The 2022 XC Team
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RECENT INFORMATION
September 20th, 2023
Early Season Meets
The season is back and the wolves are up and running! The teams started out with a nice showing at Dash in the Dark and backed it up with a solid effort at VVS for the Pre-State meet. I don't have all of the league meet results, but it looked like both teams swept for league meets 1 and 2.
VVS Invite:
The girls took to the course first and finished 8th in race 4. The overall results had them placed them 29th out of 61 complete teams, but more importantly they were 5th of the Class D teams that raced. They were led by a 5k PR from Hope, followed by strong races from Lizzie, Alivia, NV, Grace, Jacey, Zoey, Carly and Lily. Last year the girls were 28th out of 45 complete teams, so this was a big step forward. Hope ran over 7 minutes faster than last year, Lizzie dropped 54 seconds, Alivia dropped 3 minutes, NV dropped 7 seconds, and the rest of the crew ran great times on a challenging course. The current sectional and state rankings are below (for those available on Tullyrunners):
Hope - 3rd, 17th
Lizzie - 7th, 31st
Alivia - 14th, 65th (approximately)
The early contenders for class D for section V looks to be Geneseo. Their girls had an excellent showing at Dash in the Dark and backed it up with a strong win at West Seneca. They are comparable to our girls 1-5, considering Amelia has not raced a 5k in an invite yet. It is shaping up to be a great race this Saturday at the pre sectional invite.
On the boys side, Ibra and Salim led the charge to a team finish of 23rd in the merge (sandwiched between powerhouses Fayetteville-Manlius and Tri-Valley). They finished as the top class D team in the meet, but have a few other teams knocking at the door to overthrow their 4 consecutive sectional titles. Ibra opened his season 90 seconds faster than last fall, while Salim dropped 34 seconds and Johnny dropped 40 seconds. The team was bolstered by strong efforts from Micah, Tim, Adam, Tucker, Cam, Ronan, James, Tucker W, Alex K and Kaleb. Of those boys, only Cam has run a season of varsity cross country so there is a massive potential of upside. Alex V also adds a new element of depth to the team. For current sectional and state rankings:
Ibra - 4th, 21st
Salim - 5th, 34th
Micah and Tim aren't far off of that list, and a strong race at Letchworth this weekend could show a few other schools that the wolves are back in full strength. Graduating Pierce, Braydon, Jacob, Dylan and Alex from the top 7, and with Rayhan moving schools, made the team unranked entering the season. This means the boys enter as an underdog behind Oakfield, Bloomfield, HAC, and Geneseo. In the team rankings, Pine Plains (Stissing Mountain?) made a massive jump to top the state rankings. After 3 years of getting beaten up on by Tri-Valley, it seems the boys of Pine Plains are looking to establish themselves as the top team in the state.
Early Season Meets
The season is back and the wolves are up and running! The teams started out with a nice showing at Dash in the Dark and backed it up with a solid effort at VVS for the Pre-State meet. I don't have all of the league meet results, but it looked like both teams swept for league meets 1 and 2.
VVS Invite:
The girls took to the course first and finished 8th in race 4. The overall results had them placed them 29th out of 61 complete teams, but more importantly they were 5th of the Class D teams that raced. They were led by a 5k PR from Hope, followed by strong races from Lizzie, Alivia, NV, Grace, Jacey, Zoey, Carly and Lily. Last year the girls were 28th out of 45 complete teams, so this was a big step forward. Hope ran over 7 minutes faster than last year, Lizzie dropped 54 seconds, Alivia dropped 3 minutes, NV dropped 7 seconds, and the rest of the crew ran great times on a challenging course. The current sectional and state rankings are below (for those available on Tullyrunners):
Hope - 3rd, 17th
Lizzie - 7th, 31st
Alivia - 14th, 65th (approximately)
The early contenders for class D for section V looks to be Geneseo. Their girls had an excellent showing at Dash in the Dark and backed it up with a strong win at West Seneca. They are comparable to our girls 1-5, considering Amelia has not raced a 5k in an invite yet. It is shaping up to be a great race this Saturday at the pre sectional invite.
