NXN-New York Pre-Season Regional Outlook

Boys Region History at NXN (2007-2011) –

Auto-Qualifiers:

2011: 304 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#12), 344 Shaker NY (#16)
2010: 135 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#2), 325 Shaker NY (#13)
2009: 270 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#9), 349 Burnt Hills NY (#19)
2008: 222 Shenendehowa NY (#7), 314 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#16)
2007: 286 Warwick Valley NY (#11), 334 Shenendehowa NY (#14)

At-Large Teams:

(none)

 

2012 Boys Pre-Season Rankings –

1. Northport NY – 2011 NXN-New York 14^th place squad, New York Federations 17^th place squad returns six of seven

2. Fayetteville-Manlius NY – 2011 NXN Nationals 12^th place squad, NXN-New York Runner-up, New York A State Champion returns four of seven

3. St. Anthony’s NY – 2011 NXN-New York fourth place squad, New York Federations fifth place squad returns four of seven

4. Walt Whitman NY – 2011 NXN-New York ninth place squad, New York A State sixth place squad returns four of seven

5. Arlington NY – 2011 NXN-New York sixth place squad, New York Federations Runner-up returns five of seven

Honorable Mention: Collegiate NY, East Aurora NY, Monsignor Farrell NY, Rush-Henrietta NY , Saratoga NY

 

Synopsis:  Fayetteville-Manlius has been the class of the region and one of the best programs in the entire nation over the past four years. On paper going into this fall, they only look like the second or third best team based on who returns and what they have done in races up to this point, but don’t be surprised if they develop that missing fifth runner and become the class of the region and get in the running for a top-10 finish at NXN Nationals by December. Northport looks like the top team going into the fall, after having a great spring, even though they didn’t do as well as other teams last fall. Another strong team on paper is St. Anthony’s, who look like the deepest team in the state and should give serious challenge for a trip to Portland by the end of the year.

 

 

 

Girls Region History at NXN (2007-2011) –

Auto-Qualifiers:

2011: 60 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#1), 84 Saratoga Springs NY (#2)
2010: 27 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#1), 104 Saratoga Springs NY (#2)
2009: 74 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#1), 147 Saratoga Springs NY (#2)
2008: 66 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#1), 193 Saratoga Springs NY (#4)
2007: 83 Fayetteville-Manlius NY (#1), 209 Burnt Hills NY (#5)

At-Large Teams:

2011: 225 North Shore NY (#9)
2010: 267 North Shore NY (#9)
2009: 284 Queensbury NY (#7), 285 Shenendehowa NY (#8)
2008: 204 Queensbury NY (#5), 251 Burnt Hills NY (#8)
2007: 194 Saratoga Springs NY (#3), 301 Warwick Valley NY (#11)

 

2012 Girls Pre-Season Rankings –

1. Fayetteville-Manlius NY – 2011 NXN Nationals Champion, NXN-New York Champion, New York A State Champion returns six of seven

2. Academy of the Holy Names NY – 2011 NXN-New York fifth place, New York Federations 14^th place squad returns six of seven plus a key transfer

3. Saratoga Springs NY – 2011 NXN Nationals Runner-up, NXN-New York Runner-up, New York Federations Champion returns two of seven

4. Bronxville NY – 2011 New York Federations Runner-up returns all seven

5. Burnt Hills NY – 2011 NXN-New York seventh place, New York Federations third place squad returns six of seven

Honorable Mention: Garden City NY, Greenwich Central NY, Miller Place NY, North Shore NY, Shenendehowa NY, St. Anthony’s NY, Suffern NY

 

Synopsis:  Fayetteville-Manlius has been the class of the nation, having won every NXN title since 2006, often dominating the rest of the field. This year looks to be much of the same as the Stotans are loaded with plenty of front runners. It also looks like New York will continue its tradition of having multiple teams outside of FM competing with the best in the nation, with Saratoga being the usual suspect but also the Academy of the Holy Names moving into the fray with a very talented Estela Smith transferring to join an already strong group of returners. The big questions this year seem to be whether Holy Names can make the jump up to NXN Trophy caliber and if Bronxville superstar Mary Cain competes for the team in cross country this fall, giving New York four high potential NXN squads. Overall, it looks to be a very strong year for girls cross country in New York once more.