2023 STAC Playoffs
Championships
Boys – Corning
Girls – Corning
Individual Medalists
Boys – Douglas Cornfield, Corning
Girls – Sarah Lawson, Corning
Boys
** 2023 Section IV Class A Champions: Ithaca
** 2023 Section IV Class A Champion: Noah Hilker, Ithaca
** 2023 Section IV Class B Champions: Vestal
** 2023 Section IV Class B Champion: Sullivan O'Donnell, Owego
Girls
** 2023 Section IV Class A Champions: Corning
** 2023 Section IV Class A Champion: Sarah Lawson, Corning
** 2023 Section IV Class B Champions: Union-Endicott
** 2023 Section IV Class B Champion: Jaelyn Chrysler, Owego
2024 STAC Championships
Saturday, October 26 at Fortin Park in Oneonta
2024 Section IV Championships
Thursday, November 7 at Chenango Valley State Park
2024 NYSPHSAA State Championships
Saturday, November 16 at Queensbury High School
2024 NY Federation Championship
Saturday, November 23 at Bowdoin Park in Dutchess County
2023 Division Winners (crowned at STAC Championship event)
Boys
West – Corning
Metro – Vestal
Central – Owego
East – Oneonta
Girls
West – Corning
Metro – Union-Endicott
Central – Owego
East – Norwich
2023 STAC All-Stars
Boys
West/Metro All-Conference
Douglas Cornfield (Corning, sr.); Gregory Homa (Corning, jr.); Jaxyn Mahoney (Corning, jr.); Nicholas Ferratella (Corning, soph.); Sebastian Boutwell (Corning, soph.); Crosby Woods (Ithaca, sr.); Everett Shaw (Ithaca, jr.); Noah Hilker (Ithaca, jr.); Riley Hubisz (Ithaca, jr.); Joshua Mayer (Union-Endicott, sr.)
Central/East All-Conference
Connor Little (Chenango Forks, sr.); Conway Mallory (Chenango Forks, sr.); Colin Fletcher-Foster (Oneonta, jr.); Donovan Lema (Oneonta, jr.); Gabriel Rissberger (Oneonta, jr.); Jackson Forbes (Oneonta, jr.); Keyon Ziaie (Oneonta, jr.); Javon Belokur (Owego, soph.); Magavin Allen (Owego, soph.); Sullivan O’Donnell (Owego, jr.)
West All-Division
Aidan Kahabka (Corning, sr.); Bryce Hammond (Corning, soph.); Samuel Segal (Corning, sr.); Kiran Gulati (Horseheads, jr.); Max Williams (Horseheads, soph.); Andor Nadasdy (Ithaca, soph.); Zoltan Nadasdy (Ithaca, soph.)
Metro All-Division
August Guba (Binghamton, sr.); Collin Gibb (Binghamton, sr.); Josiah Sierra (Binghamton, sr.); Jacob Sonner (Maine-Endwell, jr.); Andrew Herceg (Vestal, soph.); Sebastian Coulton (Vestal, jr.); Takumi Guay (Vestal, soph.)
Central All-Division
Dominic Scott (Chenango Valley, sr.); Michael Doyle (Chenango Valley, jr.); Ryan Pepples (Chenango Valley, soph.); Derick Singer (Owego, jr.); Levi Sanders (Owego, fresh.); Nicholas Brown (Owego, jr.); Sam Cunningham (Owego, sr.)
East All-Division
Ayden Hatton (Norwich, fresh.); Gabe Decker (Norwich, jr.); Nic Sutton (Norwich, fresh.); Brighton Logue (Oneonta, soph.); Jacob Forster-Roth (Oneonta, jr.); Corbin Evans (Windsor, jr.)
Girls
West/Metro All-Conference
Ella Grinnell (Corning, sr.); Lauren Roche (Corning, jr.); Meghan McLaughlin (Corning, sr.); Olivia Murch (Corning, sr.); Sadie Beres (Corning, sr.); Sarah Lawson (Corning, sr.); Mackenzie Baker (Horseheads, soph.); Avery Whitaker (Ithaca, 8th grade); Cassandra Burt (Maine-Endwell, jr.); Dakota Limbert (Union-Endicott, sr.)
