State of the Action: Class D is without a course record challenger, but that doesn't mean the competition won't be fierce.  At the top, Pat Murphy and Daryn Hutchings both arrive out of Section 2.  At SPAC, Murphy took the win on the short, fast course over Hutchings.  However, Hutchings has course experience, as he won the Section 10 Pre-State Invite earlier in the year.  Both may know each others race strategy, but Section 5's Everett  Geiger has the benefit of anonymity.  Geiger took home the fastest time of the day in the merge at Genesee, and could come in a challenge the leaders.  Kyle Fulk is a local of the North Country, and is used to the conditions, looking to make a statement.  It will be a very close race at the top.

1   Pat Murphy            12   02-D    Duanesburg             181
2   Daryn Hutchings       12   02-D    Argyle                 181
3   Everett Geiger        12   05-D    Caledonia Mumford      179
4   Dawson Bathgate       11   05-D    East Rochester         176
5   Kyle Fulk             10   10-D    Norwood-Norfolk        172
6   Adam Saucier          10   10-D    Norwood-Norfolk        169
7   Alex Hogue            11   05-D    Wheatland-Chili        168
8   Josh O'Dell           11   06-D    Sherman                167
9   Jon Gay               11   07-D    Westport               167
11  Garrett Butters       12   04-D    Elmira Notre Dame      166
12  Evan Whittaker        9    04-D    Trumansburg            166
13  Ryan Hetrick          11   06-D    Maple Grove            166
14  Karl Schultz          11   07-D    Lake Placid            163
15  Cole Blocher          12   03-D    Sauquoit Valley        162

State of the Action: It couldn't be any closer in Class D.  It seems every year, Class D is a battle of the B's, as again Beaver River and Barker look to be on a collision course.  Both of the teams look equal through 6 men, meaning even a tie breaker could come down to a 1-point difference.  East Rochester could also be a factor, early rated as the Top Team in Class D in 2014.

                          Boys 5000 Meter Run Team Scores                          
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    Team                        Pts     1    2    3    4    5   (6)  (7)
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  1 Beaver River                74      9   12   13   15   25   29   31  
      Total Time: 1:14      Average: 14.80      1-5 Split: 16
  2 Barker                      78      7   11   17   19   24   30   38  
      Total Time: 1:18      Average: 15.60      1-5 Split: 17
  3 East Rochester              91      2   10   18   26   35   39   41  
      Total Time: 1:32      Average: 18.40      1-5 Split: 34
  4 Lake Placid                 112     5   14   20   28   45   51    -  
      Total Time: 1:53      Average: 22.60      1-5 Split: 41
  5 Norwood-Norfolk             136     3    4    8   57   64   65    -  
      Total Time: 2:18      Average: 27.60      1-5 Split: 1:02
  6 Duanesburg                  136     1   27   32   34   42   67    -  
      Total Time: 2:18      Average: 27.60      1-5 Split: 42
  7 Trumansburg                 142     6   23   33   36   44   48   49  
      Total Time: 2:24      Average: 28.80      1-5 Split: 39
  8 Southold                    178    16   21   40   46   55   62   63  
      Total Time: 3:01      Average: 36.20      1-5 Split: 40
  9 Haldane                     199    22   37   43   47   50   52   53  
      Total Time: 3:23      Average: 40.60      1-5 Split: 29
 10 S.S. Seward                 287    54   56   58   59   60   61   66  
      Total Time: 4:52      Average: 58.40      1-5 Split: 6