High School Track

L to R - Anthony Quezada, Berfrantz Charles, Emily Menges, Miles Lewis, Bobby Andrews, Vanessa Stewart; Seated - Reynolds Hawkins

BOYS
First team
Miles Lews, Middle Country, Sr.: Boys Runner of the Year - The University of Virginia-bound senior won the Suffolk Division I 200-meter championship, took first in the 100 and 200 at the state qualifier. He was scratched from the 100 at the state championships in order to concentrate on the 200, which he took second in.
Terrance Livingston, Great Neck South, Sr: - 800-meter Federation champ.
Anthony Quezada, Sachem North, Sr: - 100-meter Federation champ.
Anthony Thomas, Holy Trinity, Sr: - Shot put Federation champ.
Bobby Andrews, Shoreham-Wading River, Sr:- Third in the 1,600 at the Federation champ.
Berfrantz Charles, North Babylon, Sr: - Federation long jump champion.

Second team
Josh Haghighi, Wheatley, Jr.
Jaquan Holland, Bellport, So
Michael Kiley, Chaminade, Sr.
Mike Levine, Commack, Sr.
Mike Mastanduno, St. Anthony's, Jr.
Mike Smith, Riverhead, Jr.

Boys Coach of the Year - Reynolds Hawkins, Amityville: Under the tutelage of Hawkins, the Warriors were competitive in almost every event, won League VI, the Suffolk Division III title and had three athletes qualify and a relay team qualify for the state championships in four events

GIRLS
First team
Charlene Lipsey, Hempstead, Sr: Runner of the Year - Lipsey capped a great career, winning the 800-meter Federation championship. She also has the top 800 time in the state of 2:05.83, which is a Nassau County record. The LSU-bound senior overcame a 15-meter deficit on the final leg of Hempstead's 4x400-meter team to help it win the Federation title.
Emily Lipari, Roslyn, Sr. - 3,000-meter Federation champ.
Stephanie Barnes, Bay Shore, Sr. - Finished third in the long jump at the Federation championships.
Emily Menges, Garden City, Sr. - Took third in the 800 at the Federation championships.
Vanessa Stewart, North Babylon, Jr. - Finished second in the shot put at the state public school championships.
Donna-Lee Hylton, Hempstead, Sr. - Won the 400-meter state public school championship.

Second team
Cherrice Brown, Bay Shore, Sr.
Anne Carey, St. John the Baptist, So
Ashley Clasen, Shoreham-Wading River, Sr.
Samantha Nadel, North Shore, Fr.
Michelle Rotondo, Garden City, Jr.

Girls Coach of the Year - Lenroy Raffington, Hempstead: Despite having a limited number of athletes, the Tigers finished tied for second place at the Nassau Class AAA championships and second at the St. Anthony's invitational. The Tigers also finished first at the Federation championships, winning two Federation titles, three public school state championships and eight medals.

English (left) with coach George Schroeder

Copiague's Tyrek English won the triple jump with a leap of 46 feet, 9 inches on his very 1st attempt, won the high jump clearing 6-8 and won the long jump at 22-6.75 at the USATF Regional Junior Olympic qualifier last weekend at Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Mass. All three performances were a career best for English, who qualified for the USA Track & Field Nationals at North Carolina A & T University, July 27-August 2, in Greensboro, NC.

The Long Island contingent has been solid over the first two days at the Nike Outdoor Nationals at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, NC.

Leading the way was Hempstead’s Charlene Lipsey, who took second in the 800 in 2:06.89. Her teammate Donna-Lee Hylton took fourth in the 400 in 53.81.

In distance races, Locust Valley’s Kira Garry finished second in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 7:07.46, Janie Turek of Mt. Sinai was third (7:08.32), while Commack’s Allison Stapleton had a fourth-place finish in 7:10.82.

Roslyn’s Emily Lipari finished fifth in the mile (4:54.93) and sixth in the 1,500 in 4:35.37. North Shore’s Samantha Nadel ran to a second-place finish in the freshmen mile.

The relays belonged to Garden City, whose 4x800-meter team of Emily Menges, Liz Slattery, Michelle Rotondo and Jenna DeAngelo took fifth in a school-record time of 9:05.88. The Trojans 4x400 team of Menges, Catherine Cafaro, Taryn Schmelzinger and Taylor Hennig took seventh in 3:49.96.

The racewalk belonged to Long Island with Sachem North’s Erin Bresnahan, Bay Shore’s Destiny Lalane and Jennifer Mercouris of Bayport-Blue Point taking the top three spots.

