From Ken McMillan, Times Herald-Record, Middletown, NY


  Section 9 state qualifier
    May 26-27 at Warwick H.S. and Dietz Stadium, Kingston


State meet qualifiers: * for Division I (large schools);
                       # for Division II (small schools);
                       % for wild-card entries who met the state
                          standard at this meet or last week’s class meets.


   Division I schools and key:
      Cornwall (Corn); F.D. Roosevelt (FDR); Goshen (Gosh); Kingston (King);
      Middletown (Mid); Minisink Valley (MV); Monroe-Woodbury (MW);
      Monticello (Mont); Newburgh Free Academy (NFA); Pine Bush (PB);
      Port Jervis (PJ); Rondout Valley (RV); Saugerties (Saug);
      Valley Central (VC); Wallkill (Wall); Warwick (War); 
      Washingtonville (Wash).

   Division II schools and key:
      John S. Burke Catholic (JSB); Chapel Field (CF); Chester (Ches);
      John A. Coleman Catholic (JAC); Eldred (Eld); Ellenville (Ell);
      Fallsburg (Fall); Highland (High); Liberty (Lib); Livingston 
      Manor (LM); Marlboro (Marl); Millbrook (Mill); New Paltz (NP); 
      James I. O’Neill (JIO); Onteora (Ont); Pine Plains (PP); 
      Red Hook (RH); Rhinebeck (Rhb); Spackenkill (Spac);
      Sullivan West (SW); Tri-Valley (TV); Tuxedo (Tux); Webutuck (Web).


Girls Individual results

100-meter dash (12.5) --
Division I:
  1. Latoya Shippy (Mid)        11.9*
  2. Heather Owney (PB)         12.2&*
  3. Erica Johnson (FDR)        13.0
Division II:
  1. Meaghan Darling (Marl)     12.8#
  2. Stephanie Miller (JIO)     12.8
  3. Danielle Brooks (JIO)      13.4

100 hurdles (15.5) --
Division I:
  1. Carey Ambrosetti (NFA)     15.7*
  2. Hillary Ovsak (MW)         17.9
  3. Kavita Singh (MW)          17.9
Division II:
  1. Caitlyn Carpanzano (Ont)   15.9#
  2. Stephanie Pellegrino (JSB) 16.8
  3. Megan Lupini (NP)          17.8

200 (26.0) --
Division I:
  1. Latoya Shippy (Mid)        24.2*
  2. Heather Owney (PB)         24.9&*
  3. Gia Serrette (NFA)         26.7
Division II:
  1. Paloma Krakower (Ont)      26.5#
  2. Miranda Benevides (TV)     28.7

400 (59.0) --
Division I:
  1. Charity Briggs (Corn)      57.4*
  2. Amanda White (VC)          59.7
  3. Allison Defreitas (Wash)   60.5
Division II:
  1. Paloma Krakower (Ont)      58.7#
  2. Tamara Coston (RH)         63.4
  3. Madelyn Klehr-Keyes (JIO)  66.0

400 hurdles (66.0) --
Division I:
  1. Danielle McHolder (NFA)    64.7*
  2. Carey Ambrosetti (NFA)     65.1%*
  3. Catherine Croce (Wall)     65.4, MHAL record
Division II:
  1. Jillian Benchich (Mill)    66.4#
  2. Candace Carroll (TV)       70.4
  3. Jenn Cronk (Lib)           72.7

800 (2:18.0) --
  1. Amanda Wheat (MW)          2:19.9*
  2. Alexandra Brown (King)     2:21.4
  3. Jamie Clifford (SW)        2:22.0#
  4. Kashara Murphy (Saug)      2:26.4
  5. Katelyn McIlwaine (King)   2:27.1
  6. Natalie Helpern (Corn)     2:30.8

1,500 (4:46.0) --
  1. Aislinn Ryan (War)         4:33.5*
  2. Alexandra Brown (King)     4:48.7%*
  3. Siobhan Dwyer (Spac)       4:59.1#
  4. Kaitlin Burud (RH)         5:03.1
  5. Briane Jacob (Wash)        5:04.5
  6. Tricia McGrath (MW)        5:05.2

2,000 steeplechase (7:40.0) --
  1. Heather Iatauro (TV)       6:59.3#
  2. Lynne Mundy (Corn)         7:11.4*
  3. Amanda Wheat (MW)          7:19.0&*
  4. Kate Correia (Ont)         7:57.2
  5. Lindsey Nicastro (MW)      8:03.7
  6. Joanna Stein (War)         8:04.3

