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.