Boys Track Stony Brook 82 Wyandanch 44 Glenn 90 Rocky Point 60 Port Jefferson 100 Center Moriches 50 Girls Track Half Hollow Hills 66 Longwood 57 Port Jefferson 92 Center Moriches 49 Mattituck 85 Mercy 56 Rocky Point 84 Glenn 57 Bellport 90 East Islip 60 Stony Brook 75 Wyandanch 47 Amityville 66 Deer Park 57 Valley Stream South 107, Cold Spring Harbor 74, East Rockaway 44. March 30

 Greg Carter took first in the 100 (11.2), 200 (23.5) and high jump (5-10) and Brett Wachter won the shot put (51-5 1/2) and discus (128-1) to lead Longwood over Ward Melville . . . In Nassau, Ed Faustin won the long jump (19-7), triple jump (39-7) and the 400 (55.5) to lead Herricks over Valley Stream Central and Hewlett . . . Chris Henrick won the 200 (24.9), 400 (54.7) and was a part of the winning 4 x 100 relay team (47.5) to lead South Side past Carey and Elmont. March 31

Longwood, Middle Country and Smithtown have a three-way battle going among the Large Schools, as evidenced by their county indoor finish: separated by only three points. Tim Kelly of Smithtown was the long-distance champion in three events and teammate Paul Martorano the hurdles and triple jump winner. Longwood has Casey Wall and Brett Wachter. Middle Country’s 4×400 relay team of Louis Giannino, Luis Flynn, Joe Kelmanovich and Jason Rucci is a winner. April 2

ROBERT BURKLY RELAYS At Centereach

2 x 1,600 Walk – 1. Centereach (Ryan, Fay), 13:52.9; 2. Bayport-Blue Point, 14:41.8; 3. Commack, 14:51.2. 3 x 300 Hurdles – 1. West Babylon (Meyer, Bohannon, Jennings), 2:11.1; 2. St. Anthony’s, 2:11.8; 3. Centereach, 2:14.8. 4 x 1,600 – 1. Chaminade (Linder, Grimaldi, Hayes, Macchia), 19:01.1; Ward Melville, 19:15.3; 3. Bayport-Blue Point, 19:24.8. Sprint Medley – 1. Bellmore JFK (Riggio, Bodolski, Schweitzer, Rosenblum), 3:44.9; 2. Patchogue-Medford, 3:48.4; 3. Bayshore, 3:49.5. 3 x 110 Shuttle Hurdles – 1. Centereach (Scuderi, Vanhorn, Coleman), 49.5; 2. Commack, 52.4; 3. Patchogue-Medford, 53.6. 4 x 400 – 1. Central Islip (Frances, Silverio, Perez, Davis), 3:36.4; 2. Chaminade, 3:41.1; 3. Port Jefferson, 3:41.1. Distance Medley – 1. Bayshore (Mickle, Kahl, Russ, Meehan), 11:04.3; 2. Ward Melville, 11:10.9; 3. Chaminade, 11:16.9. 4 x 200 – 1. Newfield (Teague, Hendrickson, Giannino, Henley), 1:35.7; 2. Port Jefferson, 1:36.2; 3. Riverhead, 1:36.8. 4 x 800 – 1. Bellmore JFK (Barten, Riggio, Mattei, Rosenblum), 8:33.4; 2. Chaminade, 8:40.3; 3. Centereach, 8:45.4. High Jump – 1. Port Jefferson (Fotindes, LaPointe, McKlaus), 16-6; 2. Centereach, 16-3; 3. Longwood, 16-0. Pole Vault – 1. Farmingdale (Francis, Cunningham, Muhlhauser), 30-0; 3. Centereach, 28-0; 3. Hauppauge, 26-6. Long Jump – 1. West Babylon (Hytefus, Guardiola, Andrews), 57-5 1/2; 2. Riverhead, 57-4 1/2; 3. St. Anthony’s, 57- 1/2. Triple Jump – 1. Farmingdale (Muhlhauser, Marsh, Bell), 116-0; 2. Chaminade, 110-9; 3. Commack, 110-8 1/2. Shot Put – 1. St. Anthony’s (Wilson, Gadaleta, MacDonald), 134-11; 2. Longwood, 128-5 1/2; 3. Centereach, 126-11. Discus – 1. St. Anthony’s (Wilson, Gadaleta, Mison), 376-9; 2. Longwood, 349-1; 3. Farmingdale, 342.1. Team Scores – 1. Chaminade 104; 2. Centereach 64; 3. St. Anthony’s 39; 4. Farmingdale 38; 5t. Commack, Longwood 34; 7. Port Jefferson 26; 8. West Babylon 24; 9. Bellmore JFK 20; 10t. Newfield, Patchogue-Medford, Ward Melville 18. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 04 Apr 1999: 

