Well, the D&C has a nice Cross Country article, previewing today's matchup among Thomas, Mendon, Brockport and Brighton, all of whose boys teams are 18-0 this morning. You can see the article here. Mendon is not quite as deep as the other teams, so don't expect them to come out with an unblemished record. And the other teams are so closely matched, that it is entirely possible that they knock each other off, and no one comes out 21-0.
Expect the winning time to be well below Brimmer's course record of 16:25, set just last week. Six boys in today's race went under 16 minutes at McQuaid (and Mattiucci was 16-even). Brimstein and Roose should provide an entertaining dual up front, with Roose pushing Brimstein under 16 minutes.
Brighton's impressive depth could be the deciding factor in their meets against Thomas and Mendon, defeating Thomas, 28-29 (unless Cole has an incredible race to avoid displacement) and Mendon, 28-31 (with Mendon unable to get their 4th and 5th runners in). Thomas will have great difficulty with Brockport; if Roose upsets Brimmer, or Jared can't hold off Brockport's 3rd man, Brockport could pull it off, but put me down for Thomas, 27-28. Thomas should also win over Mendon, 26-30. Mendon's lack of depth will hurt them, as they lose to Brockport, 26-29 and Brockport will lose to Brighton, 26-31, in the "blowout" of the day.
It's too bad the meet is at the same time as ours, it would be fun to head to Webster Park and see how this plays out.
Top 22 Prediction:
1 Brimstein, Alex Thomas 15:54
2 Roose, Jordan Brockport 15:59
3 Vanvleck, Adam Mendon 16:02
4 Skipper, Jason Mendon 16:10
5 Geary, David Brighton 16:13
6 Schwab, Tyler Brighton 16:15
7 Coon, Josh Brockport 16:20
8 Mattiucci, Mike Thomas 16:25
9 Likly, Tucker Mendon 16:28
10 Rousell, Jared Thomas 16:34
11 Wilbur, Chris Brockport 16:35
12 Smolensky, Scotty Brighton 16:36
13 Charland, Brian Thomas 16:50
14 Talpey, Greg Brighton 16:51
15 Zuckerman, David Brighton 16:51
16 Jones, Jesse Brockport 16:57
17 Mullen, Jake Brighton 17:02
18 Stahl, Will Brighton 17:02
19 Hill, Jordan Brockport 17:03
20 McCullough, Ryan Brighton 17:03
21 Coons, Joe Brighton 17:03
22 DeClerck, Cole Thomas 17:07
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