All-Western New York
Emilia O'Leary, senior, East Aurora at East Aurora High School on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
Co-Runners of the Year: Lillie Bogdan-12, Frontier; Emilia O'Leary-12, East Aurora.
Lillie Bogdan of Frontier wins the girls Class A race with a time of 17:49.35 during the Section VI Cross Country Championship Meet at Bemus Point Golf Club, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.
Senior Runner of the Year: Kirsten Melnik, Springville.
Junior Runner of the Year: Melia Kupchanko, Williamsville North.
Sophomore Runner of the Year: Emma Lewis, Southwestern.
Freshman Runner of the Year: Payton Fisher, Frontier.
Eighth Grade Runner of the Year: Aubrey Conti, Frontier.
Seventh Grade Runner of the Year: Eden Hillman, Newfane.
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Aubrey Conti Frontier 8
Kylie Davis Williamsville North 12
Evelyn Hoak East Aurora 12
Kailyn Houghton East Aurora 11
Melia Kupchanko Williamsville North 11
Emma Lewis Southwestern 10
Kirsten Melnik Springville 12
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Annabelle Czekanski Orchard Park 12
Elexa Duggan Allegany-Limestone 9
Payton Fisher Frontier 9
Julia Gullo Lancaster 12
Leah Mays Silver Creek 9
Reiley Pierce East Aurora 10
Shannon Zugelder Starpoint 11
HONORABLE MENTION
AMHERST: Abbey Lamb-11, Emma Lipa-12. CLARENCE: Emily Priest-11. EAST AURORA: Catherine Schoeneman-12. NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD: Teaghan Brady-10. ORCHARD PARK: Alexis Sanelli-11. SALAMANCA: Ryanna Brady-12. SPRINGVILLE: Isabella Bogner-9. WEST VALLEY: Olivia Harmony-11.
All-Catholic
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Anna Wurst Nardin 11
Amelia Anderson Sacred Heart 12
Mia Cozza St. Mary's 10
Julie Cruz Nichols 11
Clard Daniels Sacred Heart 12
Delaney Gradwell Buffalo Seminary 11
Sophie Siren Nichols 9
ECIC I
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Melia Kupchanko Williamsville North 11
Lillie Bogdan Frontier 12
Kylie Davis Williamsville North 12
Annabell Czekanski Orchard Park 12
Payton Fisher Frontier 9
Aubrey Conti Frontier 8
Julia Gullo Lancaster 12
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Grace Kosmoski Lancaster 11
Alexis Sanellin Orchard Park 11
Samantha Messore Orchard Park 10
Lillian Kowalik Orchard Park 9
Mallory Adams Lancaster 9
Alice Wierer Orchard Park 11
Kelsey Amerlnick Williamsville North 12
ECIC II
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Emily Priset Clarence 11
Shannon Zugelder Starpoint 11
Annabel Pacouloute Starpoint 12
Claire Collins Clarence 10
Imani Martin Starpoint 9
Lilly Ascone Williamsville East 11
Emma Condino Williamsville East 8
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Mia Collins Clarence 9
Taylor Nugent Sweet Home 12
Mae Flanagan Williamsville East 9
Elizabeth Manta Starpoint 10
Kendra Kapuszcak Sweet Home 12
Lena Anderson Hamburg 11
Addison Kukelka Hamburg 9
ECIC III
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Abbey Lamb Amherst 11
Emma Lipa Amherst 12
Acadia Peirick Pioneer 12
Felicity Scherer Amherst 12
Isabelle Simonson Amherst 11
Valerie Gilbert Pioneer 12
Claire Smaldino Lake Shore 11
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Addiso Zielenieski Pioneer 12
Emma Schultz Lake Shore 9
Leah Johnson Pioneer 7
Avalon Krieger Amherst 11
Sydney Zimmerman Amherst 12
Victoria Hirner JFK 12
Isabel Schiller Amherst 12
ECIC IV
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Emilia O'Leary East Aurora 12
Kirsten Melnik Springville 12
Kailyn Houghton East Aurora 11
Catherine Schoeneman East Aurora 12
Reiley Pierce East Aurora 10
Evelyn Hoak East Aurora 12
Isabella Bogner Springville 10
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Elke Melnik Springville 10
Lily Wangelin East Aurora 10
Alexis Fronczak Maryvale 12
Kaylee Booker Iroquois 9
Lilly Paradowski Depew 11
Abby Perrott East Aurora 11
Emma Martino East Aurora 9
ECIC V
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Lucy Heffernan Eden 11
Sylvia Witmer Alden 12
Sophie Mikulski Alden 12
Olivia Stalker Eden 11
