LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — May 22, 2023 — Five athletes set the best marks on record for the meet at the Section VIII County Championships Class AAA, led by Freeport's Jordon Quinn, who repeated as 110 hurdles champion in a personal-best 14.23, the fastest time on Long Island this season and well under his winning 14.97 from last year. Uniondale's Chica Akazi, also last year's winner, ran a personal-best 14.65 in the 100 hurdles, breaking the 14.71 Wellington C. Mepham's Camylin Blake ran in 2022. Races were run in sections.
Freeport's Kazeem Scott ran the fastest 100, a personal-best 10.96 that broke the 11.22 Baldwin's Cedric Jean-Pierre ran in 2022, and also ran 22.58 in the 200. Syosset's Jordan Altman won the 3200 in a personal-best 9:46.99, 1.41 seconds ahead of Oceanside's Jason Kerber, breaking the 9:52.91 Colin Funk ran in 2022.
Syosset's Jessica Alessi won the 3000 in 11:02.38, 2.35 seconds ahead of Ashley Carillo, who won last year in 11:06.70. Alessi also ran the fastest 1500, 4:43.64.
Freeport's Danzil Monk Jr ran the fastest times in the 1600, a personal-best 4:22.50, and the 800, a personal-best 1:57.40. Baldwin's Tristan Brown ran the fastest 400 hurdles time, a personal-best 55.43, and Hempstead's Brailyn Jimenez ran the fastest 400, a personal-best 50.23. Steven Theodoropoulos won the steeplechase in a personal-best 10:15.70, 4.31 seconds ahead of Massapequa's Christopher Schimkus.
Hempstead's Anissa Moore ran the fastest girls 400, a personal-best 56.20, and the fastest 200, 26.54. East Meadow's Zaria Hall ran the fastest 800, a personal-best 2:17.98, and Farmingdale's Kayla Kwas ran the fastest 400 hurdles time, a personal-best 1:05.03. Farmingdale's Faith Williams ran the fastest 100, a personal-best 12.60.
Eve Siff-Scherr won the girls steeplechase in 7:47.81, 8.41 seconds ahead of Long Beach's Jewel Jones.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Steeplechase | Steven TheodoropoulosPaul D. Schrieber / Port Washi | 10:15.70 | ||
| Boys Hurdles | Caden MurdaughWestbury | 1:03.04 | ||
| Boys Dash | Kazeem ScottFreeport | 10.96 | ||
| Boys | Isaac ContrerasWellington C. Mepham | 4:50.88 | ||
| Boys Dash | Noah WaldmanPlainview-Old Bethpage / Jfk | 51.58 | ||
| Boys Hurdles | Jordon QuinnFreeport | 14.23 | ||
| Boys | Chase HoltFreeport | 2:04.55 | ||
| Boys | Jordan AltmanSyosset | 9:46.99 | ||
| Boys Dash | Kazeem ScottFreeport | 22.58 | ||
| Girls Steeplechase | Eve Siff-ScherrPaul D. Schrieber / Port Washi | 7:47.81 | ||
| Girls Hurdles | Maggie LiEast Meadow | 1:18.58 | ||
| Girls Dash | Faith WilliamsFarmingdale | 12.60 | ||
| Girls | Emily VerdonEast Meadow | 5:28.04 | ||
| Girls Dash | Clairevy MaingretteWellington C. Mepham | 1:04.54 | ||
| Girls Hurdles | Chica AkaziUniondale | 14.65 | ||
| Girls | Kaitlynn SlobodinEast Meadow | 2:38.48 | ||
| Girls | Jessica AlessiSyosset | 11:02.38 | ||
| Girls Dash | Anissa MooreHempstead | 26.54 |
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