Central/East All-Conference
Mari Pourby (Chenango Forks, soph.); Annie Boland (Norwich, jr.); Kyra Brunick-Davis (Norwich, jr.); Clare Churchill (Oneonta, soph.); Abigail McHugh (Owego, soph.); Jaelyn Chrysler (Owego, soph.); Lilly LaFever (Owego, soph.); Madison Webb (Owego, soph.); Stella Palladino (Owego, soph.); Gracie Williamson (Seton, fresh.)
West All-Division
Faith Tubbs (Corning, sr.); Taylor Farrell (Corning, sr.); Madelyn Wise (Elmira, fresh.); Alexus Borek (Horseheads, soph.); Emily Bellman (Ithaca, sr.); Maren Golden (Ithaca, fresh.); Paceyn O’Grady Specht (Ithaca, fresh.)
Metro All-Division
Eva Dinunzio-Welch (Binghamton, soph.); Jacquelyn Savage (Maine-Endwell, jr.); Madison Buckley (Union-Endicott, sr.); Sadie Limbert (Union-Endicott, 7th grade); Wyoming Trudeaux (Union-Endicott, jr.); Bianca Ortiz (Vestal, sr.); Hellen Zhang (Vestal, 8th grade)
Central All-Division
Jaidyn Ericksen-Hrehor (Chenango Forks, soph.); Bri Panko (Chenango Forks, jr.); Grace Harkness (Chenango Forks, fresh.); Abigail Rosengrant (Chenango Valley, soph.); Nora Schuyler (Owego, jr.); Sidney Senko (Owego, jr.); Taylor Sinsabaugh (Waverly, fresh.)
East All-Division
Emilia Pepe (Norwich, soph.); Laci Zieno (Norwich, soph.); Kiley Kaczynski (Susquehanna Valley, fresh.); Syria Frank (Susquehanna Valley, sr.); Cali Rooke (Windsor, jr.); Trista Ann Lewis (Windsor, jr.)
2024 Team Previews:
West
Corning Hawks (Class A)
Head Coach: Ray Lawson, 16th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Jaxyn Mahoney (sr.), Greg Homa (sr.), Sebastian Boutwell (jr.), Nick Ferratella (jr.), Bryce Hammond (jr.)
Girls – Lauren Roche (sr.), Elianna Schneider (sr.), Kyra Gross (sr.), Leila Ianovici (sr.), Olivia Martinec (jr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Try and win STAC and Section IV Class A titles and have a strong showing at States. This is a lofty goal since the Ithaca boys return an amazing team that is among the very best in New York State.
Girls – Try and win STAC and Section IV Class A titles and have a strong showing at States. This will be a challenging goal as we have just one returner from our top seven from last year, but we have a talented mix of newcomers and returners ready to take up the challenge.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC West division. Won STAC Championship. Finished 2nd at Section IV Class A Championship. Douglas Cornfield won STAC Championship. Cornfield finished 2nd at Section IV Class A Championship and 33rd at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Sebastian Boutwell finished 3rd, Jaxyn Mahoney 8th, Gregory Homa 9th, and Nicholas Ferratell 11th at STAC Championship. Boutwell finished 5th, Mahoney 8th, and Homa 9th at Section IV Class A Championship. Boutwell finished 61st, Mahoney 72nd, Homa 84th, and Ferratell 85th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC West division. Won STAC and Section IV Class A Championships. Finished 8th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Sarah Lawson won STAC and Section IV Class A Championships. Lawson finished 17th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Ella Grinnell finished 3rd, Sadie Beres 6th, Lauren Roche 8th, Olivia Murch 10th, Meghan McLaughlin 11th, Faith Tubbs 12th, and Taylor Farrell 15th at STAC Championship. Beres finished 3rd, Grinnell 6th, Roche 7th, Tubbs 9th, and Murch 10th at Section IV Class A Championship. Grinnell finished 68th, McLaughlin 85th, Tubbs 87th, Roche 88th, Murch 90th, and Beres 93rd at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Elmira Express (Class A)
Head Coach: Amy Balash, 5th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – James Lovell (fresh.)
Girls – Ella Devlin (soph.), Madelyn Wise (soph.)
Team Goals:
Boys – We have five freshman, one sophomore (new to the sport) and one senior. This is a young team, so our goal is to really work together and improve throughout the season.
Girls – Right now we have three girls competing. The goal is for the girls to run PR's and try to qualify for states as individuals.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 5th at Section IV Class A Championship.
