 (A-7th), 1979 (A-6th), 2008 (AA-7th), 2012 (A-3rd)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Anita Kelly (1978, A-6th) (1979, A-2nd) (1980, A-3rd)
 
Last Year's Summary:    6th in Federations, 3rd in States A, 1st in Sectionals A
1st in Monroe County,1st in Manhattan-B,, 1st in McQuaid-AAA, 1st in GCC Cougar
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Siobhan Quinn 11 3 1st in Manhattan-B, 5th in NXN-NY 18:20.6 (14) 137
Alex Cooper 11 12 5th in Manhattan-B 91:16.1 (41) 117
Lexi Peters 8 21 32nd in Monroe County 20:11.2 (73) 99
Sammy Watson 9 59 33rd in Monroe County   95
Kristina Glitch 12 33 35th in Monroe County 20:36.4 (88) 90
Ceara Watson 11   1st in Monroe County-JV 22:49.4 (106) 79
Crystal Pettit 12   5th in Monroe County-JV   79
Elvira Martinez 12   6th in Monroe County-JV   78
 
This Year's Outlook
The Comets lost two of their top five with the graduation of Emma Jones and Alana MacDonald and will have a big challenge holding off Penfield in S5-A, but with States medalist Siobhan Quinn and Alex Cooper back and maybe some big developments from youngsters Lexi Peters and Sammy Watson, the team should again be in the thick of the battle.
   
 
 
 
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Shenendehowa's Julia Zachgo running at States ahead of FM's Jenna Farrell.
 
* Shenendehowa   Plainsmen  
 
Section:  2   Class:   A   Colors:   Green and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1994 (A-1st), 1995 (A-1st)    NXN Nationals: 2009 (8th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):   Michelle Lauritzen (1987, A-4th) (1988, A-2nd), Dana Ostrander (1993, A-6th) (1994, A-2nd) (1995, A-1st), Julie Shapiro (1994, A-8th) (1995, A-10th), Cara Janeczko (2007, AA-10th), Lizzie Predmore (2008, AA-4th) (2009, AA-8th), Nicole Irving (2009, AA-6th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    8th at Federations, 2nd in Sectionals A
4th in Suburban Council, 2nd in NJ Shore Coaches-Championship, 3rd in Queensbury-1, 2nd in Guilderland-Large
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Julia Zachgo 9 7 49th in Federation 18:44.1 (25) 126
Emily Crounse 10 15 96th in Federation   109
Caroline Hartman 10 24 127th in Federation   101
Caroline Rusch 11 22 34th in Suburban Council   100
Sarah Duclos 11 29 28th in Suburban Council   99
Erin Hulbert 11 27 131st in Federation   96
Dominica Bleichert 12 35 8th in Guilderland-Lg   94
Ife Adelugba 11   9th in Suburban Council-JV   81
 
This Year's Outlook
With two of the top 5 graduated, the Plainsmen have some restocking to do for a very young team. Freshman Julia Zachgo provides a good spark at the top after her run at States last year, and Emily Crounse and Caroline Hartman should continue their uptick as sophomores.
   
 
 
 
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Shaker's Maryanna Lansing has sights fixed ahead for the last quarter
mile at States where she ran down six runners to finish 12th.
 
* Shaker  Bison
 
Section:  2    Class:  A     Colors:   Royal blue and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:  
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):   Laura Lamena (1982, A-7th) (1983, A-10th), Krissy Haacke (1989, A-5th) (1990, A-6th) (1991, A-3rd) (1992, A-7th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    17th in Federation, 3rd in Sectionals A
5th in Suburban Council, 2nd in Manhattan-D, 3rd in Grout-2, 1st in Great American-Red 
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Maryanna Lansing 10 3 1st in Grout-2 and Albany County 18:19.5 (12) 133
Audrey Martino 10 9 7th in Suburban Council   120
Laura Libruk 12 26 30th in Manhattan-D   98
Payton Czupil 9 41 15th in Grout-2   94
Shannon Lavender 10 55 24th in Grout-2   86
Chloe Fahey 9 85 25th in Grout-2   84
Autumn Perez 12   23rd in Suburban Council-JV    
 
This Year's Outlook
Shaker is another team with a relatively young cast, but sophomore Maryanna Lansing has made two trips to States and stormed home to a 12 place medal last year. Fellow sophomore Audrey Martino joins Lansing for a big top presence, but for the Bison to compete hard in S2-A the team will need to get more balance and depth.
   
