Troy Faulkner

McGovern just misses state PV record By Christopher Hunt BUFFALO – The way Pat DuPont torn down the back straight it looked like the Fairport senior must have forgot how many laps were left. This was a full gallop – a challenge to the field to match him at their own peril. “I knew that if I could make (the pace) hurt myself then I could make it hurt everyone else,” DuPont said. FULL STORY HERE

Sheepshead takes 4x1 in 41.39 By Christopher Hunt BUFFALO – Terrance Livingston slowed just as he crossed the finish line without even the slightest hint of fatigue on his face. The Great Neck South junior scanned the crowd and tapped his wrist. He wanted to draw attention to the time. It was an inside joke between Livingston and his coach Damon Reader. “It meant, C’mon Coach, that time is wack,” Livingston said. FULL STORY HERE

McGovern tops meet record By Christopher Hunt WHITE PLAINS – Curtis senior Troy Faulkner lay on the ground with his legs propped against the fence just outside the track. He talked about his back hurt, his hamstring felt sore and his ankle pained him. Everything hurt now, the same way it did before the race started. Maybe the two rounds of the 100 meters he ran Friday coupled with the trials of the 200 Saturday morning started to creep into body and alert that in truth, running fast was a painful undertaking. “But when the gun went off,” he said, “I felt no pain.” FULL STORY HERE

Faulkner off quickly in 400 By Christopher Hunt NEW YORK – Mount St. Michael senior Brian McGovern walked over to Farrell’s Cory Duggan at the conclusion of the pole vault competition. “My whole lower body is falling apart,” he said. At least he was competing. McGovern won the pole vault at the New York Relays in 15 feet, 6 inches in his first competition in two months. A week before the indoor state championships, McGovern underwent an appendicitis surgery and just started vault practice this past week and his right hamstring and left knee wrapped during the meet Saturday at Ichan Stadium on Randalls Island. FULL STORY HERE

Danbury of Connecticut takes home the team trophy in the Championship DMR setting a new meet record of 10:21.0 paced by a sparkling 4:20.1 anchor leg by All-American Parker Boudreau. Host Monsignor Farrell is victorious in a hotly contested 4x400 as James Farley splits 49.9 in Farrell's 3:23.4 triumph. Curtis wins the 4x200 as the Warriors All-American Troy Faulkner records a 22.0 on the anchor -- he later came back with a 48.5 in the 4x400. MORE PICTURES HERE   www.wingedfootfotos.com

Highlights from around NY State on a beautiful weekend for early April. NEW ROCHELLE INVITATIONAL - Elizabeth Mott (New Rochelle) opens season with 62.1 400m hurdles, her first time ever running the event. Bayshore girls win SMR, 4x800, 4x1600. Mt. Vernon girls win 4x4 in 4:04. Somers girls sweep shot put and discus. Ashley Hendrix (Uniondale) over Mott in 100m hurdles. ARTICLE HERE - Photo Gallery Here WINDSOR NY/PA INVITATIONAL - Meet Records Galore: Kate Rosettie (Corning) 10:32.3 3000m, Liverpool 50.5 4x100, Corning 10:05.8 4x800, April Doyle (Lakeland, PA)39' 1/2 Shot Put, Doyle and Sarita Barreiro (Binghamton) 111' 10" discus, Vascili Papastrat (Binghamton) 9:44.7 3200, Corning 42.9 4x100m, AJ Johnson 23'8 long jump and 47'6 triple jump. FARRELL INVITATIONAL - Danbury of Connecticut takes home the team trophy in the Championship DMR setting a new meet record of 10:21.0 paced by a sparkling 4:20.1 anchor leg by All-American Parker Boudreau. Host Monsignor Farrell is victorious in a hotly contested 4x400 as James Farley splits 49.9 in Farrell's 3:23.4 triumph. Curtis wins the 4x200 as the Warriors All-American Troy Faulkner records a 22.0 on the anchor -- he later came back with a 48.5 in the 4x400. PICTURES HERE KINGS RELAYS - Ramapo boys 42.22 4x100, 1:27.03 4x200m, and 3:21.33 4x400. Collegiate takes SMR in 3:37.57. South Shore's Tricia Beckles and Jessica Laurent go 1-2 in 400m hurdles. Boys and Girls 48.97 4x100m, a 3:56 AND 3:57 4x400m, going 1-2, a 9:42 4x800m, and a 4:07 SMR. WOW! PANTER RELAYS - Hen Hud's Zach Weisbrot 56.1 400m hurdles, Washigtonville boys win the "throwers" 4x100m in 52.1. Wallkill wins 4x100m, 4x400m, and SMR. Cornwall boys take DMR. Ben Waruch (Roundout Valley) leaps 6-06 in HJ. Pine Bush girls win 4x4 and SMR, Cornwall the DMR, and Kingston's Shorna Brown wins HJ in 5-04. PIRATE RELAYS- Ramapo's Hendrick Jean and Marvin Paye win SP relay while Pearl River's Werner Camacho and Walter Camacho win discus relay. Newburgh boys win team title. Newburgh's Danielle McHolder wins 400m hurdles in 65.9, Bronxville girls distance runners dominate winning 3K, 2K steeple, and 4x1600m. Suffern's Jen Clayton leaps 37 feet in triple jump.