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Mens
Womens
Mens
100 Meters
1.
12
Thomas Kaprowicz
11.34
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2.
10
Taiki Hirooka
11.68
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
3.
11
Russell Neuwirth
12.16
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
4.
10
Christopher Bradberry
12.24
PR
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
5.
10
Fahad Azam
12.32
PR
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
6.
12
JinUk Park
12.33
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
7.
9
Daron Proctor
12.36
May 18
Don Scott Relays
8.
11
Reginald Bharath
12.40
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
9.
10
Daniel Renna
12.48
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
10.
-
Elliot Avidane
12.51
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
11.
11
Kushal Upadhyay
12.56
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
12.
10
Mikail Khan
12.89
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
13.
11
Mark Napoli
12.94
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
14.
10
Tyler Streim
12.96
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
15.
10
Benjamin Hellman
13.32
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
16.
10
Rukiya Kawaguchi
13.37
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
17.
12
Matthew Beckerle
15.10
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
200 Meters
1.
12
Thomas Kaprowicz
22.88
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2.
12
Ryan Stevens
23.37
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
3.
12
Kitman Lam
23.52
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
4.
10
Taiki Hirooka
24.29
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
5.
12
Alexander Zsikla
24.39
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
6.
9
Daron Proctor
24.82
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
7.
11
Christopher DiLill
26.41
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
8.
12
Austin Lee
26.53
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
9.
12
Matthew Beckerle
26.98
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
400 Meters
1.
12
Ryan Stevens
52.26
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
2.
12
Alexander Zsikla
52.85
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
3.
12
Patrick Barry
54.89
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
4.
11
Donovan McCurty
55.88
PR
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
5.
12
Sean Cohen
56.45
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
6.
9
Nathaniel Kimball
57.68
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
7.
12
Rafael (Rj) Arias
57.99
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
8.
10
Tyler Streim
58.79
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
9.
12
RJ Arias
1:00.01
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
10.
11
Hugh Owens
1:00.92
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
11.
11
Mark Napoli
1:03.80
PR
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
800 Meters
1.
12
Patrick Barry
2:06.35
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
2.
12
Anthony Dipreta
2:06.69
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
3.
9
Oliver Melara-Perez
2:10.43
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
4.
10
Justin Hill
2:11.65
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
5.
9
Noah Loewy
2:12.42
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
6.
12
Eli Cruise-Abaidoo
2:14.14
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
7.
9
Nathaniel Kimball
2:14.46
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
8.
11
Nicholas Scardigno
2:16.11
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
9.
11
Christopher DiLill
2:19.12
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
10.
9
Yukaka Ito
2:19.21
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
11.
11
Ben Goldstein
2:20.42
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
12.
9
Isaac Goldstein
2:24.42
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
13.
9
Daniel Ruskin
2:26.23
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
14.
9
Joe Kuroda
2:26.65
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
15.
9
Nathan Aranoff
2:28.71
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
1600 Meters
1.
9
Oliver Melara-Perez
4:46.03
May 18
Don Scott Relays
2.
9
Noah Loewy
4:49.35
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
3.
11
Max Friedman
4:51.02
May 18
Don Scott Relays
4.
11
Nicholas Scardigno
4:53.34
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
5.
11
Ben Goldstein
4:54.80
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
6.
10
Justin Hill
4:56.28
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
7.
9
Nathaniel Kimball
5:04.46
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
8.
9
Matthew Scardigno
5:09.79
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
9.
11
Christopher DiLill
5:15.64
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
10.
9
Isaac Goldstein
5:20.86
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
11.
9
Joe Kuroda
5:21.37
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
12.
9
Nathan Aranoff
5:25.47
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
13.
9
Daniel Ruskin
5:28.60
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
3200 Meters
1.
9
Noah Loewy
10:21.45
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2.
11
Nicholas Scardigno
10:46.73
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
110m Hurdles - 39"
1.
12
Austin Lee
17.25
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
2.
10
Benjamin Hellman
18.76
May 18
Don Scott Relays
400m Hurdles - 36"
1.
11
Maximo Dipreta
1:01.66
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
2.
12
Eli Cruise-Abaidoo
1:01.92
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
3.