 
 
 
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Northport's Brigid Brennan finishes up at States.
 
* Northport   Tigers  
 
Section:   11   Class: A   Colors:   Navy and gold  
 
XC History
States Teams:    2009 (AA-5th), 2010 (AA-4th), 2012 (A-6th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Lindsay Sundell (2002, A-8th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    6th in States A
1st in Section 11 Division 1, 7th in Brown-Championship, 8th in Manhattan-Eastern States, 12nd in Suffolk Coaches-A
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Brigid Brennan 12   21st in Manhattan-ES 19:33.3 (55) 121
Jackie Thorne 10   10th in Section 11 Div.1 19:34.2 (56) 111
Cara Jozefowski 12   24th in Brown Champs   105
Amelia Kuehn 10   1st in Manhattan-JV-A 20:02.0 (67) 97
Rebecca McCleod 10   22nd in Section 11 Div.1 20:49.9 (79) 96
Sarah Schutzenbach 11   4th in Manhattan-JV-A   81
 
This Year's Outlook
On the good side, Northport has most of its top cast back, including an experienced States visiter, senior Brigid Brennan, and the team also has decent balance and depth. But there are also a lot of teams riding on the Tigers' tail in S11-A, so returning to States for the fourth time in five years will be a challenge.
   
 
 
 
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Guilderland's Emily Burns took 2nd in the Manhattan C race at left, and on right, Jenna Robinson battled Pearl River's Laura Cooper to the finish.
 
* Guilderland   Flying Dutchmen  
 
Section:   2   Class:   A   Colors:   Red and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1980 (A-9th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):   Chrissy Smith (1986, A-9th)
 
Last Year's Summary:   5th in Sectionals A
3rd in Suburban Council, 2nd at Albany County, 3rd in Manhattan-C, 2nd in Grout-1, 1st in Guilderland-Large
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Emily Burns 11 66 2nd in Manhattan-C   118
Jenna Robinson 12 13 14th in Manhattan-C   113
Alyssa Jourdin 10 28 26th in Manhattan-C   101
Sarah Forman 11 37 29th in Manhattan-C   98
Ashley Loomis 10 59 3rd in Manhattan-JV-C   87
Christine Fish 8 49 23rd in Grout-1   87
Caroline Callender 9 56 14th in Suburban Council-JV   85
Anastasia Mahar 9   6th in Grout-JV   78
 
This Year's Outlook
Emily Burns and Jenna Robinson will lead a Flying Dutchmen squad that is in a very tough S2-A competition that leaves very little up for grabs.
   
 
 
 
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Warwick's Megan Reilly makes her final move past Bella Burda to win the States A race.
 
* Warwick Valley  Wildcats  
 
Section:   9   Class:   A   Colors:   Purple and gold  
 
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 (A-1st)
 
Last Year's Summary:    7th in Federation, 4th in States A, 1st in Sectionals A
1st in OCIAA Championship, 2nd in Manhattan-A, 6th in Roy Griak-Gold, 1st In Warwick-2
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Megan Reilly 10 1 2nd in Manhattan-A, 1st in OCIAA, 31st in Footlocker-National 17:34.3 (1) 147
Agnes Eigo 10 7 6th in Footlocker-NE-Frosh 19:32.3 (53) 113
Darby Ginley 12 14 26th in Manhattan-A 20:29.2 (81) 96
Austen Marroquin 11   4th in Manhattan-Soph-A   83
Gabby Trimlett 12   12th in Manhattan-JV-B   82
Morgan Mendrzycki 12   14th in Suffern-A   75
Tessa Richards 11   7th in Manhattan-Soph-A   73
 
This Year's Outlook
Warwick Valley has a sizeable edge in the battle to retain its S9-A title, and frontrunner Megan Reilly is coming off a spectacular rookie season that included a States championship and a run at Footlocker Nationals. Fellow sophomore Agnes Eigo and senior Darby Ginley provide good help in the 2-3 positions, and the Wildcats should be up among the top 10 teams in Class A.
   
