Dean Marelli won the 400 intermediate hurdles (55.3), was part of the winning 4 x 100 relay team (43.7) and finished third in the 110 high hurdles (14.7) to help Longwood (161 points) win the Conference I championships for the fifth straight year. Mario Quinlan won the long jump (19-3 1/2), the high jump (6-2) and finished second in the triple jump (40-9 3/4) for second-place Brentwood (98 points).
LONGWOOD RELAYS Girls All events in meters – Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 07 Apr 1991
2×400 hurdles – 1. Bay Shore (Johnson, Heather) 2:17.4; 2. Longwood 2:23.1; 3. Patchogue-Medford 2:26.8. 4 x 1,600 – 1. Valley Stream Central (Myers, Brown, Bosner, Cotter) 23:07.7; 2. Longwood 23:20.4; 3. Floyd 23:35.2. 2 x 100 hurdles – 1. Riverhead (Perodin, Silverstein) 32.3; 2. Floral Park 34.5; 3. (tie) Longwood and Babylon 37.5. 1,600 medley – 1. Bay Shore (Danglade, Richards, Taylor, Johnson) 4:17.5; 2. Connetquot 4:25.2; 3. Longwood 4:33.6. 2×1,500 walk – 1. Whitman (Roache, Liholt) 16:28.8; 2. Bay Shore 16:33.7; 3. Patchogue-Medford 17:25.8. 4 x 200 – 1. Whitman (Bryan, Hines, Jones, Rowe) 1:51.3; 2. Longwood 1:54.3; 3. Smithtown East 1:54.5. Triple Jump – 1. Whitman (Rowe, Jones) 67-2 1/2; 2. Bay Shore 65-9 1/2; 3. Brentwood 65-4. Shot Put – 1. Longwood (Gross, Jones) 66-11 1/4; 2. Connetquot 59-8 1/2; 3. Amityville 57-10 3/4. Distance Medley – 1. Brentwood (R. Safran, D. Safran, Bates, Pue) 13:27.5; 2. Longwood 13:38.5; 3. Centereach 13:59.3. High Jump – 1. Longwood (Aldridge, Anello) 9-4; 2. Whitman 9-4; 3. Smithtown East 8-11. Sprint Medley – 1. Longwood (Gioia, Montoya, Metzler, D. George) 1:58.3; 2. Babylon 2:00.8; 3. Ward Melville 2:02.6. 4 x 400 – 1. Bay Shore (Richards, Taylor, Allyne, Danglade) 4:16.5; 2. Patchogue-Medford 4:23.1; 3. Centereach 4:25.4. 4 x 100 – 1. Longwood (Montoya, T. George, D. George, Metzler) 52.3; 2. Bellport 52.3; 3. Whitman 52.7. Discus – Amityville (Finday, Moneton) 204-10; 2. Bellport 187-8; 3. Brentwood 159-1. Long Jump – 1. Smithtown East (Mecer, Crawford) 30-1 1/2; 2. Floyd 30- 3/4; 3. East Meadow 29- 1/2. 4 x 800 – 1. Bayport-Blue Point (M. Wallace, Russo, J. Wallace, May) 10:19.1; 2. Longwood 10-35.4; 3. Valley Stream Central 10-47.3. Team Scores – Longwood 102, Bay Shore 51, Whitman 45, Brentwood 29, Smithtown East 26, Patchogue-Medford and Connetquot 22, Centereach 18 1/2, Amityville and Floyd 18, Babylon and Bellport 17, V.S. Central 16, Riverhead 14, Floral Park 12, Bayport-BP 10, Miller Place 9, Garden City, Harborfields, W. Melville and Copiague 8, E. Meadow 7, Academy St. Joseph 4, Westhampton 3 1/2.
