Girls Steeplechase | |||||
Event Info: 2016 Winner: Megan Reilly (Warwick) 6:45.34, State Record: 6:29.56, Meet Record: 6:33.14 | |||||
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State of the Action | |||||
| All the drama a weekend could need, boiled down to a single lap. With 400m to go, Aziza Chigatayeva sprinted away from freshman Brooke Rauber, who had been tailing her much of the race. The two had a minor gap on the field, and a definitive move was needed. Mary Hennelly had put down a respectable time in the heat before, so sit-and-kick wasn't going to work. Rauber responded, however, stringing back even, then moving slightly ahead at the water jump. She began to pull away, throwing in a surge of her own. But that surging would come two barriers too soon. Because of the outside waterpit at the facility, the final hurdle lays 10m before the finish line. With all the lactic acid built up over the last lap, Rauber's trail knee caught the top of the steeple, and down she went. Dazed, she managed to get up, swaying to Lane 6 in the exhaustion. She'd cross the line in a new Frosh National Record Mark, but not before Chigatayeva would capitalize, pulling through for the win. Hard fought competitors during the race, Chigatayeva's first move after crossing the line was to check on the freshman, proving the real camaraderie of the event. | |||||
Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
Girls 2000 Meter Steeplechase Championship ===================================================================
State Record: S 6:29.56 2011 Brianna Nerud, North Shore
Meet Record: M 6:33.14 2011 Mary Kate Anselmini, Ward Melville
Name Year School Finals H#
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1 Aziza Chigatayeva 12 Brooklyn Tech-1 6:43.04 3
2 Brooke Rauber 9 Tully-2 6:45.34 3
3 Sarah Trainor 10 FDR-1 6:47.78 3
4 Madison Neuner 11 Liverpool-1 6:51.25 3
5 Haleigh Morales 10 North Rockland-1 6:51.28 3
6 Mary Hennelly 10 Suffern-1 6:55.02 2
7 Mary Borkoski 11 Pearl River-2 6:57.15 3
8 Lauryn Heskin 9 Marymount-2 6:58.95 2
9 Kaitlyn Chandrika 9 Mount Sinai-2 7:01.26 3
10 Molly Ramirez 10 Sachem North-1 7:02.90 2
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