Webster Distance Runners: Section V Preview

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:

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: