LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — May 19, 2025 — Seven athletes set the best marks on record for the meet at the Section 8 AA County Championship. Garden City's Donald McDonough ran a personal-best 1:55.35 in the 800, beating Manhasset's Ryan Boldi, whose 1:57.85 from 2023 had been the best mark on record and who ran 1:56.93 for second. Elmont Memorial's Aidan Peterkin won the 200 final in a personal-best 21.98, breaking the 22.22 Roosevelt's Brian Johnson-Norman Jr ran in 2023, and finished 0.15 seconds ahead of Roosevelt's Leroy Barrett.
Manhasset's Kate Voelker won the girls high jump at 05-06.00, Friends Academy's Cooper Mott won the boys high jump at 06-04.00, the best mark on Long Island this season, and Glen Cove's Josiah Mingo Cooper won the boys shot put with a personal-best 46-11. Roslyn's Zachary Davidson repeated in the pole vault at 13-00.00, up from his 12-06.00 in 2023, and George H. Hewlett's Maree Drayling won the girls pole vault with a personal-best 09-02.00.
Barrett won the 100 final in 11.05, 0.21 seconds ahead of Elmont Memorial's Makhai Noel. George H. Hewlett's Matthew DeCicco repeated in the 110 hurdles in 15.69 and also won the long jump at 20-0.25.
Roosevelt's Esmia Thomas won the girls 100 final in 12.39, 0.11 seconds ahead of South Side's Victoria Daniel, last year's winner, and repeated in the 200 in 25.92. Daniel repeated in the 100 hurdles in 15.22, 0.22 seconds ahead of Bethpage's Jadyn Hsu.
In races run in sections, Elmont Memorial's Dominic Collins ran the fastest 400, a personal-best 49.91, Bethpage's Michael Sheahan ran the fastest 400 hurdles time, a personal-best 57.69, and Manhasset's Nicolas Katsoulis ran the fastest 1600, 4:32.03. Manhasset's Blake Sealy won the 3200 in a personal-best 9:43.90 by 11.59 seconds, and Great Neck North's Jonah Berkowitz won the steeplechase in a personal-best 10:20.11.
In girls races, Garden City's Kyra Lekanides ran the fastest 400, a personal-best 58.26, Division Avenue's Eleni Georgatos ran the fastest 400 hurdles time, 1:05.02, and George H. Hewlett's Valeria Paez ran the fastest 800, a personal-best 2:24.24. Friends Academy's Aislinn Frazer won the 1500 in 4:58.69 and the 3000 in 10:58.28, and Manhasset's Anna Paloubis won the steeplechase in a personal-best 7:24.88.
Other field winners were George H. Hewlett's Lucas Rodriguez in the boys discus (140-10.5), Sewanhaka's Braylon Metellus in the boys triple jump (43-8), George H. Hewlett's Janee Llanos in the girls triple jump (36-0), Roslyn's Diana Santos in the girls shot put (34-7.5), Sanford H. Calhoun's Dana Wauchope in the girls discus (112-9) and Sewanhaka's Zoe Amadike in the girls long jump (16-3.5).
