AVCS’ Campagna, BCS’ Minchoff capture Section VII top XC spots

By admin — In News — November 10, 2026

   ​ELIZABETHTOWN — AuSable Valley’s Jayden Campagna and Beekmantown’s Jordanne Minchoff won the overall races Nov. 6, while AuSable Valley, Lake Placid, Beekmantown and Saranac Lake captured team titles at the Section VII cross country championships at Cobble Hill Golf Course.Campagna won the boys race and Class C championship in 14 minutes, 48 seconds. The AuSable Valley junior’s performance ranks sixth all-time at Cobble Hill, where Ticonderoga’s Lee Berube has held the course record of 14:29 since 2007.Minchoff captured the girls race and Class C title in 17:15. The Beekmantown eighth-grader’s time ranks second on the course’s all-time list behind Seton Catholic’s Mary Kate Champagne, who ran 16:34 in 2007.BOYSCampagna’s victory helped AuSable Valley capture the Class C team championship with 38 points. Reece Long placed third in the classification in 15:31, followed by Vincent Mitchell in 10th at 16:37, Skyler Trombley in 11th at 16:43 and Maddyx Hoehn in 13th at 16:46. Van Slater finished 16th in 17:04, and Harry Slater was 19th in 17:16.Five runners from other Class C teams also qualified for states. Beekmantown’s Nolan Laidman led that group in 15:20, followed by Peru’s Michael Welc in 15:50, Peru’s Elijah LaBrake in 15:52, Beekmantown’s Noah Trombly in 15:52 and Plattsburgh High’s Fox Burke in 15:55.Seton Catholic’s Colby Chase finished second overall and captured the Class D individual championship in 15:10.Lake Placid won the Class D team title with 37 points, edging Saranac Lake by a point. Graham Scull led the Blue Bombers with a fifth-place finish in the classification in 16:13. Sam Skutt was sixth in 16:38, Doug Gugliemi seventh in 16:48, Connor Mannion ninth in 16:56 and Finn Wellford 10th in 16:57. Jim Guglielmi placed 12th in 16:58, and Tyler Erenstone was 16th in 17:28.Joining Chase as Class D individual qualifiers were Ticonderoga’s Cooper Moore in 15:51, Saranac Lake’s Emmett VanBuskirk in 15:55, Ticonderoga’s James DeFranco in 16:10 and Saranac Lake’s Rowan Popp in 16:10.GIRLSMinchoff’s overall victory paced Beekmantown to the Class C girls team championship with 35 points.Bristol Provost placed fourth in Class C in 18:47, Emily Marro was ninth in 19:37, Olivia Drowne 10th in 19:41 and Addison Cartier 11th in 19:57. Fiona Maes finished 13th in 20:07, and Zilpha Irland was 14th in 20:10.The five Class C individual qualifiers were Saranac’s Julia Ryan in 18:33, Peru’s Maddy Welc in 18:42, AuSable Valley’s Gianna Campagna in 18:53, Saranac’s Addalyn Coryer in 19:03 and Plattsburgh High’s Lilah Theeman in 19:20.Saranac Lake freshman Meadow Nashett finished second overall and won the Class D individual championship in 17:18, leading the Red Storm to the team title with 22 points.Nora Daley placed third in Class D in 18:08, Isla Nashett was fifth in 18:52, Pepper Laxson sixth in 18:55 and FinnLee Oropallo seventh in 19:00. Cadence Kennedy finished eighth in 19:36, and Gwen Haney was 10  

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