It has been a busy end of the year for Webster Schroeder XC! For the second year in a row, Schroeder was represented at both the State Meet and the Federation Meet.
At the NYSPHSAA (New York State Public High School Athletic Association) Cross Country Championships, held at Veron-Verona-Sherill High School, east of Syracuse, on November 12th, Amanda Paratore improved upon her 40th place finish in 2010, by placing 25th in the Class A race. This improvement was especially impressive, given the elimination of Class AA meant that the old Class AA was combined with a substantial portion of Class A, to create a much stronger field. That is the best performance by a Webster Schroeder girl since 2001, when Kristen Coon placed 3rd, when there was only one high school in Webster.
This past weekend, the Federation Meet was held at Bowdoin Park in Wappinger Falls, south of Poughkeepsie. Val Palermo, who was the fastest girl in the state that did not qualify for the State Meet, was granted a spot in the Federation Meet, based on her performances at Sectionals and earlier in the year. Amanda's performance at the State Meet secured her spot at the Federation Meet. Only 40 individuals are invited from public schools outside of New York City, so for two Schroeder girls to be invited is an excellent accomplishment.
Because of the way the start locations are drawn, Amanda and Val had to line up in different locations along the starting line. Fortunately, the locations were not too far apart: boxes 25 and 30, respectively. The race went out very fast, but the girls were able to locate each other through the crowded field by the end of 150 meters. At the 1/2 mile mark, they were placed in the high 60s, in a very crowded and steady stream of runners. They passed the mile in just about 6 minutes. Val was able to move ahead a little bit on the first part of the challenging uphill that dominates much of the first half of the second mile, but Amanda caught back up as they passed the top. When they came down the hill just before the 1.75 mile mark, they had moved almost to the top 50, with 40th place only ahead by several seconds. The third mile featured very evenly-matched girls trying to hold each other off as they came off the last part of the downhill, then up for the final loop around the large field. In the final stretch, Val was able to catch one last girl to move up to 48th place, and Amanda was able to fight off another girl to hang on to 50th. So, both girls were able to top AJ's 54th place finish from a year ago, which had been the first Schroeder appearance at the Feds, since the schools split.
The girls report that they are already looking forward to next year's Cross Country season!
And so am I!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
States
It looks like yesterday's post about Sectionals was deferred to today for some reason. Anyway, today I will briefly cover the NYSPHSAA XC Championship meet. This year's meet is being hosted by Vernon-Veronal-Sherill High School, almost in the shadow of the Turning Stone casino. Complete information is available at the school's web page devoted to the meet. The schedule is repeated here:
- 9:15 - Boys A
- 9:45 - Boys B
- 10:15 - Boys C
- 10:45 - Boys D
- 11:15 - Girls A
- 11:45 - Girls B
- 12:15 - Girls C
- 12:45 - Girls D
Once again, TullyRunners has done a very nice job of previewing the State Meet. A few comments of my own:
Boys A - R-H predicted 3rd - a good race catches Shaker; a great race catches F-M. It will depend on 4&5. Travis Jordan is "seeded" 20th, behind the R-H top trio at 9-13-16.
Boys B - Looking forward to seeing whether East Aurora can pull this off. HF-L started to bring it on last weekend, and expect Cooper Roach to be in the hunt for the individual title.
Boys C - Way-Co will find that the state-level competition is much tougher than the locals! Tim McGowan, last week's individual winner, will have to have a great race to make the top 20 or 25.
Boys D - Geneseo lost too much to repeat as team champ, but Gabe Rodriguez gives them another legitimate contender for the individual title. Jeff Antolos beat him last week, so their rematch plus a couple of other strong runners should make this a decent race up front. I'm rooting for Addison's Thomas Abbey in this one.
Girls A - Amanda just misses the cutoff on the preview, which lists 27 entrants. She should be able to improve on last year's 40th place finish, despite the faster race this year due to the reduction in classes. Canandaigua should do well, but they do face the top two teams in the nation in F-M and Saratoga.
Girls B - EA's six-year reign is about to end, and HF-L could push EA all the way back to 5th place. There are no front-runners in Section V, but they should come in quickly once they start to appear.
Girls C - Two very good teams here will mean that a third place finish for Way-Co would be excellent. Odyssey's Nicole Bubie is Section V's best hope for a top 15 finish.
Girls D - Maple Grove is very good. To finish second, Geneseo will have to get by Beaver River. Liz Valento looked strong last week and is favored to grab an individual title for Section V.
Boys A - R-H predicted 3rd - a good race catches Shaker; a great race catches F-M. It will depend on 4&5. Travis Jordan is "seeded" 20th, behind the R-H top trio at 9-13-16.
Boys B - Looking forward to seeing whether East Aurora can pull this off. HF-L started to bring it on last weekend, and expect Cooper Roach to be in the hunt for the individual title.
Boys C - Way-Co will find that the state-level competition is much tougher than the locals! Tim McGowan, last week's individual winner, will have to have a great race to make the top 20 or 25.
Boys D - Geneseo lost too much to repeat as team champ, but Gabe Rodriguez gives them another legitimate contender for the individual title. Jeff Antolos beat him last week, so their rematch plus a couple of other strong runners should make this a decent race up front. I'm rooting for Addison's Thomas Abbey in this one.
Girls A - Amanda just misses the cutoff on the preview, which lists 27 entrants. She should be able to improve on last year's 40th place finish, despite the faster race this year due to the reduction in classes. Canandaigua should do well, but they do face the top two teams in the nation in F-M and Saratoga.
Girls B - EA's six-year reign is about to end, and HF-L could push EA all the way back to 5th place. There are no front-runners in Section V, but they should come in quickly once they start to appear.
Girls C - Two very good teams here will mean that a third place finish for Way-Co would be excellent. Odyssey's Nicole Bubie is Section V's best hope for a top 15 finish.
Girls D - Maple Grove is very good. To finish second, Geneseo will have to get by Beaver River. Liz Valento looked strong last week and is favored to grab an individual title for Section V.
Sectionals
I don't have time to go over the meet in detail right now, but what an exciting day!
Complete results are available at Yen Timing, in this folder: http://www.yentiming.com/results/2011/xc/sectionv/
Our boys had an outstanding race overall, as is best displayed in the "Merged" results, where they took 12th overall, beating everyone that was within reach. The 11th place team, Hilton, was 115 points ahead, nearly 20 seconds per man. My favorite statistic of the day was the compare to the [corrected] computer times that I had with me on Saturday. The 96 boys on the list were, on average, 3 seconds faster than the computer had predicted. Our team averaged 14 seconds faster, led by Zach's 48 second improvement, slightly better than R-H's 10 seconds faster (Colby Burke was their leader, at 23 seconds faster than predicted).
Our girls also placed 12th in the merged results, which was a good performance after all of the injuries we faced. And Amanda qualified for the State Meet for the second year in a row. Val had her best race ever, in terms of speed, but just missed making States. After reviewing all of the results from all of the Sectional races around the state, it is clear that Val is the fastest girl that did not qualify. The next fastest, interestingly enough, was Fayetteville-Manlius's 8th girl, who would have been the second individual qualifier in Section III, if she attended a different school. The speed ratings indicate that Val was 19 seconds faster. So, I guess that actually means that R-H's girls, Lizzie Greiner and Alana MacDonald are the next fastest non-qualifiers. What an incredibly fast race!
Complete results are available at Yen Timing, in this folder: http://www.yentiming.com/results/2011/xc/sectionv/
Our boys had an outstanding race overall, as is best displayed in the "Merged" results, where they took 12th overall, beating everyone that was within reach. The 11th place team, Hilton, was 115 points ahead, nearly 20 seconds per man. My favorite statistic of the day was the compare to the [corrected] computer times that I had with me on Saturday. The 96 boys on the list were, on average, 3 seconds faster than the computer had predicted. Our team averaged 14 seconds faster, led by Zach's 48 second improvement, slightly better than R-H's 10 seconds faster (Colby Burke was their leader, at 23 seconds faster than predicted).
Our girls also placed 12th in the merged results, which was a good performance after all of the injuries we faced. And Amanda qualified for the State Meet for the second year in a row. Val had her best race ever, in terms of speed, but just missed making States. After reviewing all of the results from all of the Sectional races around the state, it is clear that Val is the fastest girl that did not qualify. The next fastest, interestingly enough, was Fayetteville-Manlius's 8th girl, who would have been the second individual qualifier in Section III, if she attended a different school. The speed ratings indicate that Val was 19 seconds faster. So, I guess that actually means that R-H's girls, Lizzie Greiner and Alana MacDonald are the next fastest non-qualifiers. What an incredibly fast race!
Friday, November 4, 2011
Section V Preview - Class A
It is Sectional Eve and time to post the preview of our races.
Girls A
Canandaigua has looked solid all year, but won by "only" 15 points at Counties. Given that their top 3 runners can't score much lower, it will be up to the D'Amore twins to put the meet away. R-H, on the other hand, while running quite well at Counties, had 12 points available within 2 seconds of their 3-4-5 pack, which would have made it a 3-point meet. Meanwhile Penfield, 10 points behind R-H, was running without their #4, which likely cost them about 14 points. So, there are three teams with a legitimate shot at advancing to the State meet. Here is the prediction:
As for individuals, this race is loaded: 26 of the top 32 girls from the Monroe County Championships are in this race! I expect a repeat of Counties at the very top, with Meghan McCormick holding off Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla. Here is a look at the possible top 50:
Boys A
The boys team race should be all R-H. They scored 30 points at Counties, and actually won a dual meet against the other 23 schools in the county by taking the top 3 spots! Irondequoit has a good team, ranked 19th in the state, but Thomas was only 11 points back at Counties, while Victor did not seem to be racing hard (MJ Erb and Connor Hayward back in 23-24), and could also challenge for second.
The boys individual race will also feature R-H. Only 21 of the top 32 from Counties are in the A race this weekend - not as lopsided as the girls race, and 6 of them are from R-H. Travis Jordan from Gates-Chili and MJ Erb from Victor are the only guys with a reasonable shot of preventing another 1-2-3 finish by R-H. The battle for the individual state meet slots will be intense. The computer sees as many as 6 runners within 4 seconds battling for the final spot. This has been the year of the Sophomore, and behind Mickey Burke, there are 3 more with a good chance to be on the bus for the state meet: Tyler Ranke from Hilton, Josh Dyrland from Irondequoit and Thomas's Josh Goldstein. In all, 12 of the top 36 spots could be Sophomores in this race.
Girls A
Canandaigua has looked solid all year, but won by "only" 15 points at Counties. Given that their top 3 runners can't score much lower, it will be up to the D'Amore twins to put the meet away. R-H, on the other hand, while running quite well at Counties, had 12 points available within 2 seconds of their 3-4-5 pack, which would have made it a 3-point meet. Meanwhile Penfield, 10 points behind R-H, was running without their #4, which likely cost them about 14 points. So, there are three teams with a legitimate shot at advancing to the State meet. Here is the prediction:
- Canandaigua 66
- Rush Henrietta 82
- Penfield 90
- Schroeder 142
- Hilton 157
- Fairport 158
- Victor 169
- Thomas 172
- Irondequoit 196
- Athena 283
- Brockport 289
- Churchville Chili 293
- Spencerport 415
- Gates Chili 448
- Edison inc
- Monroe/Wilson/Jeff inc
As for individuals, this race is loaded: 26 of the top 32 girls from the Monroe County Championships are in this race! I expect a repeat of Counties at the very top, with Meghan McCormick holding off Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla. Here is a look at the possible top 50:
- McCormick, Meghan Canandaigua 18:20
- Lembo, Katie Penfield 18:28
- Mantilla, Leila Penfield 18:33
- McCormick, Kate Canandaigua 19:00
- Palermo, Val Schroeder 19:07
- Paratore, Amanda Schroeder 19:08
- Jensen, Kennedy Canandaigua 19:10
- Albrecht, Autumn Brockport 19:15
- O'Neill, Karli Churchville Chili 19:29
- O'Hara, Eileen Thomas 19:33
- Greiner, Lizzie Rush Henrietta 19:35
- Tuttle, Georgia Irondequoit 19:35
- MacDonald, Alana Rush Henrietta 19:47
- Sedita, Erin Fairport 19:52
- Lawler, Maggie Victor 19:52
- O'Hara, Shannon Thomas 19:58
- Griffin, Tishae Rush Henrietta 19:59
- Tate, Tiffany Irondequoit 20:00
- Hughes, Ashton Fairport 20:01
- Quinn, Siobhan Rush Henrietta 20:02
- Greiner, Becky Rush Henrietta 20:02
- Heyer, Lindsay Penfield 20:07
- Palmeri, Amanda Hilton 20:08
- Keene, Haley Hilton 20:17
- D'Amore, Lauren Canandaigua 20:21
- Schnaufer, Illana Penfield 20:21
- Dehm, Olivia Victor 20:26
- Camillaci, Zoe Hilton 20:28
- D'Amore, Kendall Canandaigua 20:36
- Jones, Emma Rush Henrietta 20:41
- Griffiths, Monica Hilton 20:41
- Fries, Aly Victor 20:43
- Bailey, Alaina Schroeder 20:44
- Adams, Laura Thomas 20:46
- McElligott, Meghan Fairport 20:48
- Garbinski, Dana Canandaigua 20:49
- Cok, Sarah Penfield 20:51
- Lafferty, Courtney Athena 20:53
- Bourcy, Abby Penfield 20:53
- Roose, Serena Brockport 20:56
- Wagner, Clara Irondequoit 20:58
- Glitch, Kristina Rush Henrietta 21:00
- Rosenthal, Jane Fairport 21:04
- Miller, Hayley Canandaigua 21:05
- Bellinger, Megan Victor 21:05
- Yurksaitis, Sarah Schroeder 21:08
- Lenhardt, Carly Fairport 21:09
- Fahrenholz, Tori Penfield 21:09
- Bucci, Loryn Fairport 21:09
- Erickson, Kate Victor 21:14
Boys A
The boys team race should be all R-H. They scored 30 points at Counties, and actually won a dual meet against the other 23 schools in the county by taking the top 3 spots! Irondequoit has a good team, ranked 19th in the state, but Thomas was only 11 points back at Counties, while Victor did not seem to be racing hard (MJ Erb and Connor Hayward back in 23-24), and could also challenge for second.
- Rush Henrietta 25
- Irondequoit 105
- Victor 113
- Thomas 115
- Hilton 146
- Fairport 152
- McQuaid 202
- Athena 226
- Penfield 239
- Schroeder 254
- Gates Chili 267
- Canandaigua 316
- Churchville Chili 356
- Brockport 415
- Spencerport 444
- Edison 505
- Monroe/Wilson/Jeff inc
The boys individual race will also feature R-H. Only 21 of the top 32 from Counties are in the A race this weekend - not as lopsided as the girls race, and 6 of them are from R-H. Travis Jordan from Gates-Chili and MJ Erb from Victor are the only guys with a reasonable shot of preventing another 1-2-3 finish by R-H. The battle for the individual state meet slots will be intense. The computer sees as many as 6 runners within 4 seconds battling for the final spot. This has been the year of the Sophomore, and behind Mickey Burke, there are 3 more with a good chance to be on the bus for the state meet: Tyler Ranke from Hilton, Josh Dyrland from Irondequoit and Thomas's Josh Goldstein. In all, 12 of the top 36 spots could be Sophomores in this race.
