Miles Lewis wins three; Kyle Merber runs 9:06.85 and Victor Drew clears 2.00m

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — May 27, 2008 — Middle Country junior Miles Lewis won the Division One 100 meters at the Boys Division Championship Meet in 10.90, the 200 meters in a personal-best 22.22 and the long jump at a personal-best 6.80m, and all three marks were the best on record for the meet. Half Hollow Hills West senior Kyle Merber won the Division Two 3200 meters in a personal-best 9:06.85, the fastest time on record for the race, finishing 24.78 seconds ahead of Smithtown West senior Giovanni Signoretti.

Amityville sophomore Victor Drew won the Division Three high jump at 2.00m, the best mark on record on Long Island, ahead of teammate Emmanuel Johnson (1.93m). Lewis's 22.22 and 6.80m were also the best marks on Long Island this season, and he beat Walt Whitman senior Mychael Fabio by 0.29 in the 200.

Fabio won the Division One 400 meters in a personal-best 48.91, the fastest time on record for the race, after running 48.75 in the semifinal, the fastest on Long Island this season. William Floyd senior Jon Cuomo won the 800 meters in 1:55.49 and the 1600 meters in a personal-best 4:20.33, both bests on record. Northport senior Anthony Girolamo won the 400 meter hurdles in a personal-best 56.40, Sachem East junior Rich Roethel won the high jump at a personal-best 1.95m and Bay Shore senior Jarrett Scott won the triple jump at a personal-best 13.98m, all bests on record. West Islip junior David Kastner won the 110 meter hurdles in a personal-best 15.15 and William Floyd junior Tom Lindley won the shot put at a personal-best 16.28m.

Westhampton Beach senior Jared Nilsson won the Division Three 110 meter hurdles in a personal-best 14.88 and the 400 meter hurdles in a personal-best 55.23, both the fastest times on Long Island this season and the best on record for the meet. Shoreham-Wading River junior Bobby Andrews won the 1600 meters in a personal-best 4:19.94 and the 3200 in a personal-best 9:25.49, and teammate Sean Norberg won the steeplechase in a personal-best 9:51.45 by 17.81 seconds. Amityville senior Craig Slaughter won the 100 in 10.99 and the 200 in 22.36, and East Hampton senior Marcus Edwards won the triple jump at 14.03m, the best mark on Long Island this season.

In Division Two, Bellport sophomore Jaquan Holland won the 100 meters in 10.93 and the 200 in 22.34. Smithtown West junior Chris Ammann won the high jump at a personal-best 1.93m and the triple jump at 13.48m, Half Hollow Hills East senior Steven Brown won the 110 meter hurdles in a personal-best 15.11 and Riverhead junior Joe Verderber won the pole vault at 4.11m, the best height on Long Island this season.

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