3,000 (10:25.0) --
  1. Aislinn Ryan (War)         10:22.0*
  2. Joanne Smith (MW)          10:38.4
  3. Tricia McGrath (MW)        10:47.0
  4. Erica Wiles (Rhb)          10:47.4#
  5. April Ackermann (SW)       10:47.7
  6. Becky Prial (War)          10:52.0

400 relay (49.5) --
Division I:
  1. Cornwall (Ciabotti, Kwalwasser, Uhorchak, Briggs)             49.6*
  2. Newburgh Free Academy (McHolder, Stackhouse, Melvin, Warren)  50.1
  3. Warwick (Young, Elaine Zaveckas, Jenni Testa, Jamie Mason)    51.2
Division II:
  1. James I. O’Neill (West, King, Chambers, Miller)               51.0#
  2. Millbrook (Matsen, Boscia, Murphy, Jillian Benchich)          52.4
  3. Marlboro (Bedard, Brown, Caitlyn Coppinger, Meaghan Darling)  53.7

1,600 relay (4:05.0) --
Division I:
  1. Cornwall (Ciabotti, Kwalwasser, Meaney, Charity Briggs)           3:57.4*
  2. Newburgh Free Academy (Ambrosetti, McHolder, Carlstrom, Harris)   3:58.7&*
  3. Wallkill (Croce, Maria LaBozzetta, Suzy Ranke, Lindsay Gibbons)   4:07.7
Division II:
  1. Onteora (Carpanzano, Fishburne, Kate Correia, Paloma Krakower)    4:04.1#
  2. Tri-Valley (Carroll, Meaghan Drown, Heather Iatauro, Jenn Gorman) 4:07.6
  3. Millbrook (Matsen, Megan Murphy, Johanna Roth, Jillian Benchich)  4:10.2

3,200 relay (9:30.0) --
  1. Warwick ( Trimpop, Melissa Mark, Amanda Robotti, Jenna Millette)  9:29.8*
  2. Monroe-Woodbury (Wheat, Joanne Smith, Kelli Gassert, Tara Whalen) 9:43.3
  3. Tri-Valley (Drown, Heather Iatauro, Courtney Roosa, Erin Beach)   9:43.7#
  4. Sullivan West    9:44.1
  5. Cornwall         9:55.5
  6. Pine Bush        9:58.2

High jump (5-3) --
  1. Arian Davis (FDR)          5-2*
  2. Kim Matsen (Mill)          5-2#
  3. Jesse Trioani (MW)         5-1
  4. Jillian Rubin (Wall)       5-1
  5. Alexis Warren (NFA)        5-1
  6. Diondra Primus (NP)        5-1

Long jump (17-0) --
  1. Latoya Shippy (Mid)        17-10*
  2. Meaghan Darling (Marl)     16-8 ¾#
  3. Taqiyya Robinson (Mont)    16-3
  4. Nicole Attanasio (MW)      16-2 ¾
  5. Joanna Bersin (NFA)        16-1
  6. Danielle Bedard (Marl)     15-10 ¼

Triple jump (36-6) --
  1. Carly Gross (Ont)          36-1#
  2. Joanna Bersin (NFA)        34-4*
  3. Eliz Mazzocchi (Wash)      33-11 ½
  4. Nicole Attanasio (MW)      33-6 ½
  5. Emily Suttmeier (Saug)     33-1
  6. Joanna Mercado (King)      33-0

Shot put (37-0) --
  1. Sarah Thornton (Saug)      38-5 ½*
  2. Diana Kornberg (MW)        35-2 ½
  3. Erica Kalber (Mont)        33-6
  4. Stephanie Schumann (Wash)  32-6
  5. Andrea Kavleski (Lib)      32-1 ¼#
  6. Laila Mulrain (RV)         31-8

Discus (117-6) --
  1. Sarah Thornton (Saug)      143-9*
  2. Andrea Kavleski (Lib)      119-7#
  3. Amanda Knudsen (RV)        100-4
  4. Erica Kalber (Mont)         98-9
  5. Claire Pearson (FDR)        96-11
  6. Candice Mann (PB)           92-11

Pole vault (9-6) --
  1. Corinna Hengen (PP)        11-0#
  2. Carly Gross (Ont)          10-0%#
  3. Jen Komorowski (War)       10-0*
  4. Jacci Fishburne (Ont)       9-6
  5. Lynn St. Lawrence (Gosh)    9-6
  6. Thea Kennerknecht (MW)      9-6

