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.

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