Manhattan HS XC Invitational

MEET PREVIEW

Girls Eastern States Teams

Saratoga Springs, NY – US#1, Nike Nationals Champs last year, 9 time Harrier National Champs, set all time top 5 average with 14:39 average last year, have won 5 straight Eastern State titles.
Hilton, NY – US#11, NY#2, 5^th at NY Feds last year
Jackson, NJ – NJ#1, 4^th at NJ MOC last year
Bay Shore, NY – NY#3-AA, 4^th place at NY Feds last year
Colts Neck, NJ – NJ#4, 2^nd last week to Bayshore at Paul Short
Cicero North Syracuse, NY – NY#4, 6^th at NY Feds last year
Suffern, NY – NY#5-AA, National title in the 4x800m relay last winter
Bronxville, NY – NY#1-C, numerous national titles on the track in the 4x800m, DMR, and 4xmile as well as indoor and outdoor 4xmile national records. 4 NYS titles since 1999
Fayetteville Manlius, NY – NY#6-AA
North Kingstown, RI – State Champs last year
Tatnall, DE – D2 State Champs
Padu, DE– D1 State Champs last year
E. Roosevelt, MD – State Champs last year
Brentsville, VA – 2^nd at AA States last year
Warwick Valley, NY – NY#10-AA
Washingtonville, NY – NY#13-AA
Shenendehowa, NY – NY#15-AA, 2^nd at NY Feds last year, 1994 & 1995 National Champs
Newton North, MA – 4^th at States last year
Brandywine, DE – 3^rd at States last year
Ridgewood, NJ – NJ#9
St. Marys, OR – 13^th at 4A State Meet last year
Hatboro-Horsham, PA – 11^th at AAA State Champs last year
London Cent (CAN) - ??
C. MacAuley, ME – 7^th at States last year
Forest Park, VA – 12^th at States last year
Midlothian, VA – 10^th at states last year
Massapequa, NY – NR
Mohonasen, NY - NR
Wootton, MD – NR
Oak Knoll, NJ – NR
Carmel, NY – NR
Bellport, NY - NR

Girls Eastern States Individuals

NEW YORK GIRLS

Aislinn Ryan (Warwick Valley, NY) – Footlocker National Champions last year, 2^nd here last year with 14:10 which ranks her 6^th best all time on the VCP 2.5 course
Amanda Griggs (Hilton, NY) – 17:48 to win Queensbury this year, won McQuaid last weekend, running very well this season
Lindsay Ferguson (Saratoga, NY) – 15^th here last year, PR of 14:39 ran in 2003, Penn Relays 3K Champion last year
Shelby Greaney (Suffern, NY) – ran 15:02 last year in 8^th grade, placed 16^th at NY Feds last year, has run 10:07 for 3K
Hannah Davidson (Saratoga, NY) – ran 14:46 here last year, 2^nd in Penn 3K and NON 2K Steeple last year as freshman, 6^th at NTN last year as well as 23^rd at Footlocker Finals.
Nicki Junod (Cicero No. Syracuse, NY) – undefeated this season in 4 races, place 21^st at Footlocker NE Qualifier last year with 19:01. 14:55 here last year
Virginia Conor (Bronxville, NY) – has already run 15:11 this season, ran 14:44 last weekend at Sunken Meadow, ran 10:06 for 3K
Kara McKenna (Suffern, NY) – ran 15:29 here last year, 4:36 1500m, 6:48 2K steeple, 12^th at States last year
Kristen Reese (Carmel, NY) – broke the VCP freshman course record last year here when she ran 8:58, 5^th at NY Feds last year in 18:12, 2^nd at Great American this year (seeded race), ran 2:10 to place 2^nd at NYS Champs last year.
Brittany Sheffey (Bellport, NY) – NYS Class A Champs last year, 4:26 1500m state champs last year, has run 2:09 in the 800m, ran 14:48 here last year
Amanda Hudson (Bronxville, NY) – ran 15:05 here already this year, 6^th place at states last year, ran 4:36 1500m last winter,
Caroline Schultz (Hilton, NY) – 18:46 at Queensbury to place 6^th
Lauren Schmidt (Bayshore, NY) – 15:27 here last year, 10:52 2 mile, Footlocker NE Jr. Race Champion last year
Allison Sawyer (Hilton, NY) – 18:53 at Queensbury to place 8^th, 7:13 2K steeple
Callie Hogan (Bayshore, NY) – 9^th at Paul Short last weekend, 34^th at States last year
Victoria Flannery (Bronxville, NY) – ran 15:12 last weekend at Sunken Meadow, ran 15:24 at VCp earlier this year
Kristen Taylor (FM, NY) – ran 15:29 here last year, placed 25^th at Feds last year
Alysha McElroy (Saratoga Springs, NY) - won the JV race last year in 15:18