Winners
| Race | Individual | Time | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Steeplechase r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Jonah BerkowitzGreat Neck North | 10:20.11 | ||
| Boys Hurdles r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Gabriel Espinoza OrdonezSewanhaka | 1:06.33 | ||
| Boys Hurdles r1 h2Scoring COMPLETE | Abdul SalamaRoslyn | 1:03.27 | ||
| Boys Hurdles r1 h3Scoring COMPLETE | Michael SheahanBethpage | 57.69 | ||
| Boys Dash | Leroy BarrettRoosevelt | 11.39 | ||
| Boys Dash r2 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Leroy BarrettRoosevelt | 11.05 | ||
| Boys r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Alex GoldsteinGreat Neck North | 4:56.08 | ||
| Boys r1 h2Scoring COMPLETE | Nicolas KatsoulisManhasset | 4:32.03 | ||
| Boys Dash r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Brady HerbertBethpage | 52.34 | ||
| Boys Dash r1 h2Scoring COMPLETE | Akeino WallaceRoosevelt | 52.01 | ||
| Boys Dash r1 h3Scoring COMPLETE | Dominic CollinsElmont Memorial | 49.91 | ||
| Boys Hurdles | Matthew DeCiccoGeorge H. Hewlett | 16.45 | ||
| Boys Hurdles r2 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Matthew DeCiccoGeorge H. Hewlett | 15.69 | ||
| Boys r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Alexander NalboneSanford H. Calhoun | 2:07.27 | ||
| Boys r1 h2Scoring COMPLETE | Donald McDonoughGarden City | 1:55.35 | ||
| Boys Dash | Aidan PeterkinElmont Memorial | 22.79 | ||
| Boys Dash r2 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Aidan PeterkinElmont Memorial | 21.98 | ||
| Boys r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Blake SealyManhasset | 9:43.90 | ||
| Girls Steeplechase r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Anna PaloubisManhasset | 7:24.88 | ||
| Girls Hurdles r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Gabby TorchiaSanford H. Calhoun | 1:14.41 | ||
| Girls Hurdles r1 h2Scoring COMPLETE | Amelie McLaughlinSouth Side | 1:11.93 | ||
| Girls Hurdles r1 h3Scoring COMPLETE | Eleni GeorgatosDivision Avenue | 1:05.02 | ||
| Girls Dash | Esmia ThomasRoosevelt | 12.80 | ||
| Girls Dash r2 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Esmia ThomasRoosevelt | 12.39 | ||
| Girls r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Aislinn FrazerFriends Academy (Li) | 4:58.69 | ||
| Girls Dash r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Madison MessinaDivision Avenue | 1:03.94 | ||
| Girls Dash r1 h2Scoring COMPLETE | Zoe AmadikeSewanhaka | 1:02.27 | ||
| Girls Dash r1 h3Scoring COMPLETE | Kyra LekanidesGarden City | 58.26 | ||
| Girls Hurdles | Victoria DanielSouth Side | 15.38 | ||
| Girls Hurdles r2 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Victoria DanielSouth Side | 15.22 | ||
| Girls r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Abigail TedescoGarden City | 2:39.68 | ||
| Girls r1 h2Scoring COMPLETE | Valeria PaezGeorge H. Hewlett | 2:24.24 | ||
| Girls Dash | Esmia ThomasRoosevelt | 26.64 | ||
| Girls Dash r2 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Esmia ThomasRoosevelt | 25.92 | ||
| Girls r1 h1Scoring COMPLETE | Aislinn FrazerFriends Academy (Li) | 10:58.28 | ||
| Boys Long JumpScoring COMPLETE | Matthew DeCiccoGeorge H. Hewlett | 20-0.25 | ||
| Girls Triple JumpScoring COMPLETE | Janee LlanosGeorge H. Hewlett | 36-0 | ||
| Boys Discus ThrowScoring COMPLETE | Lucas RodriguezGeorge H. Hewlett | 140-10.5 | ||
| Girls Shot PutScoring COMPLETE | Diana SantosRoslyn | 34-7.5 | ||
| Boys Pole VaultScoring COMPLETE | Zachary DavidsonRoslyn | 13-00.00 | ||
| Girls High JumpScoring COMPLETE | Kate VoelkerManhasset | 05-06.00 | ||
| Boys Triple JumpScoring COMPLETE | Braylon MetellusSewanhaka | 43-8 | ||
| Girls Long JumpScoring COMPLETE | Zoe AmadikeSewanhaka | 16-3.5 | ||
| Boys Shot PutScoring COMPLETE | Josiah Mingo CooperGlen Cove | 46-11 | ||
| Girls Discus ThrowScoring COMPLETE | Dana WauchopeSanford H. Calhoun | 112-9 | ||
| Boys High JumpScoring COMPLETE | Cooper MottFriends Academy (Li) | 06-04.00 | ||
| Girls Pole VaultScoring COMPLETE | Maree DraylingGeorge H. Hewlett | 09-02.00 |
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