The Lake Placid girls cross country team smiles after competing in the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships in Queensbury on Nov. 15. Pictured from left, in the back are Blue Bombers’ coach Mel Frazer, Rose Wenzler, Ruth Mahaney, Leila Fey, Norah Francis and Holly Erenstone. In the front is Frazer’s daughter. (Provided photo — Alicia Brandes)

QUEENSBURY — The Lake Placid girls cross country team closed out the season with an eighth-place finish at the NYSPHSAA cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Queensbury High School.

After finishing as state runner-ups last year, the Blue Bomber girls placed eighth as a team in the girls’ Class D race with 160 points. Tri-Valley claimed the team crown with 62 points, while Harley-Allendale Columbia was second with 84 and Beaver River was third with 93.

Lake Placid’s Leila Fey, an eighth-grader, led the way with an eighth-place overall finish in 18 minutes, 49.3 seconds, which was the fastest time among all girls runners from Section VII. Fey’s teammate Norah Francis, also an eighth-grader, finished next, placing 15th in 19:51.8. The two were named state medalists for finishing inside the top-20 in their respective races.

Tri-Valley’s Anna Furman (18:06.9) won the individual title, while Pine Plains’ Violet Bliss (18:36.9) was second, followed by Friends Academy’s Ariana Madeira (18:39.7) in third. The race featured 115 total runners.

Lake Placid’s girls squad was rounded out by Ruth Mahaney, an eighth-grader, who placed 82nd in 23:09.6, Holly Erenstone, a senior, who finished in 84th at 23:17.5 and Rose Wenzler, a sophomore, who earned 109th in 25:57.1.

Lake Placid brothers Jim Guglielmi, left, and Doug Guglielmi compete in the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships on Nov. 15. (Provided photo — Alicia Brandes)

Tupper Lake’s lone two girls runners, juniors Ava Facteau (24:46.6) and Kayla Barber (24:59.8), finished in 104th and 106th, respectively

On the boys side, Lumberjacks senior Jonah Kendall (17:28.5) had the best finish among area runners in the state Class D race, placing 47th overall. Teammate and junior Sean Wood (18:18.5) finished in 72nd, followed by sophomore Garrett Wormuth (18:48.1) in 87th. Tupper Lake finished 10 overall with 206 points.

Port Jefferson won the state title with 51 points. Tthe Tupper Lake boys, who claimed the Section X, Class D title a week ago, finished 10th in the state for Class D racing.

The Lumberjacks were rounded out by junior Ethan Barkley (18:52.6) in 91st, junior Brady Skiff (21:36.1) was 119th, freshman Ira Kendall (27:08.7) in 123rd and junior Nolan Wilson (29:09.8) in 124th.

Sophomore Graham Scull led the Blue Bomber boys crew with a 65th-place finish in 17:59.7. Doug Guglielmi, an eighth-grader, finished right behind in 67th place at 18:04.4. His brother, Jim Guglielmi, a junior, was 71st in 18:14.4 and fellow junior Jesse Carlson (19:40.2) was 109th.

Lake Placid’s Jesse Carlson competes in the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships in Queensbury on Nov. 15. (Provided photo — Alicia Brandes)

Arkport-Canaseraga’s Ibrahim Ford (15:30.9) won the state individual title. Waterville’s Danny Casatelli was second in 15:42.4 and Haldane’s Owen Powers was third in 15:44.5.

The Tri-Lakes had 22 total runners compete at the state meet across all three schools — Saranac Lake, Lake Placid and Tupper Lake — and in both the boys and girls races. The Red Storm competed in the Class C race.

For complete NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships results, visit tinyurl.com/mv7dh6f3.