55m | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Winslow Dorsainvil (Spring Valley) 6.33, State Record: 6.31, Meet Record (2000s): 6.31, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 6.74 | |||||
State of the Action: If you're going to peak, States is the place to do it. Not only does Chris Belcher take home the state title, he also walks away with the new NY #1, US #9 mark this season. All smiles, indeed. | |||||
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Results - Overall | |||||
Finals 1 Christopher Belcher 12 Sayville 6.35 2 Curtis Samuel 11 Erasmus Hall 6.44 3 Brian Smith 12 Greece Athena 6.48 4 Aaron Ormon 11 St. Dominic 6.52 5 Dellon Peters 11 James Madison 6.56 6 Andy Smigiera 12 W .Seneca East 6.61 7 Justin Guerre 11 St. Francis Prep 6.62 8 Carnell Noble 10 Greece Olympia 7.83 |
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300m | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Brian Smith (Greece Athena) 34.17, State Record: 33.27, Meet Record (2000s): 34.17, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 36.74 | |||||
State of the Action: Shame on us for counting out Izaiah Brown. The freshmen who went 48 in the 400 last year outdoors, comes back as a sophomore to nab the state title. Never count out the 16th seed. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
Finals 1 Izaiah Brown 10 Amsterdam 34.38 2 Diamonte Corley 12 William Floyd 34.68 3 Jon Alkins 12 Eastchester 34.69 4 Brian Smith 12 Greece Athena 34.84 5 Ayo Obadare 12 Elmont 34.85 6 Tavon Nowell 12 Mt St Michael's 35.67 7 Josh Wray 12 Rush-Henrietta 35.68 8 Rai Benjamin 10 Mount Vernon 36.09 |
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600m | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Strymar Livingston (Christopher Columbus) 1:20.02, State Record: 1:17.58, Meet Record (2000s): 1:20.02, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 1:24.74 | |||||
State of the Action: Matt Murray won the race because he could do what no one else could: he was able to match his time on the Armory oval at the New Balance Collegiate, on the flat track Cornell arena. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 Matt Murray 11 Norwich 1:20.61 4 2 Jonathan Greenwood 12 Freeport 1:20.84 4 3 Jake Burcham 11 HH Hills East 1:21.57 4 4 Dylan Murphy 12 Kellenberg 1:21.98 4 5 Justin Alleyne 12 New Rochelle 1:22.29 4 6 Rob Smith 12 Shaker 1:22.71 2 7 Harrison Martin 12 Bayport-Blue Pt. 1:22.74 2 8 Pat Rooney 12 Monroe-Woodbury 1:22.95 4 9 Richard Rose 10 Boys and Girls 1:23.26 4 10 Ben Reinhart 12 Clarence 1:23.28 2 |
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1000m | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Zavon Watkins (Liverpool) 2:27.91, State Record: 2:24.1, Meet Record (2000s): 2:27.86, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 2:35.24 | |||||
State of the Action: Home-field advantage proved to be the truth for the shorter events, but maybe the flat-track experience is good for everyone. Cory McCarty kicks away, despite us almost getting a repeat of last year as Alec Peinkofer was very close to winning from the unseeded heat. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 Cory McCarty 12 Elmira 2:29.90 2 Alec Peinkofer 12 Baldwinsville 2:30.39 3 Sean Kelly 11 Chaminade 2:30.80 4 Ryan Manahan 12 Marcellus 2:31.06 5 Andrew Morra 12 Garden City 2:31.38 6 Eric Holt 12 Carmel 2:31.51 7 Tom Meehan 11 Eastport-S Manor 2:32.46 8 Daniel DeLuna 12 Massapequa 2:32.50 9 Andrew Mullen 12 Brighton 2:32.73 10 Ronaldo Ball 12 Curtis 2:33.05 |
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1600m | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Thomas Awad (Chaminade) 4:21.26, State Record: 4:05.50, Meet Record (2000s): 4:15.92, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 4:28.74 | |||||
