Section 1 Girls’ Open Rankings – Week of 10/26/08
1. Pearl River (B) (#1 previous week) Winners of the Rockland County Championships. 1:09 spread and a 119 average speed rating. Currently #7 overall in New York State. Team averaged 18:35. #1 ranked NYS Class B team.
2. Ursuline (A) (NR previous week) Winners of the Westchester County Championships. Katie Sullivan broke 15:00 and had great backup with all under 16:20. 1:24 compression and a 114 average speed rating. 15:39 average for the team at Van Cortlandt. Bubble team on the New York State rankings of all teams top 10 list. #5 ranked NYS team Class A.
3. North Rockland (AA) (#4 previous week) 2nd. place at the Rockland County Championships. 32 sec. compression and a 114 average speed rating. Gamboli top finisher at Bear Mt. for the team at 18:33. Team averaged 18:49. Bubble team on the New York State rankings of all teams top 10 list. #6 ranked NYS team Class AA.
4. Arlington (AA) (#4 previous week) Winners of the Northern County Championships at the fairly new course in Pawling with a 20:18 team average . Sorna leads team with a 19:33 finish. 111 average speed rating. Bubble team on the New York State rankings of all teams top 10 list. #5 ranked NYS team Class AA.
5. Bronxville (C ) (#5 previous week) A good run at the Westchester County Championships but met with a powerful Ursuline team to finish 2nd. Hudson leads team at 15:07. 109 average speed rating. 15:53 average for the team at Van Cortlandt. #1 ranked Class C team in NYS.
6. Suffern (AA) (#3 previous week) 3rd. place finish at the Rockland County championships with Shelby Greany winning at 17:26. 109 average speed rating. Over 1 minute spread from #2-5 is the goal to tighten up this week at sectionals. Team averaged 19:05 on the Bear Mt. course. #14 ranked NYS team Class AA.
7. Brewster (A) (#6 previous week) 2nd place at Northern County championships. 21:01 average at Pawling. Munn ran 20:08 and 8th grader Bottalico ran 20:22. 96 average speed rating. #10 ranked NYS team Class A.
8. Mahopac (AA) (#7 previous week) 3rd. place at Northern County championships. 21:04 average. Finished just 1 point behind Brewster. 96 average speed rating.
9. White Plains (AA) (#8 previous week) 3rd. place at the Westchester County championships. 16:40 average at Van Cortlandt park. Eleanor Trelstad led the team at 15:46 with Elizabeth Trelstad just 3 seconds back. 92 average speed rating. 16:40 team average on the trails of Van Cortlandt.
10. Tappan Zee (A) (#9 previous week) 4th place at Rockland County championships with Pollack running 18:44 to lead the team. Team averaged 20:01 on the Bear Mt. course. 91 average speed rating. #12 ranked team NYS Class A.
Girls Class Rankings:
AA Girls (previous week rankings in parenthesis)
1. North Rockland (3) Knocked off Bronxville last week and Suffern this week, this team is on a roll heading into the race to get into the state meet.
2. Arlington (1) This team has been the team with a target on their backs since the Big Red Invite at Somers, still a very strong team with home course advantage this week at Bowdoin.
3. Suffern (2) This team has a big challenge on Friday, taking on some very strong teams. They have the ability to be an upset team with Greany up front and one more jump by their #5 girl.
4. Mahopac (4) A small improvement from the 4-5 position on this team would make them much tougher on Friday. This is a pack running team with the ability to have a big impact on the outcome of the AA meet.
5. White Plains (5) The continuing rise of this team amongst it’s peers has been fun to watch. If they all run very well on Friday they will be another team that might have something to say about the overall champion.
A Girls (previous week rankings in parenthesis)
1. Ursuline (3) Westchester County’s best team is poised to be the best in Class A and perhaps best in the merge on Friday. Leading her team to the state meet would be a feather in Sullivan’s cap in her final season as their leader.
2. Brewster (1) 2nd. place at Northern Counties, beating a tough Mahopac team in the process. 21:01 average is good going into Friday, they will have to get the #5 closer to the rest of the pack to challenge Ursuline’s pack.
3. Tappan Zee (2) Gearing up for a run at top 3 on Friday. This team will need big runs from everybody to get the job done.
4. Horace Greeley (4) 4th best team in Westchester County with a 16:40 average at Van Cortlandt.
5. Somers (5) Ran without their top runner and finished 6th in county meet. Ranked 18th in State.
Class B (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Pearl River (1) #1 in New York State in Class B. Rockland County champions against some very good teams.
2. Nanuet (2) #12 in New York State. 20:20 average at Bear Mt.
3. Pelham (3) #17 in New York State. 17:40 average at Van Cortlandt Pk.
4. Edgemont (NR) #23 in New York State. 17:49 average at Van Cortlandt Pk.
5. JFK (4) 17:54 average at Van Cortlandt park.
Class C (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Bronxville (1) 2nd. place in Westchester County Championships.
2. Pawling (2) #9 in New York State. 21:52 average at Bowdoin.
3. Irvington (3) #11 in New York State. 17:16 average at Van Cortlandt Park
4. Hastings (4) 9th in Westchester County meet. 17:29 average at Van Cortlandt.
5. Dobbs Ferry (NR) Top 15 in Westchester County with King running 16:09 to lead the team.
Class D (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Haldane (1) 27:05 average at Bowdoin in Northern County meet.
