Benjamin (47.1), Beram (46.2) Battle On Anchor At Somers Lions

Kyle Brazeil

Somers, NY - The last big invite before Loucks, Somers allows athletes to bump down their seeds times, in pursuit of the incoming competition.  Still, some very noteworthy performances were put in the books, before the rain rolled in to close the meet.

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Boys 4x400m
State of the Action:  As the rain was rolling in, and the meet winding down, Bethlehem had a 5m lead heading into the final exchange.  Playing chase would be Rai Benjamin, US #1 over 400m Hurdles, as well as Trenten Beram, All-American finalist over 200m indoors.  Benjamin had a 8m lead on Beram, and took off after the leader.  He quickly made up the stagger, and blew past.  Meanwhile, Beram did the same, closing the gap slowly.  Benjamin would win the relay, but not before Beram made up about 6m on the leader.  Benjamin would split 47.07handtime, while Beram clocked a staggering 46.16handitme.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
  1 Mount Vernon  'A'                                   3:22.62  
  2 Arlington (A)  'A'                                  3:22.85  
  3 Bethlehem (A)  'A'                                  3:26.53  
  4 Somers (B)  'A'                                     3:36.35  
  5 John Jay EF (A)  'A'                                3:37.06  
  6 Carmel (A)  'A'                                     3:45.97  
  7 John Jay CR (B)  'A'                                3:47.86
   
Girls 4x200m
State of the Action:  Running with two alternates, National Champs New Rochelle, still clocked in a win.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
  1 New Rochelle (A)  'A'                               1:43.67   1
  2 Bronxville (C)  'A'                                 1:48.61   1
  3 Brewster (B)  'A'                                   1:49.46   1
  4 John Jay EF (A)  'A'                                1:50.00   1
  5 John Jay CR (B)  'A'                                1:51.18   2
  6 Ossining (A)  'A'                                   1:51.32   1
   
Boys 4x200m
State of the Action:   Hackley looked strong through the exchanges, and came away with the win through a balanced squad.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
  1 Hackley (C)  'A'                                    1:29.11   1
  2 Mt. Vernon (A)  'A'                                 1:30.26   1
  3 Lakeland/Panas (A)  'A'                             1:32.58   1
  4 Somers (B)  'A'                                     1:33.72   1
  5 Beacon (B)  'A'                                     1:34.17   2
  6 Stepinac (A)  'A'                                   1:34.78   2
  7 Putnam Valley (B)  'A'                              1:36.72   2
  8 Monticello (B)  'A'                                 1:36.88   1
  9 John Jay EF (A)  'A'                                1:38.47   2
   
Boys 4x800m
State of the Action:   Mike Delfay held off a strong contingency of rivaling schools to win the 4x800m
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Top Athletes - Overall 
  1 Brewster (B)  'A'                                   8:12.94  
  2 Bethlehem (A)  'A'                                  8:13.41  
  3 Arlington (A)  'A'                                  8:14.05  
  4 Carmel (A)  'A'                                     8:41.47  
  5 Minisink Valley (A)  'A'                            8:45.35  
  6 Ossining (A)  'A'                                   8:54.00 
   
Boys 4xMile
State of the Action: Arlington repeats their win from 2013, coming back with another title.
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  1 Arlington (A)  'A'                                 18:34.50  
  2 Bronxville (C)  'A'                                18:42.60  
  3 Lakeland/Panas (A)  'A'                            18:56.60  
  4 John Jay CR (B)  'A'                               19:02.90  
  5 Nanuet (B)  'A'                                    19:04.00  
  6 Fox Lane (A)  'A'                                  19:07.20
   
Girls 4xMile
State of the Action: Bronxville walks away with a US #2 in the event, splitting smoothly.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
Finals
  1 Bronxville (C)  'A'                                21:40.60  
  2 Nanuet (B)  'A'                                    22:15.20  
  3 Hackley (C)  'A'                                   22:35.80  
  4 Arlington (A)  'A'                                 23:30.20  
  5 Briarcliff (C)  'A'                                23:50.50  
  6 New Rochelle (A)  'A'                              23:55.40
   
 
   
Boys SMR
State of the Action:  Aiming for the qualification standard for Nationals, LP ran hard from the gun, holding off the competition.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
  1 Lakeland/Panas (A)  'A'                             3:39.00   1
  2 John Jay EF (A)  'A'                                3:42.90   1
  3 Beacon (B)  'A'                                     3:44.70   1
  4 Pawling (C)  'A'                                    3:47.30   1
  5 Nanuet (B)  'A'                                     3:48.30   2
  6 Somers (B)  'A'                                     3:48.80   1
  7 Byram Hills (B)  'A'                                3:50.60   3
   