On the boys side, Ibra and Salim led the charge to a team finish of 23rd in the merge (sandwiched between powerhouses Fayetteville-Manlius and Tri-Valley). They finished as the top class D team in the meet, but have a few other teams knocking at the door to overthrow their 4 consecutive sectional titles. Ibra opened his season 90 seconds faster than last fall, while Salim dropped 34 seconds and Johnny dropped 40 seconds. The team was bolstered by strong efforts from Micah, Tim, Adam, Tucker, Cam, Ronan, James, Tucker W, Alex K and Kaleb. Of those boys, only Cam has run a season of varsity cross country so there is a massive potential of upside. Alex V also adds a new element of depth to the team. For current sectional and state rankings:
Ibra - 4th, 21st
Salim - 5th, 34th
Micah and Tim aren't far off of that list, and a strong race at Letchworth this weekend could show a few other schools that the wolves are back in full strength. Graduating Pierce, Braydon, Jacob, Dylan and Alex from the top 7, and with Rayhan moving schools, made the team unranked entering the season. This means the boys enter as an underdog behind Oakfield, Bloomfield, HAC, and Geneseo. In the team rankings, Pine Plains (Stissing Mountain?) made a massive jump to top the state rankings. After 3 years of getting beaten up on by Tri-Valley, it seems the boys of Pine Plains are looking to establish themselves as the top team in the state.
July 24th, 2023
Summer Update
The mid summer mark is here as the count down to XC is less than a month away! As the teams plug away at summer training and build their foundation for the Fall, initial rankings are starting to flood the internet.
Yes - I am going to continue to keep this site updated as long as I am able to! It might look a bit different because I am approaching it with an outside perspective, but Strava helps shine some light on what all of the runners are doing to prep for an excellent cross country season.
On the girls side, they come in ranked 2nd for Class D in Section V, and 7th in NYS. They will enter the season ranked directly behind Addison in both rankings. Last Fall they put up an excellent fight at the sectional course to place 2nd, even while missing the prospective 5th runner in Hope. This year, the landscape of the team will look a bit different as it is the first time in 5 seasons that the top runner of the team might not have the last name Franklin (to be decided, Carly is a beast!).
Based on last seasons results, Lizzie will be paving the way, followed by NV, Liv, Hope, and Paige. The individual profiles of our returning varsity girls are below.
Lizzie Young comes in ranked 3rd in the county, 6th in Section V, and 35th in NY. Lizzie posted PRs of 2:39 for the 800m, 5:22 for the 1500m and 11:31 for the 3000m this year.
NV Stewart comes in ranked 4th in the county, 10th in Section V, and 61st in NY. She posted personal bests of 2:39, 5:37 and 12:22 during the outdoor season.
Liv Kocan comes in ranked 7th in the county, 15th in Section V, and 76th in NY. Liv posted personal bests of 2:42, 5:50, and 12:52 during the outdoor season.
Hope Troutman had an excellent first half of her 2022 XC season but ended her season just before counties due to injury. She is going to make a big leap forward this season based on her indoor and outdoor performances. Hope ran a 2:32 and 5:18 for her 800 and 1500m.
Paige Pfaff had a great first season in 2022, and looks to make a big jump in the 2023 season. Paige improved her 3000m by 44 seconds and her 1500m by 9 seconds (6:04 and 13:06). She also notched a massive personal best of 2:50 indoors for the 800m. Paige will be a big factor for the team this Fall.
Lily Stauring is back in action after her first varsity seasons. She has transformed herself into an entirely different runner and will look to crush that 30 minute barrier.
New additions to the team are a huge factor, especially for smaller school districts. Jacey Payne, Grace Hartman, Zoe Covell and Carly Franklin are all on varsity for the first time and will look to make an immediate impact.