Pentathlon (2,750) --
Division I:
  1. Vanessa Lawson (King)      2,327 points*
  2. Jessica Grupp (MW)         2,245
  3. Kaitlin Sherin (VC)        2,033
Division II:
  1. Avery Evans (PP)           2,506#
  2. Kristen Burpoe (Marl)      2,266
  3. Sarah Thompson (Ont)       2,250

Javelin (not a state event) --
  1. Erin Imperati (FDR)        84-5
  2. Joanna Mercado (King)      76-1
  3. Courtney Conklin (King)    56-4



Boys Individual results

100-meter dash (10.7) --
Division I:
  1. Terrius McMillan (NFA)     10.7*
  2. Amaan Siddeeq (Gosh)       11.1 (qualified, but will pass on states)
  3. Mike Roche (FDR)           11.2
Division II:
  1. Thomas Woods (JIO)         11.1#
  2. Jonathan Coicou (NP)       11.1
  3. Tim Steinhofer (NP)        12.2

110 hurdles (14.8) --
Division I:
  1. Matt Jasmin (PB)           14.8*
  2. Alex Reid (Mid)            15.0
  3. Chris Tirado (VC)          15.3
Division II:
  1. Adam Wilson (TV)           15.5#
  2. Fred Langford (RH)         15.5
  3. Tyler LaPut (Eld)          17.5

200 (22.3) --
Division I:
  1. Terrius McMillan (NFA)     22.1*
  2. Jake Gomolinski (PB)       22.6
  3. Genoi Morrison (Mid)       22.7
Division II:
  1. Merlon Pinnock (Marl)      22.9#
  2. Tim Steinhofer (NP)        24.0
  3. Sean Messenger (TV)        25.5

400 (50.2) --
Division I:
  1. Ed Jackson (NFA)           49.7*
  2. Ervin Ventura (Mid)        49.7&*
  3. Brandon Hill (King)        49.7
Division II:
  1. Merlon Pinnock (Marl)      50.4#
  2. James Holbrook (Ell)       51.1
  3. Travis Cumming (Ell)       53.5

400 hurdles (56.0) --
Division I:
  1. Alex Reid (Mid)            54.8*
  2. Matt Jasmin (PB)           54.9&*
  3. Kevin Loadholt (NFA)       55.8
Division II:
  1. Adam Wilson (TV)           55.7#
  2. Fred Langford (RH)         58.0
  3. Max Fiedler (TV)           61.4

800 (1:57.0) --
  1. Jake Laroe (War)           1:55.9*
  2. Clifton Hilario (PB)       1:58.1
  3. Chris Winn (King)          1:58.7
  4. Skyler King (RH)           2:00.5#
  5. Kevin Costello (War)       2:01.1
  6. Baylin Coddington (Mill)   2:01.7

1,600 (4:24.0) --
  1. David Weart (JIO)          4:21.5#
  2. Ryan McGurk (MW)           4:28.7*
  3. Tom Cannariato (Gosh)      4:31.1
  4. John Hart (Corn)           4:34.1
  5. Jason Contrady (King)      4:36.5
  6. Tom Casey (Corn)           4:38.0

3,000 steeplechase (9:50.0) --
  1. Bryce Wilk (Mill)          9:40.0#
  2. Travis Wolfe (TV)          9:46.0&#
  3. Mike VanWagenen (SW)       9:57.3
  4. Kyle O’Brien (MW)          10:02.1*
  5. Nick Brundage (King)       10:29.0
  6. Jeremy Mathsen (TV)        10:43.8

3,200 (9:35.0) --
  1. David Weart (JIO)          9:30.5#
  2. Evan Sparling (Spac)       9:40.4
  3. Ray Ortiz (MW)             9:49.9*
  4. Dave Raucci (RH)           9:52.4
  5. Mike Segal (War)           9:53.1
  6. Matt O’Connor (Rhb)        9:56.4

400 relay (42.8) --
Division I:
  1. Newburgh Free Academy (Bowden, Terrius McMillan, Jackson, Loadholt)     42.0*
  2. Wallkill (DeCicco, Justin Schievelbein, Trevor Pedrick, Omari Wallace)  43.2
  3. Warwick (Svizzero, Dylan Begnoche, Niaz Power, Drew Reynolds)           44.1
Division II:
  1. Marlboro (Joel Pleasant, Kelechi Baxton, Matt Johnson, Merlon Pinnock)  43.7#
  2. Pine Plains (Kyle Odell, Nate Potter, Steve Bingenheimer)               46.0
  3. Rhinebeck (Kevin Herr, Frank D’Angelo, Isaac Nicholson, John O’Connor)  50.4

