Monroe County XC Preview - Boys Individuals

Here are the top 68 boys (leading contenders for first and second team All-County), as ranked by the computer:

1 Mangan, Steve Honeoye Falls Lima
2 Deir, Alex Honeoye Falls Lima
3 Vanvleck, Adam Mendon
4 Rousell, Jared Thomas
5 Looby, Ricky Irondequoit
6 Kozyra, Nate Rush Henrietta
7 Smolensky, Scotty Brighton
8 Hotchkiss, Brian Rush Henrietta
9 Erb, M.J. Victor
10 Eustance, Tyler Hilton
11 Piacentini, Anthony Schroeder
12 Lipani, Lou Arcadia
13 Hoose, Kevin Honeoye Falls Lima
14 Jones, Jesse Brockport
15 Mateer, Tim Thomas
16 Gumina, Tyler Penfield
17 Kandt, Joel Brockport
18 Reid, Kyle Victor
19 Burke, Colby Rush Henrietta
20 Fischer, Sean Sutherland
21 Newton, Trevor Rush Henrietta
22 Nasello, AJ Schroeder
23 Raymond, Alex Rush Henrietta
24 Heckman, Aaron Odyssey
25 Talpey, Greg Brighton
26 DeClerck, Cole Thomas
27 Lyons, Nate Schroeder
28 Hospers, Jamie Penfield
29 Pirnie, Andrew Hilton
30 Sauln, Brad Rush Henrietta
31 Cuddeback, Brad Hilton
32 Dworkin, Jordan Sutherland
33 Hallock, Billy Mendon
34 Coons, Joe Brighton
35 Zimmerman, Tyler Odyssey
36 VanVleck, Matt Mendon
37 Sweeney, Andrew Rush Henrietta
38 Jablonski, Kevin Fairport
39 Zeccola, Andrew Mendon
40 Holbrook, Austin Olympia
41 Miller, Evan Mendon
42 DiMartino, Nate Hilton
43 Mullen, Jake Brighton
44 Tobey, Kevin Gates Chili
45 Cleeton, Ben Sutherland
46 Ramsdell, Tommy Honeoye Falls Lima
47 Schwalm, Steve Gates Chili
48 McCullough, Ryan Brighton
49 Knapp, JonMichael Arcadia
50 Campbell, Paul Hilton
51 Tyler, Terrence Sutherland
52 Bigenwald, Eric Irondequoit
53 Anvelt, Mike Sutherland
54 Silverstein, Brian Brighton
55 Koss, Nick Irondequoit
56 Stahl, Eric Brighton
57 Enright, Connor Irondequoit
58 Hayward, Connor Victor
59 King, Dan Batavia
60 Hayden, Rob Sutherland
61 Sweazy, Shaun Brockport
63 Mclaughlin, Ian Irondequoit
63 Tillery, Kevin Batavia
64 Hamouda, Adrian Schroeder
65 Phelan, Will Sutherland
66 Whittemore, Steve Schroeder
67 Roach, Cooper Honeoye Falls Lima
68 Carroll, Frank Odyssey

Monroe County XC Preview - Girls Individuals

Before I get to the individuals, we need to take another look at the girls team scores. The computer was crying about inconsistent and sexist analysis, so I went back and provided the same methodology for the girls that was used for the boys. This resulted in a small number of changes to the order - most notably, it shows HF-L has a slight edge over Canandaigua. And for Schroeder, it shows we are right in the mix with Gates and Churchville (actually, ahead of Churchville on the tie-breaking sixth runner). Here are the updated predictions:

Honeoye Falls Lima 50
Canandaigua 56
Mendon 124
Fairport 140
Hilton 157
Rush Henrietta 171
Thomas 210
Penfield 218
Sutherland 255
Brighton 278
Irondequoit 351
Victor 360
Spencerport 375
Athena 403
Brockport 436
Gates Chili 464
Schroeder 472
Churchville Chili 472
Olympia 511
Odyssey 595
East Irondequoit 648
East Rochester 666
Arcadia 698
Batavia inc

Now for the individuals. Since this is a brand new course, the computer tells me it is unable to generate time predictions. And with an uncertain amount of rain coming Friday and early Saturday, historical times may not be particularly useful anyway. The top is pretty clear, as there have been three girls showing complete domination. Shaylyn should win, followed by Amanda and Brianna. Then things get interesting as there are about 20 girls who went under 19 at McQuaid, or could have. It looks like the top 34 (where did that number come from???) will make All-County, and the computer is predicting this list:

1 Tuite, Shaylyn Mendon
2 Moreland, Amanda Honeoye Falls Lima
3 Deming, Brianna Thomas
4 Hughes, Ashton Fairport
5 McCormick, Kate Canandaigua
6 Brunett, Jessie Honeoye Falls Lima
7 Malone, Rachel Fairport
8 Mack, Kellie Canandaigua
9 Steinke, Ruth Honeoye Falls Lima
10 Cocchiara, Amanda Hilton
11 McCormick, Meghan Canandaigua
12 D'Amore, Kendall Canandaigua
13 Jarvela, Angela Batavia
14 Hallock, Allison Mendon
15 Lembo, Katie Penfield
16 Robinson, Jodi Rush Henrietta
17 Cole, Hannah Honeoye Falls Lima
18 Hoh, Allison Honeoye Falls Lima
19 List, Rebecca Hilton
20 Maffett, Megan Spencerport
21 D'Amore, Lauren Canandaigua
22 Rosenthal, Jane Fairport
23 Greiner, Lizzie Rush Henrietta
24 Engle, Katie Honeoye Falls Lima
25 Beiter, Kaylin Honeoye Falls Lima
26 Atkins, Morgan Mendon
27 Tuttle, Georgia Irondequoit
28 Colon, Christina Thomas
29 Greiner, Becky Rush Henrietta
30 Lawler, Maggie Victor
31 Cymerman, Amy Sutherland
32 Lenhardt, Carly Fairport
33 Palmeri, Emily Hilton
34 Mantilla, Leila Penfield

