Goodbye State Record. Just an hour after taking the 100m in 10.64 at the Westchester County Champs, senior Rai Benjamin of Mount Vernon took home the State Record in the 400m Hurdles. Below, the picture of former State Record holder, Paul Lankford, set in 1977.
400 Meter Hurdles
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Fr: 54.48 Joel Vasquez (Amsterdam) 1996
53.26 Ronaldo Griffiths (Clara Barton) 2014 (May 25, PSAL Champ, Icahn Stadium)
52.61 Ronaldo Griffiths (Clara Barton) 2014 ** (July 26, USATF Jr Olympic, Humble, TX)
So: 53.0 Greg Hines (Walt Whitman,Huntington Station) 1992
53.75 Greg Hines (Walt Whitman,Huntington Station) 1992
53.34 Will Cole (Hamburg) 2007 (Jun 8, NY States, Dietz Stadium)
53.13 Rai Benjamin (Mount Vernon) 2013 ** (June 8, NY State Meet, Middletown)
52.36 Rai Benjamin (Mount Vernon) does NOT count 2013 * 33" * -(Jul 10, IAAF World Youth Champ)
Jr: 51.5 Brian Conolly (Northport) 1981
51.71 Greg Hines (Walt Whitman,Huntington Station) 1993
Sr: 50.52 Paul Lankford (Farmingdale) 1977 (Jul 3, USA vs USSR Jr, Richmond,VA)
50.45 Rai Benjamin (Mount Vernon) 2015 (May 17, Westchester County Champs, Byram Hills)