Big Red Invitational

Washingtonville won the title 67-71 over Northport in the closest team battle ever at the meet. These teams finished last year ranked #15 and 16 in NYC AA and they seem to be headed toward a season long battle again.

INDIVIDUAL

Danielle Karagannis (right) of Northport took the girls Div I after John Jay-CR's Jacquie Kehoe took it out hard on a course she knows very well. After Kehoe was dropped a bit in the woods, the race was between Karagannis and Washingtonville's Clark, who had won the previous two weekends. Karagannis was only the 3rd girl ever to break 20:00 on the course when she crossed the line.

RIGHT: girls in Div I at the mile mark.

Girls Division II

TEAM

There really was never a doubt that Pearl River was going to win this one, though Somers gave it a run for a while. At one point, through 4 girls, it was tied, but Pearl River's depth and strength took over in the 2nd half of the race and they easily won 33-60. The Pirates set a course record for team average (20:47), breaking Somers record.

INDIVIDUAL

While a few girls took it out hard early on, Mary Alice Howard took control on the first hill and never looked back. Pearl River's Samantha Stadt was about 25 yards back at the mile mark but Howard had doubled that by the 1.25 mark. Her winning time of 18:58 broke her own course record by 37 seconds and she won by 33 seconds. Stadt's time of 19:30 is the 2nd best in course history.

Boys Division I

TEAM

Danbury, CT makes the short trip across the border to take the boys title 28-45 over Washingtonville. Danbury took charge early and while Washingtonville hung for a while, Danbury just had too much.

INDIVIDUAL

Washingtonville's Andy Clyne won for the 2nd time this season with a 16:20 course record that stood for 30 minutes. He took the lead in the back woods to win by 18 seconds over Danbury soph Willie Ahearn,

Boys Division II

TEAM

Pawling boys upset the hosts 32-38 with great top 4. Pawling should be a force in Class C this year as they upended the defending Class B State Champions. Somers showed their depth with 10 guys under 19:10.

INDIVIDUAL

Somers Alex Bean was never challenged as he won by 39 seconds and shattered his own meet record by 21 seconds. Beaten hasn't been beaten on his home course since 2003, his rookie year.

Pawling soph Colby Delbene and Somers senior Josh Kneer battle for 2nd which Delbene won, 16:47-16:48.

The Pearl River girls team, who have won 26 straight Sectional titles, broke the team time average record at Somers HS with their 20:47. The Lady Pirates also swept the top 5 places in the JV race.

Order of Events

Race Assignments

Awards update (9/10)

(some changes to awards)

Full meet info

30 Schools confirmed - Biggest ever!!

Please print out a course map before you come.

The ones we give you on meet day will be black and white

Meet Preview

Girls Division I

TEAM

Washingtonville and Northport finished last season ranked #15 and #16 in NYS AA so they should be ready to bang heads early on. Washingtonville beat North Rockland 31-54 last weekend on their home course so NR may have a chance to sneak up on a neutral site. John Jay-CR are the defending champs and 2004 runner-up New Rochelle looks a lot better this year. It could be a tight battle. Delaware Valley, PA is a sleeper since we have no info on them.

INDIVIDUAL

Krista Clark (Washingtonville)

Jaquie Kehoe (John Jay-CR)

Danielle Karagannis (Northport)

Jenna Naglieri (No. Rockland)

Amanda Walsh (New Rochelle)

Lauren Boardmen (John Jay-EF)

Kristen Majkowski (East Meadow)

Clark is the favorite after wins at Tri-Valley and Wizard the last two weeks. The rest of the girls seem to be pretty equal. Walsh is the defending champ but she has struggled with illness this summer.

Girls Division II

TEAM

Pearl River and Somers are the front runners. Last year the two Sectional rivals finished the year ranked #2 and #5 NYS B and Somers has never beaten PR in XC ever. PR won the Wagner meet last weekend but the home course advantage could help Somers close the gap.

INDIVIDUAL

Mary Alice Howard (Somers)

Samantha Stadt (Pearl River)

Erica Planamento (Harrison)

Julie Hudak (Pearl River)

Suzie Clinchy (Somers)

Howard is the defending champion and course record holder. She was 4th at States last year, 3 spots ahead of Stadt. A course record could be at stake for the winner. Challengers are Planamento (coming back from an injury), Hudak (was PR's #2 last weekend) and rookie Clinchy, who's making her debut this weekend but has proven to be a strong training partner for Howard. Once again - will the home course help the Tuskers?

