2022 STAC Championships
Team
Boys – Corning (27)
Girls – Corning (40)
Individual
Boys – Ashton Bange, Corning (15:26.7)
Girls – Sarah Lawson, Corning (17:52.5)
Boys:
2022 STAC Division Winners
West: Corning
Metro: Vestal
Central/East: Oneonta
** 2022 Section IV Class A Champions: Corning
** Individual Champion: Ashton Bange, Corning
** 2022 Section IV Class B Champions: Vestal
** Individual Champion: Liam Cody, Vestal
** 2022 Section IV Class C Champions: Oneonta
** Individual Champion: Drew Brooks, Norwich
**** 2022 NYSPHSAA Class A State Champions: Corning
Girls:
2022 STAC Division Winners
West: Corning
Metro: Union-Endicott
Central/East: Oneonta
** 2022 Section IV Class A Champions: Corning
** Individual Champion: Sarah Lawson, Corning
** 2022 Section IV Class B Champions: Vestal
** Individual Champion: Cassandra Burt, Maine-Endwell
** 2022 Section IV Class C Champions: Owego
** Individual Champion: Brynn Hogan, Susquehanna Valley
2022 STAC All-Stars
Boys All-Conference
West/Metro
Ashton Bange (Corning, sr.); Joshua Beres (Corning, sr.); DJ Cornfield (Corning, jr.); Gabe Cornfield (Corning, sr.); Jaxyn Mahoney (Corning, soph.); Tevin McLaren (Corning; jr.); Everett Shaw (Ithaca, soph.); Crosby Woods, (Ithaca, jr.); Liam Cody (Vestal, sr.); Tim Smith (Vestal, sr.)
Central/East
Connor Little (Chenango Forks, jr.); Michael Doyle (Chenango Valley, soph.); Drew Brooks (Norwich, sr.); Colin Fletcher-Foster (Oneonta, soph.); Jackson Forbes (Oneonta, soph.); Brandon Gardner (Oneonta, sr.); Keyon Ziaie (Oneonta, soph.); Noah Heath (Owego, jr.); Sullivan O’Donnell (Owego, soph.); Jace Stuart (Owego, jr.)
Boys All-Division
West
Marcus Homa (Corning, sr.); Gregory Homa (Corning, soph.); Caleb Belanger (Elmira, sr.); Kiran Gulati (Horseheads, soph.); Noah Hilker (Ithaca, soph.); Riley Hubisz (Ithaca, soph.); Jesse Rinzel (Ithaca, sr.)
Metro
Joseph Chermak (Binghamton, sr.); Chris Krichbaum (Maine-Endwell, sr.); Carson Lyman (Union-Endicott, sr.); Joshua Mayer (Union-Endicott, jr.); Dylan Paugh (Union-Endicott, sr.); Lucas Caterella (Vestal, sr.); Sam Olsen (Vestal, sr.)
Central
Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks, sr.); Holden David (Chenango Valley, soph.); Dom Scott (Chenango Valley, jr.); Magavin Allen (Owego, fresh.); Gavin Heath (Owego, fresh.); Christian Hodges (Owego, sr.); Mason Gault (Seton, jr.)
East
Anthony Bourn (Norwich, fresh.); Caden Sutton (Norwich, soph.); Zander Sutton (Norwich, sr.); Jacob Forster-Rothbart (Oneonta, jr.); Nick Kahl (Oneonta, sr.); Donovan Lema (Oneonta, soph.); Gabriel Rissberger (Oneonta, soph.)
Girls All-Conference
West/Metro
Sadie Beres (Corning, jr.); Cassandra Collins (Corning, sr.); Ella Grinnell (Corning, jr.); Sarah Lawson (Corning, jr.); Lauren Roche (Corning, soph.); Ella Devlin (Elmira, 8th grade); Vicky Mordvinova (Elmira, sr.); Mackenzie Baker (Horseheads, fresh.); Tsadia Bercuvitz (Ithaca, 8th grade); Dakota Limbert (Union-Endicott, jr.)
Central/East
Grace Harkness (Chenango Forks, 8th grade); Quinn Sirgany (Chenango Forks, sr.); Kathryn White (Chenango Forks, sr.); Simone Schuman (Oneonta, sr.); Anya Sloth (Oneonta, sr.); Jaelyn Chrysler (Owego, fresh.); Abigail Fahey (Owego, sr.); LillyMay Wheeland (Owego, fresh.); Brynn Hogan (Susquehanna Valley, sr.); Keira Smith (Windsor, sr.)
Girls All-Division
West
Taylor Farrell (Corning, jr.); Megan MacLaughlin (Corning, jr.); Olivia Murch (Corning, jr.); Payton Ross (Elmira, sr.); Taylor Tremba (Horseheads, sr.); Emily Bellman (Ithaca, jr.); Frances Klemm (Ithaca, sr.)