Section 1 Boys’ Open Rankings- Week of 10/26/08
1. North Rockland (AA) (#2 previous week)Proving to be one of the top teams in New York State, as they are currently posted as #6 on the top 10 list. They will have a big opportunity on Friday to show their stuff against the rest of Section 1. 16:05 team average at Bear Mt. for the Rockland Co. Championships to win the title.
2. Arlington (AA)(#1 previous week) #7 on NYS top ten list. Winners of the Northern County championships at the relatively young course in Pawling. 17:06 team average. These guys will have “home court” advantage on Friday in their backyard at Bowdoin Park. Their front 3 are very tough and can make it hard to beat them if they pop the races they are capable of.
3. Suffern (AA)(#3 previous week) Ran to a 16:13 team average at Bear Mt. to take 2nd in the Rockland Co. Championships. The return of McKenna adds strength to the front of this pack and will make them dangerous on Friday. If the Galasso brothers and Namnum can pop some great races, this team will give all others a run for the title.
4. Scarsdale (AA)(#5 previous week) Westchester County repeat champions at Van Cortlandt park with a 13:42 average team time on the trails. Bubble team in the New York State AA rankings. They will be right in the thick of things on Friday, as this senior laden team promises to leave it all out on the course.
5. Brewster (A)(#7 previous week) #10 on the NYS list for Class A. 2nd. Place at the Northern County Meet to Arlington with a 17:37 average. The Carr brothers are team leaders.
6. Mahopac (AA)(#6 previous week) 3rd. at the Northern County Championships running 17:47 without their leader, Abed El-Latif. Putting their leader up front with McDounough running the way he is will make this a powerful team.
7. Byram Hills (B)(#8 previous week) 3rd. place at the Westchester County meet, averaging 13:58 on Van Cortlandt’s trails. These guys have run well over 5k this season and will be looking to make a go at Pearl River on Friday.
8. Pearl River (B)(#9 previous week) With their leader Hickey winning his 3rd Rockland County title, the Pirates finished 3rd behind powers North Rockland and Suffern.
9. Horace Greeley (A) (NR previous week) 4th place at the Westchester County meet, averaging 14:01.
10. Fox Lane (A)(#4 previous week) Only 3 points behind HG at the county meet with a 13:56 average for the team. These guys did finish ahead of Mahopac, Brewster, Byram Hills, Pearl River, and Horace Greeley in the merge at the section 1 Coach’s meet at Bowdoin. They finished 3rd. in their league behind Brewster and Horace Greeley. You can see how tight this second half of the draw can be on any given day. The meet on Friday will be great to watch.
Boys Class Rankings
Class AA (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. North Rockland ( 2)Less than a week to go to see if these guys can win what looks like to be their 6th sectional title. Coach Baloga is working on his 3rd title in his 4years as head coach.
2. Arlington (1 ) This team has been running well all season and will try to defend the title that they have won the last 3 years in a row.
3. Suffern (3 ) With 4 seniors on this squad they will be pushing all out to try to get to the finish line before everybody else on Friday.
4. Scarsdale ( 4) Another team carrying 4 seniors looking to red line on Friday. Only one team will qualify but the 5 individual spots will be a battle within the race as well.
5. Mahopac (5 ) Being in the 5 spot in this line up does not mean you don’t have a chance to be top 3. These teams can all mix it up well on Friday and only one will win, but another may be a big spoiler for the rest.
Class A (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Brewster ( 2) Winners of the league meet that many considered a preview of the Class A meet, however they finished behind FL in the merge of the Coach’s meet at Bowdoin. Currently ranked #10 in NYS in A.
2. Fox Lane (1 ) These guys have been up and down a bit this season, but everybody seems ready to race at this point and they were only 3 points behind HG at Counties. Finished higher than others at the Coach’s meet. Currently ranked #11 in NYS in A.
3. Horace Greeley (4 ) 4th in the County meet, ranked #14 in NYS in A. Finished 2nd. in the league meet to Brewster and ahead of FL.
4. Somers (3 ) 8th in the county meet and 4th in the league meet.
5. Yorktown (5 ) Team looking to support their front running star Kumar as he makes his run at the individual title.
Class B (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Byram Hills ( 1) Currently ranked #7 in NYS in B. 3rd. place in County meet.
2. Pearl River (2 ) Currently ranked #8 in NYS in B. 3rd. place in their County meet.
3. Rye (3 ) Robinson pops a big 3rd. place finish at the County meet to lead his team to 14th of 39 teams.
4. Nanuet ( NR) Averaged 17:57 at Bear Mt. Sweet leads team with a 16:54 run.
5. Ardsley ( 5) Sklar leads this team with a 14:32 run at Vanny and the rest of their top 5 under 15:20.
Class C ( previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Dobbs Ferry ( 1) 6th place in the County meet. Top 3 boys under 14:00, with the Wortner brothers running side by side to lead.
2. Irvington (2 ) Team has a good pack and with Saliani and Mathews speed they can score some low points on Friday.
3. Pawling (3 ) 5 guys within 50 sec. of each other at the Northern Co. champs.
4. Bronxville (4 ) Frosh. Flannery pops a 13:33 at County meet and youth movement all improving each week.
5. Dover (NR ) Northern County team has 3 under 19:00 and looking to get Woodin a spot on the line at state’s.
Class D ( previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Keio (1) No results this week.
2. Hamilton(3) Lane leads team with 14:21 at County meet. Looking to challenge Keio for the team championship on Friday. Averaged 16:16 at the County Meet.
3. Blind Brook(4) Team averaged 16:17 at County meet.
4. Haldane(2) Team averaged 20:55 at Northern Counties.
5. Children’s Village (5) Team averaged 17:35 at the County Meet.