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| Class C Preview | |||||
| Top 5 Teams at 2013 States | |||||
| Holland Patent 76 | Susquehanna Valley 87 | Pleasantville 111 | Alden 125 | Port Jefferson 125 |
| Projected Top 5 Teams for 2014 from Returners' 2013 TR Ratings |
| 1. Mount Academy 163.4 | 2. East Aurora 161.4 | 3. Greenwich 154.0 | 4. Adirondack 151.8 | 5. Susquehanna Valley 145.4 |
| Projected Next 10 Teams for 2014 from Returners' 2013 TR Ratings | |||||
| 6. Dobbs Ferry 143.0 | 7. Holland Patent 142.6 | 8. Westhill 142.2 | 9. Oneonta 140.8 | 10. Pleasantville 139.4 | |
| 11. Newark Valley 135.0 | 12. Alden 134.4 | 13. Jordan-Elbridge 133.0 | 14. Port Jefferson 132.8 | 15. Watkins Glen 131.6 | |
| Next: | Corinth, Bronxville, Chenango Forks, Southwestern, Fonda-Fultonville, Saranac | ||||
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| Plattsburgh's Jeriqho Gadway fought off Bronxville's John Flannery to win the States Class C title. | |||||
| Top 2014 Returning Runners by Last Year's TR Rating | |||||
| Name | Team | Grade | Section | States Place | Season TR |
| Jeriqho Gadway | Plattsburgh | 12 | 7 | 1 | 182 |
| Jeremy Spezio | Greenwich | 12 | 2 | 1 (D) | 179 |
| Kenny Vasbinder | East Aurora | 11 | 6 | 7 (B) | 177 |
| James Burke | Port Jefferson | 12 | 11 | 3 | 175 |
| Owen Barber | Allegany-Limestone | 11 | 6 | 9 | 174 |
| Keith Baird | Mount Academy | 12 | 2 | 4 (D) | 172 |
| Bryce Zayachek | Holland Patent | 12 | 3 | 7 | 171 |
| Richard Buchanan | Susquehanna Valley | 12 | 4 | 10 | 171 |
| Sean McAneny | Greenville | 11 | 2 | 8 | 170 |
| Dylan Servos | Alden | 12 | 6 | 25 | 169 |
| Grant Sheely | Dobbs Ferry | 12 | 1 | 13 | 167 |
| Ryan O'Rourke | Adirondack | 11 | 3 | --- | 167 |
| Martin Kurtz | Mount Academy | 11 | 2 | 23 (D) | 166 |
| Baxter Wareham | Mount Academy | 11 | 2 | 13 (D) | 166 |
| Joseph Northrup | Waterloo | 12 | 5 | 32 | 164 |
| Connor Hrynuk | Adirondack | 12 | 3 | 24 | 164 |
| Ethan Jaynes | Stillwater | 12 | 2 | 17 | 164 |
| Matthew McLaughlin | East Aurora | 11 | 6 | --- | 164 |
| Ryan Hetrick | Southwestern | 11 | 6 | 36 | 163 |
| TJ Murray | East Aurora | 11 | 6 | --- | 162g |
| Next: | Liam Rodgers - Westhill 161, Matthew Kruszka - Gowanda 161, Anthony Pelella - James O'Neil 160, Takanori Okkotsu - Dobbs Ferry 160, Martin Beadle - Holley 160, Jason McFarland - Hannibal 160 | ||||
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| The lead group in the States C race battle through the woods maze. | |||||
| 2014 Season Overview for Class C | |||||
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Space invaders have come to the formerly placid world of Class C and are roiling the waters and shaking up the scenery. One of the aliens, Greenwich, is actually a fairly recent C-creature since it returns from a two-year visit to Class D, and another, East Aurora, spent some time in Class C in the early 2000s. But the supposedly most powerful of the invaders, the fearsome nameless ones from Mount Academy, were only recently hatched and will be trying to establish their rule in Class C after having reigned in Class D for two years. New times have come to Class C, and the top three rated teams were competing elsewhere last year, leaving the old guard teams now to play catch up. The favorite in this year's class is a team only in its third year of existence, a Mount Academy team that always has a lot of depth and with top-20 rated runners Keith Baird, Baxter Wareham, and Martin Kurtz returning with veteran experience of winning two Class D titles and performing well among the big teams at the Federation meet. On the heels of Mount is an East Aurora team that saw its 6-year string of States visits in Class B broken in 2013 but now returns a young and hungry squad headed by its own trio of top-20 guys in Kenny Vasbinder, Matthew McLaughlin, and TJ Murray. The last of the three invaders is a Greenwich team that is headed by 2013 Class D champ Jeremy Spezio. Another transplant from Class B, Westhill, also enters the preseason as the 8th strongest C team. Ironically, for all four itinerant teams, the move for both the teams going up or down have made things tougher for them either at a sectional or state level. The old guard