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July 16, 2008 ...

Individual Runner Watch List - Boys 2008

New York took another big-hit from graduation in June 2008 ... Boys cross country is typically a "senior-dominated" sport at the top - On average, nearly 50 percent of the "top runners" at sectionals, States and Feds are seniors ... This past year at Feds, 14 of the top 15 finishers were seniors ... At the State Class Meet, 21 of the top 30 were seniors (merged results).

So there are top spots to be filled once again ... I'm optimistic that NY will "re-stock" quickly and do well in 2008.

The individual profiles are not separated by class (I looked at all runners regardless of class) ... I wanted to limit the individual profiles to 10-15 runners, but I went a bit deeper to ensure coverage of that range plus most classes.

Exact placement on this list not that important to me, but I know it is to some viewers (and it shouldn't be because pre-season rankings have limited usefulness ... I just enjoy looking at the profiles with the side-by-side stats as if it were a racing form with pari-mutuel betting).

Below the individual profiles are my "Watch-Lists" for Class AA, A, B, C, D and CHSAA-PSAL-AIS ... They are arranged by last year's overall speed ratings (so "new XC runners" are not included) ... I re-did the last year's final ratings to include Federations, Footlocker and NTN.

Remember - These are my own Watch-Lists ... and I do not take the exact order of the lists too seriously (and neither should anybody else) ... Once the season begins, these lists are not used in any way to rank individual runners.

Profiles of Top Returning NY State Boys

How To Read the Table Information: The number following the name is the school grade for the 2008 XC season. The "Class" in parentheses pertains to the 2008 XC season. The XC data listed below the name are, in order, the race name, race date, place, actual race time, and speed rating (higher is faster). Selected track data are also listed for most runners. My Boys XC performance database and Boys track & field performance database are available on separate web-pages.

Joe Whelan 12 Hamburg (Class A - Sec 6)

Joe Whelan unfortunately broke his foot at XC sectionals and was unable to compete at States, Feds or Footlocker ... He did not compete during the indoor track season ... Joe ran very impressively at the outdoor State Championships in finishing 5th at 3200m (9:15.92 PR) and 2nd in the Steeplechase (9:25.36 which broke his own Section 6 record) ... he also set PRs at 1600m (4:24.24) and 800m (1:59.82).

Based on his available XC results in 2007 and his performance at outdoor States in track, Joe Whelan is the #1 projected runner for XC 2008 ... However, there other runners very close, and this could be a very competitive season for the top individual spot come November.

 Section 6-Class A      11/2/2007    3   16:37.2   180
 Lake Shore Inv         10/19/2007   1   16:50.1   183
 Alden Bulldog-AA       10/13/2007   1   15:47.2   186
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    1   14:56.0   189
 Section Ten-I          9/22/2007    2   16:08.0   190
 Franklinville Inv      9/15/2007    1   15:33.8   186

 NY Federation          11/18/2006   23  16:32.2   184
 NY States-Class A      11/11/2006   4   15:48.6   186
 Section 6-Class A      11/3/2006    1   16:56.7   183

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   3000mSt  2   9:25.36
 NY State Champ        6/13/08   3200m    5   9:15.92
 Section 6-StQual-1    6/7/08    3000mSt  1   9:51.45
 Section 6-StQual-1    6/6/08    3200m    1   9:41.34
 ECIC Champion         5/31/08   1600m    1   4:24.24
 ECIC Champion         5/31/08   3000mSt  1   9:28.04
 ECIC Champion         5/31/08   3200m    1   9:26.49
 ECIC Champion         5/31/08   800m     3   1:59.82
 Roesch WNY Cl         5/24/08   3200m    1   9:47.6
 Falcon Invite         5/17/08   1600m    1   4:24.5
 Dunkirk Invite        5/2/08    3000mSt  1   9:41.18
 Dunkirk Invite        5/2/08    3200m    1   9:34.06
 JFK Early Bird        4/12/08   3200m    1   9:37.86

Demitri Goutos 12 Saratoga (Class AA - Sec 2)

Demetri Goutos ran consistently well during XC 2007 ... he won the very competitive Suburban Council and Section 2 Class AA sectionals ... he finished 9th at States, 8th at Feds (making him the top returning runner from Feds), and 24th at Footlocker NE (making him the #2 returning Footlocker runner because 22 of the top 24 were seniors) ... Demetri ran very well during indoor track and won the State Championship at 3200m ... His outdoor track season shows sparse results, but apparently he suffered a groin injury which prevented competition (from an Albany Times Union newspaper article) ... On July 4th, Demetri won the Saratoga Firecracker 4-Miler (avg 5:11 per mile).

Demtri Goutos could easily be considered co-top projection for XC 2008.

 Footlocker NE-Sd       11/24/2007   24  16:05.6   186
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   8   16:15.0   188
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   9   16:05.0   183
 Section 2-Class AA     11/2/2007    1   15:14.5   186
 Suburban Council       10/27/2007   1   15:27.19  185
 Oatlands Inv VA        9/29/2007    1   16:24.15  178
 Footlocker NE-Chm      11/25/2006   125 16:59.8   169
 NY Federation          11/18/2006   78  17:11.5   171

   Track:
 Section 2-Class A     5/29/08   3200m    5   10:00.76
 Penn Relays           4/25/08   3000m    26  9:02.98
 Dual Meet             4/22/08   1600m    1   4:29.0
 Dual Meet             4/22/08   3200m    1   9:54.0
 Ballston Spa Inv      4/12/08   1600m    2   4:23.0
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    3200m    1   9:26.02
 Sec 2-St Qual         3/1/08    3200m    1   9:32.39
 Sec 2-Division 1      2/18/08   1600m    3   4:29.21
 Sec 2-Division 1      2/18/08   3200m    2   9:49.50
 Suburban Council      1/26/08   1600m    2   4:27.19
 Suburban Council      1/26/08   3200m    2   9:34.85
 Stanner Games         1/12/08   1 Mile   3   4:24.83
 Brown Invitational    12/29/07  1 Mile   2   4:25.74

Alex Hatz 11 Fayetteville-Manlius (Class AA - Sec 3)

Alex Hatz ran very well in his first season of XC in 2007 ... he showed nice improvement and finished 21st Feds (making him the #5 returning Fed runner) ... In track at the indoor State Championships, Alex finished 2nd in the 1600m (4:22.62) behind Kyle Merber ... I didn't see Alex during the outdoor season until State qualifiers, and at that time, I thought he looked physically stronger ... In outdoors, Alex popped some quick times at short distances of 400m (52.76) and 800m (1:55.4) ... he set a 3200m PR at his only effort at that distance during the season (9:19.43) ... Alex finished 3rd at outdoor States at 1600m and his time (4:13.94) is one of the fastest ever by NY sophomore.

The only question is Alex's ability to carry his speed over 5000m on cross country terrain ... IF he can, Alex could become the top individual harrier in 2008.

 NY Federation          11/17/2007   21  16:35.9   181
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   27  16:27.1   176
 Section 3-Class AA     11/2/2007    7   16:05.6   173
 Manhattan Inv-VarC     10/13/2007   14  13:14.88  174
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    17  15:46.0   173
 Chittenango Inv-2      9/15/2007    4   16:27.2   167

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   1600m    3   4:13.94
 Section 3-St Qual     6/6/08    1600m    1   4:15.90
 Section 3-Class AA    5/28/08   1600m    1   4:16.42
 CNYCL Col Amer        5/20/08   1600m    1   4:30.87
 CNYCL Col Amer        5/20/08   400m     3   0:52.76
 Dual Meet             5/14/08   800m     1   1:55.4
 Oneida Invite         5/9/08    1600m    1   4:18.85
 Oneida Invite         5/9/08    3200m    1   9:19.43
 Chittenango Inv       5/2/08    1 Mile   1   4:19.06
 Dual Meet             4/23/08   1600m    1   4:18.7
 Dual Meet             4/15/08   1600m    1   4:49.7
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    1600m    2   4:22.62
 Sec 3-St Qual         2/27/08   1600m    1   4:20.05
 Section 3-Class AA    2/13/08   600m     3   1:25.79

Chris Stogsdill 12 Marcellus (Class B - Sec 3)

Chris Stogsdill won race divisions at five invitational XC races in 2007 including the McQuaid Invite ... he finished 2nd at States (Class B) in a good competitive race with Alex Deir ... In track, Chris finished 2nd at indoor States at 1000m (2:33.66) ... During outdoor season, Chris set PRs at 1600m (4:17.52) and 3200m (9:17.41), and finished 10th at States at 3200m ... Chris won both the 5000m and 1500m at Empire State Games in July.