Val just misses this list, based solely on McQuaid performances as her overall ranking is 32nd. Here is where the Schroeder Varsity girls are expected to finish:

38. Palermo, Val
95. Bay, Anneliese
112. Bailey, Alaina (if she were running the varsity race)
114. Edwards, Katie
117. Mills, Sarah
120. Kuitems, Karen
123. Hight, Ann

Monroe County Preview - Boys Teams

I had to increase the robustness of the computer algorithm to calculate the predictions on the boys side. There has been a great deal of "loafing" in league meets by many runners, so the overall rating is not the best indicator of the most likely results. I sprinkled a little extra into the broth, and the results make much more sense.

Given the inputs that I provided, the computer says the boys team scores will look like this:
Rush Henrietta 75
Honeoye Falls Lima 132
Brighton 156
Mendon 159
Hilton 161
Schroeder 194
Sutherland 201
Irondequoit 232
Thomas 246
Penfield 255
Victor 261
Odyssey 320
Brockport 363
Fairport 382
Gates Chili 404
Batavia 438
Arcadia 471
Churchville Chili 490
Spencerport 537
Olympia 564
Canandaigua 596
Athena 611
East Rochester 674
East Irondequoit 800

As with the girls, some teams may be looking past the County Meet, so we may see some variation due to that. I do expect R-H to win comfortably over HF-L, as HF-L's 5th man should post a much higher score than R-H's. The three-way battle for 3rd seems to be among Brighton, Mendon and Hilton. The computer says Brighton, but I think Mendon will sneak in, setting up the rematch to see who will place second to McQuaid at Sectionals. Schroeder seems to have a slight edge on Sutherland for 6th, followed by a pack of teams to close out the top 10 plus one.

At the other end of the race, East Irondequoit has a very good shot at setting a record for the highest score in Monroe County history, enabled by the growth to 24 teams. When there were just 21 teams, the highest possible score was 715 and last year, with 22 teams, the highest possible was 750.

Monroe County Preview - Girls Teams

OK, the computer has been fed all sorts of results from 2009, and is poised to make some predictions for the Monroe County Championship meet on Saturday. First up are the girls team scores.

It looks to be a two team battle between Canandaigua and HF-L for the win. The Section V coaches have HF-L ranked #1, but the computer says Canandaigua. Mendon usually outperforms at Counties (as does R-H), so it may not be quite as large a margin as the computer predicts. It will be interesting to see how much effort the top teams put forth, with Canandaigua and Mendon looking ahead to their Class A matchup at Sectionals; the same with Fairport, RH and Hilton in Class AA (with Thomas and Penfield needing to show they belong in the top group. And there is no doubt HF-L is already looking ahead to the state meet

In the Schroeder part of the standings, Churchville, Gates and even Brockport are well within reach, dependent upon a strong showing by our 2-5 runners.

Canandaigua 56
Honeoye Falls Lima 66
Mendon 128
Fairport 146
Rush Henrietta 151
Hilton 172
Thomas 211
Penfield 225
Sutherland 258
Brighton 277
Victor 340
Irondequoit 352
Athena 380
Spencerport 400
Brockport 440
Gates Chili 468
Churchville Chili 471
Schroeder 483
Olympia 527
Odyssey 584
East Rochester 665
Arcadia 701
East Irondequoit inc
Batavia inc

Taper Week Begins

Attendance at practice will be important this week, as we complete our taper for the County Meet, which is the final race of the season for most of the team. Finding the balance between working too hard and taking it too easy is best done as a group.

On one extreme, someone could take the whole week completely off, thinking that would make them fully rested for Saturday's race. Scientific research shows that this does not lead to good performances, and my experience is consistent with that: the legs can feel flat after so much time off, and some fitness does disappear after as few as 3 days off.

On the other extreme, running hard every day would clearly set one up for a tough time on Saturday. As we've seen in some of our weekend performances, even a particularly hard workout on Thursday can negatively affect a Saturday race.

Our dual meet success has been clear this fall. Dual meets usually follow a Saturday race, a Sunday easy day (or day off for most of the team) and a Monday easy day. For the runners that have not earned a guaranteed Sectional roster spot, we will simulate that a bit, with our last workout on Wednesday (think Cruise Intervals), an easy tour of the County course on Thursday and an easy jog on Friday. This means we will also do a workout on Monday, but don't be alarmed!

Last Thursday's workout was great, and yesterday's run demonstrated that we are well-positioned as we enter this final week. Get plenty of sleep, stay healthy and I am confident that we will see some excellent performances on Saturday!