of Class C teams will need to scramble to fill out rosters to compete with the top three in the new order. Adirondack has top-20 guys Ryan O'Rourke and Connor Hrynuk back for a run at the Section 3-C title, while reigning States and S3 champ Holland Patent has Bryce Zayachek leading their customary building effort for a title run. Susquehanna Valley was the States runner-up in 2013 and will look to 10th-place finisher Richard Buchanan to head its 2014 campaign, and Dobbs Ferry has two top-25 guys in Grant Sheely and Takanori Okkotsu for the new season. The battle for individual honors may be unique in NY XC history as it features two of the previous year's States champs vying at the top. Rated number 1 is Plattsburgh's Jeriqho Gadway, who will be trying to become the second guy from the town to win consecutive States titles in the last five years following on Seton Catholic-Plattsburgh's Michael Champagne's second win 2009 (and Mary Kate Champagne won a third straight in 2007). Greenwich's Class D champ Jeremy Spezio should be right up there with Gadway, and East Aurora's Kenny Vasbinder and Port Jefferson's James Burke have the preseason numbers to be likely contenders for the title chase also. |
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| Bronxville's John Flannery and Plattsburgh's Jeriqho Gadway fought their way down the finishing straightaway in the States C race at Queensbury. | |||||
| Section by Section Class C Overview | |||||
| Section | Top Teams | Notes | |
| 1 | Dobbs Ferry, Pleasantville, Briarcliff, Bronxville | Reigning S1-C champ Pleasantville lost enough of the varsity to set up what looks like a close contest with Dobbs Ferry and a rising Briarcliff squad. | |
| 2 | Greenwich, Corinth, Fonda-Fultonville | Greenwich's move to Class C makes it the favorite in S2-C, though reigning champ Corinth could win out if the Witches have depth issues. | |
| 3 | Adirondack, Holland Patent, Westhill, Jordan-Elbridge, Hannibal, | The S3-C will likely be a tussle between Holland Patent and Adirondack again, with Westhill now possibly in the mix. | |
| 4 | Susquehanna Valley, Oneonta, Newark Valley, Watkins Glen, Chenango Forks | The S4-C contest has been heating up in recent years and this season's battle with Susquehanna Valley trying for a repeat title could be very good. | |
| 5 | Waterloo, Williamson Central | The usual S5-C favorites seem to have been wiped out by graduation, so maybe Waterloo and Williamson Central can emerge here. | |
| 6 | East Aurora, Alden, Southwestern, Dunkirk | The S6-C has a lot of top teams now seemingly headed by East Aurora, and it will be tough for the other three top contenders to find the Blue Devils' level of depth. | |
| 7 | Saranac, Beekmantown | Saranac may find just enough depth for a title with B-town losing its top two. | |
| 8 | Oyster Bay | Oyster Bay has its entire team back, so it should get a repeat title against whoever they're up against. | |
| 9 | Mount Academy, Onteora, James O'Neill, Tri-Valley | Mount should dominate in S9-C | |
| 10 | Gouverneur, Ogdensburg | Two teams likely set to battle here. | |
| 11 | Port Jefferson, Southampton | Port J has much more top level power but still needs to fill out much more at the back end. |
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Keith Baird led the Mount Academy onslaught in the Class D race at States that took the team to its second straight title. Credit: New York Milesplit |
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| Section: 9 | Class: D | Colors: Blue and yellow | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2012 (D-1st), 2013 (D-1st) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Rufus Wareham (2012, D-4th) Keith Baird (2013, D-4th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 8th in Federation, 1st in States D, 1st in Sectionals D |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Keith Baird | 12 | 4 | 55th at Federation | 16:05.4 (4-D) | 172 |
| Baxter Wareham | 11 | 1 | 79th at Federation | 16:34.4 (13-D) | 166 |
| Martin Kurtz | 11 | 3 | 69th at Federation | 16:44.4 (23-D) | 166 |
| Sidney Momsen | 12 | -- | 19th at OCIAA | 16:48.2 (27-D) | 161 |
| James Blough | 12 | 6 | 30th at OCIAA | 16:59.7 (32-D) | 152 |
