Boys

Boys Easterns

Individual Winner - Tony Russell (West Chester Henderson) - 12:20.0

Breakdown

Looking for some deja vu from last year?  The boys race was set up to be the showcase for top nationally ranked CBA of Lincroft.  However, the individual title would be contested between the top harrier from Fayetteville-Manlius, and a Kenyan-born contender now competing for St. Benedict's.  As the race took off into the woods, it looked to be much of the same.  Edwin Rutto, of St. Benedict's, shot to the front of the pack, creating a 45second lead into the backwoods. CBA  looked strong in their pack amongst the many colors of the competition.  But something happend in those backwoods, that would seperate this year from last.  Rutto began to fade, allowing the chase pack to catch back up.  Lead by senior Mickey Burke of Rush-Henrietta, the top runners began to swallow up the harrier from St. Benedict's.  Past him went Bryce Millar of FM, as well as PA's top ranked runner, Tony Russell of West Chester Henderson.   Slowly, the trio began to make up the race, also including key players like Millar's teammate Andrew Berge, Pingry's Liam Mullett, and Middletown North's Tom O'Neill.  Russell would move forward, passing Millar and Burke, now handling the duties of leading the race.  Millar would move past as well, with Mullett coming with.  Out of the woods, Russell lead the race, but a late surging Burke was trying to get back in the race.  Russell would cross the line first by merely a second, Millar taking up the second position.  Burke's final surges would garner him a third place finish overall.

But the story wasn't over.  CBA would now start crossing the line, a tight pack behind FM's 1-2 punch.  The colts took 7,9, and 11th place.  Much like regionals last year, the boys of CBA had lost their teammates in the crowd midway through the race.  Once the pathways opened up, they were able to recconnect, hitting the splits they knew they could.  They would go on to win the team championship, closer to other teams than years past, but still a distinct victory.  Behind them, another rivalry was providing results, as two of the top teams in NY were squaring off.  Located just miles from eachother, FM and Liverpool were once again seeing how the matchup would play out.  McQuaid was a small enough race that the pack mentality of Liverpool could play off, but in bigger races, the 1-2 punch of the Hornets boosts the margins.  That said, the Warriors were no slouchs, taking third in a packed race, and further cementing the fact that Nike may be forced into looking at an At-Large spot for the NY Boys this November, as the top teams look evenly matched.

More Videos

Bryce Millar - Top NY Easterns Boys

 

Team Champs

TOP TEAMS:
Points: 90
  7 Mike McClemens            12 Christian Br Aca       12:33.8    7       187.90   188
  9 blaise ferro              10 Christian Br Aca       12:35.3    9       187.35   187
 11 Tom Rooney                12 Christian Br Aca       12:37.3   11       186.63   187
 19 Fran Bogan                12 Christian Br Aca       12:45.5   19       183.61   184
 44 josh kruppa               11 Christian Br Aca       13:09.8   44       174.70   175
 48 Mike Cassidy              12 Christian Br Aca       13:18.5   48       171.51   172
 73 tom dangler               11 Christian Br Aca       13:36.2   73       165.02   165

Points: 114
  2 Bryce millar              11 Fayetteville           12:21.1    2       192.57   193
  5 Andrew Berge              12 Fayetteville           12:27.1    5       190.37   190
 29 Peter Ryan                10 Fayetteville           12:57.6   29       179.18   179
 37 Adam Hunt                 11 Fayetteville           13:04.5   37       176.65   177
 41 Kyle Barber               11 Fayetteville           13:08.0   41       175.36   175
 47 Riley Hughes              11 Fayetteville           13:13.3   47       173.43   173
 88 Patrick Perry             09 Fayetteville           13:46.4   88       161.28   161

Points: 159
 15 Daniel Muldoon            11 Liverpool              12:43.2   15       184.46   184
 17 Ben Petrella              10 Liverpool              12:44.6   17       183.94   184
 27 Connor Buck               11 Liverpool              12:56.8   27       179.48   179
 35 Alex Christensen          12 Liverpool              13:02.6   35       177.34   177
 65 Nick LeClair              11 Liverpool              13:28.5   65       167.85   168
 77 Dylan McCarthy            11 Liverpool              13:38.7   77       164.11   164
104 Comstock Ryan             10 Liverpool              13:55.0  104       158.14   158

