Ithaca reclaims Class A title; Vestal and Chenango Valley continue XC dominance
Top cross-country runners from the Binghamton area secured sectional titles with key times ahead of states. See which star athletes placed first.
On November 14, top cross-country athletes from various local high schools in Section 4 gathered at Chenango Valley State Park in Greene, NY, to reaffirm their placement ahead of the 2026 NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships. Among these athletes were Ithaca's Tsadia Bercuvitz and Avery Whittaker, Corning's Kateland Dininny, Vestal's Hellen Zhang and Kayla Fletcher, Maine-Endwell's Madison Novotny, Sidney's Olivia Beauchat, Owego's Sarah Heath, Chenango Forks' Clara Little and Chenango Valley's Lyla Houser.
Ithaca's cross-country team has been a force to be reckoned with, producing some of the region's best finishers. In the 5000-meter race, five Ithaca athletes placed in Section 4's top five. Seniors William Boscia and Tsadia Bercuvitz, junior Avery Whittaker, sophomore Mattea Dauria, and senior Skyler Lovenheim were particularly standout performers at the Saratoga Cross Country Invitational on October 10, with Bercuvitz securing a first-place finish and earning a spot among the state's top five runners for the second consecutive year (2024, 2026).
Ithaca reclaimed the Class A title for girls' cross-country, defeating Corning's team, which had won the title seven straight years in 2025. Several top athletes from Ithaca and other participating schools earned medals at the sectional championships in their respective races.
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