Campagna, Fey lead record-setting day at CVAC championships

CADYVILLE | AuSable Valley's Jayden Campagna and Lake Placid's Leila Fey each broke course records to capture individual titles at the CVAC cross country championships Oct. 31 at Cadyville Recreation Park. Campagna established a new boys course record of 15 minutes, 54.14 seconds and became the first AuSable Valley runner to win the CVAC individual boys title since Derek Martisus in 1991. Seton Catholic senior Colby Chase placed second in 16:14.90, while Beekmantown senior Nolan Laidman, the 2025 CVAC champion, finished third in 16:21.49. Chase and Laidman also ran faster than the previous course record. Peru's Michael Welc took fourth in 17:06.07, followed by Ticonderoga's Cooper Moore in 17:14.16 and Peru's Elijah LaBrake in 17:15.64. Beekmantown's Noah Trombly placed seventh in 17:15.84, AuSable Valley's Reece Long was eighth in 17:18.29 and Saranac Lake's Emmett VanBuskirk took ninth in 17:19.56. Saranac's Evan Barnes completed the top 10 in 17:22.78. Saranac Lake's Rowan Popp finished 11th in 17:26.95, Saranac's Andrew Carter was 12th in 17:34.81 and Ticonderoga's James DeFranco placed 13th in 17:36.34. Lake Placid's Graham Scull and Sam Skutt rounded out the top 15 in 17:37.15 and 17:41.06, respectively. The boys team race came down to three teams, with AuSable Valley edging Beekmantown and Lake Placid for the championship. The Patriots finished with 79 points, followed by Beekmantown with 81 and Lake Placid with 83. Campagna's individual championship led AuSable Valley, while Long placed eighth. Vincent Mitchell, Harry Slater and Skyler Trombley completed the Patriots' scoring five. Saranac finished fourth with 93 points, followed by Saranac Lake with 98, Ticonderoga with 117 and Peru with 142. In the girls race, Fey, a freshman, won in 18:32.52. Beekmantown eighth-grader Jordanne Minchoff also finished under the previous course record, placing second in 18:39.39, while Saranac Lake freshman Meadow Nashett was third in 18:59.37. Fey became the first Lake Placid girl to win the CVAC individual championship since Lilly Rother in 2022. Saranac Lake's Nora Daley finished fourth in 19:36.44, followed by Lake Placid's Norah Francis in 19:45.01 and AuSable Valley's Ruth Wheeler in 19:59.11. Beekmantown's Bristol Provost placed seventh in 20:16.86, Saranac's Julia Ryan was eighth in 20:21.84 and Saranac's Addalyn Coryer took ninth in 20:26.90. Peru's Maddy Welc rounded out the top 10 in 20:32.23. Saranac Lake's Cadence Kennedy finished 11th in 20:42.60 and FinnLee Oropallo was 12th in 20:43.80. AuSable Valley's Gianna Campagna placed 13th in 20:47.46, Saranac Lake's Isla Nashett was 14th in 20:54.59 and Peru's Meredith Welc finished 15th in 20:58.72. Saranac Lake captured the girls team championship with 44 points, placing five scorers among the top 14. Nashett led the Red Storm in third, followed by Daley in fourth, Kennedy in 11th, Oropallo in 12th and Isla Nashett in 14th. Beekmantown finished second with 69 points, while Lake Placid was third with 93. Saranac followed with 105, AuSable Valley with 112, Peru with 114, Plattsburgh High with 168, Northeastern Clinton with 221 and Seton Catholic with 249. The top 15 finishers at the CVAC championships and next week's Section VII state qualifier earn CVAC All-Star status. The postseason continues Nov. 6 with the Section VII state qualifier at Cobble Hill. The boys race is scheduled for 1:15 p.m., followed by the girls at 2:15 p.m. Section VII will compete in two classifications this season. Class C includes AuSable Valley, Beekmantown, Northeastern Clinton, Plattsburgh High, Peru and Saranac. Class D consists of Lake Placid, Moriah/Boquet Valley, Saranac Lake, Seton Catholic and Ticonderoga. The championship team and top five individuals in each class advance to the NYSPHSAA championships Nov. 14 at Queensbury High School.

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