New Names Rising in Section 4

Travis Miller

Cortland, NY - With some of Section 4's top athletes not yet competing, this weekend was a chance for new athletes to move up into the spotlight

Small School - Results - Photos

Large School - Results - Photos



Boys 3200m
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap- Both races were very close and were decided on the final lap. Eisenhut and Mancuso both had the best kick, and were able to pull away from the athletes tailing them in the final meters.
  1 Ben Eisenhut              12 Lansing                    10:10.83    Small School
  2 Garrett Butters           12 Elmira Notre Dame          10:12.64     
  3 Dylan Brickner            12 Marathon                   10:17.80     
  1 Logan Mancuso                Oneonta 1                  10:06.80    Large School
  2 Parrish Bridges              Owego 1                    10:11.90     
  3 Ilian Kozarski               Union Endicott 1           10:13.67


Girls 3000m
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap - The Yoder sisters went 1-2 in the small school race while the Corning xc team hit the track for the 1st time. Jess Lawson and Natalie Rogus led the 5-strong Corning contingent that all cruised home together under 11:40.
  1 Payton Yoder              08 Elmira Notre Dame          11:42.69    Small School
  2 Chase Yoder               10 Elmira Notre Dame          12:00.34      
  1 Natalie Rogus                Corning 1                  11:34.60    Large School
  2 Jessica Lawson               Corning 1                  11:34.66


Boys 1000m
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap- Evan Degraw ran out front by himself, and came through in 1st with relative ease. The large school race came down to a select group on the final lap. Owego's Joe McDonald pulled away from Micah Page to break the 2:40 barrier and post a NY Top-20 result.
  1 Evan DeGraw               11 Union Springs               2:45.98    Small School
  1 Joe McDonald                 Owego 1                     2:39.65    Large School
  2 Micah Page                   Horseheads 1                2:40.38     
  3 Boris Kozarski               Union Endicott 1            2:41.58     
  4 Rani Marhaba                 Vestal 1                    2:41.76


Girls 1000m
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap - Claire Melvin won with just over a second advantage over Tatianna Trajnor-Hill from Moravia. In the second race, Emily Mackay made her debut on the track after a breakout end to her XC season. Mackay took the lead out front early and easily rolled through in 3:20.
  1 Claire Melvin             10 Trumansburg                 3:32.87    Small School
  2 Tatianna Trajnor-Hill     11 Moravia                     3:33.76     
  1 Emily Mackay                 Union Endicott 1            3:20.10    Large School
  2 Meredith Briaman             Horseheads 1                3:26.67



Boys 55m
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Top Athletes - Overall

Recap- Dryden typically has quality sprinters, and with the Joyce brothers absent, the team's depth was displayed when they placed 2-4 while missing their Top-2. Kahyle Capers crashed the Dryden party and posted a time that would've placed in the Large School finals.

With 2 final heats, athletes had to fight against the clock and not worry about anyone else in their heat. That's exactly what Mike D'Andelo did. He won the "slow" heat of the large school finals and scored a 2nd place finish overall behind C.J. Bergman.

1.  Kahyle Capers(10)      Trumansburg                        06.91 Small School
2.  Gavin Marsh(10)        Dryden                             06.96
3.  Tor Wildenstein(11)    Dryden                             07.09
4.  Corey Seymour(9 )      Dryden                             07.165
1.  C.J. Bergman           Owego 1                            06.77 Large School
2.  Mike D'Angelo          Union Endicott 1                   06.84
3.  Jerry McPeak           Elmira District 1                  06.85
4.  Dylan Hunt             Vestal 1                           06.86



Girls 55m
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap - Deborah Diarra earns her 1st 55m win of the season while Michaela Burrell gets redemption for her narrow miss at the top spot last week in the Bomber Invite.
1.  Deborah Diarra(12)     Elmira Notre Dame                  07.60 Small School
2.  Mallory. Stillman(9 )  Sidney-Delhi-Unatego               07.65         
1.  Michaela Burrell       Corning 1                          07.45 Large School
2.  Tia Jones              Vestal 1                           07.49


Boys 600m
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Top Athletes - Overall

Recap- With Section 4's top ranked 600m runner Evan Degraw mixing it up in the 1k & 300, this race looked to be an easy win for Dean Howard. But it was Degraw's teammate Zach Balog who had a big race and almost made it two 600m victories in back to back weeks for Union Springs.

The Large School race had a completely different finish. Ricky Houghtelling ran his 1st 600m of the season, and after opening a large gap in the 1st 400m, no one was able to gain any ground as he ran to the 2nd fastest time in Section 4 this season.