Boys Track Center Moriches 80 Hampton Bays 60 Wyandanch 70 LaSalle 56 Port Jefferson 100 Mattituck 50 Monday Longwood90 Sachem 60. April 16

SUFFOLK TRACK OFFICIALS MEET (Running events in meters) Thursday – At Mt. Sinai High School

100 – 1. Shaun Hatcher (Cop) 11.2. 2. Cooper (HHHE) 11.4. 3. Carter (Long) 11.5. 400 – 1. Paul Moser (SA) 50.2. 2. Okolie (HHHE) 50.2. 3. Hatwood (HHHE) 51.1. 800 – 1. Rob Morris (P-M) 1:59.4. 2. Bellois (Syos) 2:02.4. 3. Hagreness (MS) 2:03.2. 1,500 – 1. Rich Cafiero (Syos) 4:15.5. 2. Cameron (Cham) 4:15.7. 3. Rozea (Cham) 4:15.7. 3,000 Steeplechase – 1. Bob Heytota (B-BP) 10:17.5. 2. Soviero (Cham) 10:28.9. 3. Hoffken (Lind) 10:34.9. High Jump – 1. Hansen (Floyd) 6-0. 2. Tie, Fields (SWR) and Guidotti (SA) 6-0. Long Jump – 1. Ryan Davis (WM) 20-6 1/2. 2. Heitefuss (WBab) 20-2 1/2. 3. Davis (HHHE) 19-11 3/4. Shot Put – 1. Kyle Russell (EHamp) 50-9 1/2. 2. Wilson (SA) 48-3. 3. Buckley (SWR) 47-8 1/2. Discus – 1. Morgan Wilson (SA) 154-0. 2. Lecorps (Cham) 145-7 1/2. 3. Merritt (New) 139-8 1/2. Pole Vault – 1. Brian Strack (MS) 13-0. 2. Mulhauser (Farm) 11-6. 3. Viteralli (MS) 11-0. 4 x 400 Relay – 1. Half Hollow Hills East (Godwin Okolie, Rob Key, Jason Cooper, Brett Hatwood) 3:31.1. 2. Chaminade 3:33.4. 3. Port Jefferson 3:36.9. Distance Medley Relay – 1. Syosset (Dan Abramowitz, Garrick Huie, Jun Isoda, Rich Cafiero) 11:03.2. 2. Chaminade A 11:06. 3. Chaminade B 11:29.9. Sprint Medley Relay – 1. St. Anthony’s (David Reyes, Mike Trotta, Shobin Urahl, Paul Moser) 1:36.7. 2. Longwood 1:38.0. 3. Copiague 1:39.5. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 17 Apr 1999:

SUFFOLK COACHES INVITATIONAL (All running events in meters)

