A brief note: the course records are by default since it was a new Varsity course this year. The distance is still 5000m, and the course is virtually the same. The only change being the removal of a flat section and the addition of a hill. This making the course more challenging. Taking that into account, the old course records were still broken anyways, making it more impressive. Both records remain with the same teams.
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State of the Action: Elmira dominated the varsity girls race. Abbey Wheeler led the field, with Natalie Rogus of Corning on her heels through the first half of the race. Wheeler turned on the jets and dropped Rogus after the second mile. Wheeler went on to set a new course record in 18:08.9, and win by nearly a minute. Rogus began to fade towards the end of the race, and Skaneateles runner Kaitlyn Neal reeled her in, then passed her to finish 2nd in 18:54. Previous Course Record: 18:32.6 - Abbey Wheeler - Elmira Rogus led the Corning "SAT Squad", the group running at Bob Greene are academically occupied, and unable to join Jess Lawson down in Manhattan. Even without their McQuaid record holder, the group still ran well against a nearly full strength Elmira team. With their scorers all in the Top-10, Elmira came out on top 30-44. The Newark Valley Stewart Sisters dominated on this course Tuesday at the IAC divisional meet. At Bob Greene, Kayla finished a strong 9th, and Sophie 20th in a deep girls field. But Newark Valley lacks the depth in their 4-7th runners. It was a visiting Section 3 school Skaneateles that would take the C/D team title. Led impressively by Kaitlyn Neal in 2nd. |
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1. Abbey Wheeler (11) Elmira 18:08.9 1 145.03 145
2. Kaitlyn Neal (11) Skaneateles 18:54.3 2 129.90 130
3. Natalie Rogus (12) Corning 19:02.0 3 127.33 127
4. Mackenzie Tubbs (10) Elmira 19:09.2 4 124.93 125
5. Madeline Ustanik (12) Corning 19:16.2 5 122.60 123
6. Katie Butler (12) Corning 19:17.9 6 122.03 122
7. Khiere Ashley (12) Elmira 19:22.0 7 120.67 121
8. Olivia Riley (10) Elmira 19:26.4 8 119.20 119
9. Kayla Stewart (12) Newark Valley 19:47.1 9 112.30 112
10. Jessica Thatcher (12) Elmira 19:54.6 10 109.80 110
Team Scores
1. Elmira (Class A-B Champs) 30 8. Waverly 232
2. Corning 44 9. Elmira Notre Dame 245
3. Skaneateles Class C-D Champs 101 10. Chenango Forks 248
4. Horseheads 147 11. Owego Free Academy 249
5. Newark Valley 161 12. Lansing 277
6. Maine-Endwell 178 13. Olean 332
7. Chenango Valley 222
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State of the Action: On the boys' side, the race spread out between the top 4 runners very early, and the gaps remained virtually the same for the next 3 miles all the way to the finish. Jared Moore led the chase 10s back after the first mile, where he was joined by Micah Page. A few seconds behind that duo was Elmira's Ben Cardamone. Through the next mile and half, the order remained the same, with none of the athletes able to close the gaps. The course has a short but very steep hill in the final 600m, and that proved decisive for the podium places. Schaffer maintained his lead to set the course record in 16:21.2. Moore held on for second, but it was a surging Cardamone that managed to fight past Page to earn 3rd place, and a great result for the Elmira runner performing very well this season. Previous Course Record: 16:41.2 - Cody Brizzola - Maine Endwell Dan Schaffer has been quietly having a strong season for Maine Endwell, since they have raced exclusively in Section 4. He is the top ranked Class B runner in Section 4, and 6th in the state with a 179 speed rating. He has been running fast times virtually uncontested in every race. Maine Endwell is the overwheming favorite to head up to Canada....I mean Canton...in November. It will be interesting to see Schaffer perform there, as it may be his first test all season against a deep field. Maine Endwell had 3 runners in the Top-10, but a substantial gap to their final 2 scorers. With many of their top runners at Manhattan, the Jared Moore led Corning team had enough depth amongst their next group of runners to take the team win. Elmira narrowly edged out Maine Endwell for 2nd. On their home course, Newark Valley narrowly beat out Section 3 Class D powerhouse Tully for the C/D team title. Newark Valley top finishers were Chris Dutcher and Josh Blazey in 22nd/23rd. |
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1. Dan Schaffer (11) Maine-Endwell 16:21.2 1 179.93 180
