New York State Sportswriters Association girls cross country editor Dan Doherty has kicked off the 2014 season by supplying his annual lists of top returnees. Those lists can be seen below.
In addition, here are a few useful links to information from the 2011 season:
• NYSPHSAA meet team champions, 1975-2013
• NYSPHSAA championships, 2013
• Federation meet team champions, 1977-2013
• N.Y. results at Foot Locker nationals
• N.Y. results at Nike Team Nationals / Nike Cross Nationals
• Final NYSSWA ratings, 2013
• NYSSWA all-state team, 2013
In addition, Bill Meylan has published his exhaustive annual preview, including bios of many top competitors, on his TullyRunners.com site.
Now, without further adieu, here's Dan's preseason compilation, beginning with the 2013 all-state runners scheduled to return this fall:
| Annika Avery-12 | Fayetteville-Manlius | 1st Team A |
| Alex Cooper-12 | Rush-Henrietta | 1st Team A |
| Anna Flynn-11 | Ursuline | 1st Team A |
| Megan Reilly-11 | Warwick | 1st Team A |
| Abbey Wheeler-11 | Elmira | 1st Team A |
| Beatrice Boylan-12 | Cornwall | 1st Team B |
| Stephanie Gerland-11 | Garden City | 1st Team B |
| Jessica Lawson-10 | Corning | 1st Team B |
| Sophia Tasselmyer-11 | East Aurora | 1st Team B |
| Julia Rubin Armstrong-12 | Onteora | 1st Team C |
| Meghan Curtin-11 | Wayland-Cohocton | 1st Team C |
| Abby Gugel-11 | Jordan-Elbridge | 1st Team C |
| Kaitlyn Neal-11 | Skaneateles | 1st Team C |
| Margaret Champagne-11 | Plattsburgh Seton | 1st Team D |
| Ashleigh Crawford-11 | Tully | 1st Team D |
| Sage Hurta-11 | Hamilton | 1st Team D |
| Ellen Jaworski-11 | Tully | 1st Team D |
| Hope Pietrocarlo-11 | Maple Grove | 1st Team D |
| Kaycie Saucier-11 | Norwood-Norfolk | 1st Team D |
| Tori Spiezio-11 | Greenwich | 1st Team D |
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| Jenna Farrell-11 | Fayetteville-Manlius | 2nd Team A |
| Jessica Howe-12 | Fayetteville-Manlius | 2nd Team A |
| Siobhan Quinn-12 | Rush-Henrietta | 2nd Team A |
| Kate Zendell-12 | Suffern | 2nd Team A |
| Mary Barger-12 | Pittsford Mendon | 2nd Team B |
| Fiona Danieu-11 | East Aurora | 2nd Team B |
| Kaylah Quarshie-10 | Port Jervis | 2nd Team B |
| Kaylee Scott-12 | Holy Names | 2nd Team B |
| Mary Visca-12 | Pittsford Sutherland | 2nd Team B |
| Mika Andrews-10 | Dobbs Ferry | 2nd Team C |
| Claire Gomba-12 | Hackley | 2nd Team C |
| Margo Henley-9 | Akron | 2nd Team C |
| Sarah Marvin-12 | Pawling | 2nd Team C |
| Isabella Pascucci-12 | Friends Academy | 2nd Team C |
| Kaylee Stone-10 | Windsor | 2nd Team C |
| Alison Congelli-9 | Tully | 2nd Team D |
| Natalie Mogavero-9 | Weedsport | 2nd Team D |
| Kristin Ratliff-11 | Cooperstown | 2nd Team D |
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| Bella Burda-12 | Arlington | 3rd Team A |
| Rachel Ludwikowski-10 | Suffern | 3rd Team A |
| Abby Mcnamara-12 | Liverpool | 3rd Team A |
| Grace Moore-11 | Calhoun | 3rd Team A |
| Aileen Doyle-12 | Sweet Home | 3rd Team B |
| Emily Guinther-12 | Queensbury | 3rd Team B |
| Laura Nolan-11 | Miller Place | 3rd Team B |
| Ally Ortega-12 | Sweet Home | 3rd Team B |
| Isabelle Page-12 | John Jay Cross River | 3rd Team B |
| Julia Flower-11 | Schalmont | 3rd Team C |
| Delia Hayes-12 | Bronxville | 3rd Team C |
| Kaitlin Ryan-10 | Bronxville | 3rd Team C |
| Samantha Fanion-10 | Cooperstown | 3rd Team D |
| Hannah Gray-10 | Norwood-Norfolk | 3rd Team D |
| Slyvia Thompson-10 | Keshequa | 3rd Team D |
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| Autumn Albrecht-12 | Brockport | 4th Team A |
| Danielle Jordan-11 | Shenendehowa | 4th Team A |
| Vicky Martinez-11 | Fox Lane | 4th Team A |
| Reilly Siebert-9 | Syosset | 4th Team A |
| Amanda Vestri-10 | Webster Thomas | 4th Team A |
| Samantha Vetter-9 | Saratoga | 4th Team A |
| Brittany Fuller-12 | Port Jervis | 4th Team B |
| Jen Gerland-12 | Garden City | 4th Team B |
| Katherine Lee-9 | Shoreham-Wading River | 4th Team B |
| Kathryn Nohilly-10 | John Jay Cross River | 4th Team B |
| Ashley Wallace-12 | Cornwall | 4th Team B |
| Alexandra Bartolotta-11 | Hudson | 4th Team C |
| Jamie Grimstad-12 | Chapin School | 4th Team C |
| Eliza Papke-9 | Akron | 4th Team C |
| Caroline Pennacchio-11 | Briarcliff-11 | 4th Team C |
| Ashley Watson-10 | Schuylerville | 4th Team C |
