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2013 Bob Ivory Award Finalists
Name School Location
William J. Aris Fayetteville-Manlius HS Section 3
John Hunt Clarence HS Section 6
Walter McLaughlin East Aurora HS Section 6

Season Summary

William J. Aris, Fayetteville-Manlius High School
  • Completed his 21th year coaching
  • Boy's and Girl's teams won the League Championships and Section Champions during all three seasons (winning 12 of a possible 12 team titles)
  • Coached Girl's Cross Country team to:
    • 7th straight national team championship at NXN
    • 7th straight Nike regional qualifier team championship)
    • 7th straight state team championship
    • Section 3 Team Championship
    • CNYCL American League Team Championship
    • Runner-up at the Reebok Manhattan HS Invitational / Girls Eastern States
  • Coached Boys Indoor State Champion in the 1,600 meter run (Nick Ryan)
  • Coached Boys Outdoor State Champion in the 3,200 meter run (Nick Ryan) and runner-up in the 1,600 meter run (Nick Ryan)
John Hunt, Clarence High School
Girls Cross Country 2012
    Invitationals (Team Place)
    • Baldwinsville (2nd)
      • Marissa Saenger 1st (19:01.6), Katrina Patterson 5th
    • McQuaid AA-2 (3rd)
      • Saenger 1st (17:36), Patterson 5th
    • Knox Farm (2nd)
      • Saenger 1st (18:33.9), Patterson 5th
    • Manhattan Race F (1st)
      • Saenger 1st (14:30.2_, Patterson 23rd
    • Clarence Fall Classic (2nd)
      • Saenger 2nd (18:52.2), Patterson 5th
    • ECIC Division I (1st)
      • Saenger 1st (17:59.8) Course Record, Patterson 2nd
    • Sectionals (1st)
      • Saenger 1st (19:02.5), Patterson 5th
    • States (9th)
      • Saenger 3rd (17:41.2) Section 6 Record, Patterson 5th
    • Foot Locker North East
      • Saenger 7th (18:31.3)
    • Foot Locker Championship
      • Saenger 25th (18:18)
    E.C.I.C. All-Stars
    • 1st Team- Marissa Saenger, Katrina Patterson, Alicia Symons
    • 2nd Team- Emily Garrett, Hannah Reinhardt
    Checkers Runners of the Week
    • Marissa Saenger, Katrina Patterson, Emily Garrett, Alicia Symons
  • Western New York Runner of the Year Marissa Saenger
  • New York State Cross Country Team 1st Team - Marissa Saenger
Boys Cross Country 2012
    Invitationals (Team Place)
    • Baldwinsville (6th)
      • Dan Huben 9th (16:09.9)
    • McQuaid AA-2 (1st)
      • Huben 1st (15:24)
    • Knox Farm (2nd)
      • Huben 1st (16:05.5)
    • Manhattan Invitational Race (10th)
      • Huben 9th (13:06.2)
    • Clarence Fall Classic (2nd)
      • Huben 1st (16:58.1)
    ECIC Division I
    • 1st Hubern 1st (16:04.7)
    Sectionals A
    • Team 1st
    • Huben 1st (16:38.4)
    States
    • Team 9th
    • Hubern 26th (16:13.4)
    ECIC All-Stars
    • 1st Team - Dan Huben, Zach Kuloszewski, John Benzee
    • 2nd Team - Anthony Casullo, Nicholas Knorz
    Checkers Runners of the Week
    • Dan Huben, Zach Kuloszewski, and John Benzee
  • All Western New York Cross Country Team1st Team - Dan Huben
  • New York Cross Country Team: 6th team - Dan Huben
Girls Indoor Track 2012-2013
    Invitationals
  • Yale Classic - Marissa Saenger 1st place 3000 meter run (9:51.92) Section 6 record & School Record
  • Southern Tier Invite - Marissa Saenger 2nd place 1500 (4:43.20)
