Previews, Predictions For Sections 4, 9, 10

2021 XC Sectional Preview
Perry King

Section 4 Girls


Class A  

PositionTeamTRTop Runners

1

Corning

107.4

Lawson, Ketchum, Urban Beres, Gaskievic, Hluck, Grinnell

2

Ithaca

70.2

Lima, Burke, Colvin, Loehr, Peck, Klemm

3

Elmira

50.2

Mordvinova, Ross, Peet, Barends, Faucett, Greene
Summary:   Corning is pretty much a lock to win its third S4-A title in a row as one of the top 5 teams in the state behind Sarah Lawson and Faithe Ketchum.
Top Athletes
Sarah Lawson10Corning131.63
Faithe Ketchum12Corning124
Ana (Vicky) Mordvinova11Elmira District111
Dakota Limbert10Union Endicott106.37
Alice Burke11Ithaca103.03
Bri Urban12Corning98.67
Sadie Beres10Corning98.26


Class B

PositionTeamTRTop Runners

1

Union-Endicott

57.6

Limbert, Buckley, Castoro, Trudeaux, Hunter, Bilek, Buck

2

Maine-Endwell

31.2

Burt, Jackson, Knapick, McMahon,
Summary:  Union-Endicott has the depth to win here comfortably in a four-team class.
Top Athletes
Dakota Limbert10Union Endicott106.37
Cassandra Burt9Maine-Endwell87.67
Madison Buckley10Union Endicott81.77
Aja Jackson12Maine-Endwell69.4
Bianca Ortiz10Vestal68.2


Class C  

PositionTeamTRTop Runners

1

Owego

55.6

Chrysler, Fahey, Rieg, Huizinga, Pichany

2

Chenango Forks

54.2

Reid, Sirgany, White, Bough, Ackerson

3

Lansing

38.2

Sullivan, Jacobs Miller, Hathorn, Geesey

Summary: The big question here is the health of the home squad, Chenango Forks. Owego has the better balance, but if all of the Blue Devils can line up in good health at Sectionals, they may be able to steal the win here.

Top Athletes
Pipher Reid12Chenango Forks127
Jaelyn Chrysler8Owego111.9
Harper Minaker9Waverly81.83
Quinn Sirgany11Chenango Forks74.67
Kathleen Sullivan9Lansing64.13


Class D   

PositionTeamTRTop Runners

1

Delhi

89.2

An. Tessier, Lees, Hilson-Schneider, Ab. Tessier, Dorr, Weiss, Lees, Mueller

2

Southern Cayuga

55.8

Burroughs, Gloss, Bennett, Wiemann, Gavurnick
Summary:  Reigning champ Delhi appears to have the win in S4-D well in hand with a strong and deep lineup and most of the team back from their 2019 champs. Southern Cayuga has a solid top three that can stay close to Delhi, and one helpful factor for the Chief is that only three schools fielded scoring teams two years ago, so they shouldn't be accumulating too many points in the back spots.
Top Athletes
Ethne Degan10Bainbridge-GA110
Piper Young11Elmira Notre Dame94.57
Anna Tessier12Delhi90.3
Ellie Lees10Delhi85.67
Nora Burroughs9Southern Cayuga85.3
Gretel Hilson-Schneider10Delhi84.33