Bishop Loughlin Games Meet Preview Blowout - How Many US #1

Bishop Loughlin Games
Kyle Brazeil


Seeded 600m
Statement: Emma Gallagher (Cardozo) will lead a very strong field of competitors. She is the three time defending NYS Champ, but there are a slew of girls looking to change that this year. Almost all ladies in the seeded heat will have broken under 56 seconds in the 400m, but most impressive is the freshmen from Pennsylvania, Sydni Townsend (St. John Neumann), who hit 54.49 as an 8th grader. Amanda Crawford (Paul Robeson) is another strong contender, currently US #4.
Tracking Shots

Names To Know:
Broadwater, Brooklynn Springside Chestnut, PA
Butler, Abbigale Thomas Jefferson
cherrington, kristina Uniondale
Close, Kaitlin Holy Names
Cowan, Emilie Columbia
Crawford, Amanda Paul Robeson
Gallegher, Emma Benjamin Cardozo
Kaminski, Kirsten Colonie
Kumi-Darfour, Golden South Lakes
McNeil, Nyjari Franklin
Newman, Sarah Kellenberg
Townsend, Sydni St. John Neumann Golletti, PA


Seeded 1000m
Statement: Every girl in the 10-person seeded section has hit 3-minutes flat or better. The outlier here is Megan Reilly (Warwick), who will be contesting the event for the first time. Undefeated in XC at the State level, she had to sit out her junior season due to illness. Well on the road to recovery, she could be a force in the race. Outside her, it looks to be Jazmine Fray (Kellenberg) and Jessica Drop (Coginchaug, CT) to be your leaders. Both have hit 2:54 in the 1000m, and could be coming out of the gates fast. Chelsea Ogindo (Peekskill) is the only other athlete under 3mins, while Kirkpatrick, Stremme, Grossman, and Turner are all on that 3-minute even mark.
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Names To Know:

Cueva-Scarpelli, Jessica Monroe Woodbury
DeCicco, Alex Sachem East
Drop, Jessica Coginchaug
Eigo, Agnes Warwick Valley
Fray, Jazmine Kellenberg
Gerland, Stephanie Garden City
Grossman, Jamie Harborfields
Harris, Nicole Delaware Mil
Kirkpatrick, Shaniqua Benjamin Cardozo
Lewin, Deidre Kellenberg
Lundy, Nia Benjamin Cardozo
Mansaray, Agnes Penn Wood
Means, Shalah Benjamin Cardozo
Ogindo, Chelsea Peekskill
Reilly, Megan Warwick Valley
Rettig, Taylor Massapequa
Stevensen, Julia Hackley School
Stremme, Rachel Ocean City
Turner, Terri Springside


Seeded 2mile
Statement: Anna Flynn (Ursuline) looks to be the class of the field here, trying to maintain her XC speed that brought her to Foot Locker another week. Freshmen Lydia Olivere (Padua, MD) looks to be the biggest challenger, having hit 18:02 on the cross country circuit over 5K. Aaliyah Regg-Wajid (Dewitt Clinton) and Kaylee Scott (Holy Names) will make up the local competition.
Tracking Shots

Names To Know:

Donovan, Kiera West Hempstead
Dyke, Kerry Mount St. Mary
Ferri, Caroline Garden City
Flynn, Anna Ursuline School
Foley, Caroline Tatnall
Gomba, Claire Hackley School
Ketchum, Ella Poly Prep
Kinkead, Jackie Central Buck
McClay, Taylor Eastport-South
Munks, Kathryn Monroe Woodbury
Olivere, Lydia Padua
Perez-Bossut, Elizabeth Benjamin Cardozo
Ramirez, Elise Sachem North
Rice, Sydney Notre Dame Academy
Romero, Valerie Sachem East
Rothstein, Lauren Warwick Valley
Scott, Kaylee Academy of Holy Names
Stevensen, Julia Hackley School
wajid, aaliyah Dewitt Clinton
Yamazaki, Erika Fiorello H. LaGuardia


Seeded Mile
Statement: This race could be flying. Bella Burda (Arlington) is well back being into form, the same kind of shape that garnered her 4:54 PR in the event. However, Marissa Sheva (Pennridge, PA) was a Millrose Qualifier last year, and her PR is three seconds faster. The two will battle it out in an attempt to solidify their spot back at Millrose.
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Names To Know:

Alvarez, Katie Springfield
Bugara, Grace Lakeland
Burda, Bella Arlington
Digman, Emily Burnt Hills
Fajardo, Lisa Bishop Kearney
Fisher, Laurel Garden City
Foley, Caroline Tatnall
Gerland, Jennifer Garden City
Glanz, Megan Delaware Military
Gomba, Claire Hackley School
Lamarque, Jennifer Hempstead
Martinez, Vicky Fox Lane
Nagpaul, Sunny Lakeland
Pagano, Catherine Northern Highland, NJ
Peterman, Sam Sweet Home
Rothaker, Janelle Burnt Hills
Scott, Alexis Burnt Hills
Sheva, Marissa Pennridge
Smith, Emily Unattached
Spadaccini, Erin Padua
Teklits, Quinn Tatnall
Track Chat:


55m
Statement: With the removal of Darius and Golden from the competition, Brenessa Thompson (Medgar Evers) is the reigning sprint queen of the Empire State. The reigning State Champ will have strong competition, but will be looking to take back her state lead.
Tracking Shots

Top Names To Know:

Brenessa Thompson (Medgar Evers) - 7.02

Alyssa Leto (Sachem North) - 7.17

Kayla Hylton (Lincoln-Way, IL) - 7.24

Miracle Nwobo (Port Richmond) - 7.27

Ariel Strunkey (Taft) - 7.36

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55 Hurdles
Statement: When it comes to Indoor Track, Medgar Evers rules the city. Shayla Broughton (Evers) is the top seed in every individual event she's entered, and the 55 hurdles may be her strongest.
Tracking Shots

Top Names To Know:

Shayla Broughton (Medgar Evers) - 8.16

Dominique Beltrez (Lakeland/Panas) - 8.37

Gabby Bennett (Winslow Township) - 8.38

Crystal Green (Uniondale) - 8.45

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300m
Statement: None of the girls in the field have broken 40secs over 300m, but with the slated lineup, that may very well change. State leader Ariel Strunkey (Taft) is the fastest of the field this year, but D'Jai Baker (Cardozo) has the wheels to catch her.
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Top Names to Know:

D'Jai Baker (Benjamin Cardozo) - 40.02

Ariel Strunkey (Taft) - 40.02

Brenessa Thompson (Medgar Evers) - 40.28

Crystal Green (Uniondale) - 40.85



Horizontal Jumps (Long/Triple)
Statement: Sara Freeman (Taft) is the state leader in the Long Jump, but the Long Island duo of Leah Blackall (Sachem North) and Nailah Jones (North Babylon) are some of the states top returners. Freeman will return for the triple jump, where Leah Moran (Holy Names), the D2 state champ outdoors, will be looking to challenge.
Tracking Shots

Names To Know:

Long Jump

Leah Blackall (Sachem North)

Nailah Jones (North Babylon)

Sara Freeman (Taft)

Megan Krawiec (Immaculata)


Triple Jump

Sara Freeman (Taft)

Maggie O'Keefe (Scarsdale)

Leah Moran (Holy Names)

Crystal Henderson (Longwood)

Sadira Brown (Sweet Home)

Jadah Tappin (Midwood)


Vertical Jumps (High/Pole Vault)
Statement: Broughton will have her hands full with Grace Smith (Bethlehem), as no one has broken out as a clear contender in the state for high jump just yet. The same situation finds itself in the pole vault, as Sam Beyar (Monroe-Woodbury) and Kalli Manly (Burnt Hills) are both looking for that 12 foot barrier.
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Names To Know:

Pole Vault

Sam Beyar (Monroe-Woodbury)

Kalli Manly (Burnt-Hills)


High Jump

Shayla Broughton (Medgar Evers)

Grace Smith (Bethlehem)

Sarah Kowpak (Bishop Molloy)

Sam Hjelmar (Burnt-Hills)


Throws (Shot)
Statement: New Jersey's Michelle Mazza (Ocean Township) has a solid PR around 42 feet, but New Rochelle is always deadly in the throwing events.
Tracking Shots

Names To Know:

Michella Mazza (Ocean Township, NJ)

Nijera Manuel (New Rochelle)

Monae Cooper (New Rochelle)