12
Patrick Barry
1:05.38
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
4x100 Relay
1.
Thomas Kaprowicz
Taiki Hirooka
Alexander Zsikla
Ryan Stevens
42.86
Jun 1
NYSPHSAA Section 8 Qualifier
2.
Alexander Zsikla
Ryan Stevens
Taiki Hirooka
Thomas Kaprowicz
43.55
Jun 17
New Balance Nationals Outdoor
3.
Kitman Lam
Ryan Stevens
Taiki Hirooka
Thomas Kaprowicz
44.31
Apr 28
124th Penn Relays
4.
Russell Neuwirth
Jacob Moy
Taiki Hirooka
Thomas Kaprowicz
46.45
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
4x400 Relay
1.
Ryan Stevens
Eli Cruise-Abaidoo
Alexander Zsikla
Thomas Kaprowicz
3:26.33
Apr 28
124th Penn Relays
2.
Relay Team
3:36.00
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
3.
Eli Cruise-Abaidoo
Anthony Dipreta
Maximo Dipreta
Patrick Barry
3:36.43
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
4.
Eli Cruise-Abaidoo
Ryan Stevens
Donovan McCurty
Jacob Moy
3:36.97
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
5.
Hugh Owens
Yukaka Ito
RJ Arias
Mateo Torres
4:00.68
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
4x800 Relay
1.
Relay Team
8:52.61
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2.
Anthony Dipreta
Max Friedman
Oliver Melara-Perez
Patrick Barry
8:56.41
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
3.
Justin Hill
Matthew Scardigno
Nathaniel Kimball
Oliver Melara-Perez
9:24.13
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
4.
Ben Goldstein
Nicholas Scardigno
Max Friedman
Christopher DiLill
9:24.23
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
SMR 800m - [100-100-200-400]
1.
Alexander Zsikla
Taiki Hirooka
Thomas Kaprowicz
Ryan Stevens
1:34.62
Jun 17
New Balance Nationals Outdoor
2.
Relay Team
1:35.7h
Jun 4
Massapequa Last Chance Meet
3.
JinUk Park
Taiki Hirooka
Christopher Bradberry
Jacob Moy
1:42.53
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
4.
Sean Cohen
Russell Neuwirth
Austin Lee
Kushal Upadhyay
1:49.46
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
5.
Mateo Torres
Daron Proctor
Fahad Azam
Daniel Ruskin
4:14.55
May 18
Don Scott Relays
6.
Nathaniel Kimball
Benjamin Hellman
Rukiya Kawaguchi
Nathan Aranoff
4:17.09
May 18
Don Scott Relays
7.
Tyler Streim
Mikail Khan
Yukaka Ito
Joe Kuroda
4:19.21
May 18
Don Scott Relays
SMR 1600m - [200-200-400-800]
1.
Sean Cohen
Russell Neuwirth
Reginald Bharath
Ben Goldstein
3:56.93
May 18
Don Scott Relays
2.
Russell Neuwirth
Kushal Upadhyay
Christopher DiLill
Max Friedman
4:00.50
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
3.
Rafael (Rj) Arias
Kushal Upadhyay
Mark Napoli
Nicholas Scardigno
4:06.04
May 18
Don Scott Relays
4.
Benjamin Hellman
Yukaka Ito
Mateo Torres
Rafael (Rj) Arias
4:13.33
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
5.
Christopher DiLill
Hugh Owens
Matthew Beckerle
Isaac Goldstein
4:19.09
May 18
Don Scott Relays
Shot Put - 12lb
1.
12
Tyler Wong
30' 7
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
2.
11
Travis Paul
26' 2.5
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
Discus - 1.6kg
1.
-
Elliot Avidane
91' 10
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
2.
11
Travis Paul
86' 0
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
3.
12
Tyler Wong
69' 10
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
High Jump
1.
11
Donovan McCurty
5' 8
PR
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
Pole Vault
1.
12
JinUk Park
8' 6
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
Long Jump
1.
12
Alexander Zsikla
21' 6.75
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
2.
11
Jacob Moy
20' 3
PR
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
3.
10
Christopher Bradberry
19' 10.75
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
4.
11
Reginald Bharath
18' 5
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
5.