1,600 relay (3:23.0) --
Division I:
  1. Newburgh Free Academy (Cleveland, Little, John Bowden, Ed Jackson)      3:18.2*
  2. Valley Central (Bradshaw, Chris Tirado, Joe Sollecito, Pat McGorman)    3:22.7
  3. Wallkill (Craig DeCicco, Justin Schievelbein, Thomas, Omari Wallace)    3:23.3
Division II:
  1. Marlboro (Lou Bach, Kelechi Baxton, Merlon Pinnock, Kyle Drozenski)     3:28.2#
  2. Millbrook (Cannizzaro, Shane Eggleston, Bryce Wilk, Baylin Coddington)  3:34.3
  3. Tri-Valley (Adam Wilson, Max Fiedler, Travis Wolfe, Chris Kenney)       3:36.6

3,200 relay (8:03.0) --
  1. Warwick (Adam Lloyd, Mike Mark, Don Rock, Jake Laroe)                   7:54.4*
  2. Valley Central (Meier, Pat McGorman, Dan Scheurich, Joe Sollecito)      7:57.7&*
  3. Washingtonville (Andy Clyne, Sean Connors, Dante Cook, Mike Hunter)     7:59.3
  4. Red Hook (Dave Raucci, Skyler King, Evan Lawrence, Kyle Petersen)       8:06.6#
  5. Rhinebeck    8:08.0
  6. Onteora      8:09.1

High jump (6-5) --
  1. Garrett Huyler (Marl)      6-7#
  2. Andrew Williams (King)     6-2*
  3. Eddie Sanders (Mid)        6-0
  4. Rob Hoey (PB)              6-0
  5. Willie Coston (RV)         6-0
  6. Bill DiMartini (War)       5-10

Long jump (22-0) --
  1. Tyrell Spencer (King)      21-2 ½*
  2. Kelechi Baxton (Marl)      20-11 ¼#
  3. Rob Hoey (PB)              20-9 ¼
  4. Nick Tubby (King)          20-6 ½
  5. Trevor Pedrick (Wall)      20-6 ¼
  6. Dylan Begnoche (War)       20-3
  7. Matt Johnson (Marl)        20-1&#

Triple jump (44-6) --
  1. Tyrell Spencer (King)      45-0*
  2. Kelechi Baxton (Marl)      44-6 ¼#
  3. Kyle Anthony (Eld)         44-6&#
  4. Patrick Branning (LM)      43-7
  5. Nasim Siddeeq (Gosh)       42-9
  6. Aaron Steele (NFA)         41-6 ¾

Shot put (51-0) --
  1. Billy Cutler (War)         49-4 ¼*
  2. Dante Jones (JIO)          48-5 ¾#
  3. Vito Scalia (MW)           45-10
  4. Jon Hereth (Ont)           44-9 ¾
  5. Jon Cordella (PP)          43-10
  6. Dan Paladino (MW)          42-5 ¾

Discus (145-0) --
  1. Ben Babcock (NP)           150-9#
  2. Stephen Raute (Ell)        148-10&#
  3. Cody Chase (Ont)           142-8
  4. Bill Cutler (War)          141-3*
  5. Tim Hallock (Eld)          140-0
  6. Jon Hereth (Ont)           139-1

Pole vault (13-6) --
  1. Steve Bingenheimer (PP)    13-6#
  2. Dave Mante (War)           13-6*
  3. Bryan Getz (MW)            12-6
  4. Tim Marion (War)           12-6
  5. Jeremy Scott (NFA)         12-0
  6. Darrick Priede (RV)        12-0

Pentathlon (3,100) --
Division I:
  1. Joe Kinard (King)          3,256 points*
  2. Alex Reitano (Gosh)        2,870
  3. Joe Dembeck (Gosh)         2,856
Division II:
  1. Brendan Henderson (NP)     3,006#
  2. Jeff Beck (Marl)           2,949
  3. Anthony Basile (Ches)      2,922
  4. Dan Reyman (JAC)           2,688

Javelin (not a state event) --
  1. Andrew Downey (King)       161-0
  2. Ray Robles (War)           136-10
  3. Alex Darcey (War)          136-9
  4. Mike Roche (FDR)           132-7
  5. Ryan Darcey (War)          126-3
  6. John Schamarek (War)       120-5