- Kozyra, Nate Rush Henrietta 16:09
- Burke, Mickey Rush Henrietta 16:15
- Sweeney, Andrew Rush Henrietta 16:16
- Jordon, Travis Gates Chili 16:23
- Erb, M.J. Victor 16:33
- Ranke, Tyler Hilton 16:33
- Dyrland, Josh Irondequoit 16:45
- Raymond, Alex Rush Henrietta 16:46
- Bigenwald, Eric Irondequoit 16:50
- Goldstein, Josh Thomas 16:51
- Burke, Colby Rush Henrietta 16:52
- Sullivan, Michael McQuaid 16:53
- Hayward, Connor Victor 16:54
- Scott, Jack Fairport 16:54
- Andrievsky, Sasha Thomas 16:54
- Root, Brennan Rush Henrietta 16:57
- Kassu, Mintesinot Athena 17:05
- Johnson, Keith Thomas 17:06
- Roth, Corey Hilton 17:07
- Burgin, Will Schroeder 17:10
- Koss, Nick Irondequoit 17:11
- Shanahan, Luke Victor 17:13
- White, Jimmy Fairport 17:15
- Stuver, A.J. McQuaid 17:17
- Moran, Mitch Penfield 17:18
- Mizma, Mitch Hilton 17:22
- Penner, Andy Fairport 17:24
- Schantz, Mike Rush Henrietta 17:25
- Beaujon, Allen Canandaigua 17:26
- Paige, Aaron Irondequoit 17:27
- Trombley, Nick Canandaigua 17:28
- Kozlowski, Mike Penfield 17:28
- Peffley, Chris Thomas 17:30
- Sykora, Josh Brockport 17:31
- Buri, Josh Hilton 17:32
- Mertens, George Victor 17:33
- Steiger, Aidan Victor 17:34
- Wilczewski, James Irondequoit 17:36
- Baller, Mitchell Thomas 17:36
- Reed, Justin Schroeder 17:36
- Wagner, Ray Irondequoit 17:38
- Lauria, Mike Athena 17:39
- Wolf, Josh Fairport 17:39
- Pease, Keith Athena 17:42
- Razavi, Mike Fairport 17:42
- Ciolkowski, Nick McQuaid 17:42
- Tassone, Brendan Penfield 17:43
- Staveski, Adam Fairport 17:44
- Whitman, Ben Thomas 17:44
- Muzdakis, Zachary Irondequoit 17:46
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Section V Preview - Class D
OK, on to the little schools. This is the toughest for me to analyze, since we don't really race any of these schools.
Girls D
The current state rankings include the following Section V schools: #4-Geneseo; #5-Oakfield-Alabama; #8-Red Creek; #12-Campbell-Savona (Honeoye was 13th last week), so I focused my attention on those schools (plus Addison), and it looks like we could see the results shake out like this:
So, it looks like it really comes down to a three-team race, with Geneseo having the edge. It should be close. Note - Pavilion is Class D, so this comment belongs here, not in the Class C outlook: Pavilion never found a fifth girl, so they will not factor in the team results.
The individuals that could be in the running for a spot at the State meet:
Boys D
This team race has the potential to be the most exciting of the day. As with the Class D girls, there are 5 teams in the current state ranking list: #6-Geneseo; #7-Batavia-Notre Dame; #8-Oakfield-Alabama; #9-Campbell-Savona and #14-Addison. So, four teams that are right in a row in the state rankings, plus a team that beat the fourth team by one point at their County Championships last Friday. Taking into account the information that I could dig up, my best guess scrambles those rankings a bit, although Geneseo retains a slight edge. Here's how I see it:
With the number of schools in this race, these scores can change dramatically. Although Harley's fourth and fifth kids are back a bit, with 3 runners in the list below, they could be a factor.
Here are the top 22 individuals, according to Tully, with the top 3 being well ahead of the pack (and spaced somewhat themselves):
Girls D
The current state rankings include the following Section V schools: #4-Geneseo; #5-Oakfield-Alabama; #8-Red Creek; #12-Campbell-Savona (Honeoye was 13th last week), so I focused my attention on those schools (plus Addison), and it looks like we could see the results shake out like this:
- Geneseo 89
- Oakfield-Alabama 114
- Red Creek 119
- Campbell-Savona 180
- Honeoye 201
- Addison 285
So, it looks like it really comes down to a three-team race, with Geneseo having the edge. It should be close. Note - Pavilion is Class D, so this comment belongs here, not in the Class C outlook: Pavilion never found a fifth girl, so they will not factor in the team results.
The individuals that could be in the running for a spot at the State meet:
- Liz Valento Pavilion
- Sarah Coon Red Jacket
- Jeanette Schramm Harley-Allendale
- Heather Yuhnke Pavilion
- Megan Bouton Campbell-Savona
- Raylene Wade Red Creek
- Brenna Lyons Addison
- Anna Warner Notre Dame-Bat
- Erin Schiano Keshequa
- Casey Emerson Geneseo
- Jordan Prescott Pavilion
- Brianna Horn Geneseo
- Ashley Covel Oakfield-Alabama
- Lindsay Ryan Geneseo
- Jenny Crossen Oakfield-Alabama
- Faith McDonald Red Creek
- Allyson Fenton Clyde-Savannah
- Anna Phillips Avon
Boys D
This team race has the potential to be the most exciting of the day. As with the Class D girls, there are 5 teams in the current state ranking list: #6-Geneseo; #7-Batavia-Notre Dame; #8-Oakfield-Alabama; #9-Campbell-Savona and #14-Addison. So, four teams that are right in a row in the state rankings, plus a team that beat the fourth team by one point at their County Championships last Friday. Taking into account the information that I could dig up, my best guess scrambles those rankings a bit, although Geneseo retains a slight edge. Here's how I see it:
- Geneseo 107
- Campbell-Savona 118
- Addison 123
- Notre Dame-Batavia 155
- Oakfield-Alabama 187
With the number of schools in this race, these scores can change dramatically. Although Harley's fourth and fifth kids are back a bit, with 3 runners in the list below, they could be a factor.
Here are the top 22 individuals, according to Tully, with the top 3 being well ahead of the pack (and spaced somewhat themselves):
- Gabe Rodriguez Geneseo
- Jeff Antolos Notre Dame-Bat
- Devon Rodriguez Geneseo
- Jon Pearl Campbell-Savona
- Thomas Abbey Addison
- Ethan Richardson Pavilion
- Connor George Oakfield-Alabama
- Gabe Bender Oakfield-Alabama
- Everett Geiger Caledonia Mumford
- Andrew Fischer Notre Dame-Bat
- Mitch Cicero Perry
- Gaylen Snyder Avon
- Ben Ivie Wheatland Chili
- Jon Chapin Canisteo-Greenwood
- Russell Hegedorn Harley Allendale
- Alex Hall Caledonia Mumford
- Matt Gibney Lima Christian
- Mike Verstraete Marion
- Arron Carlson Notre Dame-Bat
- Aamir Zain Harley Allendale
- Duncan Phillips Harley Allendale
- Seth Burton Addison
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Section V Preview - Class B
Today, we'll look over the Class B races, and the Boys race could wind up being the most exciting race of the day. But, ladies first...
Girls
There is no doubt that HF-L is the heavy favorite. Mendon has a very good team (currently ranked 9th in Class B), but HF-L is just enough ahead at each spot to be the team to beat. Here's the likely top 5 teams:
Girls
There is no doubt that HF-L is the heavy favorite. Mendon has a very good team (currently ranked 9th in Class B), but HF-L is just enough ahead at each spot to be the team to beat. Here's the likely top 5 teams:
- HF-L 26
- Mendon 44
- Sutherland 91
- Brighton 104
- Livonia 125
The individual race should be exciting, with the top 3 from HF-L and the top 2 from Mendon likely separating themselves from the rest of the field. Let's call this list the 21 most likely to make the top 15. Since this specific course has never been run before, I am totally making up the likely winning time - I think that the course will be much faster than this, with the bulk of the hill that defined the course having been removed, and with conditions expected to be ideal for racing on Saturday (let's hope those weathermen are correct) - possibly 15-30 seconds faster.
- Cole, Hannah Honeoye Falls Lima 18:58
- Hallock, Allison Mendon 18:59
- Engel, Katie Honeoye Falls Lima 19:02
- Roncone, Krista Mendon 19:04
- Steinke, Ruth Honeoye Falls Lima 19:11
- Wagner, Robin Brighton 19:31
- Williams, Jenna Honeoye Falls Lima 19:44
- Ryan, Kylie Mendon 19:53
- Douglas, Riley Honeoye Falls Lima 19:55
- Yancey, Colleen Mendon 20:04
- Collins, Michelle Geneva 20:07
- Mizes, Alicia Sutherland 20:13
- Visca, Mary Sutherland 20:14
- Swertfeger, Sarah Olympia 20:20
- Pinker, Talia Brighton 20:25
- Wojnowski, Stephanie East Irondequoit 20:25
- Wojnowski, Veronica East Irondequoit 20:25
- Steensma, Erika Wayne 20:26
- Olson, Tricia Brighton 20:26
- Mineti, Melissa Livonia 20:27
- Cole, Ari Honeoye Falls Lima 20:31
Boys
This is likely to be one of the two most hotly contested team titles on the day. HF-L sat out the preview last weekend at Counties (with the decline of Wayne this year, the top of this race will be all Monroe County). I'm not sure if that will help or hurt HF-L, but one should never second-guess Bernie, based on his incredible success at Sectionals over the years. HF-L won the division, thanks to a 26-29 win over Mendon in the last meet of the season (and did it without their 4th man). Early in the season, it didn't look like they would be strong through the 5th runner, but they certainly are. Interestingly, the computer still does not think HF-L will pull it off, placing them third. I still consider them the favorite, so I've slid them ahead of Brighton, as a compromise. Expect this one to be decided by seconds, and any of the top three teams could win.
- Mendon 49
- HF-L 51
- Brighton 60
- Sutherland 88
The individual title will be a two-man race. Mike Anvelt beat everyone not from R-H last weekend, but I expect that Cooper Roach is likely to edge him out. The computer disagrees; here are the top runners in the race:
- Roach, Cooper Honeoye Falls Lima 15:46
- Anvelt, Mike Sutherland 15:47
- Wesley, Jack Mendon 16:06
- Burton, Will Mendon 16:13
- Ronchetti, Will Brighton 16:23
- Phelan, Will Sutherland 16:25
- Stahl, Eric Brighton 16:27
- Mullen, Andrew Brighton 16:28
- Brunett, Joe Honeoye Falls Lima 16:31
- Green, Connor Mendon 16:33
- Paganelli, JT Honeoye Falls Lima 16:37
- Mulcahy, Collin Batavia 16:39
- Leo, Patrick Honeoye Falls Lima 16:47
- Pavia, Corey Mendon 16:49
- Kassu, Mintesinot Athena 16:51
- Tarduno, Matthew Brighton 16:52
- Lawlor, John Honeoye Falls Lima 16:55
- VanVleck, Matt Mendon 16:56
- Strang, Alex Sutherland 16:57
- Douglas, Langton Honeoye Falls Lima 16:57
- Northrup, Brian Arcadia 16:58
- Laird, Jon Batavia 16:58
- Young, Robert Mendon 17:00
- Hassett, Jeremy Newark 17:01
- Simpson, Zachary Brighton 17:03
- Tshibangu, Raphael Olympia 17:04
- VanDeMortel, Matt Geneva 17:04
- Cove, Zach Sutherland 17:05
Expect Class D tomorrow...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Section V Preview
Over the next four days, I'll post some random preview information regarding the Section V Championships on Saturday at Genesee Community College. First, the schedule for Saturday:
Today, I'll preview Class C, which interests me the least and, therefore, requires the least time to analyze.
Class C Girls
Wayland-Cohocton is the clear favorite. Their closest challenger is likely to be Byron-Bergen, who was about 30 seconds per runner behind them last week. Williamson looks like they may be able to get a fifth girl across the line in time to finish third.
Nicole Bubie from Odyssey really surprised me in the opening league meet this year, keeping up with Val and Amanda for over two miles, after being two minutes behind them at Counties a year ago. So, she has to be the favorite for the individual title. The other contenders for the state meet berths are simply grabbed from Tullyrunners:
Class C Boys
The Wayland-Cohocton boys should make it a sweep for the school in Class C. They are the only C team in the section that are currently ranked in the state. I'm trying to find a team that could be even close. Williamson won the Wayne County meet with a nice race, but they were about 130 points behind Way-Co at McQuaid. Way-Co was well off their best performance at their league meet last weekend - I assume that was intentional.
Top dozen individuals, strictly purloined from Tully:
- 10:30 Boys Class DD/D Race
- 11:00 Boys Class C Race
- 11:30 Girls Class DD/D Race
- 12:00 Girls Class C Race
- 1:30 Boys Class A Race
- 2:00 Boys Class B Race
- 2:30 Girls Class A Race
- 3:00 Girls Class B Race
Today, I'll preview Class C, which interests me the least and, therefore, requires the least time to analyze.
Class C Girls
Wayland-Cohocton is the clear favorite. Their closest challenger is likely to be Byron-Bergen, who was about 30 seconds per runner behind them last week. Williamson looks like they may be able to get a fifth girl across the line in time to finish third.
Nicole Bubie from Odyssey really surprised me in the opening league meet this year, keeping up with Val and Amanda for over two miles, after being two minutes behind them at Counties a year ago. So, she has to be the favorite for the individual title. The other contenders for the state meet berths are simply grabbed from Tullyrunners:
- Nicole Bubie Odyssey
- Meghan Curtin Wayland-Cohocton
- Evelyn Pinneo Penn Yan
- Hannah Groshner Wayland-Cohocton
- Sarah Donovan Byron-Bergen
- Lauren Cook Bath-Haverling
- Maggie Callan Leroy
- McKenzie Bennett Dansville
- Kim Lovett Byron-Bergen
- RaYanne Luke Williamson
- Rebecca Schwan LeRoy
Class C Boys
The Wayland-Cohocton boys should make it a sweep for the school in Class C. They are the only C team in the section that are currently ranked in the state. I'm trying to find a team that could be even close. Williamson won the Wayne County meet with a nice race, but they were about 130 points behind Way-Co at McQuaid. Way-Co was well off their best performance at their league meet last weekend - I assume that was intentional.
Top dozen individuals, strictly purloined from Tully:
- David Smith Holley
- Tim McGowan Dansville
- Brandon Selbig Wayland-Cohocton
- Jon Beiswanger Williamson
- Jacob Bailey Williamson
- Martin Beadle Holley
- Jeff Mangiafesto Greece Odyssey
- Jacob Champlin Marcus Whitman
- Randi Rudnik Pembroke
- Aaron Kelly Wayland-Cohocton
- Brett Barden Dansville
- Charlie Flagg Wayland-Cohocton
Friday, October 28, 2011
Monroe County Championships - Girls Preview
WARNING (or plea): DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS AT PARMA PARK!
Although Penfield is only ranked one spot behind Canandaigua in the NY State rankings (#4 vs. #3), it is clear that Canandaigua has a large advantage in runners 3 thru 5, and should win comfortably. In fact, the computer analysis slides not only HF-L (#4 in Class B), but R-H (#9 in Class A) ahead of Penfield as well. Mendon (9th in Class B) is expected to round out the top five. As with the boys, it will be interesting to see which teams may decide to sit this one out.
The individual race could be quite interesting. The Penfield duo of Leila Mantilla and Katie Lembo have looked like the best all year, until the final league meet against Canandaigua, when they were split by Meghan McCormick and Kennedy Jensen. While Leila just destroyed the Parma course record set by Meghan last year (18:28 to 19:03), Katie was 30 seconds back. But last Saturday, Katie was the winner at the Clarence invitational, winning by 23 seconds in a very fast 18:55.
The top 40 girls look like this:
Although Penfield is only ranked one spot behind Canandaigua in the NY State rankings (#4 vs. #3), it is clear that Canandaigua has a large advantage in runners 3 thru 5, and should win comfortably. In fact, the computer analysis slides not only HF-L (#4 in Class B), but R-H (#9 in Class A) ahead of Penfield as well. Mendon (9th in Class B) is expected to round out the top five. As with the boys, it will be interesting to see which teams may decide to sit this one out.
- Canandaigua 84
- Honeoye Falls Lima 100
- Rush Henrietta 121
- Penfield 127
- Mendon 165
- Schroeder 197
- Fairport 216
- Hilton 229
- Thomas 232
- Victor 258
- Irondequoit 261
- Sutherland 308
- Brighton 318
- Churchville Chili 405
- Athena 423
- Brockport 433
- East Irondequoit 488
- Odyssey 522
- Batavia 581
- Spencerport 625
- Gates Chili 663
- East Rochester 705
- Arcadia inc
- Olympia inc
The individual race could be quite interesting. The Penfield duo of Leila Mantilla and Katie Lembo have looked like the best all year, until the final league meet against Canandaigua, when they were split by Meghan McCormick and Kennedy Jensen. While Leila just destroyed the Parma course record set by Meghan last year (18:28 to 19:03), Katie was 30 seconds back. But last Saturday, Katie was the winner at the Clarence invitational, winning by 23 seconds in a very fast 18:55.
