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    Girls cross country
    2012 NYSSWA preview
    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



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