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| Emily Burns-12 | Guilderland | 5th Team A |
| Lauren Chapey-11 | Mamaroneck | 5th Team A |
| Jazmine Fray-12 | Kellenberg | 5th Team A |
| Spencer Hayes-12 | Saratoga | 5th Team A |
| Alison Moky-11 | Fox Lane | 5th Team A |
| Lauren Trumble-12 | Ithaca | 5th Team A |
| Genny Corcoran-11 | Westhill-Bishop Ludden | 5th Team B |
| Ailish Durcan-10 | Pearl River | 5th Team B |
| Megan Gordon-10 | Wantagh | 5th Team B |
| Gemma Nuttall-11 | John Jay Cross River | 5th Team B |
| Kaitlyn Ohrtman-11 | Shoreham-Wading River | 5th Team B |
| Danielle Soprano-9 | Queensbury | 5th Team B |
| Tara Sweeney-12 | Our Lady Of Mercy | 5th Team B |
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| Taylor McClay-10 | Eastport-South Manor | 6th Team A |
| Megan Menz-11 | Fayetteville-Manlius | 6th Team A |
| Kathryn Munks-11 | Monroe-Woodbury | 6th Team A |
| Katrina Patterson-10 | Clarence | 6th Team A |
| Aaliyan Regg Wajid-11 | Dewitt Clinton | 6th Team A |
| Jessica Thatcher-12 | Elmira | 6th Team A |
| Selena Colon-11 | Ardsley | 6th Team B |
| Emily Digman-11 | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 6th Team B |
| Lisa Fajardo-12 | Bishop Ford | 6th Team B |
| Sherri Metcalfe-11 | Queensbury | 6th Team B |
| Sam Peterman-10 | Sweet Home | 6th Team B |
| Catherine Rayward-12 | Pearl River | 6th Team B |
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| Khiere Ashley-12 | Elmira | Hm Class A |
| Claire Ashton-10 | Webster Thomas | Hm Class A |
| Bellane Bower-11 | Colonie | Hm Class A |
| Peyton Engborg-9 | Saratoga | Hm Class A |
| Hannah Kennedy-10 | Frontier | Hm Class A |
| Amelia Kuehn-11 | Northport | Hm Class A |
| Abbey Lang-12 | Lockport | Hm Class A |
| Maryanna Lansing-11 | Shaker | Hm Class A |
| Reilly Madsen-10 | Fayetteville-Manlius | Hm Class A |
| Olivia Ryan-12 | Fayetteville-Manlius | Hm Class A |
| Estella Smith-12 | Saratoga | Hm Class A |
| Ellie Songer-11 | Webster Thomas | Hm Class A |
| Kathryn Tenney-8 | Colonie | Hm Class A |
| Mackenzie Tubbs-10 | Elmira | Hm Class A |
| Carly Vetter-9 | Saratoga | Hm Class A |
| Courtney Breiner-12 | Emma Willard | Hm Class B |
| Emilee Carpenter-12 | Jamesville-Dewitt | Hm Class B |
| Anna Galbraith-12 | Chittenango | Hm Class B |
| Stacie Nadel-12 | North Shore | Hm Class B |
| Brooke Nohilly-10 | John Jay Cross River | Hm Class B |
| Samantha Peterman-10 | Sweet Home | Hm Class B |
| Natalie Rogus-12 | Corning | Hm Class B |
| Maisy Webster-10 | East Aurora | Hm Class B |
| Amanda Zeccola-12 | Pittsford Mendon | Hm Class B |
| Audrey Button-12 | Marcus Whitman | Hm Class C |
| Ryleigh Donegan-12 | Center Moriches | Hm Class C |
| Clarissa Hensler-10 | Livonia | Hm Class C |
| Maria Ricalton-12 | Canton | Hm Class C |
| Sydney Rice-10 | Staten Island Notre Dame | Hm Class C |
| Hilary Rizzo-11 | Bronxville | Hm Class C |
| Mariah Smith-11 | Hornell | Hm Class C |
| Julia Stevenson-10 | Hackley | Hm Class C |
| Kayla Stewart-12 | Newark Valley | Hm Class C |
| Anna Warner-12 | Batavia Notre Dame | Hm Class C |
| Nina Armstrong-12 | Lake Placid | Hm Class D |
| Grace Auer-9 | Maple Grove | Hm Class D |
| Mackenzie Bolt-10 | Tully | Hm Class D |
| Sofia Dejordy-8 | Plattsburgh Seton | Hm Class D |
| Kayla Maas-9 | Eldred | Hm Class D |
| Julia Russell-10 | Candor | Hm Class D |
| Emma Seiders-10 | Silver Creek | Hm Class D |
| Monica Strain-10 | Maple Hill | Hm Class D |
Here are the preseason top 10 and others to watch:
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| | Preseason Top 10 | |
| 1. | Fayetteville-Manlius | |
| 2. | Saratoga | |
| 3. | John Jay Cross River | |
| 4. | Queensbury | |
| 5. | Elmira | |
| 6. | Corning | |
| 7. | East Aurora | |
| 8. | Suffern | |
| 9. | Cornwall | |
| 10. | Colonie | |
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| | Other Teams To Watch | |
| | Bronxville | |
| | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | |
| | Clarence | |
| | Guilderland | |
| | Maple Grove | |
| | North Shore | |
| | Northport | |
| | Pearl River | |
| | Penfield | |
| | Pittsford Mendon | |
| | Shenendehowa | |
| | Sweet Home | |
| | Syosset | |
| | Tully | |
| | Webster Thomas | |
| | Westhill-Bishop Ludden | |
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