Mary Cain and Michael Blake lead a day of best marks on record

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — May 22, 2011 — Bronxville freshman Mary Cain won the girls 1500-meter run at the Westchester County Championships in 4:29.05, the fastest time on record for the meet, and Mount Vernon junior Michael Blake won the boys 100 in a personal-best 10.67 and the 200 in a personal-best 21.91, also the fastest on record.

Cain won by 11.58 seconds over Mamaroneck senior Gina Talt, whose 4:43.57 from 2010 had been the best time on record. Blake beat New Rochelle senior Courtland Cargill in both sprints, by 0.14 seconds in the 100 and 0.06 in the 200, and won the 200 for the second straight year.

New Rochelle senior Jeremy Burke won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.92 and the 400-meter hurdles in 57.05, both the fastest on record. White Plains senior Peter Gelston repeated in the steeplechase in 9:47.75, 0.08 seconds ahead of Bronxville junior Dayton Flannery, and Iona Prep junior Greg Gallagher repeated in the pole vault at a personal-best 4.26m. White Plains sophomore Thomas Johnson won the triple jump at a personal-best 13.31m. All three marks were the best on record.

Ursuline senior Aeisha McDavid won the girls 100-meter hurdles in a personal-best 14.93 and the triple jump at a personal-best 11.16m, both the best on record. New Rochelle sophomore Deejah Stevens won the 100 in 12.25 and Mount Vernon junior Tanaya Yarde won the 200 in a personal-best 24.26. Harrison junior Nina Sarmiento repeated in the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best 63.81, and Mamaroneck junior Anima Banks repeated in the 800 in 2:12.01.

Fox Lane senior Janice Johnson repeated in the shot put at 12.00m, Rye Country sophomore Julie Shanus won the long jump at a personal-best 5.18m, Mount Vernon senior Cynthia Watt won the hammer throw at a personal-best 41.80m, John Jay CR junior Stephanie Riocci won the javelin at 31.75m, and Somers sophomore Licursi Kristi won the race walk in 7:40.12. Each was the best mark on record for the meet. New Rochelle senior Amira Yeiser repeated in the high jump at 1.57m.

Eastchester senior Victor Palumbo won the 3200 in 9:40.35 and the 1600 in a personal-best 4:20.86. Harrison senior Zaid Al-Doori won the 400 in 49.56, Yorktown senior Carter Humphrey won the 800 in 1:56.59, Bronxville senior Henry Palermo won the shot put and Somers senior Nick Maenza won the hammer throw. Senior Brie Roller won the girls 400 in 57.66, and Ursuline senior Claire Murphy won the pole vault.

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