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Boys Division Championship Meet · May 27, 2015

Brian Michels, Travon Duncan and John Natalone repeat

Patchogue-Medford's Brian Michels won the Division One steeplechase again, Amityville's Travon Duncan swept the Division Three hurdles for a second straight year, and Smithtown East's Daniel Claxton cleared 6-08.00.

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Patchogue-Medford senior Brian Michels won the Division One 3000-meter steeplechase in 9:47.73 at the Boys Division Championship Meet, his second straight title in the race, 4.69 seconds ahead of Sachem North's Dan Block. Amityville senior Travon Duncan repeated in both Division Three hurdles races, winning the 110-meter hurdles in 14.79 and the 400-meter hurdles in 56.37, and Half Hollow Hills East's John Natalone won the Division One pole vault at 14-00.00 for the second straight year.

Smithtown East sophomore Daniel Claxton won the Division Two high jump at 6-08.00, the best mark on record for the meet. Commack's Joshua Hadity, who won the race in 2013, won the Division One 3200 in a personal-best 9:24.82, 1.74 seconds ahead of Walt Whitman's Chad Maier.

The Division One hurdles races were close. Longwood junior Spencer Payton won the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best 54.69, 0.01 seconds ahead of Sachem East's Utsav Deshpande, and Half Hollow Hills East's Sam Chimezie won the 110-meter hurdles in a personal-best 14.79, 0.25 seconds ahead of Payton. Ward Melville's Charlie Theiss won the 1600 in 4:22.74, 0.22 seconds ahead of teammate John Ripa, and Ward Melville's Jimmy Laguerre won the 400 in a personal-best 49.26.

In other Division One events, the winners were Lindenhurst's Marquise Williams in the 100 (11.28), Patchogue-Medford's Dominick Cassella in the 200 (22.67), Bay Shore's Luciano Fiore in the 800 (1:55.65), Brentwood's Malik Sainnoval in the long jump (23-05.00), Brentwood's O'Brian Joslyn in the shot put (56-11.00), Half Hollow Hills East's Malik Turner in the discus (147-04), Central Islip's Livingstone Harriott Jr. in the triple jump (46-00.25) and William Floyd's Hasani Rathan in the high jump (6-02.00).

In Division Two, Huntington junior Infinite Tucker won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.48, 0.01 seconds ahead of Copiague's Aaron McFadden, and the 400 in a personal-best 48.93. McFadden won the 100 in 11.19. Harborfields junior Ryan Scanlon won the 1600 in a personal-best 4:19.64 and the 3200 in 9:44.02. Hauppauge's Nick Beglane won the 400-meter hurdles in 55.20, Bellport's Tom Gassner won the 800 in 1:55.13, Half Hollow Hills West's Kory Fitzgerald won the 200 in 22.59, and Copiague's Turner Kelly won the shot put at 57-10.75.

In Division Three, Amityville's Hassan Matthews won the 100 (11.31) and 200 (22.94), Rocky Point's Jerome Vessichio won the 1600 and 3200, and Mercy's Dale Kelly won the 400 in 50.02. Shoreham-Wading River's Matthew Gladysz won the 800 and Port Jefferson's Justin Julich won the steeplechase.

