With SUNYAC Track and Field Championships in the rear view mirror, it's time to focus on the real SUNYACs, Cross Country. This thread will be the official place to make predictions, smack talks, and question the tactics of Pat Fannon and his quest for another year of eligibility. My official predictions for the upcoming season is Potsdam will take 10th place. Top five teams will include Fredonia, New Paltz, Cortland, Oneonta, Geneseo in that order. Am I right?
Road to SUNYAC wrote:
Top five teams will include Fredonia, New Paltz, Cortland, Oneonta, Geneseo in that order. Am I right?
yes
BINGHAMTON!
I got excited when I read "Cross..." thinking this would be a good thread about CrossFit but yet another boring article about BOYS that like to run in the mud. Lol. Seriously guys, grow up and grow a pair and then sign up for something that requires more athleticism like Tough Mudder or Warrior Dash.
Or ditch the running altogether focus on heavy lifting and sprints aka join CrossFit.
With Marcantonio graduating whom do you think will take the W for SUNYACs. I think they will most likely come from Genny or Oneonta. Possibly with a strong summer of training they could come out of NP
whats a new paltz
pat fannon will take the W
Predictions:
1. Geneseo: not really losing too much from their sunyac title team, CMR is about it. Cassani will be insane. im guessing theyll have some good recruits but i dont know of any specifically. we'll see how they adjust to the coaching change but theyll be fine
2. Oneonta: losing Remillard and Didas will hurt them, but the trio of Lupia, Scott and Busby will help a ton. Lupia and Busby both had nice 5ks in track, with Lupia 2nd in the 10k at yacs. Bernstein is running fast again (8:39, 3:59)
3. Cortland: obviously going to take a big hit losing Marco and Jared, but Mitch Ryan had a great steeple season and will be up there in the region. they'll get good recruits but i think they're a second tier team
thoughts?
My money is on Geneseo to win it this year but next year and the year after that Oneonta will win it. They're bringing in a bunch of stud freshmen from Long Island, none of them too special but they'll be something nice in a few years.
The Baymen wrote:
My money is on Geneseo to win it this year but next year and the year after that Oneonta will win it. They're bringing in a bunch of stud freshmen from Long Island, none of them too special but they'll be something nice in a few years.
0/10
Everyone knows that Strong Islanders only go to Cortland.
It remains to be seen where teams with far less history such as New Paltz will finish this season. The departure of the Boys, Mike Scher and Dave Lukas, threatens to leave the team in shambles. That is unless freshman superstar Nick Cruise has enough tenacity and guts to rally his own boys. Adding some new boys to the roster will bring in more talent and perhaps by preseason the current boys (both young and old) will be rolling like the old boys who blazed the original path by being THE boys so long ago.
At this point of his life, what could John Gammairello run for an 800? 4:18?
I hear SUNY NP will have a new boy to replace Mike and Dave. This kid is coming from a small school in Oregon and has a couple of 15:30 5ks on the track to his name. Look out for Blaise Comma "The BOY" to take a top 25 SUNYAC spot for NP as a frosh.
We are really missing the key point here gentlemen. Pat will be returning with Nick marc and a crew of cortland alumni will sweep the SUNYAC's.
Also, will we be seeing a battle for best hair in the SUNYAC. Last year was a land slide victory for Mazzuca, can anyone challenge the reigning champion this year
SUNYAC XC IZ LIFE wrote:
With Marcantonio graduating whom do you think will take the W for SUNYACs.
While I applaud your recognizing that there *is* a word "whom," I'm sorry to say that its use here was incorrect. Just use "who" in this situation.
Geneseo is getting a 31:40 transfer from NC Wilmington
Rumor was that Geneseo had landed the two brothers from Northport in a transfer. Two high school sub 9 guys would have to ensure their dominance of SUNYAC and make them a player nationally as well.
tudman wrote:
Geneseo is getting a 31:40 transfer from NC Wilmington
not true
who did you sleep with to confirm that it is not true?
Marqus Dexter out as recruiter/Jumps coach at Cortland.
Leaving to join a Ph.D. program down south. We will probably see Cortland take a big step back with regards to recruiting and jumps, this guy was a big time coach.
I am one of his former athletes (not a jumper, but still received coaching advice from him), great coach, greater person.