100 – 1. Shawn Hatcher (Copiague), 11.0; 2. Johnson (Deer Park), 11.0; 3. Cooper (HHH East), 11.02. 200 – Jeremy Johnson (DP), 22.05; 2. Sawari (Longwood), 22.07; 3. Owen (Glenn), 22.09. 400 – 1. Nat Gregory (DP), 51.03; 2. Hatwood (HHHE), 51.03; 3. Gordon (Comsewogue), 52.0. 800 – 1. Paul Ciurlys (Whitman), 2:03.06; 2. Hegrevess (Mt. Sinai), 2:05; 3. St. Lauent (Brentwood), 2:05.5. 1,600 – 1. Vernon Mickle (Bay Shore), 4:36.6; 2. Fiore (Smithtown), 4:39.3; 3. McGuire (West Babylon), 4:42.8. 3,200 – 1. Tom Walsh (Commack), 9:39.7; 2. Meehan (BS), 9:48.6; 3. Hoffker (Lindenhurst), 9:50.7. 2,000 Steeplechase – 1. Tom Martin (Commack), 6:26; 2. Sullivan (Port Jefferson), 6:48.6; 3. Cooper (Smithtown), 6:58.7. 110 Hurdles – 1. Dan Fowler (Amityville), 14.7; 2. Santiago (Brentwood), 14:09; 3. Martorano (Smithtown), 15:0. 400 Hurdles – 1. Goodwin O’Kolie (HHHE), 56.0; 2. Kahl (BS), 56.06; 3. Ciurlys (Whitman), 58.08. 1,600 Walk – 1. Quirke (Bayport-Blue Point), 7:08.8; 2. Williams (Hauppauge) 7:28.5; 3. Grieber (Commack), 7:31. Shot Put – 1. Brett Wachter (Longwood), 54-5; 2. Mangarillo (Hampton Bays), 52-1; 3. Russell (East Hampton), 51-4 1/2. Discus – 1. Brett Wachter (Longwood), 138-7; 2. Buckley (SWR), 137-11; 3. Harry (HHHWest), 129-8. Long Jump – 1. Termaine Pendelton (Southampton), 21-7. 2. Heitesus (WB), 21-1 3/4; 3. Davis (HHHE), 19-8 3/4. Triple Jump1. Termaine Pendelton (Southampton), 43-8; 2. Curate (Longwood) 43-6 1/2; 3. O’Kolie (HHHE), 42-0. High Jump – 1. Pete Hansen (Floyd), 6-7; 2. Fotiadas (Port Jeff.), 6-4; 3. Pike (BS), 6-1. Pole Vault – Brian Strack (Mt. Sinai), 12-0; 2. Corso (Longwood), 11-6; 3. Vittarelli (Mt. Sinai), 11-6. 4 x 100 Relay – 1. Longwood 44.0; 2. Deer Park 45.9; 3. Amityville 46.6. 4 x 400 Relay – 1. Half Hollow Hills East 3:29.4; 2. Brentwood 3:35.5; 3. Port Jefferson 3:37.8. 4 x 800 Relay – 1. Bay Shore 8:30.5; 2. Commack 8:32.3; 3. Huntington 8:46.7. April 18

It added up to a team victory for St. Anthony’s boys (48) over Longwood (25) and second place for the St. Anthony’s girls (24) behind Bay Shore (26).