During her outdoor campaign, Jacey set PRs at all distances including an excellent 3:05 800m, 6:14 1500m and 13:35 3000m. Jacey is definitely better as the distance goes up, so the 5000m seems like her forte.
On the boys side, it is the first time in 4 years coming into the season completely unranked. The underdog story has always been part of the team mantra, and this year it takes on a new meaning. The limited ranking information I have is below!
Salim Ford enters as 1st in the county, 5th in Section V and 20th in NY. Salim posted PRs of 2:17 for 800m, 4:53 for 1600m and 10:35 for the 3200m. He is a state medalist from 2021, and will look to improve on that performance to help bring the wolves back to the state meet.
Ibra Ford enters as 2nd in the county, 6th in Section V and 25th in NY.
Summer Update
The mid summer mark is here as the count down to XC is less than a month away! As the teams plug away at summer training and build their foundation for the Fall, initial rankings are starting to flood the internet.
Yes - I am going to continue to keep this site updated as long as I am able to! It might look a bit different because I am approaching it with an outside perspective, but Strava helps shine some light on what all of the runners are doing to prep for an excellent cross country season.
On the girls side, they come in ranked 2nd for Class D in Section V, and 7th in NYS. They will enter the season ranked directly behind Addison in both rankings. Last Fall they put up an excellent fight at the sectional course to place 2nd, even while missing the prospective 5th runner in Hope. This year, the landscape of the team will look a bit different as it is the first time in 5 seasons that the top runner of the team might not have the last name Franklin (to be decided, Carly is a beast!).
Based on last seasons results, Lizzie will be paving the way, followed by NV, Liv, Hope, and Paige. The individual profiles of our returning varsity girls are below.
Lizzie Young comes in ranked 3rd in the county, 6th in Section V, and 35th in NY. Lizzie posted PRs of 2:39 for the 800m, 5:22 for the 1500m and 11:31 for the 3000m this year.
NV Stewart comes in ranked 4th in the county, 10th in Section V, and 61st in NY. She posted personal bests of 2:39, 5:37 and 12:22 during the outdoor season.
Liv Kocan comes in ranked 7th in the county, 15th in Section V, and 76th in NY. Liv posted personal bests of 2:42, 5:50, and 12:52 during the outdoor season.
Hope Troutman had an excellent first half of her 2022 XC season but ended her season just before counties due to injury. She is going to make a big leap forward this season based on her indoor and outdoor performances. Hope ran a 2:32 and 5:18 for her 800 and 1500m.
Paige Pfaff had a great first season in 2022, and looks to make a big jump in the 2023 season. Paige improved her 3000m by 44 seconds and her 1500m by 9 seconds (6:04 and 13:06). She also notched a massive personal best of 2:50 indoors for the 800m. Paige will be a big factor for the team this Fall.
Lily Stauring is back in action after her first varsity seasons. She has transformed herself into an entirely different runner and will look to crush that 30 minute barrier.
New additions to the team are a huge factor, especially for smaller school districts. Jacey Payne, Grace Hartman, Zoe Covell and Carly Franklin are all on varsity for the first time and will look to make an immediate impact.
During her outdoor campaign, Jacey set PRs at all distances including an excellent 3:05 800m, 6:14 1500m and 13:35 3000m. Jacey is definitely better as the distance goes up, so the 5000m seems like her forte.
On the boys side, it is the first time in 4 years coming into the season completely unranked. The underdog story has always been part of the team mantra, and this year it takes on a new meaning. The limited ranking information I have is below!
Salim Ford enters as 1st in the county, 5th in Section V and 20th in NY. Salim posted PRs of 2:17 for 800m, 4:53 for 1600m and 10:35 for the 3200m. He is a state medalist from 2021, and will look to improve on that performance to help bring the wolves back to the state meet.
Ibra Ford enters as 2nd in the county, 6th in Section V and 25th in NY.