Regular Season is Over!

A very successful regular season has come to a close, so it is time to get ready for the Championship meets. First, let's take a look at the regular season results.

Teams
The Boys finished 19-4 - not sure when Schroeder last won 19 meets (if we have, it would have been in an undefeated season, prior to the split). This put us in a tie for 5th with Mendon. The teams with fewer losses were HF-L (1), RH (2), Brighton (3), and Hilton (3, 1 to us).

The Girls finished 9-14, well above expectations. That marks the 4th time in the last 5 years that the girls managed 9 wins - let's see if we can get double digits next year!

On the invitational front, the boys had huge wins at McQuaid and Alden (beating St. Joe's, again, who is ranked #2 in Section VI).

Individuals
Val made the 2009 top 10 list for Harris Whalen Park (6th, 20:52). This was also the 14th best time in the 5 years they've kept records. Val is now the only Schroeder girl to appear on one of the Top 25 all time lists.

Nico and AJ made the list at Center Park (4th and 5th in 17:23 and 17:25), and are currently 16th and 19th all time (joining John Hohl, who had been the only Schroeder runner on any top 25 list). Nico, Nate and AJ all made the list at Harris Whalen (2nd, 4th and 5th in 17:13, 17:25 and 17:26) - also good for 8th, 19th and 20th overall. Nico also made the Mendon East 6th in 17:26) and Parma (9th in 17:30) lists, but missed the top 25 lists by 8 seconds and 3 seconds.

Nico and Nate just missed at Black Creek with their 17:19s, as 17:18 was 10th (and 17:16 is 25th overall). And Nico just missed at Webster (16:43, 10th was 16:40 just this week).

Toughest League in the State?

It's not just your imagination, we really do face a very difficult league schedule. On the girls side, the latest state rankings show a total of NINE Monroe County teams listed.

Hilton (11), R-H (19), Thomas (21) and Fairport (22) are all ranked in Class AA (so Penfield must be close). Canandaigua (3), Mendon (7), Brighton (8) and Sutherland (10) are in the top 10 in Class A, and HF-L is ranked #2 in Class B, just behind East Aurora, and 9th overall (just ahead of Canandaigua in 10th).

So, our girls are actually 8-5 against teams that are not ranked in the state, and we can make that 9-5 today.

The boys have also faced some stiff league competition, as 8 teams are mentioned in last week's state rankings. R-H is 10th in Class AA, while Hilton is called out as one of the "teams to watch". In Class A, Mendon (6), Brighton (8), Irondequoit (11) and Sutherland (16) are all ranked. It's interesting that Mendon is ranked ahead of Brighton (on the strength of their performance at McQuaid), as I have Brighton as the slight favorite in their meet today. The HF-L boys are matching the girls with a #2 ranking in Class B. And how about this: despite a league record of just 8-11, Odyssey has a well-deserved 12th ranking in Class C.

Scouting Report - October 20th League Meet

Our top boys opponents are as follows (max 10 per team):

Name School Time Range
Vanvleck, Adam Mendon 16:14 16:25
Smolensky, Scotty Brighton 16:54 17:11
Talpey, Greg Brighton 17:19 17:33
Mullen, Jake Brighton 17:37 17:34
Holbrook, Austin Olympia 17:39 17:39
VanVleck, Matt Mendon 17:33 17:39
Coons, Joe Brighton 17:29 17:40
Jablonski, Kevin Fairport 17:45 17:41
Miller, Evan Mendon 17:33 17:41
Zeccola, Andrew Mendon 17:36 17:43
Hallock, Billy Mendon 17:27 17:44
Silverstein, Brian Brighton 18:01 17:53
Mullen, Andrew Brighton 18:11 17:54
Stahl, Eric Brighton 18:04 17:56
McCullough, Ryan Brighton 17:54 18:05
Young, Robert Mendon 18:01 18:08
Lundquist, Sam Brighton 18:30 18:13
Stoutz, Matthew Fairport 18:07 18:14
Pavia, Corey Mendon 18:13 18:15
Tarduno, Matthew Brighton 18:19 18:19
Green, Justin Fairport 18:11 18:23
Clark, Maurice Mendon 18:28 18:35
Swayze, Adam Mendon 18:24 18:37
Brown, Roric Mendon 18:46 18:46
Spitzer, Matt Fairport 19:20 18:48
Staveski, Adam Fairport 18:58 18:51
Colby, Jeff Olympia 18:55 18:52
Korts, Tyler Fairport 18:50 18:56
Liess, Chris Olympia 18:57 18:57
Karpie, Will Fairport 19:26 19:16
Keyes, Sean Fairport 18:58 19:17

And the top girls:

Tuite, Shaylyn Mendon 18:42 18:29
Hughes, Ashton Fairport 19:34 19:41
Malone, Rachel Fairport 19:35 19:47
Hallock, Allison Mendon 19:47 20:06
Rosenthal, Jane Fairport 20:20 20:29
Lenhardt, Carly Fairport 20:32 20:34
Bessette, Danielle Mendon 20:38 20:35
Atkins, Morgan Mendon 20:01 20:37
Timothy, Talibah Brighton 20:44 21:01
Swertfeger, Sarah Olympia 20:29 21:02
Young, Lauren Mendon 21:02 21:09
Pieper, Lilly Mendon 21:35 21:14
Ryan, Kylie Mendon 21:16 21:17
Wagner, Robin Brighton 21:27 21:27
Roncone, Krista Mendon 21:39 21:28
Aldridge, Mary Brighton 21:08 21:34
Vodacek, Kayla Brighton 21:38 21:44
Iuli, Sarah Brighton 22:00 21:46
Swetman, Brenna Mendon 21:55 21:49
Smolensky, Lauren Brighton 21:46 21:55
McElligott, Meghan Fairport 21:48 22:03
McCarthy, Casey Mendon 21:57 22:13
Mehta, Prachi Brighton 22:17 22:22
Kulzer, Kayla Olympia 22:39 22:37
Sirotenko, Andrea Brighton 22:24 22:38
Erbelding, Kathryn Olympia 22:53 22:44
Schmitt, Elizabeth Fairport 23:02 23:02
King, Alyssa Brighton 23:12 23:13
Dowling, Shannon Fairport 23:09 23:14
Goodrich, Veronica Fairport 22:57 23:14
Yeh, Diana Brighton 23:34 23:18
Williams, Greta Fairport 24:34 24:07
Vane, Eleanor Fairport 24:19 24:18

Bulldog Results Link

I neglected to post the link to the results from the weekend.

The results are here; however, the second half of the JV results are quite suspect. I will be getting the times from Coach Brust to sort things out.

The scouting report for tomorrow will be posted later today.

We Stampeded!

Great job by the boys in Alden yesterday! The JV Boys started things off with many solid runs to top the field of 26 schools. Although Elliot, Joe and Erik got a little too excited in the first mile (running 1-2-3 for a stretch), Joe was able to hang on for third, and Elliot 7th. Meanwhile, Trevor, Alex and Will moved from well back in the field (people were out way too quickly), to finish 9-14-16 and secure the victory with 45 points, to 53 for St. Joe's and 89 for East Aurora. The median improvement by the team was 1:19, despite the soft conditions of the course, which prevented most runners from matching their McQuaid times.

The Varsity Boys got off to a slow start, and had me nervous at the half mile mark. Our top 3 were back around 20th place, behind a couple of St. Joe's runners plus four from Lockport (could they be good again?), and the rest of the team seemed a little lost in the pack. The first mile did turn out to be slow for the top 3, but just a bit. A nice surge before the woods put them into position to go after some of the fading leaders. Steve also made a big move in the woods, and Adrian kept moving up afterward. We were then in a position where we could avoid sprints to the finish, leaving something in the tank for Tuesday, and still post a 63-82 win over St. Joe's, who has been ranked #2 in Section VI.

Since most of the girls (16 of 21) were unable to compete, there is not as much to say about their performance, but it was good overall, with Val having a breakthrough race, going out in under 6:10 and holding on to run 19:41 and finish 9th. Rachel also had a big PR, and I believe Lauren was under 30 for the first time, running 28:34.

Yesterday's Results

While the boys did not achieve the ultimate goal yesterday, securing 3 more wins and bringing our record to 17-2 is a very nice accomplishment. Looking at the results against the computer predictions, we see that 21 of the 30 boys beat their predicted time and the median performance was 11 seconds better than predicted. 7 of the boys outperformed the prediction by 29 seconds or more! Congrats to Elliot and Steven, who led with times that were 47 and 46 seconds faster, respectively. Our 1-7 gap was back under 90 seconds for the first time since Parma, but our 1-5 gap remains over 60 seconds.

The girls picked up an 8th win, but were not able to sneak ahead of Brockport. Only 2 of 11 girls were able to beat the predicted times. Congratulations to Ann for doing so (by 23 seconds), and finishing 2nd on the team for the second race in a row. We will have another shot at Brockport at Counties (and again at Sectionals).

Scouting Report - Girls

The computer rates the following girls in the top 30 for tomorrow's race:

Moreland, Amanda Honeoye Falls Lima 19:23
Steinke, Ruth Honeoye Falls Lima 20:02
Jarvela, Angela Batavia 20:03
Brunette, Jessie Honeoye Falls Lima 20:06
Cole, Hannah Honeoye Falls Lima 20:29
Hoh, Allison Honeoye Falls Lima 20:39
Beiter, Kaylin Honeoye Falls Lima 20:40
Brunett, Jessie Honeoye Falls Lima 20:41
Engle, Katie Honeoye Falls Lima 20:50
Palermo, Val Schroeder 21:05
Kahen, Rachel Athena 21:18
Held, Emmy Honeoye Falls Lima 21:24
Steinke, Bekah Honeoye Falls Lima 21:27
Steinke, Rebekah Honeoye Falls Lima 21:46
Lashbrook, Caitlin Athena 21:54
Banzer, Emily Brockport 21:55
Roose, Serena Brockport 21:59
Lafferty, Courtney Athena 22:14
Dean, Willa Brockport 22:28
Hall, Katie Honeoye Falls Lima 22:47
Bay, Anneliese Schroeder 22:60
Brindle, Madison Brockport 23:16
Butler, Sarah Athena 23:17
Ward, Brittany Athena 23:21
Edwards, Katie Schroeder 23:32
Mills, Sarah Schroeder 23:39
Bailey, Alaina Schroeder 23:41
Meyers, Leah Brockport 23:41
Mills, Rachel Schroeder 23:45
Kuitems, Karen Schroeder 23:48