ST. ANTHONY’S INVITATIONAL At St. Anthony’s Running events in meters BOYS: 100 – 1. Shawn Hatcher (Copiague) 10.8. 2. Bedega (Stepinac) 10.8. 3. Cooper (Half Hollow Hills East) 11.0. 200 – 1. Shawn Hatcher (Cop) 21.7. 2. Simeone (Xavier) 21.8. 3. Key (HHHE) 22.1. 400 – 1. Paul Moser (St. Anthony’s) 49.0. 2. Hutton (Roosevelt) 49.4. 3. Johnson (DP) 49.6. 800 – 1. Sean Conway (Massapequa) 1:54. 2. Richards (Science Skills) 1:54.6. 3. Drummond (Robeson) 1:55.8. 1,600 – 1. Mike Collins (St. Anthony’s) 4:26.2. 2. Cameron (Chaminade) 4:31. 3. Savinon (Carey) 4:31.3. 3,200 – 1. Tom Walsh (Commack) 9:35. 2. Gold (HHHE) 9:44.8. 3. Dunn (SA) 9:50.2. 110 Hurdles – 1. Dan Fowler (Amityville) 14.8. 2. Martorano (Smithtown) 14.9. 3. Coleman (Centereach) 15.2. 400 Hurdles – 1. Alistair Alexis (Westbury) 57.2. 2. Flynn (Cent) 57.5. 3. Okolie (HHHE) 57.8. 3,200 Steeplechase – 1. Tyler Cardinal (Xavier, Ct.) 9:33.5. 2. Kelly (Smithtown) 9:39.9. 3. Martin (Commack) 9:43.8. 1,600 Walk – 1. Patrick Ryan (Centereach) 6:39.2. 2. Fay (Cent) 7:02.39. 3. Underhill (Glenn) 7:02.4. Long Jump – 1. Sanchez Ross (Jefferson) 21-2 1/2. 2. France (Central Islip) 20-10. 3. Curate (Longwood) 20-9. Triple Jump – 1. Paul Martorano (Smithtown) 43-9. 2. Marsh (Farm) 43-0. 3. Curate (Long) 42-10 1/2. High Jump – 1. Jason Carter (HHHE) 6-2. 2. Santiago (Brentwood) 6-0. 3. Geter (Farmingdale) 6-0. Shot Put – 1. Doug Goodwin (Holy Trinity) 57-4. 2. Wacher (Long) 54-3 1/2. 3. Etienne (Westbury) 50-10. Discus – 1. Morgan Wilson (St. Anthony’s) 172-0. 2. Goodwin (Holy Trinity) 154-6. 3. Etienne (Westbury) 152-10. Javelin – 1. Adam Llanos (McClancy) 148-6. 2. Yu (McClancy) 128-9. 3. Liriaro (McClancy) 121-10. Pole Vault – 1. Brian Strack (Mt. Sinai) 13-0. 2. Mulhauser (Farm) 12-6. 3. Rapacki (SA) 12-6. 4 x 1,600 relay – 1. Xavier 18:00.6. 2. St. Anthony’s 18:07.2. 3. Syosset 18:14.4. 4 x 800 Relay – 1. St. Anthony’s (Warren Meahan, Terry Panetta, Mark McGuigan, Mike Collins) 8:09.5. 2. Chaminade 8:23.5. 3. Ward Melville 8:27.2. 4 x 400 Relay – 1. Half Hollow Hills East (Godwin Okolie, Rob Key, Jason Cooper, Brett Hatwood) 3:22.8. 2. St. Anthony’s 3:23.8. 3. Westbury 3:24.8. 4 x 100 Relay – 1. Longwood (Dawan Hardy, Slamon Sawari, D.J. Holmes, Greg Carter) 43.95. 2. Copiague 44.27. 3.Roosevelt 44.66. Team Scoring: St. Anthony’s 48, Longwood 25, Half Hollow Hills East 21, Westbury 21, Chaminade 19, Centereach 19, Copiague 16, Smithtown 16, Xavier (Ct.) 16, Farmingdale 11, Holy Trinity 10, Commack 9, Massapequa 8, Amityville 6, Brentwood 6, Mt. Sinai 6, Science Skill 6, Thomas Jefferson 6, Central Islip 5, Syosset 5, Deer Park 4, Sachem 4, Stepinac 4, Carey 3, Glenn 3, Robeson 3, Ward Melville 3, Hauppauge 2, Babylon 1, Fordham Prep 1, Herricks 1, Lindenhurst 1, Patchogue-Medford 1. May 2

Boys Track: Bellport 77, North Babylon 73; Half Hollow Hills East 100, Riverhead 40; Babylon 96, Southampton 60; East Islip 71, Whitman 70; West Babylon 101, Westhampton 49; East Hampton 77, Huntington 64; Longwood 90, Brentwood 60. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 05 May 1999: 

HARTFORD INVITATIONAL: Brett Wachter of Longwood won the shot put (55-3 1/4) and discus (156-3) . . . St. Anthony’s junior Paul Moser won the 400 in 49.02 . . . Uniondale’s Sean Burnett ran the anchor for the winning 4 x 200 relay (1:30.49) with Joseph Gray, Jerry Aristilde and Allrich Antoine . . . Jen Donovan of Half Hollow Hills won the girls mile (5:01.96). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 09 May 1999:

Boys Track

Centereach 99, Lindenhurst 50; Longwood 90, Patchogue-Medford 60; Stony Brook 92, Mercy 44; Commack 90, Northport 50; Port Jefferson 100, Wyandanch 50; Smithtown 90, Ward Melville 60; Bay Shore 95, Central Islip 46. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 11 May 1999

Scoreboard

Brett Wachter won the shot put (56 feet, 11 3/4 inches) and discus (144-3) and D.J. Holmes won the high jump (6-0) and long jump (20-1 1/4), as Longwood (6-0) clinched the League I boys track title in its win over Patchogue-Medford. May 11

Longwood Tops: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

John Boell. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 23 May 1999

Slamon Sarwari and his Longwood teammates had to look no farther than their gymnasium walls for inspiration heading into yesterday’s Suffolk boys track team championships.

