Chenango County XC teams collide at Unatego
Robert Jeffrey
Sun Sports Contributor
sports@evesun.com
UNATEGO – With uncommonly hot temperatures the Norwich Purple Tornado, Afton-Harpursville Crimson Knights, and the Unadilla Valley Storm all converged at Unatego for a Midstate-Athletic Conference dual meet. With the NHS crew competing as the only outlier of the MAC conference opposition as the Purple Tornado are members of the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
With the thermometer rising up into the 90-degree range, the respective harriers took off into the 4000m course. The first male Chenango County athlete to cross the finish line was XC veteran Matt Johnson of the Crimson Knights- finishing in third place among the afternoon’s contingent. Johnson’s teammate Zach Swislosky finished in 15th-place with a time of 18:53.
The second and only other county team competing on the boys side was the Purple Tornado. O’rion Slater was the first purple clad runner to complete the course placing fourth, cruising to a time of 15:53. Leading the NHS pack was Stanton Baker who followed in hot pursuit of Slater, finishing sixth with a time of 16:28. Behind Baker, was Noah Bufalini and John Matlack-Grey, finishing within two seconds on one another for seventh and eighth place. Bufalini timed 16:46, and Matlack-Grey closely followed in 16:48. Zayn Harper completed the scoring for the Tornado with a 12th-place finish, crossing the finish line with a time of 17:03. Freshman Andrew Meccariello played the role of the displacement runner for NHS placing 14th with a time of 18:49. The Tornado were one of the two complete boys teams in attendance scoring 37 points. The Tornado finished behind Delhi who scored 32.
On the girls side, there were no complete teams aside from Delhi. Emerging from the pack for the first Chenango County girl to finish the race was Nicole Jeffrey with a third-place finish, timing 18:14 despite the treacherous heat. Tornado teammate Adrienne Vedder placed 12th, keeping pace with her competition finishing in a time of 21:29.
The next Chenango County team to finish came from the Unadilla Valley Storm, Sadie Dibble navigated the course giving herself a sixth-place finish and was rewarded for her expertise with a time of 19:11. Isabel Mendoza finished two slots back in eighth place, recording a time of 19:41 in the process. The final UV racer to finish the course was Katelyn Dixon who finished with a time of 23:33 for 15th-place.
As for the Crimson Knights of Afton-Harpursville, the top finisher was Mia Ambrocio who claimed an 11-place finish with a time of 20:10. Not far behind her were teammates Makayla Payne and Logan Ives. Payne placed 13th with a time of 21:35 to boot, and Ives recorded a 14th-place finish timing 22:54.
The Purple Tornado return to action this weekend Saturday, September 30, when they travel to the infamous McQuaid Invitational.
The Unadilla Valley Storm and Afton-Harpursville Crimson Knights are set to race again at the competitive Maine-Endwell Invitational with races set to begin at 9 a.m.
Sun Sports Contributor
sports@evesun.com
UNATEGO – With uncommonly hot temperatures the Norwich Purple Tornado, Afton-Harpursville Crimson Knights, and the Unadilla Valley Storm all converged at Unatego for a Midstate-Athletic Conference dual meet. With the NHS crew competing as the only outlier of the MAC conference opposition as the Purple Tornado are members of the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
With the thermometer rising up into the 90-degree range, the respective harriers took off into the 4000m course. The first male Chenango County athlete to cross the finish line was XC veteran Matt Johnson of the Crimson Knights- finishing in third place among the afternoon’s contingent. Johnson’s teammate Zach Swislosky finished in 15th-place with a time of 18:53.
The second and only other county team competing on the boys side was the Purple Tornado. O’rion Slater was the first purple clad runner to complete the course placing fourth, cruising to a time of 15:53. Leading the NHS pack was Stanton Baker who followed in hot pursuit of Slater, finishing sixth with a time of 16:28. Behind Baker, was Noah Bufalini and John Matlack-Grey, finishing within two seconds on one another for seventh and eighth place. Bufalini timed 16:46, and Matlack-Grey closely followed in 16:48. Zayn Harper completed the scoring for the Tornado with a 12th-place finish, crossing the finish line with a time of 17:03. Freshman Andrew Meccariello played the role of the displacement runner for NHS placing 14th with a time of 18:49. The Tornado were one of the two complete boys teams in attendance scoring 37 points. The Tornado finished behind Delhi who scored 32.
On the girls side, there were no complete teams aside from Delhi. Emerging from the pack for the first Chenango County girl to finish the race was Nicole Jeffrey with a third-place finish, timing 18:14 despite the treacherous heat. Tornado teammate Adrienne Vedder placed 12th, keeping pace with her competition finishing in a time of 21:29.
The next Chenango County team to finish came from the Unadilla Valley Storm, Sadie Dibble navigated the course giving herself a sixth-place finish and was rewarded for her expertise with a time of 19:11. Isabel Mendoza finished two slots back in eighth place, recording a time of 19:41 in the process. The final UV racer to finish the course was Katelyn Dixon who finished with a time of 23:33 for 15th-place.
As for the Crimson Knights of Afton-Harpursville, the top finisher was Mia Ambrocio who claimed an 11-place finish with a time of 20:10. Not far behind her were teammates Makayla Payne and Logan Ives. Payne placed 13th with a time of 21:35 to boot, and Ives recorded a 14th-place finish timing 22:54.
The Purple Tornado return to action this weekend Saturday, September 30, when they travel to the infamous McQuaid Invitational.
The Unadilla Valley Storm and Afton-Harpursville Crimson Knights are set to race again at the competitive Maine-Endwell Invitational with races set to begin at 9 a.m.
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