Suburban Council Championships
Murdock and Davidson Lead NTN-Ranked Shen and Toga to Victory
Saturday, October 28, 2006 Saratoga State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York
Coverage/photos by John Nepolitan
Boys Results - Girls Results Race distance 3.05 miles Course records:
John Trautman Monroe-Woodbury HS 14:35 1984
Nicole Blood Saratoga Springs HS 16:41.9 2004
While the rest of the northeast was canceling or postponing events because of the forecast of heavy rains and high winds, the Suburban Council (Upstate New York) Championships went on as scheduled. Yes, it did rain the night before and morning of the race, and winds had been blowing, but by the time the meet started the winds had slowed and rain had begun to let up. While the freshmen had to run during what was left of the rain, the junior varsity and varsity races for the most part were without heavy rain or wind. The damage was already done to the course, however, as it was left in the worst conditions runners in the Northeast had faced all year.
At left, Hannah Davidson led from the gun. At right, Burnt Hills' 2-3 finish helped them to 2nd. Photos John Nepolitan.
Girls Championship Just as it looked like the sun may make its first appearance of the day, the gun sounded for the Girls Championship race and, as expected, the Eastern States champion Hannah Davidson of Saratoga Springs went right to the front and ended the battle for the individual title early. By the time Davidson reached the end of the 400-meter starting straight, she already had built up a 20-meter lead which would grow all the way to the finish, as she stormed to a 46-second win in 17:22. And as Davidson was expected to have an easy win, so were her Saratoga teammates. The Blue Streaks, currently ranked #1 in New York Class “AA” and #1 in the NTN Northeast, placed its top 3 runners in the top 10, 5 in the top 12 and all of its runners in the top 18 for an easy 42 – 96 win over Burnt Hills (#1 in New York Class “A”). Behind Saratoga, a very tight race was developing as 3 teams would be separated by only 7 points. Burnt Hills gained an early advantage on the rest of the teams in the field when Sam Roecker and Meaghan Gregory crossed the line in 2nd and 3rd, but the scores tightened up as each team waited for the final scorer to cross the line. After four runners from each team had finished, the scores stood at Burnt Hills – 53, Shenendehowa (#10 in New York “AA”) – 68, Columbia (#16 New York “AA”) also at 68, Colonie (New York #9 class “AA”) – 94, Bethleham (New York # 21 “AA”), Shaker (New York #15 “AA”) – 114, Niskayuna (New York #23 “AA”) – 145, and Guilderland (New York # 18 “AA”) – 150. Shenendehowa’s Christine Sloat was the 1st of the 5th scorers to close the finish-line in 29th place and give her team temporary hold of the 2nd place trophy. As each race finisher came in, it was looking more and more like “Shen” would be holding onto 2nd. But then Lauren Mullins of Burnt Hills came into view and sealed her team’s win over the larger school by holding onto her 43rd place finish by just 6 tenths of a second. Behind the top two teams, a major shake up took place among the large Class “AA” schools. #10 Shenendehowa held off #16 Columbia by 6 points, but Columbia earned a convincing win over higher-ranked Colonie and Shaker. The strength of the Suburban Council is evident in that 8 of the top 25 teams in Class “AA” were on the line at Saratoga State Park and there is sure to be a shake up in those rankings following this weekend. Steve Murdock (left) pulled away from Brian Rhodes-Devey (right) for the boys championship. Photos by John Nepolitan
Boys Championship
In the weeks building up to these championships Steve Murdock (Shenendehowa) and Brian Rhodes-Devey (Guilderland) had let it be known they were going to take a shot at the course record owned by former national 3000 meter record holder and 1992 Olympian John Trautman (Monroe- Woodbury). Even though the course was in what many believed to be the worst condition ever as a result of the recent rain, the top two finishers in last years New York Championships still planned to work together through 2 miles and see if they could erase the 1984 mark. Jumping to the lead at the gun, Rhodes-Devey got the pack rolling and the two friends passed the first two miles in 4:50 and 9:50, each taking turns at the lead. Once past 2 miles, Murdock – who won this race in 2005 while running for Saratoga, before moving into the “Shen” district this past summer – moved out to a slight lead that would stretch to just over 6 seconds with 400 meters to go. As the two stormed down the final long straight, Rhodes-Devey – who has made a verbal commitment to attend Texas in 2007 – made one last run at the lead. But he was only able to pull back one second as Murdock, whose #1 college choice for 2007 is Syracuse but is also looking at other schools, crossed the line with a 14:59 clocking – well outside the record but still a fine performance. The two will take one more shot at the course mark on Friday at the Section 2 Championships, where the top team and 5 individuals not on the winning team in each class qualify for the New York State Public High School Championships at Warwick Valley November 11th (an on-site DyeStat meet). The team race was not nearly as close even though there were two teams ranked in the NTN Northeast on the starting line. Shenendehowa, the current #2 team, had little trouble taking the team title as individual champ Murdock was backed up by a team that placed 3-8-11-and 13th to record a 36 – 81 victory over NTN NE #6 Shaker. Shaker’s effort was hurt by the fact that RJ Sniffen, normally the team’s #1 or #2 runner, went down and later dropped out shortly after the mile point (as of this point it is not known the extent of the injury). Behind the top two teams there was not the shake up among the ranked teams as in the girls’ race. Once again, the Suburban Council showed that it is one of the strongest cross country leagues in the nation, and that the stiff week-by-week competition faced by its teams results in it always having a number of nationally ranked teams and individuals. Since the inception of the Nike Team Nationals, at least one team from this league has qualified each year and 2006 should be no different. Runners from the this league might also be making the trip to San Diego for the Foot Locker Nationals as both Davidson and Rhodes-Devey made the trip in 2005 and, along with Murdock, are among the individuals ranked best in the region and country.