Scouting Report - Boys

Here are our top opponents for tomorrow. The times are the computer predictions - the relative differences are much more telling than the actual times. Our goal is to have 11 runners joining the following in the top 30:

Mangan, Steve Honeoye Falls Lima 16:41
Deir, Alex Honeoye Falls Lima 16:42
Jones, Jesse Brockport 17:41
Hoose, Kevin Honeoye Falls Lima 17:50
Kandt, Joel Brockport 17:58
Ramsdell, Tommy Honeoye Falls Lima 18:18
Tillery, Kevin Batavia 18:28
Sweazy, Shaun Brockport 18:38
King, Dan Batavia 18:43
Roach, Cooper Honeoye Falls Lima 18:54
McIntyre, Case Honeoye Falls Lima 18:54
Cole, Christian Honeoye Falls Lima 18:58
Laird, Jon Batavia 19:03
Brunett, Joe Honeoye Falls Lima 19:06
Mulcahy, Collin Batavia 19:10
Walsh, Chris Athena 19:20
Denton, Brad Honeoye Falls Lima 19:22
Wind, Nate Athena 19:28
Cotter, Justin Batavia 19:44

Scouting Report

The Scouting Report for tomorrow's meet will be up later today. A Microsoft Excel crash has set me back. The boys should chalk up wins against Athena, Batavia and Brockport (who is now up to three good runners), but HF-L is a tall order (led by Dier and Mangan, ranked 3rd and 7th in the state, respectively). The girls should win over Batavia, but both Athena and Brockport would take a top effort to beat and HF-L is one of the top teams in the state (9th, ahead of Canandaigua in 10th).

Long Weekend

I'm sure all of our student-athletes are looking forward to the long weekend - no school on Friday or Monday; however, it cannot include a vacation from running. We are at a critical position in the training cycle, where we must keep appropriate stress on our physiological systems, before easing back at the end of the season. So, it is important, if you are going out of town, to be sure to get workouts done. With the race on Friday, this is also a weekend where Sunday should not be a day of rest.

Here is the ideal outline:
Today - Easy Run (PICTURE DAY!)
Friday - Pen/Iron Invitational at Harris Whalen (details below)
Saturday - Long Run
Sunday - Moderate Run
Monday - Easy Run
Tuesday - Meet at Black Creek Park (HF-L, Brockport, Athena, Batavia)

Friday's meet details:
3:15 PM - Bus leaves
4:10 PM Modified Girls
4:25 PM Modified Boys
4:45 PM Varsity Girls
5:15 PM Varsity Boys
5:44 PM Boys Varsity ‘B’
5:45 PM Girls Varsity ‘B’ (note the girls start 1 minute after the Boys)
6:20 PM Team Awards (I hope there is no Varsity C race this year!)

14-1

Congratulations to the Boys team for improving their record to 14-1 yesterday, with a big win over Sutherland, and a close one over Victor as well. The 1-2-3 finish against Sutherland clinched the meet*, but the effort across the board was evident. I can't count how many of our team members had a shot at a yellow jersey late in the race, and went after them hard. Some of the team-wide statistics include the following:

19 boys beat the computer-generated prediction by over 15 seconds. This is especially impressive, since the predicted time was based on each runner's best race of the season, so far.

15 boys ran the same course last year. The median improvement was 1:57! Some of the most stunning improvements came from Kenny, 6:22 faster; Alex, 4:39; Arjun, 3:22; AJ, 2:54; Elliot, 2:19; Justin, 2:18; Arik, 2:17; Tom, 1:57; Tristan, 1:56; John, 1:50.

The freshmen continued their very fine running with the top 5 finishing in 20:13 - 21:05. Last year the top freshman ran 22:24; this year we had 7 freshmen under that time.

The girls also turned in a great performance, not only to defeat Gates, but to prevail over Spencerport as well! That bring the girls record to 7-8 on the season, which is well ahead of the pre-season prediction (3 to 5 wins for the entire season). Some of the notable statistics are as follows:

7 of the girls beat the computer-generated prediction by over 15 seconds.

From last year, Kristen improved by 2:58, Sarah by 1:36 and Karen by 1:21.

Val ran quite well, to beat two girls ranked ahead of her and finish 2nd (just two seconds out of first, by the time her kick ended).


* for those readers unfamiliar with how you can "clinch" a XC meet, here is a quick note about dual meet scoring: the top 7 runners from each team receive a place from 1-14, in the order of their finish (1 for the first finisher, 2 for the second, etc.) - each runner's place is their "score". You add the lowest 5 scores from each team to calculate the team score, and the low score wins. If a team finishes 1-2-3, then the worst the other 4 finishers can score is 11-12-13-14. So, the team score is 29 (1+2+3+11+12, are the lowest 5 scores), and the opposing team scores 30 (4+5+6+7+8).