“When you walk in the gym,” he said, “all you see are track {championship} banners.”

But none since 1994 – a four-year drought which weighed heavily on this group of Lions.

“Our teams in the past have been so good,” said Sarwari, who was second in the 400 meters (50.7 seconds) and third in the 200 (22.8). “Today, it was first or nothing.”

Longwood, which was in third place after 13 events, picked up big points with Brett Wachter’s win in the shot put (56 feet, 5 3/4 inches), the first-place 4 x 100 relay (43.3) and strong efforts in the triple jump and pole vault to finish with 102 1/2 points and the Class A title at Patchogue-Medford. Centereach was second (84 points), buoyed by a one-two finish in the 1,600 walk by Patrick Ryan (6:29.9) and Tim Fay (6:38.2). Half Hollow Hills East was third (78) with a one-two in the 200 by Robert Key (22.4) and Jason Cooper (22.6).

The key to victory for Longwood was depth, especially in the field events. Tom Corso (12-0) and James Bresnahan (11-9) went second and third in the pole vault for 14 points. Chris Curate was second in the long jump (21-2 1/2) and third in the triple jump (43-10 1/2). D.J. Holmes had three fifth-place finishes in the triple, long and high jumps.

“I was very nervous, especially when {Centereach} scored 18 points in the racewalk,” Lions assistant coach Jerry Curley said. “But our kids stepped up.”

SUFFOLK BOYS TRACK TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS At Patchogue-Medford Running events in meters

Class A: 100 – 1. Stephan Davis (Central Islip), 10.8; 2. Cooper (Half Hollow Hills East), 11.0; 3. Carter (Longwood), 11.2. 200 – 1. Robert Key (HHHE), 22.4; 2. Cooper (HHHE), 22.6; 3. Sarwari (Longwood), 22.8. 400 – 1. Vladimer Silverio (CI), 49.9; 2. Sarwari (L), 50.7; 3. McKenzie (Bellport), 50.8. 800 – 1. Paul Ciurls (Whitman), 1:56.1; 2. Mickle (Bay Shore), 1:58.6; 3. Morris (Patchogue-Medford), 1:58.9. 1,600

– 1. Robert Morris (Patchogue-Medford), 4:23.6; 2. Walsh (Commack), 4:25.5; 3. Meehan (BS), 4:25.9. 3,200 – 1. Tim Kelly (Smithtown), 9:36.5; 2. Walsh (Com), 9:42.6; 3. Martin (Com), 9:45.4. 110 High Hurdles – 1. Sean Coleman (Centereach), 14.4; 2. Martorano (Sm), 14.8; 3. Davis (Ward Melville), 14.9. 440 Intermediate Hurdles – 1. Chris Kahl (BS), 55.5; 2. Okolie (HHHE), 55.6; 3. Flynn (Cen), 56.1. 1,600 race walk – 1. Patrick Ryan (Cen), 6:29.9; 2. Fay (Cen), 6:38.2; 3. Quirke (Bel), 6:47.4. 3,000 Steeplechase – 1. Tim Kelly (Sm), 9:41.6; 2. Martin (Com), 9:45.5; 3. DiCologero (WM), 10:07.9. Pentathlon – 1. Greg Santiago (Brentwood), 3487; 2. Van Horn (Cen), 3118; 3. Eckstrum (Com), 2897. High Jump – 1. Peter Hansen (Floyd), 6-4; 2. Graham (HHHE), 5-10; 3. Feinberg (HHHE), 5-10. Long Jump – 1. Ryan Davis (WM), 21-6; 2. Curate (L), 21-2 1/2; 3. Heitefuss (West Babylon), 21- 1/2. Triple Jump – 1. Godwin Okolie (HHHE), 44-10 1/2; 2. Bazarewski (Bel), 44-3 3/4; 3. Curate (L), 43-10 1/2. Pole Vault – 1. Matt Sullivan (Sac), 12-6; 2. Corso (L), 12-0; 3. Bresnahan (L), 11-9. Shot Put – 1. Brett Wachter (L), 56-5 3/4; 2. Smagin (WM), 46-11 3/4; 3. Dumpston (Riverhead), 46-5 3/4. Discus – 1. Brett Wachter (L), 158-5; 2. Carruthers (Sac), 144-8; 3. Dumpston (R), 139-8 1/2. 4 x 100 Relay –