St. Anthony’s Invitational Running events in meters Boys 4 x 1,600 Relay – 1. St. Anthony’s (Ederle, Donohue, Grady, Naso) 18:07.9; 2. Bellmore-JFK, 18:18.6; 3. Bishop Ford, 18:25.0. 400 Intermediate Hurdles – 1. Eamon McHugh, Herricks, 56.4; 2. Neal, August Martin, 57.3; 3. Hattemer, Bellport, 59.0. High Jump – 1. Brian Broadway, North Babylon, 6-6; 2. Thompson, St. John the Baptist, 6-6; 3. Wacasey, Longwood, 6-2. 1,500 – 1. Mike Besaw, Coleman, 4:04.1; 2. Cassel, Great Neck South, 4:08.2; 3. Tupaj, Commack. 4:12.9. Pole Vault – 1. Kevin Carberry, Sachem, 12-6; 2. Devlin, St. Anthony’s, 12-6; 3. Anderson, St. Anthony’s, 12-6. 800 – 1. Mike Donovan, St. Anthony’s, 1:57.8; 2. Delgais, Sachem, 2:01.1; 3. Malone, Chaminade, 2:01.7. Shot Put – 1. Kyle Beck, Uniondale, 47-11 3/4; 2. Santoli, Hauppauge, 46-5; 3. Valentine, Newfield, 46-4. Long Jump – 1. Eric Dawson, Holy Trinity, 22-2; 2. Thompson, SJTB, 22-1; 3. West, Hauppauge, 21-6. 400 – 1. Eldred Green, Kellenberg, 49.0; 2. Abrahams, South Shore, 49.5; 3. Ashwood, Rocky Point, 50.0. 1500 Walk – 1. John O’Neill, Rocky Point, 6:10.7; 2. Meisenzaho, Longwood, 6:29.7; 3. Harvey, Sachem, 6:33.9. Discus – 1. Jim Guarnera, St. Anthony’s, 160-1; 2. Fanfan, Uniondale, 137-5; 3. Zaczynski, Sachem, 135-4. 100 – 1. Antoine West, Hauppauge, 10-4; 2. Sprickland, Mattituck, 10-8; 3. Field, Westbury, 10-9; 3,000 Steeplechase – 1. Chris Ederle, St. Anthony’s, 9:55.7; 2. Grady, St. Anthony’s, 10:02.0; 3. Mallon, Longwood, 10:07.9. 3,000 – 1. Matt Van Lierop, Port Jefferson, 8:50.4; 2. Graetzer, Sachem, 8:50.7; 3. Sullivan, Bellmore-JFK, 9:00.0; 200 – Chris Abrahams, South Shore, 21.5; Johnson, Mattituck, 21.9; 3. Sokolowski, Bellport, 22.1. 110 High Hurdles – 1. Greg Hines, Whitman, 14.7; 2. Lightbourne, Uniondqale, 14.9; 3. Berry, Bay Shore, 15.6. 4 x 100 Relay – 1. Uniondale (Barton, Forde, Davis, Hall), 44.0; 2. Bay Shore, 44.5; 3. Hauppauge 44.9. 4 x 400 Relay – 1. Kellenberg (Francis, Jones, Ormeyvste, Green), 3:25.8; 2. Chaminade, 3:26.8; 3. South Shore, 3:27.5. 4 x 800 Relay – 1. St. Anthony’s (Tursellino, Deegan, Donovan, Naso), 8:00.8; 2. Sachem, 8:10.0; 3. Chaminade, 8:15.8. Triple Jump – 1. Anthony Baker, East Hampton, 46-10 1/2; 2. Dawson, Holy Trinity, 44-1; 3. Watson, North Babylon, 43-8. Team Scores: St. Anthony’s 80, Uniondale 51, Sachem 50, Longwood 43, Hauppauge 34, South Shore 28, Chaminade 26, Bay Shore 22, Kellenberg 21, Rocky Point and Bellport 20 – May 5
HIGH SCHOOLS Centereach Streak Ends: [SUFFOLK Edition]
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 09 May 1991
Longwood won all but three events as it ended Centereach’s dual-meet winning streak at 140 with a 99-51 victory in boys track yesterday.
“We were really pumped up to win,” Longwood coach Tony Toro said. “We felt we’ve had a good team over the years and that we didn’t get the respect we deserved. I’d say about 60 percent of our kids had personal bests.”