 Footlocker NE-Sd       11/24/2007   150 17:25.3   160
 NY States-Class B      11/10/2007   2   16:06.2   183
 Section 3-Class B      11/2/2007    1   15:27.7   186
 Marathon Inv-Sd        10/20/2007   3   16:37.2   183
 ESM Invitational       10/13/2007   2   15:29.5   189
 Liverpool Inv-1        10/6/2007    1   16:21.06  187
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    1   15:06.0   186
 Sherburne-E Inv        9/22/2007    1   16:21.0   177
 Chittenango Inv-1      9/15/2007    1   15:49.5   180
 VVS Invite White       9/8/2007     1   16:49.2   184
 Footlocker NE-Chm      11/25/2006   56  16:24.7   181

   Track:
 Empire St Games       7/26/08   5000m    1   15:25.68
 Empire St Games       7/26/08   1500m    1   4:04.85
 Empire StGm Cen       6/21/08   5000m    1   16:13.3
 NY State Champ        6/13/08   3200m    10  9:21.50
 Section 3-St Qual     6/6/08    3200m    1   9:20.07
 Section 3-Class B1    5/30/08   3200m    1   9:17.41
 OHSL Liberty          5/21/08   1600m    1   4:22.85
 OHSL Liberty          5/21/08   3200m    1   9:45.86
 Dual Meet             5/14/08   1600m    1   4:35.1
 Dual Meet             5/7/08    800m     1   1:56.9
 New Hartford Inv      5/2/08    1600m    1   4:17.52
 Dual Meet             4/23/08   1600m    1   4:31.6
 NSIC Nationals        3/16/08   1 Mile   36  4:37.33
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    1000m    2   2:33.66
 Sec 3-St Qual         2/27/08   1000m    1   2:33.09

Drew Perrilli 11 Lockport (Class AA - Sec 6)

Drew Perrilli made a very nice improvement in his XC performances from his freshmen to sophomore seasons ... Drew's performances during the championship portion of XC 2007 rate him very high for 2008 ... he finished 5th at States (Class AA), 17th at Feds (making him the #2 Fed returner) and 26th at Footlocker NE (making him the #3 Footlocker returner) ... and that's why Drew Perrilli is projected very high.

 Footlocker NE-Sd       11/24/2007   26  16:09.7   185
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   17  16:28.9   183
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   5   16:00.6   185
 Section 6-Class AA     11/2/2007    1   16:27.7   183
 Manhattan Inv-VarD     10/13/2007   8   12:53.67  181
 Liverpool Inv-1        10/6/2007    2   16:50.50  177
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    1   15:12.0   184

 Footlocker NE-Fr       11/25/2006   4   17:02.6   168
 NY States-Class AA     11/11/2006   67  17:01.9   161
 Section 6-Class AA     11/3/2006    5   17:49.8   165

   Track:
 Section 6-StQual-1    6/7/08    1600m    9   4:45.54
 Section 6-StQual-1    6/6/08    3200m    7   10:09.26
 Niagara Frontier      5/29/08   1600m    3   4:38.50
 Niagara Frontier      5/29/08   3200m    1   9:33.91
 Spartan Team Ch       5/10/08   3200m    3   10:02.51
 JFK Early Bird        4/12/08   3200m    4   9:55.66
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    3200m    21  10:12.34
 Sec 6-St Qual         3/1/08    3200m    1   9:51.99
 Sec 6-Team Ch         2/16/08   3200m    1   9:52.8
 Hispanic Games        1/5/08    2 Mile   4   9:39.8
 Division AB           12/7/07   3200m    1   10:25.3
 Sec 6-St Qual         6/2/07    1600m    5   4:34.14
 Sec 6-St Qual         6/1/07    3200m    2   9:44.24

Alex Deir 11 Honeoye Falls-Lima (Class B - Sec 5)

Alex Deir won the State Class B Championship race at Norwood-Norfolk in 2007 (a competitive race against Chris Stogsdill) ... Alex did not race at Feds or Footlocker ... Alex also did not run indoor track, although Honeoye Falls-Lima fields a very good nordic ski team during the winter (but I do not know if he competed this year) ... In outdoor track, Alex ran a very good Steeplechase at sectionals (9:32.02).

 NY States-Class B      11/10/2007   1   16:05.5   183
 Section 5-Class B      11/3/2007    1   16:29.6   184
 County Champ           10/25/2007   1   16:05.0   181
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    4   15:18.0   182
 Wildcat Invite-II      9/22/2007    1   17:01.77  177

 NY Federation          11/18/2006   48  16:54.8   176
 NY States-Class B      11/11/2006   5   16:06.7   180

   Track:
 Section 5-StQual-1    6/6/08    3000mSt  4   10:09.47
 Section 5-Class A     5/30/08   3000mSt  2   9:32.02
 Livingston Co         5/23/08   3000mSt  1   9:52.7
 Victor Twilight       5/16/08   3200m    1   9:44.35
 Red Raider Inv        5/3/08    1600m    1   4:29.6
 Victor Mini Inv       4/25/08   3000mSt  1   9:40.13
 Victor Mini Inv       4/25/08   800m     1   2:02.20

 Sec 5-Class A         5/25/07   3000mSt  2   10:00.05
 Livingston Co         5/18/07   3000mSt  1   9:52.4
 Dual Meet             5/15/07   1600m    1   4:33.9

Dan Harris 11 Shenendehowa (Class AA - Sec 2)

Dan Harris had a big performance in winning the NTN Regional race at Bowdoin Park (this clearly helped Shenendehowa beat Warwick Valley) ... Dan then performed very well during both track seasons ... In indoors, he finished 5th at States at 3200m (9:34.15) ... In outdoors, Dan set a 1600m PR (4:22.0) in a dual meet and 3200m PR (9:20.36) at States - his win in the unseeded section of the 3200m at States was very impressive (he won the heat by 11 seconds) ... With continued improvement, Dan Harris could be serious challenger for the top spot in NY.

 NTN Nationals          12/1/2007    68  17:17.9   172
 NY-NTN Regional        11/24/2007   1   16:22.9   186
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   49  16:52.2   176
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   19  16:21.4   178
 Section 2-Class AA     11/2/2007    11  15:51.7   174
 Suburban Council       10/27/2007   12  16:07.77  171
 Manhattan Inv-VarG     10/13/2007   17  13:14.1   174
 Bowdoin Classic-Chm    9/22/2007    34  17:36.0   164
 Shaker Invite          9/8/2007     14  16:59.69  163

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/13/08   3200m    9   9:20.36
 Section 2-StQual-1    6/5/08    3200m    2   9:32.06
 Section 2-Class A     5/29/08   1600m    2   4:24.32
 Suburban Council      5/20/08   800m     3   2:00.0
 Eddy Meet             5/17/08   3200m    6   9:54.37
 Dual Meet             5/13/08   1600m    1   4:22.0
 Loucks Games          5/8/08    1600m R      4:23.6
 Schenectady Inv       5/1/08    3200m    3   9:30.01
 Tri-Valley Invite     4/19/08   1600m    1   4:33.9
 NSIC Nationals        3/16/08   2 Mile   17  9:40.26
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    3200m    5   9:34.15
 Sec 2-St Qual         3/1/08    3200m    2   9:40.51
 Eastern States        2/26/08   1200m R      3:11.3
 Engineer Games        2/3/08    1600m    2   4:38.93
 Yale Invitational     1/19/08   1 Mile   10  4:30.30
 Dartmouth Relays      1/12/08   2 Mile   2   9:38.25

Scott Anderson 12 East Aurora (Class B - Sec 6)

Scott Anderson had his best XC performances during the championship portion of the season ... he finished 3rd at States (Class B) and 18th at Feds - only two underclassmen beat him at Feds (Demetri Goutos and Drew Perilli).