The top 40 girls look like this:
- Mantilla, Leila Penfield
- Lembo, Katie Penfield
- McCormick, Meghan Canandaigua
- Jensen, Kennedy Canandaigua
- Palermo, Val Schroeder
- Paratore, Amanda Schroeder
- McCormick, Kate Canandaigua
- Hallock, Allison Mendon
- Engel, Katie Honeoye Falls Lima
- O'Neill, Karli Churchville Chili
- Cole, Hannah Honeoye Falls Lima
- Tuttle, Georgia Irondequoit
- Albrecht, Autumn Brockport
- Steinke, Ruth Honeoye Falls Lima
- Bubie, Nicole Odyssey
- Sedita, Erin Fairport
- Wagner, Robin Brighton
- Hughes, Ashton Fairport
- Tate, Tiffany Irondequoit
- O'Hara, Eileen Thomas
- Lawler, Maggie Victor
- Douglas, Riley Honeoye Falls Lima
- Greiner, Lizzie Rush Henrietta
- MacDonald, Alana Rush Henrietta
- O'Hara, Shannon Thomas
- Williams, Jenna Honeoye Falls Lima
- Griffin, Tishae Rush Henrietta
- Quinn, Siobhan Rush Henrietta
- Keene, Haley Hilton
- Heyer, Lindsay Penfield
- Palmeri, Amanda Hilton
- Bailey, Alaina Schroeder
- D'Amore, Lauren Canandaigua
- Greiner, Becky Rush Henrietta
- Ryan, Kylie Mendon
- Yancey, Colleen Mendon
- Dehm, Olivia Victor
- Bourcy, Abby Penfield
- Schnaufer, Illana Penfield
- D'Amore, Kendall Canandaigua
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Monroe County Championship - Boys Preview
First, here is some important information about the meet.
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- It has been moved to Parma Park, directions from Schroeder are here:
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- The meet schedule is as follows:
11:15 Modified Girls
11:45 Modified Boys
1:00 JV Girls (all non-varsity Schroeder girls running here)
1:30 JV Boys (all non-varsity Schroeder boys in grades 9/10 running here)
2:00 Varsity Girls
2:30 Varsity Boys
3:00 Varsity “B” Girls
3:30 Varsity “B” Boys (all non-varsity Schroeder boys in grades 11/12 running here)
- Wear waterproof footwear; it will be very wet/muddy in the best spectator areas
Now, for the predictions - today will be the Boys Varsity race. This is difficult, because it is quite possible that some teams will not run their varsity this week, with more concern about Sectionals and beyond, and not wanting to risk something happening this weekend, given the conditions.
Rush-Henrietta is the overwhelming favorite, if they choose to participate. Otherwise Mendon would likely be favored over HF-L (another team that may not appear on the starting line), despite losing to them in the dual meet last week, 26-29. HF-L's 4th runner did not compete, but several of Mendon's runners did not seem to be putting forth a full effort. Brighton would also have a decent shot, and Victor and Irondequoit could not be ruled out. There are clear break points after the top 10 teams and after the top 15 - expect to see much movement within the three "groups" of teams, but not much across the boundaries (except where teams decide not to play). Here is what the computer says:
- Rush Henrietta 49
- Mendon 91
- Brighton 117
- Victor 146
- Honeoye Falls Lima 161
- Irondequoit 177
- Sutherland 189
- Thomas 198
- Fairport 212
- Hilton 232
- Penfield 337
- Athena 365
- Batavia 377
- Schroeder 379
- Gates Chili 402
- Canandaigua 470
- Arcadia 502
- Churchville Chili 527
- Olympia 582
- Brockport 639
- Spencerport 650
- Odyssey 670
- East Rochester 672
- East Irondequoit 688
As for individuals, I think Mike Anvelt from Sutherland is the man to beat. I think it is likely that the guys most likely to have a shot at beating him, Nate Kozyra, Andrew Sweeney and Mickey Burke from R-H, and Cooper Roach from HF-L, are the guys most likely to back off, or skip the race entirely. M.J. Erb from Victor is a potential challenger, and I imagine Travis Jordon from Gates will be there to race.
If everyone runs, the top 40 could look like this (I have not added times to the prediction this year, because of the variability in the likely conditions at race time):
- Anvelt, Mike Sutherland
- Kozyra, Nate Rush Henrietta
- Roach, Cooper Honeoye Falls Lima
- Sweeney, Andrew Rush Henrietta
- Burton, Will Mendon
- Erb, M.J. Victor
- Jordon, Travis Gates Chili
- Burke, Mickey Rush Henrietta
- VanVleck, Matt Mendon
- Wesley, Jack Mendon
- Ranke, Tyler Hilton
- Raymond, Alex Rush Henrietta
- Hayward, Connor Victor
- Pavia, Corey Mendon
- Goldstein, Josh Thomas
- Scott, Jack Fairport
- Dyrland, Josh Irondequoit
- Phelan, Will Sutherland
- Mullen, Andrew Brighton
- Mulcahy, Collin Batavia
- Ronchetti, Will Brighton
- Burke, Colby Rush Henrietta
- Andrievsky, Sasha Thomas
- Moran, Mitch Penfield
- Stahl, Eric Brighton
- Roth, Corey Hilton
- Kassu, Mintesinot Athena
- Brunett, Joe Honeoye Falls Lima
- Koss, Nick Irondequoit
- Green, Connor Mendon
- Paganelli, JT Honeoye Falls Lima
- Tarduno, Matthew Brighton
- Root, Brennan Rush Henrietta
- Bigenwald, Eric Irondequoit
- Shanahan, Luke Victor
- Tshibangu, Raphael Olympia
- Young, Robert Mendon
- Burgin, Will Schroeder
- White, Jimmy Fairport
- Strang, Alex Sutherland
Girls predictions coming tomorrow...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Venue Change for Counties
It is highly likely that the Monroe County Championships will not be held at Genesee Valley Park this year. Due to the course condition (after McQuaid, plus a college meet two weeks ago) and with more rain in the forecast before Saturday, it appears that would not be a safe course for the runners.
Stay tuned, but it appears that Parma Park will be the location. We have had good success on that course in recent years, so this should be a positive change from the mud pits of Genesee Valley!
Stay tuned, but it appears that Parma Park will be the location. We have had good success on that course in recent years, so this should be a positive change from the mud pits of Genesee Valley!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Back in Black
Our final week of the league meet schedule brings us back to Black Creek Park, where last week, Val and Amanda went under the course record time.
Today, the girls will face a tough challenge from a Sutherland team that stands between them and a record 18 wins for the season. The Sutherland girls don't have a front runner that will lead the way, but they do arrive to the finish quickly as a group.
The boys face two serious challengers in Batavia and Gates-Chili (the Sutherland boys are quite good, and should take top honors today). Neither team has been able to generate a 5th runner, which will really hurt them in large championship races, but they can be a force in dual meets. Defeating both teams, along with East Rochester, would allow the boys to finish the season at 12-11, for a third consecutive winning season!
Top Girls
van der Sloot, Kate Sutherland 21:02
Mizes, Alicia Sutherland 21:03
Mulroy, Jessica Sutherland 21:28
Jacobson, Audrey Sutherland 21:45
Smith, Rachel Sutherland 21:57
Visca, Mary Sutherland 21:59
Holmes, Alexandra Sutherland 22:10
Masood, Raisa Sutherland 22:43
Kindig, Alexis Batavia 22:49
Walter, Jennifer Sutherland 22:59
Filbert, Tiara Batavia 23:31
Eastridge, Emma Batavia 23:43
Mulroy, Casey Sutherland 23:56
Wagner, Emily Batavia 24:18
Burke, Shannon Sutherland 24:43
Austin, Michaela Batavia 25:18
Quinn, Kennedy Gates Chili 25:32
Boy, Virginia East Rochester 25:35
Top Boys
Anvelt, Mike Sutherland 16:10
Jordon, Travis Gates Chili 16:29
Phelan, Will Sutherland 16:53
Mulcahy, Collin Batavia 16:57
Strang, Alex Sutherland 17:16
Laird, Jon Batavia 17:21
Cove, Zach Sutherland 17:31
Moore, Weston Gates Chili 17:51
Huot, Marco Sutherland 18:03
Tobey, Kevin Gates Chili 18:07
Demmer, Ty Batavia 18:15
Ernst, Mitch Batavia 18:2
3 Ding, Alex Sutherland 18:25
Black, Ryan Sutherland 18:26
Ferrante, Christian Gates Chili 18:36
Demay, Tyler East Rochester 18:38
Hanns, Jacob East Rochester 18:40
Today, the girls will face a tough challenge from a Sutherland team that stands between them and a record 18 wins for the season. The Sutherland girls don't have a front runner that will lead the way, but they do arrive to the finish quickly as a group.
The boys face two serious challengers in Batavia and Gates-Chili (the Sutherland boys are quite good, and should take top honors today). Neither team has been able to generate a 5th runner, which will really hurt them in large championship races, but they can be a force in dual meets. Defeating both teams, along with East Rochester, would allow the boys to finish the season at 12-11, for a third consecutive winning season!
Top Girls
van der Sloot, Kate Sutherland 21:02
Mizes, Alicia Sutherland 21:03
Mulroy, Jessica Sutherland 21:28
Jacobson, Audrey Sutherland 21:45
Smith, Rachel Sutherland 21:57
Visca, Mary Sutherland 21:59
Holmes, Alexandra Sutherland 22:10
Masood, Raisa Sutherland 22:43
Kindig, Alexis Batavia 22:49
Walter, Jennifer Sutherland 22:59
Filbert, Tiara Batavia 23:31
Eastridge, Emma Batavia 23:43
Mulroy, Casey Sutherland 23:56
Wagner, Emily Batavia 24:18
Burke, Shannon Sutherland 24:43
Austin, Michaela Batavia 25:18
Quinn, Kennedy Gates Chili 25:32
Boy, Virginia East Rochester 25:35
Top Boys
Anvelt, Mike Sutherland 16:10
Jordon, Travis Gates Chili 16:29
Phelan, Will Sutherland 16:53
Mulcahy, Collin Batavia 16:57
Strang, Alex Sutherland 17:16
Laird, Jon Batavia 17:21
Cove, Zach Sutherland 17:31
Moore, Weston Gates Chili 17:51
Huot, Marco Sutherland 18:03
Tobey, Kevin Gates Chili 18:07
Demmer, Ty Batavia 18:15
Ernst, Mitch Batavia 18:2
3 Ding, Alex Sutherland 18:25
Black, Ryan Sutherland 18:26
Ferrante, Christian Gates Chili 18:36
Demay, Tyler East Rochester 18:38
Hanns, Jacob East Rochester 18:40
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Week 5 Recap
Another interesting week of Monroe County XC!
Black Creek
Let's start things off with the Course Record of the week. Our very own Valerie Palermo edged teammate Amanda Paratore, 19:33 to 19:34, as both were under the 19:35 course record for Black Creek Park. They received a strong challenge from Karli O'Neill of Churchville, who finished in 19:38. Alaina Bailey completed a 1-2-4 finish for Schroeder, clinching victories over Victor and Hilton.
Victor won the boys meet easily, sweeping the top 3 places. Hilton was running without their top runner, sophomore sensation Tyler Ranke, but still managed to edge Schroeder, 27-28.
Center Park
This was a race of pairs: Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla went 1-2, yet again, to lead Penfield to convincing wins over Fairport and Thomas. Fairport's Erin Sedita and Ashton Hughes went 3-4, ahead of the O'Hara sisters from Thomas, and Fairport prevailed, 26-29.
The Thomas youngsters were no match for Fairport's veteran boys and they lost, 23-33.
Basil Marella
Domination. That was the word of the day for Canandaigua. Running without their #1, Meghan McCormick again (is she injured?), they still went 1-2-3 and took 6 of the top 10 spots to even beat Irondequoit, 19-38. Irondequoit's newcomer, Tiffany Tate, who had set the Black Creek course record earlier this year, has now slipped back to third on the team.
Irondequoit's boys were almost as impressive - not as loaded up front, but deeper - and they grabbed 8 of the first 14 places for four easy wins.
Seneca Park
HF-L's big three: Hannah Cole, Ruth Steinke and Katie Engel now own 11 of the top 25 times at Seneca Park. Their latest adds were compliments of a 1-2-4 finish over Rush-Henrietta and led to a 23-32 win, in the battle between NY state's 3rd-rated Class B team and 9th-rated Class A team.
In the boys race, R-H seriously took the day off, losing to HF-L (15-49), Brighton (22-33) and even Batavia (24-33).
Northampton Park
This was a long way to travel to hold the battle of Pittsford! The Mendon girls were solid, taking 5 of the top 11 spots, and defeated their cross-town rivals, 21-34.
And what a battle on the boys side! Sutherland went 1-2, with Mike Anvelt winning again. But Mendon went 3-4-5 (by 4 seconds) and 7 (by 7 seconds) and 9-10-11 (by 8 seconds), to capture a 28-29 win, with all 7 of their runners coming into play. The Pittsford teams combined to take the top 10 places.
Black Creek
Let's start things off with the Course Record of the week. Our very own Valerie Palermo edged teammate Amanda Paratore, 19:33 to 19:34, as both were under the 19:35 course record for Black Creek Park. They received a strong challenge from Karli O'Neill of Churchville, who finished in 19:38. Alaina Bailey completed a 1-2-4 finish for Schroeder, clinching victories over Victor and Hilton.
Victor won the boys meet easily, sweeping the top 3 places. Hilton was running without their top runner, sophomore sensation Tyler Ranke, but still managed to edge Schroeder, 27-28.
Center Park
This was a race of pairs: Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla went 1-2, yet again, to lead Penfield to convincing wins over Fairport and Thomas. Fairport's Erin Sedita and Ashton Hughes went 3-4, ahead of the O'Hara sisters from Thomas, and Fairport prevailed, 26-29.
The Thomas youngsters were no match for Fairport's veteran boys and they lost, 23-33.
Basil Marella
Domination. That was the word of the day for Canandaigua. Running without their #1, Meghan McCormick again (is she injured?), they still went 1-2-3 and took 6 of the top 10 spots to even beat Irondequoit, 19-38. Irondequoit's newcomer, Tiffany Tate, who had set the Black Creek course record earlier this year, has now slipped back to third on the team.
Irondequoit's boys were almost as impressive - not as loaded up front, but deeper - and they grabbed 8 of the first 14 places for four easy wins.
Seneca Park
HF-L's big three: Hannah Cole, Ruth Steinke and Katie Engel now own 11 of the top 25 times at Seneca Park. Their latest adds were compliments of a 1-2-4 finish over Rush-Henrietta and led to a 23-32 win, in the battle between NY state's 3rd-rated Class B team and 9th-rated Class A team.
In the boys race, R-H seriously took the day off, losing to HF-L (15-49), Brighton (22-33) and even Batavia (24-33).
Northampton Park
This was a long way to travel to hold the battle of Pittsford! The Mendon girls were solid, taking 5 of the top 11 spots, and defeated their cross-town rivals, 21-34.
And what a battle on the boys side! Sutherland went 1-2, with Mike Anvelt winning again. But Mendon went 3-4-5 (by 4 seconds) and 7 (by 7 seconds) and 9-10-11 (by 8 seconds), to capture a 28-29 win, with all 7 of their runners coming into play. The Pittsford teams combined to take the top 10 places.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Construction Alert!
Regarding today's meet at Black Creek Park (and next week's meet at the same location)...