Jeff Liggon helped pave the way to victory with wins in the 100 (11.3 seconds) and the 200 (22.7). Dean Marelli won the 110 high hurdles in 14.6 seconds, the best time in Suffolk this season. Sophomore Mike Henderson won the 800 in 1:59.8.
Over the past 18 years, Longwood has amassed a 123-5 dual-meet record of its own.
Conference I Championships At Longwood All running events in meters – Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 24 May 1991
1,600 – 1. Drautz (Fly) 4:28.7; 2. Hogan (Lon) 4:29.2; 3 Mallon (Lon) 4:30.4. 110 High hurdles – 1. Hines (Whit) 14.6; 2. Liggon (Lon) 14.6; 3. Marelli (Lon) 14.7. 100 – Felder (Whit) 11.3; 2. Revis (Brent) 11.3; 3. Smith (Fly) 11.5. 400 – Joyner (Brent) 50.4; 2. Rowe (Whit) 51.2; 3. Koralski (Lon) 51.3. 800 – 1. Ingrasia (Sac) 1:58.6; 2. Pupaj (Com) 1:59.1; 3. Cavanagh (North) 1:59.9. 200 – 1. Felder (Whit) 22.6; 2. Revis (Brent) 22.6; 3 Leary (Cent) 23.1. 400 Intermediate hurdles – 1. Marelli (Lon) 55.3; 2. Liggon (Lon) 56.5; 3 Morgan (Cent) 58.1. 3,200 – 1. Mallon (Lon) 9:41.5; 2. Hogan (Lon) 9:44.7; 3. Bigelow (Brent) 9:53.5. 4 x 100 – 1. Longwood (Marelli, Liggon, Koralski, Harding) 43.7; 2. Whitman 44.5; 3. Centereach 45.7. 4 x 400 – 1. Commack 3:31.4; 2. Longwood 3:32.5; 3. Connetquot 3:36.7. 4 x 800 – 1. Longwood (Murphy, Henderson, Jackowski, Dillon) 8:15.0; 2. Sachem 8:24.1; 3 Northport 8:38.2. 1,600 Walk – 1. Meisenzahl (Lon) 6:43.1; 2. Linehan (Brent) 6:48.6; 3. Vanaxen (Conn) 7:33.0. Triple Jump – 1. Harding (Lon) 41-5; 2. Quinlan (Brent) 40-9 3/4; 3. Korves (Cent) 40-2. Long Jump – 1. Quinlan (Brent) 19-3 1/2; 2. Smith (Fly) 19-1; 3. Campbell (Brent) 19- 1/2. Discus – Tizzard (Cent) 156-1; 2. Hansen (PM) 149-2; 3. Rascelles (PM) 140-2. Shot Put – 1. Tizzard (Cent) 57-9; 2. Basner (HHHE) 48-5 1/2; 3. DeLuca (Whit) 46-11 1/2. Pole Vault – 1. Carberry (Sach) 12-6; 2. Carro (Lon) 12-3; 3 Visser (Lon) 12. High Jump – 1. Quinlan (Brent) 6-2; 2. McGuiness (PM) 6; 3. Sack (Conn) 6. Team Scores – Longwood 161, Brentwood 98, Whitman 61, Centereach 55, Sachem 44, Patchogue-Medford 32, Floyd 30, Commack 19, Connetquot 19, Half Hollow Hills East 13, Northport 12, Ward Melville 6, West Islip 5, Lindenhurst 1.