 NY Federation          11/17/2007   18  16:32.7   182
 NY States-Class B      11/10/2007   3   16:13.5   181
 Section 6-Class B      11/2/2007    1   16:30.7   182
 ECIC Championship      10/27/2007   1   15:24.8   176
 Alden Bulldog-A        10/13/2007   1   16:10.6   178
 So Tier Classic-Md     10/6/2007    1   17:23.0   164
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    2   15:38.0   175
 East Aurora Inv        9/22/2007    2   15:40.4   171
 Frankinville Inv       9/15/2007    6   16:34.0   166
 Byron-Bergen Lg        9/8/2007     1   16:48.0   169

   Track:
 Empire St Games       7/26/08   1500m    5   4:14.18
 Empire St Games       7/25/08   3000mSt  1   10:04.27
 Section 6-StQual-2    6/7/08    3000mSt  2   9:57.80
 Section 6-StQual-2    6/6/08    3200m    2   9:58.75
 ECIC Champion         5/31/08   3000mSt  3   9:48.24
 ECIC Champion         5/31/08   3200m    4   9:40.45
 Dunkirk Invite        5/2/08    3200m    2   9:57.01
 Olean Invite          4/26/08   3000mSt  1   10:33.7

Mike Hickey 12 Pearl River (Class B - Sec 1)

Mike Hickey had another good and consistent season in XC ... he was 5th at States (Class B), 28th at Feds, and 44th at Footlocker NE (only 5 underclassmen beat him at Footlocker) ... In outdoor track, Mike set a 3200m PR at State qualifiers (9:25.0) and then finished 14th at States ... Mike won the 10000m at Empire State Games (33:04).

 Footlocker NE-Sd       11/24/2007   44  16:24.1   180
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   28  16:42.3   179
 NY States-Class B      11/10/2007   5   16:25.2   177
 Section 1-Class B      11/2/2007    1   16:43.29  180
 Rockland Co Champ      10/25/2007   1   15:31.31  182
 Sec 1 Coaches-3        10/20/2007   3   16:29.68  184
 Manhattan Inv-VarD     10/13/2007   4   12:46.75  183
 Brewster Invite-A      10/6/2007    1   16:18.0   181
 Warwick Wave-2         9/29/2007    1   15:36.0   185
 Section Ten-II         9/22/2007    7   17:09.5   170
 Suffern Inv-B          9/15/2007    2   15:55.02  178

   Track:
 Empire St Games       7/24/08   10000m   1   33:04.7
 NY State Champ        6/13/08   3200m    14  9:29.48
 Sec 1-St Qual-I       5/30/08   3200m    1   9:25.0
 Section 1-Class B     5/24/08   1600m    1   4:28.2
 Section 1-Class B     5/24/08   3200m    1   9:41.0
 Rockland County       5/15/08   3200m    1   9:34.7
 League III-C          5/6/08    1600m    2   4:32.8
 Red Raider Relays     4/18/08   5000m    5   15:56.52
 Rockland Co           1/27/08   1600m    2   4:34.7
 Rockland Co           1/27/08   3200m    1   9:36.7
 League 3C             1/17/08   1600m    1   4:38.3
 League 3C             1/17/08   3200m    1   9:43.5
 Stanner Games         1/12/08   1 Mile   2   4:23.23
 Pearl River Holi      12/27/07  1600m    1   4:32.9

Bobby Andrews 12 Shoreham-Wading River (Class B - Sec 11)

Bobby Andrews was a consistently good XC performer in 2007 (his 2007 XC season was a nice improvement from previous years) ... His 6th-place finish at States helped Shoreham win the Class B team title ... Bobby finished 36th at Feds ... In track, Bobby ran many good 1600m performances including a PR at Loucks (4:16.01) ... he finished 5th at outdoor States at 1600m (4:16.95) ... also ran a very good 3200m at Section 11 Division Champs (9:25.49) ... Bobby Andrews is another improving runner who may challenge for the top spot.

 NY Federation          11/17/2007   36  16:45.7   178
 NY States-Class B      11/10/2007   6   16:26.0   176
 Section 11-Class B     11/2/2007    1   16:49.24  180
 Divisional Merge       10/23/2007   4   16:43.54  182
 Brown Inv-Var 2        10/20/2007   1   15:48.2   181
 Manhattan Inv-VarG     10/13/2007   4   12:50.7   182
 Suffolk PAL-BCD        10/5/2007    1   17:00.75  169
 Suffolk Coach-VarD     9/29/2007    1   16:44.16  183
 Pratt Invite-A2        9/20/2007    1   17:01.68  180
 Jim Smith Inv-Jr       9/15/2007    1   16:52.93  180
 NY States-Class B      11/11/2006   39  17:05.0   160

   Track:
 NON Nationals         6/21/08   1 Mile   20  4:18.89
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   1600m    5   4:16.95
 Section 11-St Qual    6/7/08    1500m    2   4:20.70
 Division Champ        5/29/08   3200m    1   9:25.49
 Loucks Games          5/10/08   1600m    4   4:16.01
 St Anthony's Inv      5/3/08    1600m    4   4:24.29
 Westhampton Inv       4/26/08   1600m    1   4:22.63
 Suffolk Coaches       4/19/08   1600m    1   4:30.23
 NSIC Nationals        3/16/08   1 Mile   17  4:21.49
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    1600m    6   4:25.80
 Sec 11-St Qual        2/14/08   1600m    3   4:32.52
 Small School          2/2/08    1600m    3   4:37.59
 Small School          2/2/08    3200m    3   9:50.68
 Stanner Games         1/12/08   1600m    3   4:23.50
 Hispanic Games        1/5/08    2 Mile   8   9:51.0

Alex Leuchanka 12 Warwick Valley (Class AA - Sec 9)

Alex Leuchanka ran very well during the 2007 XC season ... his best single performance was a 4th-place finish at States in Class AA ... he helped Warwick qualify and compete decently at NTN ... In indoor track, Alex finished 3rd at States at 3200m (9:28.80) ... also ran a good Mile relay split at NIN Nationals (4:19.2) ... Alex finished 3rd in the 10000m at Empire State Games (33:15) ... Updated - Alex Leuchanka is apparently transferring from Warwick to Shenendehowa for his senior year.

 NTN Nationals          12/1/2007    75  17:21.8   171
 NY-NTN Regional        11/24/2007   22  17:10.2   171
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   4   15:57.8   186
 Section 9-Class AA     11/2/2007    2   15:46.65  180
 OCIAA Champion         10/26/2007   6   15:43.85  178
 Sec 1 Coaches-3        10/20/2007   7   16:39.50  181
 Warwick Wave-1         9/29/2007    3   15:51.5   180
 Edgewater Inv FL       9/22/2007    1   16:21.56  181

 AAU Jr Oly Nat         12/2/2006    6   15:55.06
 NY Federation          11/18/2006   92  17:18.6   168

   Track:
 Empire St Games       7/24/08   10000m   3   33:15.6
 NIN Nationals         3/15/08   1 Mile R     4:19.2
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    3200m    3   9:28.80
 Sec 9-St Qual         3/2/08    1600m    1   4:27.64
 Sec 9-St Qual         3/2/08    3200m    1   9:35.75
 Sec 9-Class A         2/15/08   1600m    2   4:26.18
 Sec 9-Class A         2/15/08   3200m    1   9:37.98
 OCIAA Champion        2/2/08    1600m    2   4:35.10
 OCIAA Champion        2/2/08    3200m    1   9:29.43
 Stanner Games         1/12/08   1600m    4   4:24.02
 Hispanic Games        1/5/08    2 Mile   5   9:42.8
 OCIAA Meet            12/22/07  1600m    3   4:36.26

Craig Weiss 12 Shaker (Class AA - Sec 2)

Craig Weiss ran consistently good throughout the XC season ... he finished 22nd at Feds (making him the #6 returning Fed runner) ... Craig had many good track performances ... he finished 6th at States in the Steeplechase.