Points: 168
  1 Tony Russell              12 West Chester Hen       12:20.0    1       192.96   193
 26 Reiny Barchet             12 West Chester Hen       12:55.8   26       179.84   180
 33 Alex Knapp                11 West Chester Hen       12:59.0   33       178.66   179
 53 Ricky Waltz               12 West Chester Hen       13:22.1   53       170.19   170
 55 Seamus Collins            12 West Chester Hen       13:22.9   55       169.91   170
 81 Kevin Moy                 12 West Chester Hen       13:41.9   81       162.93   163
137 Eric Stratman             12 West Chester Hen       14:24.7  137       147.25   147

 

Boys Letter A

Individual Winner - Ryan Udvadia (Shoreham - Wading River) - 12:28.0

Breakdown - The top five finishers here all have a big race to their name.  Cook has Queensbury, Rice has McQuaid, Huben has several Section 6 victories.  The difference was Ryan Udvadia of Shoreham-Wading River's most notable race of recent memory was a Loucks performance, where he hit right around 9-flat in the 3200m.  After several modest wins in local competition at the beginning of XC, Udvadia was ready to prove that track translates to cross country.  The senior of SWR took off through the woods, tucking in behind Brian Cook and John Rice, who did most of the early action.  At two miles, Rice had dropped off, where he was replaced by Dan Huben of Clarence in the top trio.  Coming out of the woods, it would turn into an all out sprint, where Udvadia would kick down the finish chute for the win.  Udvadia's teammates would make sure his efforts weren't in vain, as the team put together a top finish as well, with one of the days lowest team averages.

 

Team Champs

   1 Shoreham-Wading River        71    1    6   12   17   35   93   97          
      Total Time:  1:06:18.40                                                    
         Average:    13:15.68                                                    
   2 Clarence                    117    3   10   14   31   59   60   65          
      Total Time:  1:07:10.20                                                    
         Average:    13:26.04                                                    
   3 Warwick Valley              117   11   13   23   30   40   62   77          
      Total Time:  1:07:50.60                                                    
         Average:    13:34.12                                                    

 

 

Boys Letter B

Individual Winner - Marco Pompilj (Collegiate) - 12:38.7

Breakdown

Both Collegiate and Tappan Zee have been having standout years, on both the individual and team basis.  When they met up at Manhattan, the two frontrunners were due to battle it out.  Marco Pompilj of Collegiate, felt the congestion early, getting trapped behind a pack of frontrunners heading into the woods.  In that lead pack was Tappan Zee's Luke Gavigan, who would cruise with every one of Pomilj's surges.  At the 2-mile mark, it would only be the pair in contention for the win.  The two juniors battled down the line, where Pompilj would get the edge.  His team, suffering injuries to their #2 and #3 runners, were no longer the favorites, and Sachem North found the necessary group speed to take the title, and the oversized trophy.

 

Team Champs


   1 Sachem North                111    8   12   16   27   48   58   64          
      Total Time:  1:08:00.50                                                    
         Average:    13:36.10                                                    
   2 Lincoln-Sudbury             123    5   14   30   31   43   46   75          
      Total Time:  1:08:23.40                                                    
         Average:    13:40.68                                                    
   3 Tappan Zee                  124    2    6   24   42   50   67   95          
      Total Time:  1:07:39.40                                                    
         Average:    13:31.88                                                 

 

 

Boys Letter C

Individual Winner - Spencer Brown (Wilton) - 12:58.0

Breakdown

It's an individual race, but a team sport.  Well, for almost everybody.  Spencer Brown of Wilton, CT ran the race alone.  He was the only member on his team at the course this Saturday, but it didn't seem to affect him.  Brown would pull away from the field to win the "C Race" in 12:58, ten seconds above the next finisher.  The team competition was well suited for the boys of St. John's Prep of MA, where their top three finished all in succession.

 

Team Champs

   1 Saint John's Prep            91   11   12   13   22   33   56   58          
      Total Time:  1:08:43.50                                                    
         Average:    13:44.70                                                    
   2 Charter                     112    2    8   21   39   42   84  126          
      Total Time:  1:08:59.60                                                    
         Average:    13:47.92                                                    
   3 Brookline                   137   18   24   26   29   40   52   82          
      Total Time:  1:10:19.00                                                    
         Average:    14:03.80                                                    

 

Boys Letter D

Individual Winner - Steve Maine (Highland Regional) - 12:38.7

Breakdown

It seemed as if the story of the day was the non-natives were grabbing all the individual titles.  New Jersey would rack up the highest medal count for the individuals, led here by Steven Maine of Highland Regional.  He would finish twenty seconds ahead of another Jersian from Wayne Hills.  An all out kick to the end would secure him the win.