Kings Park’s Karen Henning took third in the hammer throw (156-2)

Leading the way for Long Island’s boys was Chaminade’s Michael Kiley with a fourth-place finish in the 2,000-steeplechase in 6:03.46.

The Nike Outdoor National Track and Field Championships begin today (Thursday) at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The following is a list of competitors from Nassau and Suffolk.

GIRLS
200 - Velma Morant, (Hempstead);
400 - Donna-Lee Hylton (Hempstead), Colby Lubman (Commack)
800 - Charlene Lipsey (Hempstead), Emily Menges (Garden City), Olicia Williams (St. Anthony's)
400 hurdles - Colleen Murphy (Stony Brook), Brittany Lucatuorto (Stony Brook), Michelle Rotondo (Garden City)
Mile - Mary Kate Anselmini (Ward Melville)
Freshmen mile - Samantha Nadel (North Shore)
2-Mile - Emily Lipari (Roslyn), Nadel
2000-steeplechase - Kira Garry (Locust Valley), Brianna Nerud (North Shore), Janie Turek (Mt. Sinai), Allison Stapleton (Commack)
Mile Race Walk - Destiny Lalane (Bay Shore), Jennifer Mercouris (Bayport Blue Point)
Triple jump - Marlene Ricketts (Westbury)
Discus - Joanna Koronios (Westbury), Ashley Clasen (Shoreham-Wading River)
Hammer throw - Clasen, Karen Henning (Kings Park)
4x400 - Garden City (Menges, Catherine Cafaro, Taryn Schmelzinger, Taylor Hennig); Kellenberg - (Kelsey Gardner, Kaitlin Stordeur, Colleen Meenan, Kylie Pearse)
4x800 - Garden City (Menges, Rotondo, Liz Slattery, Jenna DeAngelo)

BOYS
800 - Terrance Livingston (Great Neck South)
Mile - Bobby Andrews (Shoreham-Wading River)
2-Mile - Andrews (SWR)
2000 steeplechase - Christian Altamura (MacArthur), Jay Santos (Smithtown), Michael Kiley (Chaminade)
4x100 - Middle Country (Miles Lewis, Ian Haney, Shervon Barthelmy, Stephan Davis)
4x400 - Westbury (Eric Banks, Lamard Herron, Rani Nimblette, Jean St. Germain)
4x800 - Kellenberg (Michael Cook, Quesnel Senatus, William Posch, Cosgrove John)
4xMile - Northport (Colin Anderson, 1333 Evan Bloomberg, Mike Lopizzo, Tim Odin)
800 Sprint medley - Westbury (Eric Banks, Jair Edwards, Lamard Herron, Lutalo Boyce)
1600 Sprint Medley - Hills West (Daniel McCord, Damarr Aultman, Jonathan Yu, Harold Jamison); Westbury (Jean St. Germain, Lamard Herron, Lutalo Boyce, Jair Edwards); Middle Country (Steven Anderson, Stephan Davis, Ian Haney, Miles Lewis)
Distance Medley - St. Anthony's (Todd Sather, Taylor Chaney, Payton Hazzard, Patrick Murphy); Patchogue-Medford (Nick Long, Jon Afanador, Chris Connelly, Brian Gordon)
Long jump - Michael Mastanduno (St. Anthony's)
Triple jump - Lutalo Boyce (Westbury)
Discus - Mike Levine (Commack)
5000 meters - Kenneth Walshak (St. Anthony's); Jay Santos (Smithtown)

Much like 2008, Long Island came through with several Federation and public school state champions at the NYS track and field championships at Cicero North high school this weekend.

Federation champions:
Boys
100-meter dash - Anthony Quezada (Sachem North)
800-meter run - Terrance Livingston (Great Neck South)
3,000-meter steeplechase - Michael Kiley (Chaminade)
Long jump - Berfrantz Charles (North Babylon)
Discus - Anthony Thomas (Holy Trinity)

Public school state champions:
Boys
100 - Quezada
800 - Livingston
Long jump - Charles
Shot put - Mike Smith (Riverhead), Josh Haghighi (Wheatley) Division II

Federation champions:
Girls
3,000 - Emily Lipari (Roslyn)
800 - Charlene Lipsey (Hempstead)
4x100 - Elmont (Cherrelle King, Valencia Hannon, Toni-Ann Lawrence, Ashley McCarthy)
4x400 - Hempstead - (Lipsey, Velma Morant, Asheka Gibson, Donna-Lee Hylton)

Public school state champions:
Girls
800 - Lipsey
400 - Hylton
Triple Jump - Marlene Ricketts (Westbury)
4x100 - Elmont
4x400 - Garden City (Emily Menges, Michelle Rotondo, Taylor Hennig, Catherine Cafaro)

Other notables included Half Hollow Hills West's 4x800 team with a second place finish. The Holy Trinity boy's 4x400 team finished second in the Federation final. Menges had a third-place finish in the 800, Bobby Andrews (Shoreham-Wading River) took third in the 1,600, Emily Lipari took second in the 1,500 and Bay Shore's Stephanie Barnes took third in the triple jump.