The bridge over Black Creek on Union St is closed. The posted detour requires a left onto 33A, which really backs up, so I would suggest getting off at the Chili Center (Rt 386) exit and taking 33A west to the detour. Those directions are reflected in the following Google Maps rendition:
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The bridge over Black Creek on Union St is closed. The posted detour requires a left onto 33A, which really backs up, so I would suggest getting off at the Chili Center (Rt 386) exit and taking 33A west to the detour. Those directions are reflected in the following Google Maps rendition:
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Scouting Report - Week 5
The girls run first again this week. This week, although the Victor girls are a strong team, we only face one state-ranked team, #25 Hilton, which is strange because the computer expects Victor to beat Hilton, 27-30. Here are the top individuals that we face:
O'Neill, Karli Churchville Chili 20:12
Lawler, Maggie Victor 20:43
Keene, Haley Hilton 21:01
Palmeri, Amanda Hilton 21:19
Dehm, Olivia Victor 21:25
Griffiths, Monica Hilton 21:34
Wojnowski, Stephanie East Irondequoit 21:41
Fries, Aly Victor 21:42
Bellinger, Megan Victor 21:54
Wojnowski, Veronica East Irondequoit 22:05
Cammillaci, Zoe Hilton 22:15
Erickson, Kate Victor 22:20
Roman, Christine Churchville Chili 22:29
Bellavia, Maria Victor 22:34
Mazza, Lydia Victor 22:44
Brown, Megan Churchville Chili 22:45
Calderon, Brianna East Irondequoit 22:50
Kunigan, Mary Hilton 22:53
Sealy, Krista Hilton 23:04
Ruhland, Genevieve Churchville Chili 23:15
Monroe, Abigail Churchville Chili 23:20
On the boys side, Victor is not ranked, but the computer still has them slightly better than #14 Irondequoit. Hilton also has a solid team. Here are the boys to look for near the front tomorrow:
Erb, M.J. Victor 16:48
Ranke, Tyler Hilton 17:09
Hayward, Connor Victor 17:22
Roth, Corey Hilton 17:40
Shanahan, Luke Victor 17:47
Steiger, Aidan Victor 18:03
Mertens, George Victor 18:14
Buri, Josh Hilton 18:17
Mizma, Mitch Hilton 18:21
Smathers, Mike Victor 18:27
Viggiani, Dan Churchville Chili 18:32
Wright, Rob Hilton 18:33
Erickson, Jack Victor 18:38
Mertens, Ben Victor 18:39
Whitmarsh, Ryan Hilton 18:43
Spitzer, Matt Victor 18:43
Mikols, Eric Churchville Chili 18:57
Glavin, Donovan Hilton 19:03
Peerenboom, Cam Hilton 19:16
Goebel, Mike Victor 19:20
Graham, George East Irondequoit 19:24
O'Neill, Karli Churchville Chili 20:12
Lawler, Maggie Victor 20:43
Keene, Haley Hilton 21:01
Palmeri, Amanda Hilton 21:19
Dehm, Olivia Victor 21:25
Griffiths, Monica Hilton 21:34
Wojnowski, Stephanie East Irondequoit 21:41
Fries, Aly Victor 21:42
Bellinger, Megan Victor 21:54
Wojnowski, Veronica East Irondequoit 22:05
Cammillaci, Zoe Hilton 22:15
Erickson, Kate Victor 22:20
Roman, Christine Churchville Chili 22:29
Bellavia, Maria Victor 22:34
Mazza, Lydia Victor 22:44
Brown, Megan Churchville Chili 22:45
Calderon, Brianna East Irondequoit 22:50
Kunigan, Mary Hilton 22:53
Sealy, Krista Hilton 23:04
Ruhland, Genevieve Churchville Chili 23:15
Monroe, Abigail Churchville Chili 23:20
On the boys side, Victor is not ranked, but the computer still has them slightly better than #14 Irondequoit. Hilton also has a solid team. Here are the boys to look for near the front tomorrow:
Erb, M.J. Victor 16:48
Ranke, Tyler Hilton 17:09
Hayward, Connor Victor 17:22
Roth, Corey Hilton 17:40
Shanahan, Luke Victor 17:47
Steiger, Aidan Victor 18:03
Mertens, George Victor 18:14
Buri, Josh Hilton 18:17
Mizma, Mitch Hilton 18:21
Smathers, Mike Victor 18:27
Viggiani, Dan Churchville Chili 18:32
Wright, Rob Hilton 18:33
Erickson, Jack Victor 18:38
Mertens, Ben Victor 18:39
Whitmarsh, Ryan Hilton 18:43
Spitzer, Matt Victor 18:43
Mikols, Eric Churchville Chili 18:57
Glavin, Donovan Hilton 19:03
Peerenboom, Cam Hilton 19:16
Goebel, Mike Victor 19:20
Graham, George East Irondequoit 19:24
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Week 4 Recap
There were certainly some exciting races around the Monroe County XC League yesterday. Some of the top action was at our meet. Here is a look around the County...
Basil Marella
Rush-Henrietta's depth was the story of the girls race. Despite Val and Amanda going 1-2 and Fairport's Ashton Hughes and Erin Sedita going 3-4, R-H was able to defeat Schroeder, 27-30 and Fairport, 26-31. Val and Amanda led wire-to-wire in posting the 8th and 9th best times on the course. We showed that the McQuaid results were no fluke in edging Fairport, 26-29. Yesterday, the latest State Rankings came out, with Webster Schroeder at #17! That marks the first time the Schroeder girls have been ranked since 19??. R-H is ranked at #8 and Fairport #24, joining a total of 6 Monroe County teams ranked in the top 25 (plus 3 others in Class B).
In the Boys race, R-H held out several of their top runner in between McQuaid last weekend and Manhattan this coming weekend, but still fended off a tightly-grouped Fairport team, 25-30. In a very exciting dual, we edged Athena, 26-31 in a tight race that went back and forth a couple of times. The suprise overall winner of the Boys race was Athena's XXX. I did not see the finish, so I'm not sure when he made his final move to win.
And I was able to chat a bit with a former college teammate, whose son is the top runner for Spencerport.
Mendon West
Canandaigua, with the McCormick sisters getting a day off, still edged Sutherland, 27-28, as Sutherland just couldn't get a 5th runner to the finish line in time. But in the meet against Brighton, Sutherland got not only a 5th runner to the line, but a 6th ahead of Brighton's 5th as well, to win the meet on the tiebreaker at 28-28.
In the Boys race, Sutherland and Brighton were tied after 4 runners each, but Brighton's 5-6-7 came in as a pack, ahead of Sutherland's 5th, for a 27-30 win. Sutherland's Mike Anvelt, who is having a great year, picked up another win.
Seneca Park
It looks like the HF-L troika did not try to challenge Irondequoit's Georgia Tuttle for the win, but their team managed to take places 2-3-4-7-8 overall for convincing wins over all opponents, most notably Hilton.
The Irondequoit boys had an impressive showing, with a 1-5 spread of just 23 seconds, led by 3rd place finisher, sophomore Josh Dyrland. That was enough for a 24-34 win over HF-L.
Webster Park
The Thomas girls put on a nice performance on their home course, including a win by Eileen O'Hara, but couldn't keep up with Mendon, losing 24-32. They did win easily over Victor, 23-34.
The Boys race was a story of Sophomores, 9 of the top 21 finishers were 10th graders, showing that Mendon, Thomas and Victor will be strong for a couple more years.
Northampton Park
Penfield breezed through the Girls race, taking 7 of the top 9 spots. Leila Mantilla and Katie Lembo went 1-2 in 18:50 and 18:51, crushing the former course record of 20:02 on this lesser-used (and new in 2009) course.
The Penfield Boys also won all 4 of their meets in a convincing manner.
Basil Marella
Rush-Henrietta's depth was the story of the girls race. Despite Val and Amanda going 1-2 and Fairport's Ashton Hughes and Erin Sedita going 3-4, R-H was able to defeat Schroeder, 27-30 and Fairport, 26-31. Val and Amanda led wire-to-wire in posting the 8th and 9th best times on the course. We showed that the McQuaid results were no fluke in edging Fairport, 26-29. Yesterday, the latest State Rankings came out, with Webster Schroeder at #17! That marks the first time the Schroeder girls have been ranked since 19??. R-H is ranked at #8 and Fairport #24, joining a total of 6 Monroe County teams ranked in the top 25 (plus 3 others in Class B).
In the Boys race, R-H held out several of their top runner in between McQuaid last weekend and Manhattan this coming weekend, but still fended off a tightly-grouped Fairport team, 25-30. In a very exciting dual, we edged Athena, 26-31 in a tight race that went back and forth a couple of times. The suprise overall winner of the Boys race was Athena's XXX. I did not see the finish, so I'm not sure when he made his final move to win.
And I was able to chat a bit with a former college teammate, whose son is the top runner for Spencerport.
Mendon West
Canandaigua, with the McCormick sisters getting a day off, still edged Sutherland, 27-28, as Sutherland just couldn't get a 5th runner to the finish line in time. But in the meet against Brighton, Sutherland got not only a 5th runner to the line, but a 6th ahead of Brighton's 5th as well, to win the meet on the tiebreaker at 28-28.
In the Boys race, Sutherland and Brighton were tied after 4 runners each, but Brighton's 5-6-7 came in as a pack, ahead of Sutherland's 5th, for a 27-30 win. Sutherland's Mike Anvelt, who is having a great year, picked up another win.
Seneca Park
It looks like the HF-L troika did not try to challenge Irondequoit's Georgia Tuttle for the win, but their team managed to take places 2-3-4-7-8 overall for convincing wins over all opponents, most notably Hilton.
The Irondequoit boys had an impressive showing, with a 1-5 spread of just 23 seconds, led by 3rd place finisher, sophomore Josh Dyrland. That was enough for a 24-34 win over HF-L.
Webster Park
The Thomas girls put on a nice performance on their home course, including a win by Eileen O'Hara, but couldn't keep up with Mendon, losing 24-32. They did win easily over Victor, 23-34.
The Boys race was a story of Sophomores, 9 of the top 21 finishers were 10th graders, showing that Mendon, Thomas and Victor will be strong for a couple more years.
Northampton Park
Penfield breezed through the Girls race, taking 7 of the top 9 spots. Leila Mantilla and Katie Lembo went 1-2 in 18:50 and 18:51, crushing the former course record of 20:02 on this lesser-used (and new in 2009) course.
The Penfield Boys also won all 4 of their meets in a convincing manner.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Back to Basil
Sorry I haven't had time to write up anything about McQuaid yet. What an exciting day - the weather was unable to dampen my enthusiasm with the performances that I saw! For now, you can find complete results for 2011. And I will write more later.
Today's meet features a return to Basil Marella Park in Greece, site of our opening meet this year. You can find directions in the article that talked about the first meet. This time, the Girls run first, at 4:30, then the Modified race, then the Boys (probably starting between 5:15 and 5:25).
The girls race features the Fairport team that was ranked #14 in the state, going into McQuaid. We managed to beat them there, and I imagine they will be looking for revenge today. The Rush-Henrietta girls are outstanding - they were accidentally ranked in Class B last week, and they beat us by 49 points at McQuaid, averaging only 7 seconds faster per runner than us. The top runners:
Greiner, Lizzie Rush Henrietta 20:22
Sedita, Erin Fairport 20:29
Griffin, Tishae Rush Henrietta 20:40
MacDonald, Alana Rush Henrietta 20:45
Quinn, Siobhan Rush Henrietta 20:47
Hughes, Ashton Fairport 20:48
Greiner, Becky Rush Henrietta 20:54
Jones, Emma Rush Henrietta 21:11
McElligott, Meghan Fairport 21:35
Lafferty, Courtney Athena 21:43
Bucci, Loryn Fairport 21:46
Glitch, Kristina Rush Henrietta 21:46
Rosenthal, Jane Fairport 21:51
Lenhardt, Carly Fairport 21:59
Handley, Janelle Athena 22:19
Nortz, Heather Fairport 22:23
Butler, Sarah Athena 22:24
Ward, Brittany Athena 22:31
Hope, Mabel Spencerport 22:33
The R-H Boys are between big invitationals, but even their JV team is very strong. Fairport has a good group of runners and is ranked #8 in Section V. Athena is coming of a McQuaid Championship - winning the unseeded medium school race. So, we have 3 formidable opponents (Spencerport is a little down this year). Here are the top runners:
Kozyra, Nate Rush Henrietta 16:39
Sweeney, Andrew Rush Henrietta 16:52
Burke, Mickey Rush Henrietta 17:01
Raymond, Alex Rush Henrietta 17:30
Scott, Jack Fairport 17:33
Burke, Colby Rush Henrietta 17:43
Kassu, Mintesinot Athena 17:43
Root, Brennan Rush Henrietta 17:46
White, Jimmy Fairport 17:52
Schantz, Mike Rush Henrietta 18:05
Penner, Andy Fairport 18:11
Razavi, Mike Fairport 18:14
Wolf, Josh Fairport 18:18
Lauria, Mike Athena 18:21
Staveski, Adam Fairport 18:26
Larkin, Mike Rush Henrietta 18:28
Aiken, Pat Rush Henrietta 18:29
Greiner, Johnny Rush Henrietta 18:35
Shenal, Patrick Rush Henrietta 18:37
Koenig, Ethan Athena 18:40
Pease, Keith Athena 18:42
Ceiply, Mike Fairport 18:58
Miller, Jon Rush Henrietta 19:02
Hale, Zack Athena 19:02
Grouse, David Fairport 19:03
Today's meet features a return to Basil Marella Park in Greece, site of our opening meet this year. You can find directions in the article that talked about the first meet. This time, the Girls run first, at 4:30, then the Modified race, then the Boys (probably starting between 5:15 and 5:25).
The girls race features the Fairport team that was ranked #14 in the state, going into McQuaid. We managed to beat them there, and I imagine they will be looking for revenge today. The Rush-Henrietta girls are outstanding - they were accidentally ranked in Class B last week, and they beat us by 49 points at McQuaid, averaging only 7 seconds faster per runner than us. The top runners:
Greiner, Lizzie Rush Henrietta 20:22
Sedita, Erin Fairport 20:29
Griffin, Tishae Rush Henrietta 20:40
MacDonald, Alana Rush Henrietta 20:45
Quinn, Siobhan Rush Henrietta 20:47
Hughes, Ashton Fairport 20:48
Greiner, Becky Rush Henrietta 20:54
Jones, Emma Rush Henrietta 21:11
McElligott, Meghan Fairport 21:35
Lafferty, Courtney Athena 21:43
Bucci, Loryn Fairport 21:46
Glitch, Kristina Rush Henrietta 21:46
Rosenthal, Jane Fairport 21:51
Lenhardt, Carly Fairport 21:59
Handley, Janelle Athena 22:19
Nortz, Heather Fairport 22:23
Butler, Sarah Athena 22:24
Ward, Brittany Athena 22:31
Hope, Mabel Spencerport 22:33
The R-H Boys are between big invitationals, but even their JV team is very strong. Fairport has a good group of runners and is ranked #8 in Section V. Athena is coming of a McQuaid Championship - winning the unseeded medium school race. So, we have 3 formidable opponents (Spencerport is a little down this year). Here are the top runners:
Kozyra, Nate Rush Henrietta 16:39
Sweeney, Andrew Rush Henrietta 16:52
Burke, Mickey Rush Henrietta 17:01
Raymond, Alex Rush Henrietta 17:30
Scott, Jack Fairport 17:33
Burke, Colby Rush Henrietta 17:43
Kassu, Mintesinot Athena 17:43
Root, Brennan Rush Henrietta 17:46
White, Jimmy Fairport 17:52
Schantz, Mike Rush Henrietta 18:05
Penner, Andy Fairport 18:11
Razavi, Mike Fairport 18:14
Wolf, Josh Fairport 18:18
Lauria, Mike Athena 18:21
Staveski, Adam Fairport 18:26
Larkin, Mike Rush Henrietta 18:28
Aiken, Pat Rush Henrietta 18:29
Greiner, Johnny Rush Henrietta 18:35
Shenal, Patrick Rush Henrietta 18:37
Koenig, Ethan Athena 18:40
Pease, Keith Athena 18:42
Ceiply, Mike Fairport 18:58
Miller, Jon Rush Henrietta 19:02
Hale, Zack Athena 19:02
Grouse, David Fairport 19:03
Friday, September 30, 2011
McQuaid Invitational
Yesterday I posted the link to the McQuaid Invitational site. This is the 47th edition of this storied invitational, meaning it was first run in 1965. I was actually a competitor in 1979 and 1980, and have attended over 25 of the editions. I still get excited as the day approaches.
Our race times are as follows:
1:03pm - Sophomore Boys (this race includes all of our 9th graders as well)
2:26pm - Varsity "B" GIrls
(2:50pm - the Spry Boys)
(3:26pm - the Spry Girls)
3:38pm - Varsity Boys
3:58pm - Varsity Girls
4:45pm - Varsity "B" Boys
Also, do not miss the race at 4:22pm - it is the large school seeded Varsity Boys race and will feature a battle between Shaker (ranked #3 in the state) and R-H (ranked #4 in the state). They were ranked 1-2 in the state in the preseason, but an injury set Shaker back and R-H seems to be biding their time for now, and not putting their best feet forward, so F-M and Arlington have slipped by. It will be interesting to see what kind of statement the teams make this weekend.
