Hispanic Games Meet Recap - National Leaders Go Down In The New Year

Girls Distance

   
Girls 800m
State of the Action:  Around the first bend, all the finish line could see was a large pack of athletes, with hands flying into the air as if they were doing jumping-jacks in the back.  Those hands belonged to Catherine Pagano, national leader in the 1000m.  Suffering from a slow start, she was getting caught up on the competition in front of her.  She made her move at 300m, and surged to meet Jessica Drop, who wasn't going to give the lead up early.  The pair accelerated through a lap, and Pagano would pull away to win, despite not getting the fast mark she was more than capable of.
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Top Athletes - Overall

				
Place Overall Athlete Class Team Result Heat  
1 1 Pagano, Catherine 12 Northern Highlands Reg. HS 2:14.42 1  
2 2 Gallagher, Emma 12 Benjamin Cardozo 2:15.36 1  
3 3 Drop, Jessica 11 Coginchaug High School 2:15.63 1  
4 4 Thorne, Jackie 11 Northport 2:19.31 2  
5 5 Turner, Terri 10 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 2:19.54 1  
6 6 Lewin, Deidre 11 Kellenberg Memorial 2:20.14 1  
7 7 Agostinacchi, Nicolette 11 General Douglas MacArthur 2:20.22 2  
8 8 Chiodo-Ortiz, Anna 12 Wissahickon 2:21.72 2  
9 9 Mansaray, Agnes 11 Penn Wood 2:22.06 1
   
Girls Mile

State of the Action:  Bella Burda is a measure of consistency, as she again hits right on that five minute mile mark.  She continues to round into form, winning the event over strong competition.

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Place Overall Athlete Class Team Result Heat  
1 1 Burda, Bella 12 Arlington 5:01.25 1  
2 2 Sargent, Olivia 11 Pennsbury 5:03.20 1  
3 3 Fajardo, Lisa 12 Bishop Kearney (Brooklyn) 5:09.76 1  
4 4 Gallery, Jaclyn 10 Smithtown East 5:09.86 1  
5 5 Visconto, Karli 12 Nazareth Academy 5:11.31 1  
6 6 Flower, Julia 11 Schalmont 5:11.39 1  
7 7 Bugara, Grace 10 Lakeland/Panas 5:12.43 1
   
Girls 3000m

State of the Action:   With the top seed missing, Epiphany Grisbaum had to make her move early.  400m into the race, she separated from the field, and continued to lead from afar.

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Top Athletes - Overall
Place Overall Athlete Class Team Result Heat  
1 1 Grisbaum, Epiphany Devon 12 Ocean City HS 10:09.80 1  
2 2 Wajid, Aaliyah Regg 11 Dewitt Clinton 10:16.11 1  
3 3 *Stevenson, Julia 11 Hackley School 10:18.81 1  
4 4 Boylan, Beatrice 12 Cornwall 10:19.96 1  
5 5 Lee, Katherine 9 Shoreham-Wading River 10:20.89 1  
6 6 Perez-bossut, Elizabet   Benjamin Cardozo 10:20.94 1