Contact: Rich Degnan
Track & Field Chairman
mbundr8029@aol.com
For Immediate Release
March 23rd, 2017
Selection of the All Long Island Indoor Track and Field Athletes
Plainview, NY - Representatives from the Nassau and Suffolk County Track Coaches Associations, NSCHSSA and USATF Long Island have come together to select the All Long Island athletes for the indoor track and field season. Performances throughout the season were analyzed, debated and discussed with an emphasis placed on achievements in the championship meets (County/Intersectional, State, Nationals) and the Long Island Elite Invitational.
Three athletes were selected for each individual running and field event to comprise 1st, 2nd and 3rd team All Long Island. Athletes who could have qualified for selections in multiple events were assigned one selection in their most outstanding event. The committee also has awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd All Long Island selections in the 4x200, 4x400, 4x800, sprint and distance medley relays.
The 2016-2017 indoor track and field season was a highly successful one for Long Island, highlighted by the committee's selection of the two most outstanding athletes in Daniel Claxton (Smithtown East HS) and Halle Hazzard (St. Anthony's HS).
Literally soaring above the competition was Daniel Claxton who managed to surpass the monstrous seven foot barrier in the high jump twice this season. In doing so, he became the first New Yorker to have achieved the feat since James Blocker (August Martin HS) twelve years ago! This season, Claxton took home the invitational high jump titles from the Molloy Stanner Games and Ocean Breeze Invitational, where his first seven foot performance of the season came. He then went on to win the Suffolk County and New York State Championships in the event before placing 3rd at the New Balance Indoor National Championship Meet earning All-American status on a three-way tie breaker. His clearance in that meet of a personal best 7-0 ¼ was tied for 2nd in the United States this season and established a new Suffolk County record.
Meanwhile on the track, Halle Hazzard sprinted away from any and all competition fast enough to make one of her many finals from this season. At the conclusion of her indoor season, Hazzard held Top 10 times in the country in four different events with performances of 6.84 in the 55m (US #3), 7.36 in the 60m (US #3), 23.99 in the 200 (US #9) and 38.67 in the 300 (US #8). At the NY State Championships, Hazzard attained victory in the 55 and 300, a feat she also managed to claim three other times this season (CHSSA Intersectional Championships, NSCHSSA League Championships and Ocean Breeze Freedom Games). Her performance of 6.84 in the 55 that day was just .02 shy of Keyon Soley's (Uniondale HS) state record of 6.82 from 1991. Hazzard capped off her season at the New Balance Indoor National Championships with 2nd place finish in the 60m to earn All-American status. She also placed 7th in the 200m at the Nationals to go along with her 55m invitational victories at the Molloy Stanner Games, Yale Track Classic, Long Island Elite Meet and Eastern States Championships this year.
The Long Island Track and Field Coaches Association would like to congratulate all of these outstanding athletes on a memorable and successful indoor track and field campaign. Future All Long Island selections for cross-country and track and field will be made annually after the conclusion of each season.
All Long Island Boy's Winter Track and Field Team
Released by the Long Island Coaches Association in conjunction with USATF Long Island
Athlete of the Year: Dan Claxton, Smithtown East High School
Team of the Year: Uniondale High School
|
Event |
First team |
second team |
third team |
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55 METER DASH |
Heron Maurisseau-O'Neal St. Anthony's High School |
Corey Bull Roosevelt High School |
Christopher Borzor Uniondale High School |
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300 METER DASH |
Kyree Johnson Huntington High School |
Nigel Green William Floyd High School |
Tyler William Dingle Holy Trinity High School |
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600 METERS |
Lawrence Leake Huntington High School |
Ty Halls Hempstead High School |
Nicholas Crociata Hauppauge High School |
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1000 METERS |
Chris Tibbetts Sachem North High School |
Eric Cunha Riverhead High School |
Danny Ryan Ward Melville H.S. |
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1600 METERS |
Timothy Euler East Meadow High School |
Isaih Claiborne Northport High School |
Eric Zulkofske Ward Melville H.S. |
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3200 METERS |
Michael Grabowski Smithtown West H.S. |
Aidan Caggiano Manhasset High School |
Jonathan Lauer Sachem North H.S. |
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55 METER HURDLES |
Andrew Lauriguet West Islip High School |
Dashawn Jackson Roosevelt High School |
Ryan Cummings J.F.K Bellmore H.S. |
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HIGH JUMP |
Dan Claxton Smithtown East H.S. |
Stanley Elysee Port Washington High School |
Nakia Williams Southampton H. S. |
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LONG JUMP |
Tyler John Valley Stream North H.S. |
Christian Taylor Holy Trinity High School |
Kerron Gonzales Amityville High School |
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TRIPLE JUMP |