Girls – Finished 8th at STAC Championship. Ella Devlin finished 8th at Section IV Class A Championship and 89th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Horseheads Blue Raiders (Class A)
Head Coach:
Boys – Samantha Bancroft, 3rd year
Girls – Kim Balliet, 3rd year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Kiran Gulati (sr.), Nick Kowal (jr.), Allen Wetmore (jr.)
Girls – Mackenzie Baker (jr.)
Team Goals: Continue to grow our XC program, help our athletes love running and meet individual goals, and to get a few kids to States! When we started coaching three years ago, we had a large freshman group. Since then, those athletes have been incredibly dedicated to XC and distance running in Track and Field. We are excited for all they can accomplish as they start out their junior year!
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 8th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class A Championship.
Girls – Finished 5th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class A Championship. Mackenzie Baker finished 5th at STAC Championship, 5th at Section IV Class A Championship, and 69th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Ithaca Little Red (Class A)
Head Coach: Rebecca Lovenheim, 1st year (10th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Riley Hubisz (sr.), Noah Hilker (sr.), Everett Shaw (sr.)
Girls – Tsadia Bercuvitz (soph.), Avery Whittaker (fresh.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Secure championship titles, individually and as a team.
Girls – Take as many athletes as far into championship season as possible.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 2nd at STAC Championship. Won Section IV Class A Championship. Finished 6th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Noah Hilker won Section IV Class A Championship. Hilker finished 2nd at STAC Championship and 50th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Crosby Woods finished 4th, Everett Shaw 5th, Andor Nadasdy 13th, Will Boscia 14th, and Zoltan Nadasdy 15th at STAC Championship. Woods finished 3rd, Shaw 4th, Riley Hubisz 6th, Andor Nadasdy 7th, and Zoltan Nadasdy 10th at Section IV Class A Championship. Hubisz finished 37th, Woods 44th, Shaw 68th, Andor Nadasdy 71st, and Zoltan Nadasdy 74th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Finished 2nd at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Class A Championship. Avery Whittaker finished 7th, Paceyn O'Grady Specht 14th, and Maren Golden 17th at STAC Championship. Tsadia Bercuvitz finished 2nd and Whittaker 4th at Section IV Class A Championship. Bercuvitz finished 3rd, Whittaker 65th, and Golden 97th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Metro
Binghamton Patriots (Class A)
Head Coach: David Cody, 40th year
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Last Season:
Boys – Finished 7th at STAC Championship and 4th at Section IV Class A Championship. Josiah Sierra finished 16th at STAC Championship.
Girls – Eva DiNunzio-Welch finished 15th at Section IV Class A Championship.
Johnson City Wildcats (Class B)
Head Coach: Eric Adolf, 6th year (10th overall)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Connor Smith (fresh.)
Girls – Ava Ferline (soph.)
Team Goals: Place well throughout the season and improve times. It would be fantastic if one of the boys could make the state meet.
Last Season:
Boys – Isaiah Lancaster finished 27th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Girls – Finished 9th at STAC Championship and 5th at Section IV Class B Championship. Isabella Cobb finished 14th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Maine-Endwell Spartans (Class B)
Head Coach: Gabriella Dunkelberg, 2nd year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Jacob Sonner (sr.)
Girls – Cassandra Burt (sr.), Jackie Savage (sr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Help each other pace more cohesively at meets and achieve personal bests for all athletes.
Girls – Build strong relationships for the team and achieve personal bests for all athletes.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 10th at STAC Championship and 4th at Section IV Class B Championship. Jacob Sonner finished 18th at STAC Championship, 8th at Section IV Class B Championship, and 80th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Finished 6th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class B Championship. Cassandra Burt finished 4th at STAC Championship, 3rd at Section IV Class B Championship, and 65th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Union-Endicott Tigers (Class B)
Head Coach: Dan Bertoni, 10th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Nicholas Luti (soph.)
Girls – Wyoming Trudeaux (sr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Create a pack of at least five runners who compete within one minute and thirty seconds
of each other.