 NY-NTN Regional        11/24/2007   20  17:09.0   171
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   22  16:35.9   181
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   12  16:09.9   182
 Section 2-Class AA     11/2/2007    3   15:27.6   182
 Suburban Council       10/27/2007   6   15:47.69  178
 Manhattan Inv-VarA     10/13/2007   5   13:03.22  178
 Grout Run - Div II     10/6/2007    1   13:58.02  175
 Queensbury Inv-1       9/29/2007    3   15:55.12  183
 Bowdoin Classic-Chm    9/22/2007    12  16:54.0   178
 Suffern Inv-C          9/15/2007    3   16:08.83  173
 Shaker Invite          9/8/2007     6   16:26.75  174

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   3000mSt  6   9:44.27
 Section 2-StQual-1    6/6/08    3000mSt  1   9:37.99
 Suburban Council      5/20/08   3000mSt  1   9:44.2
 Dual Meet             5/13/08   1600m    1   4:25.1
 Queensbury Inv        5/10/08   3000mSt  1   9:42.85
 Colonie Relays        5/3/08    3000mSt  1   9:52.0
 Schenectady Inv       5/1/08    3200m    5   9:35.73
 Warrior Classic       4/19/08   3000m    3   9:27.7
 CBA/LaSalle Relays    4/12/08   1 Mile   2   4:32.5
 Sec 2-St Qual         3/1/08    3200m    5   10:04.32
 Engineer Games        2/3/08    1600m    1   4:34.69
 Suburban Council      1/26/08   3200m    3   9:56.65
 Yale Invitational     1/19/08   3000m    22  9:06.65
 Dartmouth Relays      1/12/08   2 Mile   5   9:49.22
 Southern Tier Inv     1/5/08    3200m    2   9:58.34

Adam Doherty 12 Arlington (Class AA - Sec 1)

Adam Doherty finished a very good 24th at Feds (only 6 underclassmen finished in front of him) ... In indoor track, Adam finished 6th at States in Cornell at 3200m and finished 8th at outdoor States (his 9:20.05 time was a PR and one of the best 3200m times of all returning runners).

 NY-NTN Regional        11/24/2007   14  17:04.4   173
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   24  16:36.6   181
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   60  16:54.6   167
 Section 1-Class AA     11/2/2007    6   16:46.07  179
 Northern Counties      10/27/2007   3   16:59.59  176
 Sec 1 Coaches-3        10/20/2007   6   16:38.77  181
 St Anthony Inv-A2      10/6/2007    3   13:25.77  176
 Fort Plains Inv-2      9/22/2007    2   15:46.4   175
 Big Red Div I          9/15/2007    1   16:12.0   177
 Wizard Var A           9/8/2007     3   16:07.7   171

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/13/08   3200m    8   9:20.05
 Sec 1-St Qual-I       5/30/08   3200m    2   9:25.3
 Section 1-Class A     5/23/08   3200m    2   9:27.2
 Northern County       5/17/08   1600m    2   4:32.5
 Tri-Valley Inv        4/19/08   1600m    3   4:36.6
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    3200m    6   9:38.99
 Sec 1-St Qual         2/18/08   3200m    2   9:26.22
 Sec 1-Class A         2/8/08    3200m    1   9:35.00
 League Meet           1/26/08   1600m    2   4:41.0
 League Meet           1/18/08   1000m    1   2:38.9
 League Meet           1/18/08   1600m    2   4:43.5
 Stanner Games         1/12/08   3200m    1   9:40.53
 West Point Inv        12/30/07  3000m    1   8:59.32

Vasili Papestrat 12 Binghamton (Class AA - Sec 4)

Vasili Papestrat was the individual winner at four invitational XC races ... he finished 16th at States (Class AA) and 40th at Feds ... Binghamton does not have an indoor track team ... In outdoor track, Vasili finished 10th at State Championships at 1600m (4:23.95).

 NY Federation          11/17/2007   40  16:47.7   177
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   16  16:18.5   179
 Section 4-Class AA     11/1/2007    1   16:26.3   178
 STAC Championship      10/27/2007   1   17:28.2   181
 Marathon Inv-Sd        10/20/2007   2   16:35.8   183
 L Greenman Inv         10/13/2007   1   15:43.0   179
 Conwicke-Stock Inv     10/6/2007    1   15:29.0   183
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    4   15:13.0   184
 Elmira Invitational    9/15/2007    1   17:37.5   173
 Windsor Invite         9/8/2007     1   17:17.0   173

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   1600m    10  4:23.95
 Section 4-St Qual     6/5/08    1600m    1   4:24.52
 Section 4-Class A     5/29/08   1600m    1   4:27.1
 Section 4-Class A     5/29/08   3200m    1   9:48.4
 STAC Champion         5/22/08   1600m    1   4:26.4
 Parkhurst Inv         5/17/08   3200m    1   9:54.6
 Waverly Invite        4/26/08   800m     1   2:02.68
 Windsor NYPA          4/5/08    3200m    1   9:44.7

 NY State Champ        6/9/07    1600m    24  4:29.02
 Sec 4- St Qual        5/31/07   1600m    3   4:25.83
 Sec 4-Class A         5/24/07   1600m    2   4:22.2

Max Straneva 11 Chenango Valley (Class C - Sec 4)

Max Straneva ran very well throughout the XC season ... he finished 7th at States (Class B), 25th at Feds (#8 returning Fed runner), and 67th at Footlocker NE ... Chenango Valley does not have an indoor track team ... In outdoor track, Max set PRs at 1600m (4:25.1) and 3200m (9:31.45); he finished 16th at States at 3200m (was 2nd in the unseeded division) ... Max finished a nice 3rd in the 5000m at Empire State Games (15:31) ... Chenango Valley drops from Class B to Class C for 2008.

 Footlocker NE-Sd       11/24/2007   67  16:36.5   176
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   25  16:38.1   180
 NY States-Class B      11/10/2007   7   16:27.9   176
 Section 4-Class B      11/1/2007    2   16:30.9   177
 STAC Championship      10/27/2007   2   17:30.8   180
 Marathon Inv-Sd        10/20/2007   1   16:32.9   184
 Whitney Pt Inv         10/16/2007   1   17:08.0   163
 L Greenman Inv         10/13/2007   2   15:54.0   175
 Conwicke-Stock Inv     10/6/2007    2   15:35.0   181
 Unatego Invite         9/29/2007    1   16:12.0   180
 Section Ten-II         9/22/2007    3   16:43.5   179
 Elmira Invitational    9/15/2007    2   17:52.4   168
 Windsor Invite         9/8/2007     2   17:24.0   171

   Track:
 Empire St Games       7/26/08   5000m    3   15:31.45
 Empire StGm Cen       6/21/08   5000m    2   16:18.3
 NY State Champ        6/13/08   3200m    16  9:31.45
 Section 4-St Qual     6/5/08    3200m    2   9:31.82
 Section 4-Class B     5/29/08   1600m    2   4:30.4
 STAC Champion         5/22/08   3200m    4   9:40.8
 Parkhurst Inv         5/17/08   1600m    1   4:25.1
 Dual Meet             5/13/08   1600m    1   4:41.9
 Gerry O Invite        5/2/08    3200m    2   9:41.6
 Owego Invitational    4/26/08   3200m    1   10:22.5
 Windsor NYPA          4/5/08    3200m    2   9:44.9

 Sec 4- St Qual        5/31/07   3200m    5   10:06.42

Mike Danaher 12 Shenendehowa (Class AA - Sec 2)

Mike Danaher was the top finisher for Shenendehowa at NTN Nationals in 2007 ... ran a good sub-13:00 time at the Manhattan Invite and finished 39th at Feds ... In track, Mike set PRs at 3200m (9:28.50) and 1600m (4:17.00) ... his 1600m PR was a very good 6th-place finish at outdoor States ... followed that with a 4:15.9 relay split at NON Nationals.