  1 Dean. Howard              11 Sidney-Delhi-Unatego        1:29.35    Small School
  2 Zach Balog                11 Union Springs               1:29.56            
  1 Ricky Houghtelling           Elmira District 1           1:27.44    Large School
  2 Sean Strayer                 Horseheads 1                1:30.17


Girls 600m
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap - After spending most of her running career in the short sprints, Abbey Yatsko joined Dryden's newly created XC team this fall. After earning some quality results over 5k, she is transferring the distance confidence to the track. In her 1st attempt at the 600, she moved out front on the 1st lap then settle into a rhythm and cruised home to a new Section 4 best time of 1:42. So far this season it has been the small school athletes dominating the 600m. Lyndsey Lehr and Kaylee Uhl ran quality races, and Pearl Cooper was the only large school athlete to break 1:50.
  1 Abbey Yatsko              11 Dryden                      1:42.29    Small School
  2 Lyndsey Lehr              11 Lansing                     1:44.22     
  3 Kaylee Uhl                12 Waverly                     1:46.54     
  1 Pearl Cooper                 Corning 1                   1:47.45    Large School



Boys 55m Hurdles

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Top Athletes - Overall

Recap- While Jacob Cozzarin posted the fastest time amongst the small schools, Vestal placed 2 in the top-3 even with the absence of Chris Murphy. Dylan Hunt remains undefeated in the hurdles this season and looks well on his way to another trip to states.

  1 Jacob Cozzarin            12 Trumansburg                    8.58    Small School
  2 T.J. Robinson             12 Chenango Forks                 8.87     
  3 Nick Muldoon              11 Dryden                         8.98       
  1 Dylan Hunt                   Vestal 1                       7.96    Large School
  2 Tyler Hubeny                 Union Endicott 1               8.32     
  3 Kyle Kulp                    Vestal 1                       8.52


Girls 55m Hurdles
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap - Dryden and Sid-Del-Una dominated the smal school hurdles. With a 3rd Sid-Del-Una athlete placing 6th, the two schools earned all but one of the scoring places. Kari Stromhaug continues to win and hold onto her place at the top of the Section 4 rankings.
  1 Emma. Egli                12 Sidney-Delhi-Unatego           9.69    Small School
  2 Mackenzie Todd            12 Dryden                         9.76     
  3 Shaina Sullivan           11 Dryden                         9.88     
  4 Jessica. Champlin         10 Sidney-Delhi-Unatego           9.97          
  1 Kari Stromhaug               Vestal 1                       9.41    Large School
  2 Anne Wozniak                 Corning 1                      9.72

 



Boys 1600m

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Top Athletes - Overall

Recap- Patrick Hazlitt took the small school win a few seconds shy of his time from the Bomber Invite. In the large school race, Logan Mancuso came off his win in the 3200m looking for the 32/16 double. He moved to the front with 2 to go and set a pace that only John Sepelak could hang with. Sepelak proved to have more left in the tank as he unleased a punishing kick with 200m to go and extended his lead to the finish. Sepelak is now ranked 3rd in Section 4.

  1 Patrick Hazlitt           10 Watkins Glen                4:56.31    Small School
  2 Declan Kottmeier          11 Sidney-Delhi-Unatego        4:59.32     
  3 Dylan Brickner            12 Marathon                    5:00.69           
  1 John Sepelak                 Horseheads 1                4:44.16    Large School
  2 Logan Mancuso                Oneonta 1                   4:47.08     
  3 Ilian Kozarski               Union Endicott 1            4:49.56


Girls 1500m
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap - Pearl Cooper secured her 2nd win as she led a 1-2 Corning finish with Emily Niu. The small school race was a 2 athlete battle for 7.5 laps. Maria Staehr and Allison Morrow went back and forth the entire race with Staehr holding onto the lead and fighting back every time Morrow attempted to move in front. After biding her time, it was Morrow who would attack with 150m to go and power away to the win in an exciting race to watch. The apparent secret to success for Cooper and Morrow was the 600/1500 double. Both athletes competed in the 600 and came back just a short time later and won the 1500.
  1 Allison Morrow            9  Dryden                      5:32.81    Small School
  2 Maria Staehr              11 Union Springs               5:35.48        
  1 Pearl Cooper                 Corning 1                   5:29.53    Large School
  2 Emily Niu                    Corning 1                   5:32.20


Boys 300m

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Top Athletes - Overall

Recap- There is no shortage of talent from the small schools in the mid distances races this season. The small schools now hold the top 4 spots in the Section 300m rankings. Dan Harden has had an excellent start to his season for Marathon. After resetting his own LJ school record last week and ranking NY #3 and US #10, he hit the track and set the new top 300m time in Section 4. Degraw moved up into the lead with 60m to go, but Harden put in a huge surge down the final straight to bring him over the line 1st. Kyle Kulp scored a 300m win in the large school race after a solid 3rd place in the hurdles.