With the rain we've had, and more to come, the course will not be as blazing fast as usual, but in XC times don't really matter. So, this just makes it more of a test of who is toughest!
I haven't had time to do detailed analyses of the races, but I will mention a few facts, starting with the girls varsity race. The very top teams in the state are not making the trip, or are in the AA (medium school race) - #4 Burnt Hills, #6 East Aurora, #15 Mendon. But, of the 18 teams in the "seeded" girls race, 9 were mentioned in the Tullyrunners preseason rankings, including:
#5 Canandaigua (solid lineup)
#13 HF-L (3 elite runners)
#14 Penfield (Katie / Leila is one of the best combos in the state)
#19 Fairport (defending champs, but Ashton Hughes not her former self, so far this year)
#23 Ithaca (3rd in this race last year)
#24 Rush-Henrietta (seriously under-ranked, especially in invitational scoring)
#26 Warwick Valley
#33 Clarence (ranked #1 in Section VI - Buffalo area - large schools, again)
#38 Elmira
The 9 not mentioned include:
Hilton (#7 in Section V)
Frontier (#3 in Section VI)
Orchard Park (#5 in Section VI)
Williamsville North (#7 in Section VI)
Corning - frequent state meet attendee from Section IV (Binghamton area)
Union-Endicott
Liverpool (4th last year) frequent runner-up to F-M in Section III (Syracuse area)
West Genesee (8th in this race last year)
Webster Schroeder
Can we prove ourselves top 10 material in a field this deep?
Our boys will be in the "unseeded" race with 21 teams. Clarence, ranked #12 in the state for Class A, is dropping down to win in the small pond. In fact, it seems that all of Section 6 is afraid of the large seeded race. Here is what we have for their large schools: #1 Starpoint - seeded Medium race; #2 Clarence; #3 Lockport, #4 Canisius and #5 Lancaster, #7 Frontier - all in our race. And the "ranked" local teams in our race include #7 Hilton, #9 Fairport and HM Irondequoit (punished for "loafing" the Cougar Invite) and Penfield.
It will be interesting to see how we rate against this field. Many of the teams in the race will be right at our level.
Our other races will be very large (3 of the 4 largest races of the day), with the following numbers entered:
Sophomore Boys - 452
Varsity B GIrls - 454
Varsity B Boys - 479
Our race times are as follows:
1:03pm - Sophomore Boys (this race includes all of our 9th graders as well)
2:26pm - Varsity "B" GIrls
(2:50pm - the Spry Boys)
(3:26pm - the Spry Girls)
3:38pm - Varsity Boys
3:58pm - Varsity Girls
4:45pm - Varsity "B" Boys
Also, do not miss the race at 4:22pm - it is the large school seeded Varsity Boys race and will feature a battle between Shaker (ranked #3 in the state) and R-H (ranked #4 in the state). They were ranked 1-2 in the state in the preseason, but an injury set Shaker back and R-H seems to be biding their time for now, and not putting their best feet forward, so F-M and Arlington have slipped by. It will be interesting to see what kind of statement the teams make this weekend.
With the rain we've had, and more to come, the course will not be as blazing fast as usual, but in XC times don't really matter. So, this just makes it more of a test of who is toughest!
I haven't had time to do detailed analyses of the races, but I will mention a few facts, starting with the girls varsity race. The very top teams in the state are not making the trip, or are in the AA (medium school race) - #4 Burnt Hills, #6 East Aurora, #15 Mendon. But, of the 18 teams in the "seeded" girls race, 9 were mentioned in the Tullyrunners preseason rankings, including:
#5 Canandaigua (solid lineup)
#13 HF-L (3 elite runners)
#14 Penfield (Katie / Leila is one of the best combos in the state)
#19 Fairport (defending champs, but Ashton Hughes not her former self, so far this year)
#23 Ithaca (3rd in this race last year)
#24 Rush-Henrietta (seriously under-ranked, especially in invitational scoring)
#26 Warwick Valley
#33 Clarence (ranked #1 in Section VI - Buffalo area - large schools, again)
#38 Elmira
The 9 not mentioned include:
Hilton (#7 in Section V)
Frontier (#3 in Section VI)
Orchard Park (#5 in Section VI)
Williamsville North (#7 in Section VI)
Corning - frequent state meet attendee from Section IV (Binghamton area)
Union-Endicott
Liverpool (4th last year) frequent runner-up to F-M in Section III (Syracuse area)
West Genesee (8th in this race last year)
Webster Schroeder
Can we prove ourselves top 10 material in a field this deep?
Our boys will be in the "unseeded" race with 21 teams. Clarence, ranked #12 in the state for Class A, is dropping down to win in the small pond. In fact, it seems that all of Section 6 is afraid of the large seeded race. Here is what we have for their large schools: #1 Starpoint - seeded Medium race; #2 Clarence; #3 Lockport, #4 Canisius and #5 Lancaster, #7 Frontier - all in our race. And the "ranked" local teams in our race include #7 Hilton, #9 Fairport and HM Irondequoit (punished for "loafing" the Cougar Invite) and Penfield.
It will be interesting to see how we rate against this field. Many of the teams in the race will be right at our level.
Our other races will be very large (3 of the 4 largest races of the day), with the following numbers entered:
Sophomore Boys - 452
Varsity B GIrls - 454
Varsity B Boys - 479
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Week 3 Recap
But first a quick link to the McQuaid Invitational website, which includes the race schedule. I'll write more about McQuaid later this week.
Mendon East
In the boys race, Brighton's Will Ronchetti spent a lot of time looking over his shoulder as he led much of the race. Sure enough, he was overtaken by Mendon's Will Burton and Jack Wesley and Mendon came away with a 26-29 win. Irondequoit was out quickly, but faded badly and lost to Mendon, 19-38 and Brighton, 20-35. Schroeder won the mano-a-mano battles with Penfield's first and second runners, but lost the other three and the meet, 27-28.
Mendon's depth overcame Penfield's outstanding front-runners. Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla ran about 25 seconds faster than a week ago to win easily and post the third and fourth fastest League Meet times on Mendon East behind Shaylyn Tuite and ... Shaylyn Tuite. Val and Amanda missed the top 25 listing by just 3 and 5 seconds, respectively. The biggest surprise was the Schroeder girls forcing Mendon to score 27 points and only falling 25-30 to Penfield.
Black Creek
Perhaps the slowest boys race of the year - only 7 or 8 runners broke 20 minutes. Last week 9 girls broke 20 at Webster Park! Olympia went 1-2 for the win. Brockport, with their 5th man running 22:21, even lost to East Rochester.
The girls race was quite dull, with only 2 of the 5 schools fielding complete teams of 5 runners.
Center Park
MJ Erb ran 26 seconds faster than a week ago on the same course, to finish in a Course Record 16:30, and Victor used a 1-2 finish to sweep the meet, including 24-31 over Fairport. Fairport's top 5 were only 21 seconds apart.
Meghan McCormick coasted to the 3rd fastest time on the course, and was followed by sister Kate and Kennedy Jensen, to lead Canandaigua to four easy victories. Erin Sedita continued to be Fairport's best runner, ahead of Ashton Hughes (but over a minute behind the winner), and their 1-5 spread was only 1:37, to put them well ahead of Victor.
Harris Whalen
The D&C's ignorance was on full display this morning, playing up Sutherland's win over R-H, despite the fact that R-H clearly coasted through the meet, presumably maximizing their chances against Shaker at the McQuaid Invitational on Saturday. That should be a great race! The Thomas boys continue to look great for a bunch of youngsters - their top 7 included 5 sophomores, a frosh and a rookie - and they took care of Hilton, 25-32.
The R-H girls also backed off, allowing the O'Hara girls from Thomas to go 1-2, but R-H still prevailed, 26-32. Thomas had no trouble handling Hilton and Sutherland.
Mendon West
The HF-L boys had an easy day, with sizable wins over Athena, Churchville and Gates.
The HF-L girls also cruised, their top 3 allowing Churchville's Karli O'Neill to beat them by about a minute. No close scores to be seen here.
Mendon East
In the boys race, Brighton's Will Ronchetti spent a lot of time looking over his shoulder as he led much of the race. Sure enough, he was overtaken by Mendon's Will Burton and Jack Wesley and Mendon came away with a 26-29 win. Irondequoit was out quickly, but faded badly and lost to Mendon, 19-38 and Brighton, 20-35. Schroeder won the mano-a-mano battles with Penfield's first and second runners, but lost the other three and the meet, 27-28.
Mendon's depth overcame Penfield's outstanding front-runners. Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla ran about 25 seconds faster than a week ago to win easily and post the third and fourth fastest League Meet times on Mendon East behind Shaylyn Tuite and ... Shaylyn Tuite. Val and Amanda missed the top 25 listing by just 3 and 5 seconds, respectively. The biggest surprise was the Schroeder girls forcing Mendon to score 27 points and only falling 25-30 to Penfield.
Black Creek
Perhaps the slowest boys race of the year - only 7 or 8 runners broke 20 minutes. Last week 9 girls broke 20 at Webster Park! Olympia went 1-2 for the win. Brockport, with their 5th man running 22:21, even lost to East Rochester.
The girls race was quite dull, with only 2 of the 5 schools fielding complete teams of 5 runners.
Center Park
MJ Erb ran 26 seconds faster than a week ago on the same course, to finish in a Course Record 16:30, and Victor used a 1-2 finish to sweep the meet, including 24-31 over Fairport. Fairport's top 5 were only 21 seconds apart.
Meghan McCormick coasted to the 3rd fastest time on the course, and was followed by sister Kate and Kennedy Jensen, to lead Canandaigua to four easy victories. Erin Sedita continued to be Fairport's best runner, ahead of Ashton Hughes (but over a minute behind the winner), and their 1-5 spread was only 1:37, to put them well ahead of Victor.
Harris Whalen
The D&C's ignorance was on full display this morning, playing up Sutherland's win over R-H, despite the fact that R-H clearly coasted through the meet, presumably maximizing their chances against Shaker at the McQuaid Invitational on Saturday. That should be a great race! The Thomas boys continue to look great for a bunch of youngsters - their top 7 included 5 sophomores, a frosh and a rookie - and they took care of Hilton, 25-32.
The R-H girls also backed off, allowing the O'Hara girls from Thomas to go 1-2, but R-H still prevailed, 26-32. Thomas had no trouble handling Hilton and Sutherland.
Mendon West
The HF-L boys had an easy day, with sizable wins over Athena, Churchville and Gates.
The HF-L girls also cruised, their top 3 allowing Churchville's Karli O'Neill to beat them by about a minute. No close scores to be seen here.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Scouting Report - Week 3
Here are our top opponents for tomorrow's meet...
Boys
Burton, Will Mendon 17:17
Wesley, Jack Mendon 17:36
VanVleck, Matt Mendon 17:40
Mullen, Andrew Brighton 17:46
Stahl, Eric Brighton 17:56
Tarduno, Matthew Brighton 17:56
Ronchetti, Will Brighton 17:58
Pavia, Corey Mendon 18:01
Koss, Nick Irondequoit 18:03
Bigenwald, Eric Irondequoit 18:03
Moran, Mitch Penfield 18:04
Green, Connor Mendon 18:13
Wilczewski, James Irondequoit 18:18
Dyrland, Josh Irondequoit 18:22
Young, Robert Mendon 18:23
Simpson, Zachary Brighton 18:26
Kozlowski, Mike Penfield 18:30
Paige, Aaron Irondequoit 18:39
Muzdakis, Zachary Irondequoit 18:43
Wagner, Ray Irondequoit 18:44
Tassone, Brendan Penfield 18:44
Coons, Sam Brighton 18:46
Crandell, Alex Penfield 18:47
Ryan, Neil Brighton 18:48
Girls
Mantilla, Leila Penfield 19:12
Lembo, Katie Penfield 19:25
Tate, Tiffany Irondequoit 20:28
Roncone, Krista Mendon 20:32
Hallock, Allison Mendon 20:35
Tuttle, Georgia Irondequoit 20:51
Wagner, Robin Brighton 21:09
Schnaufer, Illana Penfield 21:27
Heyer, Lindsay Penfield 21:28
Ryan, Kylie Mendon 21:30
Bourcy, Abby Penfield 21:45
Yancey, Colleen Mendon 21:46
Tuite, Kari Mendon 21:58
Nitschke, Margot Mendon 22:11
Pinker, Talia Brighton 22:14
Nadeau, Sarah Irondequoit 22:21
Wagner, Clara Irondequoit 22:23
Pieper, Maddy Mendon 22:27
Novak, Allie Mendon 22:27
Olson, Tricia Brighton 22:28
Swetman, Brenna Mendon 22:34
Zeccola, Amanda Mendon 22:35
Cok, Sarah Penfield 22:39
Schildkraut, Melis Penfield 22:55
Fahrenholz, Tori Penfield 22:57
Boys
Burton, Will Mendon 17:17
Wesley, Jack Mendon 17:36
VanVleck, Matt Mendon 17:40
Mullen, Andrew Brighton 17:46
Stahl, Eric Brighton 17:56
Tarduno, Matthew Brighton 17:56
Ronchetti, Will Brighton 17:58
Pavia, Corey Mendon 18:01
Koss, Nick Irondequoit 18:03
Bigenwald, Eric Irondequoit 18:03
Moran, Mitch Penfield 18:04
Green, Connor Mendon 18:13
Wilczewski, James Irondequoit 18:18
Dyrland, Josh Irondequoit 18:22
Young, Robert Mendon 18:23
Simpson, Zachary Brighton 18:26
Kozlowski, Mike Penfield 18:30
Paige, Aaron Irondequoit 18:39
Muzdakis, Zachary Irondequoit 18:43
Wagner, Ray Irondequoit 18:44
Tassone, Brendan Penfield 18:44
Coons, Sam Brighton 18:46
Crandell, Alex Penfield 18:47
Ryan, Neil Brighton 18:48
Girls
Mantilla, Leila Penfield 19:12
Lembo, Katie Penfield 19:25
Tate, Tiffany Irondequoit 20:28
Roncone, Krista Mendon 20:32
Hallock, Allison Mendon 20:35
Tuttle, Georgia Irondequoit 20:51
Wagner, Robin Brighton 21:09
Schnaufer, Illana Penfield 21:27
Heyer, Lindsay Penfield 21:28
Ryan, Kylie Mendon 21:30
Bourcy, Abby Penfield 21:45
Yancey, Colleen Mendon 21:46
Tuite, Kari Mendon 21:58
Nitschke, Margot Mendon 22:11
Pinker, Talia Brighton 22:14
Nadeau, Sarah Irondequoit 22:21
Wagner, Clara Irondequoit 22:23
Pieper, Maddy Mendon 22:27
Novak, Allie Mendon 22:27
Olson, Tricia Brighton 22:28
Swetman, Brenna Mendon 22:34
Zeccola, Amanda Mendon 22:35
Cok, Sarah Penfield 22:39
Schildkraut, Melis Penfield 22:55
Fahrenholz, Tori Penfield 22:57
How 'bout Them Bills!
Still savoring yesterday's win!
Results from the Cougar Invite are available here. Check the "groupI" and "var-b" files
Tomorrow's meet is at Mendon Ponds Park (East Course) against Brighton, Irondequoit, Mendon and Penfield, making for a very challenging meet. The Boys race first, at 4:30, for the last time this season. This week the modified teams run between the high school races, so the Girls are likely to run just a bit later than last week.
I do not have the Scouting Report available yet, but it should be posted later tonight.
For anyone who hasn't been to Mendon East (we did not run there last year, for the first time since it was made the County Meet course), the parking is at the Beach parking lot, and the race starts and finishes next to the parking lot entry road. Please do not park along the entry or exit roads as the race course crosses those roads.
Directions from Schroeder are included here:
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Results from the Cougar Invite are available here. Check the "groupI" and "var-b" files
Tomorrow's meet is at Mendon Ponds Park (East Course) against Brighton, Irondequoit, Mendon and Penfield, making for a very challenging meet. The Boys race first, at 4:30, for the last time this season. This week the modified teams run between the high school races, so the Girls are likely to run just a bit later than last week.
