Mary Kate Anselmini, Sancho Barrett and Joe Payton set best marks on record

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — June 3, 2011 — Ward Melville senior Mary Kate Anselmini won the girls 2000-meter steeplechase at the Section XI Individual Championships for the third straight year in 6:33.01, the best mark on record on Long Island, and Amityville senior Sancho Barrett repeated in the 110-meter hurdles in a personal-best 13.98, the fastest time on record for the meet. Longwood senior Joe Payton won the 400 hurdles in a personal-best 52.85, also the best mark on record on Long Island.

Anselmini improved on her own 6:45.50 from 2010 and won by 48.33 seconds over Bayport-Blue Point sophomore Katie Saroka. Barrett, the fastest on Long Island this season, beat the 14.17 Brentwood's Ramon Sosa ran in 2004 and won by 0.96 seconds. Payton held off Bay Shore junior Kadesh Roberts (53.35) by 0.5 seconds.

Half Hollow Hills East senior Greg Perrier repeated in the 800 in a personal-best 1:53.05, a best on record, ahead of Longwood senior Joe Fuller (1:53.73). Southampton senior Owen Laub won the 400 in a personal-best 48.55, also a best on record, by 0.31 seconds over Brentwood senior Ibrahim Abubaka.

On the girls side, Longwood senior Olivia Hallstein repeated in the 200 in a personal-best 24.47, improving her own best on record, after Copiague junior Janel Francis edged her by 0.02 seconds in the 100 in 12.14, also a best on record. Harborfields senior Michelle Gaye won the 3000 in a personal-best 9:56.70, beating the 9:59.86 Bay Shore's Laura Cummings ran in 2004. Riverhead junior Melodee Riley repeated in the triple jump with a personal-best 12.58m and won the long jump at 5.79m, both bests on record. Bay Shore junior Jessica Gelibert won both hurdles races, the 100 hurdles in 14.75 and the 400 hurdles in a personal-best 59.99.

Harborfields junior Kelsey Margey won the 1500 in 4:29.14, Sachem East junior Rachel Paul won the 800 in a personal-best 2:11.59 and Sachem East junior Melanie Notarstefano won the 400 in 58.12. Sachem East junior Kelly Maranchuck won the race walk in a personal-best 7:02.14, John Glenn junior Kaitlin Whitehorn won the high jump at 1.70m, Sachem North senior Kayla Cataldo won the pole vault at 3.04m, Sachem East senior Brittany Christian won the shot put at 11.60m and Longwood senior Imani White won the discus at 36.49m.

North Babylon sophomore Kris Moran won the boys 3200 in a personal-best 9:18.74, the fastest on Long Island this season, and Northport senior Tim Odin won the 1600 in 4:19.61. Smithtown West senior Mark Valentino won the steeplechase in a personal-best 9:42.32, 0.03 seconds ahead of Smithtown East junior Robert Calamia. Longwood junior Mark Jackson won the 100 in a personal-best 10.83 and Half Hollow Hills West senior Dan McCord won the 200 in 21.67.

Kings Park senior Brandon Reynolds won the shot put at 16.61m, Huntington junior Trayvon Toney won the discus at 51.99m, Sachem East senior Greg Markfelder won the high jump at 1.98m, Central Islip senior Ryan Satchell won the triple jump at 14.45m, Longwood senior Blake Evans won the long jump at 7.11m and Shoreham-Wading River senior Ben Canellys won the pole vault at 4.26m, all personal bests.

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