Girls – Get enough girls on the team to score before the season starts. Make the gap as small as possible between our first and fifth runner.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 6th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class B Championship. Joshua Mayer finished 7th at STAC Championship. Mayer finished 2nd and Nicholas Luti 4th at Section IV Class B Championship. Luti finished 46th and Mayer 60th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC Metro division. Finished 3rd at STAC Championship. Won Section IV Class B Championship. Finished 7th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Dakota Limbert finished 9th at STAC Championship, 2nd at Section IV Class B Championship, 43rd at NYSPHSAA State Championship, and 170th at NY Federation Championship. Madison Buckley finished 13th and Wyoming Trudeaux 18th at STAC Championship. Trudeaux finished 5th, Buckley 7th, and Sadie Limbert 8th at Section IV Class B Championship. Buckley finished 71st, Trudeaux 80th, Sadie Limbert 96th, Allison Mariano 106th, McKenna Buck 107th, and Reese Dimon 108th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Vestal Golden Bears (Class B)
Head Coach: Stephen Marcin, 10th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Titus Patton (soph.), Oliver Parsons (soph.), Thomas Ciaravino (soph.), Takumi Guay (sr.)
Girls – Mikayla Silverio (jr.), Savanna Ulrich (8th grade), Kayla Fletcher (fresh.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Secure a Section IV Class B title and place in the top 5 at the state meet.
Girls – Secure a Section IV Class B title and compete at the state meet.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 5th at STAC Championship. Won Section IV Class B Championship. Finished 7th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Andrew Herceg finished 20th at STAC Championship. Herceg finished 3rd, Takumi Guay 5th, Frank Consolazio 6th, and Sebastian Coulton 10th at Section IV Class B Championship. Herceg finished 67th, Coulton 68th, Guay 83rd, Consolazio 84th, Oliver Parsons 94th, Thomas Ciaravino 96th, and Alex Parsons 97th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Finished 7th at STAC Championship and 4th at Section IV Class B Championship. Bianca Ortiz finished 19th and Hellen Zhang 20th at STAC Championship. Ortiz finished 4th and Zhang 6th at Section IV Class B Championship. Ortiz finished 79th and Zhang 86th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Central
Chenango Forks Blue Devils (Class C)
Head Coach: Nick Groover, 6th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Ethan Vaseleck (sr.), Garrett Vail (jr.), Nick Dorak (jr.)
Girls – Mari Pourby (jr.), Jaidyn Ericksen-Hrehor (jr.), Clara Little (fresh.)
Team Goals: Get better each day and each week and grow as a team.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 9th at STAC Championship and 4th at Section IV Class C Championship. Connor Little finished 8th and Conway Mallory 9th at Section IV Class C Championship. Little finished 86th and Mallory 122nd at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Finished 3rd at Section IV Class C Championship. Grace Harkness finished 6th, Mari Pourby 12th, and Jaidyn Ericksen-Hrehor 15th at Section IV Class C Championship. Harkness finished 98th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Chenango Valley Warriors (Class C)
Head Coach: Matt Wilson, 3rd year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Michael Doyle (sr.), Ryan Pepples (jr.), Holden David (sr.)
Girls – Alexandrea Roberts (jr.), Abigail Rosengrant (jr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Win the Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – This is our first year in a few with a full girls team and are looking to continue building our program and become competitive.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 11th at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Class C Championship. Michael Doyle finished 2nd at Section IV Class C Championship and 31st at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Abigail Rosengrant finished 45th at STAC Championship.
Owego River Hawks (Class B)
Head Coach: John Heath, 20th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Sullivan O'Donnell (sr.), Magavan Allen (jr.), Javan Belokur (jr.), Levi Saunders (soph.)
Girls – Jaelyn Chrysler (jr.), Lilly LaFever (jr.), Abigail McHugh (jr.), Stella Palladino (jr.), Madison McEvoy (sr.)
Team Goals: Continue to prepare athletes to be successful in life through lessons in Cross Country. We hope our team can embody the idea that through hard work and commitment, they can improve to the point of being competitive at the end of the season.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC Central division. Finished 4th at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Class B Championship. Sullivan O'Donnell won Section IV Class B Championship. O’Donnell finished 10th and Javan Belokur 17th at STAC Championship. Belokur finished 7th at Section IV Class B Championship. O’Donnell finished 66th and Belokur 85th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC Central division. Finished 4th at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Class B Championship. Jaelyn Chrysler finished 2nd at STAC Championship and won Section IV Class B Championship. Chrysler finished 8th at NYSPHSAA State Championship and 49th at NY Federation Championship. Lilly LaFever finished 16th at STAC Championship. Stella Palladino finished 9th and LaFever 10th at Section IV Class B Championship. Palladino finished 97th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Seton Catholic Saints (Class D)
Head Coach: Tom Carter, 5th year (43rd overall)
Key Athletes:
Girls – Gracie Williamson (soph.)
