Who will be the top NY XC highschool this year?

If you look a little deeper into those numbers from last year... both of them come from the first race of the season (VVS Invite, Sept 10), and both are outliers - 5 points higher than anything either guy did the rest of the season. Not really fair to consider those ratings as baselines for either guy, coming into this season. Looking forward to seeing the performances from B-ville.

One cool thing about Monroe Woodbury is that they had one of the best 1/2/3s a NY team has had coming into the season. They lost their 4-7 from state last year, and their 4/5 were looking to be far behind, but during track/summer they found a 4/5 to add to their 3rd.
Their 6/7 are far behind though so they have to make sure their 1-5 are on at NXR.
And yeah, FM has a lot of work cut out for them especially at the 4/5 position to catch up to Corning/St A/MW. They will probably need to close the 1-5 gap but it will be hard for the 4th and 5th guys to do. 2 of the guys who were varsity last year ran over 30 minutes today, so unless they get healthy again, this team will likely need to depend on the junior and sophomore who weren’t on varsity last year and were running a little over 5 minutes in the 1600 times in track.
Burnt Hills has a lot of work to do too. Actually more so than FM. They are weak at positions 2-5. The guy leading the team this year is the guy who was only their #5 last year (and quite a bit behind their #4).

I think the top 3 boys teams at NY right now look like this:
1- Corning. Great senior heavy team with Bange leading the way. Got second at NXR to Burnt Hills last year without him, and they only lost their #1.
2- St Anthony’s. Very good pack that put 5 under 16:30 on a rigorous course in the first race. Lacking a front runner though. This pack actually has a small 1-7 spread so they will be displacing scorers from other good teams. Brancaccio will spend the most of the time leading the team, but he is no Bange from Corning or the Collins from MW.
3- Monroe Woodbury- came into the season with one of the best trios in the state. Also found 2 more guys to add to their #3. The only problem is that because they don’t have an outstanding 6/7, it would really hurt the team if someone gets sick, injured, or has an off-day.

FM girls team only 4th…. Unheard of

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New York Girls State Rankings - Week 1

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Early in the season, some teams have made big strides and others are waiting to make an appearance.

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FM had a couple of their guys walk the course in today's race (over 30 minutes for 2.6 miles is walking pace). This isn't a good sign, in that it probably indicates injuries that will keep them out of enough meets that they won't have enough legit races to be eligible for Sectionals - no other real reason to walk a dual-meet. Their 4 - 5 today were behind a Liverpool guy who was mid-130s at VVS; Perry was 50 seconds ahead of that guy... so no sign yet that FM's going to be competitive with your top 3 teams.

Actually, in sections, more than 7 guys on the team are allowed to race. And FM only has 10 guys on the team, so I’m sure there will be enough room for 1 or both of the seniors who were walking the course. It would be helpful if they both return because although it only takes 5 to score, having a 6th and 7th is always helpful.

It’s crazy that FM also has a race on Saturday. Too much work

You are missing the point.

In order to be eligible to compete at Sectionals, athletes have to complete a minimum number of races - I believe it is 6 - during the regular season.

Well, they will still get to race NXR. Just like the people that transfer in without changing residences

Based on interviews he has given in the past, Aris probably won't take a team to NXR if he doesn't think they have a shot at qualifying.

Corning’s 4-5 gap is large

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STAC West 2022 - Full

MileSplits official Full formatted results for the 2022 STAC West, hosted by On The Right Track Timing in Horseheads NY.

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Having Weires and Cooper D. walk on the course is actually a smart instead of having them missing the race altogether.
Now they each have 2 races under their belt.
They just need 4 more though.

Letting Weires and Cooper D. from FM walk on the course is actually a smart instead of having them missing the race altogether.
Now they each have 2 races under their belt.
They just need 4 more though.

As far as Corning, I thought that the younger Cornfield would be a good #5. He ran a 9:36 in track.

if Corning can close the 4-5 gap they could do well nationally this year.

ithaca returns everyone except for their fifth. If they find a 5th next year they could challenge for an NXN berth.

Looking at the speed-ratings rankings on TullyRunners right now, you'd have to rank them no better than 4th. But CNS and Bethlehem have already run their 2nd invitational of the season, while FM will do so this weekend. We'll have a clearer picture on Saturday afternoon.

No ny teams in the top 25 but:

MW, Corning and St A are in the HM list

Great to see that MS is taking notice of MW now too

FM girls is #2 here.

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DyeStat XC RANKINGS - News - High School Regional Rankings Girls XC 2022 - 9/22

Girls Regional Rankings - 9/22/2022By Erik Boal, DyeStat EditorThere were a pair of shifts atop the regional rankings, as a result of matchups involving the top two teams in Illinois Class 3A and Texas Class 6A.Prospect High...

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boys teams are very accurate.

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DyeStat XC RANKINGS - News - High School Regional Rankings Boys XC 2022 - 9/22

Boys Regional Rankings - 9/22/2022By Doug Binder, DyeStat EditorLast weekend's Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Ala. provided a big reveal for the quality of pack at Jesuit of New Orleans, which split 26 seconds on five score...

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St A, Saratoga, and Fairport should be in the top 5 again next year based on what they return. Burnt Hills should re-enter the chat next year

Corning's guys didn't race hard in that recent meet. Let's see what they do this weekend.

I see Arlington at number 4. I don’t know if they are really that good, but they return everyone from this year. Another team that could fight for an NXN spot next year