State of the Action: Nick Ryan took an almost even splitting race to the State meet (62-67-62-61), and had some footsteps behind him, but held the lead comfortably for the win. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 Nick Ryan 12 Fay.-Manlius 4:14.02 2 T.J. Hornberger 11 Lake Shore 4:17.24 3 Steve Rossettie 12 Corning 4:18.14 4 Keith Pease 12 Greece Athena 4:18.16 5 Mike Branigan 10 Northport 4:19.47 6 James Gowans 12 Mexico 4:20.05 7 Tim McGowan 11 Northport 4:21.58 8 Marco Pompilj 10 Collegiate 4:21.83 9 Dan Galford 12 Msgr. Farrell 4:21.86 10 Steve Booker 11 Bethlehem 4:22.35 |
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3200m | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Kris Moran (North Babylon) 9:08.57, State Record: 8:50.40, Meet Record (2000s): 9:08.29, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 9:42.24 | |||||
State of the Action: Not waiting for a repeat of last year, Sibby Hanson pulled away from the ruckus of the pack, and proved his seed time was not merely a one-off. He kept on crunching down his splits, approaching the 60-second range in his concluding quarters. A commanding win. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 Sibby Hanson 12 Arlington 9:13.43 2 Kris Moran 12 North Babylon 9:19.89 3 Mickey Burke 11 Rush-Henrietta 9:20.93 4 Tim McGowan 11 Northport 9:22.51 5 Bryce Millar 10 Fay.-Manlius 9:25.05 6 Alex Campanella 12 Eldred 9:25.60 7 Brian Cook 11 Pearl River 9:28.43 8 Matt Jorgensen 12 Pawling 9:28.88 9 John Knox III 12 Gloversville 9:29.59 10 Ryan Udvadia 11 Shoreham WR 9:31.34 |
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55m hurdles | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Corey Keefe (Oswego) 7.54, State Record: 7.0, Meet Record (2000s): 7.35, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 7.94 | |||||
State of the Action: Again, if there ever was a time to PR, now would be it. Jay Hebert dropped his time .12 seconds, which is huge in hurdle terms, and now lies as NY #4 All-Time, and US #1. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
Finals 1 Jay Hebert 11 Ticonderoga 7.31 2 Cory Keefe 12 Oswego 7.40 3 Amir Rogers 12 NE/NW Prep 7.47 4 Patrick Clark 12 Scarsdale 7.66 5 Luke Pascale 12 Roslyn 7.75 7.744 6 Wynn Curtis 12 Corning 7.75 7.747 7 Devon Willis 11 Schalmont 7.85 8 Devin Mirenda 12 Smithtown West 7.88 |
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Long Jump | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Joe Caraciolo (Massapequa) 22-6.00, State Record: 25-7.75, Meet Record (2000s): 24-2.50, State Qualifier Mark: 21-6 | |||||
State of the Action: After some jumping to warm up, Desmond Mobley to two marks that cleared the crowd, to earn him a state title. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 Desmond Mobley 12 Greece Olympia 23-05.75 20-04.25 20-08.50 22-01 22-02.50 23-04.25 23-05.75 2 Jamal Bynum 12 Middletown 22-02.50 19-01 20-10.25 21-06 22-02.50 21-08.50 21-11 3 Alex Reid 12 Lockport 22-02.25 21-01.75 20-09.75 20-03.50 22-02.25 21-05.75 21-10 4 Dashawn Taylor 11 Longwood 22-01.25 21-08 22-01.25 FOUL 21-04.75 FOUL FOUL 5 Mike Egotanda 11 Vestal 21-10.00 21-10 21-01 20-06.50 20-00.50 21-04.25 19-08.25 6 Devin Mirenda 12 Smithtown West 21-06.75 20-10.75 19-02.75 20-09 20-11.25 21-06.75 21-06 7 Chas Higgins 12 Schalmont 21-04.25 21-02.50 FOUL FOUL 20-07.25 21-02 21-04.25 8 Eric Zemaitis 11 Spencerport 21-04.00 FOUL 20-10.50 19-08 18-10.25 18-08.75 21-04 9 Devlen Williams 12 Corcoran 21-03.25 20-00.75 20-10.50 19-10 20-01.25 21-03.25 20-02 10 Victorin Kothor 12 Greece Odyssey 20-10.00 20-03 19-03 20-10 |
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Triple Jump | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Thomas Johnson (Erasmus Hall) 47-7.75, State Record: 50-7.25, Meet Record (2000s): 50-1, State Qualifier Mark: 43-6 | |||||