 
 
 
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Sachem East team on an early season practice run last year.    Credit: Sachem Patch
 
* Sachem East  Flaming Arrows  
 
Section:   11   Class:   A   Colors:   Red, black and gold  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1997 (A-2nd), 1998 (A-6th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Linda Detlefsen (1978, A-2nd), Karen Labbadia (1992, A-8th), 1993 (A-7th), Jackie Berman (1996, A-6th) (1997, A-6th), Jeanna Composti (1997, A-5th), Rachel Paul (2011, A-9th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    
2nd in Section 11-Division 1, 6th in Brown Championship, 4th in Manhattan-C, 2nd in Suffolk Coaches-B
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Shannon O'Hehir 12   15th in Brown-Champ   114
Kaitlin DiMartino 12   18th in Manhattan-C   106
Ciara Murphy 10   23rd in Manhattan-C   104
Jayda Allen 12   25th in Brown-Champ   103
Karli Murphy 10   36th in Brown-Champ   94
Nicole Silvestre 12   43rd in Manhattan-C   84
Katie Hempfling 12   60th in Manhattan-C   76
 
This Year's Outlook
Sachem East enters the season closely matched with Northport for the S11-A title with four runners led by Shannon O'Hehir running above the 100 TR level last year. With a lot of seniors on the Flaming Arrows (East), this could be the team's best opportunity in a long time to break a 15-year States drought.
   
 
 
 
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Colonie's Bellame Bower at left finished 4th in the Manhattan B race, and teammate Kirsten Kaminski was the second runner in for the Raiders.
 
* Colonie   Raiders
 
Section:   2   Class:   A   Colors:   Garnet and gold  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1985 (A-1st), 1999 (A-1st)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Rachel Simone (1985, A-9th), Katie Twarog (1997, A-7th) (1998, A-1st) (1999, A-4th), Jen Kramer (1998, A-10th) (1999, A-6th), Eryka Perrault (2001, A-4th), Anna Jankowski (2002, A-7th)
 
Last Year's Summary:   7th in Sectionals A
6th in Suburban Council, 4th in Manhattan-B, 3rd in Grout-1, 4th in EJ Herrmann-2
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Bellame Bower 10 4 5th in Suburban Council 18:52.4 (31) 126
Kirsten Kaminski 11 25 19th in Manhattan-B   103
Shannen Kerin 10 46 22nd in Suburban Council   101
Jackie Malecki 12 36 17th in Grout-1   95
Marilyn O'Brien 8 45 3rd in Manhattan-Frosh-D   93
Katie Schillaci 11   14th in Grout-1   90
Ashley Oropallo 9 57 20th in Manhattan-Frosh-D   88
Carolyn Pellegrini 10 53 50th in Manhattan-B   85
Michelle Dang 9 63 19th in Grout-1   84
Madison Judge 9   5th in Manhattan-Frosh-D   ~84
 
This Year's Outlook
Running in that tough S2-A group, the Raiders need a lot of younger runners to get to contend for a States berth. One of the young runners is Bellame Bower who had an impressive run at Elma Meadows, and the team has the depth to be very good if Kirsten Kaminski and Shannen Kerin can elevate to the next level.
   
 
 
 
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CNS's Jacqlynn Halstead leads Lowville's Moira Fayle and Tully's Christine Gambell
during a 3000m race in outdoor track. ---photo courtesy of Tully Runners. On right, Nicole Watterud finishes up in Manhattan C race.
 
