Cross country teams from Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool made their way to Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls last Saturdau to take part in the New York State Federation championships, where the girls Northstars and Warriors both had strong efforts.
Of the 27 teams in the girls field, C-NS, with 248 points, found itself in seventh place. Liverpool, even without its top runner (Jenna Schulz) in the lineup, rose to 11th place with 295 points. Saratoga Springs easily took the team title with 37 points.
On the individual side, Northstars freshman Kate Putman, fresh off her appearance in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class A meet a week earlier (where she finished 27th), finished 18th among team runners and 30th overall, covering the Bowdoin Park course in 19 minutes, 30.8 seconds.
To lead the Warriors, Sydney Carlson, who also ran at the NYSPHSAA meet and got 36th place, gained 28th place among Federation team runners and 45th overall, finishing in 19:51.8.
Following Putman for C-NS, Marissa Navarra was 42nd among team runners in 20:16.6. Allison Newton, in 20:45.2, was two spots ahead of Gaby Putman (20:46.9) as Hannah Reichard finished in 20:51.6. Marissa Doty (20:59.2) beat out Morgan Kingdeski, who finished in 21:09.8.
Two other Liverpool runners had top-50 team finishes behind Carlson. Eva Woodworth was 44th in 20:17.7, with Gabby McCarthy 48th in 20:28.2. Kaleigh Buck, in 21:01.8, was ahead of Charlotte Warner’s 21:16.8 as Kara Nash posted 21:23.5 and Addyson Graham finished in 22:46.9.
Liverpool also had its boys cross country team at the Federation meet, and the Warriors finished 13th out of 27 teams with 304 points, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (151 points) finishing on top.
Jake McGowan had an impressive race for Liverpool, getting 16th place among team runners and 26th overall in a clocking of 16:42.7, while Ryan Cartwright got 26th place in the team standings (40th overall) in 16:53.9.
Carter Rodriguez, part of Section III’s winning effort at the NYSPHSAA Class A meet a week earlier, posted 17:39 flat, with Ryan Hagan finishing in 17:43.8, ahead of Charlie Praschunus (17:53.9) and Ethan Glashauser (18:13.2).
Rodriguez and Schulz are both expected to race at Bowdoin Park in next Saturday’s Nike New York/Northeast Regionals, the qualifier for this weekend’s Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon.