State of the Action: In a Section 9 nail-biter, Darrel Jones edged out Jamal Bynum by a quarter of an inch! | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 Darrel Jones 11 Monroe-Woodbury 47-09.25 44-09.50 47-02 43-10 45-08.50 47-09.25 47-03.25 2 Jamal Bynum 12 Middletown 47-09.00 44-09.25 45-10.25 46-01.75 46-03 46-10.75 47-09 3 Kaishaun Cathey 12 Edison Tech 46-11.00 44-10.25 46-11 43-05.50 45-02.25 FOUL 43-07.50 4 Fillan Lee 12 Herbert Lehman 46-06.00 45-00 44-07.50 46-00.75 44-10.75 45-10.50 46-06 5 Devon Willis 11 Schalmont 46-02.25 46-02.25 46-00 43-02 45-08 45-08.25 45-03.75 6 Thomas Johnson 12 White Plains 45-11.75 44-01 45-06.50 44-07.50 45-11.75 45-09.50 45-09 7 Jahmal Burt 12 Amityville 45-00.00 43-01.75 43-00.75 45-00 FOUL PASS PASS 8 Kamar Marston Mills 12 North Babylon 44-11.75 44-11.75 FOUL 42-04.50 PASS FOUL FOUL 9 Dan Fehrman 12 Central Square 44-07.25 44-07.25 43-11.75 42-04.50 10 Casey Burley 11 Warwick Valley 44-06.75 44-01 FOUL 44-06.75 |
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High Jump | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Brandon Joyce (Niagara Falls) 6-10, State Record: 7-4, Meet Record (2000s): 6-10, State Qualifier Mark: 6-4 | |||||
State of the Action: Mike McCann finished his regulation season where he started: at the top. The first athlete to reach 6-9, sets a season best at the state meet to win the event. Three attempts at 7-0 prove he is ready for nationals. He is now tied for US #1 | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 Michael McCann 12 Smithtown West 6-10.00 2 Rubin Owens 11 LeRoy 6-07.00 3 Maurice Epps 12 Copiague 6-06.00 4 DJ Ohlson 11 Alexander 6-06.00 5 Daniel Pierre 10 Middletown 6-04.00 6 Charles Stokes 11 Corcoran 6-04.00 7 Desmond Mobley 12 Greece Olympia 6-04.00 8 James Brown 11 Beacon 6-02.00 9 Ted Okon 11 Clarence 6-02.00 9 Kingsley Ogbanno 12 Lakeland/Panas 6-02.00 |
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Pole Vault | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Greg Gallagher (Iona Prep) 15-6, State Record: 17-1, Meet Record (2000s): 16-1, State Qualifier Mark: 13-0 | |||||
State of the Action: Anything can happen in Pole Vault, and a personal record secured the win for Section 2's James Steck. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 James Steck 12 Shaker 15-00.00 2 Justin Farrenkopf 12 Ellenville 14-09.00 3 Sean McEvoy 12 Fordham Prep 14-09.00 4 Todd Uckermark 11 Warwick Valley 14-06.00 5 Samuel Harding 12 Canandaigua 14-06.00 6 Dan Normoyle 11 Riverhead 14-06.00 7 Gavin DiMaria 12 Kenmore East 14-00.00 8 Max Curran 11 Williamson 14-00.00 9 Dylan Bland 11 Lansing 14-00.00 10 Jonah Spaeth 12 Riverhead 14-00.00 |
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Shot put | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Dominic Kosar (St. Joseph Collegiate) 54-8.5, State Record: 64-11.5, Meet Record (2000s): 64-11.5, State Qualifier Mark: 52-0 | |||||
State of the Action: You know Devon Patterson deserves the title when 4 of his 6 throws were the furthest of the day. Aiming for 60 feet, he launched one on his last attempt to secure his goal. | |||||
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Top Athletes - Overall | |||||
1 Devon Patterson 11 Will. South 60-01.00 54-01.75 57-01 53-11.25 56-11.50 57-05.25 60-01 2 Will Pope 12 Iona Prep 55-01.75 51-07.75 52-09.75 53-08.50 53-04.75 55-01.75 51-01.75 3 Brandon Sicurella 11 Lancaster 55-00.50 52-02.25 51-07.50 FOUL 52-07 55-00.50 53-01.25 4 Luke Toscano 12 Kings Park 54-11.75 52-08.75 53-01.50 51-09.25 50-11.75 54-11.75 50-09 5 Benjamin Bonhurst 11 Smithtown West 54-07.50 54-07.50 FOUL 52-07.50 FOUL FOUL FOUL 6 Noah White 12 Jericho 53-06.50 53-06.50 FOUL FOUL 50-00.50 FOUL 51-05.75 7 Ryan Cribbin 12 Irondequoit 53-01.50 50-08.25 53-01.50 51-09.25 52-01.25 FOUL 50-08.50 8 Ryan Griffin 12 Shaker 51-03.75 49-07.75 51-03.75 FOUL 9 Shaheem Lewis 12 Huntington 50-10.25 48-11.25 50-10.25 50-07.75 |