* Cicero-North Syracuse   Northstars
 
Section:   3   Class:   A   Colors:   Royal blue, green and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:     2001 (A-3rd), 2003 (A-5th), 2004 (AA-4th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Kim Sharpe (1975, A-4th) (1976, A-1st) (1977, A-1st), Connie Riegelman (1979, A-3rd), Maria Lamontagne (2010, A-3rd)
 
Last Year's Summary:   4th in Sectionals A
2nd in CNYCL-Nationals, 2nd in Chittenango-2, 2nd in Manhattan-C, 2nd in EJ Herrmann-2
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Jacqlynn Halstead 12 2 3rd in Manhattan-C   118
Amanda Shuman 12 18 3rd in CYNCL-Nat   112
Taylor Perry 11 26 21st in Manhattan-C   100
Jillian Norris 10 30 14th  in CYNCL-Nat   96
Madison Kolakowski 12 24 20th  in CYNCL-Nat   91
Emily Dolan 11 33 22nd  in CYNCL-Nat   80
Savannah Stevens 12 46 26th in Chittenango-2   79
           
 
This Year's Outlook
CNS is in the third position in an S3-A group that has suddenly become very competitive behind Fayetteville-Manlius. Seniors Jacqlynn Halstead and Amanda Shuman lead a veteran squad that will be chasing Liverpool for the second spot at Sectionals.
   
 
 
 
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Clarence's Marissa Saenger captured 3rd place at States, and teammate Katrina Patterson at left in the right pic had a photo-finish battle with Carmel's Andrea Cortina.
 
* Clarence   Red Devils
 
Section:   6   Class:   A   Colors:   Red and black  
 
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)
 
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)
 
Last Year's Summary:   9th in States A, 1st in Sectionals A
3rd in ECIC, 2nd in Clarence-Large, 8th in Manhattan-F, 2nd in McQuaid-AA-2
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Marissa Saenger 12 1 1st in ECIC, 25th in Footlocker Nationals 17:41.3 (3) 144
Katrina Patterson 9 5 5th in Clarence-Large 19:45.8 (63) 112
Emily Garrett 12 8 12th in Knox-C 21:12.0 (98) 90
Alicia Symons 10 12 31st in ECIC 20:33.1 (85) 90
Hannah Reinhardt 10   45th in ECIC 24:39.8 (107) 78
Dana Warner 11 23 70th in Manhattan-F 22:07.7 (104) 74
 
This Year's Outlook
Last year Clarence got a scare at Sectionals as Lockport ran very close behind, but this year with its top six back, the Red Devils should not have to look over its shoulder in S6-A. Marissa Saenger had a huge year in 2012 on the way to Footlockers, and freshman Katrina Patterson looks ready for a big jump that could help move the team higher at States.
   
 
 
 
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Bethlehem's Julia Champagne at left runs with Adirondack's
Meghann Tanner and Tully's Christine Gambell in a 3000m race
during track season. ---photo courtesy of Tully Runners
 
* Bethlehem   Eagles  
 
Section:   2   Class:   A   Colors:   Orange and black  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1982 (A-9th), 1986 (A-6th)    NXN Nationals: 2004 (13th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Judy Parker (1979, A-5th), Leslie Warren (1979, A-9th), Emily Malinowski (2004, A-10th)
 
Last Year's Summary:    4th in Sectionals A
7th in Suburban Council, 5th in Burnt Hills-3, 1st in Grout-2, 1st in Great American-Seeded
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Julia Champagne 12 17 18th in Burnt Hills-3   112
Danika Jensen 12 12 7th in Grout-2   110
Holly Machabee 11 54 13th in Grout-2   95
Mary de Vries 12 38 19th in Grout-2   94
Abbi Wright 11 58 16th in Grout-2   90
Hope Guinn 9   2nd in Grout-JV   89
Natalie Muller 12 51 10th in Suburban Council-JV   87
Sarah Vener 8   10th in Burnt Hills-JV   77
 
This Year's Outlook
Coming in to 2013 in around the 6th position in S2-A, Bethlehem's veteran squad is led by seniors Julia Champagne and Danika Jensen will be fighting for a place among the top 15 in Class A.
   
 
 
 
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Elmira's squad heads up first hill at States with from the left, Jessica Thatcher,
Melinda Wheeler, Abby Wheeler, Jordynn Kurcoba, and Khiere Ashley.
 
