Kieran McCarthy wins 800 and 1600; Matthew Su takes two events

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — May 28, 2015 — South Side senior Kieran McCarthy won the 1600 meters at the Section VIII Class 2A County Championships in 4:25.18 and the 800 in 1:58.01, and Jericho junior Matthew Su won the 110-meter hurdles and the long jump, both with personal bests.

McCarthy won the 1600 by 11.15 seconds over Manhasset senior Tommy Fruhauf, and the 800 by 1.19 seconds over Hewlett senior Jeremy Barnes, with Roslyn senior Scott Pourshalchi third in 1:59.42. Fruhauf came back to win the 3200 in 10:04.85, 8.65 seconds ahead of Garden City sophomore Dan Valenti, with Manhasset junior Tim Courts third in both distance races.

Su won the hurdles in 16.26, 0.17 seconds ahead of Wantagh senior Austin Bouchard, and the long jump at 6.58m, ahead of Jericho junior Kevin Zheng (6.45m).

Bethpage senior Deniz Soybas won the 400 in a personal-best 50.61, 1.52 seconds ahead of Wantagh senior Jonathon Alter. Frank Carey swept the short sprints: junior Gregory Matzelle won the 100 in a personal-best 11.18 and sophomore Adam Fields won the 200 in 23.20, with Glen Cove junior Tim Hogan second in both. Floral Park Memorial senior Marco Echeandia won the 400 hurdles in 58.11, 0.69 seconds ahead of Manhasset senior Carter Paterson, and Great Neck South senior Jacob Rigos won the 3000-meter steeplechase in a personal-best 10:42.00, 11.8 seconds ahead of Plainedge junior Nicholas Pugliano.

In the throws, Jericho senior Rio Lee won the discus with a personal-best 44.72m and Manhasset sophomore Gavin Olsen won the shot put with a personal-best 15.46m. New Hyde Park senior Olivier Simeon was second in both. Sewanhaka junior Adly Slater Dacius won the triple jump with a personal-best 12.63m, Manhasset junior Tyson Morgano won the pole vault at 3.20m, and Glen Cove junior Rodney Ray won the high jump at 1.82m.

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