12
JinUk Park
17' 5
Apr 14
Suffolk Officials Boys Meet
6.
10
Rukiya Kawaguchi
16' 6
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
7.
10
Fahad Azam
15' 6.5
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
Triple Jump
1.
12
Alexander Zsikla
43' 8
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
Womens
100 Meters
1.
11
Ava Gellis
13.00
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2.
10
Grace Livio
13.31
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
3.
11
Jasmine Kaypour
13.54
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
4.
12
Ina Chu
14.11
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
5.
11
Ingrid Ramos
14.41
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
6.
11
Dylan Sivin
14.73
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
7.
10
Melissa Bilge
14.76
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
8.
11
Maya Hershkowitz
15.36
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
9.
11
Amanda Stanley
15.52
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
10.
10
Julia Lui
15.59
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
11.
9
Lily Labella
15.62
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
12.
10
Abigail Weinstein
15.75
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
13.
10
Yarlin Arias
15.76
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
14.
11
Sandra Palacios
16.14
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
15.
9
Emma Feigin
16.22
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
16.
11
Sara Torres
16.29
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
200 Meters
1.
11
Ava Gellis
26.67
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
2.
10
Grace Livio
27.39
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
3.
12
Megan Bazzini
27.49
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
4.
12
Lucy Hurt
27.86
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
5.
11
Baylee Delmonte
28.96
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
6.
12
Saige Gitlin
29.46
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
7.
11
Jasmine Kaypour
29.47
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
8.
9
Phoebe Christake
31.09
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
9.
9
Abby Hurt
31.11
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
10.
10
Julia Lui
32.63
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
400 Meters
1.
12
Megan Bazzini
59.21
PR
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
2.
11
Ava Gellis
59.25
PR
May 12
Glenn Loucks Games
3.
12
Lucy Hurt
1:00.01
PR
May 12
Glenn Loucks Games
4.
11
Leah Taylor
1:03.34
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
5.
11
Jennifer Kim
1:03.96
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
6.
10
Sally Hirschwerk
1:04.44
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
7.
12
Abigail DeReyna
1:05.69
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
8.
-
Jen Kim
1:06.17
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
9.
12
Emily Cavallaro
1:06.42
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
10.
10
Samantha Krayeski
1:07.69
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
11.
9
Lily Labella
1:12.03
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
12.
11
Ingrid Ramos
1:40.86
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
13.
10
Julia Lui
1:40.93
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
800 Meters
1.
12
Lucy Hurt
2:18.80
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
2.
12
Emily Cavallaro
2:25.78
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
3.
12
Davida Harris
2:35.98
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
4.
12
Madeline Jester
2:38.76
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
5.
12
Sarah Cavallaro
2:43.78
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
6.
12
Talia Crowley
2:58.80
PR
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
1500 Meters
1.
12
Lucy Hurt
4:49.54
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
2.
12
Emily Cavallaro
5:03.59
PR
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
3.
10
Caroline Pangbourne
5:22.60
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
4.
12
Madeline Jester
5:23.17
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
5.
11
Sophie Roth
5:40.14
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
6.
12
Talia Crowley
5:55.83
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
7.
12
Jamison Tuch
5:59.08
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
8.
12
Sydney Rosenthal
6:13.14
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
9.
11
Madeline Feigin
6:15.34
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
10.
11
Carly Hecht
6:21.27
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
1500m Racewalk
1.
11
Sophie Roth
8:19.5h
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
3000 Meters
1.
10
Carolyn Stoller
11:57.81
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2.
11
Sophie Roth
12:25.42
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
3.
12
Talia Crowley
12:58.60
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
100m Hurdles - 33"
1.
12
Saige Gitlin
16.94
PR
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
2.
12
Jamie Littman
18.82
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
3.
12
Abigail DeReyna
22.14
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
400m Hurdles - 30"
1.
11
Ava Gellis
1:05.96
PR
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
2.
12
Emily Cavallaro
1:09.69
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
3.
12
Sarah Cavallaro
1:14.25
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2k Steeplechase
1.
12
Lucy Hurt
7:12.35
PR
Jun 9
NYSPHSAA State Track & Field Championships
2.
12
Emily Cavallaro
7:32.70
PR
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
3.