| Kent Kurtz | 10 | 5th in NXN-NY Open | 148 | ||
| Bernard King | 10 | 10th in OCIAA-JV | 140 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Mount did very well even against the big teams of Class A last year, so moving up to Class C from D shouldn't pose a big problem. The team has big depth behind Keith Baird, Baxter Wareham, Martin Kurtz, and Sidney Mommsen, and if there are any further big developments this year it will be a tough task for any team to keep up with them for the States C title. | |||||
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| East Aurora's Kenny Vasbinder at center took 7th in the States Class B race. | |||||
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East Aurora | Blue Devils |
| Section: 6 | Class: B | Colors: Blue and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1979 (B-5th), 1980 (B-2nd), 1981 (B-1st), 1982 (B-5th), 1983 (B-9th), 1984 (B-4th), 1985 (B-1st), 1986 (B-6th), 1988 (B-7th), 1990 (B-8th), 1991 (B-1st), 1992 (B-11th), 1994 (B-8th), 2001 (C-4th), 2002 (B-5th), 2004 (B-4th), 2005 (B-6th), 2007 (B-2nd), 2008 (B-3rd), 2009 (B-10th), 2010 (B-1st) 2011 (B-1st), 2012 (B-2nd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Bruce Marquart (1965, B-9th) (1966, B-6th), Bill McLaughlin (1980, B-5th) (1981, B-2nd), Dave Whitman (1984, B-9th), Brian Dodwell (1988, B-5th), Ron Hess (1994, B-8th), Dan Fields (2001, C-3rd) (2002, B-4th), Ryan O'Connor (2006, B-4th), Scott Anderson (2007, B-3rd), Lyle O'Brien (2008, B-7th), Sean Phillips (2011, B-9th), Elliot Martynkiewicz (2011, B-10th), Kenny Vasbinder (2013, B-7th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Kenny Vasbinder | 11 | 2 | 23rd at Federation | 15:46.8 (7) | 177 |
| Matt McLaughlin | 11 | 8 | 5th in Alden-Lg | 164 | |
| TJ Murray | 11 | 12 | 14th in McQuaid-A | 162 | |
| Will Zink | 11 | 24 | 28th in McQuaid-A | 152 | |
| Kevin Murnock | 11 | 18 | 2nd in Alden-JV | 152 | |
| Bryan Hensen | 11 | 25 | 1st in Alden-JV | 148 | |
| Pat Murray | 10 | 51st in ECIC | 139 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| With a team that included a senior and six sophomores, East Aurora had a down year was finally unseated from their Section 6-B throne. Now down in Class C with a Blue Devil crew that has a lot of experience, the team could be headed for two very impressive years in 2014 and 2015. States medalist Kenny Vasbinder and Matt McLaughlin and TJ Murray form the nucleus of what will likely be the only team to challenge Mount Academy this year. | |||||
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| Greenwich's Jeremy Spezio won the States Class D crown by a lot in 2013. | |||||
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Greenwich | Witches |
| Section: 2 | Class: D | Colors: Green and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1980 (C-11th), 1991 (C-1st), 1992 (C-9th), 1996 (C-4th), 1997 (C-4th), 2012 (D-4th), 2013 (D-2nd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Ed Johnson (1977, C-6th), Austin Lane (2009, D-8th), (2011, C-3rd), Jeremy Spezio (2012, D-2nd) (2013, D-1st) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in States D, 1st in Sectionals D |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Jeremy Spezio | 12 | 1 | 1st in Ft. Plain-Sm | 15:46.2 (1) | 179 |
| Colin Beasor | 10 | 7 | 3rd in Wasaren | 16:42.9 (21) | 159 |
| Chandler Hanson | 12 | 8 | 8th in Ft. Plain-Sm | 17:01.1 (34) | 154 |
| James Brown Kinsella | 12 | 9 | 13th in Burnt Hills-1 | 17:02.7 (36) | 152 |
| Lucian D'Acchille | 11 | 12th in Wasaren | 126 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Witches had a great run to 2nd in Class D last year and Jeremy Spezio recovered from a downturn in October to capture the States title, but now up in Class C instead of being the favorites in Class D, Greenwich will be stretched. More depth is needed if the team is going to contend with Mount Academy and East Aurora for a States title. | |||||
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| Adirondack's Connor Hrynuk (no. 339) finished 24th at States last year. | |||||
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Adirondack | Wildcats |
