2016 Cross Country
Boys Sectional Preview |
Note: As I say every year, this is just a projection. It's pretty much everyone's best Saratoga State Park times and some adjustments where I felt it was needed. I have no knowledge of runners that are out injured so I included just about everyone that has run but I have left out some runners that have been out for multiple weeks.
Boys: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D
Boys Class A - 2:30pm
What to Look For: Saratoga is coming off a win last week at the Suburban Council Championships and is the favorite to win their fourth sectional title in five years. Shenendehowa and Niskayuna will fight it out for the runner-up spot. Individually, Guilderland's Noah Carey is the big favorite to take the win, coming off his win last week with a #5 all-time performance. If Carey wins, he'll be the first Guilderland champion since Brian Rhodes-Devey in 2004. Teammate Noah Tindale and Saratoga duo Declan Hines and Shea Weibaker will battle for second.
Individuals | Team Scores | Pts. | ||||
1. | Noah Carey | Guilderland | 1. | Saratoga Springs | 38 | |
2. | Declan Hines | Saratoga Springs | 2. | Shenendehowa | 73 | |
3. | Noah Tindale | Guilderland | 3. | Niskayuna | 80 | |
4. | Shea Weilbaker | Saratoga Springs | 4. | Guilderland | 107 | |
5. | Colin Ross | Niskayuna | 5. | Bethlehem | 122 | |
6. | Finn Jacobson-Schulte | Troy | 6. | Colonie | 177 | |
7. | Alexander Hislop | Shenendehowa | 7. | Ballston Spa | 227 | |
8. | Geoff Howles | Saratoga Springs | 8. | Queensbury | 236 | |
9. | Riley Grossman | Bethlehem | 9. | Columbia | 249 | |
10. | Cameron Davis | Bethlehem | 10. | Shaker | 252 | |
11. | William Howe | Saratoga Springs | 11. | Schenectady | 298 | |
12. | Donovan Tucker | Niskayuna | 12. | Albany High | 311 | |
13. | Joshua Lacey | Shenendehowa | 13. | Amsterdam | 409 | |
14. | Marty Dolan | Niskayuna | ||||
15. | Kevin Bouyea | Queensbury | ||||
16. | Will Navin | Saratoga Springs | ||||
17. | Gregory Langone | Shenendehowa | ||||
18. | Maazin Ahmed | Schenectady | ||||
19. | Jacob Oertel | Colonie | ||||
20. | Liam Hickey | Shenendehowa | ||||
21. | Alexander Bianconi | Shenendehowa | ||||
22. | Thomas Michalek | Shenendehowa | ||||
23. | Aidan Canavan | Niskayuna | ||||
24. | Jack Huber | Bethlehem | ||||
25. | Brandon McAuley | Colonie |
Boys Class B - 1:00pm
What to Look For: Burnt Hills is the big favorite to win the title and their eighth title in nine years. Glens Falls looks strong for the runner-up spot but are probably wishing they were still in Class C. Individually, Glens Falls' Chris Hughes comes in with an impressive 15:17 all alone to win the Foothills title and is the favorite coming in. the Burnt Hills duo of Tyler Berg and Evan Brennan look to be his challengers.
Individuals | Team Scores | Pts. | ||||
1. | Chris Hughes | Glens Falls | 1. | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 24 | |
2. | Tyler Berg | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 2. | Glens Falls | 72 | |
3. | Evan Brennan | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 3. | Scotia-Glenville | 114 | |
4. | David Metacarpa | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 4. | Schalmont | 126 | |
5. | Francisco Beltran | Schalmont | 5. | South Glens Falls | 132 | |
6. | Antonio Beltran | Schalmont | 6. | Mohonasen | 133 | |
7. | Aiden Gillooley | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 7. | Gloversville | 155 | |
8. | Michael Bashant | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 8. | Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons | 205 | |
9. | Jonah Allard | Bishop Gibbons | 9. | LaSalle | 207 | |
10. | Frank Triolo | South Glens Falls | 10. | C.B.A. | 209 | |
11. | Luke Gobel | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 11. | Ichabod Crane | 266 | |
12. | Jacob Greski | Scotia-Glenville | 12. | Averill Park | 271 | |
13. | Cameron Giordano | Glens Falls | ||||
14. | Mike Flowers | C.B.A. | ||||
15. | Ethan Wyman | Glens Falls | ||||
16. | Noah Britton | Glens Falls | ||||
17. | Josh Karg | Mohonasen | ||||
18. | Nathan Belcastro | Mohonasen | ||||
19. | Derek Bernard | South Glens Falls | ||||
20. | Jeremy Gundrum | Averill Park | ||||
21. | Nate Nagle | South Glens Falls | ||||
22. | Colin Swain | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | ||||
23. | Logan Short | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | ||||
24. | Ryan Leech | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | ||||
25. | Nathan Tabbert | Scotia-Glenville |
Boys Class C - 1:30pm
What to Look For: Unlike the girls Class C race where it comes down to the team with the most depth, the boys race comes down to team with the best front running and Albany Academy, with three runners in the top five is way ahead and should give Coach Jim Poole his first ever cross country sectional championship. Second place is a total toss up as up to six teams can challenge for the runner-up plaque. Individually, Corinth's Joel Graska comes in with the best time but no one has been under 16 minutes so far. the Albany Academy trio of Alex Foyt, Marcus O'Leary, and Max Tulchinky with Voorheesville's Evan Ensslin could all challenge Graska for the title.
