NOTE: No Class D preview since so little is known on the few Class D schols we have in Section 1.
GIRLS
Class AA
Team Favorite: Arlington
Challenger: Suffern
Individual Favorite
Shelby Greany (Suffern)
Favorites to Qualify
Jackie Gamboli (North Rockland)
Christy Goldman (Suffern)
Ashley Maurer (Carmel)
Challengers to Qualify
Kristin Reese (Carmel)
Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue (White Plains)
Ursula Svoboda (Suffern)
Dayna McLaughlin (North Rockland)
Katherine Hekker (North Rockland)
Carol Dugandzic (Suffern)
Kelly Maguire (White Plains)
Bien-Aime Mislie (New Rochelle)
NOTES: Arlington is the favorite but Suffern is a very good team with a chance to win. Greany should win the title as she’s one of the best runners in the country. One major question: Will Kristin Reese run and can she qualify? She is so talented that you have to think that if she runs, she’ll make it.
Class A
Team Favorites: Ursuline & Tappan Zee
Challenger: Horace Greeley
Individual Favorite
Emma Miller-Bedell (Tappan Zee)
Favorites to Qualify (remove winning team’s runners)
Sara Graney (Tappan Zee)
Katie Sullivan (Ursuline)
Meghan Brown (Ursuline)
Jessica Tobin (Clarkstown So)
Rosie Crean (Ursuline)
Challengers to Qualify
Daphe Tsoucas (Horace Greeley)
Brett Rosenberg (Horace Greeley)
Elizabeth O'Brien (Horace Greeley)
Emily Singer (Harrison)
NOTES: Miller-Bedell should win this race though Graney and Sullivan are both very good. The team title could come down to who is the healthiest as TZ and Greeley have had injury and health issues but all three teams have a chance to win.
Class B
Team Favorite: Pearl River
Challenger: Kennedy Catholic
Individual Favorite
Chelsea Kushner (Pearl River)
Favorites to Qualify
Megan Young (Nanuet)
Breeda Mannion (Kennedy Catholic)
Challengers to Qualify
Hannah Borenstein (Edgemont)
Jessica Kendzor (Kennedy Catholic)
Alexa Green (Briarcliff)
Megan Welhoelter (Rye)
Hannah DeMartino (Nanuet)
Jennifer Labrenz (Our Lady Lourdes)
NOTES: Pearl River is once again almost too good to beat here. If they win this it’ll make 30 STRAIGHT Sectional titles. The story here is some new girls getting a chance to go to the state meet.
Class C
Team Favorite: Bronxville
Individual Favorite
Tori Flannery (Bronxville)
Favorites to Qualify
Jackie McGowan (Albertus Magnus)
Libby Lazare (Pleasantville)
Mairin Din (Irvington)
Annie Field (Irvington)
Hannah Rose (Croton-Harmon)
Challengers to Qualify
Caitlin Jelinek (Pawling)
Nora Howe (Hastings)
NOTES: Bronxville’s Flannery and the team should be all but locks to win this one. Class C is actually a very deep class this year, way deeper than Class B, and it should be a great race to see who can qualify.
Class AA
Team Favorite: Arlington
Challengers: Scarsdale, Suffern
Individual Favorite
Julian Sheinbaum (Scarsdale)
Favorites to Qualify
Nick Hughes (North Rockland)
Mark Castelli (Carmel)
Andrew Gelston (White Plains)
Mike Cirrocco (Mahopac)
Challengers to Qualify
Evan Flach (Suffern)
David Carlin (Scarsdale)
Mike Pereira (Suffern)
Kevin McKenna (Suffern)
Michael Dapice (White Plains)
NOTES: Arlington has to be the favorite here as they are ranked #7 NYS-AA and have dominated Section 1 all season. Sheinbaum should take the individual crown, but the fight to qualify individually is going to be very exciting.
Class A
Team Favorite: Horace Greeley or Somers
Challenger: Brewster
Individual Favorites
Chris Mezias (Horace Greley)
John Vallo (Beacon)
Favorites to Qualify (Remove winning team’s runners)
Henry Koster (Greeley)
Brandon Freyer (Brewster)
John Turro (Somers)
Todd Apgar (Somers)
Pat Porteus (Somers)
Adel Reddad (Brewster)
Cord Scaglio (Fox Lane)
NOTES: Best race of the day as Somers and HG should be within 3 points either way. Individual battle should be a good one as well as Beacon's John Vallo and HG's Chris Mezias could come down to the wire. It wil be hard to figure out who qualifies individually as the team outcome won't be known until after the race. Brewster is a very good team and could surprise some people with how close they make it.
Class B
Team Favorite: Pearl River
Individual Favorite
Mike Hickey (Pearl River)
Favorites to Qualify
Jonathan Zupan (Putnam Valley)
Ben Steinberg (Edgemont)
Challengers to Qualify
Joe Violone (Byram Hills)
Max Robinson (Rye)
Nick Lopilato (Kennedy Catholic)
Chris Ryan (Byram Hills)
Andrew Silverberg (Edgemont)
Steven Frieder (Hendrick Hudson)
Joe Esposito Our (Lady Lourdes)
NOTES: Pearl River should be able to take this one and Mike Hickey the title. What's interesting about this one is the fight for the 3rd-5th spots to qualify should be interesting with 4-6 guys all in the mix.
Class C
Team Favorite: Pawling or Irvington
Challengers: Dobbs Ferry & Bronxville
Individual Favorite:
Colby Delbene (Pawling)
Favorites to Qualify (remove winning team’s runners)
Tom Brogan (Pawling)
Julian Saliani (Irvington)
Ian Mathews (Irvington)
Jack Hutton (Bronxville)
Patrick Wortner (Dobbs Ferry)
Ben Levitz (Bronxville)
Jon Nash (Pawling)
NOTES: Delbene wins this one easily but the team battle will go on behind him as Pawling and Irvington are the front runners, though Bronxville and Dobbs Ferry have shown flashes of bing able to hang with them. This wil be one of the best races of the day.