Oyster Bay (Baymen)
Section 8
States Teams: 1990 (C-12th), 1997 (C-13th), 2007 (C-9th), 2008 (C-8th), 2009 (C-7th), 2010 (C-8th), 2013 (C-11th), 2014 (C-7th), 2015 (C-8th), 2016 (C-10th), 2017 (C-11th) 2018 (C-10th), 2019 (C-10th), 2022 (C-8th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Alex Tosi (2016, C-2nd), Christopher Tardugno (2022, C-5th)
Last Year's Summary: 1st at Sectionals, 8th at States
Roster
Outlook: Uncharted territory for Oyster Bay, whom despite having a tradition for making it to States, hasn't finished higher than 7th. That looks to change in 2023, as they come in as the favorites, and have a well-balanced squad to do it, lead by an individual title contender.
James O'Neill (Raiders)
Section 9
States Teams: 1984 (C-5th), 2003 (C-6th), 2008 (C-5th), 2009 (C-5th), 2018 (C-6th), 2019 (C-6th), 2021 (C-5th), 2022 (C-3rd)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Joe Monaco (1995, C-5th), David Weart (2003, C-1st), Kendall Ward (2008, C-8th) (2009, C-9th), Liam Neary (2014, C-7th, 2015, C-7th)
Last Year's Summary: 1st at Sectionals, 3rd at States
Roster
Outlook: A team making headlines on the track for their sprints, O'Neill has the capacity to take home the State Title on the trails as well. Comprising runners from all graders, they need to work together to move just two spots up the podium from the year before.
Alden (Bulldogs)
Section 6
States Teams: 2011 (C-6th), 2012 (C-4th), 2013 (C-4th), 2016 (C-7th), 2022 (C-4th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Nick Orlowski (2010, B-7th), Dylan Servos (2014, C-5th) (2016, C-7th), Kyle Urban (2019, C-7th) (2021, C-1st), Cameron Eastland (2019, C-9th)
Last Year's Summary: 1st in Sectionals, 4th at States
Roster
East Aurora (Blue Devils)
Section 6
States Teams: 1979 (B-5th), 1980 (B-2nd), 1981 (B-1st), 1982 (B-5th), 1983 (B-9th), 1984 (B-4th), 1985 (B-1st), 1986 (B-6th), 1988 (B-7th), 1990 (B-8th), 1991 (B-1st), 1992 (B-11th), 1994 (B-8th), 2001 (C-4th), 2002 (B-5th), 2004 (B-4th), 2005 (B-6th), 2007 (B-2nd), 2008 (B-3rd), 2009 (B-10th), 2010 (B-1st) 2011 (B-1st), 2012 (B-2nd), 2014 (C-1st), 2015 (C-1st), 2016 (B-6th), 2017 (B-7th), 2019 (B-4th), 2021 (B-4th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Bruce Marquart (1965, B-9th) (1966, B-6th), Bill McLaughlin (1980, B-5th) (1981, B-2nd), Dave Whitman (1984, B-9th), Brian Dodwell (1988, B-5th), Ron Hess (1994, B-8th), Dan Fields (2001, C-3rd) (2002, B-4th), Ryan O'Connor (2006, B-4th), Scott Anderson (2007, B-3rd), Lyle O'Brien (2008, B-7th), Sean Phillips (2011, B-9th), Elliot Martynkiewicz (2011, B-10th), Kenny Vasbinder (2013, B-7th) (2014, C-1st) (2015, C-1st), TJ Murray (2015, C-5th), Patrick Murray (2016, B-7th)
Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: Few teams have the history of East Aurora in New York State, but it's a rebuilding year for the Devils. Even still, the pieces are here to make a run at the title with some Summer Mileage here, and speed work there. Don't be surprised if they move up the ranks.
