NYS Outdoor Track Championship Previews: Girls

Kyle Brazeil


New York State Outdoor Track and Field Championships
 Girls Preview
 
   
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Date: June 7th, Noon Location: Middletown High School, Middletown NY
 
 
Meet Info

The New York State Outdoor Championships are headed to Section 9's Middletown High School. Events kick off on Friday, June 7th shortly after noontime, with all times being a bit approximate. Athletes from the NYSPHSAA public schools, CHSAA NYC-area Catholic schools, PSAL NYC-area public schools, and the NYSAIS NYC-area private schools will be meeting to see who can run and jump and throw the fastest and furthest.

At States, both the boys and girls have a total of 19 events to vie in, with 16 being individual competitions and three featuring relay squads. The action is further broken down between the Division 1 championships for the big schools (600 seed size and up) and Division 2 championships for smaller schools. In some events like long-distance races, 4x800m relay, pentathlon, high jump and pole vault, the D1 and D2 athletes compete together to decide the division crowns and the overall federation titles. In the rest of the events, the D1 and D2 athletes compete separately for division championships, and then the top 8 performers are selected to compete for the overall title, most of which are decided on Saturday. So yeah, you can potentially finish 7th in the D1 action and go on to win the overall State championship.

To be honest, States is a mixed bag of great action and big drama that is a bit eclipsed by the specter of all the top teams and athletes that can't be there, either because they're the second and fourth best relay teams in the state but have the top dog in their conference, or the coach would prefer to have the team pointed for Nationals, or you're last year's States highlighter who has subsequently become unattached. But for all who make the trip up to Middletown, be prepared for a totally exhausting day of screaming and pandemonium and maybe that rare big upset.
 
Synopsis of 2013's Action
While most of the bigger news has been carried over from Indoors, many of the key players have returned from 2013.  Kadecia Baird of Medgar Evers found herself in a favorable position, qualifying in five events, (100m-400m, and both relays), and became the favorite in the three she has chosen.  Sabrina Southerland, who ran impeccably well indoors, has limited her focus to one event and a relay, and leaves open the field in the fifteen.  Suffern has been making waves since indoors, and may be able to be one of the first teams to win two relay titles using almost entirely seperate quads.  Read below for the full breakdowns.
 
Girls Events
The standings below for each of the 19 events contested at States lists the top overall competitors and then provides the top 6 competitors for the Division 1 and Division 2 contests. The States results generally hew close to the listed projections.  Between the federation, Division 1 and Division 2 titles to hand out, there are a lot of great contests to follow. And in each one of them, when the sweat has dried and the dust has settled, there will be one athlete or team left standing on the winner's podium.
 
   
100m
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Kadecia Baird (Medgar Evers) 11.73, State Record: 11.40, Meet Record: 11.72, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 12.74 (D1) - 13.04 (D2)
 

State of the Action:

Nobody had broken twelve seconds this year, until the very last qualifier meet of the season.  Although both marks were wind-aided, Kadecia Baird and Kimberly Bailey still come in as the favorites, and Baird is defending champ.
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Top Athletes- Overall
11.63w Kadecia Baird Medgar Evers Prep 2013
11.87w Kimberely Bailey Taft Education Campus (NYC) 2013
12.01s Melissa June Saint Anthony's 2014
12.08 Madeline Kopp Spencerport 2013
12.09 Alicia Donaldson New Rochelle 2014
12.14h Melissa Michels Sachem North 2014  
12.14h Alexia Douglas Brentwood 2015
12.14h Symone Darius New Rochelle 2016
12.19 Janel Batiste Alexander Hamilton 2015
Division 1 
  1   1227 Kadecia Baird                 12 Medgar Evers-1        11.63 
  2   1236 Kimberly Bailey               12 Taft EC-1             11.87 
  3   1341 Melissa June                  11 St. Anthony's-1       12.01 
  4    562 Madeline Kopp                 12 Spencerport-1         12.08 
  5    137 Alicia Donaldson              11 New Rochelle-1        12.09 
  6   1115 Alexia Douglas                10 Brentwood-1           12.14 
  6    136 Symone Darius                  9 New Rochelle-1        12.14 
  6   1151 Melissa Michels               11 Sachem North-1        12.14
Division 2 
  1    101 Janel Batiste                 10 Hamilton-2            12.19 
  2    646 Christina Walter              11 Maple Grove-2         12.26 
  3   1101 Ashley Lucas                  11 Babylon-2             12.40 
  4    364 Lexi Kavanuagh                12 VVS-2                 12.45 
  5   1419 Brittany Steele               12 Spence School-2       12.51 
  6   1343 Jalilissa Marcus              12 St. Edmund Prep2      12.53
   
200m
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Kadecia Baird (Medgar Evers) 23.57, State Record: 23.24, Meet Record: 23.57, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 25.64 (D1) - 26.64 (D2)
 

State of the Action:

Baird has been the only one to crack twenty-four seconds in the half lap, and is the defending champion.  It is a safe bet Baird will do well in the final.
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Top Athletes- Overall
23.84 Kadecia Baird Medgar Evers Prep 2013
24.70 Alexia Douglas Brentwood 2015
24.71 Melissa Michels Sachem North 2014
24.87 Symone Darius New Rochelle 2016
24.90w Paige Thompson Charle Medgar Evers Prep 2013
25.08 Melissa June Saint Anthony's 2014
25.16 Keishorea Armstrong Emma Willard 2013
Division 1 
  1   1227 Kadecia Baird                 12 Medgar Evers-1        24.11 
  2   1115 Alexia Douglas                10 Brentwood-1           24.70 
  3   1151 Melissa Michels               11 Sachem North-1        24.71 
  4    136 Symone Darius                  9 New Rochelle-1        24.83 
  5   1234 Paige Thompson Charle         12 Medgar Evers-1        24.90 
  6   1341 Melissa June                  11 St. Anthony's-1       25.08
Division 2 
  1    237 Keishorea Armstrong           12 Emma Willard-2        25.16 
  2    143 Noemie Bechu                  12 North Salem-2         25.27 
  3    704 Kallie Villemaire             10 Beekmantown-2         25.44 
  4    245 Miranda Haraughty             12 Glens Falls-2         25.56 
  5    364 Lexi Kavanuagh                12 VVS-2                 25.67 
  5    101 Janel Batiste                 10 Hamilton-2            25.67
   
400m
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Kyle Plante (Colonie) 53.60, State Record: 51.04, Meet Record: 53.42, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 57.64 (D1) - 58.54 (D2)
 

State of the Action:

It seems as if Baird is the talk of the meet, but her absence in the 400m opens up the field for many athletes. Maddie Kopp had a great run indoors, both at States and Nationals, and enters the favorite.
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Top Athletes- Overall
55.37 Madeline Kopp Spencerport 2013
55.56 Candace Taylor Friends Academy (LI) 2014
55.62 Ceara Watson Rush Henrietta Sperry 2015
56.31 Sara Flores Kingston 2013
56.52 Gabrielle Maldonado Sleepy Hollow 2013
56.55 D'Jai Baker North Babylon 2016
56.96 Skylar Pastor South Jefferson 2015
57.12 Cierra Allen Baldwinsville 2014
57.23 Justina Sanders-schifano Sodus 2015
57.27 Madaline Kenyon Duanesburg 2013
Division 1 
  1    562 Madeline Kopp                 12 Spencerport-1         55.37 
  2    555 Ceara Watson                  10 Rush-Henrietta-1      55.62 
  3    916 Sara Flores                   12 Kingston-1            56.31 
  4    151 Gabrielle Maldonado           12 Sleepy Hollow-1       56.54 
  5   1132 D'Jai Baker                    9 North Babylon-1       56.55 
  6    304 Cierra Allen                  11 Baldwinsville-1       57.10
Division 2 
  1    820 Candace Taylor                11 Friends Academy2      55.56 
  2    362 Skylar Pastor                 10 S. Jefferson-2        56.96 
  3    560 Justina Sanders-Schifano      10 Sodus-2               57.23 
  4    245 Miranda Haraughty             12 Glens Falls-2         57.34 
  5    105 Sophie Feuer                  11 Briarcliff-2          57.74 
  6    232 Maddy Kenyon                  12 Duanesburg-2          58.04
   
800m
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Kelsey Margey (Friends Academy) 2:09.86, State Record: 1:59.51, Meet Record: 2:07.46, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 2:15.14 (D1) - 2:18.04 (D2)
 

State of the Action:

It is hard to beat a 2:03.59 personal best, but Sabrina Southerland hasn't gotten down quite that low this spring.  If the training and timing is right, expect her to power away in the half mile.
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Top Athletes- Overall
2:06.97 Sabrina Southerland Benjamin Cardozo 2013
2:10.61 Jazmine Fray Kellenberg Memorial 2015
2:11.04 Leah Triller Academy of the Holy Names 2014
2:12.37 Emma Gallagher Garden City 2015
2:13.14 Jenna Cupp Newark Valley 2013
2:13.24 Sarah Hardie Elwood / John Glenn 2014
2:13.50 Erin Jaskot Tappan Zee 2014
2:13.58 Emily Waligurski Onteora 2013
2:13.76 Candace Taylor Friends Academy (LI) 2014
2:13.90 Kelly Hayes Pearl River 2014
Division 1 
  1   1206 Sabrina Southerland           10 Cardozo-1           2:07.76 
  2   1320 Jazmine Fray                  10 Kellenberg-1        2:10.62 
  4    822 Emma Gallagher                10 Garden City-1       2:12.50 
  6   1127 Sarah Hardie                  11 John Glenn-1        2:13.24 
  8    167 Erin Jaskot                   11 Tappan Zee-1        2:13.74 
 10    827 Alexa Dolgos                  10 Island Trees-1      2:14.30
Division 2 
  3    207 Leah Triller                  11 Holy Names-2        2:11.04 
  5    433 Jenna Cupp                    12 Newark Valley-2     2:13.14 
  7    957 Emily Waligurski              12 Onteora-2           2:13.58 
  9   1124 Shanna Heaney                 12 Hampton Bays-2      2:14.08 
 12    337 Rachel Garn                   11 Marcellus-2         2:14.99 
 13    108 Courtney Campbell             11 Bronxville-2        2:15.04
   
1500m
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Mary Cain (Bronxville) 4:19.78, State Record: 4:04.62, Meet Record: 4:17.84, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 4:37.14 (D1) - 4:46.54 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