1. Longwood (D.J. Holmes, Slamon Sarwari, DaQuinn Hardy, Greg Carter), 43.3; 2. Centereach, 43.8; 3. Half Hollow Hills East, 44.1. 4 x 400 – 1. Central Islip (Vladimer Silverio, Shan France, Larry Perez, Stephan Davis), 3:24.4; 2. Half Hollow Hills East, 3:25.9; 3. Bay Shore, 8:24.5. 4 x 800 – 1. Centereach (Luis Flynn, Charles Billi, Joe Laperla, Sean Roberts), 8:09.6; 2. Ward Melville, 8:16.6; 3. Bay Shore, 8:24.5. Team Scores – Longwood 102 1/2, Centereach 84, Half Hollow Hills East 78, Bay Shore 42, Ward Melville 41, Commack 40, Smithtown 40, Central Islip 38, Bellport 24, Sachem 20, Riverhead 18, Patchogue-Medford 17, Floyd 10, Newfield 10, Whitman 10, West Babylon 8, Lindenhurst 8, Huntington 7 1/2, Connetquot 5, North Babylon 4, Northport 4. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 23 May 1999: 

SUFFOLK TRACK AND FIELD STATE QUALIFIER At Floyd – Running Events in Meters State Qualifiers (Class A,B,C noted)

100 – Shawn Hatcher (Copiague), 10.79 A; John McKeeman (Port Jefferson), 11.0 C; Joe Cornet (Glenn), 11.02 B;. 200 – Shawn Hatcher (Cop), 22.02 A; Robert Key (Half Hollow Hills East), 22.26 A; David Owen (Glenn), 22.41 B; John McKeeman (PJ), 23.11 C; 400 – Germaine Johnson (Deer Park), 49.6 B; Vladimer Silverio (Central Islip), 49.7 A; Aaron Byrd (Babylon), 52.3 C. 800 – Paul Ciurlys (Whitman), 1:55.58 A; Sean Roberts (Centereach), 1:57 A; Nathan Gregory (DP), 1:59.27 B; Ed Fotiades (PJ), 2:00.54 C. 1,600 – Robert Morris (Patchogue-Medford), 4:25.43 A; Robert Heytota (Bayport-Blue Point), 4:30.98 B; Eric Fleckenstein (PJ), 4:35.7 C. 3,200 – Tim Kelly (Smithtown), 9:29.3 A; James Brady (Sayville), 9:45.7 B; Brendan Sullivan (PJ), 10:01 C. 110 HH

– Sean Coleman (Cent), 14.3 A; Daniel Fowler (Amityville), 15.2 B; Brett Miller (PJ), 15.68 C. 400 IH – Godwin Okolie (HHHE), 54.97 A; Chad Caldwell (BBP), 59.28 B; Joe Spence (PJ), 1:02.73 C. 3,000 Steeplechase – Tim Kelly (Smi), 9:29 A; Tom Martin (Com), 9:49.3 A; Lloyd Dodge (BBP), 9:57.5 B; Gavin Griffith (Babylon), 11:17.7 C. High Jump – Peter Hansen (Floyd), 6-5 A; Ed Fotiades (PJ), 6-4 C; Walter Fields (Shoreham-Wading River), 6-0 B. Pole Vault – Matt Sullivan (Sachem), 12-9 A; Brian Strack (Mount Sinai), 12-6 B; Kyle Blaikie (Mattituck), 11 C. Long Jump – Larry Heitefuss (West Babylon) 22- 1/4 A; Trumaine Pendleton (Southampton), 22 B; Andy Mesider (LaSalle), 19-5 1/4 C. Triple Jump – Trumaine Pendleton (South), 45-6 3/4 B; Godwin Okolie (HHHE), 44-3 1/2 A; Maciek Kuzawinski (Bab), 40-1 C. Shot Put –

