New York State Sportswriters Association girls cross country editor Dan Doherty has kicked off the 2012 season by supplying his annual checklists of top returnees. Those lists can be seen below.

In addition, here are a few useful links to information from the 2011 season:

    • NYSPHSAA meet team champions, 1975-2011
    • NYSPHSAA championships, 2011
    • Federation meet team champions, 1977-2011
    • N.Y. results at Foot Locker nationals
    • N.Y. results at Nike Team Nationals / Nike Cross Nationals
    • Final NYSSWA ratings, 2011
    • NYSSWA all-state team, 2011

In addition, Bill Meylan has published his exhaustive annual preview, including bios of many top competitors, on his TullyRunners.com site.

Now, without further adieu, here's Dan's preseason compilation, beginning with the 2011 all-state runners scheduled to return this fall:

Julian Fanning-12	Fayetteville-Manlius	1st Team A
Gianna Frontera-11	Newburgh	1st Team A
Laura Leff-11	West Genesee	1st Team A
Estella Smith-10	Holy Names (ran for Saratoga in '11)	1st Team A
Ariana Bottalico-12	Brewster	1st Team B
Jessica Donohue-12	North Shore	1st Team B
Talia Guevara-11	Miller Place	1st Team B
Tiana Guevara-11	Miller Place	1st Team B
Mary Cain-11	Bronxville	1st Team C
Victoria Campanian-12	South Lewis	1st Team C
Vicky Houser-12	Greenwich	1st Team C
Madeline Montague-12	Greenwich	1st Team C
Meredith Rizzo-12	Bronxville	1st Team C
Elizabeth Dean-12	Manilius Pebble Hill	1st Team D
Holly Eliason-11	Sherman	1st Team D
Megan Marsh-9	Maple Grove	1st Team D
Erin McDonnell-12	Fabius Pompey	1st Team D
Hope Pietrocarlo-9	Maple Grove	1st Team D
Samantha Sauer-12	Thomas A. Edison	1st Team D
Annika Avery-10	Fayetteville-Manlius	2nd Team A
Holly Cavalluzzo-12	Valley Central	2nd Team A
Keelin Hollowood-12	Saratoga	2nd Team A
Katie Lembo-11	Penfield	2nd Team A
Alana Pearl-11	Fayetteville-Manlius	2nd Team A
Hannah Smith-12	Fayetteville-Manlius	2nd Team A
Elizabeth Caldwell-12	North Shore	2nd Team B
Hannah Cole-12	Honeoye Falls-Lima	2nd Team B
Kelly Hayes-11	Pearl River	2nd Team B
Marta Mclaughlin-11	East Aurora	2nd Team B
Marykate O'meara-11	Nanuet	2nd Team B
Laura Pierce-11	Canton	2nd Team B
Jenna Cupp-12	Newark Valley	2nd Team C
Megan Pierce-11	Syracuse CBA	2nd Team C
Lauren Reyda-10	Fredonia	2nd Team C
Natalie Tanner-12	Rye Neck	2nd Team C
Emily Waligurski-12	Onteora	2nd Team C
Maddie Zeitz-12	Windsor	2nd Team C
Caroline Benson-11	Maple Grove	2nd Team D
Margaret Champagne-9	Plattsburgh Seton	2nd Team D
Miranda Drummond-11	Harpursville	2nd Team D
Elizabeth Jewiss-12	Marathon	2nd Team D
Courtney Tedeschi-12	Berne-Knox-Westerlo	2nd Team D
Anna Warner-10	Batavia Notre Dame	2nd Team D
Brigid Brennan-11	Northport	3rd Team A
Katie Brislin-12	Fayetteville-Manlius	3rd Team A
Taylor Driscoll-12	Saratoga	3rd Team A
Kennedy Jensen-11	Canandaigua	3rd Team A
Jen Gerland-10	Garden City	3rd Team B
Stephanie Gerland-9	Garden City	3rd Team B
Katie Saroka-12	Bayport-Blue Point	3rd Team B
Leah Triller-11	Holy Names	3rd Team B
Mary Welsh-12	Manhasset	3rd Team B
Courtney Campbell-11	Bronxville	3rd Team C
Kimberly Geniti-11	Fonda-Fultonville	3rd Team C
Sarah Lapham-11	Greenwich	3rd Team C
Christina Platt-9	South Lewis	3rd Team C
Tori Spiezio-9	Greenwich	3rd Team C
Emma Sullivan-12	Mt. St. Mary's	3rd Team C
Nicole Blazicek-11	Seton Catholic	3rd Team D
Megan Erickson-12	North Warren	3rd Team D
Gabby Thompson-11	Immaculate Heart	3rd Team D
Autumn Albrecht-10	Brockport	4th Team A
Jenna Farrell-9	Fayetteville-Manlius	4th Team A
Maryanna Lansing-9	Shaker	4th Team A
Olivia Morrow-9	Saratoga	4th Team A
Courtney Williams-9	Ward Melville	4th Team A
Kate Zendell-10	Suffern	4th Team A
Levia Chase-11	Starpoint	4th Team B
Jenny Delsignore-12	Sweet Home	4th Team B
Rachel Garn-11	Marcellus	4th Team B
Catherine Maloy-12	Holy Names	4th Team B
