This article has been retrofitted for NY audiences. The original article was for an MA audience. All writing credit goes to Mike Miller.
Girls Championship Distance Medley
Sabrina Southerland of Benjamin Cardozo was due for an encore on Saturday, since her 1600 split in the DMR, a race BC would win in 11:55.96, the nation's fastest time to date, was in front of only half the crowd. BC finished 13 seconds ahead of distance powerhouse Tatnall from Delaware, and was a harbinger of things to come on the weekend for Southerland and the NY school.
Boys Championship Distance Medley
St. Anthonys would take third overall, in 10:25.11
Girls 3000 Meter Championship
Taking the attitude that a 3K isn't to be run like a two mile, a race during which so many slog around the track, Clarence's Marissa Sanger (9:51.92), West Springfield's Caroline Alcorta (9:52.37), and Classical's Madeline Berkson(9:53.34) got the breakfast crowd to wake up in the seeded section. A tight race throughout, Saenger needed every bit of her last lap kick to take out this amazing field. The time was a new Section 6 record for the junior, a Foot Locker Finalist in the fall.
Boys 3000 Meter Championship
In a race that Newtown's Jake Feinstein heroicly led for several laps, before fading to 5th in the late-going, a three-man battle developed over the final laps. Rob Napolitano of Red Bank Catholic (8:37.96) slipped past Tony Russell (8:38.01) of West Chester, with TJ Hornberger of Lake Shore (8:39.13) closing fast.
Girls Pole Vault
There were three over 10'6" in the vault, but only Colonie's Kara Snyder was able to do it on her first attempt, making her the victor over East Hampton's Amber Sekoll and Weston's Jane Wall.
Boys Pole Vault
Fordham Prep's Sean McEvoy (14'0") was able to separate himself from a group of 8 others over 13'6" in a deep and hotly contested run at a pole vault title in the Cage.
Girls Long Jump
Bay Shore could have camped out by the podium, as junior Imani McGhee had enough for the win in 18'5.25", 2 inches ahead of EO Smith's Amy Taintor.
Boys High Jump
Ichabod Crane's Isaiah Turek (6'9'") won a great competition over Bloomfield's Demario Gray (6'7"). Turek's 6'9" jump had the crowd in a frenzy, and he had solid attempts at 6'11" as well.
Girls High Jump
Bay Shore freshman Aviana Goode took the win at 5'5", in a high jump event that featured 10 girls over 5'1" and essentially ended the individual events of the meet. Jen Kimball was back at it, going 5'1", best for Mass. athletes, and taking several solid attempts at 5'3" in the process.
Girls 55 Meter Hurdles
A pair of seniors battled to the finish, with Bishop Guertin's Betsy Garnick (8.28) having enough to lean past Benjamin Cardoza's Akayla Anderson (8.34). The next group was tightly packing in across the final hurdle, and Weymouth's Jen Kimball (8.82, 8.83) was the best Mass. finisher, breaking 9.00 for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd times in her career on the day.
Boys 55 Meter Hurdles
Isaiah McEwen of Bloomfield (7.67) simply dominated the rounds in the hurdles, executing a breathtaking finals race for the win. Chris Dougherty would make finals, taking 6th in 8.16
Girls 55 Meter Dash
Taft's Kimberly Bailey (7.28) improved with each round, dropping from 7.43 to 7.36 before her impressive final race, outleaning and outlasting Hope's Quashira McIntosh, the best qualifier by just .05. Kerri Long of Weymouth was the top Mass. finisher, going 8.03, a personal best time, and one of many on the day for the Wildcats.
Boys 400 Meter Run
Oddly, the winner of the 400 wasn't from the "fast" section, as Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's Rober Kirsty (51.03) was a hair better than East Lyme's Ben Ostrowski (51.13) and Lamar Gillespie (51.16).
Boys 800 Meter Run
In yet another toe to toe race, Staples' Henry Wynne (1:54.86) dismissed the notion that an indoor 800 race can't be blazing, as he defeated North Kingstown's Zach Emrich (1:55.76) and Kellenberg's Dylan Murphy (1:56.06). Lowell's Tyler Richards (2:01.32) was the area's best finisher, sitting 5th in the 3rd section.
Girls 800 Meter Run
Deajah Stevens' Benjamin Cardozo HS teammate Sabrina Southerland got the win that eluded her partner, going a ridiculous 2:09.67 for the met record, edging a solid field that included Erica Johnson (2:11.57), Classical'sMadeline Berkson (2:12.14), NFA's Brianne Lenahan (2:12.64), and Bishop Guertin's Molly McCabe (2:13.10) in what is arguably the deepest 800 field in the country this year. Southerland simply ran from the front and never worried about opposing moves in a wire-to-wire victory.
Boys One Mile Run
Using superior finishing speed to pull away from a stellar field, Farifield's Christian Alvarado (4:18.79) won the mile, a race loaded with NY talent. TJ Hornberger of Lake Shore returned to take 2nd (4:21.12), as well as Randall Turner of Kellenberg, who took 4th (4:23.85).
Girls Saturday Relays
Uniondale (1:46.23) managed the banks and turns in the 4x200 better than anyone else, pulling away from Shenendehowa by just over a second. Hillhouse, not surprisingly, was able to keep the 4x400 trophy in state, running 4:03.33 to easily distance themselves away from Winsor, over 5 seconds back in 4:08.76. But the standout performance came from Bronxville in the 4x800, smoking to a 9:26.63 mark.