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DyeStat cross country pre-season rankings
8/15/2007

Shenendehowa boys, Fayetteville-Manlius girls are #1

Boys

rank Club(School) state comment
1 Shen XC Club (Shenendehowa) NY State Fed champ and #2 NE loses 5 of 7 but re-loads well while coach Matt Jones departs
2 Smithtown XC Club (Smithtown) NY State 4th-place team loses top 2 but has next 5 back
3 Latham XC Club (Shaker) NY Returns 5 of 7 from 6th-place team plus transfer and soccer convert adding depth
4 Queensbury XC Club (Queensbury) NY Returns 4 of 7 from 5th-place squad led by state contender Matt Flint
5 Warwick XC Club (Warwick Valley) NY Returns good depth after excellent track season from team that excelled in early ‘06
6 Chaminade XC Club (Chaminade) NY Returns 4 of 7 from 9th-place team after excellent track season
7 Guilderland XC Club (Guilderland) NY Returns 5 of 7, all juniors, with team that could surprise
8 New Windsor XC Club (Cornwall) NY Returns all 7 from state class A 4th-place squad
9 Manlius XC Club (Fayetteville Manlius) NY Rebuilding with bottom 4 of 7 returning for ’04 NTN runner-up
10 Lagrange XC Club (Arlington) NY Returns 6 of 7 with potential to be a top-5 squad


Girls

rank Club(School) state comment
1 Manlius XC Club (Fayetteville Manlius) NY Reigning NTN champs return 4 of 7 with several young runners moving up
2 Burnt Hills XC Club (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) NY Fourth-place State Fed team has all 7 back after terrific track season
3 Saratoga Springs XC Club (Saratoga Springs) NY Third-place State Fed team has 4 of 7 back and much improved young runners
4 Aurora XC Club (East Aurora) NY Fifth-place State Fed team has 6 of 7 back, one scorer back after broken ankle
5 Hilton XC Club (Hilton) NY 2006 NTN runner-up loses top 2 “twin towers” but next 5 back plus new talent
6 Warwick XC Club (Warwick Valley) NY 6 of 7 return for 8th-place State Fed team led by super soph Lillian Greibesland
7 Greenwich XC Club (Greenwich) NY Sixth-place State Fed team has 5 of 7 back led by state contender Caitlin Lane
8 Bronxville XC Club (Bronxville) NY All scorers return for team that was 2nd to Greenwich in state class C
9 Honeoye XC Club (Honeoye Falls-Lima) NY Lose FL finalist Liz Deir but return next 6 from 10th-place State Fed squad
10 Bay Shore XC Club (Bay Shore) NY 3 of 7 back for 7th-place State Fed team with several young girls moving up


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