Dan McCord runs 21.47 in 200; Payton and Hoffmann repeat in hurdles

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — May 23, 2011 — Half Hollow Hills West senior Dan McCord won the Division Two 200 meters at the Boys Division Championship Meet in a personal-best 21.47, the fastest time on record for the meet and the fastest on Long Island this season, and also won the 100 in a personal-best 10.75. Longwood senior Joe Payton and Northport senior Lucas Hoffmann repeated as Division One hurdles champions.

McCord beat teammate Abdias Myrtil by 0.35 seconds in the 200, improving on the 21.58 Bellport's Jaquan Holland ran in 2010. Payton won the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best 54.26, the fastest on Long Island this season, 0.16 ahead of Bay Shore junior Kadesh Roberts. Hoffmann won the 110-meter hurdles in a personal-best 14.73, 0.03 ahead of Payton.

Several other 2010 champions won again in the second division, among them Huntington sophomore Tyriek Johnson, who won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.72, the fastest on Long Island this season, and the long jump at 6.65m. Half Hollow Hills East senior Greg Perrier won the 800 in 1:57.51 and the 1600 in a personal-best 4:21.47. Kings Park senior Rob Schenke won the 400-meter hurdles in 56.52, Smithtown East junior Robert Calamia won the steeplechase in a personal-best 9:46.39 and Copiague senior Wade Richardson won the high jump at 1.93m. Connetquot senior Zach Krause repeated in the Division One steeplechase in 10:02.34.

Brentwood senior Todd Colas won the Division One 100 in a personal-best 10.81 and the 200 in a personal-best 21.78. Brentwood senior Ibrahim Abubaka won the 400 in a personal-best 49.24, and Longwood senior Joe Fuller won the 800 in 1:57.73, 0.01 ahead of Northport senior Tim Odin, who won the 1600 in 4:27.04. Sachem East senior Alex Saavedra won the 3200 in 9:34.12. Longwood senior Blake Evans won the long jump with a personal-best 6.95m, and Middle Country senior Justin Lewis won the shot put with a personal-best 15.41m.

In Division Two, Kings Park senior Brandon Reynolds won the shot put with a personal-best 16.51m and Riverhead senior Treval Hatcher won the triple jump at 14.12m, both the best marks on Long Island this season. Deer Park senior Andrew Bylicki won the discus with a personal-best 46.78m, Half Hollow Hills West senior Justin Ma won the 400 in a personal-best 50.00 and North Babylon sophomore Kris Moran won the 3200 in a personal-best 9:35.23. Smithtown West took the top three places in the pole vault, led by sophomore Karl Nilsen at 3.96m.

In Division Three, Port Jefferson junior Andrew Keresztes won the 800 in 1:56.95, Bayport-Blue Point senior Connor Crowley won the 3200 in 9:38.26, Shoreham-Wading River senior Ben Canellys won the pole vault at 3.96m and Shoreham-Wading River senior Mike Clancy won the discus with a personal-best 43.02m.

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