| Section: 3 | Class: C | Colors: Green and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Kevin Degraaf (1975, C-7th) (1976, C-3rd) (1977, C-2nd), Jim Strain (1983, C-4th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals C |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Ryan O'Rourke | 11 | 17 | 2nd in Rome | 167 | |
| Connor Hrynuk | 12 | 7 | 3rd in Adirondack | 16:43.9 (24) | 164 |
| Dallas Robinson | 12 | 18 | 9th in CSC | 150 | |
| Brandon Gaylord | 11 | 21 | 11th in CSC | 140 | |
| Derek Spann | 11 | 26 | 23rd in Adirondack | 138 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Wildcats lost out to Holland Patent for the S3-C title last year, but with all of the varsity back they should have the edge there this year. Connor Hrynuk returns with States experience and along with Ryan O'Rourke hopes to lead Adirondack to its first Sectionals title. | |||||
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| Susquehanna Valley's Richard Buchanan led the Sabers to 2nd place at States with a top 10 finish. | |||||
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Susquehanna Valley | Sabers |
| Section: 4 | Class: C | Colors: Navy and gold | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1977 (B-8th), 1978 (B-6th), 1993 (D-12th), 2013 (C-2nd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Tom Kinsmen (1970, A-1st), John Liptak (1979, B-10th), Richard Buchanan (2013, C-10th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in States C, 1st in Sectionals C |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Richard Buchanan | 12 | 1 | 4th in STAC | 16:08.8 (10) | 171 |
| Alex Whitney | 12 | 3 | 19th in STAC | 16:59.5 (37) | 158 |
| Mack Ottens | 12 | 13 | 27th in Loyal Greenman | 17:35.7 (61) | 141 |
| Luke Sutton | 11 | 15 | 22nd in Loyal Greenman | 17:36.6 (62) | 141 |
| Jason Lakin | 12 | 50 | 74th in STAC | 18:50.2 (110) | 116 |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| Last year a rising Sabers team made a big leap that carried them to 2nd place at States. Now with States medalist Richard Buchanan back along with Alex Whitney and most of last year's top five, SV looks to again make a run for a Sectional title. | |||||
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| Dobbs Ferry's Grant Sheely at center was a medalist for the Eagles at States last year. | |||||
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Dobbs Ferry | Eagles |
| Section: 1 | Class: C | Colors: Blue and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1978 (C-12th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Steve Hunt (1966, C-8th) (1967, C-1st), John Hunt, Jr. (1968, C-10th) (1969, C-1st), Aaron Lessing (1979, C-5th), Brendan Wortner (2010, C-5th) (2011, C-6th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals C |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Grant Sheely | 12 | 4 | 2nd in Somers | 16:17.8 (13) | 167 |
| Takanori Okkotsu | 12 | 6 | 9th in Westchester County | 160 | |
| Calvin Sheely | 11 | 25 | 37th in Section Coaches-4 | 132 | |
| Jack Cattabiani | 11 | 59 | 36th in Wild Safari | 129 | |
| Jeff Garcia | 12 | 53rd in Section Coaches-4 | 127 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Eagles have States medalist Grant Sheely back along with fellow senior Takanori Okkotsu, and the strength of the top two guys may help carry the team to its first sectional title in 26 years in a depleted S1-C group. | |||||
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| Holland Patent's Barrett Celecki (no. 315) is closely followed by teammate Bryce Zayachek as they run to top 10 places to lead the Golden Knights to the States championship. | |||||
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Holland Patent | Golden Knights |
| Section: 3 | Class: C | Colors: Gold and purple | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2004 (B-3rd), 2008 (C-2nd), 2009 (C-1st), 2010 (C-2nd), 2011 (C-1st), 2013 (C-1st) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Dick Jennings (1960, B-7th), Steve Benedict (1973, C-8th), Matt Spring (1998, B-7th), Brent Powers (2003, C-10th) (2004, B-9th), Wes Moseman (2005, B-8th), Dylan Racha (2009, C-3rd) (2010, C-1st), Cody Racha (2009, C-5th) (2010, C-2nd), Robert Baird (2009, C-7th), Barrett Celecki (2013, C-4th), Bryce Zayachek (2013, C-7th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 1st in States C, 1st in Sectionals C |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Bryce Zayachek | 12 | 1 | 3rd in Burnt Hills-2 | 16:04.0 (7) | 171 |
