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  • The Section VII Cross Country State Qualifier Meet girls' race begins at Cobble Hill Golf Course in Elizabethtown Friday. The Saranac and Seton Catholic teams swept in Class C and D, respectively. The Beekmantown boys' team and Peru girls' team won Class B titles. Bonus photos will be available midday Monday at pressrepublicanphotos.com. Staff Photo / Ryan Hayner

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  • Seton Catholic's Margaret Champagne (left) leads Peru's Ashley Leta midway through the girls' race. Champagne finished first and Leta crossed in third. Staff Photo / Ryan Hayner

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  • Seton Catholic's Mitchell Ryan (right) and Barrett Waling near the finish line in the boys' race. Ryan finished third and Waling, fourth. Staff Photo / Ryan Hayner

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  • Plattsburgh High's Jeriqho Gadway took second in the boys' race. Staff Photo / Ryan Hayner

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November 5, 2011

Saranac, Seton sweep in state qualifier

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The Saranac and Seton Catholic boys' and girls' cross country teams earned sweeps Friday in the Section VII State Qualifier Cross-Country Meet at Cobble Hill Golf Course.

The seven members of the winning school team will attend next week's NYSPHSAA Meet at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School in Verona. They will be joined by the first five finishers not on the winning school team.

Seton Catholic repeated as the top teams in Class D for boys and girls.

Margaret Champagne took first for the Knights in the girls' race in 18:23 after finishing second last season. Teammate Phoebe Christopher came in sixth to aid Seton Catholic.

Mitchell Ryan and Barrett Waling finished third and fourth for the Seton Catholic boys' team, which edged Ticonderoga, 25-31. Ryan crossed in 16:05, and Waling was right behind him, finishing two seconds later.

The Chiefs' teams each captured Class C titles after both finished second in Class B last year.

Josh Wade led the Saranac boys' team with a fifth-place finish in 16:18. Zach LePage was the next Chief to cross the finish line, taking 12th.

The Saranac girls' team got a close victory over Northeastern Clinton in a 44-46 decision.

Morgan Kelly was the top Saranac girl to finish, taking 14th in 20:18. Teammates Tracy Rush and Natalie Casey-Sanger grabbed 19th and 20th, respectively.

Beekmantown captured the Class B boys' race in a narrow, 26-29, victory over Peru, the defending winner.

The Eagles had three in the top 10. Colin Quackenbush led the way in sixth (16:19), followed by Jordan West three seconds later. Matt Simpson added a ninth-place finish.

The Peru girls' team defended its Class B title in dominant fashion.

Ashley Leta led the Indians by finishing third in 18:44. Meghan Mazzella was not far behind to take fourth. Cheyanne Dobozy and Maria Remillard finished back-to-back in seventh and eighth.

Peru's Dan Lennon won the boys' race for the second year in a row. In his last local race, he finished in a blistering 14:31 after crossing in 15:05 last year. Lennon finished more than a minute ahead of the pack.

Plattsburgh High's Jeriqho Gadway finished second (15:48) in the boys' race. Emma Deshaies ran strong for the Hornets' girls' team, taking second in 18:27.

For complete results, go to blog.pressrepublican.com/play-ball.

