Beekmantown, the 2011 Champlain Valley Athletic Conference boys’ cross country champion, has a core of returning runners who will be looking for more success in 2012. Saranac will try to chase the Eagles down with a large team full of experienced runners, and Peru lost a star but has a number of returning athletes. Seton Catholic looks to contend with a small but veteran group of runners.
AuSable Valley
The Patriots did not have any seniors on last year’s roster, so six of the eight runners on this year’s team have varsity experience. There are two seniors, Paul Ford and Noah Lawrence, and sophomore Brandon Ruocco is also a cross-country veteran.
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Runners returning
Paul Ford, Noah Lawrence, Brandon Ruocco, Hunter Guennel, Aaron Turetsky, Connor Courson.
Newcomers
Josh Ducharme, Brandon Ano.
Beekmantown
The 2011 CVAC and Section VII Class B champions boast a solid core of juniors. Colin Quackenbush, Jordan West, Jonathan Graziane and Brian Couture will again lead the Patriots as they compete in Class C this season.
Beekmantown graduated two athletes from a 2011 squad that went 13-5, and it returns nine.
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Runners lost
Jerry Senecal, Matt Simpson.
Runners returning
Minh Coryer, Brandon Couture, Cory Couture, Jonathan Graziane, Andrew Peryer, Colin Quackenbush, Patrick Sullivan, Jordan West, Jeremiah Zucker.
Newcomers
Tyler Rock, Myles West.
Lake Placid
The Blue Bombers have a young team with seven total runners. Although he’s just a sophomore, Curtis Rissberger is the veteran on the team.
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Roster
Corey Detwiler, Steven Jelinek, Forest Ledger, Curtis Rissberger, Nick Saulpaugh, Karl Schultz, Trent White.
Northeastern Clinton
The Cougars are coming off a 4-12 CVAC record last year and could be hurt by a lack of experience this season. They lost four runners to graduation, and while they’ve got five new athletes to fill out the roster, that leaves them with just three who have competed in varsity cross country.
Anthony Piche, one of those returning runners, has shown strong potential in the preseason.
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Runners lost
Eric Stutler, Neil Miller, Landon Gosselin, Sean Kuzmin.
Runners returning
Anthony Piche, Kevin Sterling, Chris Boyse.
Newcomers
Christopher Kokes, Josh Gero, Spencer Parsons, Dylan Porter, Ethan Dominic.
Peru
The Indians tied for second in the CVAC regular season last year with a 13-4 record, and they lost just three runners from that team — but one of them is NYSPHSAA Class B champion Dan Lennon.
Peru has a core of seven returning runners, and it has added eight new athletes, giving the squad some depth.
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Runners lost
Dan Lennon, Jared McLean, James Downs.
Runners returning
Kyler Agoney, Andrew Downs, Josh Romanowicz, Andrew Caswell, Andrew Haley, Nathan Halaburda, Tom Gwinn.
Newcomers
Andrew Thew, Ethan Feazzelle, Caleb Feazzelle, Ben Rakowski, Jared Banker, Kyle Kemp, Benjamin Morgan, Jonathan Smart.
Plattsburgh High School
The Hornets, who went 12-6 last year, expect to have a strong season. They’ll be led by sophomore Jeriquo Gadway, who placed second at the Section VII meet last year and is seen as one of the top runners in the section this season. Keenan Hunt-Stone, a senior, shouldn’t be far behind Gadway.
Dylan Arvisais-Anhalt, Kenneth Hausrath, Hamzah Qudsi, Hakim Bouzidane and Jake Messner round out Plattsburgh’s top seven runners. The Hornets have five seniors and 13 total returning runners.
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Runners lost
Bennett Cyphers, Matt Wilson, matt Miller, Eti Beguin.
Runners returning
Dylan Arvisais-Anhalt, Lucas Barton, Hakim Bouzidane, Sam Esposito, Alex Friedman, Jeriquo Gadway, Walker Gosrich, Keneth Hausrath, Kennan Hunt-Stone, Jake Messner, Hamzah Qudsi, Liam Vogle, David Weiss.
Newcomers
Jacob Jabaut, Tuan Luu, Haani Qudsi.
Saranac
The Chiefs lost just two meets last season as they finished first in the CVAC regular season and won the Class C sectional championship, and they expect to be one of the top teams in the conference again in 2012.
Depth and experience will be strengths for Saranac. The roster totals 22 runners, and 19 of them were on the team last season. Josh Wade was the Chiefs’ top runner last year, and he’s back on the squad this season.
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Runners lost
Dave Dormann, Heath Andre, Taylor Maggy, Gus Light, Danny Williams.
Runners returning
Austin Medeiros, Ben Strack, Conor Carrigan, Ty Tedford, Nick Dormann, Jeremy Overstreet, Jon Raudenbush, Quinn Jones, Josh Wade, Sean Tyrell, Jake Frostick, Eli Fasking, Justin Liechty, Josh Mihuc, Kaden Cringle, Carter Winters, Noah Pearsall, Zach LePage, Logan Jarvis.
Newcomers
Chad Dashnaw, Jonathan Waldron, Ben Bova.
Saranac Lake
The Red Storm are short on quantity but long on quality. They have just eight runners on the roster, but all of them have at least one season under their belts.
Chris Willette, a senior, will lead the team. The other runners are all juniors and seniors. Saranac Lake will look to improve on its 3-13 showing in 2011.
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Roster
Chris Willette, Chris Schneider, Evan Greenburg, Will Lanthier, Max Paul, Haakon Pedersen, Zane Peletteri, Nate Miller.
Seton Catholic
Senior Mitchell Ryan, a CVAC All-Star last year, and junior Evan Page will lead the Knights. They’ll also count on senior Erik Ziemer.
Seton Catholic tied for second in the regular season at 13-4 last year and then went on to win the Class D sectional title. The Knights will again have to deal with a lack of numbers. They have eight athletes, including four returners.
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Runners lost
Barrett Waling, Bowen Christopher.
Runners returning
Mitchell Ryan, Erick Ziemer, Evan Page, Nathan VanHerp.
Newcomers
Brian Murray, Steven Murray, Kyle Pellerin, Joe Zalis.
Ticonderoga
The deep Sentinels have high expectations this season. The roster features 17 athletes, including one senior and six juniors.
Ticonderoga finished at 9-9 last season. The 2012 Sentinels will be under the direction of Jay Wells, who took over for longtime coach Brian Kiely.
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Roster
Aaron Russell, Ryan Price, Tyler Belden, Mark Donohue, Jacob Young, Keegan Tierney, Javeed Nazir, Coleman Granger, Martin Glazer, John Cook, Colvin Chapman, Milo Stricker, Shawn Silliman, Cody O’Hara, Cody Parent, Brandon Charboneau, Tim Ryan.
