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Who will dethrone the champ? Fayetteville-Manlius has won 10 out of the last 11 NXN championships. The team has single-handedly made team scoring a science. FM was so dominant a year ago at NXN, they scored 41 points -- 140 less than the second-place team -- and had its first five in the first 52 places across a 49-second spread. Guess what? All five point scorers return. So FM, a state powerhouse in New York, will be back again at the national level. Just how good will they be? We'll just have to find out.
Probable Top Six:
- Sophie Ryan, senior: third at the Section 3 championships, seventh at the New York Class A state championships, 15th at the NXN New York Regional, and 29th at NXN. She ran a season PB of 17:29.70.
- Claire Walters, sophomore: first at Section 3, fourth at New York state, third at the NXN New York Region, and 20th at NXN. She ran a PB of 17:38.50.
- Palmer Madsen, senior: fourth at Section 3, 11th at New York state, and seventh at the NXN New York Region. She ran a season best of 17:46.80.
- Phoebe White, sophomore: second at Section 3, fifth at New York state, and sixth at NXN New York. She ran a best of 17:57.40.
- Rebecca Walters, senior: fifth at Section 3, 16th at New York state, and 13th at NXN New York. She ran a season PB of 18:05.70.
- Alex Villalba, senior: 16th at Section 3, 83rd at New York state, and 51st at NXN New York.
Meet Schedule This Fall:
- Nov. 4: Section 3 Championships
- Nov. 11: NYSPHSAA - New York State Championships
- Nov. 25: NXN New York
- Dec. 9: NXN
Insight:
In 2010, FM head coach Bill Aris told the Post-Standard of Syracuse, New York, a secret into his coaching philosophy:
"FM's success is based on a few simple concepts: eat healthy, get your rest, train properly, and aspire to excellence.
"It's really that simple," Aris said. "The kids who buy in are usually the ones standing on the podium at nationals."
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Top Returning 5K Times From The 2016 XC Season
| AVERAGE | Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) (NY) | |||
| 17:29.70 | ||||
| 17:38.50 | ||||
| 17:46.80 | ||||
| 17:57.40 | ||||
| 18:05.70 | ||||
| Average Time: 17:47.62 Total Time: 1:28:58.10 1-5 Split: 36.00 | ||||
| 6) Alex Villalba | 19:18.80 | |||
Top Returning 1500 Times From the 2017 Outdoor Track Season
| AVERAGE | Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) (NY) | |||
| 4:35.28 | ||||
| 4:39.62 | ||||
| 4:43.22 | ||||
| 4:53.55 | ||||
| Average Time: 4:42.92 Total Time: 18:51.67 1-4 Split: 18.27 | ||||
Top Returning 3000 Times From The 2017 Outdoor Track Season
| AVERAGE | Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) (NY) | |||
| 9:48.91 | ||||
| 10:12.97 | ||||
| 3) Alex Villalba | 10:51.00 | |||
| Average Time: 10:17.63 Total Time: 30:52.88 1-3 Split: 1:02.09 | ||||