* Elmira   Blue Devils
 
Section:   4   Class:   A   Colors:   Blue and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1985 (B-9th), 1986 (B-9th), 1999 (B-10th), 2001 (B-11th), 2012 (A-8th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Katie Ryan (1995, B-7th) (1996, A-5th) (1997, A-4th)
 
Last Year's Summary:   8th in States-A, 1st in Sectionals A
1st in STAC, 1st at Newark Valley, 4th in McQuaid-AAA, 1st at Owego
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Abby Wheeler 10 2 25th at Federation 19:15.5 (40) 122
Jessica Thatcher 11 6 5th at Newark Valley 20:30.7 (83) 102
Khiere Ashley 11 8 1st at Owego 20:29.1 (80) 100
Briana Lentkowski 12 20 16th in STAC 20:55.4 (94) 88
Jordynn Kurcoba 11 14 7th at Newark Valley 21:04.5 (95) 88
Imari Johnson 11 18 10th at Flatland-(PA) 21:33.5 (102) 83
 
This Year's Outlook
Elmira won its first Sectionals in 11 years in 2012 and returns five of its top six, losing #2 runner Melinda Wheeler. Sophomore Abby Wheeler heads a developing group that appears to have the depth to stay ahead of Corning and Ithaca in S4-A.
   
 
 
 
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West Genesee's Laura Leff in center was among the early leaders
at States with Arlington's Bella Burda and Fayetteville-Manlius's Alana Pearl.
 
* West Genesee   Wildcats  
 
Section:   3   Class:   A   Colors:   Blue and gold  
 
XC History
States Teams:  
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Elizabeth McMahon (2005, AA-9th), Laura Leff (2009, AA-9th) (2010, AA-4th) (2011, A-2nd)
 
Last Year's Summary:    5th in Sectionals A
2nd in CNYCL-American, 4th in Marathon-Seeded, 11th in Manhattan-E, 12th in McQuaid-AAA
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Laura Leff 12 6 6th at Federation 18:20.2 (13) 138
Lindsay Weaver 11 14 9th in Marathon-Sd   107
Sarah Ferranti 10 29 51st in Manhattan-E   87
Elise Dunshee 11 35 12th in CNYCL-American   83
Annie Baker 10 38 14th in CNYCL-American   77
Eva Young 10 58 11th in CNYCL-American   76
 
This Year's Outlook
Long-time-great senior Laura Leff leads a fairly young squad that sits about fourth among the teams in S3-A battling behind FM. Lindsay Weaver is the other Wildcat up among the top Sectionals group.
   
 
 
 
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Baldwinsville's Rachel Miller in red at left and Annie Peterson
in front ran at States.
 
* Baldwinsville   Bees  
 
Section:   3   Class:   A   Colors:   Red and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:     1976 (A-1st), 1977 (A-4th), 1979 (A-1st), 1980 (A-3rd), 1981 (A-7th), 1982 (A-1st), 1983 (A-2nd), 1984 (A-2nd), 1985 (A-2nd), 1991 (A-7th), 1993 (A-5th), 1994 (A-3rd)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Ann O'Hara (1975, A-9th) (1977, A-5th), Bonnie Gleeson (1982, A-9th) (1983, A-3rd) (1984, A-4th) (1985, A-7th), Terry Mero (1983, A-2nd)
 
Last Year's Summary:     3rd in Sectionals A
3rd in CNYCL-Nationals, 2nd in Manhattan-E, 5th in McQuaid-AAA, 2nd in Baldwinsville-Large
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Rachel Miller 11 12 7th in Manhattan-E 19:41.0 (61) 113
Marissa Lathrop 11 19 9th in CNYCL-Nat   104
Mia Bolton 9 25 26th in Manhattan-E   98
Hannah Olds 11 27 21st in CNYCL-Nat   91
Emily McComb 11 40 10th in Manhattan-JV-D   80
Kelley Hull 10 39 6th in McQuaid-JV   79
Maizy Ludden 11   29th in CNYCL-Nat   72
 
This Year's Outlook
The Bees are running about 5th in S3-A after losing States finalist Annie Peterson to graduation, but Rachel Miller is back from States and the team has the depth to challenge for a higher position at Sectionals.
   