Winners

RaceIndividualTimeTeamPts
Outdoor Pentathlon: #1 Boys Hurdles Division One Outdoor PentathlonDrew AlfanoSachem East15.73
Outdoor Pentathlon: #2 Boys High Jump Division One Outdoor PentathlonDrew AlfanoSachem East1.88m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #3 Boys Shot Put Division One Outdoor PentathlonDrew AlfanoSachem East10.62m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #4 Boys Long Jump Division One Outdoor PentathlonDrew AlfanoSachem East6.64m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #5 Boys Division One Outdoor PentathlonDrew AlfanoSachem East4:49.51
Boys Hurdles Division OneSam ChimezieHalf Hollow Hills East14.79
Boys Dash Division OneMarquise WilliamsLindenhurst11.28
Boys Dash Division OneJimmy LaguerreWard Melville49.26
Boys Division OneLuciano FioreBay Shore1:55.65
Boys UnseededJacob KahrsWalt Whitman9:57.89
Boys Dash Division OneDominick CassellaPatchogue-Medford22.67
Boys Hurdles Division OneSpencer PaytonLongwood54.69
Boys Division OneJoshua HadityCommack9:24.82
Boys Long Jump Division OneMalik SainnovalBrentwood23-05.00
Boys Pole Vault Division OneJohn NataloneHalf Hollow Hills East14-00.00
Boys Discus Throw Division OneMalik TurnerHalf Hollow Hills East147-04
Boys Steeplechase Division OneBrian MichelsPatchogue-Medford9:47.73
Boys UnseededShane McGuireHuntington4:30.70
Boys Division OneCharlie TheissWard Melville4:22.74
Boys Shot Put Division OneO'Brian JoslynBrentwood56-11.00
Boys Triple Jump Division OneLivingstone Harriott Jr.Central Islip46-00.25
Boys High Jump Division OneHasani RathanWilliam Floyd6-02.00
Outdoor Pentathlon: #1 Boys Hurdles Division Two Outdoor PentathlonBen LebitSmithtown East16.80
Outdoor Pentathlon: #2 Boys High Jump Division Two Outdoor PentathlonSondy Jean-BaptisteHuntington1.88m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #3 Boys Shot Put Division Two Outdoor PentathlonPeter McKenzieCopiague12.92m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #4 Boys Long Jump Division Two Outdoor PentathlonAleks CusumanoEastport-South Manor6.34m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #5 Boys Division Two Outdoor PentathlonBen LebitSmithtown East4:34.28
Boys Hurdles Division TwoInfinite TuckerHuntington14.48
Boys Dash Division TwoAaron McFaddenCopiague11.19
Boys Dash Division TwoInfinite TuckerHuntington48.93
Boys Division TwoTom GassnerBellport1:55.13
Boys Dash Division TwoKory FitzgeraldHalf Hollow Hills West22.59
Boys Hurdles Division TwoNick BeglaneHauppauge55.20
Boys Division TwoRyan ScanlonHarborfields9:44.02
Boys Long Jump Division TwoLuke LaffertyEastport-South Manor22-05.00
Boys Pole Vault Division TwoGrant GerardEastport-South Manor12-00.00
Boys Discus Throw Division TwoMatt ArenaWest Islip159-06
Boys Steeplechase Division TwoMichael GrabowskiSmithtown West9:57.95
Boys Division TwoRyan ScanlonHarborfields4:19.64
Boys Shot Put Division TwoTurner KellyCopiague57-10.75
Boys Triple Jump Division TwoCurtis FlippenRiverhead43-04.25
Boys High Jump Division TwoDaniel ClaxtonSmithtown East6-08.00
Outdoor Pentathlon: #1 Boys Hurdles Division Three Outdoor PentathlonQuentin HardyJohn Glenn15.81
Outdoor Pentathlon: #2 Boys High Jump Division Three Outdoor PentathlonJack DuftonMattituck1.73m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #3 Boys Shot Put Division Three Outdoor PentathlonJosh KarlHampton Bays12.07m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #4 Boys Long Jump Division Three Outdoor PentathlonQuentin HardyJohn Glenn6.15m
Outdoor Pentathlon: #5 Boys Division Three Outdoor PentathlonJack DuftonMattituck4:24.25
Boys Hurdles Division ThreeTravon DuncanAmityville14.79
Boys Dash Division ThreeHassan MatthewsAmityville11.31
Boys Dash Division ThreeDale KellyMercy50.02
Boys Division ThreeMatthew GladyszShoreham-Wading River1:59.18
Boys Dash Division ThreeHassan MatthewsAmityville22.94
Boys Hurdles Division ThreeTravon DuncanAmityville56.37
Boys Division ThreeJerome VessichioRocky Point10:06.29
Boys Long Jump Division ThreeRaphael AlomarIslip22-06.00
Boys Pole Vault Division ThreeRyan ZipperMiller Place12-00.00
Boys Discus Throw Division ThreePeyton HandHampton Bays144-04
Boys Steeplechase Division ThreeJustin JulichPort Jefferson10:10.67
Boys Division ThreeJerome VessichioRocky Point4:28.04
Boys Shot Put Division ThreeJames BrineBayport-Blue Point47-11.25
Boys Triple Jump Division ThreeJesse ScanlonSouthampton44-02.00
Boys High Jump Division ThreeNakia WillamsSouthampton6-00.00

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