2016 NY Boys XC Preview: Class C

2016 Saucony Flo50 XC Team Rankings Countdown

Perry King

Aug 21, 2016

Addison

Knights

Section: 6

Class: C

Colors: Maroon and gray

Addison freshman Evan McIlwaine at right led the Knights to a 6th place finish in the States D race in 2015.

XC History

States Teams: 1998 (C-6th), 2000 (C-3rd), 2001 (C-3rd), 2002 (C-2nd), 2015 (D-6th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Bryan Morseman (2001, C-7th) (2002, C-5th), Brendan Morseman (2005, D-7th)

Last Year's Summary: 6th in States D, 1st in Sectionals D

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place (D)	Top Notes	States Results (D)	Season TR
Evan McIlwaine	10	6	6th in Alden-Sm	41	150
Joseph Thompson	12	10	4th in Steuben County	66	144
Stephen Thompson	12	19	5th in Steuben County	63	143
Ryan English	11	20	13th in Alden-Sm	52	143
Nathan Hough	11	47	39th in Alden-Sm	77	122
Will Beckhorn	11	48	11th in Steuben County	90	122

This Year's Outlook

Addison moves up to Class C after winning its first sectional title in 13 years last season, and with most of the squad back from last year, the Knights will be starting this year as a co-favorite to win the S5-C title with reigning champ Bath Haverling. Sophomore Evan McIlwaine returns as the likely frontrunner, but the Knights will have a solid pack up top.

Bath-Haverling

Rams

Section: 5

Class: C

Colors: Royal blue and white

Bath-Haverling's Tyler Smith and Aaron Stewart were among the guys running at States for the 10th place Rams.

XC History

States Teams: 1968 (B-8th), 1969 (B-5th), 1970 (B-6th), 2015 (C-10th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Mike Hayes (1984, C-4th)

Last Year's Summary: 10th in States C, 1st in Sectionals C

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Jordan Cash-Rawleigh	12	9	5th in Genesee-Livingston	67	146
Tyler Smith	12	8	7th in Genesee-Livingston	93	144
Aaron Stewart	12	6	11th in Genesee-Livingston	88	144
Corey Sprague	12	11	90th in McQuaid-A	85	137
Lucas Eggleston	11	26	77th in Alden-Sm	106	126

This Year's Outlook

Last season Bath Haverling won its first sectional title in 45 years, and now it will try to make it consecutive titles in the face of a challenge form the newly elevated S5-D champ Addison. The top 5 are back including Jordan Cash-Rawleigh, Tyler Smith, and Aaron Stewart as a bit of a senior lead pack, and the Rams will need to keep the development going to win again in S5-C.

Oneonta

Yellowjackets

Section: 4

Class: C

Colors: Blue and gold

Oneonta's Jon Miller at center finished 86th at States last year.

XC History

States Teams: 1976 (B-6th), 1991 (B-12th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Barney White (1958, B-1st), Kurt Warncke (1976, B-7th)

Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals C

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Jon Miller	12	7	35th in STAC	86	148
Paul Zimmer	10	18	31st in Marathon-Sd		144
Jacob DePauw	12	--	4th in Maine-Endwell		143
Liam Flynn	10	19	39th Burnt Hills-2		137
Max Orgeron	11	44	107th in STAC		110

This Year's Outlook

A very young Oneonta team finished back in 4th in S4-C last year, but everyone is back from last year. Jon Miller was a States finalist last year, and though the Yellowjackets will have a tough time competing with Watkins Glen in the S4-C, the team could be setting itself up for a strong challenge in 2017.

Taconic Hills

Titans

Section: 2

Class: C

Colors: Orange, black and white

Taconic Hill's Trey Hotaling was the top Titan at Section 2 state qualifers last year.

XC History

States Teams:

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):

Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals C (1st in CC)

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place (CC)	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Ben Fasciano	12	26	14th in Crusader Pre-States-5		149
Trey Hotaling	12	17	3rd in Grout-C		145
Nate Madison	12	24	134th in Manhattan-B		136
Jacob Gellert	12	42	35in Greenwich		130
Skyler Walker	12		90th in Manhattan-B		121

This Year's Outlook

For the second year in a row, the Titans have just about everyone back from last year on a team now of all seniors. Ben Fasciano and Trey Hotaling return to lead a team that is looking for its first ever sectional title, and with the move of 2015 S2-C champ Glens Falls to Class B, the Titans' chances have improved greatly.

Jordan-Elbridge

Eagles

Section: 3

Class: C

Colors: Navy and white

Jordan-Elbridge's Hunter Brunelle was followed by Clinton's Andrew Ford at Section 3 state qualifiers last year.

XC History

States Teams: 1986 (C-7th), 1987 (C-2nd), 1997 (B-5th), 1998 (B-1st)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Jeremy Cornus (1998, B-5th), Cody Stanton (2008, C-5th), Mike Marrero (2009, C-10th)

Last Year's Summary: 6th in Sectionals C

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Hunter Brunelle	11	10	5th in OHSL Liberty		154
Jared Alpha	11	34	14th in Marathon-Unsd		138
Ethan Kinney	11	29	21st in OHSL Liberty		138
Hugh Schader	11	44	37th in Tully-Sm		130
Daniel Jorolemon	11	58	74th in Tully-Sm
Matt Sheldon	10	62	48th in OHSL Liberty		118

This Year's Outlook

The young Eagles finished back in 6th in the always-tough S3-C last year, but with everyone back and just about all of them juniors on a squad headed by Hunter Brunelle, Jordan-Elbridge could begin to mount a challenge to Marcellus.

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