SOME OUT OF STATE GIRLS

Briana Jackucewicz (Colts Neck, NJ) – 17:45 last week to place 2^nd to Aislinn Ryan, broke the National Indoor 5K record when she won the NSIC title in 7^th grade, long time age group runner in her 1^st HS season.
Domonique Lockhart (Eleanor Roosevelt, MD) – 4^th at states last year, ran 15:14 here last year
Anna Brousell (Brandywine, DE) – State Champ last year in 18:33, ran 15:07 here last year
Anne Murphy-Hogan (St. Mary’s, OR) – 17^th at 4A States last year in 19:55
Joanie Castagno (Tatnall, DE) – 3^rd at states last year in 19:55
Jennifer Watunya (Padua, DE) – 3^rd at states last year in 19:20
Jen Clausen (Jackson, NJ) – 6^th at NJ MOC last year in 18:36
Amanda Marino (Jackson, NJ) – 8^th at NJ MOC last year in 18:51
Meredith Jones (Ridgewood, NJ) – 24^th at NJ MOC last year in 19:23
Ashley Higginson (Colts Neck, NJ) – 11^th at NJ MOC last year in 19:00
Kerry Swayne (Hatboro-Horsham) – 9^th at State last year in 19:29
Caitlin Crawford (N. Kingston, RI) – 5^th at states last year in 19:47
Stephanie Slekis (Forest Park, VA) – 7^th at States last year in 19:56
Becky Stewart (Brentsville, VA) – 5^th at states last year in 20:24
Veronica Salcido (Wooton, MD) - 3^rd at states last year in 20:08
Jessica Barton (Newtown No., MA) - State Champ in 17:03 (2.9 miles)

Girls Race A

TEAM

Ridgefield, CT – NE#9, CT#1, State Open Champs last year, won here last year
Ridge, NJ – NJ#5, 6^th here last year
Colonie, NY – NY#11-AA, 5^th here last year, last team to beat Saratoga in Easterns (59-61 in 1999 when they finished the year ranked #3 in the country)
Tappan Zee, NY – NY#10-A, 3^rd at St. Anthony’s last weekend
Ponagonset, RI – 7^th at states last year

INDIVIDUALS

Elly Teirsworth (Ridgedfield, CT) – 7^th at states last year, ran 15:59 here last year
Sarah Graney (Tappan Zee, NY) – ran 15:44 at VCP in September, 26^th at States last year
Nicole Traynor (Ridge, NJ) – 37^th at NJ MOC last year
Nicole Soblosky (Colonie, NY) – 16:24 here last year, 33^rd at States last year
Rachel Grahm (Ponagonset, RI) – 26^th at States last year
Reilly Kiernan (Pelham, NY) – ran 15:42 here last year but is much improved. Ran 18:19 at Bear Mt.

Girls Race B

TEAM

Cornwall, NY – NY#3-A, 2^nd at States last year
Somers, NY – NY#9-A
Hereford, MD – 2004 State Champs
North Rockland, NY - NR
John Jay-CR, NY – NY#12-A
North Penn, PA -
Cranston West, RI - 5^th at State meet last year
La Salle, RI – 9^th at State meet last year

INDIVIDUALS

Lynne Mundy (Cornwall, NY) – won last year here in 15:04, 3^rd at states last year, 9:58 3K PR, won big last week at William and Mary
Mary Alice Howard (Somers, NY) – 2^nd last year to Mundy running 15:39, ran 15:07 last week at St. Anthony’s, 4^th at States in 2004, 4:39 1500m PR
Erin Lagasse (Cranston, RI) – 2^nd at states last year in 19:22
Nicole Locozza (Cranston, RI) – 3^rd at states last year in 19:31
Stephanie Pancoast (Westford Academy, MA) – 3^rd at states last year