  • Sectional Team Championship
    • 1500 meter - Marissa Saenger 1st (4:43.0), Katrina Patterson 2nd (4:58.0)
    Sectionals
    • 1500 meter -Marissa Saenger 1st (4:52.82)
    • 3000 meter- Marissa Saenger 1st (10:17.84)
    • 4 x800 Relay- Hannah Reinhardt, Patterson, Dana Warner, and Saenger (9:56.75)
    New York High School Championship and Federation Championship
    • 3000 meter - Marissa Saenger 3rd place (10:03.02)
    • 4 x 800 relay- Reinhardt, Patterson, Warner, Saenger 10th (9:54.50)
    New Balance Indoor Track National Championship
    • Two Mile - Marissa Saenger 6th Place (10:29.26)
    National Honors
    • Marissa Saenger - All- American
Boys Indoor Track 2012-2013
  • Awarded the Boy's Coach of the Year - Indoor Track
  • Sectional Team Championship
    • Team Placed 1st
      • 600 meter Ben Reinhardt 1st (1:25.5)
      • 1600 meter Dan Huben 1st (4:36.7)
      • 4 x 800 1st Dan Rogers, Justin Richardson, Dan Huben, Ben Reinhardt (8:26.3)
      • Pole Vault Ryan Zielan 1st (13-0)
      • High Jump Ted Okon 1st (6-6)
    Sectionals
    • Ben Reinhardt 600 meter 1st (1:23.33)
    • Dan Huben 3200 meter 2nd (9:48.66)
    • Ted Okon High Jump 1st (6-2)
    • Ryan Zielan Pole Vault 2nd (13-0)
    • 4 x 800 1st Dan Rogers, Dan Huben, Justin Richardson, Ben Reinhardt (8:27.17)
    New York High School Championship and Federation Championship
    • Ben Reinhardt 600 meter 10th (1:23.38)
    • Dan Hubern 3200 meter 18th (9:39.03)
    • Ted Okon High Jump 9th (6-2)
    • 4 x800 Relay 11th Dan Huben, Justin Richardson, Dan Rogers, Ben Reinhardt (8:19.45)
    School Records
    • 600 meter Ben Reinhardt
    • 55 hurdles Dan Rogers
    • High Jump Ted Okon
    • Pole Vault Ryan Zielan
Outdoor Track and Field - Girls
  • Fleet Feet Buffalo Public School Invite 3rd Place team
  • Marissa Saenger 800 meter 1st (2:26.1)
  • Olean Boosters Invite 5th Place
  • Starpoint Team Challenge 2nd Place
ECIC Division I
  • Team Placed tied for 2nd
  • Record: 3-2
Sectionals
  • 800 meter Hannah Reinhardt 2nd place (2:21.45)
  • 4 x800 Relay 1st place Sydney Saccone, Katrina Patterson, Riley Williams, Hannah Reinhardt (9:50.60)
New York High School Championship and Federation Championship
  • Sydney Saccone, Katrina Patterson, Riley Williams, Hannah Reinhardt
  • 4 x800 Relay - 9:57.10 20th Place
Special Awards
  • Marissa Saenger - Clarence Female Athlete of the Year
Walter McLaughlin, East Aurora High School
2012 Girls Cross Country Team
    Note: East Aurora High School is a Class B School in New York State (470 to 910 students). East Aurora had 499 students in grades 10-12 for the 2012-2013 school year (per report on TullyRunners.com who took the data from the NYSPHSAA website). As a comparison, Fayetteville-Manlius High School a Class A School in New York State had 1174 students in grades 10-12 for the 2012-2013 school year.
  • Ranked the number 1 Small School in the US among all public, private, and Catholic high schools in the country.
  • 4th Place, just 3 points from 3rd at the Nike National Championships in Portland, Oregon
  • 3rd Place Nike National Regional Qualifier behind Fayetteville Manlius (number 1 in the country) Section 3, and Saratoga Section 2.