 NTN Nationals          12/1/2007    41  17:04.4   177
 NY-NTN Regional        11/24/2007   6   16:52.2   177
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   39  16:47.3   177
 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   31  16:29.0   175
 Section 2-Class AA     11/2/2007    6   15:36.4   179
 Suburban Council       10/27/2007   5   15:43.68  179
 Manhattan Inv-VarG     10/13/2007   3   12:50.4   182
 Bowdoin Classic-Chm    9/22/2007    3   16:30.0   186
 Shaker Invite          9/8/2007     2   15:59.84  183

   Track:
 NON Nationals         6/21/08   1600m R      4:15.9
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   1600m    6   4:17.00
 Section 2-StQual-1    6/6/08    1600m    1   4:17.14
 Section 2-Class A     5/29/08   3200m    3   9:28.50
 Suburban Council      5/20/08   800m     1   1:58.7
 Eddy Meet             5/17/08   1 Mile   1   4:22.31
 Loucks Games          5/8/08    1600m R      4:22.4
 Colonie Relays        5/3/08    1600m    3   4:23.8
 Schenectady Inv       5/1/08    3200m    4   9:32.16
 Sec 2-Division 1      2/18/08   1000m    3   2:44.43
 Sec 2-Division 1      2/18/08   1600m    1   4:24.78
 Engineer Games        2/3/08    1000m    2   2:40.79
 Suburban Council      1/26/08   3200m    1   9:34.15
 Yale Invitational     1/19/08   1 Mile   14  4:30.87
 Dartmouth Relays      1/12/08   2 Mile   4   9:41.37

Evan Tsembelis 12 Grand Island (Class A - Sec 6)

Evan Tsembelis had a big improvement in 2007 XC performances (compared to 2006) ... Ran very well during both indoor and outdoor track ... Evan finished 3rd at indoor States at 1600m (4:23.42) and finished 4th at outdoor States with very good PR effort (4:16.63).

 NY Federation          11/17/2007   107 17:33.2   162
 NY States-Class A      11/10/2007   16  16:34.8   173
 Section 6-Class A      11/2/2007    1   16:24.7   184
 South Coastal MA       10/6/2007    1   16:07.49  184
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    5   15:19.0   182
 Frankinville Inv       9/15/2007    2   16:06.0   175

 Section 6-Class A      11/3/2006    9   18:26.5   153
 McQuaid Inv-Un         9/30/2006    8   16:49.0   154

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   1600m    4   4:16.63
 Section 6-StQual-1    6/7/08    1600m    1   4:20.84
 Niagara Frontier      5/29/08   1600m    1   4:35.05
 Niagara Frontier      5/29/08   3000mSt  2   9:58.8
 Niagara Frontier      5/29/08   800m     1   1:54.82
 CNS Invitational      5/17/08   1600m    1   4:21.83
 CNS Invitational      5/17/08   800m     1   1:59.68
 Spartan Team Ch       5/10/08   1600m    1   4:31.98
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    1600m    3   4:23.42
 Sec 6-St Qual         3/1/08    1600m    1   4:39.17
 Sec 6-Team Ch         2/16/08   1600m    1   4:33.8
 RIT Invitational      2/2/08    3200m    2   9:49.41
 Yale Invitational     1/19/08   1 Mile   9   4:29.70

Marco Bertolotti 11 Port Washington (Class AA - Sec 8)

Marco Bertolotti was definitely one of the best sophomores in NY ... Marco's 3200m PR (9:22.7) was bettered by only two other sophomores (Alex Hatz and Dan Harris) ... Marco set very nice PRs at 1600m (4:21.1) and 1000m (2:34.6) ... he finished 12th at indoor States at 1000m and 13th at outdoor States at 3200m ... In XC, Marco ran some consistent performances which I expect will be even better this coming season.

 NY States-Class AA     11/10/2007   30  16:28.3   176
 Section 8-St Qual      11/3/2007    5   16:29.6   175
 Nassau Conf-1          10/28/2007   4   16:36.9   176
 Nassau Coach-Var2      10/20/2007   1   16:35.9   172
 Suffolk Coach-VarA     9/29/2007    2   17:19.68  171
 Wheatley Invite        9/15/2007    1   16:42.9   168
 Footlocker NE-Fr       11/25/2006   11  17:35.1   157

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/13/08   3200m    13  9:28.22
 Section 8-St Qual     6/3/08    3200m    2   9:44.8
 County Class AAA      5/29/08   1600m    2   4:22.1
 County Class AAA      5/29/08   3200m    1   9:22.7
 Divisional            5/19/08   1600m    1   4:30.6
 Divisional            5/19/08   800m     2   1:59.9
 North Shore Inv       5/10/08   1600m    1   4:21.1
 Nassau Coaches        4/26/08   1600m    1   4:25.1
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    1000m    12  2:38.44
 Eastern States        2/26/08   1 Mile   9   4:29.49
 Sec 8 - St Qual       2/11/08   1000m    2   2:40.1
 Friendship Champ      1/21/08   1000m    1   2:34.6
 Hispanic Games        1/5/08    1 Mile   6   4:30.8

Joe Brancale 12 McKee/Staten (PSAL)

Joe Brancale is the top returning runner from the PSAL ... Joe won a division of the Bowdoin XC Classic and the Rob Breen Invitational ... In track, Joe set a 3200m PR at the NYC Mayors Cup (9:35.70) and qualified for both the indoor and outdoor State meets.

 Footlocker NE-Sd       11/24/2007   109 16:57.7   169
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   35  16:45.6   178
 PSAL Championship      11/10/2007   4   17:14.29  166
 Brown Inv-Champ        10/20/2007   16  16:08.9   174
 Mayors Cup - Chm       10/6/2007    2   13:20.78  175
 Bowdoin Classic-Var    9/22/2007    1   17:09.7   173
 PSAL Group 1           9/15/2007    1   13:35.65  169
 Rob Breen Inv          9/8/2007     1   16:39.0   177
 Footlocker NE-So       11/25/2006   19  17:18.6   163
 NY Federation          11/18/2006   120 17:33.4   164

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/13/08   3200m    21  9:41.19
 PSAL Championship     6/8/08    3200m    2   9:59.07
 Hartford CT Inv       5/10/08   2 Mile   17  9:49.69
 Staten Is Champ       5/4/08    3200m    1   9:50.1
 NYC Mayors Cup        4/12/08   3200m    2   9:35.70
 NSIC Nationals        3/16/08   2 Mile   20  9:45.89
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    3200m    18  10:05.29
 PSAL Champ            2/22/08   3200m    2   9:41.56
 PSAL Staten Is        2/2/08    1600m    1   4:31.57
 NYC Mayors Cup        1/26/08   3200m    1   9:36.53
 Staten Is Champ       1/20/08   3200m    1   9:43.83
 Hispanic Games        1/5/08    1 Mile   14  4:32.4
 PSAL Holiday Cl       12/22/07  1000m    4   2:38.44
 Bishop Loughlin Gm    12/15/07  2 Mile   4   9:42.56

Otis Ubriaco 10 Burnt Hills (Class A - Sec 2)

Otis Ubriaco was the top freshmen in the State (so he is the top incoming sophomore for XC 2008) ... Finished a very nice 19th at States, 54th at Feds, and Otis won the Freshmen Race at Footlocker NE ... Continued to run well during track ... set PRs at 3200m (9:33.92) and 1600m (4:30.80).