Mark Naso of St. Anthony’s anchored his team’s 4 x 1,600 and 4 x 800 relay teams at the 22nd Annual St. Anthony’s Invitational . . . East Islip’s Jen Norton won the 800, 1,500 and 3,000 for the second straight year. Her time of 10:08.8 in the 3,000 broke her own meet record that she set last year . . . Matt Van Lierop of Port Jefferson set a meet record with a time of 8:50.4 in the boys’ 3,000 . . . South Shore’s Chris Abrahams set a meet record in the 200 (21.5) . . . Nicole Dixton’s set a meet record in the triple jump (37-11). St. Anthony’s Invitational Running events in meters Boys 4 x 1,600 Relay – 1. St. Anthony’s (Ederle, Donohue, Grady, Naso) 18:07.9; 2. Bellmore-JFK, 18:18.6; 3. Bishop Ford, 18:25.0. 400 Intermediate Hurdles – 1. Eamon McHugh, Herricks, 56.4; 2. Neal, August Martin, 57.3; 3. Hattemer, Bellport, 59.0. High Jump – 1. Brian Broadway, North Babylon, 6-6; 2. Thompson, St. John the Baptist, 6-6; 3. Wacasey, Longwood, 6-2. 1,500 – 1. Mike Besaw, Coleman, 4:04.1; 2. Cassel, Great Neck South, 4:08.2; 3. Tupaj, Commack. 4:12.9. Pole Vault – 1. Kevin Carberry, Sachem, 12-6; 2. Devlin, St. Anthony’s, 12-6; 3. Anderson, St. Anthony’s, 12-6. 800 – 1. Mike Donovan, St. Anthony’s, 1:57.8; 2. Delgais, Sachem, 2:01.1; 3. Malone, Chaminade, 2:01.7. Shot Put – 1. Kyle Beck, Uniondale, 47-11 3/4; 2. Santoli, Hauppauge, 46-5; 3. Valentine, Newfield, 46-4. Long Jump – 1. Eric Dawson, Holy Trinity, 22-2; 2. Thompson, SJTB, 22-1; 3. West, Hauppauge, 21-6. 400 – 1. Eldred Green, Kellenberg, 49.0; 2. Abrahams, South Shore, 49.5; 3. Ashwood, Rocky Point, 50.0. 1500 Walk – 1. John O’Neill, Rocky Point, 6:10.7; 2. Meisenzaho, Longwood, 6:29.7; 3. Harvey, Sachem, 6:33.9. Discus – 1. Jim Guarnera, St. Anthony’s, 160-1; 2. Fanfan, Uniondale, 137-5; 3. Zaczynski, Sachem, 135-4. 100 – 1. Antoine West, Hauppauge, 10-4; 2. Sprickland, Mattituck, 10-8; 3. Field, Westbury, 10-9; 3,000 Steeplechase – 1. Chris Ederle, St. Anthony’s, 9:55.7; 2. Grady, St. Anthony’s, 10:02.0; 3. Mallon, Longwood, 10:07.9. 3,000 – 1. Matt Van Lierop, Port Jefferson, 8:50.4; 2. Graetzer, Sachem, 8:50.7; 3. Sullivan, Bellmore-JFK, 9:00.0; 200 – Chris Abrahams, South Shore, 21.5; Johnson, Mattituck, 21.9; 3. Sokolowski, Bellport, 22.1. 110 High Hurdles – 1. Greg Hines, Whitman, 14.7; 2. Lightbourne, Uniondqale, 14.9; 3. Berry, Bay Shore, 15.6. 4 x 100 Relay – 1. Uniondale (Barton, Forde, Davis, Hall), 44.0; 2. Bay Shore, 44.5; 3. Hauppauge 44.9. 4 x 400 Relay – 1. Kellenberg (Francis, Jones, Ormeyvste, Green), 3:25.8; 2. Chaminade, 3:26.8; 3. South Shore, 3:27.5. 4 x 800 Relay – 1. St. Anthony’s (Tursellino, Deegan, Donovan, Naso), 8:00.8; 2. Sachem, 8:10.0; 3. Chaminade, 8:15.8. Triple Jump – 1. Anthony Baker, East Hampton, 46-10 1/2; 2. Dawson, Holy Trinity, 44-1; 3. Watson, North Babylon, 43-8. Team Scores: St. Anthony’s 80, Uniondale 51, Sachem 50, Longwood 43, Hauppauge 34, South Shore 28, Chaminade 26, Bay Shore 22, Kellenberg 21, Rocky Point and Bellport 20.