Individuals | Team Scores | Pts. | ||||
1. | Joel Graska | Corinth | 1. | Albany Academy | 64 | |
2. | Alex Foyt | Albany Academy | 2. | Voorheesville | 156 | |
3. | Evan Ensslin | Voorheesville | 3. | Johnstown | 161 | |
4. | Marcus O'Leary | Albany Academy | 4. | Taconic Hills | 164 | |
5. | Max Tulchinsky | Albany Academy | 5. | Schuylerville | 175 | |
6. | Ben Fasciano | Taconic Hills | 6. | Greenville | 176 | |
7. | Cormac Tolan | Greenville | 7. | Stillwater | 179 | |
8. | James Faraci | Catholic Central | 8. | Mechanicville | 218 | |
9. | Matt Tipton | Voorheesville | 9. | Fonda-Fultonville | 260 | |
10. | Davante Jones | Schuylerville | 10. | Hoosic Valley | 267 | |
11. | Spencer Swoboda | Schuylerville | 11. | Broadalbin-Perth | 315 | |
12. | Brandon Mraz | Johnstown | 12. | Fort Plain/Canajoharie | 336 | |
13. | Chris Pickett | Greenville | 13. | Hudson | 392 | |
14. | Dylan Oliva | Mechanicville | 14. | Catskill | 400 | |
15. | Ahmed Lachgar | Albany Academy | 15. | Catholic Central | 430 | |
16. | Jared Spring | Greenville | 16. | Cobleskill-Richmondville | 449 | |
17. | Ben Corey | Hoosic Valley | 17. | Cairo-Durham | 458 | |
18. | Trey Hotaling | Taconic Hills | 18. | Corinth | 459 | |
19. | Alex Quilian | Johnstown | 19. | Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk | 465 | |
20. | Christian Carr | Ravena | 20. | Coxsackie-Athens | 470 | |
21. | Ethan Burch | Schuylerville | 21. | Cohoes | 496 | |
22. | Nick Roy | Stillwater | 22. | Chatham | 588 | |
23. | Max Hanselman | Taconic Hills | 23. | Watervliet | 600 | |
24. | Kellen Chowenhill | Voorheesville | 24. | Tamarac | 605 | |
25. | James Mosher | Broadalbin-Perth | 25. | Granville | 667 |
Boys Class D - 2:00pm
What to Look For: At the beginning of the season I thought it was a complete tossup on what team would win Class D's but as the season has gone by, two teams have emerged as the favorites. North Warren/Johnsburg and defending champions Maple Hill. North Warren/Johnsburg won the only heads up match this season at the Burnt Hills Invy where they placed third and Maple Hill was fourth. I'll give them the slight edge since they look like they have just a little more depth than Maple Hill. Berlin looked strong earlier this year but has taken a small step back, if they come back into form they could also challenge. Individually, Greenwich's Colin Beasor is the defending champion and is the only runner that has broken 16 minutes and should defend his title. North Warren/Johnsburg's Brandon Olden, Schoharie's Noah Valvo, Berlin's Nick Styer, and Duanesburg Brandon VanVlack can all challenge for second place as they are all within 20 seconds of each other.
Individuals | Team Scores | Pts. | ||||
1. | Colin Beasor | Greenwich | 1. | North Warren/Johnsburg | 75 | |
2. | Brandon Olden | North Warren/Johnsburg | 2. | Maple Hill | 92 | |
3. | Noah Valvo | Schoharie | 3. | Greenwich | 131 | |
4. | Nick Styer | Berlin | 4. | Berlin | 132 | |
5. | Brendon VanVlack | Duanesburg | 5. | Hadley-Luzerne | 134 | |
6. | Henry Goca | Rensselaer | 6. | Lake George | 176 | |
7. | Boone Lynch | Duanesburg | 7. | Duanesburg | 188 | |
8. | Andrew Foley | Hadley-Luzerne | 8. | Saratoga Catholic | 192 | |
9. | Xzavier Rich | Berne-Knox-Westerlo | 9. | Mayfield | 227 | |
10. | Josh Febbie | Mayfield | 10. | Warrensburg/Bolton | 244 | |
11. | Noah Albanese | Maple Hill | 11. | Schoharie | 248 | |
12. | Nick Rollo | Lake George | 12. | Rensselaer | 261 | |
13. | Kevin Cronin | Saratoga Catholic | 13. | Galway | 337 | |
14. | Ryan Gosse | Berlin | 14. | Argyle/Fort Edward | 371 | |
15. | Matthew Riordan | Maple Hill | 15. | Oppenheim-Ephratah-St.Johnsville | 379 | |
16. | Ken Mulvey | North Warren/Johnsburg | ||||
17. | Hayden Smith | North Warren/Johnsburg | ||||
18. | Tyler Newkirk | Mayfield | ||||
19. | Quinn Practico | Maple Hill | ||||
20. | Sam Grimmke | Greenwich | ||||
21. | Matthew Brown | North Warren/Johnsburg | ||||
22. | Alex Flowers | Berlin | ||||
23. | Seamus Tomb | North Warren/Johnsburg | ||||
24. | Bruce Gregg | Greenwich | ||||
25. | Nate Mannion | Maple Hill |