Gia Lenz Eden 11
Carleigh Wiles Eden 11
Mara Fodor Eden 7
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Hannah Pineau Eden 12
Emily Sentz Alden 12
Aubrey Sevenski Tonawanda 10
Giuliana Fodor Eden 11
Allison Sentz Alden 10
Paige Loughran Cleveland Hill 12
Amelia Foltyniak Eden 10
Buffalo Public Schools
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Hadley Wert City Honors 8
Mary Cate Potenza City Honors 8
Zoey Hublin City Honors 10
Mia Yacobucci City Honors 8
Jo MacDonald City Honors 8
Sophia Delisle City Honors 10
Evelyn Patrone City Honors 10
Gabrielle Angevin Hutch Tech 10
Niagara Frontier League
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Teaghan Brady Niagara-Wheatfield 10
Emily Desiderio Niagara-Wheatfield 9
Charlotte Brach Kenmore West 12
Marin Connor Lockport 10
Charlotte Tower Grand Island 11
Sydney March Niagara-Wheatfield 12
Olivia Fesmire Lewiston-Porter 12
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Lexi Hoffman Kenmore East 12
Cali Ponzi Niagara Falls 7
Lilly Clark Kenmore east 10
Christianna Willett Lockport 10
Addison Farrell Lockport 10
Briana Wilson Niagara-Wheatfield 8
Ava Thuman Niagara-Wheatfield 10
THIRD TEAM
Name School Year
Sarah Palermo Niagara-Wheatfield 9
Leah Bos Niagara-Wheatfield 10
Samantha Draper Lewiston-Porter 11
Cassie Long Kenmore West 9
Kara Benedict Lockport 9
Elsa Rodriguez-Pedraza Niagara Falls 12
Emma Fisher Lewiston-Porter 10
Niagara Orleans
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Eden Hillman Newfane 7
Kylee Rebmann Akron 10
Isabella Pasquale Newfane 12
Kayla Hallman Newfane 9
Cordelia Rivers Albion 9
Hayden Barlow Wilson 9
Mikala Woock Barker 12
CCAA Large Schools
Runner of the Year: Emma Lewis, 10, Southwestern.
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Nora Bailey Jamestown 8
Ryanna Brady Salamanca 12
Tryniti Card Southwestern 11
Izzie Czekanski Fredonia/West Valley 9
London Hamilton Jamestown 10
Meredith Lendt Fredonia/West Valley 9
Leah Mays Silver Creek/Forestville 9
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Emma Golembieski Silver Creek/Forestville 7
Kater Hockenberry Jamestown 9
Belle Johnson Jamestown 12
Kaylin Lemon Salamanca 8
Hanan Mohamed Narvaez Dunkirk 11
Julia Stormont Jamestown 8
Lillian Weikel Southwestern 10
HONORABLE MENTION
FALCONER/CASSADAGA VALLEY: Morgan Robbins-9. JAMESTOWN: Emily Cardinale-12, Nolah Hamilton-12, Gabriella Knight-11. OLEAN: Nora Boutillette-8, Rachael Dulmus-9, May Eaton-9. SOUTHWESTERN: Larissa Raak-9, Addison Shaw-10, Mackenzie Swafford-9.
CCAA Small Schools
Runner of the Year: Elexa Duggan-9, Allegany-Limestone.
FIRST TEAM
Name School Year
Grace Cookie CSP 10
Evalyn Fessel Maple Grove 10
Tess Flikkema CSP 12
Grace Gilevski Frewsburg 10
Olivia Harmony West Valley 11
Solki Martin-Lacayo CSP 12
Gracyn Rowland Randolph 11
SECOND TEAM
Name School Year
Mae Benedetto Maple Grove 11
Lily Bohall Maple Grove 11
Presley Haines Maple Grove 12
Caitlyn Kriner CSP 10
Sydney Simmons Maple Grove 10
Teghan Trocki Frewsburg 12
Rhianna Wood Gowanda 12
HONORABLE MENTION
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE: Alyssa Karl-12. CSP: Abbie Malecki-11, Baya Oehlbeck-9, Bria Palmatier-10, Brooke Warner-11. FRANKLINVILLE/ELLICOTTVILLE: Eva Green-9, Trinity Herman-11. MAPLE GROVE: Rylie Allen-9, Ellie Brunenavs-10. WEST VALLEY: Madison Lawrence-8.
All-state
Class A
First team: Lillie Bogdan-12, Frontier.
Third team: Melia Kupchanko-11, Williamsville North.
Sixth team: Kylie Davis-12, Williamsville North.
Class B
Sixth team: Abbey Lamb-11, Amherst.
Class C
First team: Emilia O'Leary-12, East Aurora; Kirsten Melnik-12, Springville; Emma Lewis-10, Southwestern.
Third team: Kailyn Houghton-11, East Aurora.
Fourth team: Leah Mays-9, Silver Creek.
Fifth team: Elke Melnik-10, Springville; Reiley Pierce-10, East Aurora; Catherine Schoeneman-12, East Aurora; Isabella Bogner-9, Springville; Ryanna Brady-12, Salamanca.
Class D
First team: Elexa Duggan-9, Allegany-Limestone.
Second team: Olivia Harmony-11, West Valley.
Fifth team: Gracyn Rowland-11, Randolph; Tess Flikkema-12, CSP.