Conference I Championships At Longwood All running events in meters
1,600 – 1. Drautz (Fly) 4:28.7; 2. Hogan (Lon) 4:29.2; 3 Mallon (Lon) 4:30.4. 110 High hurdles – 1. Hines (Whit) 14.6; 2. Liggon (Lon) 14.6; 3. Marelli (Lon) 14.7. 100 – Felder (Whit) 11.3; 2. Revis (Brent) 11.3; 3. Smith (Fly) 11.5. 400 – Joyner (Brent) 50.4; 2. Rowe (Whit) 51.2; 3. Koralski (Lon) 51.3. 800 – 1. Ingrasia (Sac) 1:58.6; 2. Pupaj (Com) 1:59.1; 3. Cavanagh (North) 1:59.9. 200 – 1. Felder (Whit) 22.6; 2. Revis (Brent) 22.6; 3 Leary (Cent) 23.1. 400 Intermediate hurdles – 1. Marelli (Lon) 55.3; 2. Liggon (Lon) 56.5; 3 Morgan (Cent) 58.1. 3,200 – 1. Mallon (Lon) 9:41.5; 2. Hogan (Lon) 9:44.7; 3. Bigelow (Brent) 9:53.5. 4 x 100 – 1. Longwood (Marelli, Liggon, Koralski, Harding) 43.7; 2. Whitman 44.5; 3. Centereach 45.7. 4 x 400 – 1. Commack 3:31.4; 2. Longwood 3:32.5; 3. Connetquot 3:36.7. 4 x 800 – 1. Longwood (Murphy, Henderson, Jackowski, Dillon) 8:15.0; 2. Sachem 8:24.1; 3 Northport 8:38.2. 1,600 Walk – 1. Meisenzahl (Lon) 6:43.1; 2. Linehan (Brent) 6:48.6; 3. Vanaxen (Conn) 7:33.0. Triple Jump – 1. Harding (Lon) 41-5; 2. Quinlan (Brent) 40-9 3/4; 3. Korves (Cent) 40-2. Long Jump – 1. Quinlan (Brent) 19-3 1/2; 2. Smith (Fly) 19-1; 3. Campbell (Brent) 19- 1/2. Discus – Tizzard (Cent) 156-1; 2. Hansen (PM) 149-2; 3. Rascelles (PM) 140-2. Shot Put – 1. Tizzard (Cent) 57-9; 2. Basner (HHHE) 48-5 1/2; 3. DeLuca (Whit) 46-11 1/2. Pole Vault – 1. Carberry (Sach) 12-6; 2. Carro (Lon) 12-3; 3 Visser (Lon) 12. High Jump – 1. Quinlan (Brent) 6-2; 2. McGuiness (PM) 6; 3. Sack (Conn) 6. Team Scores – Longwood 161, Brentwood 98, Whitman 61, Centereach 55, Sachem 44, Patchogue-Medford 32, Floyd 30, Commack 19, Connetquot 19, Half Hollow Hills East 13, Northport 12, Ward Melville 6, West Islip 5, Lindenhurst 1. -May 24
Longwood Wins Title:
By John Valenti. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 02 June 1991
Last year, Copiague’s Richard Wagner learned a lesson about how not to qualify for the state track and field championships. He had qualified as a sophomore, when he finished third in the Suffolk boys championships in the 200-meter dash. That done, he figured he had it made again as a junior.
So, when it was Senior Cutout Day last year at Copiague, Wagner said, “I figured I was entitled.” Senior, or not, he cut classes that afternoon.
Problem was, it also was the day of the Suffolk championships. And Wagner? He and several teammates were disqualified from the meet by Copiague coach Tom Curry.
“I felt real bad about it, about what happened,” Wagner said. `I learned a big lesson about responsibility.”
Apparently. Wagner won the 100 and the 200 at the Suffolk championships yesterday at Bellport. He won the 100 in 10.5 seconds and the 200 in 21.6. Longwood, the heavy favorite, won its fifth team title in seven years with 111 points. Bayport-Blue Point was second (66), and Copiague was third (58).
Longwood, which won the state title in boys cross-country this season, swept both the boys and girls county titles this year in cross-country, as well as indoor and outdoor track and field. It is believed to be the first time in Long Island history that one school swept all six titles, meet officials said.