Girls SMR
State of the Action:  Bronxville came back an hour later with another relay, to win the SMR.
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Top Athletes - Overall 
  1 Bronxville (C)  'A'                                 4:15.50   1
  2 Briarcliff (C)  'A'                                 4:18.60   1
  3 John Jay EF (A)  'A'                                4:23.70   1
  4 John Jay CR (B)  'A'                                4:26.50   2
  5 Somers (B)  'A'                                     4:26.60   1
  6 Mt. Vernon (A)  'A'                                 4:26.61   1
   
   
   
Boys 400m Hurdles
State of the Action:  The national leader took a cruise to a meet record, winning the event by three seconds.
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  1 Benjamin, Rai                Mount Vernon             53.54   1
  2 Malzo, Cullen                Lake/Panas (A)           56.05   1
  3 Kimmy, Conor                 Bethlehem (A)            56.96   1
  4 Diedrick, Nate               John Jay EF (A)          58.86   1
  5 Donohue, Jp                  Bronxville (C)           59.18   1
  6 Mistler-ferguson, Scott      Bethlehem (A)          1:00.42   1
  7 Morrill, David               Bethlehem (A)          1:00.81   2
  8 Cox, Ryan                    Lake/Panas (A)         1:01.39   2
   
Girls 100m
State of the Action:  Ashley Wiggins wins the open 100m, while Zola Golden goes NY #2 in the double distance.
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Finals
  1 Wiggins, Ashley              New Rochelle (A)         12.33  
  2 Donaldson, Alicia            New Rochelle (A)         12.55  
  3 Batiste, Janel               Hamilton (C)             12.66  
  4 Bull, Rasheeda               New Rochelle (A)         12.77  
  5 Francis, Jhada               Ossining (A)             12.93  
  6 Allen, Emma                  North Salem (C)          13.34 
  1 Golden, Zola                 Arlington (A)            24.38  
  1 Polvere, Emily               Somers (B)               27.25  
  1 Richards, Margot             Bronxville (C)           27.67  
  2 Donaldson, Alicia            New Rochelle (A)         26.64  
  3 Neville, Miracle             Mt. Vernon (A)           26.79  
  4 Bull, Rasheeda               New Rochelle (A)         27.22
   
Boys 100m/200m
State of the Action:  New State Leaders in both distances for Trenten Beram, with the 4x400m glory still on the horizon.
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Finals
  1 Beram, Trenten               Arlington (A)            10.64  
  2 Stallings, Will              Sleepy Hollow (B         11.16  
  3 Hamilton, Aaron              John Jay EF (A)          11.34  
  4 Ngbokoli, Elijah             Hackley (C)              11.38  
  5 Roderick, Anthony            Hackley (C)              11.66 
Finals
  1 Beram, Trenten               Arlington (A)            21.50  
  1 Stallings, Will              Sleepy Hollow (B         22.50  
  1 Housen, Cody                 Mount Vernon             22.79  
  1 Ngbokoli, Elijah             Hackley (C)              22.94  
  2 Dacres, Joshua               Lake/Panas (A)           23.22  
  2 Duncan, Terry                Monticello (B)           23.75
 
Girls 1500m
State of the Action:  Coming off her relay win over the mile the day before, Ryan came back to win the 1500m.
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  1 Ryan, Kaitlin                Bronxville (C)         4:49.12   1
  2 Hayes, Delia                 Bronxville (C)         4:53.66   1
  3 Gomba, Claire                Hackley (C)            4:55.97   1
  4 Hoffer, Emilie               Bronxville (C)         4:56.99   1
  5 germinado, ?                 John Jay CR (B)        4:57.44   2
  6 Bugara, Grace                Lake/Panas (A)         5:03.52   1
  7 Abbate, Bene                 Somers (B)             5:09.52   1
  8 Cortina, Andrea              Carmel (A)             5:09.95   2
  9 Lucas, Jasmyn                Peekskill (B)          5:10.84   2
 
Boys 1600m
State of the Action:  Junior James Asselmyer outkicked Steven  Booker, to win the early slow-going mile.
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  1 Asselmeyer, James            Arlington (A)          4:23.36   4
  2 Booker, Steven               Bethlehem (A)          4:23.87   4
  3 Delfay, Mike                 Brewster (B)           4:24.82   4
  4 Wimmers, Tom                 Arlington (A)          4:25.65   4
  5 Hazelwood, Kevin             Brewster (B)           4:27.78   4
  6 Angyal, Nik                  John Jay EF (A)        4:40.66   4
  7 Wax, Ian                     Briarcliff (C)         4:42.33   4
 