 
 
 
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Hilton Cadets enjoy the awards ceremony at NXN-NY.
 
* Hilton   Cadets  
 
Section:   5   Class:   A   Colors:   Scarlet and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:   2004 (AA-3rd), 2005 (AA-2nd), 2006 (AA-2nd), 2007 (AA-6th), 2009 (AA-8th)        NXN Nationals: 2005 (1st), 2006 (2nd)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Sue Parkhurst (1985, B-7th), Caroline Schultz (2005, AA-7th) (2006, AA-5th), Allison Sawyer (2005, AA-8th) (2006, AA-1st)
 
Last Year's Summary:     4th in Sectionals A
5th in Monroe County, 4th in Burnt Hills-3, 9th in McQuaid-AAA, 4th in GCC Cougar-1
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Zoe Camillaci 11 26 13th in Burnt Hills-3   107
Amanda Palmeri 11 23 19th in Monroe County   105
Mary Kunigan 11 28 32nd in Burnt Hills-3   98
Shauna Glavin 8 41 61st in McQuaid-AAA   83
Jade Hendricks 8 46 55th in Burnt Hills-3   79
Kayla Rissew 12 45 3rd in Monroe County-JV   76
 
This Year's Outlook
Though the Cadets lost frontrunner Haley Keene to graduation, the rest of a young crew is back with juniors Zoe Camillaci and Amanda Palmeri in the lead and potential big leaps by some middle schoolers in 2013 putting Hilton in a position to move up from its 4th place in S5-A last year.
   
 
 
 
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Syosset's Lauren Gruber flies toward the finish ahead of Shenendehowa's
Julia Zachgo as part of a huge final mile charge at States.
 
* Syosset  Braves  
 
Section:   8   Class:   A   Colors:   Red, black and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:    2008 (AA-6th), 2012 (A-7th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    El
 
Last Year's Summary:    
1st in Section 8-Conference 1, 6th in Manhattan-F, 2nd in Wild Safari-A, 3rd in Villa Bears
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Lauren Gruber 10   1st in Section 8-Conf 1 18:46.8 (27) 124
Kayla Beovich 10   6th in Section 8-Conf 1 20:31.3 (84) 92
Tracy Go 10   7th in Section 8-Conf 1 20:38.8 (89) 92
Meghan Galvin 11   17th in Section 8-Conf 1 21:12.7 (99) 81
Zoe Stricoff 11   19th in Section 8-Conf 1   81
Rachel Quinn 12   34th in Villa Bears 21:37.4 (103) 80
Briana Conforti 10   6th in Villa Bears-JV   72
 
This Year's Outlook
Syosset got its first trip to States in four years off of its performance in the S8 Conference meet and lost two of its top three from last year. But sophomore Lauren Gruber ran nicely at States and leads a young team that has the potential to stay well ahead of the competition in S8-A.
   
 
 
 
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Niskayuna senior Felicia Sciortino at left finished 26th
at States last year, shown here with Colonie's Bellame Bower.
 
* Niskayuna   Silver Warriors  
 
Section:   2   Class:   A   Colors:   Cardinal and silver  
 
XC History
States Teams:     1979 (A-8th), 1984 (A-8th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Sue Hay (1979, A-10th) (1980, A-4th), Colleen Mason (1981, A-8th) (1982, A-4th) (1983, A-4th), Caitlin McTague (1999, A-9th) (2002, A-2nd) (2003, A-6th)
 
Last Year's Summary:     6th in Sectionals A
14th in Manhattan-D, 6th in EJ Herrmann-2, 11th in Queensbury-1
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Emily Dewald 12 21 21st in Suburban Council   105
Lexi Sciotino 9 31 1st in EJ Herrmann JV   99
Abigail Spiers 8 32 2nd in EJ Herrmann JV   99
Marisa DiVietro 10 52 3rd in EJ Herrmann JV   87
Danielle Skufca 12 78 29th at Shaker   78
 
This Year's Outlook
Niskayuna appears to be sitting a ways back from the top six teams in S2-A, but there is enough young talent coming up behind senior frontrunner Emily Dewald to keep things interesting.
   