12
Sarah Cavallaro
7:48.17
PR
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
4.
12
Jamie Littman
8:55.01
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
5.
12
Talia Crowley
9:19.62
PR
May 18
Don Scott Relays
4x100 Relay
1.
Jasmine Kaypour
Brittany Nahas
Grace Livio
Ava Gellis
50.53
Jun 1
NYSPHSAA Section 8 Qualifier
2.
Ava Gellis
Grace Livio
Jasmine Kaypour
Megan Bazzini
51.22
May 12
Glenn Loucks Games
3.
Jasmine Kaypour
Grace Livio
Ava Gellis
Megan Bazzini
51.60
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
4.
Saige Gitlin
Megan Bazzini
Ava Gellis
Jasmine Kaypour
52.03
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
5.
Ava Gellis
Grace Livio
Megan Bazzini
Saige Gitlin
52.23
Apr 28
124th Penn Relays
6.
Ava Gellis
Grace Livio
Jasmine Kaypour
Brittany Nahas
52.50
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
7.
Ina Chu
Dylan Sivin
Abby Hurt
Ingrid Ramos
55.81
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
4x400 Relay
1.
Megan Bazzini
Lucy Hurt
Leah Taylor
Ava Gellis
4:01.20
Apr 28
124th Penn Relays
2.
Baylee Delmonte
Sally Hirschwerk
Megan Bazzini
Jennifer Kim
4:09.92
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
3.
Sally Hirschwerk
Baylee Delmonte
Leah Taylor
Jennifer Kim
4:16.70
Jun 1
NYSPHSAA Section 8 Qualifier
4.
Relay Team
4:17.39
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
5.
Lucy Hurt
Jen Kim
Leah Taylor
Sally Hirschwerk
4:23.44
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
6.
Julia Lui
Abigail Weinstein
Emma Feigin
Yarlin Arias
5:02.02
May 18
Don Scott Relays
4x800 Relay
1.
Madeline Jester
Megan Bazzini
Emily Cavallaro
Lucy Hurt
9:39.28
Jun 1
NYSPHSAA Section 8 Qualifier
2.
Relay Team
9:44.6h
May 4
Saint Anthony's Invitational
3.
Madeline Jester
Lucy Hurt
Emily Cavallaro
Caroline Pangbourne
10:06.89
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
4.
Jenna Rubens
Davida Harris
Emily Cavallaro
Sarah Cavallaro
10:50.00
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
5.
Talia Crowley
Jamison Tuch
Sophie Roth
Caroline Pangbourne
11:51.61
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
SMR 800m - [100-100-200-400]
1.
Brittany Nahas
Baylee Delmonte
Samantha Krayeski
Jasmine Kaypour
1:59.27
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
SMR 1600m - [200-200-400-800]
1.
Abigail DeReyna
Jamie Littman
Talia Crowley
Sophie Roth
5:02.57
May 18
Don Scott Relays
Shot Put - 4kg
1.
10
Madison Prince
26' 7.5
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2.
12
Meagan Tsou
21' 9.5
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
Discus - 1kg
1.
10
Madison Prince
91' 9
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
2.
12
Meagan Tsou
57' 8
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
High Jump
1.
12
Celia Christake
5' 2
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
2.
9
Abby Hurt
4' 8
Apr 13
Suffolk Girls Coaches Meet
3.
12
Sarah Cavallaro
4' 2
PR
May 16
Section VIII Division 1B Championships
Pole Vault
1.
9
Phoebe Christake
7' 0
May 18
Don Scott Relays
2.
11
Brittany Nahas
6' 6
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
Long Jump
1.
12
Celia Christake
16' 8.5
PR
May 22
NYSPHSAA Section VIII Class 3A County Championships
2.
-
Christahe Celia
15' 3.5
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
3.
12
Ina Chu
14' 11
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
4.
9
Abby Hurt
13' 6.5
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
5.
9
Phoebe Christake
12' 2
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
Triple Jump
1.
12
Celia Christake
32' 11.5
PR
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
2.
-
Christahe Celia
32' 8.75
PR
Apr 21
Port Washington Invitational
3.
9
Abby Hurt
30' 4.5
May 11
Massapequa Chief Invitational - Under The Lights
*Recent improvement