Girls Race C

TEAM

Queensbury, NY – NY#8-A, NY Class A State Champs last year
Voorhees, NJ – NJ-HM, NJ State Champs 2004 (Group 3), 7^th at NJ MOC last year
Victor, NY – NY#16-A, 5^th at States last year
Ithaca, NY - NR
Monroe-Woodbury, NY – NR, 7^th at Class AA states last year
Pawling, NY – NY#10-C

INDIVIDUALS

Maegan Krifchin (JFK Bellmore, NY) – 2^nd last year in 15:51 though she has already run 14:58 at VCP this season. She’s a NY Class A state title contender
Caroline King (Scotia-Glenville, NY) – 2^nd last year in 15:10,
Alex Cadicamo (Hackley, NY) – has run 16:11 at VCP, running very well this season
Cara Sprague (Queensbury, NY) – ran greta 16:23 at Grout last weekend, 7^th at states last year, ran 15:47 here last year
Katrina Spratford (Voores, NJ) – 34 at NJ MOC last year
Alie Cornell (Ithaca, NY) – 16:19 here last year
Samantha Garnet (Monroe Woodbury, NY) – 16:03 here last year

Girls Race D

TEAM

Horace Greeley, NY – NY#4-A, won Queensbury large schools 2 weeks ago, 3^rd at states last year
West Genesee, NY – NY#14-AA
Longwood, NY – NY#16-AA, won St. Anthony’s last weekend
Thousand Islands (CAN) -
Averill Park, NY – NY#20-A
Memorial, NH – 6^th at states in 2004
Centennial, CA - ?
Seneca East, OH - ?
Fox Lane, NY - NR
Niskayuna, NY - NR

INDIVIDUALS

Alana Levy (Horace Greeley, NY) – ran 16:28 here last year
Meagan Houser (Horace Greeley, NY) – ran 16:16 here last year
Elizabeth McMahon (West Gennesee, NY) – 2^nd at McQuaid last week. She should be a front runner for this race.
Holly Banaian (Memorial, NH) – 3^rd at State Champs last year in 19:39
Chelsea Trant (Niskayuna, NY) – potential to break 15:40
Jessica Hampson (Smithtown, NY) – ran 15:15 here last year
Christie Johnson (Longwood, NY) – ran 16:16 at Sunken Meadow last weekend

Girls Race E

TEAM

Pearl River, NY – NY#3-B, have won 26 straight Sectional titles
New Rochelle, NY – NY#18-AA, 3^rd at Grout last weekend
Rush-Henrietta, NY – ranked 5^th in Section 5
Mahopac, NY – won JFK Invit two weeks ago

INDIVIDUALS

Avery Klein-Cloud (Poly Prep, NY) – ran 15:34 here last weekend to win the mayors cup
Meaghan Lucie (St. John’s the Baptist, NY) – ran 16:12 last weekend at St. Anthony’s
Kaylin Gilmartin Donohue (White Plains, NY) – won Gressler meet last weekend, running the best she has in tow years
Sophia Spring (Croton Harmon, NY) – should be able to run under 15:40. Won JFK two weeks ago.
Molly Burke (Hastings, NY) – ran 16:01 here last year, 8^th at States last year
Ashley Gardineer (Mahopac, NY) – has won the last two weekends
Assata Cowart (New Rochelle, NY) – 7^th at Grout last week, NYS 400m hurdle champion
Kristy Longman (Sayville, NY) – ran 16:03 here last year, 10^th at States last year

Girls Race F

TEAM

Shaker, NY – NY#7-AA, from the always powerful Section 2, won Grout last weekend
Morristown, NJ – NJ#10, 7^th at States last year
Red Bank Catholic, NJ – NJ-HM, 3^rd at states last year
Northport, NY – NY#20-AA
Westhill, NY – NY#10-B, 7^th at states last year
McKay, OR -

INDIVIDUALS

Theresa Rush (Valley Stream North, NY) – ran 15:29 here last year to place 3^rd.
Erica Planamento (Harrison, NY) – won here last year in 15:43
Danielle Karagannis (Northport, NY) – 35^th at states last year, 15:59 here last year
Becca Fink (Shaker, NY) – 16:13 here last year
Sarah Root (Old Bridge, NJ) – 30^th at MOC last year, 15:55 here last year
Tina Forgach (Red Bank Catholic, NJ) – 20^th at states last year
Lindsey Pierret (Morristown, NJ) – 19^th at MOC last year, ran 15:23 here last year to place 6^th.