Emmanuel Oguntoyne Amityville High School |
Alijah Benymon Amityville High School |
Trevor Wilkins William Floyd H.S. |
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POLE VAULT |
Ryan Lawless Commack High School |
Laurence Barr-Forget Westhampton Beach H.S. |
Scott Powers Long Beach High School |
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SHOT PUT |
Danny Byrne Kings Park High School |
Chris Fasano Sachem North High School |
William Grosse Comsewogue H.S. |
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WEIGHT THROW |
Jason Wright St. Anthony's High School |
Jack Pihlkar Commack High School |
Andrew Saulpaugh Seaford High School |
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RELAYS |
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4x200 RELAY |
St. Anthony's High School |
Uniondale High School |
Amityville High School |
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4x400 RELAY |
Elmont High School |
Huntington High School |
Uniondale High School |
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4x800 RELAY |
Northport High School |
St. Anthony's High School |
Bethpage High School |
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Distance Medley |
Northport High School |
Manhasset High School |
Ward Melville H.S. |
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Sprint Medley |
St. Anthony's High School |
Chaminade High School |
Hauppauge High School |
All Long Island Team Ranking
1) Uniondale High School 2) Smithtown West High School 3) Huntington High School
4) St. Anthony's High School 5) Sachem North High School
All Long Island Girl's Winter Track and Field Team
Released by the Long Island Coaches Association in conjunction with USATF Long Island
Athlete of the Year: Halle Hazzard, St. Anthony's High School
Team of the Year: St. Anthony's High School
|
Event |
first team |
second team |
third team |
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55 METER DASH |
Halle Hazzard St. Anthony's High School |
Jackie Ginty East Islip High School |
Antoinette Miller Walt Whitman High School |
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300 METER DASH |
Brittany Korsah West Babylon High School |
Amanda Stead Miller Place High School |
Brianna Harris Elmont Memorial High School |
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600 METERS |
Paige Keefer West Babylon High School |
Ellen Byrnes Sacred Heart Academy |
Courtashia Felton Hempstead High School |
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1000 METERS |
Alexandra Hays Shoreham Wading River |
Maurenn Ann Lewin Kellenberg Memorial H.S. |
Gabrielle Schneider Smithtown East High School |
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1500 METERS |
Katherine Lee Shoreham Wading River |
Klaire Klemens West Islip High School |
Noreen Guilfoyle Mt. Sinai High School |
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3000 METERS |
Lauren White Syosset High School |
Kelly Iocca Connetquot High School |
Brianna O'Brien Wheatley High School |
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55 METER HURDLES |
Alyssa Yeboah-Kodie St. Anthony's High School |
Chibugo Obichere Valley Stream South H.S. |
Bryana Padula Connetquot High School |
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1500 RACE WALK |
Lauren Harris Sachem East High School |
Ariana Cagnina Sachem North High School |
Tara Mandel Farmingdale High School |
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HIGH JUMP |
Zaria Fuller Uniondale High School |
Alice Chiodo Elwood/ John Glenn H.S. |
Kelsey Shapiro Longwood High School |
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LONG JUMP |
Njaure Ewa Farmingdale High School |
Mia Abulencia Half Hollow Hills West |
Angelica Arroyo Smithtown West High School |
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TRIPLE JUMP |
Sarena Choi Westhampton Beach H.S. |
Samantha Stetz St. Anthony's High School |
Jade Dyer Kennedy Hauppauge High School |
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POLE VAULT |
Amanda McNelis Commack High School |
Julia Nomberg Half Hollow Hills West H.S. |
Kelly Strzelczyk Smithtown East High School |
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SHOT PUT |
Sade Meeks North Babylon H.S. |
Ashley Walsh Bayport-Blue Point H.S. |
Juel Charles Valley Stream North H.S. |
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WEIGHT THROW |
Brittany Curtin Connetquot High School |
Erin Leonard Sachem East High School |
Charlotte Leon Northport High School |
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RELAYS |
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4x200 RELAY |
St. Anthony's High School |
Elmont High School |
Brentwood High School |
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4x400 RELAY |
West Babylon High School |
Ward Melville High School |
Uniondale High School |
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4x800 RELAY |
Shoreham Wading River |
Kellenberg High School |
Ward Melville High School |
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Distance Medley |
Syosset High School |
Shoreham Wading River |
West Islip High School |
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Sprint Medley |
Ward Melville High School |
Sacred Heart Academy |
Hempstead High School |
All Long Island Team Ranking
1) St. Anthony's High School 2) Sachem East High School 3) Valley Stream North High School
4) Connetquot High School 5) Shoreham Wading River High School