“That incident changed him {Wagner} a lot,” Curry said. “It ate him up, what happened. He was a totally different kid this year, working his tail off all the time. It was a good growing experience for him. In fact, he was in school before I was Friday.”
Wagner won the 100 with a strong, though late, surge to overcome a quick start by Hauppauge’s Antoine West, who was second in 10.7. Wagner then easily handled the field in the 200.
Shoreham-Wading River senior Pat MacElroy had a tougher time in the high jump. He won with a height of 6 feet, 9 inches, after he found himself in third place when he fouled on his first two attempts at 6-8. “He came over and said, “What am I doing wrong, coach?’ ” said Shoreham-Wading River coach Bob Szymanski, adding MacElroy had not lost this season in Suffolk. “I told him, `You’re coming in too slow and coming too close to the bar.’ “
MacElroy cleared 6-8 by several inches on his third attempt, and then watched as North Babylon’s Brian Broadway and Riverhead’s Joenell Johnson fouled out. Broadway finished second (6-8), and Johnson third (6-7).
Gambles paid off in other events, too. Longwood‘s Jeff Liggon, winner of the pentathlon each of the past two seasons, asked his coach, Tony Turo, if he could run the hurdles instead. Licgon won the 110 high hurdles in 14.0 – the fastest time in the state this season. He finished second in the 400 intermediate hurdles in 56.0. Teammate Dean Marelli was first in 55.6.
Longwood, overall, took four firsts, three seconds and three thirds. Dan Mallon won the 1,600 (4:22.0), anchored the first-place 4 x 800 relay team (8:09.5) and finished second in the steeplechase (9:54.4).
SCHOLASTIC SPOTLIGHT Hurdler Makes Big Strides: [EAST END Edition]
By Joe Krupinski. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 09 June 1991
According to his father, Dean Marelli of Longwood proved he was a genuine hurdler in his first race as a freshman. “Midway through, he tripped and fell over a hurdle,” Riverhead junior high football coach Blair Marelli said about his son’s debut. “But, without hesitation, he picked himself up, finished the race and almost beat the kid he was running against.”
Longwood coach Tony Toro noticed Marelli’s resolve right there, too. Leaving his other duties at the dual meet for the moment, the coach took the time to walk his novice hurdler the length of the track, back to where his warmup suit was waiting. Whatever was said between coach and athlete that day had a lasting impression.
Four years later, Marelli has become the best 400-meter high school hurdler in the state and one of the top five in the nation, according to assistant coach Doug Roenbeck, himself a former hurdler at Centereach and Austin Peay College in Texas.
The 6-1, 150-pound senior was expected to win his specialty at yesterday’s state meet in Kingston and better his time of 53.8, which was the best in the state this season. If conditions were right and that old No. 8 hurdle (every hurdler’s nightmare) doesn’t cause a problem, then Marelli might earn the college scholarship he deserves.
“Truthfully, I think he could go a full second faster {52.8} if he does it right,” Roenbeck said at last week’s county championships, where Marelli won his event in a lackluster 55.6, a few strides ahead of teammate Jeff Liggon.
Later in the day, Liggon won the 110 hurdles in 14 seconds flat and Marelli finished third.
Before Marelli had his first taste of hurdling competition and took his memorable flop, he almost walked away from the event altogether.
His brother, Blair Jr., was on his way to becoming the 1989 county champion in the 400 hurdles and Dean had to decide whether trying to follow in his brother footsteps would be a positive or negative experience.
“He shied away at first because of Blair,” Roenbeck recalled. “Like any younger brother, he wanted to be like his older brother. But he was unsure if he could live up to the expectations.”
By his sophomore year, when Blair won the county title, Dean was saying, “Whatever time he runs, I’ll beat it someday.”
The friendly sibling rivalry came to a head at the Penn Relays this season. Dean ran a 24.4 in a high school heat. Blair, who runs for Southern Connecticut and finished sixth in the NCAA Division II championships two weeks ago, did a 24.2 in his college heat.
“The first thing that Blair said as he came off the track was, `Did I beat his time?’ ” their father said with a chuckle.