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All Speed Ratings are courtesy of Bill Meylan from Tully Runners located at TullyRunners.com
Stats compiled by Kyle Brazeil of MileSplit NY
The push for Nike Cross Nationals concludes in the Northeast this Saturday, as both NXN-NY and NXN-NE will be held at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls NY. Teams will be looking to finish in the top 2 in the Championship race to gain an automatic bid to Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon the following weekend. In addition, the top 5 individuals not on one of those qualifying teams will also be able to compete at NXN. Fear not if your favorite team does not finish in the top 2, as Nike chooses 4 At-Large teams from all regional qualifiers to compete, and the depth of talent in New York has traditionally seen at least one of those bids every year going all the way back to 2006. Listed below are our predictions for who will qualify and how.
Boys
Top 25 Individuals
| Name | School | Speed Rating |
| Nick Ryan | Fayetteville Manlius | 196 |
| Dan Galford | Monsignor Farrell | 187 |
| Thomas Awad | Chaminade | 186 |
| Mike Libruk | Shaker | 186 |
| Sam Anderson | South Lewis | 185 |
| Konrad Surkont | Stuyvesant | 185 |
| Matt Deyo | Fayetteville-Manlius | 185 |
| Mike Turi | John Jay - East Fishkill | 184 |
| Eddie Merenda | Arlington | 183 |
| Ryan Manahan | Marcellus | 183 |
| Brendan Wortner | Dobbs Ferry | 182 |
| Sabastion Hanson | Arlington | 182 |
| Mickey Burke | Rush Henrietta-Sperry | 182 |
| Cooper Roach | Honeoye Falls-Lima | 182 |
| Paddy Grandinalli | Warwick Valley | 182 |
| Nate Kozyra | Rush Henrietta-Sperry | 181 |
| Christian Delago | Shaker | 181 |
| Mike Anvelt | Pittsford Sutherland | 181 |
| Travis Jordan | Gates Chili | 181 |
| Kris Moran | North Babylon | 181 |
| Ryan Phillips | Regis | 180 |
| Jon Vallercosa | Shaker | 180 |
| Eric Holt | Carmel | 180 |
| Austin Lane | Greenwich | 180 |
| Andrew Sweeney | Rush Henrietta-Sperry | 179 |
Top 5 Teams
| Team | NXN Nickname | Team Avg. |
| Fayetteville-Manlius | Manlius XC | 181.4 |
| Shaker | Shaker T+F Club | 177 |
| Rush Henrietta-Sperry | Comets XC | 175.6 |
| Arlington | Arlington TC | 174 |
| Monsignor Farrell | Fidelis NYC | 171.4 |
Breakdown:
With FM a very good chance for taking the overall title, the 2nd spot is not guaranteed to anyone. Early predictions show Shaker grabbing the second auto-qualifier, but a bad race for one athlete can skew these results in any direction. Notable absentee is last week's Bowdoin winner, Brendan Smith. He told MileSplit he intended to run NXN this week, but he is currently listed on the Foot Locker start list. In his absence, it looks to be a replay of Feds as Thomas Awad and Dan Galford battle for that first individual slot.
Girls
Top 15 (without US #1, #2, #3)
| Name | Team | Speed Rating |
| Mary Cain | Bronxville | 153 |
| Kelsey Margey | Friends Academy | 142 |
| Rachel Paul | Sachem East | 140 |
| Gianna Frontera | Newburgh Free Academy | 139 |
| Meghan McCormick | Canandaigua | 136 |
| Holly Cavalluzzo | Valley Central | 134 |
| Ariana Bottalico | Brewster | 131 |
| Alicia Clark | Granville | 131 |
| Vicky Houser | Greenwich | 131 |
| Kennedy Jensen | Canandaigua | 130 |
| Liz Valento | Pavillion | 128 |
| Kate Zendell | Suffern | 127 |
| Leah Triller | Academy of the Holy Names | 127 |
| Stephanie Gerland | Garden City | 127 |
| Hannah Cole | Honeoye Falls Lima | 126 |
| Victoria Campanian | South Lewis | 126 |
Top 5 Teams
| Team | NXN Nickname | Team Avg. |
| Fayetteville-Manlius | Manlius XC | 141.2 |
| North Shore | North Shore Running Club | 133.2 |
| Saratoga Springs | Kinetic RC | 129.8 |
| Canandaigua | Canandaigua RC | 119.8 |
| Greenwich | Greenwich Witches | 116.4 |
| Burnt Hills-Balston Lake | Burnt Hills TC | 116 |
Breakdown:
With an At-Large qualification almost guaranteed to at least the 3rd place in the Girls' race, I decided to do their ratings separately. In their wake, we find Bronxville's Mary Cain looking to improve her already impressive 17:40 from last week. This week, Cain will have FM's Jillian Fanning to run with, so a quick pace is expected. Behind Cain, we find Kelsey Margey and Rachel Paul battling for the second individual bid, as well as for rights to being named" Long Island's Fastest." On the teams side, an impressive North Shore is looking well to topple a strong Saratoga Springs. Saratoga had a slower race at States, but ran well at Bowdoin last week, so it is anybody's race. US #1 Fayetteville-Manlius looks impressive as ever, despite losing two of their top girls to injury.
Fayetteville-Manlius Top 5
| Name | Speed Rating |
| Jillian Fanning | 155 |
| Katie Sischo | 141 |
| Annika Avery | 140 |
| Hanna Smith | 137 |
| Jenna Farrell / Alana Pearl | 133 |
North Shore Top 5
| Name | Speed Rating |
| Samantha Nadel | 150 |
| Brianna Nerud | 148 |
| Jessica Donohue | 133 |
| Elizabeth Caldwell | 130 |
| Alexandra Osman | 105 |
Saratoga Springs Top 5
| Name | Speed Rating |
| Taylor Driscoll | 136 |
| Keelin Hollowood | 135 |
| Estela Smith | 135 |
| Olivia Morrow | 124 |
| Katie Treichel | 119 |