Girls Results
Fulmont Road Runners Club Hy-Tek's Meet Manager
2006 Suburban Council Championships - 10/28/2006
Saratoga State Park
Last Completed Event Event 5 Girls 3.05 Mile Run CC Varsity
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Name Year School Avg Mile Finals Points
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1 #566 Hannah Davidson Saratoga High 5:41.7 17:22.00 1
2 #176 Sam Roecker Burnt Hills 5:53.7 17:58.76 2
3 #166 Meaghan Gregory Burnt Hills 5:55.4 18:03.90 3
4 #736 Cara Janeczko Shenendehowa 5:56.3 18:06.53 4
5 #310 Brina Seguine Columbia High 5:57.7 18:10.88 5
6 #503 Emily McTague Niskayuna 5:59.4 18:15.91 6
7 #101 Kristin Kenney Bethlehem High 6:04.2 18:30.57 7
8 #574 Cassie Goutos Saratoga High 6:06.8 18:38.69 8
9 #214 Mikala Anson Colonie High School 6:07.3 18:40.20 9
10 #584 Alysha McElroy Saratoga High 6:09.9 18:48.09 10
11 #561 Brianne Bellon Saratoga High 6:11.1 18:51.63 11
12 #589 Liz Ochse Saratoga High 6:11.2 18:52.16 12
13 #513 Chelsea Trant Niskayuna 6:13.3 18:58.49 13
14 #303 Charlotte O'Connor Columbia High 6:14.1 19:00.93 14
15 #377 Erin Mossop G'Land 6:14.5 19:01.97 15
16 #715 Chelsea Babcock Shenendehowa 6:14.7 19:02.65 16
17 #588 Abby Ochse Saratoga High 6:15.1 19:03.93 17
18 #581 Katelyn Lowe Saratoga High 6:15.4 19:04.73 18
19 #287 Ashley Ferriero Columbia High 6:16.6 19:08.45 19
20 #113 Kristin Peck Bethlehem High 6:18.6 19:14.63 20
21 #158 Martha Brown Burnt Hills 6:20.3 19:19.76 21
22 #669 Emma Risler Shaker High School 6:20.6 19:20.62 22
23 #750 Meredith Peabody Shenendehowa 6:20.8 19:21.23 23
24 #636 Seri Gordon Shaker High School 6:21.4 19:23.10 24
25 #760 Tricia Wardwell Shenendehowa 6:22.5 19:26.55 25
26 #241 Nayamka Roberts-Sm Colonie High School 6:23.0 19:27.95 26
27 #167 Carolyn Herkenham Burnt Hills 6:24.2 19:31.71 27
28 #244 Jessica Sherry Colonie High School 6:24.4 19:32.26 28
29 #754 Christine Sloat Shenendehowa 6:25.0 19:34.11 29
30 #283 Sarah Anderson Columbia High 6:25.9 19:36.84 30
31 #234 Katlin Mock Colonie High School 6:27.5 19:41.73 31
32 #661 Sara Ochs Shaker High School 6:27.9 19:42.93 32
33 #714 Mary Jane Anderson Shenendehowa 6:28.3 19:44.05 33
34 #222 Shannon Finnegan Colonie High School 6:29.5 19:47.72 34
35 #281 Leslie Aiken Columbia High 6:31.1 19:52.84 35
36 #663 Kelsey Ogden Shaker High School 6:31.6 19:54.39 36
37 #35 Katie Dickman Ballston Spa 6:32.8 19:57.92 37
38 #753 Katie Rusch Shenendehowa 6:33.6 20:00.33 38
39 #642 Maureen Hill Shaker High School 6:34.4 20:02.67 39
40 #30 Victoria Ballestro Ballston Spa 6:34.6 20:03.31 40
41 #371 Jen Madsen G'Land 6:35.4 20:05.85 41
42 #85 Mariel Doyle Bethlehem High 6:35.6 20:06.44 42
43 #169 Lauren Mullins Burnt Hills 6:36.4 20:09.00 43
44 #100 Kimberly Kenney Bethlehem High 6:36.6 20:09.62 44
45 #350 Courtney Delorenzo G'Land 6:37.7 20:12.75 45
46 #301 Alexandria Nichols Columbia High 6:37.9 20:13.55 46