Floyd's Tom Lindley was second in the Federation shot put final and Manhasset's Patricia McNish was third in the triple jump Federation final. Middle Country's Miles Lewis took second in the 200 as did Garden City's Michelle Rotondo in the 400 hurdles. Baldwin's Regine Lazard finished right behind Rotondo in 1:02.96.

Smithtown West's Chris Ammann tied for second in the pentathlon with 3,620 points. Shoreham-Wading River's Ashley Clasen took second in the discus (136-6).

There were several athletes who had fine performances, but didn't finish in the top three. Locust Valley's Marc Mauro had a fine weekend in the 200, taking sixth in the Federation final in 22.13 seconds. He took third in the Division II final in 22.31. East Hampton's Emily Hren cleared 5-4 in the high jump, followed by Smithtown East's Ashley Beck who high jumped 5-2. North Babylon's Vanessa Stewart took second in the Public school shot put championship with a toss of 46-3.75.

- MARCUS HENRY

Charlene Lipsey (front) out running Emily Menges and Olicia Williams

The first events begin at 12:30 p.m. on Friday at Cicero North Syracuse high school.

Last year Long Island cleaned up at the state championships taking home seven Federation titles. Hempstead's Charlene Lipsey set a meet record in the 800 (2:07.46), Roslyn's Emily Lipari won the 1,500 and 3,000-meter championships, while Kyle Merber of Hills West won 1,600 and Mepham's Chris Parker took the 110 hurdles. Great Neck South's Terrance Livingston won the 800 and Baldwin's Nicholas Guscott took the 100.

If you are looking for favorites this year, Lipsey, Lipari and Livingston are all back for another go-around in their events.

Garden City's girl's 4x400 and 4x800-meter relay teams have had fabulous outdoor seasons and could challenge for a title. Look for Trojans star Emily Menges (800) and Michelle Rotondo (400 hurdles) to make a push for a championship.

The Bay Shore girl's 4x800 team has been equally as impressive as Garden City's. Bay Shore also has Stephanie Barnes in the triple and long jump and Cherrice Brown in the discus, who should be added to the short list of contenders.

Middle Country's Miles Lewis was scratched from the 100 so he could concentrate on the 200-meter dash and the 4x100.

Other challengers include North Babylon's Vanessa Stewart in the shot put and Commack's Mike Levine in the discus. Stewart has been the island's top shot putter this season, while Levine won the state qualifier with a toss of 189 feet, 4 inches.

East Hampton's Emily Hren and Smithtown East's Ashley Beck are expected to challenge in the high jump. Hren won the Suffolk state qualifier with a jump of 5-4, while Beck qualified with a jump of 5-3. Hren cleared 5-6 during the regular season.

Uniondale's Nathaniel Mercer should challenge in the 110 hurdles and also helped the Knight's 4x100 team win the Nassau state qualifier.

Elmont's Valencia Hannon won the 100 at the Nassau qualifier in a career-best time of 11.98. Hempstead's Velma Morant, who hit 11.8 on the stop watch during the season, will also be a factor.

Wheatley's Joshua Haghighi, Riverhead's Mike Smith and Holy Trinity's Anthony Thomas will all be factors in the shot put and discus.

Other CHSAA standouts expected to contend are St. John the Baptist's Anne Carey (3,000 - 1,500), St. Anthony's Olicia Williams (800) and teammate Olivia Abbate (hurdles). Boys standouts include Mike Mastanduno (200) and Chaminade distance man Mike Kiley and Kellenberg's 4x800-meter relay team.

Holy Trinity's Kyle Brown, who high jumped 6-6 at the CHSAA Intersectionals, will also be among the favorites. So should the Titans' 4x400 team, which ran 3:19.53 at the Intersectionals. St. John the Baptist's 4x100 team also can't be counted out.

- MARCUS HENRY

The following are Suffolk's state qualifying athletes who compete at the New York State track and field championships in Cicero-North Syracuse on Friday and Saturday.

