Dual State Records For Arlington, National Leaders At Section 1 State Quals

Section 1 State Qualifier
Kyle Brazeil
   
Boys 55m
State of the Action:  Not a bad way for Arlington to start the day, as Trenten Beram went Section 1 #4 All-Time, as well as improving his own State Leading Mark, to win.
Top Athletes - Overall 
Finals                                                   Seed       Time
  1 Beram, Trenten               Arlington               6.42       6.40  
  2 Sapini, Justin               Spring Valle            6.71       6.63  
  3 Anderson, Fabian             Yonkers                 6.79       6.71  
  4 Pierre-Louis, Alec           Spring Valle            6.69       6.73 
   
Girls 55m
State of the Action:   Arlington swept the sprints, as Zola Golden only started off her day well here.
Top Athletes - Overall 
Finals                                                   Seed       Time
  1 Golden, Zola                 Arlington               7.26       7.18  
  2 Dodrill, Nicole              North Rockla            7.38       7.36  
  3 Batiste, Janel               Alexander Ha            7.33       7.42  
  4 Berk, Rachel                 Eastchester             7.37       7.50  
  5 Latty, Tsahi                 White Plains            7.50       7.51  
  6 Pierre, Gesnide              Spring Valle            7.56       7.59  
  7 Whittington-Cooper, Kenn     Mamaroneck              7.62       7.63  
  8 Meyers, Livvy                Scarsdale               7.61       7.64 

 
   
Boys 300m
State of the Action:  Hailing from Mount Vernon, Rai Benjamin nearly matches his PR in winning the 300m dash.
Top Athletes - Overall 
Finals                                                   Seed       Time 
  1 Benjamin, Rai                Mount Vernon           34.65      34.06  
  2 Beram, Trenten               Arlington              34.44      34.16  
  3 Brooks, Derrick              North Rockla           35.92      35.72  
  4 Pierre, Richardson           Spring Valle           35.95      36.36  
  5 Ideozu, Sean                 Mamaroneck             36.16      36.50  
  6 Cooper, Corey                Edgemont               36.32      37.45 
   
Girls 300m
State of the Action:   Talk about a race.  Symone Darius came in as the top seed, battling Zola Golden all season long.  However, unlike usual, Darius did not separate from Golden on the banked turns.  Staying even, Golden managed to get the edge at the line, to win the race in a new National Leader.  Not only that, but Zola Golden is now the New York State Junior Class Record holder in the event, as well as US #9 All-Time over 300m.  Darius improves her mark as well, now US #10 All-Time.  Not to shabby for a qualifier.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
Finals                                                   Seed       Time
  1 Golden, Zola                 Arlington              39.21      37.91  
  2 Darius, Symone               New Rochelle           38.55      38.01  
  3 Lee, Kianna                  Irvington              40.89      40.48  
  4 Edwards, Chelsea             Spring Valle           41.15      41.38  
  5 Neville, Miracle             Mount Vernon           42.59      42.66  
  6 Pierre, Gesnide              Spring Valle           42.70      44.49 
   
Boys 600m
State of the Action:  Pleasantville's Patrick Watts overcame a quick opening pace to win.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
Finals                                                   Seed       Time
  1 Watts, Patrick               Pleasantvill         1:24.53    1:22.81   4
  2 Benn, Jared                  Suffern              1:23.24    1:23.26   4
  3 Shah, Veeral                 Lakeland/Pan         1:24.85    1:23.86   4
  4 Giordano, Nick               Byram Hills          1:25.20    1:24.32   4
  5 Klein, Adam                  Clarkstown S         1:26.52    1:24.89   3
 
Girls 600m
State of the Action:  Shari Rauls separated from the pack early, winning the mid-sprint handidly.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
Finals                                                   Seed       Time
  1 Rauls, Shari                 Mamaroneck           1:39.52    1:36.09   3
  2 McFall, Kylie                Arlington            1:40.09    1:38.71   3
  3 Okun, Rachel                 White Plains         1:38.80    1:39.05   3
  4 Johnson, Jordan              JJCR                 1:39.80    1:39.68   3
  5 Cruz, Victoria               Clarkstown S         1:43.50    1:41.16   2
   
Boys 1000m
State of the Action:   Everyone in the audience knew, this was the race to watch.  Even with over half of the top ten seeds scratching from the event, the race went out flying, propelling two athletes into history.  First, it was Liam Purdy of North Rockland to cross the line, in a new National Leading mark.  Not only that, it would count as NY #3 All-Time, breaking apart the top three leaders from the same Yale race in 1983.  However, right behind him was Jimmy Asselmyer, of Arlington, who held onto the second position all the way through the line.  While only getting second, Asselmyer did manage to set the New York State Junior Class Record in the process, taking down Zavon Watkins' mark by only .01, as well as US #2 this year.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
                                                      Seed       Time  
  1 Purdy, Liam                  North Rockla         2:28.16    2:25.80   2
  2 Asselmeyer, James            Arlington            2:28.25    2:26.12   2
  3 Boston, Tim                  Suffern              2:29.74    2:29.75   2
  4 O'Connell, Martin            Eastchester          2:32.53    2:31.40   2
  5 Mahoney, Mike                Pearl River          2:39.08    2:36.53   2
   
 
   
Girls 1000m
State of the Action:  Many spectators were curious how the Rockland girls would split up the distance events, as both Kelly Hayes and Erin Jaskot were top contenders in both distance races.  Taking to the 1000m, former soccer player Jaskot took home the victory, despite a sore throat coming into the race, in a very fast performance.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
                                                      Seed       Time  
  1 Jaskot, Erin                 Tappan Zee           2:56.83    2:56.50   2
  2 Ogindo, Chelsea              Peekskill            2:59.47    2:59.94   2
  3 Devore, Katie                Mamaroneck           3:01.90    3:01.67   2
  4 Moky, Alison                 Fox Lane             2:59.64    3:07.19   2
  5 Madry, Brooke                Nanuet               3:08.28    3:07.28   2
  6 Chrappa, Argentina           Bronxville           3:07.60    3:08.09   2
   