47 #304 Eliza O'Connor Columbia High 6:38.4 20:15.15 47
48 #242 Gabrielle Rodrigue Colonie High School 6:41.1 20:23.30 48
49 #354 Casey Doak G'Land 6:41.6 20:24.79 49
50 #90 Grace Gallagher Bethlehem High 6:42.6 20:27.67 50
51 #491 Nima Balan Niskayuna 6:42.9 20:28.68 51
52 #348 Emily Cure G'Land 6:43.5 20:30.63 52
53 #349 Lea Cure G'Land 6:45.2 20:35.70 53
54 #170 Lizzie Olsen Burnt Hills 6:46.6 20:40.08 54
55 #641 Alina Heim Shaker High School 6:50.0 20:50.43 55
56 #502 Elisabeth Marsan Niskayuna 6:51.2 20:54.06 56
57 #355 Laura Doak G'Land 6:51.7 20:55.61 57
58 #110 Molly McCann Bethlehem High 6:52.8 20:59.00 58
59 #15 Brittney Wensley Averill Park 6:53.7 21:01.56 59
60 #8 Sandy Levinn Averill Park 6:55.2 21:06.23 60
61 #657 Jessica Morelli Shaker High School 6:57.1 21:12.09 61
62 #498 Kelsey Fitzgerald Niskayuna 6:58.4 21:15.92 62
63 #505 Elizabeth Moran Niskayuna 7:00.4 21:22.17 63
64 #159 Larene Cameron Burnt Hills 7:02.6 21:28.89 64
65 #37 Kristyn Galbraith Ballston Spa 7:07.8 21:44.64 65
66 #42 Becky Martin Ballston Spa 7:08.5 21:46.83 66
67 #504 Kristina Moller Niskayuna 7:10.7 21:53.62 67
68 #43 Lindsey Martin Ballston Spa 7:11.0 21:54.29 68
69 #232 Meghan Lapoint Colonie High School 7:16.2 22:10.31 69
70 #40 Kelly Koswick Ballston Spa 7:18.1 22:16.12 70
71 #79 Sarah Clift Bethlehem High 7:22.0 22:27.97 71
72 #45 Alice Raymond-Mors Ballston Spa 7:26.8 22:42.60 72
73 #478 Melissa Sullivan Mohonasen 7:28.4 22:47.48 73
74 #475 Suezanna Lynch Mohonasen 7:28.9 22:48.97 74
75 #471 Danielle Demarest Mohonasen 7:30.9 22:55.25 75
76 #5 Elise Kowalczyk Averill Park 7:32.0 22:58.36 76
77 #14 Rachel Warner Averill Park 7:36.0 23:10.67 77
78 #10 Roxanne Miller Averill Park 7:38.9 23:19.43 78
79 #11 Patti Schiotis Averill Park 7:39.2 23:20.59 79
80 #477 Audrey Sabatini Mohonasen 7:47.5 23:45.65 80
81 #473 Valerie Dunn Mohonasen 7:57.5 24:16.39 81 Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Saratoga High School 42 1 8 10 11 12 17 18
Total Time: 1:32:32.57
Average: 18:30.52
2 Burnt Hills 96 2 3 21 27 43 54 64
Total Time: 1:35:03.13
Average: 19:00.63
3 Shenendehowa High School 97 4 16 23 25 29 33 38
Total Time: 1:35:31.07
Average: 19:06.22
4 Columbia High School 103 5 14 19 30 35 46 47
Total Time: 1:35:49.94
Average: 19:09.99
5 Colonie High School 128 9 26 28 31 34 48 69
Total Time: 1:37:09.86
Average: 19:25.98
6 Shaker High School 153 22 24 32 36 39 55 61
Total Time: 1:38:23.71
Average: 19:40.75
7 Bethlehem High School 163 7 20 42 44 50 58 71
Total Time: 1:38:28.93
Average: 19:41.79
8 Niskayuna 188 6 13 51 56 62 63 67
Total Time: 1:39:53.06
Average: 19:58.62
9 Guilderland High School 202 15 41 45 49 52 53 57
Total Time: 1:40:15.99
Average: 20:03.20
10 Ballston Spa 276 37 40 65 66 68 70 72
Total Time: 1:45:26.99
Average: 21:05.40
11 Averill Park High School 350 59 60 76 77 78 79
Total Time: 1:51:36.25
Average: 22:19.25
12 Mohonasen High School 383 73 74 75 80 81