 Footlocker NE-Fr       11/24/2007   1   16:47.8   172
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   54  16:55.4   175
 NY States-Class A      11/10/2007   19  16:40.8   171
 Section 2-Class A      11/2/2007    2   15:44.2   176
 Suburban Council       10/27/2007   2   15:32.96  183
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    10  15:32.0   177
 Manchester Inv         9/22/2007    9   16:34.0   172
 Guilderland Inv-Lg     9/15/2007    3   14:30.0   174
 Fonda-Ful Div II       9/8/2007     2   16:40.56  170
 NY Federation          11/18/2006   82  17:13.0   170

   Track:
 Section 2-StQual-1    6/5/08    3200m    3   9:33.92
 Section 2-Class BB    5/29/08   1600m    2   4:33.93
 Section 2-Class BB    5/29/08   3200m    1   9:56.59
 Eddy Meet             5/17/08   3200m    2   9:37.63
 Queensbury Inv        5/10/08   1 mile   7   4:35.32
 Burnt Hills Inv       5/1/08    1600m    1   4:30.7
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    1600m R      4:33.0
 Sec 2-St Qual         3/1/08    1600m    3   4:30.80
 Engineer Games        2/3/08    1000m    3   2:42.10
 Suburban Council      1/26/08   1600m    4   4:33.80
 Yale Invitational     1/18/08   1600m R      4:32.1
 Dartmouth Relays      1/12/08   1 Mile   1   4:37.03
 Brown Invitational    12/28/07  1600m R      4:35.1

Joey Blazey 12 Newark Valley (Class C - Sec 4)

Joey Blazey finished 6th at States and helped Newark Valley win the State Class C team title ... had other good XC performances including 50th at Feds and 9th at the Footlocker NE Junior race ... Newark Valley does not have an indoor track team ... In outdoor track, Joey set PRs at 1600m (4:31.6) and the Steeplechase (9:56.98).

 Footlocker NE-Jr       11/24/2007   9   16:57.3   169
 NY Federation          11/17/2007   50  16:52.4   176
 NY States-Class C      11/10/2007   6   16:32.4   174
 Section 4-Class C      11/1/2007    2   16:36.1   175
 IAC Championship       10/27/2007   2   17:42.3   168
 Newark Valley Inv      10/23/2007   2   16:40.0   172
 Marathon Inv-Sd        10/20/2007   8   17:27.1   166
 Conwicke-Stock Inv     10/6/2007    5   16:25.0   165
 McQuaid Invite         9/29/2007    4   15:45.0   173
 Hickories Inv          9/22/2007    3   17:30.0   170

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   3000mSt  28  10:26.30
 Section 4-St Qual     6/5/08    3000mSt  1   9:56.98
 Section 4-Class C     5/29/08   1600m    2   4:34.77
 Section 4-Class C     5/29/08   3200m    4   10:29.95
 IAC Champion          5/22/08   1600m    5   4:41.4
 IAC Champion          5/22/08   3000mSt  1   10:03.8
 Parkhurst Inv         5/17/08   1600m    6   4:31.6
 Waverly Invite        4/26/08   1600m    2   4:44.4
 Waverly Invite        4/26/08   3000mSt  1   10:13.6
 RWBG Invite           4/19/08   3000mSt  1   10:17.8
 Lansing Invite        4/12/08   3000mSt  1   10:17.5

Mike Champagne 11 Seton Catholic (Plattsburgh) (Class D - Sec 7)

Mike Champagne is one of several top contenders in Class D ... Mike finished 3rd at XC States and 18th in the Footlocker NE Sophomore race ... In track, Mike set PRs at 1600m (4:32.7) and 3200m (9:42.3).

 Footlocker NE-So       11/24/2007   18  17:13.6   163
 NY States-Class D      11/10/2007   3   17:01.9   164
 Section 7 Champ        11/2/2007    3   15:33.0   166
 CVAC Championship      10/27/2007   2   17:58.0   169
 Burnt Hill Inv-I       10/13/2007   4   16:31.2   162
 Section Ten-III        9/22/2007    7   17:59.9   153
 Guilderland Inv-Sm     9/15/2007    1   14:54.0   166
 NY States-Class D      11/11/2006   26  17:45.8   147
 Section 7 Champ        11/3/2006    8   16:29.0   154

   Track:
 NY State Champ        6/14/08   3000mSt  23  10:11.39
 Section 7-StQual      6/6/08    3200m    2   9:42.3
 Section 7 Champ       5/31/08   1600m    3   4:32.7
 Eddy Meet             5/17/08   3200m    4   9:46.11
 Queensbury Inv        5/10/08   3000mSt  4   10:13.77
 Hudson Falls Inv      4/26/08   3200m    3   9:49.56
 NY State Champ        3/8/08    3200m    15  10:01.88
 Sec 7-St Qual         2/16/08   3200m    1   10:09.5
 Section 7 Champ       2/9/08    3200m    2   10:16.4
 Engineer Games        2/3/08    1600m    4   4:44.94
 Yale Invitational     1/19/08   3000m    43  9:18.93
 Dartmouth Relays      1/12/08   2 Mile   10  10:14.33
 West Point Inv        12/30/07  3000m    7   9:23.13

Austin Lane 9 Greenwich (Class D - Sec 2)

Austin Lane (brother of Caitlin Lane) was the top 8th-grader last XC season ... ran several good performances at Saratoga Park and finished 23rd at States ... In indoor track, Austin won the NSIC National Mile Race for 7th/8th graders at the Armory (4:44.40 PR) ... He did not run outdoor track (I have read he took the season off due to a concussion, but I do not the accuracy of that ... Update: Austin did suffer a serious head injury, but is recovering and hopes to be at full strength by XC season).

 NY States-Class C      11/10/2007   23  17:07.7   162
 Section 2-Class C      11/2/2007    2   16:00.0   171
 Wasaren Champ          10/25/2007   1   16:10.0   170
 Cobleskill Inv-II      10/6/2007    3   16:39.0   160
 Bowdoin Classic-Var    9/22/2007    5   17:57.9   157
 NY States-Class C      11/11/2006   31  17:13.2   158
 Section 2-Class C      11/3/2006    4   16:25.0   165
 Wasaren Champ          10/26/2006   1   16:31.0   165

   Track:
 NSIC Nat-7th/8th      3/16/08   1 Mile   1   4:44.40
 Sec 2-Division 4      2/18/08   1000m    2   2:57.02
 Sec 2-Division 4      2/18/08   1600m    2   4:52.16
 Yale Invitational     1/19/08   3000m    117 9:48.13
 Dartmouth Relays      1/12/08   1000m    28  2:47.74
 League Meet 4E        1/6/08    1000m    2   2:48.2
 League Meet 3D        12/27/07  1600m    1   4:47.0
 League Meet 2C        12/19/07  1000m    3   2:50.9
 League Meet 2C        12/19/07  1600m    1   4:53.4
 League Meet 1         12/9/07   1000m    2   2:50.6

Watch-List - Separated by Class

[Class AA] . [Class A] . [Class B] . [Class C] . [Class D] . [CHSAA - AIS - PSAL]

 

                     Grade  Section  School          2007 Rating
 CLASS AA

Demetri Goutos is the slight pre-season favorite based on last year's results ...
I expect Alex Hatz, Dan Harris and Drew Perilli will be the top contenders, but 
there's plenty of talent and possibilities from other runners as well.  However,
Demetri Goutos is in the #1 position during pre-season ... Alex Hatz would get 
the nod if track results were the main criteria, but proven ability at XC is
more important (at least I think so) ... There's nothing better than actual XC
results during the season itself.