I do not have the Scouting Report available yet, but it should be posted later tonight.
For anyone who hasn't been to Mendon East (we did not run there last year, for the first time since it was made the County Meet course), the parking is at the Beach parking lot, and the race starts and finishes next to the parking lot entry road. Please do not park along the entry or exit roads as the race course crosses those roads.
Directions from Schroeder are included here:
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Cougar Invitational
Tomorrow we will be heading over to Genesee Community College for the Cougar Invitational. The course is the same course that is used for Sectionals. The schedule is as follows (Schroeder races are bolded):
10:00 Girls Group III
10:30 Boys Group III
11:00 Girls Varsity B
11:30 Boys Varsity B
12:00 Modified Girls
12:15 Modified Boys
12:30 Girls Group II
1:00 Boys Group II
1:30 Girls Group I
2:00 Boys Group I
Here is a map of the course
Complete information is available in this PDF file.
Here are the directions from Schroeder:
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10:00 Girls Group III
10:30 Boys Group III
11:00 Girls Varsity B
11:30 Boys Varsity B
12:00 Modified Girls
12:15 Modified Boys
12:30 Girls Group II
1:00 Boys Group II
1:30 Girls Group I
2:00 Boys Group I
Here is a map of the course
Complete information is available in this PDF file.
Here are the directions from Schroeder:
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Week 2 Recap
Webster Park
Our boys performed as expected with easy wins over Brockport and Canandaigua and lopsided losses to Thomas and HF-L. Thomas took advantage of HF-L missing one runner and backing off after Saturday's big performance that vaulted them to #3 in the State Rankings for Class B, and beat them, 26-30, with three runners under 17 minutes.
Our girls also split their meets, as expected; however, we only lost to HF-L by the score of 27-30, as their big 3 finished ahead of Alaina and they slipped 4-5-6 in ahead of Natalie and Sarah. And Thomas came a little closer than expected. Canadaigua sat some girls and HF-L backed off from full speed, but the net result was that Canandaigua still won, with their decided dual meet advantage over HF-L (although they finished just behind HF-L in the VVS merge, they would have won a dual meet, 25-30). Val and Amanda earned spots #9 and 11 on the "Internet Era" all-time best at Webster Park. Meghan McCormick's winning time was the 4th best.
Black Creek
Irondequoit showed their strength by out-Sutherlanding Sutherland. Their top 5 finished within 24 seconds of their winner, Eric Bigenwald. Sutherland, ranked 15th in Class B, could only manage 3 runners in that gap. Fairport also managed to edge Sutherland, 27-28, by sneaking 3-4-5 in ahead of Sutherland's 4th. So, they seem to be better than expected.
In the girls race, Irondequoit's new star, Tiffany Tate, won the race over Georgia Tuttle, with both of them breaking Brianna Deming's course record, but Irondequoit couldn't get a 5th girl to the line for another 3:18, allowing Fairport to displace for a 28-29 victory and go 4-0 on the day. Irondequoit's 1-2 punch was also not enough to beat Sutherland.
Center Park
Victor's boys set the tone of the day, with a 27-28 win over Brighton. Their 5th man beat Brighton's 5th by just 2 seconds, as Brighton and Victor combined to take 16 of the top 20 places. MJ Erb's win was the 5th best time on this course.
And the Victor girls followed up with a 27-30 win. Although Brighton went 2-3-4, Victor grabbed the next 5 spots to get the win.
Mendon East
R-H took the day off after Saturday's race, only running Mickey Burke from among their leaders, but still won easily. Travis Jordon of Gates got the individual win.
The girls race was similar to Saturday's merge results between R-H and Penfield, although in slower times, as both teams seemed to leave something in the tank (or were too spent from Saturday). R-H bunched 5 ahead of Penfield's 3rd, for a 25-32 win. Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla tied for the win in a respectable 19:46, which is still well off of their capabilities.
Northampton Park
Hilton ran well up front in the boys race, but they could not match Mendon's depth and Mendon won 26-31, to sweep the day.
In the girls race, Allison Hallock and Krista Roncone outkicked Hilton's Haley Keene, to give Mendon a comfortable 21-36 win over Mendon.
Our boys performed as expected with easy wins over Brockport and Canandaigua and lopsided losses to Thomas and HF-L. Thomas took advantage of HF-L missing one runner and backing off after Saturday's big performance that vaulted them to #3 in the State Rankings for Class B, and beat them, 26-30, with three runners under 17 minutes.
Our girls also split their meets, as expected; however, we only lost to HF-L by the score of 27-30, as their big 3 finished ahead of Alaina and they slipped 4-5-6 in ahead of Natalie and Sarah. And Thomas came a little closer than expected. Canadaigua sat some girls and HF-L backed off from full speed, but the net result was that Canandaigua still won, with their decided dual meet advantage over HF-L (although they finished just behind HF-L in the VVS merge, they would have won a dual meet, 25-30). Val and Amanda earned spots #9 and 11 on the "Internet Era" all-time best at Webster Park. Meghan McCormick's winning time was the 4th best.
Black Creek
Irondequoit showed their strength by out-Sutherlanding Sutherland. Their top 5 finished within 24 seconds of their winner, Eric Bigenwald. Sutherland, ranked 15th in Class B, could only manage 3 runners in that gap. Fairport also managed to edge Sutherland, 27-28, by sneaking 3-4-5 in ahead of Sutherland's 4th. So, they seem to be better than expected.
In the girls race, Irondequoit's new star, Tiffany Tate, won the race over Georgia Tuttle, with both of them breaking Brianna Deming's course record, but Irondequoit couldn't get a 5th girl to the line for another 3:18, allowing Fairport to displace for a 28-29 victory and go 4-0 on the day. Irondequoit's 1-2 punch was also not enough to beat Sutherland.
Center Park
Victor's boys set the tone of the day, with a 27-28 win over Brighton. Their 5th man beat Brighton's 5th by just 2 seconds, as Brighton and Victor combined to take 16 of the top 20 places. MJ Erb's win was the 5th best time on this course.
And the Victor girls followed up with a 27-30 win. Although Brighton went 2-3-4, Victor grabbed the next 5 spots to get the win.
Mendon East
R-H took the day off after Saturday's race, only running Mickey Burke from among their leaders, but still won easily. Travis Jordon of Gates got the individual win.
The girls race was similar to Saturday's merge results between R-H and Penfield, although in slower times, as both teams seemed to leave something in the tank (or were too spent from Saturday). R-H bunched 5 ahead of Penfield's 3rd, for a 25-32 win. Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla tied for the win in a respectable 19:46, which is still well off of their capabilities.
Northampton Park
Hilton ran well up front in the boys race, but they could not match Mendon's depth and Mendon won 26-31, to sweep the day.
In the girls race, Allison Hallock and Krista Roncone outkicked Hilton's Haley Keene, to give Mendon a comfortable 21-36 win over Mendon.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Scouting Report - Week 2
We are hosting this week's League Meet at Webster Park. Our guests will include our cross-town friends from Thomas, plus Brockport, Canandaigua and Honeoye Falls-Lima. The boys will be racing first, at 4:30. HF-L and Canandaigua ran at VVS on Saturday, with very different performances. HF-L showed they are much stronger than expected, and placed 7th in the overall merge. Cooper Roach led them with the 7th fastest time of the day, and although there is a large gap to #2, the next 4 runners finished within 42 seconds of each other. Meanwhile, Canandaigua was 53rd, with just 2 runners under 19:30. Brockport also lacks depth, but Thomas is incredibly deep, with many youngsters among their leaders.
The top opponents (with time from VVS, if applicable, plus predicted time for Webster Park):
Name Team VVS Pred
Roach, Cooper HF-L 16.25 16:21
Andrievsky, Sasha Thomas 16:46
Jamele, Geoff Brockport 17:05
Johnson, Keith Thomas 17:08
Trombley, Nick Canandaigua 18.08 17:10
Brunett, Joe HF-L 17.13 17:12
Beaujon, Allen Canandaigua 17.87 17:21
Paganelli, JT HF-L 17.58 17:26
Douglas, Langton HF-L 17.52 17:27
Goldstein, Josh Thomas 17:33
Lawlor, John HF-L 18.78 17:36
Leo, Patrick HF-L 17.83 17:37
Matthews, Cole HF-L 17:49
Witt, Kevin Thomas 17:51
Loce, Matt Thomas 17:58
Baller, Mitchell Thomas 18:06
Peffley, Chris Thomas 18:11
Smith, Austin T. Thomas 18:17
Whitman, Ben Thomas 18:20
Smith, Trevor Thomas 18:22
Sykora, Josh Brockport 18:23
Vestri, Justin Thomas 18:37
Garvey, Evan Thomas 18:38
Shuler, Colby HF-L 18.97 18:53
Johnston, Joe Thomas 18:53
Frank, Austin Thomas 18:53
Wall, David Canandaigua 19.58 18:55
The girls race could be quire interesting. HF-L had an outstanding race at VVS, to grab 4th in the merge, while exacting revenge on Penfield, whose 8th and 9th graders did not seem ready for the larger race, leading to 13th in the merge, despite fine runs by Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla. Canandaigua was right behind, 5th in the merge. They have a big advantage over HF-L in a dual meet, as they are capable of going 1-2-3 to end it. Brockport has an outstanding frosh, who should be in the mix, but they have mo depth. The Thomas girls should make things interesting for us.
Here are the expected leaders of the girls race:
McCormick, Meghan Canandaigua 19.13 18:22
Albrecht, Autumn Brockport 18:49
Cole, Hannah HF-L 19.93 18:52
Engel, Katie HF-L 19.82 19:05
Steinke, Ruth HF-L 20.00 19:12
Jensen, Kennedy Canandaigua 19.30 19:24
McCormick, Kate Canandaigua 19.58 19:28
D'Amore, Kendall Canandaigua 21.15 19:31
Williams, Jenna HF-L 20.20 19:44
Roose, Serena Brockport 19:56
Miller, Hayley Canandaigua 21.47 20:02
D'Amore, Lauren Canandaigua 20.92 20:07
Douglas, Riley HF-L 20.90 20:09
Mack, Kellie Canandaigua 24.07 20:15
O'Hara, Shannon Thomas 20:20
O'Hara, Eileen Thomas 20:47
Garbinski, Dana Canandaigua 21.58 20:51
Adams, Laura Thomas 20:59
Held, Emmy HF-L 22.07 21:04
Cole, Ari HF-L 21.30 21:05
Malmberg, Cecilia Thomas 21:15
Hanson, Jenna HF-L 22.23 21:19
Crocetti, Noelle Thomas 21:21
Hulme, Mackenzie Canandaigua 22.22 21:33
Simpson, Tori HF-L 22.95 21:35
Mevorach, Martha HF-L 21.97 21:36
The top opponents (with time from VVS, if applicable, plus predicted time for Webster Park):
Name Team VVS Pred
Roach, Cooper HF-L 16.25 16:21
Andrievsky, Sasha Thomas 16:46
Jamele, Geoff Brockport 17:05
Johnson, Keith Thomas 17:08
Trombley, Nick Canandaigua 18.08 17:10
Brunett, Joe HF-L 17.13 17:12
Beaujon, Allen Canandaigua 17.87 17:21
Paganelli, JT HF-L 17.58 17:26
Douglas, Langton HF-L 17.52 17:27
Goldstein, Josh Thomas 17:33
Lawlor, John HF-L 18.78 17:36
Leo, Patrick HF-L 17.83 17:37
Matthews, Cole HF-L 17:49
Witt, Kevin Thomas 17:51
Loce, Matt Thomas 17:58
Baller, Mitchell Thomas 18:06
Peffley, Chris Thomas 18:11
Smith, Austin T. Thomas 18:17
Whitman, Ben Thomas 18:20
Smith, Trevor Thomas 18:22
Sykora, Josh Brockport 18:23
Vestri, Justin Thomas 18:37
Garvey, Evan Thomas 18:38
Shuler, Colby HF-L 18.97 18:53
Johnston, Joe Thomas 18:53
Frank, Austin Thomas 18:53
Wall, David Canandaigua 19.58 18:55
The girls race could be quire interesting. HF-L had an outstanding race at VVS, to grab 4th in the merge, while exacting revenge on Penfield, whose 8th and 9th graders did not seem ready for the larger race, leading to 13th in the merge, despite fine runs by Katie Lembo and Leila Mantilla. Canandaigua was right behind, 5th in the merge. They have a big advantage over HF-L in a dual meet, as they are capable of going 1-2-3 to end it. Brockport has an outstanding frosh, who should be in the mix, but they have mo depth. The Thomas girls should make things interesting for us.
Here are the expected leaders of the girls race:
McCormick, Meghan Canandaigua 19.13 18:22
Albrecht, Autumn Brockport 18:49
Cole, Hannah HF-L 19.93 18:52
Engel, Katie HF-L 19.82 19:05
Steinke, Ruth HF-L 20.00 19:12
Jensen, Kennedy Canandaigua 19.30 19:24
McCormick, Kate Canandaigua 19.58 19:28
D'Amore, Kendall Canandaigua 21.15 19:31
Williams, Jenna HF-L 20.20 19:44
Roose, Serena Brockport 19:56
Miller, Hayley Canandaigua 21.47 20:02
D'Amore, Lauren Canandaigua 20.92 20:07
Douglas, Riley HF-L 20.90 20:09
Mack, Kellie Canandaigua 24.07 20:15
O'Hara, Shannon Thomas 20:20
O'Hara, Eileen Thomas 20:47
Garbinski, Dana Canandaigua 21.58 20:51
Adams, Laura Thomas 20:59
Held, Emmy HF-L 22.07 21:04
Cole, Ari HF-L 21.30 21:05
Malmberg, Cecilia Thomas 21:15
Hanson, Jenna HF-L 22.23 21:19
Crocetti, Noelle Thomas 21:21
Hulme, Mackenzie Canandaigua 22.22 21:33
Simpson, Tori HF-L 22.95 21:35
Mevorach, Martha HF-L 21.97 21:36
Hardware for the Girls!
An excellent performance by the Varsity squads that traveled to the VVS Invitational over the weekend! The girls raced first and put on a great showing, led by Val and Amanda coming from behind to finish 1-3. Alaina and Sarah also picked their way through the crowd during the last 2+ miles. Katie held on as our 5th girl, to secure a third-place finish for the team, behind a surprisingly tight R-H pack and highly-regarded Guilderland team.
The boys came close to repeating that performance in their race, with an excellent team effort. Will and Justin worked together for much of the race to finish 17 and 22. Alex and John were the next mini-pack and worked their way up to 33 and 35. The next pairing was Tristan and Ethan; Tristan made a late surge to place 43rd and the team grabbed 4th place!
Another exciting accomplishment by the girls was capturing 21st place in the merge of all 7 races from the day. That's a great performance, considering there were 20 teams competing that were ranked in the pre-season rankings on Tullyrunners.
Complete results from the day are available at Leone Timing.
The boys came close to repeating that performance in their race, with an excellent team effort. Will and Justin worked together for much of the race to finish 17 and 22. Alex and John were the next mini-pack and worked their way up to 33 and 35. The next pairing was Tristan and Ethan; Tristan made a late surge to place 43rd and the team grabbed 4th place!
Another exciting accomplishment by the girls was capturing 21st place in the merge of all 7 races from the day. That's a great performance, considering there were 20 teams competing that were ranked in the pre-season rankings on Tullyrunners.
Complete results from the day are available at Leone Timing.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
VVS Invitational
So, our varsity squads are off to the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Invitational this weekend. Their web site is here. The first race is at 9am, but we are scheduled to run in Races #7 - the girls at 2:50 and the boys at 4:35.
Brief scouting report:
Girls
Guilderland was number 7 in the Tullyrunners preseason ranking and should win the race handily. Rush-Henrietta, at #24, is the only other ranked team in our race, but it looks like Broadalbin-Perth is capable of beating R-H. Then we have Canton and Wayland-Cohocton just slightly ahead of us. Fonda-Fultonville seems to be the next best team.
For individuals, there seems to be a first tier of about 7 girls, 2 each from R-H, Guilderland and Schroeder, plus one from Canton.
Boys
Rush-Henrietta should win our race easily. Corning is clearly the second best team in the race. I expect Broadalbin-Perth to finish ahead of Fonda-Fultonville for third. We are just behind the next three teams: Seton Catholic, Jordan-Elbridge and Berlin. It doesn't look like any other teams should be close.