Scouting Report - October 6th League Meet

Here is how the girls race shapes up for tomorrow:

Name; School; McQuaid Time; GCC Time; Predicted Time
Maffett, Megan Spencerport 19:10 20:07 20:36
Lawler, Maggie Victor 19:33 20:17 21:08
Jones, Lauren Victor 19:40 22:02 21:12
Cannon, Rachel Gates Chili 19:27 20:27 21:26
Palermo, Val Schroeder 19:40 20:23 21:26
Cymerman, Amy Sutherland 19:27 20:30 21:27
Mizes, Alicia Sutherland 19:29 20:49 21:28
Wilcox, Kelsi Sutherland 19:53 21:34 21:37
Saxton, Katie Spencerport 20:02 21:18 21:48
Farmer, Katy Gates Chili DNR 21:27 21:50
van der Sloot, Kate Sutherland 20:23 DNR 22:03
Holmes, Alexandra Sutherland 20:27 21:27 22:34
Mulroy, Jessica Sutherland 20:33 21:29 22:38
Cupo, Marie Sutherland 21:00 21:47 22:44
Jacobson, Audrey Sutherland DNR DNR 22:47
Rayburn, Jaqueline Victor 21:27 DNR 22:59
Larson, Alexandra Sutherland DNR DNR 23:00
Truby, Lauren Spencerport 20:55 DNR 23:03
Hess, Rachel Victor 21:57 22:22 23:08
Bolt, Emily Victor DNR DNR 23:13
Bay, Anneliese Schroeder DNR DNR 23:14
Nothnagle, Maureen Victor 21:48 22:44 23:26
Toomey, Liz Victor 22:06 23:04 23:38
Topian, Shauna Victor 21:57 22:34 23:42
Koniski, Sarah Spencerport 21:41 23:42 23:46
Hope, Mabel Spencerport 21:45 DNR 23:48
St. James, Erin Gates Chili 22:27 DNR 23:49
Bailey, Alaina Schroeder 21:40 DNR 23:53
Mills, Sarah Schroeder 21:56 23:00 23:55
O'Keefe, Kayli Sutherland DNR DNR 23:59
Kuitems, Karen Schroeder 21:47 22:56 24:01
Edwards, Katie Schroeder 21:57 23:12 24:06
Clar, Allison Gates Chili 22:03 23:11 24:08
Tamoshunas, Dalia Sutherland 23:14 DNR 24:08
Lowe, Katie Spencerport 22:12 DNR 24:09
Venezky, Sarah Spencerport 22:06 DNR 24:12
Cardillo, Holly Victor 22:56 DNR 24:23
Haslinger, Rachel Victor DNR DNR 24:24
Borshoff, Caroline Sutherland DNR DNR 24:25
Hight, Ann Schroeder 22:37 24:03 24:25
Maloney, Heather Spencerport 22:30 23:30 24:28
Jewell, Janelle Schroeder 23:44 23:34 24:53
Dilai, Khristyna Schroeder DNR DNR 24:58
Hatch, Robin Sutherland DNR DNR 25:01
Buckley, Kathleen Sutherland 23:26 DNR 25:21
Fries, Kayla Victor 25:26 DNR 25:22
Mitchel, Lindsay Spencerport 23:08 DNR 25:31
Arnold, Emily Gates Chili DNR 24:19 25:39
Osterling, Emmalyn Victor DNR DNR 25:42
Doherty, Alaina Schroeder 23:26 DNR 25:47
Blaakman, Kelly Schroeder 24:44 DNR 25:54
Taschman, Jane Sutherland 24:04 DNR 26:00
Cowles, Jennifer Sutherland 24:36 DNR 26:19
Phillips, Michelle Spencerport 24:00 DNR 26:27
Barry, Rachel Schroeder 24:36 DNR 26:33
Pettrone, Alea Spencerport 24:19 DNR 26:49
Bloom, Sarah Sutherland DNR DNR 26:52
Templeton, Melissa Spencerport 25:33 DNR 26:53
Facchine, Hillary Spencerport 24:40 DNR 27:11
Kelly, Monet Gates Chili 24:44 DNR 27:16
Conrow, Megan Schroeder 25:03 DNR 27:19
Betlem, Jessica Gates Chili 25:21 DNR 27:20
Pelz, Maddie Sutherland 25:12 DNR 27:21
Wilson, Tori Victor 24:53 DNR 27:25
Schwartz, Lindsey Gates Chili 25:23 DNR 28:00
Seils, Andrea Spencerport 25:29 DNR 28:05
Desiato, Brittany Spencerport 25:38 DNR 28:16
Grant, Laura Spencerport DNR DNR 28:19
Reynolds, Emily Schroeder DNR DNR 28:22
Glover, Christine Spencerport 26:19 DNR 28:43
Frelier, Kristen Schroeder 26:14 DNR 28:55
Cragie, Caitlin Sutherland 26:21 DNR 29:03
Forward, Erin Schroeder DNR DNR 29:42
Naassana, Danielle Sutherland 27:10 DNR 29:57
Bui, Sophia Schroeder 28:18 DNR 30:02
Hilsdorf, Becca Gates Chili DNR DNR 30:54
Naassana, Christine Sutherland DNR DNR 31:16
Damera, Shivani Sutherland DNR DNR 31:44
Axelrod, Jordyn Sutherland DNR DNR 32:19
Finn, Shannon Sutherland DNR DNR 32:32
Kashtan, Rachel Sutherland DNR DNR 32:35
Kashtan, Sara Sutherland DNR DNR 32:49
Park, Lauren Schroeder DNR DNR 33:24
Wehrle, Jennifer Schroeder DNR DNR 34:16
Oechsle, Sara Gates Chili DNR DNR 35:48
Brown, Morgan Gates Chili DNR DNR 37:46