Brett Wachter (Longwood), 55-1 A; Kyle Russell (East Hampton), 52-1 1/2 B; Jim Mangarillo (Hampton Bays), 50-8 1/4 C. Discus – Michael Merritt (Newfield), 154-8 A; Jim Mangarillo (HB), 145-4 B; T.J. Rempe (Matt), 118-1 C. 1,600 Racewalk – Patrick Ryan (Cent), 6:24.22 A; Rob Williams (Hauppauge), 6:41.93 B; Chris Linden (Bab), 7:11.65 C. Pentathlon – Greg Santiago (Brent), 3,537 A; Ryan Davis (WM), 3,346 A; Aaron Garrett (Ami), 2,947 B; Mirza Babic (Bab), 2,920 C. 4 x 100 – Centereach, 43.46 A; Deer Park 44.04 B; Port Jefferson, 45.1 C. 4 x 400

– Half Hollow Hills East, 3:20.2 A; Central Islip, 3:24.7 A; Half Hollow Hills West, 3:26.6 B; Port Jefferson, 3:35.8 C. 4 x 800 – Bay Shore, 8:02.01 A; Centereach, 8:04.9 A; Half Hollow Hills West, 8:18.6 B; Port Jefferson 8:55.43 C. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 29 May 1999: 

STATE TRACK RESULTS: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 06 June 1999

At Dietz Stadium, Kingston; Running Events in Meters

BOYS – Class A: 100 – 1. Shawn Hatcher (Copiague), 10.75; 8. Stephan Davis (Central Islip), 11.12. 200 – 1. Carlos Bedoya (Archbishop Stepinac), 21.42; 2. Hatcher (Copiague), 21.73; 3. Sean Burnett (Uniondale), 21.87. 400 – 1. Jason Morgan (Lawrence), 48.15; 2. Anthony Ewers (Lawrence), 48.65. 800 – 1. Paul Joyce (Clarkstown South), 1:50.96; 3. Paul Ciurlys (Whitman), 1:53.92; 4. Sean Conway (Massapequa), 1:54.08; 6. Terry Panetta (St. Anthony’s), 1:54.39. 1,600