Demetri Goutos         12    02-AA   Saratoga            187
Drew Perrilli          11    06-AA   Lockport            184
Dan Harris             11    02-AA   Shenendehowa        180
Craig Weiss            12    02-AA   Shaker              180
Vasili Papestrat       12    04-AA   Binghamton          180
Alex Leuchanka         12    09-AA   Warwick             180
Mike Danaher           12    02-AA   Shenendehowa        179
Alex Hatz              11    03-AA   FM                  178 ... expected to move higher
Adam Doherty           12    01-AA   Arlington           178
Steven Challacombe     12    09-AA   Newburgh            178
Jamie Glover           12    02-AA   Shenendehowa        178
Alex Brimstein         12    05-AA   Webster Thomas      178
Steve Houghmaster      11    03-AA   West Genesee        178
Paul Merriman          11    03-AA   FM                  177
Brian Trainor          12    02-AA   Shenendehowa        176
Colin Anderson         12    11-AA   Northport           176
Nick Hughes            11    01-AA   North Rockland      176
Brendan Connell        12    11-AA   Smithtown           176
Andris Goncarovs       11    04-AA   Ithaca              176
Marco Bertolotti       11    08-AA   Port Washington     175  ... Based on very good track times, I expect
                                                                   Marco will move higher
Jared Leslie           12    01-AA   Arlington           175
Jordan Roose           12    05-AA   Brockport           174
Michael Yang           12    08-AA   Oceanside           173
Tim Luthin             10    09-AA   Warwick             173
Evan Bloomberg         12    11-AA   Northport           172
Tyler Stewart          12    02-AA   Colonie             171
Mike Mattiucci         12    05-AA   Webster Thomas      171
John Muller            12    01-AA   Arlington           171
Aaron Ghobrial         12    09-AA   Pinebush            171
Quinn Raseman          11    11-AA   Ward Melville       170
Colin Savage           11    03-AA   Liverpool           170
Chris Buchanan         10    03-AA   CNS                 169
Mike Cirrocco          12    01-AA   Mahopac             169
Martin Hehir           10    09-AA   Washingtonville     169
Frank Fezza            12    11-AA   Sachem North        169
Greg Redfield          12    05-AA   Penfield            169
Brent Pavlik           12    02-AA   Shenendehowa        169
Sam Kohn               12    01-AA   Scarsdale           169
Jarred Cornfield       11    04-AA   Corning             169
Alex Saavedra          10    11-AA   Sachem East         168
Mike Pereira           12    01-AA   Suffern             168
Anthony Gaetani        12    04-AA   Binghamton          168
Sharif Younes          12    04-AA   Ithaca              168
Andrew Roache          10    03-AA   FM                  168
Kevin Portillo         12    09-AA   Newburgh            167
Michael Dapice         12    01-AA   White Plains        167
Cyril Dunham           12    05-AA   Spencerport         167
Chris Carrington       11    01-AA   North Rockland      166
Dave DeWan             12    09-AA   Warwick             166
Craig Diana            12    11-AA   Walt Whitman        166
Kevin McKenna          11    01-AA   Suffern             166
Adam Pacheck           11    03-AA   Baldwinsville       166
Shaun Thompson         10    03-AA   Baldwinsville       166
Savantuay Boyette      11    06-AA   Jamestown           165

 

 CLASS A

Joe Whelan appears to be a solid favorite entering the 2008 XC season ...
Niskayuna drops down to Class A and brings some good runners that could challenge
for top spots - Louis Serafini has run several fast 1600m races (4:23) and finished
4th at indoor States ... a whole group of runners appear competitive for the top
five to ten spots in Class A.

Joe Whelan             12    06-A    Hamburg             186
Evan Tsembelis         12    06-A    Grand Island        179
Tucker Likly           12    05-A    Pittsford Mend      176
Otis Ubriaco           10    02-A    Burnt Hills         176
Sheldon Reeves         12    02-A    Queensbury          175
Louis Serafini         12    02-A    Niskayuna           174
Arquimedes Dela Cruz   12    08-A    Wantagh             173
Brandon Abasolo        12    08-A    Long Beach          173
Brian Gallagher        12    02-A    Queensbury          172
Nick Sadlocha          12    03-A    ESM                 171
Adam Vanvleck          11    05-A    Pittsford Mend      169
David Geary            12    05-A    Brighton            168
Evan Oustrich          12    03-A    Mexico              168
Nate Wallenhurst       12    05-A    Greece Athena       168
Brandon Freyer         11    01-A    Brewster            167
Joe McNulty            11    11-A    Sayville            167
Henry Koster           11    01-A    Horace Greeley      167
Adel Reddad            12    01-A    Brewster            167
Tyler Schwab           12    05-A    Brighton            166
Sean Pezzulo           11    02-A    Burnt Hills         166
Lou Lipani             10    05-A    Greece Arcadia      166
Cord Sgaglio           11    01-A    Fox Lane            165
Jason Skipper          12    05-A    Pittsford Mend      165
Kevin Sprague          12    02-A    Queensbury          165
Nick Lynch             12    03-A    Watertown           164
Marshall Pagano        10    02-A    Niskayuna           164
Kent Harlow            12    02-A    Burnt Hills         164
David Colletta         12    08-A    South Side          164
Daniel Frank           10    03-A    Jamesville Dewitt   164
Andrew Coelho          12    08-A    Wantagh             163
Scott Maughan          11    02-A    Burnt Hills         163
Scott Smolensky        10    05-A    Brighton            162
Matt Rusilas           12    02-A    Burnt Hills         162
Dan Bertoni            12    04-A    Union Endicott      161
James Sciolto          11    08-A    Calhoun             161
Rob Dema               10    08-A    Wantagh             161
Thomas Clark           12    08-A    Wantagh             161
Ricky Looby            11    05-A    Irondequoit         161
Joey Savino            12    04-A    Horseheads          160
Pat Carroll            12    02-A    Queensbury          160
Ben Snodgras           11    04-A    Vestal              160
Buck O'Rourke          12    05-A    McQuaid             160
Jeffry Pennings        12    09-A    Goshen              160
Chris Taylor           12    02-A    Queensbury          159
Conor Phelan           12    05-A    Pittsford Suth      159
Kevin Ansel            12    11-A    Hauppauge           159
Bobby McGetrick        11    08-A    Calhoun             158
Michael Corrado        12    09-A    Wallkill            158

 

 CLASS B

Class B appears to be strong and competitive at the top end ... The top finishers
at last year's Class Meet (Chris Stogsdill and Alex Deir) enter the season as the
slight co-favorites ... Several runners appear to be serious challengers, such as
Bobby Andrews, Mike Hickey, Scott Anderson, Jeff Martinez, Sean Curry and Steve
Mangan ... Could be one of the best races at States.

