Girls Grab Gold At New Balance Nationals - Recap

Girls National Champs

• The Corning Girls 1600m SMR took home the win as the only team to break 4mins-flat.  State Champ Lindsey Butler anchored the relay in another stellar leg, splitting 2:05.19, which would have taken silver in the open 800m.  Their mark is a new Section 4 Record, and NY #10 All-Time.  Warwick Valley would also take third in the event, just shy of their school record set in 2010.
• After a runner-up finish in the 5000m, Kelsey Chmiel came back to cap off her career at Saratoga with a 4:46.62 anchor leg, bringing their team from 11th at the exchange, to NY #19 All-Time for the win.
• Ciara Durcan (Pearl River) came away victorious in the 3000m Racewalk, after finishing runner-up indoors.  Durcan's time is presumably #3 All-Time, although State Listings for the odd-distance is scarce.  New York made up the rest of the All-Americans as well, with Isabella Rogler (West Islip), Analiese Fabrizi (Sachem North), Emily Porti (East Islip), Natalie Ehlers (Westhampton Beach), and Erika Varady (Huntington) also making an appearance on the podium.