This could very well be anyone's race, as many athletes find themselves within milliseconds of eachother in recent weeks.  It seems those from upstate have the swifter times, and have grown accustomed to racing in the rain all season, so they very well could have the edge.
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Top Athletes- Overall
4:30.13 Eileen O'hara Webster Thomas 2013
4:33.30 Katie Lembo Penfield 2014
4:34.16 Tiana Guevara Miller Place 2014
4:34.60 Kelly Hayes Pearl River 2014
4:35.67 Holly Cavalluzzo Valley Central 2013
4:36.17 Katie Brislin Fayetteville-Manlius 2013
4:37.08 Erin Jaskot Tappan Zee 2014
4:38.15 Meredith Rizzo Bronxville 2013
4:38.40 Catherine Maloy Academy of the Holy Names 2013
Division 1 
  1    572 Eileen O'Hara                 12 Webster Thomas-1    4:30.13 
  2   1131 Tiana Guevara                 11 Miller Place-1      4:32.54 
  3    544 Katie Lembo                   11 Penfield-1          4:33.30 
  4    146 Kelly Hayes                   11 Pearl River-1       4:34.84 
  5    969 Holly Cavalluzzo              12 Valley Central-1    4:35.67 
  6    311 Katie Brislin                 12 Fay.-Manlius-1      4:36.17
Division 2 
  8    117 Meredith Rizzo                12 Bronxville-2        4:38.15 
  9    204 Catherine Maloy               12 Holy Names-2        4:38.64 
 11    957 Emily Waligurski              12 Onteora-2           4:39.00 
 12    414 Rachel Hutchinson             12 Dryden-2            4:39.04 
 14    819 Maureen Sullivan              12 Friends Academy2    4:41.40 
 15    464 Madison Zeitz                 12 Windsor-2           4:43.62
   
3000m
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Lizzie Predmore (Shenendehowa) 9:54.92, State Record: 9:13.57, Meet Record: 9:16.63, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 10:03.24 (D1) - 10:21.94 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

Many key players from the 1500m will be coming back for the double distance.  Bella Burda had hit a stellar 9:33.90 indoors, which is NY #5 All-Time, but hasn't hit quite that low this spring.  Gianna Frontera competed well at Penn over the same distance, and may be pulling the favorite duty.
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Top Athletes- Overall
9:42.89 Eileen O'hara Webster Thomas 2013
9:45.49 Gianna Frontera Newburgh Free Academy 2014
9:48.91 Katie Lembo Penfield 2014
9:50.90 Bella Burda Arlington 2015
10:02.75 Holly Cavalluzzo Valley Central 2013
10:03.43 Alana Pearl Fayetteville-Manlius 2014
10:05.70 Victoria Ingram Smithtown West 2014
10:05.72 Sophia Tasselmyer Starpoint 2016
Division 1 
  1    572 Eileen O'Hara                 12 Webster Thomas-1    9:42.89 
  2    947 Gianna Frontera               11 Newburgh-1          9:45.49 
  3    544 Katie Lembo                   11 Penfield-1          9:48.39 
  4    103 Bella Burda                   10 Arlington-1         9:50.90 
  5    969 Holly Cavalluzzo              12 Valley Central-1   10:02.75 
  6    314 Alana Pearl                   11 Fay.-Manlius-1     10:03.43
Division 2 
  9    205 Kaylee Scott                  10 Holy Names-2       10:11.17 
 11    619 Megan Baritot                 12 East Aurora-2      10:15.87 
 12    247 Madeline Montague             12 Greenwich-2        10:18.08 
 13   1007 Laura Pierce                  11 Canton-2           10:20.51 
 15    358 Kaitlyn Neal                   9 Skaneateles-2      10:24.70 
 18   1329 Emma Sullivan                 12 Mt St. Mary-2      10:28.29
   
100m hurdles
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Akayla Anderson (Benajmain Cardozo) 14.33, State Record: 13.49, Meet Record: 13.66, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 15.74 (D1) - 16.54 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

When 2012 State Champ Akayla Anderson bowed out of the event, the last person to defeat Ashley Wiggins left with her.  Wiggins will be a heavy favorite in the event.
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Top Athletes- Overall
14.13 Ashley Wiggins New Rochelle 2014
14.66 Breann Burns Pulaski 2014
14.71 Isabel Hirtelen-Booker Harley Allendale Columbia (HAC) 2013
14.74h Nikari Carota Queensbury 2014
14.81 Christina Zelenoy Monroe-Woodbury 2013
14.89 Amanda Moroney Pearl River 2014
14.89 Jaleah Owens Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 2015
Division 1 
  1    141 Ashley Wiggins                11 New Rochelle-1        14.13 
  2    253 Nikari Carota                 11 Queensbury-1          14.79 
  3    939 Christina Zelenoy             12 Monroe-Woodbury1      14.81 
  4    831 Nicole Natland                12 MacArthur-1           14.84 
  5    221 Jaleah Owens                  10 Burnt Hills-1         14.89 
  5    147 Amanda Moroney                11 Pearl River-1         14.89
Division 2 
  1    343 Breann Burns                  11 Pulaski-2             14.66 
  2    520 Isabel Hirtelen - Booker      12 Harley-A-C-2          14.71 
  3    401 Julia Knapp                   10 BGA-2                 15.20 
  4    922 Courtney Warden               11 Marlboro-2            15.22 
  5    962 Grace Weisbecker              12 Red Hook-2            15.35 
  6    709 Mallory Honan                 12 NE Clinton-2          15.44
   
400m Hurdles
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Jessica Gelibert (Bay Shore) 60.54, State Record: 57.09, Meet Record: 57.81, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 63.64 (D1) - 66.74 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