Metro
Cassandra Burt (Maine-Endwell, soph.); Jacquelyn Savage (Maine-Endwell, soph.); Maddie Buckley (Union-Endicott, jr.); Faith Castoro (Union-Endicott, soph.); Wyoming Trudeaux (Union-Endicott, soph.); Ella Coleman (Vestal, jr.); Bianca Ortiz (Vestal, jr.)
Central
Aliana Gumble (Chenango Forks, sr.); Jessie Gates (Chenango Valley, sr.); Lilly LaFever (Owego, 8th grade); Abigail Luke (Owego, jr.); Abigail McHugh (Owego, fresh.); Alex Senko (Owego, sr.); Rosalia McLaughlin (Seton, sr.)
East
Anne Boland (Norwich, soph.); Kyra Brunick-Davis (Norwich, soph.); Claire Churchill (Oneonta, fresh.); Jordan Forbes (Oneonta, sr.); Sasha Sloth (Oneonta, sr.); Anaisa McClune (Susquehanna Valley, jr.); Cali Rooke (Windsor, soph.)
2023 STAC Championships
Saturday, October 21 at Union-Endicott
2023 Team Previews:
West
Corning Hawks (Class A)
Head Coach: Ray Lawson, 14th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – DJ Cornfield (sr.), Jaxyn Mahoney (jr.), Greg Homa, Sebastian Boutwell
Girls – Sarah Lawson (sr.), Sadie Beres (sr.), Lauren Roche (jr.), Ella Grinnell (sr.), Meghan McLaughlin (sr.), Olivia Murch
Team Goals:
Boys – Win STAC, Section IV Class A, and State Championships. We graduated five of our top seven from last year’s team who accomplished these goals. We have one of the top teams in the state in our section (Ithaca), yet we are committed to chasing our team goals this season.
Girls – Win STAC, Section IV Class A, and State Championships. We have a veteran group of girls who have been to the State Meet and have won at the STAC and Section level. We have been training well and are getting better, but until you start racing you don’t know how your progress will measure up against others. Some of the top teams in the nation, including last year’s National Champion team Saratoga, are in our class in the state, but we continue to work toward that goal of becoming a state champion caliber team.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC West division, STAC, Section IV Class A, and NYSPHSAA State Championships. Ashton Bange won Section IV Class A Championship. Bange finished 7th, Gabe Cornfield 18th, Tevin McClaren 32nd, and DJ Cornfield 35th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC West division, STAC, and Section IV Class A Championships. Finished 4th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Sarah Lawson won Section IV Class A Championship and finished 6th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Elmira Express (Class A)
Head Coach: Amy Balash, 4th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Jha'Micque Bell (jr.)
Girls – Ella Devlin (fresh.), Madelyn Wise (fresh.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Improve throughout the season.
Girls – Have our top 2-3 runners be competitive and watch the rest of the girls move up and improve throughout the season.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 11th in STAC and 6th in Section IV Class A Championships.
Girls – Finished 8th in STAC and 3rd in Section IV Class A Championships. Vicky Mordvinova finished 16th and Ella Devlin 51st at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Horseheads Blue Raiders (Class A)
Head Coach:
Boys – Samantha Bancroft, 2nd year
Girls – Kim Balliet, 2nd year
Key Athletes:
Boys –Kiran Gulti (jr.), Samir Gulati (sr.)
Girls – Makenzie Baker (soph.), CC Cowen (jr.)
Team Goals: Success for all athletes! Successes may be small or large. We want each athlete to be proud of their accomplishments and put forth their best throughout the season. We want them to show up to practices and competitions with an attitude of determination. Another goal is for our team to continue to build camaraderie and respect for one another.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 7th in STAC and 5th in in Section IV Class A Championships.
Girls – Finished 4th in STAC and 5th in Section IV Class A Championships. Mackenzie Baker finished 60th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Ithaca Little Red (Class A)
Head Coach: Ian Golden, 1st year (5th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Riley Hubisz (jr.), Crosby Woods (sr.), Noah Hilker (jr.), Everett Shaw (jr.)
Girls – Tsadia Bercuvitz (soph.), Avery Whittaker (8th grade)
Team Goals:
Boys – The boys’ primary goal is to put them in contention for a State title. That's a realistic goal based on our top four if they emerge healthy and stoked. To be seen whether we can arrive in November with both front-runners as well as a 1-7 spread tight enough to put them on the podium. As important a goal, weaving in a solid freshman class to set the stage for an even stronger program and contention in 2024.
