Videos from 15 different races at the NY State Championships held last weekend in Ithaca, NY. 

ITHACA – Lancaster’s Melisssa Kurzdorfer slammed her hands together and stormed out the throwing circle. It was the type of celebration that showed her adrendaline and frustration. It was the type of celebration that says, “Well, it’s about time.”

ITHACA – Fayetteville Manilus junior Alex Hatz had all the looks off an athlete racing against himself. The win didn’t quite become a secondary matter but if he ran the way he knew he could then victory came with the package.

“I wanted to lead from the gun,” he said. “I wanted to be aggressive.”

The New York girls showed up the New York boys as the performances in the second half of the New York State Indoor Championships have been quite impressive with two US #1 performances and a freshmen national record. Lancaster's Melissa Kurzdorfer was the current US leader in the shot put and went ahead to improve her season best in the event at Cornell with a big throw of 48'2.25".  Kurdorfer, a junior, is now a three-time New York indoor state champion in the event.

The girls distance races have been stellar today as well in Ithaca. Roslyn junior Emily Lipari, the current US leader in the 3K at 9:50, became the nation's fastest at 1500 meters as well with a 4:32.59 victory. 1500 runner-up Shelby Greany of Suffern was just three seconds off Lipari's US #1 time in the 3K as she kicked it in for a strong 9:53 win.

A rising star is found at Colonie High School in freshmen Kyle Plante (pictured left by Tim Fulton) as she defeated a strong field in the 300 meter dash including previous US #3 performer Chamique Francis with a US #2 38.53 performance. More impressively, her time shattered the high school freshmen national record in the event. More...

Meet Results: Boys - Girls

Meet Articles by Chris Hunt of ArmoryTrack.com:  Boys - Girls

Photo Galleries by Tim Fulton of ArmoryTrack.com: Boys Events (615 photos total) - Girls Events (535 photos total)

Flash highlights and results from Ithaca, NY

MileSplit US affiliate, ArmoryTrack.com, will be providing in-depth coverage of this weekend's New York State Indoor Championships being held in Ithaca at Cornell University. The state of New York has some of the best athletes in the country from this indoor season including several US leaders and many US top 10 performers who will be going head to head in several showcase events this weekend.

NY State Indoor Championships - Boys Preview

NY State Indoor Championships - Girls Preview

NY State Indoor Championships - Meet Entries

NY State Indoor Championships - Meet Information

The best of NY State come together at Cornell University this weekend for the NY State Federation Championships. The best athletes from the CHSAA, PSAL, AIS, and NYSPHSAA will battle for the state championships.

The final installment of the US and NY State cross country team rankings.