Suffolk's top cross country runners raced on Friday at Sunken Meadow State Park for a chance to go to the state meet.

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Center Moriches' Ryleigh Donegan, front, leads the girls Class C/D runners near the start of the 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Sachem North's John Onken places third in the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 16:42.31 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Mattituck's Melanie Pfennig places second in the girls Class C 5k cross country race with a time of 20:31.41 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Northport's Mike Brannigan, left, leads the runners across a bridge in the Class A boys 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Mattituck's Kaylee Bergen places third in the girls Class C 5k cross country race with a time of 20:46.45 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Pierson's Hannah Jungck places second in the girls Class D 5k cross country race with a time of 21:08.96 Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Ward Melville's John Ripa places fourth in the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 16:48.60 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Northport's Mike Brannigan wins the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 15:45.68 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Sachem East's Alexandra DeCicco finishes first in the girls Class A 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Shoreham-Wading River's Matthew Gladysz wins the boys Class B 5k cross country run in 16:55.60 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Sachem East's Alexandra DeCicco finishes first in the girls Class A 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Shoreham-Wading River's Katherine Lee wins the girls Class B 5k cross country run in 19:15.38 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Southold's Jonathan Rempe finishes second in the boys Class D 5k cross country run in 18:27.92 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Class A girls runners including Sachem East's Alexandra DeCicco, front, run across a bridge in the 5k cross country run in Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Shoreham-Wading River's Katherine Lee wins the girls Class B 5k cross country run in 19:15.38 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Shoreham-Wading River's Katherine Lee leads the runners near the start of the girls Class B 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Northport's Mike Brannigan wins the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 15:45.68 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Hauppauge's Katie Murphy leads the Class A girls runners across a bridge in the 5k cross country run in Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Class A girls runners including Sachem East's Alexandra DeCicco, front, run across a bridge in the 5k cross country run in Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Commack's Joshua Hadity places second in the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 16:36.26 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Northport's Mike Brannigan leads the runners across a bridge in the Class A boys 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Boys Class A runners including Northport's Mike Brannigan, third from right, pose for a photo after placing in the 5k cross country race in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Center Moriches' Ryleigh Donegan wins the girls Class C 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Commack's Joshua Hadity places second in the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 16:36.26 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Center Moriches' Ryleigh Donegan wins the girls Class C 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Center Moriches' Ryleigh Donegan, front, leads the girls Class C/D runners near the start of the 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Northport's Mike Brannigan wins the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 15:45.68 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Mattituck's Melanie Pfennig places second in the girls Class C 5k cross country race with a time of 20:31.41 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Port Jefferson's James Burke finishes first in the boys Class C 5k cross country run in 16:57.40 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Port Jefferson's Justin Julich places second in the boys Class C 5k cross country run in 17:33.94 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Boys Class B runners, including Shoreham-Wading River's Matthew Gladysz, first row on right, pose for a photo after their 5k cross country in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Bayport-Blue Point runners, back row, already qualified for the States.

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Southold's Owen Klipstein leads the runners near the start of the boys Class C/D 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Islip's Ilya Wilson leads the runners near the start of the boys Class B 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Sachem North's Jonathan Lauer places fifth in the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 16:57.16 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Competitors run just after the start of the boys Class B 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Bayport-Blue Point's Shawn Bofinger places second in the boys Class B 5k cross country run in 17:03.33 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Sachem North's Jonathan Lauer places fifth in the boys Class A 5k cross country run with a time of 16:57.16 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Northport's Mike Brannigan holds his first-place plaque after winning the boys Class A 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Shoreham-Wading River's Matthew Gladysz wins the boys Class B 5k cross country run in 16:55.60 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Sachem North's Elise Ramirez places third in the girls Class A 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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East Hampton's Erik Engstrom runs to finish third in the boys Class B 5k cross country run in 17:09.66 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Happaugue's Katie Murphy places second in the girl's Class A 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Shoreham-Wading River's Katherine Lee leads the runners near the start of the girls Class B 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Shoreham-Wading River's Alexandra Hays places second in the girls Class B 5k cross country run in 19:39.13 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Miller Place's Laura Nolan places third in the girls Class B 5k cross country run in 19:43.27 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Rocky Point's Jerome Vessichio runs to finish fourth in the boys Class B 5k cross country run in 17:14.41 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Southold's Owen Klipstein finishes first in the boys Class D 5k cross country run in 18:21.23 in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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Sachem East's Alexandra DeCicco runs the girls Class A 5k cross country run in the Suffolk Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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