Girls – The girls team weaves in a prior solid modified program. I believe them to be two years out from top State Team program.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 2nd in STAC and Section IV Class A Championships. Finished 19th in NYSPHSAA Federation Championship. Crosby Woods finished 33rd at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Wood finished 25th, Noah Hilker 85th, and Riley Hubisz 148th at NYSPHSAA Federation Championship.
Girls – Finished 2nd in STAC and 4th in Section IV Class A Championships. Tsadia Bercuvitz finished 10th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Metro
Binghamton Patriots (Class A)
Head Coach: David Cody, 39th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Josiah Sierra (soph.)
Girls – Eva Dinunzio-Welch (soph.)
Team Goals: Have an athlete for boys and girls qualify for the state meet.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 12th in STAC and 4th in Section IV Class A Championships.
Girls – Finished 13th in STAC Championship.
Johnson City Wildcats (Class B)
Head Coach: Eric Adolf, 5th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Evan Rigal (jr.), Isaiah Lancaster (jr.)
Girls – Bella Cobb (sr.), Evie Perkins (jr.)
Team Goals: Continue to drop time throughout the season and put athletes from both teams in positions to qualify for the State Championships in Verona this November.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 14th in STAC Championship.
Girls – Finished 12th in STAC and 2nd in Section IV Class B Championships. Marisa Smith finished 92nd and Emilia Smith 94th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Maine-Endwell Spartans (Class B)
Head Coach: Gabriella Dunkelberg, 1st year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Jacob Sonner (jr.), Aiden Loy (sr.)
Girls – Cassandra Burt (jr.), Jackie Savage (jr.)
Team Goals: Reach personal bests and to gauge a deeper understanding of the mental and physical awareness of this amazing sport!
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 13th in STAC and 2nd in Section IV Class B Championships.
Girls – Finished 10th in STAC and 3rd in Section IV Class B Championships. Cassandra Burt won Section IV Class B Championship. Burt finished 41st and Jacqueline Savage 90th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Union-Endicott Tigers (Class A)
Head Coach: Dan Bertoni, 9th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Josh Mayer (sr.), Jack Klein (jr.), Amar Mujic (soph.)
Girls – Dakota Limbert (sr.), Madison Buckley (sr.), Wyoming Trudeaux (jr.), Ally Mariano (jr.)
Team Goals: Compete at the highest level of our ability while encouraging individuals to persevere in the obstacles they face. Both teams are striving to win at least one invitational and to be more cohesive by having at least three gatherings outside of practices & meets.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 4th in STAC and 3rd in Section IV Class A Championships.
Girls – Won STAC Metro division. Finished 3rd in STAC and 2nd in Section IV Class A Championships.
Vestal Golden Bears (Class B)
Head Coach: Stephen Marcin, 9th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Takumi Guy (jr.), Zach Frye (sr.), Andrew Herceg (soph.), Sebastian Coulton (jr.)
Girls – Bianca Ortiz (sr.), Ella Coleman (sr.)
Team Goals: Build, shape, and prepare a young team for high level competition.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC Metro division. Finished 3rd in STAC Championship. Won Section IV Class B Championship. Finished 2nd at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Finished 15th at NYSPHSAA Federation Championship. Liam Cody won Section IV Class B Championship. Tim Smith finished 4th, Cody 6th, Lucas Catarella 42nd, Sam Olsen 60th, and Sebastian Coulton 70th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Cody finished 17th, Smith 21st, and Catarella 135th at NYSPHSAA Federation Championship.
Girls – Finished 9th in STAC Championship. Won Section IV Class B Championship. Finished 9th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Bianca Ortiz finished 64th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Central
Chenango Forks Blue Devils (Class C)
Head Coach: Nick Groover, 5th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Connor Little (sr.), Conway Mallory (sr.), Tommy Hillis (sr.), Ethan Vaseleck (sr.)
Girls – Grace Harkness (fresh.), Mari Pourby (soph.), Jaidyn Ericksen Hrehor (soph.), Bri Panko (jr.)
Team Goals: Train effectively and run as many PR’s as possible.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 8th in STAC and 5th in Section IV Class C Championships.
Girls – Finished 6th in STAC and 2nd in Section IV Class C Championships.
Chenango Valley Warriors (Class C)
Head Coach: Matt Wilson, 3rd year (13th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Michael Doyle (jr.)
Girls – Abigail Rosengrant (soph.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Go to states as a team by winning the Section IV Class C Championship. We have individual goals of times and places.
Girls – Increase our numbers, decrease our times, and build a foundation to create a growing program.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 10th in STAC and 4th in Section IV Class C Championships.
Girls – Did not field full teams for STAC or Section IV Championships.