2. Jared Moore (12) Corning 16:36.3 2 174.90 175
3. Ben Cardamone iii (11) Elmira 16:43.5 3 172.50 173
4. Micah Page (12) Horseheads 16:51.1 4 169.97 170
5. Parrish Bridges (12) Owego Free Academy 17:04.8 5 165.40 165
6. Alex Whitney (12) Susquehanna Valley 17:05.2 6 165.27 165
7. Garrett Butters (12) Elmira Notre Dame 17:12.8 7 162.73 163
8. Matt Karee (10) Elmira Notre Dame 17:15.7 8 161.77 162
9. Grayson Hoteling (11) Maine-Endwell 17:18.6 9 160.80 161
10. Nick Taylor (11) Maine-Endwell 17:23.2 10 159.27 159
Team Scores
1. Corning (Class A-B Champs) 86 9. Susquehanna Valley 210
2. Elmira 106 10. Chenango Forks 220
3. Maine-Endwell 109 11. Olean 229
4. Owego Free Academy 132 12. Elmira Notre Dame 288
5. Horseheads 148 13. Chenango Valley 356
6. Newark Valley (Class C-D Champs) 187 14. Waverly 362
7. Tully 192 15. Moravia 440
8. Vestal 196
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State of the Action: Elmira took control again in the second of the varsity girl races. They led from the gun and had no trouble winning the 2nd girls team title. |
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1. Alexis Wheeler (11) Elmira 22:06.1 1 65.97 66
2. Tiffany Amentler (11) Elmira 22:10.6 2 64.47 64
3. Grace Bickham (09) Corning 22:32.6 3 57.13 57
4. Morgan Cecce (9) Elmira 22:33.3 4 56.90 57
5. Claire Tepesch (12) Corning 22:40.3 5 54.57 55
6. Nisha Sweet (9) Ithaca 22:58.8 6 48.40 48
7. Ava Pellor (10) Elmira 23:27.3 7 38.90 39
8. Amy Milner (9) Ithaca 23:44.3 8 33.23 33
9. Madalyn Wieder (9) Horseheads 23:47.9 9 32.03 32
10. Kate Major (09) Corning 23:48.2 10 31.93 32
Team Scores
1. Elmira (Class A-B Champs) 25 3. Horseheads 63
2. Corning 58 4. Ithaca 75
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State of the Action: This race was all about Ithaca, placing 7 runners in the Top-10. They were running 1-6 for the first part of the race, looking primed to hit the perfect 15. While Noah Sorensen would go on to gap his teammates by nearly a minute and win in 18:08, Owego's Nathaniel Hodges was intent on breaking up the Ithaca pack. He steadily worked his way up, picking them off one at a time. He put in a strong effort up the final hill, and closed well to finish 2nd. |
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1. Noah Sorensen (10) Ithaca 17:48.0 1 151.00 151
2. Nathaniel Hodges (10) Owego Free Academy 17:53.3 2 149.23 149
3. Silas Derfel (9) Ithaca 17:56.4 3 148.20 148
4. Ian Tomasik (10) Ithaca 17:57.1 4 147.97 148
5. Connor Nolan (12) Ithaca 18:00.0 5 147.00 147
6. Cole Eells (10) Ithaca 18:03.8 6 145.73 146
7. Jakob Markwardt (12) Ithaca 18:49.8 P 130.40 130
8. John Mcdonald (09) Owego Free Academy 18:53.1 8 129.30 129
9. Will Armstrong (11) Horseheads 18:58.8 9 127.40 127
10. Kieran Loehr (11) Ithaca 18:59.5 P 127.17 127
1. Ithaca 19 8. Newark Valley 202
2. Corning 74 9. Chenango Forks 236
3. Owego Free Academy 81 10. Elmira 261
4. Horseheads 121 11. Chenango Valley 296
5. Vestal 152 12. Olean 404
6. Maine-Endwell 177 13. Waverly 411
7. Tully 193 14. Marathon 416
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State of the Action: There are high hopes for Aleziah Brooks in Elmira. She started the race a bit off the lead pace, sitting in 10th through 800m. She calmly went to work. Gradually moving up and completing the 1.5mi course in 9:45. There is no doubt that she will be contributing at the varsity level in the not so distant future. Horseheads ran well and crushed this race. Stopping Elmira from sweeping the girls races. A successful for trip for Skaneateles, they secured their 2nd C/D girls title on the day. |
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1. Aleziah Brooks (8) Elmira 9:45.3 1
2. Mercedes Morse (08) Corning 9:52.1 2
3. Alyssa Walker (7) Horseheads 9:57.4 3
4. Courtney Maule (7) Newark Valley 10:01.3 -
5. Caelan Baldridge-heywo (07) Vestal 10:01.8 4
6. Ali Otis (8) Maine-Endwell 10:06.2 5
7. Hannah Malloy (8) Horseheads 10:19.9 6
8. Olivia Evans (7) Horseheads 10:21.0 7
9. Madaleen Nelan (8) Elmira 10:21.9 8
10. Morgan Dodds (7) Skaneateles 10:28.8 9
Team Scores
1. Horseheads (Class A-B Champs) 37 6. Tully 153
2. Elmira 75 7. Vestal 163
3. Corning 100 8. Maine-Endwell 178
4. Ithaca 121 9. Chenango Forks 234
5. Skaneateles (Class C-D Champs) 125 10. Owego Free Academy 256
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State of the Action: Bryce Derick won easily, leading a Corning group that finished 1-3. Giving them a decent margin of victory over Horseheads. |
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