 

Team Champs

   1 Colonie                     108    4    9   13   19   63  141  142          
      Total Time:  1:08:23.10                                                    
         Average:    13:40.62                                                    
   2 Hunterdon Central           174   15   24   31   47   57   68   91          
      Total Time:  1:10:16.80                                                    
         Average:    14:03.36                                                    
   3 North Hunterdon             183    5   33   45   48   52   94   97          
      Total Time:  1:10:07.10                                                    
         Average:    14:01.42                                                

 

 

Boys Letter E

Individual Winner - Colin Tierney (Bishop Hendricken) - 12:38.0

Breakdown

The only boys team to pull off the individual win on top of the team title, Bishop Hendricken of RI's effort would not be understated.  Lead by senior Colin Tierney, the boys in green would put two in the top five, as well as the next three in succession at the 23rd mark.  The top ranked team in Rhode Island lived up to his title.

 

Team Champs

   1 Bishop Hendricken            74    1    4   22   23   24   46   89          
      Total Time:  1:05:57.50                                                    
         Average:    13:11.50                                                    
   2 St. Anthony's               114    2    3   27   35   47   57   79          
      Total Time:  1:06:39.20                                                    
         Average:    13:19.84                                                    
   3 Lowell                      159    9   12   41   44   53   61   87          
      Total Time:  1:07:36.30                                                    
         Average:    13:31.26                                                    
   4 North Rockland              161    7   16   37   45   56   59   60          
      Total Time:  1:07:36.70                                                    
         Average:    13:31.34                                                    
   5 Haddonfield                 161   11   18   19   42   71   72   95          
      Total Time:  1:07:44.00                                                    
         Average:    13:32.80                                                    
   6 Morristown                  163   20   26   34   40   43   81  112          
      Total Time:  1:08:08.10                                                    
         Average:    13:37.62                                               

 

Boys Letter F

Individual Winner - Ben DeVenezia (Mountain Lakes) - 12:59.0

Breakdown

For Mountain Lakes' Ben DeVenezia, there was something new, and something familiar in the lead pack heading to the line.  He was joined by teammate Chris Luciano across the line, going 1st and 3rd respectively.  Between them, was Canadian Eric Wynands, who split the pair at the line.  The close race up front couldn't beat the pack from Commack, who took the team race in a very close battle with CNS

 

Team Champs

   1 Commack                     118    5   18   24   28   43   66  151          
      Total Time:  1:09:06.60                                                    
         Average:    13:49.32                                                    
   2 Cicero-North Syracuse       122   15   16   23   27   41   59   91          
      Total Time:  1:09:24.70                                                    
         Average:    13:52.94                                                    
   3 Shaker                      126    9   17   26   35   39   60   76          
      Total Time:  1:09:30.10                                                    
         Average:    13:54.02                                                    
   4 St. Peters Jersey City      129   10   20   22   33   44   49   65          
      Total Time:  1:09:30.00                                                    
         Average:    13:54.00                                                    

 

Boys Letter G

Individual Winner - Dan Dracup (Ithaca) - 12:56.3

Breakdown

It was getting a little crowded for comfort around leader Dan Dracup of Ithaca around the mile mark.  That lead him to accelerate through the hills, putting a gap on his competition down the backhills of Van Cortlandt Park.  At two miles, he had his lead.  However, the trailing athletes from Conestoga surged back, going with Dracup at the 2-mile mark.  The pair of Andrew Marston and Gunnar Sjoreen from Conestoga would finish 2-3, an effort that awarded them the team title for the race, wasn't enough to catch the junior from Ithaca, who won in 12:56.3.

 

Team Champs

   1 Conestoga                    51    2    3   13   14   19   29   37          
      Total Time:  1:06:45.00                                                    
         Average:    13:21.00                                                    
   2 West Genesee                126   11   12   21   30   52   78   81          
      Total Time:  1:08:33.30                                                    
         Average:    13:42.66                                                    
   3 West Morris Mendham         133    7   23   24   31   48   60   73          
      Total Time:  1:08:41.10                                                    
         Average:    13:44.22