Nick Ryan

Neale & Knight went 1 - 2  once again. Amy-Eloise Neale of Glacier Peak and Joe Hardy of Seattle Prep triumphed  at Eagle island on Saturday and headed a field, which qualified to race in Portland.  Here is an in depth looked at the race plus odds & ends from around the nation.

Kroy (York IL) get their 9th straight NXN berth, Carmel girls win 2nd straight at NXN MW! Ashley Erba, Alex Riba get individual wins! (Photo by Ken Moreland)

girls action at Concordia (by Craig Rice) Adidas Concordia was the highlight of the week with Andrew Gardner & Ella Donaghu topping the bill.   Around the nation it was the return of Edward Cheserek to action that was probably the biggest news, which was a part of Eastern States.  Mary Cain headed the girls' field there.

  Edward Cheserek, senior, St. Benedict’s Prep, New Jersey

While school may have been on break, New York's high school athletes were certainly not.  The week has seen some of the best early season times ever, as well as hosted some major meets in and around the state.

All eyes were meant to be on Futsum Zeinaselassie.  Previews had Zeinaselassie as the odds on favorite to win by a wide margin.  That all changed once the gun went off.  Nick Ryan of Fayetteville-Manlius took off quickly, as he tends to do during his races in his home state of New York.  Ryan's speed found him in the first position after the pack had converged, with about a 50 meter lead ahead of other national caliber athletes; Futsum included.

US#1 Julie Macedo and US#8 Haley Pierce battled each other relentlessly in Delaware this past weekend, with Haley collapsing and Julie finishing 2nd after staggering close to the finish.  US#4 Grace Tinkey is back and won a state title with the only sub-18 time on the day.  US#6 Erin Finn won her state title in MI and looks poised for a great championship season ahead.  US#7 Katie Knight blasted a 17:10 5k in WA to win a state title and run the fastest time in the state by far.  Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below.  Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.  

State Leaders Overall and by Class

Fanning, Fayetteville-Manlius tops in the Bronx

  Cheserek fastest ever on modern-day Van Cortlandt course

US Girls No. 1 Fayetteville Manlius shows their dominance while a powerful Arlington squad overtakes US Boys No. 4 Shaker in light of recent injuries.

Christopher Hunt and Tim Fulton break down the team and individual races for NY State titles this weekend.