If you take a national level quarter miler, and ask her to do it over hurdles, you have a very strong candidate for a State Title.   That is where Emma Gallagher finds herself, twice being able to go under sixty-two seconds.
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Top Athletes- Overall
1:01.64h Emma Gallagher Garden City 2015
1:02.00 Christina Zelenoy Monroe-Woodbury 2013
1:02.13 D'yanna Mccaskill Newburgh Free Academy 2013
1:02.31 Danae Glover North Babylon 2014
1:02.32 Emily Irish-ryan Amherst 2013
1:02.47 Shannon Ahern Kings Park 2014
1:02.50 Oreoluwa Akinpelu Liverpool 2015
1:02.70 Mckenna Maycock Randolph 2015
1:03.27 Ashley Wiggins New Rochelle 2014
1:03.29 Ireland Armstrong Bath-Haverling 2013
Division 1 
  1    822 Emma Gallagher                10 Garden City-1       1:01.64 
  2    939 Christina Zelenoy             12 Monroe-Woodbury1    1:02.00 
  3    951 D'Yanna McCaskill             12 Newburgh-1          1:02.13 
  4   1134 Danae Glover                  11 North Babylon-1     1:02.31 
  5   1128 Shannon Ahern                 11 Kings Park-1        1:02.47 
  6    328 Oreoluwa Akinpelu             10 Liverpool-1         1:02.50
Division 2 
  1    604 Emily Irish-Ryan              12 Amherst-2           1:02.32 
  2    648 Mckenna Maycock               10 Randolph-2          1:02.70 
  3    502 Ireland Armstrong             12 Bath-Haverling-2    1:03.29 
  4   1109 Casey Hasher                  12 Bayport-Bluept-2    1:03.75 
  5   1404 Alyza Ngbokoli                12 Hackley-2           1:04.38 
  6    440 Jenn Jelic                    12 Oneonta-2           1:04.98
   
2000m Steeplechase
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Brianna Nerud (North Shore) 6:33.85, State Record: 6:30.73, Meet Record: 6:33.14, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 7:05.54 (D1) - 7:21.14 D2)
 

State of the Action: 

This is a tight battle here, and Kate Zendell, the state leader, is only off the sophomore state record by about 5seconds.  If she chooses to try and tackle it, the race could be hers.
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Top Athletes- Overall
6:49.30 Kate Zendell Suffern 2015
6:52.56 Laura Leff West Genesee 2014
6:54.94 Valerie Palermo Webster Schroeder 2013
6:56.20 Keelin Hollowood Saratoga Springs 2013
6:57.28 Jessica Scheriff North Babylon 2014
7:02.00 Julia Rubin-Armstrong Onteora 2014
7:03.38 Rachel Garn Marcellus 2014
7:04.17 Victoria Ingram Smithtown West 2014
Division 1 
  1    166 Kate Zendell                  10 Suffern-1           6:49.54 
  2    366 Laura Leff                    11 West Genesee-1      6:52.56 
  3    571 Valerie Palermo               12 Web. Schroeder-1    6:54.94 
  4   1138 Jessica Scheriff              11 North Babylon-1     6:57.28 
  5    257 Keelin Hollowood              12 Saratoga-1          7:00.44 
  8   1154 Victoria Ingram               11 Smithtown West-1    7:04.17
Division 2 
  6    955 Julia Rubin-Armstrong         11 Onteora-2           7:02.00 
  7    337 Rachel Garn                   11 Marcellus-2         7:03.38 
 12    526 Hannah Cole                   12 Honeoye Falls-2     7:06.74 
 15    803 Tristynn Mercedes             12 Clarke-2            7:12.24 
 16    619 Megan Baritot                 12 East Aurora-2       7:14.02 
 18    132 Brooke Madry                  10 Nanuet-2            7:17.04
   
Long Jump
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Brittany Bryant (Cornwall) 19-5.75, State Record: 20-11, Meet Record: 20-7, State Qualifier Mark: 17-5 (D1) - 17-00 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

McKyla Brooks has tackled a lesser load than asked of her at the Indoor State Meet, concentrating only on her jumps in this competition.  Should she repeat her season best, she will be hard to defeat.
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Top Athletes- Overall
19-4.5 McKyla Brooks Frontier 2015
18-8.5 Lexi Kavanuagh Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (VVS) 2013
18-7.5 Anointing Onuoha Valley Stream North 2014
18-7w Alicia Donaldson New Rochelle 2014
18-7 Imani McGhee Brentwood 2014
18-5 Sunja Joseph Sachem North 2014
18-4.5 Emily Jiang Ardsley 2014
18-3.25 Mallory Honan Northeastern Clinton 2013
18-1 Austin Nagelhout Kenmore East 2015
18-0 Jalilissa Marcus St. Edmund Prep 2013
Division 1 
  1    629 McKyla Brooks                 10 Frontier-1         19-04.50 
  2    857 Anointing Onuoha              11 VS North-1         18-07.50 
  3   1116 Imani McGhee                  11 Brentwood-1        18-07.00 
  3    137 Alicia Donaldson              11 New Rochelle-1     18-07.00 
  5   1149 Sunja Joseph                  11 Sachem North-1     18-05.00 
  6    637 Austin Nagelhout              10 Kenmore East-1     18-01.00
Division 2 
  1    364 Lexi Kavanuagh                12 VVS-2              18-08.50 
  2    102 Emily Jiang                   11 Ardsley-2          18-04.50 
  3    709 Mallory Honan                 12 NE Clinton-2       18-03.25 
  4   1343 Jalilissa Marcus              12 St. Edmund Prep2   18-00.00 
  5    940 Cora Butler                   12 New Paltz-2        17-10.00 
  6    712 Kaylia Carper                 11 Plattsburgh-2      17-07.50
   
Triple Jump
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Odrine Belot (Kellenberg) 39-1.75, State Record: 42-4, Meet Record: 41-4.25, State Qualifier Mark: 37-3 (D1) - 36-3 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