  1 Daniel Harden             11 Marathon                      37.17    Small School
  2 Evan DeGraw               11 Union Springs                 37.42     
  3 Dean. Howard              11 Sidney-Delhi-Unatego          37.96               
  1 Kyle Kulp                    Vestal 1                      38.27    Large School
  2 Jesus Caballero              Binghamton 1                  38.75     
  3 Sean Strayer                 Horseheads 1                  38.81


Girls 300m
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Recap - More impressive depth on display for the small schools. One of the many Yatsko - Diarra duels to be fought this season. Michaela Burrell earned the 55/300 double in the large school meet. Lyndsey Lehr held onto 3rd over Claire Melvin who closed strong. Abbey Yatsko slightly lowers her section leading time, and displays her dominance in this event.
  1 Abbey Yatsko              11 Dryden                        42.40    Small School
  2 Deborah Diarra            12 Elmira Notre Dame             43.91     
  3 Lyndsey Lehr              11 Lansing                       44.43     
  4 Claire Melvin             10 Trumansburg                   44.74     
  5 Julia Tantillo            12 Trumansburg                   45.42     
  6 Mallory. Stillman         9  Sidney-Delhi-Unatego          45.63     
  7 Victoria Schutrum         11 Elmira Notre Dame             45.99     
  1 Michaela Burrell             Corning 1                     43.75    Large School
  2 Tia Jones                    Vestal 1                      44.54     
  3 Nicole Leo                   Binghamton 1                  46.32


Boys Field Events

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Top Athletes - Overall

Recap- Tor Wildenstein takes top honors, with Gabe Enicks being the only other athletes over 20' on the weekend.

  1 Tor Wildenstein           11 Dryden                     20-08.75    Small School
  2 Tyson. McCarroll          11 Sidney-Delhi-Unatego       19-08.00    
  3 Daniel Harden             11 Marathon                   19-02.75                  
  1 Gabe Enicks                  Corning 1                  20-03.50    Large School
  2 Lucas Sutton                 Windsor 1                  19-03.50     
  3 Noah Holloway                Vestal 1                   18-11.00
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap - Huge performance from Jesus Caballero. Far beyond his 5-6 clearance at the Bomber Invite, and now the first Section 4 athlete to clear 6'. He sits tied at NY #12.
  1 Tyson. McCarroll          11 Sidney-Delhi-Unatego        5-08.00    Small School
  2 Brandon Damico            11 Moravia                     5-06.00     
  3 Christian English         11 Dryden                      5-04.00        
  1 Jesus Caballero              Binghamton 1                6-00.00    Large School
  2 Tyler Hubeny                 Union Endicott 1            5-08.00     
  3 David Bernstein              Norwich 1                   5-06.00


Girls Field Events

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Top Athletes - Overall

Recap- Kate Oteng-Bediako proved that her breakout win and school record at the Bomber Invite was no fluke. Freshman jumpers doing well this season. After a 13'7" last week, Brianna Schlicht soars to a 16'03" and near 3' improvement. Amari Hadlock is ranked 2nd in the section and had no trouble winning the large school meet.

  1 Kate Oteng-Bediako         9 Waverly                    16-11.75    Small School
  2 Brianna Schlicht          9  Dryden                     16-03.00     
  3 Anna. Egli                10 Sidney-Delhi-Unatego       14-10.50                       
  1 Amari Hadlock                Elmira District 1          16-02.50    Large School
  2 Emma Sexton                  Union Endicott 1           15-07.75     
  3 Taylor Jubilee               Corning 1                  15-07.50
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Top Athletes - Overall
Recap - Hight jump is heating up in Section 4. After securing the win Shaina Sullivan moved the bar up and nearly cleared the state standard and Dryden school record at 5'3". Julie Nemcek tied her performance from the Bomber Invite and won over Franny Sariego also at 5'. Behind Kari Stromhaug at 5'4", there are a bunch of athletes around the 5' mark. With quality competition, the state spots should be hotly contested this season.
  1 Shaina Sullivan           11 Dryden                      5-00.00    Small School
  2 Bailey Burr               10 Union Springs               4-10.00     
  1 Julie Nemcek                 Windsor 1                   5-00.00    Large School
  1 Franny Sariego               Corning 1                   5-00.00
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