| Chris Celecki | 10 | 13 | 20th in Adirondack-1 | 17:31.5 (58) | 144 |
| Logan Zayachek | 12 | 19 | 15th in Adirondack-1 | 17:20.2 (52) | 144 |
| Connor Ludwin | 11 | 30 | 24th in Adirondack-1 | 17:55.6 (79) | 133 |
| Corey Warcup | 12 | 56 | 24th in Burnt Hills-2 | 18:25.4 (100) | 121 |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Knights have won an impressive three States titles in their six visits there, and last year they developed a late-charging team that roared to the championship win. This year the task is much harder with the influx of new teams to Class C and an Adirondack neighbor that has its full varsity back, but Bryce Zayachek will be in the hunt for an individual title as he takes over from Barrett Celecki as the team leader. | |||||
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| Westhill-Bishop Ludden's Liam Rodgers (no. 338) was at States in the Class B race last year. | |||||
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Westhill | Warriors |
| Section: 3 | Class: C | Colors: Royal blue and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2003 (B-8th), 2005 (B-2nd), 2007 (B-6th), 2008 (B-6th), 2010 (A-10th), 2012 (B-10th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Paul Roberts (1981, C-4th), Tim Hartnett (2005, B-4th), Andrew Corcoran (2005, B-7th) (2006, B-6th) (2007, B-4th), Sean Curry (Bish.Lud.) (2006, C-10th) (2008, B-5th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Liam Rodgers | 12 | 5 | 2nd in OHSL Liberty | 17:05.6 (84-B) | 161 |
| Dan DeMauro | 12 | 46 | 50th in McQuaid-AA | 148 | |
| Garnet Remillard | 11 | 18 | 7th in OHSL Liberty | 148 | |
| Luke Sekowski | 11 | -- | 4th in West Seneca-JV | 128 | |
| Cain Ballard | 12 | 66 | 41st in Manhattan-JV | 126 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Warriors apparently have dropped down to Class C and I am assuming that all returners from the Westhill-Bishop Ludden squad that would have been favored in S3-B. Now in Class C, Westhill will be in a fight with much tougher competition. States runner Liam Rodgers leads the team. | |||||
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| Oneonta's Logan Mancuso in front ran for the Yellowjackets at States in 2013. | |||||
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Oneonta | Yellowjackets |
| Section: 4 | Class: C | Colors: Blue and gold | |||
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| Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals C |
| Roster | |||||
| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Logan Mancuso | 12 | 7 | 8th at Loyal Greenman | 17:14.0 (49) | 156 |
| Sam Baskin | 12 | 8 | 7th at Conwicke-Stock | 153 | |
| Jacob DePauw | 10 | 10 | 17th at Conwicke-Stock | 142 | |
| Ryan Layman | 12 | 27 | 28th at Conwicke-Stock | 128 | |
| Matt Longo | 11 | 33 | 31st at Conwicke-Stock | 125 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Yellowjackets are another of the teams contending for the S4-C title, and with seniors Logan Mancuso and Sam Baskin at the front, the team should contend with some development at the back. | |||||
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| Pleasantville's Eli Waxler is followed closely by teammate Aidan McDermott as the Panther duo lead the team to 3rd at States. | |||||
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Pleasantville | Panthers |
| Section: 1 | Class: C | Colors: Dark green and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1966 (C-1st), 1967 (C-2nd), 2013 (C-3rd) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): P. Greyburg (1966, C-5th), J. Minmaugh (1967, C-7th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 3rd in States C, 1st in Sectionals C |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Eli Waxler | 12 | 9 | 23rd in Byram Hills | 17:07.4 (44) | 153 |
| Aidan McDermott | 11 | 11 | 34th in Section 1 Coaches-3 | 17:07.6 (45) | 151 |
| JC Yahia | 10 | 24 | 69th in Westchester County | 17:56.4 (80) | 135 |
| Drew Dorflinger | 11 | 29 | 69th in Section 1 Coaches-3 | 17:57.6 (82) | 134 |
