Up Front:

While on the surface, it may look as if it will be a Long Island shuffle at the front, Aileen Doyle and Beatrice Boylan both have valuable team points on their mind.  Stephanie Gerland is an NXN qualifier, as well as a producer in big races.  Katherine Lee broke out in middle school, and has managed a growth spurt well to lead high level 5k's.  Rounding out the top 5 is Anna Kostarellis, a sophomore who has been on a tear all season long.  It looks to be a very tight race up front.

1   Stephanie Gerland     11   08-B    Garden City            134
2   Katherine Lee         9    11-B    Shoreham Wading R      133
3   Aileen Doyle          12   06-B    Sweet Home             133
4   Beatrice Boylan       12   09-B    Cornwall               132
5   Anna Kostarellis      10   05-B    Churchville-Chili      131
6   Daniela LoCastro      11   08-B    Cold Spring Har        128
7   Alex Bielli           12   02-B    Gloversville           128
8   Kaylah Quarshie       10   09-B    Port Jervis            127
9   Emily Digman          11   02-B    Burnt Hills            126
10  Ashley Wallace        12   09-B    Cornwall               125
11  Autumn Albrecht       12   05-B    Brockport              125
12  Emily MacKay          11   04-B    Union-Endicott         125
13  Isabella Pascucci     12   08-B    Friends Acad           124
14  Brittany Fuller       12   09-B    Port Jervis            123
15  Mary Borkoski         8    01-B    Pearl River            123

State of the Action: All season long, two teams have been exchanging the leads in our weekly state rankings.  This Saturday, the two will meet for the very first time.  Composed very differently, Cornwall will be relying on their top five out front to get the job done.  They have a strong 1-2 punch in the team scoring, which could prove necessary in such a small field.  On the other hand, Burnt Hills has strong depth through their 7th (and 10th) runners, and that interchangeability could make up for a bad day from someone who isn't used to sharing a hotel room bed. 

Behind them is a pack of three who are all vying for the same points.  North Shore has been coming on well as of late, Shoreham has the power of the "1" point, and Pearl River has championship consistency.

                      Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run Team Scores                       
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    Team                        Pts     1    2    3    4    5   (6)  (7)
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  1 Cornwall                    46      1    4   12   13   16   42   43  
      Total Time: 46      Average: 9.20      1-5 Split: 15
  2 Burnt Hills HS              66      5    7   17   18   19   20   27  
      Total Time: 1:06      Average: 13.20      1-5 Split: 14
  3 North Shore                 89     10   11   14   23   31   36   46  
      Total Time: 1:32      Average: 18.40      1-5 Split: 24
  4 Shoreham Wad                110     3    9   24   26   48   50   64  
      Total Time: 1:53      Average: 22.60      1-5 Split: 48
  5 Pearl River                 111     8   21   22   28   32   38   41  
      Total Time: 1:56      Average: 23.20      1-5 Split: 27
  6 Sweet Home                  133     2   15   30   35   51    -    -  
      Total Time: 2:22      Average: 28.40      1-5 Split: 52
  7 Pittsford Mendon            149     6   33   34   37   39   45   52  
      Total Time: 2:41      Average: 32.20      1-5 Split: 36
  8 Jamesville-Dewitt           233    25   47   49   54   58   59   60  
      Total Time: 4:05      Average: 49.00      1-5 Split: 36
  9 Maine Endwell               264    40   44   57   61   62   67   71  
      Total Time: 4:39      Average: 55.80      1-5 Split: 22
 10 Peru                        292    53   55   56   63   65   66   70  
      Total Time: 5:09      Average: 1:01.80      1-5 Split: 13
 11 Malone                      311    29   68   69   72   73   74   75  
      Total Time: 5:30      Average: 1:06.00      1-5 Split: 45