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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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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