Girls 3000m
State of the Action:  Bella Burda returned to the track, winning the 3000m in 10:30.35.
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  1 Burda, Bella                 Arlington (A)         10:30.35  
  2 Stevenson, Julia             Hackley (C)           10:44.85  
  3 Davis, Allison               Minisink (A)          10:48.94  
  4 Pennacchio, Caroline         Briarcliff (C)        10:51.46  
  5 Lederman, Emily              Yorktown (A)          10:54.75  
  6 Nobles, Morgan               Bronxville (C)        10:59.35
 
Boys 3200m
State of the Action:  Coming down all the way from Albany, Noah Bell ran away with the title in the boys 3200m.
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  1 Bell, Noah                   Bethlehem (A)          9:34.22  
  2 Vinolas, Kevin               Minisink (A)           9:51.39  
  3 DiNome, Cole                 Briarcliff (C)         9:54.59  
  4 Nohilly, Eion                John Jay CR (B)        9:58.63  
  5 Torda, Ben                   Hastings (C)          10:00.66  
  6 Powhida, Simon               Bethlehem (A)         10:09.16  
  7 Dillon, Matthew              Arlington (A)         10:09.51  
  8 Gallagher, Ryan              Briarcliff (C)        10:09.69
 
Girls 400m
State of the Action:  Miracle Neville was one of two athletes to dip under 60secs, winning the field.
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  1 Neville, Miracle             Mt. Vernon (A)           59.21   1
  2 Hudson, Annelise             Bronxville (C)           59.79   1
  3 Ogindo, Chelsea              Peekskill (B)          1:00.97   1
  4 Johnson, Jordan              John Jay CR (B)        1:01.07   1
  5 Mandelkow, Lauren            Hen Hud (B)            1:01.85   1
  6 Hotchkin, Claire             Greeley (A)            1:02.11   3
  7 Tuman, Summer                Croton (C)             1:02.12   2
  8 Coon, Allie                  Arlington (A)          1:02.63   2
  9 Murray, Danielle             Pleasantville (C       1:02.90   2
 10 Roller, Anias                Lake/Panas (A)         1:03.24   3
 
Boys 400m
State of the Action:  Saving some in the tank for his 400m hurdles later in the day, Benjamin cruised to the win.
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  1 Benjamin, Rai                Mount Vernon             48.27   1
  2 Byabusha, Abdulhakem         Ossining (A)             49.92   1
  3 Housen, Cody                 Mount Vernon             50.02   1
  4 Barbara, Jake                Brewster (B)             51.31   2
  5 Worsley, Alex                Somers (B)               51.69   1
  6 Inzar, Darius                Hackley (C)              52.32   2
  7 Strauss, Ethan               Bethlehem (A)            52.33   2
  8 Sutherland, Nick             Bronxville (C)           52.43  
 
Girls 800m
State of the Action:  Bronxville begins their sweep of the event with a 2:15 performance from the Broncos senior.
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  1 Campbell, Courtney           Bronxville (C)         2:15.33   1
  2 Ogindo, Chelsea              Peekskill (B)          2:17.17   1
  3 Feuer, Sophie                Briarcliff (C)         2:17.84   1
  4 Rizzo, Hilary                Bronxville (C)         2:20.19   1
  5 Nagpaul, Sunny               Lake/Panas (A)         2:23.36   1
  6 Mcfall, Kylie                Arlington (A)          2:24.89   1
  7 Johnson, Jordan              John Jay CR (B)        2:27.05   1
 
Boys 800m
State of the Action:  John Flannery kicked the last quarter to win the race against a strong field.
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  1 Flannery, John               Bronxville (C)         1:54.80   1
  2 Morrison, Steve              Arlington (A)          1:57.46   1
  3 O'Connell, Martin            Eastchester (B)        1:57.67   1
  4 Flagler, Zach                Bethlehem (A)          1:58.98   1
  5 Hughes, John                 Haldane (C)            1:59.50   1
  6 Henderson, Theo              Haldane (C)            1:59.63   1
  7 Muniz, Benito                Carmel (A)             2:00.60   1
  8 Smith, Ben                   John Jay CR (B)        2:03.89   2
 
Boys High Jump
State of the Action:  With the conditions not cooperating, the high jump was won over 6-4.
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  1 Brown, James                 Beacon (B)             6-04.00  
  2 Martens, Liam                Bethlehem (A)          6-00.00  
  3 Banta, Paul                  Croton (C)             5-10.00  
  3 Kelly, James                 John Jay CR (B)        5-10.00  
  5 Welsh, Brendon               John Jay CR (B)        5-08.00  
  5 DiVittorio, Brent            Brewster (B)           5-08.00  
  5 Davis, Spencer               Somers (B)             5-08.00  
  5 Lux, Casey                   Somers (B)             5-08.00  
  9 O'Brien, Jack                Hen Hud (B)            5-06.00
 
 

 

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