Girls
As much as things change, so do they stay the same. Section 2, and more specifically the Suburban Council, contains four of the top five teams in the State. Three of those rank in the Top 40 in the Country.
Shenendehowa and Bethlehem is set to be a great battle at Sectionals, but would be less so if they both got through to States. Shen has the best athlete in the country at the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th positions. Their fifth position is where the gap grows. Which means, the bigger the field, the bigger the score. At a race like NXN, and even more so the State Meet, with only nine teams, there can only be so many displacers. But Sectionals is bigger, with more teams, and more displacers.
Bethlehem was able to get close to Shen at Suburbans because of that gap. They are a team that has been improving all season, and could be peaking for one major matchup at Sectionals. It could define who goes on to win States. If only there were an At-Large for the State Meet, as we've been asking for since 2013....
Behind the top three, familiar favorites Fayetteville-Manlius and Saratoga find themselves about even, both chasing Guilderland.
Rounding out the top contenders is John Jay-Cross River, the top Non-Class A School. Under a new coaching staff, they've been the jump of the Season, with Sloan Wasserman a real threat to take the individual title against the frontrunner Leyla Bhusri. At Feds, they'll both have to deal with Maeve Going, the State's only in-state undefeated female athlete left.
Girls 5000 Meter Run Team Scores
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Team Pts 1 2 3 4 5 (6) (7)
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1 Shenendehowa 83 1 5 7 9 61 68 89
Total Time: 1:23 Average: 16.60 1-5 Split: 1:00
2 Bethlehem Central 84 3 6 10 32 33 45 78
Total Time: 1:24 Average: 16.80 1-5 Split: 30
3 Guilderland 121 4 18 19 27 53 56 74
Total Time: 2:01 Average: 24.20 1-5 Split: 49
4 Fayetteville-Manlius 150 8 20 31 34 57 - -
Total Time: 2:30 Average: 30.00 1-5 Split: 49
5 Saratoga Springs 152 12 16 37 40 47 58 70
Total Time: 2:32 Average: 30.40 1-5 Split: 35
6 John Jay - Cross Riv 175 2 23 35 42 73 81 -
Total Time: 2:57 Average: 35.40 1-5 Split: 1:13
7 Baldwinsville 215 11 24 49 59 72 75 -
Total Time: 3:37 Average: 43.40 1-5 Split: 1:03
8 Victor Central 236 22 25 29 77 83 - -
Total Time: 4:02 Average: 48.40 1-5 Split: 1:04
9 Voorheesville 245 15 39 41 55 95 - -
Total Time: 4:11 Average: 50.20 1-5 Split: 1:26
10 Sayville 254 30 36 46 52 90 92 -
Total Time: 4:18 Average: 51.60 1-5 Split: 1:04
11 Burnt Hills-Ballston 261 13 26 65 71 86 - -
Total Time: 4:24 Average: 52.80 1-5 Split: 1:16
12 Tappan Zee 281 14 43 44 87 93 94 -
Total Time: 4:49 Average: 57.80 1-5 Split: 1:24
13 Pearl River 284 50 51 54 62 67 82 -
Total Time: 4:44 Average: 56.80 1-5 Split: 17
14 Liverpool 284 21 38 60 80 85 88 91
Total Time: 4:50 Average: 58.00 1-5 Split: 1:07
15 Ward Melville 287 28 48 63 64 84 - -
Total Time: 4:50 Average: 58.00 1-5 Split: 59
16 South Jefferson 307 17 66 69 76 79 - -
Total Time: 5:12 Average: 1:02.40 1-5 Split: 1:05