The individual race should be dominated by R-H, of course, with runners from Eldred and Broadalbin-Perth in the mix. Corning's lead pack is just behind that group. I would expect that a top 25 finish would be an excellent performance for our top boys, with places in the 40s a good finish for the next group.
Brief scouting report:
Girls
Guilderland was number 7 in the Tullyrunners preseason ranking and should win the race handily. Rush-Henrietta, at #24, is the only other ranked team in our race, but it looks like Broadalbin-Perth is capable of beating R-H. Then we have Canton and Wayland-Cohocton just slightly ahead of us. Fonda-Fultonville seems to be the next best team.
For individuals, there seems to be a first tier of about 7 girls, 2 each from R-H, Guilderland and Schroeder, plus one from Canton.
Boys
Rush-Henrietta should win our race easily. Corning is clearly the second best team in the race. I expect Broadalbin-Perth to finish ahead of Fonda-Fultonville for third. We are just behind the next three teams: Seton Catholic, Jordan-Elbridge and Berlin. It doesn't look like any other teams should be close.
The individual race should be dominated by R-H, of course, with runners from Eldred and Broadalbin-Perth in the mix. Corning's lead pack is just behind that group. I would expect that a top 25 finish would be an excellent performance for our top boys, with places in the 40s a good finish for the next group.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Week 1 Recap
An exciting week around the league to open up the season!
Basil Marella
Our girls and boys both swept the day, for just the second time since the Webster schools split. The girls grabbed 7 of the top 9 spots to go 3-0. Val tied for the 25th best time since 2005, when record-keeping began. Unfortunately, it seems that her last name prevents her from being displayed on this page. It appears that ties are broken by alphabetic order of the last name!
The boys found themselves in the Battle of Greece, with the three Greece teams really going after bragging rights. Each of their three meets was decided by 27-29 or 27-30. Meanwhile, our boys won by scores of 22-37, 22-38 and 22-39.
Harris Whalen
Probably the most exciting girls race of the day was the Penfield vs HFL. Leila Mantilla ran the second best recorded time on the course, behind only Shaylyn Tuite, and Ketie Lembo was 2nd. That was just enough to hold off HFL's pack for a 27-29 win, despite a 3:51 gap for 1 thru 5.
In the boys race, Sutherland was favored, but was not at full strength, so Victor recorded a 25-32 win over them and HFL edged them, 28-28, as their 6th man edged Sutherland's 5th by just 4 seconds.
Mendon West
This was the featured girls match-up of the day, with Canandaigua, Mendon and RH competing. Canandaigua looked quite tough, taking 3 of the first 4 places and winning easily. Mendon was strong enough to overcome RH's 39-second 1-5 gap to win, 27-29.
The boys race was strictly a two-team affair, with Mendon and RH each taking 6 of the top 12 places. RH stayed just a step ahead all the way down the line, for a comfortable 23-32 win.
Parma Park
The Fairport girls had underwhelming wins over Brighton and Hilton. That may just be a sign that Brighton and Hilton may be closer to our heels than expected.
The Hilton boys lost another close meet on their home course as Fairport sneaked in a 6th runner to win, 28-28. Brighton easily defeated both of those teams, as expected, despite Will Ronchetti not being the fastest sophomore out there (Hilton's Tyler Ranke won in 17:26).
Seneca Park
Thomas could not take advantage of Irondequoit only placing 4 girls in the top 24, while they had 11, and lost by a 28-29 score.
The boys also had an exciting race, with sophomores named Josh from Thomas and Irondequoit (Goldstein and Dyrland) went 1-2. In this race, it was Thomas that couldn't get a 5th runner in quick enough with Matt Loce and Ben Whitman coming in just behind Irondequoit's 4-5-6 pack to enable Irondequoit to pull out a 28-28 win.
Basil Marella
Our girls and boys both swept the day, for just the second time since the Webster schools split. The girls grabbed 7 of the top 9 spots to go 3-0. Val tied for the 25th best time since 2005, when record-keeping began. Unfortunately, it seems that her last name prevents her from being displayed on this page. It appears that ties are broken by alphabetic order of the last name!
The boys found themselves in the Battle of Greece, with the three Greece teams really going after bragging rights. Each of their three meets was decided by 27-29 or 27-30. Meanwhile, our boys won by scores of 22-37, 22-38 and 22-39.
Harris Whalen
Probably the most exciting girls race of the day was the Penfield vs HFL. Leila Mantilla ran the second best recorded time on the course, behind only Shaylyn Tuite, and Ketie Lembo was 2nd. That was just enough to hold off HFL's pack for a 27-29 win, despite a 3:51 gap for 1 thru 5.
In the boys race, Sutherland was favored, but was not at full strength, so Victor recorded a 25-32 win over them and HFL edged them, 28-28, as their 6th man edged Sutherland's 5th by just 4 seconds.
Mendon West
This was the featured girls match-up of the day, with Canandaigua, Mendon and RH competing. Canandaigua looked quite tough, taking 3 of the first 4 places and winning easily. Mendon was strong enough to overcome RH's 39-second 1-5 gap to win, 27-29.
The boys race was strictly a two-team affair, with Mendon and RH each taking 6 of the top 12 places. RH stayed just a step ahead all the way down the line, for a comfortable 23-32 win.
Parma Park
The Fairport girls had underwhelming wins over Brighton and Hilton. That may just be a sign that Brighton and Hilton may be closer to our heels than expected.
The Hilton boys lost another close meet on their home course as Fairport sneaked in a 6th runner to win, 28-28. Brighton easily defeated both of those teams, as expected, despite Will Ronchetti not being the fastest sophomore out there (Hilton's Tyler Ranke won in 17:26).
Seneca Park
Thomas could not take advantage of Irondequoit only placing 4 girls in the top 24, while they had 11, and lost by a 28-29 score.
The boys also had an exciting race, with sophomores named Josh from Thomas and Irondequoit (Goldstein and Dyrland) went 1-2. In this race, it was Thomas that couldn't get a 5th runner in quick enough with Matt Loce and Ben Whitman coming in just behind Irondequoit's 4-5-6 pack to enable Irondequoit to pull out a 28-28 win.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Seniors
As you begin your last high school Cross Country season, this article that I found in the Buffalo News provides some thought-starters.
I hope that each of you has a very successful season, as viewed in the many unique ways that you define success.
I hope that each of you has a very successful season, as viewed in the many unique ways that you define success.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Tomorrow's Meet
Our league schedule gets underway tomorrow, as we open at Basil Marella Park against three Greece schools: Arcadia, Odyssey and Olympia. The boys race is scheduled to start at 4:30, with the girls race to follow (probably by 5:15).
Based on returning runners from the four schools involved, our chances of sweeping the meet are quite good. Last year, the Schroeder boys and girls did that for the first time since the Webster schools were split, so it is a major accomplishment if we can pull it off. Here are the top returning runners from the other schools, along with predicted times:
Boys
Northrup, Brian 10 Arcadia 17:50
Tshibangu, Raphael 11 Olympia 18:17
Freudenvoll, Dominic 11 Arcadia 18:25
Custozzo, Steven 10 Odyssey 18:44
Mangiafesto, Jeff 12 Odyssey 18:52
Greene, Nick 12 Arcadia 19:23
Seyboth, Scott 12 Olympia 19:30
Mesolella, Brian 12 Olympia 19:59
Kishlar, David 12 Olympia 20:10
Ostrander, Mike 12 Arcadia 20:20
Anderson, James 10 Odyssey 20:43
Burgos, Roberto 12 Olympia 20:50
Girls
Swertfeger, Sarah 12 Olympia 20:00
Bubie, Nicole 12 Odyssey 21:43
Erbelding, Kathryn 12 Olympia 21:53
Herrick, Zoe 10 Odyssey 22:33
Greico, Mariah 10 Odyssey 23:31
Eckert, Julie 12 Odyssey 25:33
Custozzo, Amanda 12 Odyssey 25:47
Lezette, Victoria 10 Arcadia 25:56
Here are directions to the park (note the start/finish lines are in the northwest part of the park):
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Based on returning runners from the four schools involved, our chances of sweeping the meet are quite good. Last year, the Schroeder boys and girls did that for the first time since the Webster schools were split, so it is a major accomplishment if we can pull it off. Here are the top returning runners from the other schools, along with predicted times:
Boys
Northrup, Brian 10 Arcadia 17:50
Tshibangu, Raphael 11 Olympia 18:17
Freudenvoll, Dominic 11 Arcadia 18:25
Custozzo, Steven 10 Odyssey 18:44
Mangiafesto, Jeff 12 Odyssey 18:52
Greene, Nick 12 Arcadia 19:23
Seyboth, Scott 12 Olympia 19:30
Mesolella, Brian 12 Olympia 19:59
Kishlar, David 12 Olympia 20:10
Ostrander, Mike 12 Arcadia 20:20
Anderson, James 10 Odyssey 20:43
Burgos, Roberto 12 Olympia 20:50
Girls
Swertfeger, Sarah 12 Olympia 20:00
Bubie, Nicole 12 Odyssey 21:43
Erbelding, Kathryn 12 Olympia 21:53
Herrick, Zoe 10 Odyssey 22:33
Greico, Mariah 10 Odyssey 23:31
Eckert, Julie 12 Odyssey 25:33
Custozzo, Amanda 12 Odyssey 25:47
Lezette, Victoria 10 Arcadia 25:56
Here are directions to the park (note the start/finish lines are in the northwest part of the park):
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Back From the Marathon
Since I am back from the Lehigh Valley Marathon, I can finally get around to posting here. The team's trip to the "Dash in the Dark", was both fun and successful. While last year saw the boys pull off an exciting come-from-behind victory, this year saw the girls get the win over Mendon, using a different strategy: Amanda went first and opened up a lead over Mendon's top two runners. Val extended the lead to just over a minute, despite being all alone, setting things up for Alaina, who did not have to worry about Shaylyn Tuite running for Mendon. Alaina ran a fine race, splitting 6:49, then 6:39, for a 33-second win!
While our top boys did not match up with last year's top guys, as a team the performance was excellent, as 13 of the top 25 performances are from this year's race. Will leading off with a 10:52 showed that he is ready to race. The biggest surprise was Kevin pulling off an 11:48 in the Blue race, which was our 6th fastest time of the day.
Complete results are available at YellowJacket racing - choose Results, then 2011, then scroll as needed to the Sept 9th date.
For the marathon story, you can check out my Attackpoint log for today.
Coming tomorrow: a preview of our first league meet, scheduled for Tuesday at Basil Marella Park in Greece.
While our top boys did not match up with last year's top guys, as a team the performance was excellent, as 13 of the top 25 performances are from this year's race. Will leading off with a 10:52 showed that he is ready to race. The biggest surprise was Kevin pulling off an 11:48 in the Blue race, which was our 6th fastest time of the day.
Complete results are available at YellowJacket racing - choose Results, then 2011, then scroll as needed to the Sept 9th date.
For the marathon story, you can check out my Attackpoint log for today.
Coming tomorrow: a preview of our first league meet, scheduled for Tuesday at Basil Marella Park in Greece.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Back To School
Tomorrow is the day that students have been dreading - back to school in Webster. Remember, it could have been worse: Penfield, among others started today.
Today is our last practice at Schroeder until the end of the year, and it is our last 5:30 practice, so dinner can be moved back to a more normal time! After practices at Webster Park on Wednesday and Thursday, we will be off to Dash in the Dark on Friday. Complete information (including a nice video from last year) is available here, but here is the quick version:
It is held at Oakfield-Alabama High School. It is a different kind of XC race in that it is a relay format, with 3 runners each completing 2 miles (twice around a 1-mile loop). We will be entering 2 or 3 teams in each of the "Gold" races, while the remaining teams will be entered in the "Blue" races.
6pm - Boys Blue Race
7:05pm - Girls Blue Race
8:10pm - Boys Gold Race
9:05pm - Girls Gold Race
I hope this works - Directions from Schroeder:
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Today is our last practice at Schroeder until the end of the year, and it is our last 5:30 practice, so dinner can be moved back to a more normal time! After practices at Webster Park on Wednesday and Thursday, we will be off to Dash in the Dark on Friday. Complete information (including a nice video from last year) is available here, but here is the quick version:
It is held at Oakfield-Alabama High School. It is a different kind of XC race in that it is a relay format, with 3 runners each completing 2 miles (twice around a 1-mile loop). We will be entering 2 or 3 teams in each of the "Gold" races, while the remaining teams will be entered in the "Blue" races.
6pm - Boys Blue Race
7:05pm - Girls Blue Race
8:10pm - Boys Gold Race
9:05pm - Girls Gold Race
I hope this works - Directions from Schroeder:
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Gold Sweeps
The Gold team managed to win all 3 races on Friday at the 6th annual Blue & Gold meet. Some of the highlights of the meet included Justin Reed becoming only the second underclassman to win the race - not since Nate won as a sophomore in 2007 has that happened. On the girls side, Val Palermo, became the only person to win twice. She and Amanda Paratore were over a minute under the meet record.
Full Results follow...
Boys
Reed, Justin 18:14
Meritt, Alex 18:20
Cannan, Tristan 18:29
Burgin, Will 18:35
Killigrew, John 18:44
Mallery, Peter 19:41
Eberth, Jake 20:04
Killigrew, Kevin 20:37
LaLoggia, Mike 20:41
Dana, Steven 21:05
Doherty, Patrick 21:14
Devries, Jacob 21:22
Infantino, Adam 21:39
McBride, Raymond 21:45
Dyson, Jacob 22:20
Ash, David 22:38
Crawford, Alex 22:49
Lipari, Philip 23:15
Buttaggi, Brian 23:27
Fargo, Noah 23:30
Paratore, Aaron 23:40
Wentling, Desmond 23:57
Terrana-Prince, Justin 24:13
Shaffer, Justin 24:13
Terrigino, Nick 28:25
Hamouda, Amir 28:26
Girls
Palermo, Val 19:41
Paratore, Amanda 19:47
Bailey, Alaina 22:30
Fitzgerald, Natalie 23:04
Wiseman, Julia 23:34
Edwards, Katie 24:43
Yursaitis, Sarah 25:00
Blose, Ashlynn 25:51
Ludington, Claire 26:06
Conrow, Megan 26:53
Conrow, Amber 27:39
Clemens, Isabella 32:32
Cekuta, Kara 33:11
Wehrle, Jenn 37:33
Full Results follow...
Boys
Reed, Justin 18:14
Meritt, Alex 18:20
Cannan, Tristan 18:29
Burgin, Will 18:35
Killigrew, John 18:44
Mallery, Peter 19:41
Eberth, Jake 20:04
Killigrew, Kevin 20:37
LaLoggia, Mike 20:41
Dana, Steven 21:05
Doherty, Patrick 21:14
Devries, Jacob 21:22
Infantino, Adam 21:39
McBride, Raymond 21:45
Dyson, Jacob 22:20
Ash, David 22:38
Crawford, Alex 22:49
Lipari, Philip 23:15
Buttaggi, Brian 23:27
Fargo, Noah 23:30
Paratore, Aaron 23:40
Wentling, Desmond 23:57
Terrana-Prince, Justin 24:13
Shaffer, Justin 24:13
Terrigino, Nick 28:25
Hamouda, Amir 28:26
Girls
Palermo, Val 19:41
Paratore, Amanda 19:47
Bailey, Alaina 22:30
Fitzgerald, Natalie 23:04
Wiseman, Julia 23:34
Edwards, Katie 24:43
Yursaitis, Sarah 25:00
Blose, Ashlynn 25:51
Ludington, Claire 26:06
Conrow, Megan 26:53
Conrow, Amber 27:39
Clemens, Isabella 32:32
Cekuta, Kara 33:11
Wehrle, Jenn 37:33
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Blue & Gold Tomorrow
Tomorrow everyone gets to try out the racing shoes as we contest the 6th annual Blue & Gold intrasquad meet. The teams are being put together - watch for an e-mail telling you what color to wear tomorrow!
Practice starts at 5:30pm. I would expect the race to begin very close to 6:30pm.
