Based on last year, plus what I saw during track season, expect a big gap between the Top 3 and The Best of the Rest this fall.
Seeing Alex Deir knock off Alex Brimstein in the Steeplechase at State Qualifiers last spring, left me with no doubt that he is the man to beat this fall. His HF-L teammate, Steve Mangan, and Adam VanVleck of Mendon appear to be the only runners in Monroe County capable of coming close to Deir.
Things are wide open after those 3. The following runners are listed in order of their 2008 XC rating. Some notes have been added next to those whose track performances (or lack thereof) may indicate a change in rating could be deserved.
| 1 | Deir, Alex | Honeoye Falls-Lima | 9:24 Steeple |
| 2 | Mangan, Steve | Honeoye Falls-Lima | 4:15 1600m |
| 3 | Vanvleck, Adam | Mendon | 9:30 3200m |
| 4 | Lipani, Lou | Arcadia | 4:27 / 10:09 |
| 5 | Rousell, Jared | Thomas | 9:48 3200 and 9:59 Steeple |
| 6 | Looby, Ricky | Irondequoit | No track? Sub-par Sectional run |
| 7 | Hotchkiss, Brian | Rush Henrietta | 9:54 3200 |
| 8 | Smolensky, Scotty | Brighton | 4:35, but only 10:13 |
| 9 | Gumina, Tyler | Penfield | 4:44/10:12 |
| 10 | Hoose, Kevin | Honeoye Falls-Lima | Big improvement 9:46 3200 |
| 11 | Eustance, Tyler | Hilton | 10:04 3200 |
| 12 | DeClerck, Cole | Thomas | Nice improvement 9:56 |
| 13 | Burke, Colby | Rush Henrietta | |
| 14 | Talpey, Greg | Brighton | Biggest improvement of top 25: 9:44 (and 4:31) |
| 15 | Coons, Joe | Brighton | |
| 16 | Newton, Trevor | Rush Henrietta | Nice improvement 10:01 (3200) and 10:04 |
| 17 | Sauln, Brad | Rush Henrietta | No track? |
| 18 | Wendel, Daniel | Mendon | No track? |
| 19 | Jones, Jesse | Brockport | Only 10:28 |
| 20 | McCullough, Ryan | Brighton | 4:37 |
| 21 | Zeccola, Andrew | Mendon | 10:26 3200 |
| 22 | Lyons, Nate | Schroeder | 10:07 3200 |
| 23 | Piacentini, Anthony | Schroeder | 10:10 Steeple |
| 24 | Kozyra, Nate | Rush Henrietta | 10:18 3200 and 10:16 Steeple |
| 25 | Reid, Kyle | Victor | 10:24 3200 |
| 26 | Mullen, Jake | Brighton | 10:04 3200 |
Nick Watson of R-H ran a 4:28 mile, in addition to his 1:59 800m, but did not appear in any XC results last season, so he could add to the team's already impressive depth. Andrew Pirnie of Hilton was also a non-XCer who ran 4:31.
Odyssey may be better than expected, as they had a couple of runners just outside the top 25, including Aaron Heckman, who ran 4:29.
2 comments:
Nick does soccer along with Pernie
Good to know! I was afraid Hilton might be a big surprise this year, if he would be running.
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