And the Boys race:

Name; School; McQuaid Time; GCC Time; Predicted Time
Erb, M.J. Victor 16:03 16:34 17:22
Piacentini, Anthony Schroeder 16:02 17:30 17:30
Nasello, AJ Schroeder 16:23 17:13 17:43
Reid, Kyle Victor 16:18 17:12 17:43
Lyons, Nate Schroeder 16:33 17:15 17:46
Fischer, Sean Sutherland 16:08 17:07 17:52
Dworkin, Jordan Sutherland 16:30 DNR 17:53
Cleeton, Ben Sutherland 16:48 17:44 17:55
Schwalm, Steve Gates Chili DNR DNR 18:00
Tobey, Kevin Gates Chili 16:53 17:19 18:02
Tyler, Terrence Sutherland 16:53 18:06 18:11
Hayward, Connor Victor 17:00 18:00 18:16
Anvelt, Mike Sutherland 16:53 DNR 18:19
Whittemore, Steve Schroeder 17:14 18:19 18:20
Hayden, Rob Sutherland 16:53 18:04 18:23
Hamouda, Adrian Schroeder 17:02 18:00 18:25
Iovoli, Austin Victor 17:30 18:34 18:40
Phelan, Will Sutherland 16:57 18:00 18:45
Erickson, Jack Victor 17:49 18:23 18:46
Kelly, Geoffery Schroeder 17:51 DNR 18:48
Strang, Alex Sutherland 17:44 DNR 18:54
Makowski, Joe Schroeder 17:53 DNR 18:55
Hayward, Cal Victor 17:45 18:23 18:55
Moore, Weston Gates Chili 17:57 18:32 18:56
Galetto, Billy Spencerport 17:49 19:26 19:02
Sulimowicz, Ricky Gates Chili 17:23 18:30 19:03
Wehrle, Joe Schroeder 17:34 18:42 19:06
Hunt, Gage Sutherland 17:51 DNR 19:06
Coleman, John Spencerport DNR 18:15 19:07
Bowers, Stephen Gates Chili 18:25 DNR 19:13
Baldino, Tyler Sutherland 17:26 DNR 19:14
Smathers, Mike Victor 17:49 19:00 19:21
Girouard, Joel Sutherland 17:32 DNR 19:24
Silberg, Mark Sutherland 17:47 DNR 19:25
LaRocca, Anthony Gates Chili 20:40 DNR 19:25
McKeown, Trevor Schroeder 18:14 DNR 19:27
Spinosa, Phil Spencerport 17:57 19:27 19:28
Peartree, Colin Sutherland 17:38 DNR 19:28
Plummer, Chris Spencerport 18:19 18:34 19:28
Alexander, Elliot Schroeder 17:47 DNR 19:30
Farrell, Tom Schroeder 20:08 DNR 19:34
Barlow, Torrey Spencerport 18:53 DNR 19:35
Tucker, Dan Sutherland 18:19 DNR 19:36
Merrit, Alex Schroeder 18:22 DNR 19:44
To, Justin Spencerport 17:49 DNR 19:44
Jermyn, Alex Spencerport 18:42 19:48 19:44
Cordts, Alex Spencerport 20:34 22:48 19:44
Ding, Alex Sutherland 18:25 DNR 19:49
Spitzer, Matt Victor 19:30 DNR 19:49
Mertens, Ben Victor 18:45 DNR 19:50
Randall, Brian Sutherland 18:23 DNR 19:54
Manners, Zack Gates Chili DNR DNR 19:55
Wiseman, John Schroeder 18:48 DNR 19:57
Buss, Hayden Gates Chili 18:34 19:36 19:59
Steiger, Aidan Victor 18:12 DNR 20:03
Krawiec, Eric Schroeder 18:27 DNR 20:04
Mathew, Justin Schroeder 18:11 DNR 20:07
McCutchon, Andrew Sutherland 18:37 DNR 20:07
Burgin, Will Schroeder 18:22 DNR 20:08
Reese, Christian Victor 18:30 DNR 20:08
Powley, Devon Spencerport 19:00 DNR 20:10
Cove, Zach Sutherland DNR DNR 20:16
Mistark, Brian Sutherland 18:23 DNR 20:17
Mizes, Kevin Sutherland 18:21 DNR 20:18
Black, Ryan Sutherland 18:23 DNR 20:20
Meagher, Graham Spencerport 18:56 DNR 20:21
Worden, Colin Sutherland 18:26 DNR 20:23
Hall, Jared Gates Chili 18:53 DNR 20:35
Feeley, Evan Sutherland 18:38 DNR 20:37
Lyons, Zach Schroeder 19:10 DNR 20:39
Gill, Andrew Spencerport DNR DNR 20:40
Craig, Michael Gates Chili 19:19 DNR 20:51
Cannon, Tristan Schroeder 19:23 DNR 20:55
Jacobson, Alec Sutherland DNR DNR 20:55
Wells, Henry Sutherland 19:45 DNR 20:56
Reed, Justin Schroeder 18:57 DNR 20:56
Goebel, Ben Victor 19:34 DNR 20:57
Balta, Eric Sutherland 19:42 DNR 21:00
Erdogan, Malcolm Spencerport 19:25 DNR 21:02
Cymerman, Troy Sutherland DNR DNR 21:08
Werner, Gregory Gates Chili DNR DNR 21:12
Hall, Curt Gates Chili 19:34 DNR 21:14
Killigrew, John Schroeder 19:12 DNR 21:14
Messina, Isaac Sutherland 19:34 DNR 21:19
Menon, Akash Sutherland 20:15 DNR 21:19
Fricke, Jonathan Sutherland 20:03 DNR 21:20
Meyerhofer, Peter Spencerport 19:45 DNR 21:24
Black, Mike Victor 19:25 DNR 21:29
Nitche, Anthony Victor 19:45 DNR 21:30
Lee, Eric Sutherland 20:12 DNR 21:37
Gilman, Scott Sutherland 19:49 DNR 21:38
Hartman, Nicolas Sutherland 19:34 DNR 21:40
LeVant, Tristan Sutherland 19:53 DNR 21:51
Grant, Stephen Spencerport DNR DNR 21:52
Ludwig, Brian Gates Chili DNR DNR 21:55
Dana, Steven Schroeder 19:55 DNR 21:55
Graves, Matt Gates Chili 20:12 DNR 22:03
Goebel, Mike Victor 20:47 DNR 22:07
Hartsough, Harrison Victor 20:45 DNR 22:16
Brett, Tom Gates Chili 20:49 DNR 22:18
Circelli, Kenneth Schroeder 20:12 DNR 22:21
Taccardi, Ethan Sutherland 21:49 DNR 22:29
Wolf, Corey Sutherland 21:02 DNR 22:31
Weinberg, Sam Sutherland 21:00 DNR 22:42
Rekers, Arik Schroeder 20:34 DNR 22:46
Ward, Zachary Gates Chili DNR DNR 22:54
Samoriski, Nate Victor 21:18 DNR 22:59
Devries, Jacob Schroeder 21:04 DNR 23:00
Campaniello, Steven Gates Chili DNR DNR 23:00
Martin, Craig Victor 21:10 DNR 23:01
Peckham, Jon Sutherland 20:49 DNR 23:02
James, Jalen Gates Chili 21:32 DNR 23:02
Hamlin, Teddy Sutherland 20:57 DNR 23:05
Ebreth, Jacob Schroeder 20:59 DNR 23:13
Casella, Matthew Gates Chili DNR DNR 23:18
jokinen, justin Victor 21:18 DNR 23:34
Patel, Arjun Schroeder 21:32 DNR 23:36
Doherty, Patrick Schroeder 21:27 DNR 23:45
Prahler, Cody Schroeder 21:30 DNR 23:47
Gertner, Mike Sutherland 21:57 DNR 23:47
Underberg, Daniel Sutherland 22:15 DNR 23:53
DeNoto, Zach Sutherland 22:25 DNR 24:03
Yeo, William Gates Chili 22:55 DNR 24:09
Dietl, Noah Schroeder 21:57 DNR 24:18
Lewis, Richard Gates Chili 23:22 DNR 24:24
Beeley, William Sutherland 22:04 DNR 24:26
Wells, Charlie Sutherland 23:44 DNR 25:00
Johnson, Brian Sutherland DNR DNR 25:02
Hohl, Michael Schroeder DNR DNR 25:07
Borraccia, Mike Spencerport 23:08 DNR 25:37
Switalski, Eric Spencerport DNR DNR 25:42
Palluconi, Joe Spencerport 23:32 DNR 26:02
Goodberry, Benjamin Gates Chili 23:48 DNR 26:02
Knoedl, Jordan Gates Chili DNR DNR 26:08
Semmler, Robert Schroeder 25:37 DNR 27:47
Snover, James Schroeder DNR DNR 27:56
Ash, David Schroeder DNR DNR 28:15
Benson, Anthony Schroeder DNR DNR 32:37
Szalapski, Jacob Sutherland DNR DNR 34:39