– 1. Dylan Welsh (Saratoga), 4:10.09; 3. Chris Relf (Oceanside), 4:20.29; 8. Robert Morris (Patchogue-Medford), 4:25.87; 9. Michael Collins (St. Anthony’s), 4:28.29. 3,200 – 1. Todd Witzleben (Orchard Park), 9:15.76; 4. Charles Millioen (St. Anthony’s), 9:34.04; 5. Marc Crosswell (Elmont), 9:36.98. 110 Hurdles – 1. George Pardner (Ben Franklin), 13.92; 3. Sean Coleman (Centereach), 14.30. 400 Hurdles – 1. Bryan McCants (Archbishop Molloy), 53.37; 7. Chris Kahl (Bay Shore), 56.66; 8. Godwin Okolie (Half Hollow Hills East), 59.91. 3,000 Steeplechase – 1. Steve Klein (Shenendehowa), 9:33.93; 4. Tom Martin (Commack), 9:51.71; 10. Peter Macchia (Chaminade), 10:01.94; 11. Jeremy Bellios (Syosset), 10:03.24. 4 X 100 Relay – 1. John Adams (Jelani Mangaroo, Kori Charles, Alex Harris, Lerone Simpson), 42.78. 4 X 400 Relay – 1. Lawrence (Anthony Ewers, Jason Morgan, Darius Adams, Leonard McKenzie), 3:16.95; 2. Half Hollow Hills East (Godwin Okolie, Robert Key, Jason Cooper, Brett Hatwood), 3:22.65. 4 X 800 Relay – 1. Shenendehowa (Chris Jones, Ben Derkowski, Rob Cloutier, Dan Tebbano), 7:50.03; 5. Chaminade (Andrew O’Brien, Peter Lindner, Andrew Cameron, Jim Grimaldi), 8:01.25; 6. Bay Shore (Kevin Meehan, Bill Germano, Frank Malpigli, Vernon Mickle), 8:02.45; 9. Oceanside (Juan Rodriguez, Bryan Sheehan, John Hughes, Chris Relf), 8:11.23; 11. Centereach (Luis Flynn, Sean Roberts, Charles Billi, Joe Laperla), 8:14.52. High Jump – 1. Mike Diebler (Monroe-Woodbury), 6-9; 3. Peter Hansen (Floyd), 6-4; 9. Jonathan Geter (Farmingdale), 6-2. Pole Vault – 1. Joe Carusone (Guilderland), 16-5; 5. Brian Mulhauser (Farmingdale), 13-9; 9. Matt Sullivan (Sachem), 12-0. Long Jump – 1. Hence Perdue (Suffern), 21-11; 4. Kevin Haynes (Chaminade), 21-4; 5. James Pruitt (Lawrence), 21-3. Triple Jump – 1. Max Anderson (Bethlehem), 47-1 1/2; 5. Donnell Hickson (Lawrence), 46-4; 6. Godwin Okolie (Half Hollow Hills East), 45-6 3/4; 12. Jarrod Laventure (St. Anthony’s), 41-8 3/4. Shot Put – 1. Joe Loiacono (Greece-Olympia), 58-6; 2. Brett Wachler (Longwood), 57-5 1/4; 7. Taibika Hickison (Freeport), 49-6 1/2. Discus – 1. Loiacono (Greece-Olympia), 166-5; 4. Morgan Wilson (St. Anthony’s), 156-11; 6. Wachter (Longwood), 153-7; 8. Michael Merritt (Newfield), 140-1. Pentathlon – 1. Terry Lofrese (Valley Central), 3,471; 2. Greg Santiago (Brentwood), 3,376; 4. Carl Guilbaud (Baldwin), 3,190; 11. Frank Pollini (Chaminade), 2,715.

SPOTLIGHT:

REPORTED BY JOHN BOELL. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 17 June 1999:

Grade: Senior. Athletics: A brief disappointment became a new opportunity for Brett Wachter. The 6-5, 260-pounder made the most of an unexpected turn of events. Wachter was cut by the basketball team during his junior year, but decided to give winter track a shot. “I was a little disappointed I didn’t make {the basketball team},” Wachter said. “But there’s always something else to do. I thought I might be able to excel at {track}.” Has he ever. Wachter finished second in the shot put on Friday with a personal-best 57-5 1/4 and was sixth in the discus (153-7) at the state track and field championships in Kingston. The Suffolk shot put and discus champ heads to Raleigh tomorrow and Saturday for the national prep track & field championships at North Carolina State. “I know there will be kids throwing {the shot put} in the mid-60s and over 200 in the discus,” Wachter said. “But I’ll just go for a personal best and see what I get.” That approach has worked wonders for Wachter. “This year I’m more relaxed,” Wachter said. “Last year, I’d fail on a throw and I’d shut down. Now I don’t really feel any pressure. I just go for a personal best, throw against the tape measure, and not worry about anybody else.” Wachter, a tight end on the Lions’ Long Island Class I football championship team last year, begins physical training at West Point Prep in Ft. Monmouth, N.J., July 9. Academics: Wachter boasts a 3.9 GPA, an 1140 SAT and is ranked 84 out of 548 students (top 15 percent). From his coach: “He’s a totally different athlete this year,” Joe Reilly said. “He’s much more relaxed now . . . He’s a great kid and a hard worker. I couldn’t be any more happy that he had the chance to go states and do well.” Ambition: After a year at West Point Prep, Wachter hopes to attend West Point (Army), maintain his grades and make the football team as a defensive lineman. –