Madeline Murray-12	East Aurora	4th Team B
Meagan Roeker-12	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	4th Team B
Emilia Hoffer-11	Bronxville	4th Team C
Ellen Jaworski-9	Tully	4th Team C
Marissa Jones-9	Sauquoit Valley	4th Team C
Jamie Kasma-9	Fonda-Fultonville	4th Team C
Victoria D'Amato-10	Northport	5th Team A
Amanda Paratore-11	Webster Schroeder	5th Team A
Ursula Svoboda-12	Suffern	5th Team A
Jordan Casey-10	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	5th Team B
Dani Martino-11	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	5th Team B
Laura Nolan-9	Miller Place	5th Team B
Sophia Tasselmyer-9	Starpoint	5th Team B
Shannon Ahern-11	Kings Park	6th Team A
Jacqlynn Halstead-11	Cicero-North Syracuse	6th Team A
Bailey Kowalczyk-12	Shenendehowa	6th Team A
Shannon O'hehir-11	Sachem East	6th Team A
Val Palermo-12	Webster Schroeder	6th Team A
Megan Young-12	Nanuet	6th Team B
Riley Douglas-10	Honeoye Falls-Lima	7th Team B
Allison Fernandez-10	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	7th Team B
Anastasia Monsen-11	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	7th Team B
Schuyler Rruyn-12	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	7th Team B
Jenna Williams-11	Honeoye Falls-Lima	7th Team B
Jacqueline Willsey-12	Holy Names	7th Team B
Caroline Brown-12	Holy Trinity	Hon Men A
Kathleen Fitzgerald-12	Warwick	Hon Men A
Kerri-Anne Flynn-12	St. Anthonys	Hon Men A
Lauren Gruber-9	Syosset	Hon Men A
Caroline Hampton-12	Shenendehowa	Hon Men A
Alana Macdonald-12	Rush Henrietta	Hon Men A
Kaitlyn O'grady-12	North Rockland	Hon Men A
Karli O'Neill-12	Churchville-Chili	Hon Men A
Jaclyn Panepinto-12	Port Richmond	Hon Men A
Taylor Parry-10	Cicero-North Syracuse	Hon Men A
Jenna Robinson-11	Guilderland	Hon Men A
Felicia Sciortino-12	Niskayuna	Hon Men A
Katie Treichel-12	Saratoga	Hon Men A
Lauren Trumble-10	Ithaca	Hon Men A
Nicole Watterud-12	Cicero-North Syracuse	Hon Men A
Brittany Williams-9	Ward Melville	Hon Men A
Christina Zelenoy-12	Monroe-Woodbury	Hon Men A
Megan Baritot-12	East Aurora	Hon Men B
Rebekkah Bond-11	Franklin Academy	Hon Men B
Dana Cebulski-10	East Hampton	Hon Men B
Emily Digman-9	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	Hon Men B
Rachel Fairbanks-10	Jamesville-Dewitt	Hon Men B
Sarah Hardie-11	John Glenn	Hon Men B
Tristynn Mercedes-12	Clarke	Hon Men B
Alexandra Osman-11	North Shore	Hon Men B
Maria Ricalton-10	Canton	Hon Men B
Kaylee Scott-10	Holy Names	Hon Men B
Mary Visca-10	Pittsford Sutherland	Hon Men B
Emily Washburn-11	Westhill-Bishop Ludden	Hon Men B
Meghan Curtin-9	Wayland-Cohocton	Hon Men C
Hailey Gattuso-11	Mt. St. Marys	Hon Men C
Lillian Gavio-12	Rhinebeck	Hon Men C
Christina Firl-12	Potsdam	Hon Men C
Victoria Hathaway-12	Stillwater	Hon Men C
Morgan Meaney-12	Pawling	Hon Men C
Ally Mueller-11	Hackley	Hon Men C
Amelia Phillips-12	Bronxville	Hon Men C
Evelyn Pinneo-11	Penn Yan	Hon Men C
Leanne Reigel-11	Newark Valley	Hon Men C
Hillary Rizzo-9	Bronxville	Hon Men C
Michaela Tramuta-11	Fredonia	Hon Men C
Sarah Ziemba-11	Newfane	Hon Men C
Sage Hurta-9	Hamilton	Hon Men D
Rebecca King-9	Sherman	Hon Men D
Beaux Mitton-12	Friends Seminary	Hon Men D
Taylor Norris-11	Maple Grove	Hon Men D
Maddie Phaneuf-12	Old Forge	Hon Men D
Kaycie Saucier-9	Norwood Norfolk	Hon Men D
Hannah Seiders-9	Silver Creek	Hon Men D
Allie Tedeschi-10	Berne-Knox-Westerlo	Hon Men D

Here are the preseason top 10 and others to watch:

1. Fayetteville-Manlius

2. Saratoga

3. Holy Names

4. Bronxville

5. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

6. East Aurora

7. Greenwich

8. North Shore

9. Shenendehowa

10. St. Anthony's

Others:

Canandaigua

Canton

Cicero N. Syracuse

Garden City

Honeoye Falls-Lima

Maple Grove

Monroe Woodbury

Nanuet

Northport

Pearl River

Penfield

Queensbury

Rush Henrietta

Sachem East

Suffern