Girls Team Ranks
There is a little bit more clarity in the girls ranks, than there is the boys, at least at the top.
Bethlehem is good. They are running the Speed Rating equivalent to the 2014 Fayetteville-Manlius NXN-winning team. They are currently ranked #3 in the Country, with a good argument to be top-of-the-podium finishers. Their only weakness is the lack of a six runner in case of something happening up front, but that's less relevant on the home front.
Behind them, things get a little murky. On paper, Shenendehowa is the next best team. They won McQuaid, and then dominated at Burnt Hills. They did not run their full top five at Suburbans, which dropped them down the team placings. With their full lineup, they are a clear favorite to make it back to NXN, and place mid-pack. But they need their full lineup. Guilderland is much the same, not running their full squad at Suburbans. At their best, they are in the conversation. Saratoga rounds out the bunch, steadily improving, albeit with a very young squad. They keep getting better, and it may be enough to catch second place, but given the layout of the State Meet, only one of these four teams will be moving forward.
Section 3 hosts the next batch of teams. Manlius had their best team showing of the season at SCAC, and still only won over two other teams tied seven points back. FM, Auburn, and CNS all have problems in the fifth position, which become a liability in the bigger field at Feds, but should provide some comfort at the smaller field at States. Auburn is the best team in the Section through 3 runners, FM is the best through 4 runners, and CNS is the best compression team through 5 runners. The strength of the field helps determine which way this competition will go.
East Aurora rounds out the top teams in the State, and they continue to improve every week. Their most recent race has been their best, and it's the strategy of any team who's been to the big show before. Of the Top 10 teams in the State, more than half have made NXN in the past, in at least one gender, with East Aurora placing the highest without a win. That should come as no surprise. Expect them to continue to improve.
Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run Team Scores ===================================================================================== Team Pts 1 2 3 4 5 (6) (7) ===================================================================================== 1 Bethlehem 48 5 6 11 12 14 53 69 Total Time: 1:21 Average: 16.20 1-5 Split: 14 2 Shenendehowa 112 4 15 27 32 34 82 140 Total Time: 3:46 Average: 45.20 1-5 Split: 1:02 3 East Aurora 175 2 30 45 46 52 134 158 Total Time: 5:58 Average: 1:11.60 1-5 Split: 1:38 4 Guilderland 180 7 21 38 41 73 110 112 Total Time: 6:17 Average: 1:15.40 1-5 Split: 2:30 5 Saratoga 199 22 26 39 50 62 80 87 Total Time: 6:50 Average: 1:22.00 1-5 Split: 1:19 6 FM 241 3 25 42 70 101 138 - Total Time: 8:39 Average: 1:43.80 1-5 Split: 3:35 7 Irondequoit 284 24 37 43 67 113 - - Total Time: 10:21 Average: 2:04.20 1-5 Split: 3:26 8 Auburn 295 13 17 28 96 141 - - Total Time: 11:10 Average: 2:14.00 1-5 Split: 5:37 9 Northport 318 1 56 74 93 94 122 - Total Time: 11:17 Average: 2:15.40 1-5 Split: 3:15 10 CNS 324 54 59 63 64 84 111 - Total Time: 11:21 Average: 2:16.20 1-5 Split: 1:11 11 Cornwall 338 10 44 85 91 108 128 - Total Time: 11:57 Average: 2:23.40 1-5 Split: 3:38 12 Pittsford Suth 341 31 47 68 86 109 161 - Total Time: 12:06 Average: 2:25.20 1-5 Split: 2:54 13 Liverpool 347 9 19 89 100 130 147 - Total Time: 12:59 Average: 2:35.80 1-5 Split: 5:03 14 Burnt Hills 384 55 66 76 92 95 107 114 Total Time: 13:39 Average: 2:43.80 1-5 Split: 1:29 15 Baldwinsville 408 16 58 78 90 166 - - Total Time: 18:12 Average: 3:38.40 1-5 Split: 9:18 16 Bronxville 431 40 49 83 97 162 174 175 Total Time: 18:16 Average: 3:39.20 1-5 Split: 7:33 17 South Jefferson 432 33 51 104 120 124 133 177 Total Time: 16:03 Average: 3:12.60 1-5 Split: 3:43 18 Niskayuna 435 36 61 71 131 136 - - Total Time: 16:57 Average: 3:23.40 1-5 Split: 4:32 19 Scarsdale 453 8 81 102 117 145 - - Total Time: 17:44 Average: 3:32.80 1-5 Split: 6:10 20 Eastchester 480 20 57 129 135 139 - - Total Time: 19:22 Average: 3:52.40 1-5 Split: 5:04 21 Tappan Zee 507 29 88 103 123 164 - - Total Time: 21:58 Average: 4:23.60 1-5 Split: 8:28 22 Voorheesville 514 18 23 148 160 165 171 - Total Time: 26:30 Average: 5:18.00 1-5 Split: 8:55 23 Somers 520 48 65 119 137 151 - - Total Time: 21:29 Average: 4:17.80 1-5 Split: 5:34 24 Ward Melville 572 60 72 126 155 159 - - Total Time: 26:03 Average: 5:12.60 1-5 Split: 6:33 25 Syosset 608 105 106 118 125 154 - - Total Time: 24:41 Average: 4:56.20 1-5 Split: 3:46 26 Victor 619 77 115 121 143 163 - - Total Time: 27:19 Average: 5:27.80 1-5 Split: 6:30 27 Adirondack 651 75 79 149 170 178 - - Total Time: 33:52 Average: 6:46.40 1-5 Split: 8:23 28 Notre Dame 654 35 132 150 168 169 173 - Total Time: 33:47 Average: 6:45.40 1-5 Split: 8:53 29 St. Anthonys 657 98 127 142 144 146 152 157 Total Time: 27:27 Average: 5:29.40 1-5 Split: 2:57 30 Brooklyn Tech 691 99 116 153 156 167 172 176 Total Time: 33:07 Average: 6:37.40 1-5 Split: 6:15