Total Time: 1:56:33.74
Average: 23:18.75 Boys Results Fulmont Road Runners Club Hy-Tek's Meet Manager
2006 Suburban Council Championships - 10/28/2006
Saratoga State Park
Last Completed Event Event 6 Boys 3.05 Mile Run CC Varsity
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Name Year School Avg Mile Finals Points
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1 #798 Steve Murdock Shenendehowa 4:54.9 14:59.23 1
2 #448 Brian Rhodes-Devey G'Land 4:56.6 15:04.49 2
3 #802 Zach Predmore Shenendehowa 5:05.0 15:30.00 3
4 #196 Drew Houghtalen Burnt Hills 5:05.8 15:32.55 4
5 #601 Chris Allen Saratoga High 5:07.5 15:37.81 5
6 #686 Matt Bogdan Shaker High School 5:09.8 15:44.91 6
7 #606 Demetri Goutos Saratoga High 5:11.0 15:48.43 7
8 #803 Adam Quinn Shenendehowa 5:11.8 15:50.94 8
9 #426 Roland Graves G'Land 5:13.5 15:56.01 9
10 #710 Nick Webster Shaker High School 5:13.8 15:56.96 10
11 #812 Zac Suriano Shenendehowa 5:15.1 16:00.84 11
12 #201 Ryan Pezzulo Burnt Hills 5:16.2 16:04.31 12
13 #810 Tom Soeller Shenendehowa 5:18.8 16:12.23 13
14 #774 William Danaher Shenendehowa 5:19.0 16:12.72 14
15 #711 Craig Weiss Shaker High School 5:23.1 16:25.39 15
16 #550 Michael Ryan Niskayuna 5:24.1 16:28.35 16
17 #551 Timothy Ryan Niskayuna 5:25.0 16:31.21 17
18 #700 Chris Manico Shaker High School 5:25.2 16:31.83 18
19 #555 Zachary Smetana Niskayuna 5:25.6 16:32.96 19
20 #16 Greg Barshied Averill Park 5:26.2 16:34.74 20
21 #193 Dan Gray Burnt Hills 5:26.5 16:35.60 21
22 #780 Jamie Glover Shenendehowa 5:27.6 16:39.02 22
23 #272 Tyler Stewart Colonie High School 5:27.7 16:39.50 23
24 #462 Justin Veldhuis G'Land 5:27.8 16:39.73 24
25 #552 Louis Serafini Niskayuna 5:27.8 16:39.80 25
26 #543 Kyle O'Connor Niskayuna 5:28.0 16:40.30 26
27 #197 Andrew Jess Burnt Hills 5:28.6 16:42.17 27
28 #521 Nick Cioffi Niskayuna 5:29.4 16:44.66 28
29 #182 Cody Buell Burnt Hills 5:30.5 16:48.04 29
30 #455 Kevin Sheehan G'Land 5:31.6 16:51.16 30
31 #439 Jared Moriarty G'Land 5:32.2 16:52.97 31
32 #684 Brian Benson Shaker High School 5:32.4 16:53.65 32
33 #690 Jeff Corelli Shaker High School 5:34.1 16:58.93 33
34 #19 Connor Dowd Averill Park 5:34.3 16:59.42 34
35 #134 Scott Davis Bethlehem High 5:35.3 17:02.59 35
36 #430 Jacob King G'Land 5:36.3 17:05.58 36
37 #192 Zach Goodrich Burnt Hills 5:36.8 17:07.11 37
38 #68 Nicholas O'Neil Ballston Spa 5:38.2 17:11.51 38
39 #605 John Farley Saratoga High 5:40.4 17:18.18 39
40 #184 Matt Burton Burnt Hills 5:40.6 17:18.66 40
41 #544 James Pagano Niskayuna 5:41.9 17:22.63 41
42 #57 Joshua Flynt Ballston Spa 5:42.2 17:23.49 42
43 #29 Zach Wilson Averill Park 5:42.5 17:24.61 43
44 #266 David Powalyk Colonie High School 5:43.6 17:27.71 44
45 #607 Ken Hammond Saratoga High 5:44.1 17:29.27 45
46 #20 Drew Edmans Averill Park 5:44.5 17:30.68 46
47 #257 Vince Ginardi Colonie High School 5:46.1 17:35.63 47
48 #24 Kyle Gutbrodt Averill Park 5:47.3 17:39.17 48