Owego River Hawks (Class B)
Head Coach: John Heath, 19th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Sullivan O'donnell (jr.), Magavin Allen (soph.), Noah Heath (sr.), Gavin Heath (soph.), Levi Saunders (fresh.)
Girls – Jaelyn Chrysler (soph.), Lilly LaFever (soph.), Abby McHugh (soph.), LillyMay Wheeland (soph.), Madison Webb (soph.), Stella Palladino (soph.)
Team Goals: Build lifelong runners who learn the correlation between hard work and results. Each year we like to see how much each individual can improve from the beginning of the season until the end in order to give their teams a chance to be competitive at the Section IV Class B meet in November.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 5th in STAC and 2nd in Section IV Class C Championships.
Girls – Finished 5th in STAC Championship. Won Section IV Class C Championship. Finished 7th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Jaelyn Chrysler finished 24th, LillyMay Wheeland 50th, and Abigail Fahey 63rd at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Seton Catholic Saints (Class D)
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Last Season:
Boys – Finished 15th in STAC and 9th in Section IV Class D Championships.
Girls – Did not field full teams for STAC or Section IV Championships.
Waverly Wolverines (Class C)
Head Coach: Nate Culver, 5th year (13th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Braylon Dekay (sr.), Chase Hine (fresh.)
Girls – Elizabeth Vaughn (sr.), Harper Minaker (jr.), Mackenzie Chamberlain (soph.), Taylor Sinsabaugh (fresh.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Although we have an incomplete team of just two varsity boys, we are looking to make improvements on last year’s performances. Chase Hine is joining the varsity crew and is ready to start working his way up the rankings.
Girls – We are one girl shy of a complete team, but the four girls we have are extremely experienced, hardworking, talented runners. Two have competed at states and Kenzie is working her way toward that goal. Taylor Sinsabaugh is joining the varsity crew as a freshman and looking forward to making a name for herself as well.
Last Season:
Boys – Competed in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference (IAC). Did not field full teams for IAC or Section IV Championships.
Girls – Competed in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference (IAC). Did not field full teams for IAC or Section IV Championships. Elizabeth Vaughn won IAC Championship.
East
Norwich Purple Tornado (Class C)
Head Coach: Shaun Horan, 16th year (17th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Caden Sutton (jr.)
Girls – Anne Boland (jr.), Kyra Brunick-Davis (jr.)
Team Goals: Have individual runners qualify for State Championships.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 9th in STAC and 6th in Section IV Class C Championships. Drew Brooks won Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Did not field full teams for STAC or Section IV Championships.
Oneonta Yellow Jackets (Class C)
Head Coach: Dan Forbes, 16th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Colin Fletcher-Foster (jr.), Keyon Ziaie (jr.), Jackson Forbes (jr.), Gabe Rissberger (jr.), Donovan Lema (jr.)
Girls – With only four girls, it’s a rebuilding year.
Team Goals:
Boys – We would like to win State Qualifiers again to earn a spot at the state meet for the 2nd year in a row.
Girls – Look for improvement throughout the season from a "green" team as far as experience is concerned. Hopefully it's a positive learning experience for them all.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC Central/East division. Finished 6th in STAC Championship. Won Section IV Class C Championship. Finished 7th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Colin Fletcher-Foster finished 37th, Kenyon Ziaie 41st, and Brandon Gardner 64th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC Central/East division. Finished 7th in STAC and 5th in Section IV Class C Championships. Simone Schuman finished 19th at NYSPHSAA State Championship and 98th at NYSPHSAA Federation Championship.
Susquehanna Valley Sabers (Class C)
Head Coach: Grace Tabeek, 15th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – (All boys are freshman and will compete at the JV level this season.)
Girls – Anasia McCune (sr.)
Team Goals:
Girls – I have three returning seniors and Anasia McCune looks to be leading the girls teams and as a senior goals are for her to finish in the top 25. Encouraging my other girls to follow her lead. And I have a freshman girl, Kiley Kaczynski, who won STAC's as an 8th grader and has huge potential to dominate the JV races. Hope to move her up to a varsity race halfway through the season.
Last Season:
Boys – Did not field full teams for STAC or Section IV Championships.
Girls – Finished 11th in STAC and 7th in Section IV Class C Championships. Brynn Hogan won Section IV Class C Championship, finished 4th at NYSPHSAA State Championship, and 47th at NYSPHSAA Federation Championship.
Windsor Black Knights (Class C)
Head Coach: Gary Fancher, 1st year (15th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Corbin Evans (jr.)
Girls – Cali Rooke (jr.)
Team Goals: We have a very small team with three boys and three girls. Hope to compete and gain experience for the future.
Last Season:
Boys – Did not field full teams for STAC or Section IV Championships.
Girls – Did not field full teams for STAC or Section IV Championships.