When you hit forty-one feet, you begin to get a lot of attention from the competition.  Anisa Toppin has had some very long fouls as of late, and if one connects, the state record may be in jeaporady.  Of course, that is if the weather cooperates as well.
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Top Athletes- Overall
41-2 Anisa Toppin Bay Shore 2014
39-3 Cora Butler New Paltz HS 2013
38-11.5 Wilvlyne Lauredent North Rockland 2014
38-10.25 McKyla Brooks Frontier 2015
38-9 Kelsey Palomino Bay Shore 2013
38-6 Anointing Onuoha Valley Stream North 2014
38-2 Sadira Brown Sweet Home 2015
37-9.25 Madeline Zimmerman Briarcliff 2013
37-5 Mallory Honan Northeastern Clinton 2013
Division 1 
  1   1104 Anisa Toppin                  11 Bay Shore-1        40-02.00 
  2    142 Wilvlyne Lauredent            11 North Rockland-1   38-11.50 
  3    629 McKyla Brooks                 10 Frontier-1         38-10.25 
  4   1103 Kelsey Palomino               12 Bay Shore-1        38-09.00 
  5    857 Anointing Onuoha              11 VS North-1         38-06.00 
  6    654 Sadira Brown                  10 Sweet Home-1       38-02.00
Division 2 
  1    940 Cora Butler                   12 New Paltz-2        39-03.00 
  2   1313 Meghan Krawiec                10 Immaculata-2       38-09.00 
  3    107 Natalie Zimmerman             12 Briarcliff-2       37-09.25 
  4    709 Mallory Honan                 12 NE Clinton-2       37-05.00 
  5    344 Alycia Atwell-Chwazik         10 Remsen-2           36-08.50 
  6    627 Mackenzie Wright              11 Falconer-2         36-07.25
   
High Jump
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Kaitlin Whitehorn (John Glenn) 5-8, State Record: 6-0.75, Meet Record: 6-0, State Qualifier Mark: 5-3 (D1) - 5-0 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

With the states' top two athletes over 5-7, and both not in the competition, the jumps become very unpredictable, as will the weathers effect on the competition.
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Top Athletes- Overall
5-6 Jackie Crundon Walt Whitman 2013
5-6 Lauren Hudson Williamsville North 2014
5-6 Dana Husband Rome Free Academy (RFA) 2013
5-5 Madison Rowland Shaker 2013
5-5 Elaina Hobbs Valley Stream North 2015
5-5 Samanth Hjelmar Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 2016
5-5 Faith Penny East Islip 2015
5-4.25 Lucy Ford Cooperstown 2014
Division 1 
  1   1160 Jackie Crunden                12 Walt Whitman-1      5-06.00 
  1    665 Lauren Hudson                 11 Wmsvl. North-1      5-06.00 
  1    351 Dana Husband                  12 Rome-1              5-06.00 
  4    856 Elaina Hobbs                  10 VS North-1          5-05.00 
  4    216 Samantha Hjelmer               9 Burnt Hills-1       5-05.00 
  4    265 Madison Rowland               12 Shaker-1            5-05.00
Division 2 
  9    309 Lucy Ford                     11 Cooperstown-2       5-04.25 
 10    921 Hannah Baker                  12 Marlboro-2          5-04.00 
 10    650 Brittany Feldman              11 Southwestern-2      5-04.00 
 10    237 Keishorea Armstrong           12 Emma Willard-2      5-04.00 
 10    439 Brittney Herrick              11 Oneonta-2           5-04.00 
 10    251 Amanda Roney                  11 Middleburgh-2       5-04.00
   
Pole Vault
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Alexis Bartholomew (Binghamton) 12-0, State Record: 13-9, Meet Record: 13-5, State Qualifier Mark: 10-6 (D1) - 10-0 (D2)
 

State of the Action:

Jenn Thill is still on the mend, and a 12-6 jump that won the Indoor State title could put the competition away.   However, only twelve feet even won last year, so anything can happen.
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Top Athletes- Overall
12-3 Jenn Thill Lancaster 2013
12-1 Kari Stromhaug Vestal 2015
12-1 Marisa Robbins Goshen 2013
11-9 Zoe Camillaci Hilton 2015
11-9 Grace Weisbecker Red Hook 2013
11-7 Ireland Armstrong Bath-Haverling 2013
Division 1 
  1    645 Jenn Thill                    12 Lancaster-1        12-03.00 
  2    453 Kari Stromhaug                10 Vestal-1           12-01.00 
  3    913 Marisa Robbins                12 Goshen-1           12-00.50 
  4    521 Zoe Camillaci                 10 Hilton-1           11-09.00 
  7    248 Kendra Lizzote                12 Guilderland-1      11-03.00 
  7    217 Kalli Manly                    9 Burnt Hills-1      11-03.00
Division 2 
  4    962 Grace Weisbecker              12 Red Hook-2         11-09.00 
  6    502 Ireland Armstrong             12 Bath-Haverling-2   11-07.00 
  9    501 Jessica DeAngelo              11 Alexander-2        11-00.00 
 17    618 Jennifer Wasielewski          11 Depew-2            10-00.00 
 17    905 Sarah Haley                   12 Dover -2           10-00.00 
 17    651 Alena Woodarek                11 Springville-2      10-00.00
   
Shot Put
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Briyah Brown (New Rochelle) 42-6.5, State Record: 49-9.5, Meet Record: 48-3, State Qualifier Mark: 38-3 (D1) - 35-7 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

