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Section 2 Top 25 Girls Cross Country Teams

	School	CL	League	Outlook for 2001
1	Saratoga Springs	A	Suburban	Return 4 out of 7 but JV was just as deep...5 man spread of 17:53-18:36 will once again make them one of the top teams in the nation
2	Colonie	A	Suburban	Return 5 out of 7 with 18:18-19:19 spread...Good mix of youth and veterans...still will be one of the top teams in the state.
3	Shaker	A	Suburban	Will challenge Colonie for 2nd as they return everyone...5 man spread of 18:24-19:26 led by Christine Snyder.
4	Holy Names	B	Colonial	Tough top 3 return and 5 out of 7...5 man spread of 17:53-20:20...Need 4th and 5th to improve if they want a shot at the Class B state title.
5	Queensbury	B	Foothills	Lose only the 1st runner...5 man spread of 18:58-20:54...Should Challenge Holy Names for Class B title but may need a little more depth.
6	Chatham	C	Patroon	Lose a big top two with Sarro and Hudson but return some good young runners...5 man spread of 18:51-22:56...Need a little more depth but could still repeat.
7	Columbia	A	Suburban	Return 9 out of 10 and could challenge Colonie and Shaker if their depth improves...5 man spread of 18:52-19:58.
8	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	B	Suburban	Lose top runner but has enough coming back that they should challenge for Class B title...5 man spread of 19:06-20:44.
9	Bethlehem	A	Suburban	Return top 8 runners lead by Katie Parafinczuk but tough to move up in Suburban Council... 5 man spread of 18:49-20:10.
10	Shenendehowa	A	Suburban	Return 5 out of 7 with 5 man spread of 19:29-20:10...Nice pack but it needs to move up if they want to be competitive in Suburbans.
11	Guilderland	A	Suburban	Return top 3 and 5 out of 7 with 18:53-20:17...Can move up some places in Suburbans with a little improvement.
12	Niskayuna	A	Suburban	Return Catilin McTague, one of the top runners in the section and only lose their 3rd runner, but needs imrpovement from 3-5 runners...5 man spread of 17:47-21:17
13	Cobleskill-Richmondville	B	Colonial	Only lose 3rd runner and could move up in Class B...Needs improvement from 4 and 5 runners...5 man spread of 19:16-21:34.
14	Scotia-Glenville	B	Foothills	Takes a big hit losing their top 3 runners and only return 4 runners...Looks to be rebuilding with some young runners.
15	Cohoes	C	Colonial	Young but very experienced team could lead them to Class C title...5 man spread of 19:47-22:21...May need a little more depth.
16	Galway	D	Tri-Valley	Return 5 out of 7 including top 3...Favorite to repeat as Class D champ but could use improvement from 4th and 5th runners...5 man spread of 19:49-23:36.
17	Lansingburgh	B	Colonial	Return 5 of 7...Rebuilding with some young runners and should see improvement next year...5 man spread of 20:14-23:21.
18	Averill Park	B	Suburban	Only lose their 6th runner...Still very young...5 man spread of 20:32-21:19...Nice pack but needs improvement to move up in Suburbans.
19	Schuylerville	C	Wasaren	Only return 4 runners and lose big runner with Jessica Pettis...Rebuilding with some younger runners.
20	Bishop Maginn	A	Big 10	Return 6 of 7 with Alyssa Lotmore leading the way...5 man spread of 18:23-22:25...Favored to win Big 10's again...May move up in Class A.
21	Fonda-Fultonville	C	Tri-Valley	Return top 3 lead by Laura Subik but needs improvement from 4th and 5th runners to be competitive in Class C.
22	Catholic Central	A	Big 10	Lead by Chelsea Fitzgerald but lose 2nd and 3rd runners...Younger runners need improvement to take back Big 10's...5 man spread of 19:38-24:20.
23	Hoosic Valley	D	Wasaren	Return 5 of 7 including top runner Autumn Karweil...Needs BIG help from 4th and 5th runners if they want to challenge for Class D...5 man spread of 19:25-26:30.
24	Duanesburg	D	Tri-Valley	Only lose 3rd runner but only had 5 to start with...Lead by Nancy Fullman, can compete in Class D if they pick up some depth.
25	Schalmont	B	Colonial	Only lose 2nd runner...5 man gap of 20:36-21:56...Needs some improvement if they want to move up in Class B.

Honorable Mention:

26. Corinth - Solid top three but needs big improvement from the rest for Class D title.

27. Ballston Spa - Could be a big dark horse with some very good young runners coming up.

28. Ichabod Crane - Returns everyone, but they all need to improve to be competitive.

29.Johnstown - Return 5 out of 7, but losing Christina Johnson will a big hit for them in the Foothills.

30.Glens Falls - Return a young top 7 should see some very good improvement.