Christmas arrived a few days
At the fifth annual event,
Rhode Island’s Maddy Berkson
“This is my first indoor race
Rivers dictated the pace from
Berkson patiently stayed
“I felt pretty comfortable
Burda copped the 3,000 with
The boys’ mile run produced
“This is only my second
La Salle junior Dan Paiva, a
“It was going perfectly,”
The Mount Vernon (NY)
Bay Shore (NY) senior Omari
Three of the six fastest
NY Boys Highlights
- Mount Vernon (NY) won 1600 sprint medley in 3:39.51, No. 2 nationally.
- Bay Shore (NY) senior Omari Buckmire, last year’s MVP for the field events, captured the long jump at 21-2.75 and the triple jump at 46-7.5, a distance that’s just short of his sixth-ranked 47-2 at the Bishop Loughlin Games on Dec. 21.
NY Girls Highlights
- Colonie (NY) girls captured the DMR with the third fastest time in meet history of 12:40.19 (US #1), Shaker (NY) US#2 12:40.56 (US #2) and La Salle (RI) 12:44.56 (US #4)
- New Rochelle senior Ashley Wiggins (NY) steamrolled through the hurdles to a US #3 clocking of 8.15 in the 55 meter hurdles
- Leah Triller of Holy Names posted a US top 5 time in the 800 meter run with her 2:15.23 victory.
Girls Highlights
- 3,000 Meter Run - Bella Burda (Arlington) 10:17.99; Sindy Rivas (New Rochelle) 10:35.06; Karli Murphy (Sachem East) 10:54.43; Shannon O'Hehir (Sachem East) 10:56.98; Emily Burns (Guilderland) 10:59.15; Tori Spiezio (Greenwich) 11:00.90;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Colonie 4:09.83;
- 4x55 Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay - New Rochelle 33.98;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - LaSalle Academy (NYC) 9:44.62; Colonie 9:52.99;
- 55 Meter Hurdles - Ashley Wiggins (New Rochelle) 8.15; Ashley Wiggins (New Rochelle) 8.41; Niamani Morrisson (Archbishop Molloy) 8.35; Niamani Morrisson (Archbishop Molloy) 8.49;
- 800 Meter Run - Leah Triller (Academy of the Holy Names) 2:15.23; Kirsten Kaminski (Colonie) 2:18.71; Brigid Brennan (Northport) 2:19.41; Kaitlin Close (Academy of the Holy Names) 2:21.35;
- Distance Medley Relay - Colonie 12:40.19; Shaker 12:40.56; LaSalle Academy (NYC) 12:44.56;
- Long Jump - Imani McGhee (Bay Shore) 18-5.75;
- One Mile Run - Bella Burda (Arlington) 5:04.09;
- Sprint Medley Relay - Bay Shore 4:23.43;
- Triple Jump - Anisa Toppin (Bay Shore) 37-3.75; Niamani Morrisson (Archbishop Molloy) 37-0;
Boys Highlights
- 300 Meter Dash - Rai Benjamin (Mount Vernon) 35.91;
- One Mile Run - James Burke (Port Jefferson) 4:22.10; Jeremy Spiezio (Greenwich) 4:26.66;
- Sprint Medley Relay - Mount Vernon 3:39.51;
- Triple Jump - Omari Buckmire (Bay Shore) 46-7.5;
Boston Holiday Challenge (MA)
December 28, 2013 @ Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, MA
Girls Highlights
- 1,000 Meter Run - Emily Crounse (Shenendehowa) 3:02.73; Caroline Rusch (Shenendehowa) 3:06.47
- 300 Meter Dash Julianna Klein (Shenendehowa) 42.79; Audrey Meany (Shenendehowa) 43.04;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Shenendehowa 1:47.50
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Shenendehowa 9:57.18;
- 600 Meter Dash - Sarah Knowles (Shenendehowa) 1:42.98;
- Margaret Champagne (Seton Catholic ) 5:19.17;
Boys Highlights
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Shenendehowa 8:15.86;