NY Federation Championship 2008

Emily Lipari edges Aisling Cuffe as Burnt Hills girls edge Saratoga Springs.

Alex Leuchanka outkicks Max Straneva down the home stretch and leads Shenendehowa to team title.

Girls Federation Champs Burnt Hills-Balston Lake coach Shawn Zepf talks with armorytrack.com's CHristopher Hunt

Shenendehowa, NY coach Mark Thompson and top runner Alex Leuchanka talk with ArmoryTrack.com's Christopher Hunt.

  ArmoryTrack.com NYS Girls Team Rankings make their season debut.  Rankings guro Dan Doherty returns with the overall top ten as well as the top 10-20 in each class.  Boys rankings have the Top Twenty Five overall for week one and class rankings start next week.

Dan Doherty provides this installment of girls state cross country rankings after Week 2 and Tom Cuffe does the same for the boys.

 Shen boys take over top spot, FM girls stay where they belong - in #1 spot.  New York City overall top ten added this week and will be maintained the rest of the season.

Boys and girls rankings - Top Ten overall, all 5 classes, and NYC Power Rankings. Who's too low? Who's too high? Who's was left off? Let us know.

When the Class AA race ended at the state championships last week, Shenendehowa teammates and coaches just looked at each other unsure. They struggled their shoulders then waited nervously see if they’d beat Fayetteville-Manillus.

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake coach Shaun Zepf said his team wanted a nasty course. He said they hoped for rain and mud. They got both.

The final installment of the US and NY State cross country team rankings.

from Bowdoin Park, the NYS Federation Champs combines all classes, private, public, and city schools into one race.