No. 7 Kelsey Chmiel won the New York state title over No. 6 Jess Lawson and lowered Lawson's course record at Chenango Valley from 17:26 to 17:17. Stanford commit Lawson was third behind No. 20 ranked Katelyn Tuohy, whose No. 12 ranked North Rockland squad took down Chmiel's No. 2 ranked Saratoga Springs.
New York State Championships
Full Results & Coverage
#7 Kelsey Chmiel, #20 Katelyn Tuohy over #6 Jess Lawson
Kelsey Chmiel proved that she is the best harrier in the state of New York and perhaps the nation with a dominant performance on Saturday. The sophomore from Saratoga Springs broke Jess Lawson's course record by nine seconds in 17:17.5 for 5K to win by 19 seconds. Freshman Katelyn Tuohy and senior Lawson battled for second place once they realized Chmiel wasn't coming back to them --the frontrunner dropped the field at 800m-- but Tuohy took the win by three seconds, 17:36.7 to 17:39.
#12 North Rockland girls over #2 Saratoga Springs
The No. 1 ranked Fayetteville-Manlius girls dominated as expected, scoring just 35 points to win their 11th straight state title. But behind the Hornets, No. 12 ranked North Rockland upset No. 2 Saratoga Springs, 65 to 93. The Blue Streaks are injury-ridden this year and missing several key returners from the squad that took fourth at NXN in 2015.
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | ||
| 1 | Fayetteville-Manlius (FM) | 35 | 4+5+6+9+11 (40+41) | 0:47 1-5 Split | 18:10 Avg | ||
| 2 | North Rockland | 65 | 2+7+10+21+25 (47+55) | 1:52 1-5 Split | 18:35 Avg | ||
| 3 | Saratoga Springs | 93 | 1+17+18+28+29 (30+32) | 2:20 1-5 Split | 18:54 Avg | ||