Team Goals: Get Gracie Williamson back to the state meet. Girls varsity and modified teams are complete, so get into the team standings at the meets this season.
Last Season:
Boys – Mason Gault finished 10th at Section IV Class D Championship.
Girls – Gracie Williamson finished 50th at NYSPHSAA Class D State Championship.
Waverly Wolverines (Class C)
Head Coach: Nate Culver, 6th year (14th overall)
Key Players:
Boys – Chase Hine (soph.), Hayden Howe (jr.), Garrett Akins (fresh.), Hayden Montanye (fresh.)
Girls – Harper Minaker (sr.), Mackenzie Chamberlain (jr.) Taylor Sinsabaugh (soph.), Trinity Mayo (fresh.), Miah Correll (fresh.), Isabella Minaker (fresh.)
Team Goals: Develop their passion for running, spark their competitive side now that we have scoring teams, and push every runner to achieve the most they can within the season. I always strive to have as many runners qualify for NYSPHSAA States as possible.
Last Season:
Boys – Braylon DeKay finished 26th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Elizabeth Vaughn finished 5th, Harper Minaker 9th, and Mackenzie Chamberlain 13th at Section IV Class C Championship. Vaughn finished 44th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
East
Norwich Purple Tornado (Class B)
Head Coach: Shaun Horan, 18th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Caden Sutton (sr.), Nic Sutton (soph.)
Girls – Anne Boland (sr.), Kyra Brunick-Davis (sr.), Emilia Pepe (jr.)
Team Goals: Win the STAC East division for girls and have individual qualifiers for the state championships.
Last Season:
Boys – Nic Sutton finished 13th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Won STAC East division. Annie Boland finished 20th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Oneonta Yellowjackets (Class C)
Head Coach: Dan Forbes, 18th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Keyon Ziaie (sr.), Colin Fletcher-Foster (sr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Win the Section IV Class C title and place top 3 at States, Federations qualification/NXN.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC East division. Finished 3rd at STAC Championship. Won Section IV Class C Championship. Finished 8th at NYSPHSAA State Championship. Colin Fletcher-Foster finished 6th, Keyon Ziaie 12th, and Jackson Forbes 19th at STAC Championship. Fletcher-Foster finished 3rd, Ziaie 4th, Forbes 5th, Donovan Lema 6th, and Gabriel Rissberger 7th at Section IV Class C Championship. Fletcher-Foster finished 32nd, Forbes 51st, Rissberger 97th, Brighton Logue 101st, Ziaie 106th, Lema 112th, and William Cooper 127th at NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Girls – Clare Churchill finished 11th and Sasha Sloth 17th at Section IV Class C Championship.
(*Note: The girls are an incomplete team with only two runners this year.)
Susquehanna Valley Sabers (Class C)
Head Coach: Grace Tabeek, 15th year
Key Athletes:
Boys – Aidan Skuban (soph.)
Girls – Kiley Kaczynski (soph.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Come together and run as a team, supporting each other and pushing each other to be
the best runners they can be.
Girls – I only have one girl on the team, but our team goal is to help her finish in the top half of the girl’s division by pushing her to new PR’s.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 8th at Section IV Class C Championship. Aidan Skuban finished 12th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Kiley Kaczynski finished 23rd at Section IV Class C Championship.
Windsor Black Knights (Class C)
Head Coach: Gary Fancher, 2nd year (15th year)
Key Athletes:
Boys – Cooper Axtell (soph.), Anthony Plescia (fresh.), Larry Salisbury (fresh.), Corbin Evans (sr.), Josh Adorno (jr.)
Girls – Cali Rooke (sr.), TristaAnn Lewis (sr.), Kayla Tanzania (soph.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Be competitive and compete as a team. We have five runners.
Girls – Compete individually with only three girls.
Last Season:
Boys – Corbin Evans finished 45th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Cali Rooke finished 22nd at Section IV Class C Championship.