Chris Stogsdill        12    03-B    Marcellus           183
Alex Deir              11    05-B    Honeoye FL          183
Mike Hickey            12    01-B    Pearl River         181
Scott Anderson         12    06-B    East Aurora         180
Bobby Andrews          12    11-B    Shoreham-Wading R   180
Jeff Martinez          12    04-B    Johnson City        178
Sean Curry             12    03-B    BG-BLudden          175 ... Popped two huge PRs near the end of outdoor
                                                                  track - 3200m (9:26.91) and 1600m (4:26.37);
                                                                  If Bishop Ludden stayed Class C (not combined
                                                                  with Bishop Grimes), Sean would be a serious
                                                                  challenger to win Class C.
Steve Mangan           11    05-B    Honeoye FL          174
Lyle O'Brien           12    06-B    East Aurora         171
Nick Barletta          11    03-B    BG-BLudden          171
Jordan Merritt         12    05-B    Penn Yan            170
Jonathan Aziz          12    02-B    Bishop Gibbons      170
Ethan Wickus           12    05-B    Honeoye FL          169
Klaus Schmidt          12    09-B    Red Hook            168
Ryan Millar            12    03-B    New Hartford        168
Alex Weberg            10    06-B    East Aurora         167
Kyle Wightman          12    11-B    Shoreham-Wading R   166
Brandon Cowles         11    05-B    Newark              166
Brian Nill             12    11-B    Shoreham-Wading R   164
Aaron Hoven            12    05-B    Midlakes            164
Nate Jacobson          12    04-B    Elmira Free         164
Jon Campbell           12    04-B    Owego               163
Joe Nassirian          11    08-B    Manhasset           163
Chris Pohlot           10    11-B    Shoreham-Wading R   162
Joe Lasher             11    08-B    Seaford             162
James Gladyz           12    11-B    Shoreham-Wading R   162
Nick Orlowski          10    06-B    Alden               161
Max Robinson           11    01-B    Rye                 161
Matt Pierce            11    10-B    Canton              160
Andrew Goodspeed       12    02-B    Broadalbin-Perth    159
Tom Neu                11    06-B    East Aurora         158
Jonathan Byrne         12    09-B    Red Hook            158
Brendan Courneene      11    07-B    Beekmantown         158
Alney Tobias           11    02-B    Lansingburgh        158
Spencer Dalzell        11    09-B    Red Hook            158
David Richards         11    02-B    Cobleskill-Rich     157
Michael Buchanan       11    04-B    Windsor             157
Andrew Dwyer           11    09-B    Red Hook            157
Jonathan Hoeg          12    11-B    Mount Sinai         157
Kalib Failing          12    02-B    Ichabod Crane       156
Steven Spittler        12    04-B    Norwich             156
Tom Ramsdell           10    05-B    Honeoye FL          156
Joe Violone            11    01-B    Byram Hills         156
David Bates            11    04-B    Windsor             156
Brian Dinan            11    05-B    Geneva              155
Kevin Zych             11    03-B    Westhill            155

 
 Class C

Max Straneva (and Chenango Valley) drop from Class B to Class C, and Max Straneva
becomes the favorite based on his excellent performances in both XC and track.
I believe some stiff challenges may arise from several runners ... Joey Blazey
ran well in Newark Valley's title season ... The Canastota runners (Robbie
Argentine and Aaron Walker) are very good and could surprise a lot of people ...
Colin Seidl finished 3rd at States in the Steeplechase in very good time (9:33.62)
and could emerge as the most serious challenger ... My Tully bias believes Nate
Webber will be a challenger (Nate has made some impressive speed and strength
improvements in track).

Max Straneva           11    04-C    Chenango Valley     180
Joey Blazey            12    04-C    Newark Valley       174
Robbie Argentine       12    03-C    Canastota           173
Aaron Walker           11    03-C    Canastota           169
Colin Seidl            12    09-C    Sullivan West       167
Frank Johnson          12    05-C    Letchworth          165
Steve Petramale        11    02-C    Lake George         165
Brian Cashman          11    04-C    Chenango Valley     163
Nate Weber             12    03-C    Tully               163
Ohure Sam              11    03-C    Tully               163
Chris Birch            12    04-C    Newark Valley       162
Cliff Nielson          11    06-C    Gowanda             162
Ian Mathews            12    01-C    Irvington           161
Gabe Sturges           12    02-C    Catskill            161
Joseph Jazinski        12    08-C    Oyster Bay          161
Julian Saliani         11    01-C    Irvington           160
Patrick Wortner        11    01-C    Dobbs Ferry         160
Wille Underwood        10    02-C    Lake George         160
Kevin Hanes            10    06-C    Wilson              159
Mike Marrero           11    03-C    Jordan-Elbridge     158
Cody Stanton           11    03-C    Jordan-Elbridge     158
Jake Krautwurst        12    05-C    LeRoy               158
Conor Cashin           11    02-C    Voorheesville       158
Calvin Davis           11    03-C    Skaneateles         156
Hunter Padgett         12    03-C    Clinton             156
Zak Wills              11    09-C    Rhinebeck           155
Vince Donner           11    06-C    Roy-Hart            155
Collin Bartholomew     12    05-C    Pembroke            155
Sean Massoud           12    03-C    Sauquoit Valley     154
Jack Hutton            12    01-C    Bronxville          154
Jesse Payne            12    04-C    Newark Valley       154
Tim Simon              12    09-C    Rhinebeck           154

 

 CLASS D

Class D looks very competitive ... Entering the season, I might give a slight
advantage the Mike Champagne based on his track results, but Jon Eng and Austin
Lane are very close ... Dan Young finished 4th at States last year and is 
clearly in the hunt as are Jason Phillips and Chris Martin ... Based on the
speed ratings, you could also expect other runners to emerge near the top.

Austin Lane            9     02-D    Greenwich           167
Jon Eng                11    10-D    Norwood-Norfolk     167
Mike Champagne         11    07-D    Seton Catholic      166
Dan Young              12    04-D    Seton Catholic      163
Jason Phillips         12    04-D    Moravia             163
Chris Martin           12    03-D    Onondaga            162
Jeff Rozler            12    06-D    Maple Grove         159
Geoffrey Hall          11    04-D    Spencer VanEtten    158
Mikhail Kern           12    04-D    Groton              156
Justin Richardson      12    05-D    Pavilion            156
Zach Yates             12    03-D    Oriskany            153
Ryan Scanlon           12    03-D    Beaver River        152
Kevin Grazioplene      12    05-D    Oakfield-Alabama    152
Greg Lewis             12    09-D    Livingston Manor    151
Taylor Richardson      10    05-D    Pavilion            150
Michael Greer          12    03-D    Weedsport           150
Matt Cheney            10    03-D    Beaver River        150
Matt DeGeyter          12    02-D    Hawthorne Valley    149
Brandon Dipasquale     12    05-D    Geneseo             149
Kyle Galarneau         12    02-D    Schenect Chr        148
Andrew Roberts         12    03-D    Remsen              148
Casey Mohrein          12    04-D    Afton               148

 

 CHSAA - AIS - PSAL

Joe Brancale           12    PSA     McKee/Staten        175
Sean Halpin            12    CHS     Iona Prep           172
Paul Gilhuley          12    CHS     Bishop Ford         169
Mike Jennings          12    CHS     Fordham Prep        169
Billy Posch            12    CHS     Kellenberg          169
Daniel Hyman Cohen     11    PSA     Stuyvesant          168
Jordan Hamm            12    CHS     Canisius            167
James Cannon           12    CHS     St. Peter's         167
Patrick Murphy         11    CHS     St. Anthonys        167
Todd Sather            12    CHS     St. Anthonys        166
Michael Kiley          12    CHS     Chaminade           166
Carlos David Roa       11    CHS     St. Francis         164
Alex Orlando           12    CHS     Monsignor Farrell   164
Joseph Migliore        12    CHS     Chaminade           163
Kyle Shephard          12    CHS     Iona Prep           163
Kenneth Walshak        11    CHS     St. Anthonys        163
Phil O'Connell         12    CHS     Fordham Prep        162
Jose Miranda           12    CHS     Xavier              162
Brendan Vurckio        12    CHS     Monsignor Farrell   161
Christo Guerrero       12    PSA     Townsend Harris     161
Dan Hains              11    CHS     Canisius            161
Mike Cook              11    CHS     Kellenberg          160
Mark Bernardo          12    CHS     Monsignor Farrell   160
Hugh Parker            12    AIS     Collegiate          160
John Scheff            12    CHS     Holy Trinity        160
Robert Cherkis         12    CHS     St. Anthonys        160
Jordan Elie-Vieux      12    CHS     Xavier              160
Brandon Harrigan       11    CHS     St. Peter's         159
Harley Griffiths       12    CHS     Fordham Prep        159
Dan Zaccariello        11    CHS     St. Joseph Sea      159
Jonathan Ettiene       12    PSA     Curtis              159
Michael Nicoletti      12    CHS     Kellenberg          158
Jason Stapleton        11    PSA     Curtis              158
Hashem Zikry           12    AIS     Collegiate          158
Alexander Ward         12    CHS     Chaminade           158
Christo Welch          12    PSA     Erasmus Hall        158
Joseph Gilhuley        12    CHS     Bishop Ford         158
Matthew Simeone        12    CHS     St. Joseph Sea      158