Mount Academy (Eagles)
Section 9
States Teams: 2012 (D-1st), 2013 (D-1st), 2014 (C-2nd), 2015 (C-3rd), 2016 (C-2nd), 2017 (C-1st), 2019 (B-3rd), 2021 (B-6th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Rufus Wareham (2012, D-4th) Keith Baird (2013, D-4th) (2014, C-2nd), Travis Meier (2017, C-7th), Ike Blough (2021, B-4th)
Last Year's Summary: 3rd at Sectionals (Class B)
Roster
Outlook: Three State Titles since their inception in 2012, Mount has a solid Top 4, with room to grow at the 5th position. A very senior heavy team means the motivation to capitalize in their final season of XC together could be the impetus needed for improvement.
Port Jefferson (Royals)
Section 11
States Teams: 1952 (B-1st), 1953 (B-1st), 1958 (A-2nd), 1964 (A-2nd), 1965 (A-2nd), 1974 (C-1st), 1975 (B-2nd), 1976 (B-1st), 1977 (B-2nd), 1978 (B-5th), 1979 (B-4th), 1980 (B-7th), 1982 (B-4th),1983 (B-4th), 2000 (D-8th), 2001 (D-4th), 2002 (D-7th), 2003 (D-10th), 2004 (D-7th), 2005 (D-5th), 2006 (C-9th), 2007 (C-7th), 2009 (D-5th), 2010 (C-6th), 2011 (C-5th), 2013 (D-5th), 2017 (C-9th), 2018 (C-4th), 2019 (C-3rd), 2021 (D-7th), 2022 (D-3rd)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Mike Caraftis (1952, B-1st) (1953, B-1st), Melvin Solomon (1953, B-10th), Fred Zittel (1961, A-1st), Lee Jordan (1964, A-3rd), Brian Tolvanen (1970, B-9th) (1971, C-2nd), Joel Carpenter (1976, B-6th), Steve Breit (1987, A-4th) (1989, A-6th), Matt Vanlierop (1990, A-7th), Eric Fleckenstein (1999, D-3rd), Brendan Sullivan (1999, D-4th) (2000, D-3rd) (2001, D-2nd), Sean Sullivan (2002, D-4th), James Burke (2013, C-3rd) (2014, C-6th)
Last Year's Summary: 1st at Sectionals, 3rd at States (Class D)
Roster
Outlook: Looking to continue the trend after their good showing at States the year before, five of their Top 7 return to rely on that experience again come November, should they make it.
Briarcliff (Bears)
Section 1
States Teams: 1968 (C-2nd), 1983 (C-10th), 1984 (C-3rd), 1985 (C-11th), 1986 (C-11th), 1988 (C-13th), 2019 (C-4th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Dick Shiffler (1962, C-5th), Gene Cadman (1968, C-3rd), Sean Ryan (1968, C-9th), Don Hinrichs (1973, C-10th), Steve Ryan (1976, C-7th), Stephen Shine (2011, C-7th) 2012 (C-2nd), Ryan Gallagher (2016, C-1st), Giovanni Culotta (2021, C-8th)
Last Year's Summary: 2nd at Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: Runners-up the year before at Sectionals, Briarcliff returns a bulk of their squad, looking for redemption.
Irvington (Bulldogs)
Section 1
States Teams: 1973 (C-3rd), 1974 (C-2nd), 1981 (C-7th), 1996 (C-10th), 1997 (C-8th), 1998 (C-8th), 2007 (C-5th), 2008 (C-3rd), 2016 (C-6th), 2018 (C-3rd), 2021 (C-1st)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Steve Getz (1964, C-8th) (1965, C-6th), Jack Ford (1972, C-10th), Julian Saliani (2008, C-7th) (2009, C-4th), Scottie Mitchell (2016, C-4t), Luke Carmosino (2017, C-3rd)
Last Year's Summary: 3rd at Sectionals
Roster
Outlook: A strong team at the top will be the kickstart for their scoring, and tightening the 1-5 gap is the key to success here.