Ilunga Salerno wins three Class B events for Cornwall Central

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — June 3, 2026 — Cornwall Central senior Ilunga Salerno won three Class B events at the Section 9 State Qualifier at Cornwall Central High School, winning the 110m hurdles in 14.54 and the 400m hurdles in 55.85, beating Marlboro Central's Devin Robertson both times, and took the long jump at 22-07.25 (Mason Birdsell, Wallkill, 21-05.00).

Cornwall Central seniors Madison Riccardi and Jingwa Fonkem each won two Class B titles. Riccardi won the 100m hurdles in 14.56 and the triple jump at 37-03.00, and Fonkem won the shot put at 34-06.00 and the discus at 120-09, with teammate Jean Lawrence second in both. Minisink Valley senior Ella Michelitch won the Championship Division high jump at 5-06.00 and the Class B long jump at 19-01.75.

In Class C, Spackenkill senior Wayne-Daniel Russell won the 200 in 22.63 and the long jump at 22-01.50. Tri-Valley Central junior Kane Poje won the shot put at 58-04.00 and the discus at 148-08. Washingtonville sophomore Camryn Flynn won the Class A long jump at 17-09.00 and triple jump at 37-04.00.

Monticello senior Gabriela Almonte won the Class B girls 100 in 12.28 by 0.03 seconds over Goshen Central's Joy Sawyer, and Valley Central junior Zialyse Moseley won the Class A 100m hurdles in 15.60 by 0.03 seconds over Monroe-Woodbury's Alice Castillo. Warwick Valley senior Luke Beattie edged teammate Logan Conley by 0.08 seconds in the Class A boys 200 (22.30). Pine Bush freshman Zyair Reaves won the Class A boys 100 in 10.61 by 0.12 seconds over Beattie. Wallkill junior Grace Boland won the Class B girls 400m hurdles in 1:04.54, by 0.19 seconds over Riccardi.

Newburgh Free Academy sophomore Benjamin Bermudez won the boys 800 in 1:54.63, by 0.22 seconds over Our Lady Of Lourdes' Griffin Kinahan. Monroe-Woodbury junior Olivia Heim won the girls 800 in 2:08.90, Pine Plains senior Violet Bliss won the girls 1500 in 4:40.78 and Warwick Valley senior Klaus Lindenau won the pole vault at 15-00.00.

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