 
 
 
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Valley Central's Holly Cavalluzzo heads for 20th place medal and Kristen Borriello follows in at States.
 
* Valley Central   Vikings  
 
Section:   9   Class:   A   Colors:  Blue and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:  
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):   Holly Cavalluzzo (2008, A-8th) (2011, A-8th)
 
Last Year's Summary:  3rd in Sectionals A 
4th in OCIAA Championship, 13th in Manhattan-Eastern States, 2nd in Warwick-1, 1st in Suffern-C
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Kristen Borriello 12 6 7th in OCIAA 19:45.7 (62) 116
Claudia Weiskittel 12 21 13th in Suffern-C   91
Christina Schneider 11 33 12th in Suffern-C   90
Sami Meade 11 25 9oth in Manhattan-ES   87
Destiny Ribadeneyra 12 24 27th in OCIAA   84
Kelly Weiskittel 12 38 18th in Manhattan-JV-B   77
Becky Keinz 11 33 12th in OCIAA-Division 2   71
Ashley Conklin 12   25th in Suffern-C   70
 
This Year's Outlook
The graduation of long-time great Holly Cavalluzzo leaves it all to senior States finalist Kristen Borriello to lead a veteran squad chasing Warwick Valley in S9-A.
   
 
 
 
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Corning's Katie Butler and Madeline Ustanik sprinting in at States.
 
* Corning    Hawks  
 
Section:   4   Class:   A   Colors:   Black and gold  
 
XC History
States Teams:    2007 (AA-7th), 2008 (AA-9th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Kelly Bowdy (1977, A-2nd), Kate Rosettie (2007, AA-9th)
 
Last Year's Summary:      3rd in Sectionals A
2nd in STAC, 3rd in Marathon-Seeded, 7th in Manhattan-F, 13th in McQuaid-AAA
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Katie Butler 11 3 7th in Manhattan-F 19:24.5 (49) 116
Madeline Ustanik 11 9 4th in STAC 20:14.3 (74) 99
Morgan Gallagher 12 12 7th in STAC   86
Natie Rogus 11 19 17th in STAC   83
Rian O'Dell 10 23 22nd in STAC   81
Michelle Crook 12 28 38th in Manhattan-F   80
Mia Bates 12 25 56th in Manhattan-F   78
Francis Sariego 11   83rd in Manhattan-F   78
Kailey Morill 10 27 36th in STAC   74
 
This Year's Outlook
With junior States finalists Katie Butler and Madeline Ustanik returning for the 2013, the Hawks have a solid top duo and decent depth to help them make a run at Elmira for the S4-A title.
   
 
 
 
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Sachem North runners at left using indoor track to get in shape for XC.    
Credit: Sachem Patch
 
* Sachem North  Flaming Arrows  
 
Section:   11   Class:   A   Colors:   Black, gold and white  
 
XC History
States Teams:    1997 (A-2nd), 1998 (A-6th)
 
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):    Linda Detlefsen (1978, A-2nd), Karen Labbadia (1992, A-8th), 1993 (A-7th), Jackie Berman (1996, A-6th) (1997, A-6th), Jeanna Composti (1997, A-5th)
 
Last Year's Summary:   
3rd in Section 11-Division 1, 8th in Manhattan-D, 3rd at Suffolk-A, 4th in Suffern-B
 
Roster
Name Grade Sect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Elise Ramirez 11   4th in Brown-2   109
Mackenzie Coleman 10   18th in Section 11-Div 1   100
Katie Michta 12   14th in Suffern-B   86
Dowon Hwang 12   56th in Manhattan-D   85
Oriana Howell 12   26th in Brown-2   85
 
This Year's Outlook
The Flaming Arrows (North) have Elise Ramirez and Mackenzie Coleman running at the top and appear to be the best equipped among five S11-A teams chasing Northport and Sachem East for the sectional title.