100 Meter Dash
Lisa Luchsinger Sachem East
Brittany Jones Patchogue/Me
MacKenzie Vickers Babylon

100 Meter Hurdles
Kayla Murphy Longwood
Sarah Bell Commack
Andrea Fowara Port Jefferson

200 Meter Dash
Lisa Luchsinger Sachem East
Kayla Brantmeyer Center Moric
MacKenzie Vickers Babylon

400 Meter Dash
Colby Lubman Commack
Sarah Maye Longwood
Bridget Straub Mercy

400 Meter Hurdles
Colleen Murphy Ward Melville
Darleen Eiermann Bay Shore
Olivia Schumann Mercy

800 Meter Run
Lianne Farber Northport
Caiti Derenze Mercy

1500 Meter Run
Christine Hagan Kings Park
Sarah Reed Hampton Bays

2000 Meter Steeplechase
Mary Kate Anselmini Ward Melville
Allison Stapleton Commack
Katie Saroka Bayport/Blue

3000 Meter Run
Caroline O'Hea Ward Melville
Katie Saroka Bayport/Blue

High Jump
Emily Hren East Hampton
Ashley Beck Smithtown East
Emerald Vickers Babylon

Pole Vault
Christine Nassauer Mount Sinai
Alexa Sakovich Port Jeffers

Long Jump
Tara Greco Kings Park
Kayla Brantmeyer Center Moric
Nicole Stanko Connetquot
Leah Eleazer Southampton

Triple Jump
Stephanie Barnes Bay Shore
Melodee Riley Riverhead
Chelsea Ficner Mattituck

Discus Throw
Cherrice Brown Bay Shore
Ashley Clasen SWR
Brannon Burke Stony Brook

Shot Put
Vanessa Stewart North Babylon
Ashley Clasen SWR
Jordan Collins Bayport/Blue

PHOTOS: High School Track Championships

4x100 Meter Relay
Longwood
1) Jordyn Holt 11 2) Sarah Maye 11
3) Kayla Murphy 12 4) Bianca Benavides 11

Southampton
1) Amanda Acquino 11 2) Makayla Syass 10
3) Jena Arnister 12 4) Leah Eleazer 12

4x400 Meter Relay
Brentwood
1) Andrea Aberdeen 11 2) Stefanny Laureano 11
3) Brianna Reid 9 4) Brittany Richardson 9

Mercy
1) Bridget Straub 12 2) Olivia Schumann 10
3) Kayleigh Macchirole 10 4) Tori Cataldo 8

Smithtown East
1) Kelsey Amarosa 9 2) Rachel Brady 9
3) Paige Koenig 9 4) Danielle Toritto 12

Port Jefferson
1) Allison Cluett 9 2) Liz Garland 12
3) Micaela Gallagher 12 4) Katharina Ross 9

4x800 Meter Relay
Bay Shore
1) Darleen Eiermann 11 2) Regina Peattie 9
3) Danielle Rowe 9 4) Stephanie Barnes 12

Ward Melville
1) Mary Kate Anselmini 10 2) Caroline O'Hea 9
3) Sami Reilly 10 4) Brianna Araneo 11

Bayport/Bluepoint
1) Brenna Darby 10 2) Ashley Bofinger 11
3) Eva Strobl 10 4) Katie Sheehan 11

Outdoor Pentathlon
Farath Raphael Hhh East
Emily Ianno Mattituck

The following are Suffolk's state qualifying athletes who compete at the New York State track and field championships in Cicero-North Syracuse on Friday and Saturday.

100 Meter Dash
Miles Lewis Middle Country
Berfrantz Charles North Babylon
Anthony Quezada Sachem North
Taylor Colucci Stony Brook

110 Meter Hurdles
Sancho Barrett Amityville
Mark Castilletti Bayport/Blue
Isaiah Glover Hhh West

200 Meter Dash
Miles Lewis Middle Count
Daniel McCord Hhh West
Taylor Colucci Stony Brook

400 Meter Dash
Jaquan Holland Bellport
Hugh Bernard Amityville
Kevin Henry Port Jefferson

400 Meter Hurdles
Rashim Gaines Amityville
Jeff Gregory West Islip
Mark Castilletti Bayport/Blue
Brandon Mack Southampton

800 Meter Run
Brian Nill Shoreham-Wading River
Daniel Brown North Babylon
Mario Buscemi Bayport/Blue

1600 Meter Run
Robert Andrews Shoreham-Wading River
Quinn Raseman Ward Melville
Dan Denis Bayport/Blue

3000 Meter Steeplechase
Jason Santos Smithtown West
Kevin Sullivan Port Jefferson

3200 Meter Run
Robert Andrews SWR
Evan Bloomberg Northport
Andrew Keresztes Port Jefferson

PHOTOS: High School Track Championships

4x100 Meter Relay
Middle Country
1) Shervon Barthelmy 12 2) Stephan Davis 12
3) Ian Haney 12 4) Miles Lewis 12