Briyah Brown is the defending champion, and has only improved all year.  Give her a shot over forty-five feet, and the repeat may very well be awarded.
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Top Athletes- Overall
46-0.75 Briyah Brown New Rochelle 2013
43-7 Tara Belinsky Manhasset 2014
41-9 Jesse Dhaliwall Grand Island 2014
41-7.5 McKenzie Kuehlewind Lancaster 2014
40-8 Victoire Kothor Greece-Athena 2014
39-7.5 Karmen Auble Warsaw 2014
39-4.5 Miranda Daucher Alden 2013
Division 1 
  1    133 Briyah Brown                  12 New Rochelle-1     46-00.75 
  2    835 Tara Belinsky                 11 Manhasset-1        43-07.00 
  3    630 Jesse Dhaliwall               11 Grand Island-1     41-09.00 
  4    641 McKenzie Kuehlewind           11 Lancaster-1        41-07.50 
  5    519 Victorie Kothor               11 Greece Athena-1    40-08.00 
  6    843 Celeste Pipia                 11 Sewanhaka-1        39-02.75
Division 2 
  1    564 Karmen Auble                  11 Warsaw-2           39-07.50 
  2    529 Sydney Kurtic                 12 Honeoye Falls-2    39-06.00 
  3    601 Miranda Daucher               12 Alden-2            39-04.50 
  4    244 Zoe Doolittle                 11 Glens Falls-2      38-06.00 
  5    610 Stephanie Lombardo            11 Cheektowaga-2      38-05.00 
  6    438 Brooke Bonney                 11 Norwich-2          37-04.00
   
Discus
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Mariah Mays (Rome Free Academy) 128-0, State Record: 172-0, Meet Record: 166-5, State Qualifier Mark: 116-01 (D1) - 106-5 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

Lancaster's Jesse Dhaliwall comes from a long legacy of good throwers, and has a clear edge on the competition.
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Top Athletes- Overall
144-9 Jesse Dhaliwall Grand Island 2014
134-2 Briyah Brown New Rochelle 2013
133-0 Sydney Kurtic Honeoye Falls-Lima (HFL) 2013
132-9 Jaskiran Dhaliwall Grand Island 2014
132-0 Mariah Mays Rome Free Academy (RFA) 2015
128-9 Diamond Jackson Sachem East 2013
127-4 Deidree Golbourne Westbury 2013
127-2 McKenzie Kuehlewind Lancaster 2014
126-0 Maria Jackson Hilton 2013
123-7 Stephanie Lombardo Cheektowaga 2014
123-3 Miranda Daucher Alden 2013
Division 1 
  1    630 Jesse Dhaliwall               11 Grand Island-1       144-09 
  2    353 Mariah Mays                   10 Rome-1               132-00 
  3   1144 Diamond Jackson               12 Sachem East-1        128-09 
  4    858 Deidree Golbourne             12 Westbury-1           127-05 
  5    641 McKenzie Kuehlewind           11 Lancaster-1          127-02 
  6    523 Maria Jackson                 12 Hilton-1             126-00
Division 2 
  1    529 Sydney Kurtic                 12 Honeoye Falls-2      133-00 
  2    610 Stephanie Lombardo            11 Cheektowaga-2        125-10 
  3    601 Miranda Daucher               12 Alden-2              123-04 
  4    438 Brooke Bonney                 11 Norwich-2            122-04 
  5    244 Zoe Doolittle                 11 Glens Falls-2        120-03 
  6    240 Acacia Larson                 12 Emma Willard-2       120-02
   
4x100m relay
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Medgar Evers 46.70, State Record: 46.16, Meet Record: 46.70, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 49.24 (D1) - 50.74
 

State of the Action:

New Rochelle may be state leaders, but Medgar Evers has given up their marquee event, the 4x400m, to try to return to the mid-46 marks they were clocking last year.  It will be a battle.
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Top Teams - Overall
46.99 New Rochelle
47.53 Medgar Evers Prep
47.70 North Babylon
48.13 Lancaster
48.37 Sachem North
48.81 Kingston
48.83 Canandaigua
48.83 Saratoga Springs
48.85 Curtis
Division 1 
  1  New Rochelle-1                                         46.99 
     1) 141 Ashley Wiggins 11           2) 137 Alicia Donaldson 11        
     3) 134 Rasheeda Bull 11            4) 136 Symone Darius 9            
     5) 139 Victoria Jones-Alleyne 9    6) 138 Asima Dubose 11            
  2  Medgar Evers-1                                         47.53 
     1) 1233 Brenessa Thompson 10       2) 1229 Martina Brown 10          
     3) 1234 Paige Thompson Charle 12   4) 1230 Janai Cameron 10          
     5) 1232 Ashley Tasher 11           6) 1227 Kadecia Baird 12          
  3  North Babylon-1                                        47.70 
     1) 1135 Nailah Jones 10            2) 1134 Danae Glover 11           
     3) 1136 Ashley Mandat 12           4) 1132 D'Jai Baker 9             
     5) 1137 Teena Mobley 12            6) 1133 Maniqua Banister 12       
  4  Lancaster-1                                            48.13 
     1) 643 Molly Scarpello 9           2) 638 Tiffany Cycon 10           
     3) 642 Allie Mazur 10              4) 644 Lauren Sullivan 12         
     5) 640 Ashley Grazen 9             6)                                
  5  Sachem North-1                                         48.37 
     1) 1150 Alyssa Leto 10             2) 1148 Kelly Gardner 9           
     3) 1152 Emily Rathmann 12          4) 1151 Melissa Michels 11        
     5) 1147 Nikki Fogarty 10           6) 1149 Sunja Joseph 11
Division 2 
  1  Elmira Notre Dame-2                                    49.80 
     1) 420 Brittany Schutrum 12        2) 422 Mara Skordynski 12         
     3) 421 Victoria Schutrum 9         4) 423 Jenny Smithers 11          
     5) 418 Deborah Diarra 10           6) 419 Mary Pelkowski 12          
  2  Hackley-2                                              49.95 
     1) 1401 Julia Baker 10             2) 1403 Raechelle Emanuel 10      
     3) 1404 Alyza Ngbokoli 12          4) 1402 Tessa Cavanaugh 12        
  3  Emma Willard-2                                         50.30 
     1) 238 Mikayla Culnan 9            2) 242 Kristin Steed 10           
     3) 241 Pascale Stain 11            4) 237 Keishorea Armstrong 12     
     5) 239 Zoe Fowler 11               6)                                
  4  Bath-Haverling-2                                       50.33 
     1) 506 Miranda Smalt 9             2) 503 Angela Binkowski 10        
     3) 502 Ireland Armstrong 12        4) 504 Lauren Cook 9              
     5) 505 Ashley Russell 12           6) 507 Sarah Warriner 10          
  5  Holland-2                                              50.38 
     1) 632 Chelsea Grupp 11            2) 633 Julia Grupp 8              
     3) 634 Christina Kolbmann 10       4) 636 Nicole Schwab 12           
     5) 635 Sam Maloy 11                6) 631 Jillian Faltyn 12          
  5  Amherst-2                                              50.38 
     1) 603 Josette Dawson 11           2) 604 Emily Irish-Ryan 12        
     3) 606 Gabie Montalbano 12         4) 605 Amina Lewis 11             
     5) 602 Chanel Boone 11             6) 607 Aubrey Rockoff 9
   