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2011 Section VII

State Qualifier Cross Country Meet

Cobble Hill Golf Course

Elizabethtown

3.0 miles, 40 degrees, slight wind

Boys

Team scores

Class B

Beekmantown     26

Peru     29

Class C

Saranac     28

Plattsburgh     41

Northeastern Clinton     68

Saranac Lake     101

Ausable Valley     inc

Class D

Seton Catholic     25

Ticonderoga     31

Lake Placid     inc

Top 35 individuals

Runner, school     Class     Time

1. Dan Lennon, Peru      B     14:31

2. Jeriqho Gadway, PHS      C     15:48

3. Mitchell Ryan, Seton     D     16:05

4. Barrett Waling, Seton     D     16:07

5. Josh Wade, Saranac     C     16:18

6. Colin Quackenbush, B'town     B     16:19

7. Jordan West, B'town     B     16:22

8. Tyler Belden, Ti      D     16:24

9. Matt Simpson, B'town     B     16:24

10. Jared McLean, Peru      B     16:34

11. Kyler Agoney, Peru      B     16:41

12. Zach LePage, Saranac     C     16:48

13. James Downs, Peru      B     16:50

14. Jonathan Graziane, B'town     B     16:51

15. Javeed Nazir, Ti      D     16:53

16. Keenan Hunt-Stone, PHS      C     16:53

17. Evan Page, Seton     D     16:59

18. Heath Andre, Saranac     C     17:00

19. Borge Wiik, Plattsburgh      C     17:18

20. Bo Christopher, Seton     D     17:19

21. Landon Gosselin, NCCS      C     17:28

22. Sean Tyrell, Saranac     C     17:30

23. Ben Karkoski, Ti      D     17:31

24. Neil Miller, NCCS      C     17:36

25. Austin Medeiros, Saranac     C     17:38

26. Sean Kuzmin, NCCS      C     17:44

27. David Dormann, Saranac     C     17:45

28. Brandon Couture, B'town     B     17:48

29. Shawn Silliman, Ti     D     17:49

30. Jacob Young, Ti      D     17:51

31. Kody Quigley, Ti      D     17:51

32. Andrew Downs, Peru      B     17:51

33. Hamzah Qudsi, PHS      C     17:54

34. Ben Strack, Saranac     C     17:57

35. Tim Snyder, Saranac      C     18:05

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Girls

Team scores

Class B

Peru     16

Beekmantown     47

Class C

Saranac     44

Northeastern Clinton     46

Saranac Lake     65

Plattsburgh     69

Ausable Valley     inc

Class D

Seton Catholic     24

Lake Placid     31

Ticonderoga     inc

Top 35 individuals

Runner, school     Class     Time

1. Margaret Champagne, Seton     D     18:23

2. Emma Deshaies, PHS      C     18:27

3. Ashley Leta, Peru      B     18:44

4. Meghan Mazzella, Peru      B     18:46

5. Nina Armstrong, Lake Placid      D     19:24

6. Phoebe Christopher, Seton     D     19:25

7. Cheyanne Dobozy, Peru      B     19:26

8. Maria Remillard, Peru      B     19:27

9. Maile Sapp, B'town     B     19:36

10. Samantha Smith, NCCS      C     19:48

11. Elena Beideck, Saranac Lake      C     19:55

12. Gabby Armstrong, Lake Placid      D     20:05

13. Taylor Durocher, Peru      B     20:16

14. Morgan Kelly, Saranac     C     20:18

15. Melissa Whyman, Seton     D     20:22

16. Maddie O'Connell, PHS      C     20:33

17. Shauna Fliss, Peru      B     20:37

18. Justine Rabideau, NCCS      C     20:40

19. Tracy Rush, Saranac     C     20:48

20. Natalie Casey-Sanger, Saranac     C     21:00

21. Zoe Tyler, Saranac Lake      C     21:06

22. Laura Bechard, NCCS      C     21:11

23. Claire Hipko, NCCS      C     21:14

24. Anna Izzo, Lake Placid      D     21:15

25. Dana Chapman, Seton     D     21:22

26. Lexi Haley, Saranac     C     21:26

27. Clara Racette, Saranac     C     21:35

28. Taylor Manor, Saranac     C     21:36

29. Jacinda Riggs, Saranac Lake      C     21:40

30. Renee Andre, Saranac     C     21:44

31. Maddy Munn, Seton     D     21:52

32. Hannah Herbst, Ti      D     21:59

33. Markie teRiele, Ti     D     22:04

34. Rachel Arless, NCCS      C     22:16

35. Lilly Sullivan, Peru      B     22:18

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