Sachem North
1) Anthony Quezada 12 2) Davon Lawrence 11
3) Davon Christopher 10 4) Stephen Reilly 12

Wyandanch
1) Mark Granville 11 2) Sheldon McKoy 10
3) Mookie Muhammad 12 4) Richardo Williams 12

Southampton
1) Brandon Mack 2) Kyren Miller 12
3) Owen Laub 10 4) Alex Mangliviti 11

4x400 Meter Relay
Half Hollow Hills West
1) Justin Ma 10 2) Demarr Aultman 11
3) Daniel McCord 10 4) Harold Jamison 12

Amityville
1) Sancho Barrett 10 2) Hugh Bernard 12
3) Rashim Gaines 12 4) Brian Johnson 12

Bayport/Bluepoint
1) Jeff Morris 12 2) Zach Flood 10
3) Mark Castilletti 11 4) Kevin Price 12

Southampton
1) Nicholas Collazos 10 2) Owen Laub 10
3) Deyvid Melo 12 4) Onajja Browning

4x800 Meter Relay
Half Hollow Hills West
1) Domenick DeMatteo 12 2) Nick Sferrazza 11
3) Jared Squires 12 4) Harold Jamison 12

Sachem North
1) Joe Johnson 11 2) William Werner 12
3) Brian Wersan 11 4) Frank Fezza 12

Bayport/Bluepoint
1) Mario Buscemi 11 2) Mark Castilletti 11
3) Dan Denis 11 4) Zach Flood 10
5) Randy Stevens 12 6) Kevin Price 12

High Jump
1 Ricky Headlam Bellport
1 Brandon Loomis Rocky Point
3 Justin Bates Port Jefferson
4 Gabrielius Anglickas Southampton

Pole Vault
1 Joseph Verderber Riverhead
2 Sasha Schaefer Riverhead
3 Sean Meehan Bayport-Blue Point

Long Jump
Berfrantz Charles North Babylo
Kyren Miller Southampton
Brandon Hutchinson Bay Shore

Triple Jump
Dannie Holland Longwood
Aaron Green Riverhead
Kyren Miller Southampton

Shot Put
Mike Smith Riverhead
Tom Lindley Floyd
Pat Wenz Bayport/Blue

Discus Throw
Mike Levine Commack
Mike Smith Riverhead
John Luis Damaskos Port Jefferson

Outdoor Pentathlon
Chris Ammann Smithtown West
Lionel Fontaine West Babylon
Alec Svoboda Bayport/Blue

The Suffolk County state track and field qualifiers, set to take place today, have been pushed back a day due to inclement weather.

Day 1 will begin Saturday, June 6 at 2 p.m. Day 2 is set for Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. Both events will still be held at Port Jefferson High School.

- MARCUS HENRY

ADDITIONAL STATE QUALIFIERS

BOYS

Division I
Joseph Edwards, Baldwin – 100
Baffour Obiem, East Meadow – 110 HH
Marco Bertolotti, Port Washington – 1,600
David Lewis, Freeport – 400
Freeport (Ashanti Foster-Felder, Antoine Drummond, David Lewis, Craig Reid) - 4x400

Division II
Joseph Jazwinski, Oyster Bay – 1,600
Kieran Lang, Whatley – 400 IH
Joe Wellbrock, Mineola – 400
Jobin Abraham, Mineola – long jump
David Taylor, Cold Spring Harbor – pole vault
Anthony Russello, Valley Stream North – 3,000 steeplechase
Valley Stream North (Mike Rossi, Joseph Rossi, Anthony Russello, Richard Staco) – 4x800

GIRLS

Division I:
Samantha Nadel, North Shore – 1,500
Toni-Ann Lawrence, Elmont – 200
Hempstead (Charlene Lipsey, Donna-Lee Hylton, Velma Morant, Asheka Gibson) – 4x800

Division II:
Hollace Franey, Locust Valley – 1,500
Saeunn Anna Petursdottir, Locust Valley – 400 Hurdles
Shanice Johnson, Valley Stream North – 400
Kia Garry, Friends Academy – 2,000 steeplechace
Brianna Cano, Valley Stream North – 2,000 steeplechase
Nicole Scicolone, Carle Place – Long jump
Uzoamaka Aniagba, Valley Stream North – shot put
Betina Mondelice, Valley Stream North – shot put
Cold Spring Harbor (Kerry Sheridan, Isabell Whitely, Olivia Galano, Kristen Insardi) – 4x800