Boys Division I

TEAM

Northport and Washingtonville could be close and Danbury, CT has had some great teams over the last 5 years, so they could be in the mix as well. How good is Delaware Valley, PA? We can only guess. This race seems to be wide open.

INDIVIDUAL

Matt Terry (Danbury)

Brian Ivory (John Jay-EF)

Andrew Miller (Northport)

Tom Daley (Mahopac)

Andy Clyne (Washingtonville)

Clyne could be the favorite as he won his home invit last weekend (Wizard) with a solid speed rating (174). Danbury's Terry was their top runner at states last year as a freshman so one can expect him to be improved this year. Miller has done some great running over the last few years and Daley could put together a fine race. Ivory is another runner with some good races under his belt.

Boys Division II

TEAM

Somers is the defending NYS Champions in Class B though they are Class A this year. They won last year's race 22nd points and a 17:10 average. Their top 4 may be better than last year, the only question being how fast will their 5th man run. Pawling could challenge Somers with a good race with their deep squad. Lynbrook could be in the mix as well as Bayport.

INDIVIDUAL

Alex Bean (Somers)

Chris Miller (Westlake)

Doug Swiatocha (Somers)

Josh Kneer (Somers)

Colby Delbene (Pawling)

Brian Fulton (Pawling)

Luke Mannion (Kennedy)

The race should be Bean's for the taking. He was 7th at states last year and was generally 30-45 seconds faster than all of the runners in the race. He's the defending champ and course record holder. Miller could be the one to push Bean if he's as much improved as I think he is. Kneer was 5th last year and should be much improved from that. Swiatocha is always in the mix to be a 16:45 guy and the Pawling guys should mix it up in the pack for a while as well. Kennedy's Mannion has shown flashes of the ability to stay with the pack with a good race.

2005 Race Assignments (updated 9/14)

Schools Confirmed

Division I

New Rochelle

North Rockland girls

Danbury, CT boys

John Jay-EF

Northport

Delaware Valley, PA

Mahopac

Washingtonville

East Meadow girls

Yorktown

John Jay-CR

Brewster

Wallkill

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Division II

Townsend Harris Girls

Lynbrook boys

Minisink

Somers

Harrison

Hen Hud

Pearl River girls

Ardsley boys

Bayport Blue-Point

Kennedy Catholic

Westlake

Pleasantville

Dover

North Salem

Pawling

Millbrook

Haldane

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	Order of events
10:00am	Freshman Boys	2500m
10:15am	Freshman Girls	2500m
10:35am	Div I Varsity/JV Boys	5000m
11:05am	Div II Varsity/JV Boys	5000m
11:35am	Div I Varsity/JV Girls	5000m
12:05pm	Div II Varsity/JV Girls	5000m

Awards

Team

Team Picture Plaque for the top two teams in each varsity race.

T-Shirts to winning team members (1 shirt per athlete)

Brooks prize pack to winning team members

Coaches Gift for winning coaches

(please report to the press box to take your team picture.

We will then print it right there and give you the plaque with the picture)

Individual Awards:

Trophy and T-Shirt to overall winner in each race

T-Shirts to 2-20 overall in each race. (1 shirt per athlete)

Top 10 JV runners in each varsity/JV race will receive medals.

T-Shirts to top finisher in each grade in the varsity/JV

Brooks will be on hand with more awards. We are still finalizing the awards and we are hoping to be able to get the top level t-shirts for the winners.

Directions

From South (NYC, Rockland, lower Westchester)- take I287 to I684 north. Follow I-684 o exit 6 (rt. 35). Make a left onto rt. 35 west and follow for approx 2 miles. Make a right onto rt. 100 North and follow for ½ mile.

Make a left onto rt. 139. Follow for 2 miles, and Somers HS is on the right hand side.

From North (Beacon, Pawling, Albany) – Take NYS Thruway I-87 south to I-84 east. Take I84 to I684 south. Get off at exit 6. Make a right onto rt. 35 west and follow for approx 2 miles. Make a right onto rt. 100 North

and follow for ½ mile. Make a left onto rt. 139. Follow for 2 miles, and Somers HS is on the right hand side.

From West (Peekskill, Yorktown, Bear Mt. Bridge, No. Rockland County and So. Orange County)

Take Bear Mt. Bridge and follow signs to rt. 6 east.

Take the Bear Mt. Parkway (buses allowed) to rt. 35. Make a left onto rt. 35 east. Follow for approx 10 miles and make a right onto rt. 100 North and follow for ½ mile. Make a left onto rt. 139.

Follow for 2 miles, and Somers HS is on the right hand side.