49 #252 Joe Emory Colonie High School 5:47.9 17:41.08 49
50 #268 Matt Reilly Colonie High School 5:49.0 17:44.33 50
51 #259 Ryan Green Colonie High School 5:51.7 17:52.57 51
52 #136 Nick Devries Bethlehem High 5:52.6 17:55.18 52
53 #399 Sam Androphy G'Land 5:53.2 17:57.01 53
54 #62 Brendan Lafountain Ballston Spa 5:55.3 18:03.42 54
55 #73 David Veet Ballston Spa 5:55.6 18:04.48 55
56 #609 Jake Kruchinski Saratoga High 5:56.5 18:07.33 56
57 #133 Karl Davis Bethlehem High 5:58.9 18:14.45 57
58 #274 Brian Treadway Colonie High School 5:59.5 18:16.39 58
59 #28 Tim Scudds Averill Park 6:00.0 18:17.78 59
60 #322 Adam Delaney Columbia High 6:02.9 18:26.76 60
61 #483 Patrick Grasso Mohonasen 6:05.9 18:35.80 61
62 #65 Scott Molongoski Ballston Spa 6:06.8 18:38.64 62
63 #138 Spencer Gyory Bethlehem High 6:07.1 18:39.67 63
64 #131 Ruben Castro Bethlehem High 6:10.0 18:48.38 64
65 #610 Ethan Myers Saratoga High 6:10.6 18:50.16 65
66 #66 Alex Myers Ballston Spa 6:10.8 18:50.88 66
67 #337 Tim Young Columbia High 6:11.1 18:51.73 67
68 #482 Conor Daley Mohonasen 6:14.8 19:03.08 68
69 #146 Daniel Savage Bethlehem High 6:16.0 19:06.74 69
70 #324 Ryan Johnson Columbia High 6:19.8 19:18.22 70
71 #331 James McMahon Columbia High 6:21.2 19:22.60 71
72 #335 Tom Wyman Columbia High 6:21.6 19:23.64 72
73 #139 Jesse Hoffman Bethlehem High 6:22.5 19:26.54 73
74 #486 Matthew Lewis Mohonasen 6:24.2 19:31.62 74
75 #479 Randall Bobik Mohonasen 6:25.1 19:34.31 75
76 #70 Ben Rieth Ballston Spa 6:26.0 19:37.18 76
77 #317 Mark Becker Columbia High 6:35.9 20:07.27 77
78 #611 Dan O'Sullivan Saratoga High 6:42.0 20:25.83 78
79 #326 Dante LePore Columbia High 6:43.8 20:31.39 79
80 #489 Dylan Reger Mohonasen 6:51.6 20:55.28 80
81 #23 Marcus Gagnon Averill Park 6:54.6 21:04.48 81
82 #0 Unknown 7:20.6 22:23.61 Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Shenendehowa High School 36 1 3 8 11 13 14 22
Total Time: 1:18:33.24
Average: 15:42.65
2 Shaker High School 81 6 10 15 18 32 33
Total Time: 1:21:32.74
Average: 16:18.55
3 Burnt Hills 93 4 12 21 27 29 37 40
Total Time: 1:21:42.67
Average: 16:20.54
4 Guilderland High School 96 2 9 24 30 31 36 53
Total Time: 1:21:24.36
Average: 16:16.88
5 Niskayuna 103 16 17 19 25 26 28 41
Total Time: 1:22:52.62
Average: 16:34.53
6 Saratoga High School 152 5 7 39 45 56 65 78
Total Time: 1:24:21.02
Average: 16:52.21
7 Averill Park High School 191 20 34 43 46 48 59 81
Total Time: 1:26:08.62
Average: 17:13.73
8 Colonie High School 213 23 44 47 49 50 51 58
Total Time: 1:27:08.25
Average: 17:25.65
9 Ballston Spa 251 38 42 54 55 62 66 76
Total Time: 1:29:21.54
Average: 17:52.31
10 Bethlehem High School 271 35 52 57 63 64 69 73
Total Time: 1:30:40.27
Average: 18:08.06
11 Columbia High School 340 60 67 70 71 72 77 79
Total Time: 1:35:22.95
Average: 19:04.59
12 Mohonasen High School 358 61 68 74 75 80
Total Time: 1:37:40.09
Average: 19:32.02 Northeast Region Index Page | 