McQuaid Invitational

Tomorrow is the 45th annual McQuaid Invitational at Genesee Valley Park. It has been 30 years since my first trip to McQuaid, and I still find the atmosphere as exciting as I did back then. With nearly 250 schools attending, there will be up to 7500 runners competing in 25 high school races. The part of the schedule that includes our entries is as follows:

2:26 Race #18 Girls Varsity "B" (a J.V. race) for Medium and Large schools
2:50 Race #19 Boys Jr. High #3 (Large schools)
3:02 Race #20 Girls Unseeded Varsity AA-2 (Medium/Large schools)
3:26 Race #21 Girls Jr. High #3 (Large schools)
3:38 Race #22 Boys Unseeded Varsity AAA-2 (large schools)
4:45 Race #25 Boys Varsity "B" (A J.V. race) for Large schools

You also won't want to miss the big races of the day:
3:58 Race #23 Girls Seeded Varsity AAA (Large schools)
4:22 Race #24 Boys Seeded Varsity AAA (Large schools)

There was a nice article covering the race in today's D&C. The D&C also had a big article on HF-L's two studs: Deir and Mangan.

For more information about the McQuaid invitational, visit these links:
Main Meet Site
Complete Schedule
Course Map
2008 Results

PRACTICE AT SCHROEDER

Today's practice is at Schroeder. It's not at Webster Park or on the County Course.

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