NYSPHSAA - New York State Championships 2009

    (Photo by Paul Everett) National championship fever is spreading across the country. The world of prep cross country begins its ascent to the national finals. Many will seek individual honors at either the historic Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships or Nike Cross National Championships. Nike Cross Nationals will offer the Team National Championship. 

Complete results, merged results, winners table, top times, and more to come

  PLATTSBURGH -- This season seemed destined to be a special one for Fayetteville-Manilus. On paper, it housed the best squad around. Even when Alex Hatz missed the better part of the season after having kidney surgery in August, many believed that FM would still be the best team in the state.

  ArmoryTrack.com will once again be onsite at The NYSPHSAAChampionships, this year being held in Plattsburgh, NY.  We will provide race pictures and video, video interviews, and stories - all to be posted Saturday-Monday.

Megan Young of Nanuet uses nice kick to win the state title. East Aurora girls win again.

Alex Deir wins title and helps squad win HFL team crown as well.

Fayetteville-Manlius sweeps the top 5 places to win the NYS title - something never done before in state history.

Aisling Cuffe of Cornwall destroyed the field to win in 17:001., a new course record. Queensbury girls won team title.

Katie Weisenburger of Pulaski takes title but Greenwich girls roll to win with 24 points.

Pawling's Brandon Freyer edges out Max Straneva of Chenango Valley. Holland Patent wins team title.

Roslyn senior Emily Lipari, the two-time defending Class A state champion, will sit out what would have been her final cross country state meet. Lipari said felt pain in her ankle after the Section 8 conference championships but ran through the discomfort all week and even at the Section 8 championships.

Otis Ubriaco leads Burnt Hills to team title as he takes the individual crown.

Fayetteville-Manlius overcomes some illness to win the state title. Nick Hughes of North Rockland win crown in 15:27, fastest time of the day.

Mike Champagne of Seton Catholic, running in front of his home crowd, repeats as champion. Barker wins team title.

Bronxville girls win another team title. Allison Lasnicki of Canastota takes individual title. (video quality is low because of the rain)

  PLATTSBURGH – People often talk about how the greatest athletes create challenges for themselves or invent doubters that otherwise do not exist. It’s rare that an entire team has to create imaginary resistance or in this case, turn on each other.