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4x200m relay | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Uniondale 1:30.58, State Record: 1:27.67, Meet Record (2000s): 1:30.58 | |||||
State of the Action: The 4x200m has been a physical event all year, and Mt. St. Michael has been the state leader all season as well. They come out with the win here. | |||||
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Results | |||||
1 Mt. St. Michael's Academy 1:34.30 1) Anton Porter 10 2) Dorwin Mitchell 12 3) Kasim Thomas 11 4) Andrew White 12 2 Nottingham 1:35.07 1) Tayquon Hightower 11 2) Jefari Davis 11 3) Romeo Kpolo 12 4) Sterling Lowry 11 3 Elmont 1:35.32 1:35.313 1) Cherron Royal 12 2) Calvin Aristide 12 3) Paul Jean 12 4) Bradley Atkins 12 4 Tilden Educational Campus 1:35.32 1:35.316 1) Kyle Baptiste 11 2) Kwasi Applewhite 11 3) Paul Clarke 10 4) Benjamin Fairweather 12 5 Corning 1:35.92 1) Zachary Sullivan 11 2) Elijah Cherry 12 3) Wynn Curtis 12 4) Sterling France 12 6 Middletown 1:37.21 1) Ashawn Bryan 12 2) Jonathon Pierre 12 3) Shaquam Thorpe 10 4) Shakoy Burton 12 |
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4x400m relay | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Boys and Girls 3:24.67, State Record: 3:13.96, Meet Record (2000s): 3:21.12 | |||||
State of the Action: The tight turns affected the running styles of the top seed the most, and made it anything but a runaway. Long Island takes top 3 in the event, as Elmont edges out the competition. | |||||
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Results | |||||
1 Elmont 3:26.66 1) Roshane Wright 12 2) Brandon Atkins 12 3) Chad Barker 12 4) Ayo Obadare 12 2 Half Hollow Hills West 3:26.75 1) Joshua Connors 11 2) Frederic Fils Aime 12 3) Kory Fitzgerald 10 4) Bryce Johnson 11 3 St. John The Baptist 3:27.65 1) Pat Rowan 12 2) Jeremy Schneider 12 3) Kyle Collins 12 4) John Selle 12 4 Aquinas Institute 3:29.65 1) Isaac Darling 11 2) Ben Drexler 12 3) Khris Greggs 12 4) Josh Hanna 12 5 Baldwinsville 3:29.95 1) Andrew Fleming 12 2) Jeff Mahar 11 3) Nate Wicks 12 4) Dan Walker 11 6 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 3:30.49 1) Matt Bunch 12 2) Luke Cameron 11 3) Robert Kirsty 11 4) John Rabideau 11 7 Valley Central 3:35.26 1) Phillip Hurtault 11 2) Khari Harris 11 3) Sam Otuonye 11 4) Mark Cannatella 11 |
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4x800m relay | |||||
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Collegiate 7:50.52, State Record: 7:41.10, Meet Record (2000s): 7:50.52 | |||||
State of the Action: Northport fought through the crowd of half-milers at Barton Hall, to become the last champions of the meet. | |||||
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1 Northport 7:56.52 1) Mike Branigan 10 2) James Dickinson 12 3) David Hatch 12 4) Chris Odin 12 2 Syosset 8:00.20 1) Michael Wilkens 12 2) Jake Schlessinger 12 3) Simon Nwana 11 4) Nicholas Ouassil 11 3 Warwick Valley 8:00.74 1) Jordan Burton 11 2) Dan Kelly 11 3) Aaron Peterson 12 4) Tanner Senius 10 4 Kellenberg Memorial 8:01.96 1) James McQuade 12 2) Randall Turner 12 3) James Malebranche 12 4) Cody Olszewski 12 5 Arlington 8:03.49 1) Tom Wimmers 11 2) Jimmy Asselmeyer 10 3) Chris Koenitzer 12 4) Sibby Hanson 12 6 Fayetteville-Manlius 8:03.68 1) Connor Farrell 12 2) Colin Fitzgibbons 12 3) Bryce Millar 10 4) Nick Ryan 12 7 Saratoga 8:04.25 1) Evan Quinones 12 2) Travis Briggs 12 3) Joe Verro 11 4) Jay Navin 11 |
Photo Credit: - J. Miller, 1600 - B. Wende, SP - R. Kalasinakas, HJ, LJ, 55 - D. Rich, PV