4x400m relay
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Garden City 3:45.25, State Record: 3:39.77, Meet Record: 3:42.60, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 3:56.84 (D1) - 4:06.14 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

With so many teams seeded so close, it is hard to pick a favorite, yet Garden City beat equal odds to become the Indoor State Champs as well.
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Top Teams - Overall
3:49.37 Suffern
3:50.45 Garden City
3:52.67 Half Hollow Hills East (HHH)
3:52.72 Colonie
3:52.87 Uniondale
3:54.63 Newburgh Free Academy
3:55.30 Shenendehowa
3:55.55 Monroe-Woodbury
3:55.60p North Babylon
Division 1 
  1  Suffern-1                                            3:49.37 
     1) 163 Imani Solan 10              2) 152 Sarah Adler 12             
     3) 164 Soraya Theard 12            4) 160 Kamryn McIntosh 8          
     5) 156 Kyra Greenbaum 8            6) 165 Terisha Theodore 10        
  2  Garden City-1                                        3:50.45 
     1) 821 Emily Cafaro 11             2) 822 Emma Gallagher 10          
     3) 823 Laura Jaeger 11             4) 824 Kelly Lawkins 11           
     5) 825 Kelly Punturo 11            6)                                
  3  Half Hollow Hills East-1                             3:52.67 
     1) 1118 Mary Chimezie 9            2) 1119 Lauren Keschner 10        
     3) 1120 Christina Perrier 11       4) 1121 Tiffany Perrier 12        
     5) 1122 Tivoni Taylor 12           6)                                
  4  Colonie-1                                            3:52.72 
     1) 226 Mikeisha Kelly 10           2) 224 Alicia Bousa 12            
     3) 228 Allyson Oertel 9            4) 225 Kiersten Kaminski 10       
     5) 227 Nadia Nowak 12              6)                                
  5  Uniondale-1                                          3:52.87 
     1) 850 Kristina Cherrington 9      2) 851 Timaya Forehand 12         
     3) 852 Crystal Green 10            4) 853 Kadesha Roberts 12         
     5) 854 Ashley Souffrant 11         6) 855 Michala Webster 10
Division 2 
  1  Academy of Holy Names-2                              3:55.88 
     1) 203 Mikaila Ford 12             2) 201 Kaitlin Close 10           
     3) 206 Estela Smith 10             4) 208 Lydia Williams 7           
     5) 207 Leah Triller 11             6)                                
  2  Friends Academy-2                                    3:56.44 
     1) 811 Katrina Garry 11            2) 812 Lydia Graham 11            
     3) 814 Katherine Hom 10            4) 815 Domenica Lostritto 12      
     5) 819 Maureen Sullivan 12         6) 820 Candace Taylor 11          
  3  Irvington-2                                          3:57.29 
     1) 125 Emily Friedman 11           2) 130 Shannon Spencer 11         
     3) 128 Kira Murphy 12              4) 127 Kiana Lee 10               
     5) 124 Anna Canning 11             6) 129 Lizzie Reilly 10           
  4  Bronxville-2                                         3:58.69 
     1) 116 Hilary Rizzo 9              2) 108 Courtney Campbell 11       
     3) 113 Lise Hudson 11              4) 119 Kaitlin Ryan 8             
     5) 117 Meredith Rizzo 12           6) 120 Jess Tighe 11              
  5  Elmira Notre Dame-2                                  3:58.84 
     1) 420 Brittany Schutrum 12        2) 423 Jenny Smithers 11          
     3) 422 Mara Skordynski 12          4) 418 Deborah Diarra 10          
     5) 421 Victoria Schutrum 9         6) 419 Mary Pelkowski 12
   
4x800m relay
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Fayetteville-Manlius 9:00.28, State Record: 8:46.98, Meet Record: 8:49.88, State Qualifier Mark (FAT): 9:15.34 (D1) - 9:39.74 (D2)
 

State of the Action:

Suffern has been the talk of the town since they set that US #2 mark at Fast Times.  Right behind them in the same race was US #5 Warwick Valley, who will push the young Suffern Squad all the way.
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Top Teams- Overall
9:00.24 Suffern
9:04.20 Warwick Valley
9:10.66 Bronxville
9:11.85 Northport
9:14.26 Academy of the Holy Names
9:15.21 Monroe-Woodbury
9:15.77 Rush Henrietta Sperry
9:16.69 Fayetteville-Manlius
9:17.66 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
9:22.67 Corning
9:23.14 Colonie
9:24.98 Syosset
Division 1 
  1  Suffern-1                                            9:00.24 
     1) 166 Kate Zendell 10             2) 152 Sarah Adler 12             
     3) 161 Amrita Persaud 11           4) 160 Kamryn McIntosh 8          
     5) 154 Anna Breton 10              6) 157 Jumana Khatib 12           
  2  Warwick Valley-1                                     9:04.20 
     1) 974 Agnes Eigo 9                2) 975 Kathleen FitzGerald 12     
     3) 976 Darby Ginley 11             4) 978 Megan Reilly 9             
     5) 979 Jessica Stokkeland 12       6) 973 Shannon Bauer 12             
  4  Northport-1                                          9:11.85 
     1) 1139 Brigid Brennan 11          2) 1143 Sarah Zieve 12            
     3) 1142 Jackie Thorne 9            4) 1141 Amelia Kuehn 9            
     5) 1140 Marissa Cossaro 12         6)                                
  6  Monroe-Woodbury-1                                    9:15.21 
     1) 929 Melissa Ganz 12             2) 935 Noelle LaDue 10            
     3) 928 Kat Frey 11                 4) 926 Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli 9  
     5) 931 Alexis Gomez 10             6) 934 Katie Kern 10              
  7  Rush-Henrietta-1                                     9:15.77 
     1) 551 Emma Jones 12               2) 554 Sioban Quinn 10            
     3) 549 Alex Cooper 10              4) 548 Xaelel Allen-Caballero 10  
     5) 555 Ceara Watson 10             6) 552 Alana MacDonald 12         
  8  Fayetteville-Manlius-1                               9:16.69 
     1) 311 Katie Brislin 12            2) 316 Hannah Smith 12            
     3) 315 Olivia Ryan 10              4) 312 Michelle Duffy 12          
     5) 313 Jessica Howe 10             6) 314 Alana Pearl 11
Division 2 
  3  Bronxville-2                                         9:10.66 
     1) 108 Courtney Campbell 11        2) 116 Hilary Rizzo 9             
     3) 119 Kaitlin Ryan 8              4) 117 Meredith Rizzo 12          
     5) 111 Delia Hayes 10              6) 112 Emilie Hoffer 11           
  5  Academy of Holy Names-2                              9:14.26 
     1) 207 Leah Triller 11             2) 201 Kaitlin Close 10           
     3) 204 Catherine Maloy 12          4) 206 Estela Smith 10            
     5) 208 Lydia Williams 7            6) 202 Morgan Cooper 12           
 12  Canton-2                                             9:29.24 
     1) 1009 Maria Ricalton 10          2) 1003 Gemma DelRossi 11         
     3) 1004 Rebecca DelRossi 11        4) 1007 Laura Pierce 11           
     5) 1005 Paige Hamilton 11          6)                                
 13  Friends Academy-2                                    9:30.67 
     1) 811 Katrina Garry 11            2) 815 Domenica Lostritto 12      
     3) 819 Maureen Sullivan 12         4) 820 Candace Taylor 11          
     5) 813 Harmony Grodsky 11          6) 818 Catherine Sullivan 10      
 14  Onteora-2                                            9:33.22 
     1) 953 Kaitlyn King 11             2) 956 Sarah Rudge 9              
     3) 955 Julia Rubin-Armstrong 11    4) 957 Emily Waligurski 12        
     5) 954 Avery Maillet 10            6) 958 Brenna Yearick-Riley 10    
 15  Bayport-Bluepoint-2                                  9:35.68 
     1) 1105 Kathleen Cibuls 9          2) 1107 Courtney Dooley 11        
     3) 1112 Katie Saroka 12            4) 1106 Taylor Darby 10           
     5) 1110 Rebecca Muschio 12         6)
   
Pentathalon
 
Event Info: 2012 Winner: Stephanie Izard (Sweet Home) 3374, State Record: 3783, Meet Record: 3614, State Qualifier Mark: 2920 (D1) - 2620 (D2)
 

State of the Action: 

Shayla Broughton is the freshmen state record holder in the event at 3273, and will be tough to beat, as she is also state ranked in the High Jump and Hurdles.
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Top Athletes- Overall 
  1   1161 Emily Astarita                12 Ward Melville-1        3429 
  2   1228 Shayla Broughton               9 Medgar Evers-1         3273 
  3    261 Isabella Borini               12 Schalmont-2            3097 
  4    169 Nicole Bartosch               12 Yorktown-1             3068 
  5   1102 Nailah Braxton                12 Bay Shore-1            3064 
  6    246 Chanel Thomas                 11 Gloversville-1         3037 
  7    303 Kylee Bartlett                10 APW-2                  3001 
  8   1416 Frances Lodge                 10 Spence School-2        2970 
  9    960 Meredith Przybocki            12 Pine Bush-1            2968 
 10    263 Hannah Madison                12 Shaker-1               2961
 
Photo Credit - 400m, 1500m, Pole Vault - Ron Kalasinskas,  High Jump, Long Jump, Discus - Bill Wende