  • NY State Class B Runner-up to Section 2 Private School Holy Names
  • 1st Place Section 6 Class B and overall Section 6 Champions
  • Girls set the Section 6 All-Time Team Time Record by running the fastest combined team time ever run on the Elma Meadows Course. They broke the old record by more than 1:30.
  • 1st Place ECIC Division and Overall Team Champions
  • Won five Invitationals (ran in seeded large school race and finished fourth in a sixth invitational)
    • Oakfield Alabama Invitational
    • West Seneca West Invitational
    • East Aurora Invitational
    • McQuaid Invitational Moved up to AA Seeded Race 4th
    • Knox Invitational
    • Alden Invitational
  • Undefeated Dual Meet Season
  • Top 7 girls were ECIC All Stars and top 5 girls were All Western New York First Team or Second Team Runners of the Year.
  • Scholar Athlete Team-Number One Scholastic Team in East Aurora Fall Season
  • Marta McLaughlin All Western New York 11th Grade Girl Runner of the year.
  • Named Section 6 Coach of the Year Award
2012 Boys Cross Country Team
  • Boys Ranked Number 18 Small School in the Country.
  • Boys NY State Runner-Up teams to a Section 2 Private School
  • Boys Section 6 Class B and Overall Team Champions
  • Boys ECIC Championship Division and Overall Champions
  • Boys Teams Undefeated League Dual Meets
  • Top 7 boys were ECIC All Stars and top 5 boys were All Western New York First Team or Second Team Runners of the Year.
  • Sean Phillips All Western New York 12th Grade Boy Runner of the year.
  • Matt McLaughlin All Western New York 9th Grade Boys Runner of the year.
  • Scholar Athlete Team-Number Two Scholastic Team in East Aurora Fall Season
Girls Outdoor Track and Field
  • Girls: 1 loss in League Dual Meet Competition
  • Girls ECIC Div II Team Champions
  • Girls Section 6 Div II Team Champions
  • Girls New York State Meet Qualifiers and Medal Winners:
  • Megan Baritot 3000 3rd Place,
  • Megan Baritot 2000 Steeplechase 3rd Place,
  • Mackenzie Donahue 2000 steeplechase 4th Place,
  • Marta McLaughlin 800 Section 6 Champion but had to scratch the 800 at states due to the postponing of Friday's events to Saturday
  • Marta McLaughlin, Hannah Rice, Hannah Hitchcock, and Rebekah Zee 3200 Relay 4th Place
  • Marta McLaughlin, Hannah Rice, Hannah Hitchcock, and Rebekah Zee 1600 Relay 7th Place
  • Six girls participated at the New Balance National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Greensboro, NC:
    • Megan Baritot 2000 steeplechase 7th Place school record,
    • Mackenzie Donahue 2000 steeplechase 23rd,
    • Marta McLaughlin, Hannah Rice, Megan Baritot, and Rebekah Zee Distance Medley Relay 2nd in their division,
    • Marta McLaughlin, Hannah Rice, Hannah Hitchcock, and Rebekah Zee 3200 Relay 11th.
  • Girls Scholar Athlete Team-Number One Scholastic Team in East Aurora Spring Season
Boys Outdoor Track and Field
  • Boys: 1 loss in League Dual Meet Competition
  • Boys ECIC Div II Team 4th.
  • Boys New York State Meet Qualifiers and Medal Winners:
    • Sean Phillips 3200 3rd Place,
    • Gene Baritot 3000 Steeplechase 3rd Place and school record,
    • Sean Phillips, Brendan Keany, Robby Coulter and Matt McLaughlin 3200 Relay 2nd Place,
  • Boys Scholar Athlete Team-Number Two Scholastic Team in East Aurora Spring Season
  • Serves as the ECIC Girls Cross Country Chairman
  • Serves as the Section VI Girls Track and Field Coordinator

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