Boys 1600m
State of the Action:   No surprise here, as Luke Gavigan is the top seed in the nation by a mile (ha, puns).  John Flannery took second behing him, and Benito Muniz made it with the State Standard, in a rebound race.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
                                                      Seed       Time  
  1 Gavigan, Luke                Tappan Zee           4:17.63    4:18.65   2
  2 Flannery, John               Bronxville           4:18.65    4:19.73   2
  3 Muniz, Benito                Carmel               4:23.87    4:20.74   2
  4 Shah, Kunal                  Lakeland/Pan         4:24.50    4:21.73   2
  5 Delfay, Mike                 Brewster             4:27.90    4:28.51   2
   
   
   
Girls 1500m
State of the Action:   With Kelly Hayes entered in the 1500m, against former National Leader Lauren Chapey, the race was bound to go out fast.  That it did, as the pair pushed eachother to new US #1 and #2's.
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Results 
                                                      Seed       Time  
  1 Hayes, Kelly                 Pearl River          4:38.51    4:37.33   2
  2 Chapey, Lauren               Mamaroneck           4:40.56    4:37.62   2
  3 Ayres, Kassidy               Tappan Zee           4:54.37    4:44.92   2
  4 Lord, Jamie                  North Rockla         4:50.87    4:45.61   2
  5 Rivas, Sindy                 New Rochelle         4:54.25    4:53.29   2
   
Boys 3200m
State of the Action:  It was only Brian Cook's second attempt at the distance this year, hence the slow seed, but all the speed work seemed to play to his advantage.  Entering with only the goal to break 9:12, Cook would go on to throw down a US #2 perfromance, lapping the entire field.
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Results 
                                                      Seed       Time  
  1 Cook, Brian                  Pearl River          9:41.10    9:05.14   2
  2 Burks, Alexander             Mamaroneck           9:42.00    9:38.57   2
  3 Acito, Jake                  North Salem          9:51.34    9:40.20   2
  4 O'Day, Ryan                  Rye Neck            10:01.18    9:48.30   2
  5 Primrose, Tom                Roy C. Ketch         9:48.20    9:49.50   2
  6 Torda, Benjamin              Hastings             9:49.91    9:50.40   2
   
Girls 3000m
State of the Action:  Bella Burda would return to her title as the long distance champion in Section 1, winning in just under 10 minutes.
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                                                      Seed       Time  
  1 Burda, Bella                 Arlington            9:55.85    9:59.98   2
  2 Flynn, Anna                  Ursuline             9:57.81   10:08.60   2
  3 Durcan, Ailish               Pearl River         10:34.08   10:34.06   2
  4 Harris, Alex                 North Rockla        10:36.71   10:38.16   2
 
Boys 4x800m
State of the Action:  Arlington returned in the 4x800m as the top seed, and put through four more individuals to their already hefty crew, which had won six events total at the meet.
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                                                        Seed       Time 
  1 Arlington  'A'                                    7:56.34    8:06.59  
  2 New Rochelle  'A'                                 8:16.98    8:11.78  
  3 Roy C. Ketcham  'A'                               8:29.12    8:25.07  
  4 Tappan Zee  'A'                                   8:17.08    8:27.41  
  5 Nanuet  'A'                                       8:37.90    8:27.64 
 
Girls 4x800m
State of the Action:  Both Suffern and Bronxville threw down the gamble, sacrificing individual events for the good of the relay.  Bronxville would end up taking Millrose, but Suffern came back to win at State Quals, in a new US #2 performance this year..
Results 
                                                        Seed       Time  
  1 Suffern  'A'                                      9:40.88    9:10.14  
  2 Bronxville  'A'                                   9:16.62    9:19.22  
  3 Ursuline  'A'                                     9:53.20    9:48.13  
  4 Arlington  'A'                                    9:52.94    9:56.80 
 
Other Boy Notables
State of the Action:  North Rockland swept in the Shot, and took home the title in the hurdles.
Results 
Boys 55 Meter Hurdles
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    Name                    Year School               Prelims     Finals
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Finals
  1 Wilson, Tarique              North Rockla            8.02       7.71  
  2 Etkind, Josh                 Clarkstown N            7.85       7.87  
  3 Elia, Danny                  Sleepy Hollo            7.92       7.93  
  4 Ackerman, Will               Arlington               8.08       7.93 


Boys Shot Put
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals
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  1 Favors, Eric                 North Rockla        61-01.00   59-11.50  
  2 Foley, Harrison              North Rockla        47-04.00   48-00.25  
  3 Brown, Damone                North Rockla        48-02.50   47-11.25  
  4 Altamuro, Jeremy             Harrison            47-10.25   47-08.00 
 
Other Girl Notables
State of the Action:  A pair-a Maria are headed to states for the walk, as Kaylyn Gordon has an excellent day in the pits.
Results 
Girls 1500 Meter Race Walk
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals  H#
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  1 Gorecki, Maria               Somers               7:19.21    7:21.01   2
  2 Garcia, Maria                North Rockla         7:23.20    7:22.27   2

Girls Triple Jump
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals
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  1 Gordon, Kaylyn               Ramapo              39-06.50   39-05.00 

Girls Long Jump
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals
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Finals
  1 Gordon, Kaylyn               Ramapo              18-08.25   17-09.25