Emma Gallagher wins two; Syosset's Ryan Depinto edges teammate in 3200

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — May 28, 2014 — Garden City junior Emma Gallagher won the girls Division 1 400 meter hurdles at the Section VIII State Qualifier Meet in a personal-best 61.94, the fastest time on Long Island this season, and also won the Division 1 800 meters in 2:19.53. Syosset senior Ryan Depinto won the boys Division 1 3200 meters in a personal-best 9:24.01, 0.29 ahead of teammate Tyler Italiano (9:24.30).

Gallagher beat Uniondale junior Crystal Green by 1.16 seconds in the hurdles and Port Washington senior Joelle Feinberg by 2.4 seconds in the 800. Green won the Division 1 100 meter hurdles in a personal-best 15.23.

Port Washington junior Jenny Aguiar won the 200 meters in 26.03, 0.01 ahead of Garden City senior Laura Jaeger, and Division Avenue senior Samantha Polluci won the 100 meters in a personal-best 12.93, 0.03 ahead of Jaeger. Lynbrook junior Luke Germanakos won the boys 400 meters in a personal-best 49.45, 0.03 ahead of Valley Stream Central senior Matthew Jones, and was second in the 800 meters to Syosset senior Simon Nwana (1:55.04).

Roosevelt seniors Ashe Davis and Raymond Jones each won the Division 2 100 and 200 meters. Davis ran 12.61 and 25.67, and Jones ran 11.14 and 22.49. East Rockaway senior Jonathan Schloth won the Division 2 3200 meters in 9:51.67 and the Division 2 steeplechase in a personal-best 9:53.31.

Garden City sophomore Stephanie Gerland won the girls Division 1 3000 meters in a personal-best 10:06.23, Calhoun sophomore Grace Moore won the 1500 meters in 4:50.24 and Syosset sophomore Lauren Gruber won the steeplechase in a personal-best 7:07.78. Uniondale sophomore Kristina Cherrington won the 400 meters in a personal-best 57.67.

Long Beach junior Josh Linster won the boys Division 1 100 meters in 11.17, Sewanhaka senior Elijah Smith won the 200 in 22.60, and Port Washington senior James Burns won the 110 meter hurdles in 15.07. East Meadow junior Michael Grady won the 1600 meters in 4:22.10, Jericho senior Jose Velasquez won the steeplechase in a personal-best 9:48.11 and JFK Bellmore senior Brian Calderero won the 400 meter hurdles in a personal-best 56.86.

In the field, Valley Stream North senior Anointing Onuoha won the girls Division 1 long jump at a personal-best 5.70m and the triple jump at 11.36m, and Sewanhaka senior Celeste Pipia won the shot put at a personal-best 12.59m and the discus at 35.58m. Farmingdale seniors won three boys Division 1 throws and jumps: Jyaire Ewa in the shot put at a personal-best 15.44m, Nico Fratto in the discus at 48.86m and Nader Golshahr in the pole vault at a personal-best 3.81m.

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