Practice starts at 5:30pm. I would expect the race to begin very close to 6:30pm.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
World Track & Field Championships
Today is actually a rest day, but this week is the World Track & Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea. The meet opened last Saturday with the women's marathon that saw the Kenyans sweep the medals, and it continues through Sunday when the men's marathon will be contested, along with the men's 5K and the women's 800.
A complete schedule of events is available here.
Results are available online, in near real-time.
With South Korea being 13 hours ahead of us, I don't expect TV coverage to be particularly useful, but NBC will be showing something on Saturday and Sunday.
A complete schedule of events is available here.
Results are available online, in near real-time.
With South Korea being 13 hours ahead of us, I don't expect TV coverage to be particularly useful, but NBC will be showing something on Saturday and Sunday.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Busy Week
We have a busy week ahead of us:
- today we are at Ellison Park
- tomorrow's practice starts at 4pm (at Schroeder), before WABO night
- Wednesday is at Webster Park
- Thursday is back at Schroeder
- Friday is the Blue & Gold meet!
- And Saturday is a special run where we will start at Webster Park, but finish up at North Ponds.
I'll dig up the historical Blue and Gold results, so you'll be able to compare your performance to all the others over the past several years. For now, here is the link to last year's results.
- today we are at Ellison Park
- tomorrow's practice starts at 4pm (at Schroeder), before WABO night
- Wednesday is at Webster Park
- Thursday is back at Schroeder
- Friday is the Blue & Gold meet!
- And Saturday is a special run where we will start at Webster Park, but finish up at North Ponds.
I'll dig up the historical Blue and Gold results, so you'll be able to compare your performance to all the others over the past several years. For now, here is the link to last year's results.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Kudos
I never got around to congratulating the Schroeder alumni, for their dominating performance at the Dirt Cheap Trail Run at Webster Park last week. They won a dual meet against the rest of the field, 26-31. It was mostly the Class of 2011 (how they'll be missed!), who were led by AJ (2nd overall) and Geoff (4th), followed by Adrian, John, Joe and Justin, sweeping 8th-11th. Nate ('10) helped out with a 3rd place finish.
Ethan, placing 12th, barely behind Justin officially, in a controversial "chip" vs torso debate, was the only current runner to match the alumni. Justin and Tristan were 36th and 37th, after they jogged behind Coach Lyons for the first half of the race. Steve was 45th, Zach was 57th, and Adam coasted to 82nd.
On the women's side, no current runners participated, but two alumnae were spotted, with Chelsea ('08) placing 17th for women (first for F20-24) and Emily Duke ('07) grabbing 37th.
At least 4 WDR parents participated, with Coach Lyons placing 1st among M45-49, the Mallerys making fine showings, placing 67th and 20th (3rd in her age group) among their respective genders. And Geoff's mom was 28th among women, and 2nd in her age group.
Complete results are available at Yellow Jacket Racing (go to Results, 2011 and scroll to August 17th). The current direct link is here.
Ethan, placing 12th, barely behind Justin officially, in a controversial "chip" vs torso debate, was the only current runner to match the alumni. Justin and Tristan were 36th and 37th, after they jogged behind Coach Lyons for the first half of the race. Steve was 45th, Zach was 57th, and Adam coasted to 82nd.
On the women's side, no current runners participated, but two alumnae were spotted, with Chelsea ('08) placing 17th for women (first for F20-24) and Emily Duke ('07) grabbing 37th.
At least 4 WDR parents participated, with Coach Lyons placing 1st among M45-49, the Mallerys making fine showings, placing 67th and 20th (3rd in her age group) among their respective genders. And Geoff's mom was 28th among women, and 2nd in her age group.
Complete results are available at Yellow Jacket Racing (go to Results, 2011 and scroll to August 17th). The current direct link is here.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Today's Routes
From the reports that I received, nice work at Ellison Park yesterday! Sorry I couldn't be there to share the fun. Here are today's routes, in case anyone wants a preview:
White - 3.16 miles
Yellow/Orange/Purple/Green - 4.0 miles
Red/Blue - 6.3 miles
White - 3.16 miles
Yellow/Orange/Purple/Green - 4.0 miles
Red/Blue - 6.3 miles
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Today's Routes
For posterity, here are the routes we ran (or were supposed to run ;-) ) from Schroeder today.
7.34 miles for Blue and Red
6.21 miles for Green and Purple
5 miles for Orange and Yellow
4 miles for White
7.34 miles for Blue and Red
6.21 miles for Green and Purple
5 miles for Orange and Yellow
4 miles for White
Monday, August 22, 2011
Practice Schedule Available
The "Current Practice Schedule" on the left-hand side of this page (first link in the "Check It Out" section) has been updated with this fall's schedule. Please pay close attention to the locations of practices before school starts, as they move around a bit (yes, there is a method to our madness).
With two practices under our belt - a couple of quick observations:
- more runners are more prepared than in previous years (camp and captains' practice attendance has paid off)
- the large number of no-shows was disappointing (the number of soccer and football no-shows was pretty close to zero)
We started off with a couple of easy days - now the fun begins!
With two practices under our belt - a couple of quick observations:
- more runners are more prepared than in previous years (camp and captains' practice attendance has paid off)
- the large number of no-shows was disappointing (the number of soccer and football no-shows was pretty close to zero)
We started off with a couple of easy days - now the fun begins!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Preseason Rankings - Girls
Here is a link to the Tullyrunners preview of the girls teams in NY. Six Monroe County teams are ranked in the top 24, led by Canandaigua at #5 (just ahead of East Aurora). They are followed by a tight pack at 13-14-15, consisting of HF-L, Penfield and Mendon. Not far back are Fairport at 19 and R-H at 24.
How does my computer rate the locals? In a pretty similar fashion, although it sticks Fairport in between HF-L and Penfield. As always, the girls preseason ranking means even less than the boys, since it is much more likely that a young girl (or a former soccer player) can step in and immediately help a girls team. So, expect to see many changes to this list after a couple of weeks of the season play out.
But in the meantime, here is the complete list of Monroe County teams, based solely on girls returning from last year, and the actual performances last year. Unlike Tullyrunners, I have not gone through and adjusted anything for track performances, etc.
Canandaigua 75
Honeoye Falls Lima 119
Fairport 122
Penfield 123
Mendon 129
Rush Henrietta 145
Schroeder 197
Sutherland 201
Victor 212
Irondequoit 282
Hilton 283
Brighton 292
Churchville Chili 361
Thomas 362
Athena 363
Brockport 447
Odyssey 560
Batavia 627
Gates Chili 649
East Rochester 663
Arcadia 705
Olympia inc
East Irondequoit inc
Spencerport inc
Yes, you read that correctly, Schroeder is actually ranked 7th in Monroe County, behind only the six teams that made Tullyrunners' top 24! But note that Sutherland and Victor are right behind, with significant advantages at the 4-5 spots, where the points can swing wildly.
How does my computer rate the locals? In a pretty similar fashion, although it sticks Fairport in between HF-L and Penfield. As always, the girls preseason ranking means even less than the boys, since it is much more likely that a young girl (or a former soccer player) can step in and immediately help a girls team. So, expect to see many changes to this list after a couple of weeks of the season play out.
But in the meantime, here is the complete list of Monroe County teams, based solely on girls returning from last year, and the actual performances last year. Unlike Tullyrunners, I have not gone through and adjusted anything for track performances, etc.
Canandaigua 75
Honeoye Falls Lima 119
Fairport 122
Penfield 123
Mendon 129
Rush Henrietta 145
Schroeder 197
Sutherland 201
Victor 212
Irondequoit 282
Hilton 283
Brighton 292
Churchville Chili 361
Thomas 362
Athena 363
Brockport 447
Odyssey 560
Batavia 627
Gates Chili 649
East Rochester 663
Arcadia 705
Olympia inc
East Irondequoit inc
Spencerport inc
Yes, you read that correctly, Schroeder is actually ranked 7th in Monroe County, behind only the six teams that made Tullyrunners' top 24! But note that Sutherland and Victor are right behind, with significant advantages at the 4-5 spots, where the points can swing wildly.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Preseason Rankings - Boys
Tullyrunners.com have posted their preseason Boys XC rankings for the upcoming season, so I decided to toss the 2010 seniors out of last year's rankings and see what the computer had to say about the upcoming season in Monroe County. The results are neither surprising nor inconsistent with Tullyrunners.
Sadly, the computer has our boys ranked 13th in Monroe County, so we have some work to do. Teams ahead of us include Thomas, Fairport and even Batavia (4-19 in 2010).
At the top of the list is, of course, Rush-Henrietta. This is the year they've been waiting for, with Kozyra, Colby Burke, Sweeney, Raymond and Aiken all being seniors, to go along with the defending Section V Class AA Champ, Mickey Burke. The computer says they are capable of scoring 29 points in an invitational against the whole county!
The complete list:
Rush Henrietta 29 (2nd on Tully, 2nd in Class A)
Brighton 101 (15th, 6th in B)
Mendon 130 (17th, 5th in B)
Irondequoit 139 (23rd, 14th in A)
Sutherland 162 (26th, 8th in B)
Victor 181
Fairport 230
Honeoye Falls Lima 243 (15th in B)
Batavia 310
Thomas 313
Penfield 313
Hilton 337
Schroeder 340
Gates Chili 343
Athena 385
Churchville Chili 455
Canandaigua 478
Brockport 498
Arcadia 516
Spencerport 552
Olympia 596
East Rochester 609
Odyssey 634
East Irondequoit 770
I'll have the Girls preview with my next posting.
Sadly, the computer has our boys ranked 13th in Monroe County, so we have some work to do. Teams ahead of us include Thomas, Fairport and even Batavia (4-19 in 2010).
At the top of the list is, of course, Rush-Henrietta. This is the year they've been waiting for, with Kozyra, Colby Burke, Sweeney, Raymond and Aiken all being seniors, to go along with the defending Section V Class AA Champ, Mickey Burke. The computer says they are capable of scoring 29 points in an invitational against the whole county!
The complete list:
Rush Henrietta 29 (2nd on Tully, 2nd in Class A)
Brighton 101 (15th, 6th in B)
Mendon 130 (17th, 5th in B)
Irondequoit 139 (23rd, 14th in A)
Sutherland 162 (26th, 8th in B)
Victor 181
Fairport 230
Honeoye Falls Lima 243 (15th in B)
Batavia 310
Thomas 313
Penfield 313
Hilton 337
Schroeder 340
Gates Chili 343
Athena 385
Churchville Chili 455
Canandaigua 478
Brockport 498
Arcadia 516
Spencerport 552
Olympia 596
East Rochester 609
Odyssey 634
East Irondequoit 770
I'll have the Girls preview with my next posting.
Friday, July 29, 2011
House Arrest?
School budget woes have caused some transportation policy changes in Webster. We can no longer take buses to meets outside of Section V, and we had three such meets scheduled this year: the State Meet preview race at VVS, the East Aurora Invitational and the Bulldog Invitational at Alden.
I won't go into the strangeness of allowing a 2 hour trip to Addison in Section V, but not allowing a 70 minute trip to Alden.
However, it looks like the restriction on coaches and parents taking athletes to meets will be lifted. So, we will be looking to see if a "car pool" approach may work, to keep some of these meets on our schedule.
I won't go into the strangeness of allowing a 2 hour trip to Addison in Section V, but not allowing a 70 minute trip to Alden.
However, it looks like the restriction on coaches and parents taking athletes to meets will be lifted. So, we will be looking to see if a "car pool" approach may work, to keep some of these meets on our schedule.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
No End In Sight
It looks like, while the extreme heat from last week has subsided, the hot weather will stick with us for a while. And, as an added "bonus", we may actually see some rain (which is good) in the form of thunderstorms (which is bad). These facts provide a great opportunity for a couple of reminders.
First, stay hydrated - all day, every day. The "camel strategy" does not work very well for runners!
Second, our running camp follows the national federation of high school sports guidelines, so activities will be halted for a minimum of 30 minutes if we have lightning or thunder during camp. We are fortunate in that Webster Park has a number of shelters to ride out a storm, if necessary. Do avoid the open fields and tall trees.
First, stay hydrated - all day, every day. The "camel strategy" does not work very well for runners!
Second, our running camp follows the national federation of high school sports guidelines, so activities will be halted for a minimum of 30 minutes if we have lightning or thunder during camp. We are fortunate in that Webster Park has a number of shelters to ride out a storm, if necessary. Do avoid the open fields and tall trees.
Friday, July 22, 2011
It's So Hot...
...that I discovered our hot water heater is actually cooling the water!
Well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but those brave souls that attended XC Camp yesterday found that the plentiful water pumps at Webster Park can really come in handy. With the temperature north of 95 degrees, caution was the order of the day. The runners were reminded that in conditions like this, which can even occur during the early part of XC season (as opposed to the low 30s that can be experienced at the end of the year!), hydration is something to think about all day long.
With the heat expected to remain high (but not back above 95) for the next few days, running early in the morning is the best option, followed by re-hydrating all day long. Also make sure that any runs of over 30 minutes include a place to stop for water.
Stay cool, y'all!
Well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but those brave souls that attended XC Camp yesterday found that the plentiful water pumps at Webster Park can really come in handy. With the temperature north of 95 degrees, caution was the order of the day. The runners were reminded that in conditions like this, which can even occur during the early part of XC season (as opposed to the low 30s that can be experienced at the end of the year!), hydration is something to think about all day long.
With the heat expected to remain high (but not back above 95) for the next few days, running early in the morning is the best option, followed by re-hydrating all day long. Also make sure that any runs of over 30 minutes include a place to stop for water.
Stay cool, y'all!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Webster Schroeder XC alumni swept the top 4 spots in the 19 & under category at last night's Dirt Cheap Trail race at Mendon Ponds Park. Geoff Kelly, Nate Lyons, John Wiseman and Joe Makowski led the youngest age group in the challenging run. And current runner, Zach Lyons grabbed 6th.
Geoff and Nate actually finished 2-3 overall in the race, which featured a "time trial" or staggered start, to allow the runners to safely start the race heading down the stairs towards the Devil's Bathtub. Nate was the very last starter, of the 239 finishers, and spent the whole race passing people as each runner had started 5 seconds apart.
Complete results are available here.
Geoff and Nate actually finished 2-3 overall in the race, which featured a "time trial" or staggered start, to allow the runners to safely start the race heading down the stairs towards the Devil's Bathtub. Nate was the very last starter, of the 239 finishers, and spent the whole race passing people as each runner had started 5 seconds apart.
Complete results are available here.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Excuses, Excuses
Man, you go away on vacation for a week and it means that you have to work extra hard the week before and the week after, just to avoid falling way behind. On top of that, you come back to work and have to deliver a release in two weeks, on a newly assigned project. No wonder I haven't had time to breathe, let alone post here!
Well, anyway, XC Camp got underway last week, with two productive sessions. It looks like there were a lot of vacations going on, as more than one-third of the registered campers were no-shows. That was the bad news. The good news is that attendance at the Captain's practices has been extraordinary! Mondays at Ellison Wetlands seems to be the run that everyone loves to hate: bugs and hills. Wednesdays have been at North Ponds (does the world get much flatter than that area?), while Saturdays have been the longer runs in good old Webster Park.
Five more weeks of camp will take us right to the start of the season, when things will really happen quickly.
Oh - and one reminder: tomorrow night is the next edition of the Dirt Cheap Trail Series, this one at Mendon Ponds Park. The past two years this has been conducted via an "interval start", 5 seconds apart, as the course starts off down the stairs into the Devil's Bathtub. It is rumored that Nate Lyons, just back from Poland and Finland, will be making an appearance.
Well, anyway, XC Camp got underway last week, with two productive sessions. It looks like there were a lot of vacations going on, as more than one-third of the registered campers were no-shows. That was the bad news. The good news is that attendance at the Captain's practices has been extraordinary! Mondays at Ellison Wetlands seems to be the run that everyone loves to hate: bugs and hills. Wednesdays have been at North Ponds (does the world get much flatter than that area?), while Saturdays have been the longer runs in good old Webster Park.
Five more weeks of camp will take us right to the start of the season, when things will really happen quickly.
Oh - and one reminder: tomorrow night is the next edition of the Dirt Cheap Trail Series, this one at Mendon Ponds Park. The past two years this has been conducted via an "interval start", 5 seconds apart, as the course starts off down the stairs into the Devil's Bathtub. It is rumored that Nate Lyons, just back from Poland and Finland, will be making an appearance.
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