LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — May 24, 2023 — Oyster Bay's Christopher Tardugno won the boys 3200 meters at the Section VIII County Championships Class A for the second straight year in a personal-best 9:56.62, the fastest time on record for the meet, and Friends Academy (Li)'s Aislinn Frazer repeated in the girls 3000 in 10:50.52. West Hempstead's Jurrel Hall won the long jump at 20-11.5, the triple jump at 45-5.5 and the high jump at 06-00.00.
Tardugno won by 3.46 seconds over Plainedge's Michael Ventricelli (10:00.08), with North Shore's Robby Levy third in 10:00.33, and he also ran the fastest 1600 of the day in a personal-best 4:30.98. Frazer beat North Shore's Bella Martocci by 11.49 seconds and ran the fastest girls 1500 in 4:54.70. Hall's triple jump was the best on Long Island this season.
Both steeplechases produced bests on record. West Hempstead's Jeremy Haynes won the boys 3000-meter steeplechase in a personal-best 10:41.10, 0.83 seconds ahead of Oyster Bay's Omek Kumar, and Wheatley School's Sadie Keys won the girls 2000-meter steeplechase in a personal-best 7:44.08, the third-fastest on Long Island this season, by 5.83 seconds over North Shore's Sophia Marchioli. Mineola's Josiah Bracken ran the fastest 200 in a personal-best 22.46, also a best on record.
Valley Stream South's Melissa Gueye won the girls long jump with a personal-best 17-6.25, the second-best mark on Long Island this season, and ran the fastest 100 hurdles time in 16.07. Wheatley School's Sydney Romano won the discus at 119-10, the best on Long Island this season, and Plainedge's Kayla Esposito won the triple jump with a personal-best 34-11.75. Island Trees' Kayla Tretola won the shot put at 33-6.75 and North Shore's Sophia DeMillio won the pole vault at 09-00.00.
Locust Valley's CJ Kelly won the boys shot put at 46-9.25, Wheatley School's Grant Callahan won the discus at 139-4 and North Shore's Caden Paradis won the pole vault at 10-00.00.
The rest of the track events were run in sections. West Hempstead's Gloria Guerrier ran the fastest girls 400 hurdles in a personal-best 1:01.65 and the fastest 400 in a personal-best 55.90. Valley Stream South's Tori Daniels ran the fastest 200 in 25.40, Malverne's Ololade Olaniyan the fastest 100 in 12.98 and Cold Spring Harbor's Megan Jasinski the fastest 800 in a personal-best 2:21.12. In the boys races, Valley Stream South's Jason Gutierrez ran the fastest 400 in a personal-best 49.93, Malverne's Nelson Crawford the fastest 400 hurdles in a personal-best 57.67, Friends Academy (Li)'s Ben Martin the fastest 800 in a personal-best 2:03.34, W. Tresper Clarke's Christian Hunter the fastest 110 hurdles in 16.42 and Lynbrook's Ramon Calderon the fastest 100 in 11.58.
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Steeplechase | Jeremy HaynesWest Hempstead | 10:41.10 | ||
| Boys Hurdles | Conor KellyEast Rockaway | 1:06.14 | ||
| Boys Dash | Christian McAndrewWantagh | 11.81 | ||
| Boys | Alex LombardoCold Spring Harbor | 5:09.64 | ||
| Boys Dash | Jianni HenriquesMalverne | 54.06 | ||
| Boys Hurdles | Christian HunterW. Tresper Clarke | 16.42 | ||
| Boys | Steven VentricelliPlainedge | 2:08.77 | ||
| Boys | Christopher TardugnoOyster Bay | 9:56.62 | ||
| Boys Dash | Josiah BrackenMineola | 22.46 | ||
| Girls Steeplechase | Sadie KeysWheatley School | 7:44.08 | ||
| Girls Hurdles | Genevieve FallonOyster Bay | 1:20.85 | ||
| Girls Dash | Ololade OlaniyanMalverne | 12.98 | ||
| Girls | Camryn CliffordPlainedge | 5:38.97 | ||
| Girls Dash | Savannah GreenMalverne | 1:04.86 | ||
| Girls Hurdles | Melissa GueyeValley Stream South | 16.07 | ||
| Girls | Jade HornickValley Stream South | 2:39.84 | ||
| Girls | Aislinn FrazerFriends Academy (Li) | 10:50.52 | ||
| Girls Dash | Tori DanielsValley Stream South | 25.40 | ||
| Girls Long Jump | Melissa GueyeValley Stream South | 17-6.25 | ||
| Boys Long Jump | Jurrel HallWest Hempstead | 20-11.5 | ||
| Girls Triple Jump | Kayla EspositoPlainedge | 34-11.75 | ||
| Boys Triple Jump | Jurrel HallWest Hempstead | 45-5.5 | ||
| Girls Shot Put | Kayla TretolaIsland Trees | 33-6.75 | ||
| Boys Shot Put | CJ KellyLocust Valley | 46-9.25 | ||
| Girls Discus Throw | Sydney RomanoWheatley School | 119-10 | ||
| Boys Discus Throw | Grant CallahanWheatley School | 139-4 | ||
| Boys High Jump | Jurrel HallWest Hempstead | 06-00.00 | ||
| Girls Pole Vault | Sophia DeMillioNorth Shore | 09-00.00 | ||
| Boys Pole Vault | Caden ParadisNorth Shore | 10-00.00 |
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