| Eamon Coburn | 12 | 34 | 98th in Westchester County | 18:43.0 (107) | 124 |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Panthers were a suprise in 2013 running to their first Sectionals title in 46 years with a pack in S1-C. With Eli Waxler and Aidan McDermott back to lead Pleasantville in 2014, it should contend strongly for another sectional crown. | |||||
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| Newark Valley's Zach Jacobsen put in a big effort at States last year for the Cardinals. | |||||
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Newark Valley | Cardinals |
| Section: 4 | Class: C | Colors: Red and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1984 (B-12th), 1985 (C-3rd), 1986 (C-3rd), 1988 (C-4th), 2005 (C-6th), 2006 (C-3rd), 2007 (C-1st), 2008 (C-1st), 2009 (C-3rd), 2010 (C-7th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Warren Campbell (1960, A-8th), Frank Hamer (1985, C-7th), Jamie Vavra (2005, C-7th) (2006, C-7th) (2007, C-2nd), Joey Blazey (2007, C-6th) (2008, C-9th), Jordan Stevens (2010, C-8th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals C |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Josh Blazey | 10 | 11 | 19th in Newark Valley | 141 | |
| Sam Stewart | 12 | 17 | 5th in IAC | 138 | |
| Collin Wing | 10 | 19 | 8th in Marathon | 136 | |
| Kevin Basel | 11 | 35 | 14th in IAC | 134 | |
| Mark Kemmerer | 12 | 29 | 20th in IAC | 128 | |
| Chris Dutcher | 11 | 42 | 19th in IAC | 126 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| In a packed S4-C field this year, the Cardinals have most of their squad back from last year, and the rising Josh Blazey will try to replace graduated Zach Jacobsen as the new frontrunner for a team that could contend in S4-C with some all-around development. | |||||
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| Alden's Dylan Servos in blue at center led the Bulldogs to 4th place at States. | |||||
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Alden | Bulldogs |
| Section: 3 | Class: C | Colors: Blue and gold | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 2011 (C-6th), 2012 (C-4th) 2013 (C-4th) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): |
| Last Year's Summary: 4th in States C, 1st in Sectionals C |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Dylan Servos | 12 | 2 | 4th in ECIC | 16:45.7 (25) | 169 |
| Nick Kron | 12 | 19 | 49th in ECIC | 18:10.2 (90) | 140 |
| Raymond Boucher | 11 | 32 | 14th in Alden-Sm | 18:03.0 (86) | 135 |
| Ryan Harvey | 12 | 14th in Alden-JV | 118 | ||
| Adam Czech | 10 | 26th in East Aurora-JV | 110 | ||
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| After losing much of last year's varsity and getting East Aurora for a roommate in S6-C, Alden will have a giant task ahead of it trying to take a fourth straight Sectional title. Dylan Servos will lead the Bulldogs and be in search of a medal at States. | |||||
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| Jordan-Elbridge's Jack Gugel led the team at the Queensbury Invitational in September last year. | |||||
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Jordan-Elbridge | Eagles |
| Section: 3 | Class: C | Colors: Navy and white | |||
| XC History |
| States Teams: 1986 (C-7th), 1987 (C-2nd), 1997 (B-5th), 1998 (B-1st) |
| States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Jeremy Cornue (1998, B-5th), Cody Stanton (2008, C-5th), Mike Marrero (2009, C-10th) |
| Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals C |
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| Name | Grade | Sect. Place | Top Notes | States Results | Season TR |
| Nathan Hollis | 12 | 15 | 5th in OHSL Liberty | 150 | |
| Hunter Brunelle | 9 | 32 | 14th in OHSL Liberty | 141 | |
| Austin Milton | 12 | 35 | 108th in Manhattan-D | 129 | |
| Alex Parkolap | 10 | 38 | 31st in OHSL Liberty | 125 | |
| Tyler Jackson | 12 | 87 | 43rd in Manhattan-JV | 120 | |
| This Year's Outlook | |||||
| The Eagles have Nathan Hollis and a rising Hunter Brunelle back to lead the 3rd place S3-C from 2013. | |||||
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| The guys in last year's States C race head for the woods. | |||||