BOYS TRACK

Suffolk Coaches Association

Championships

At Suffolk-West-Saturday

Crossover 1: 55 meters-1. Oliver Williams (Central Islip) 6.5, 2. Jackson (Amityville) 6.6, 2. Maurizio (Floyd) 6.6. 300-1. Oliver Williams (Central Islip) 37.2, 2. Skrivanek (Smithtown) 38.2, 3. Silverio (Central Islip) 38.6. 600-1. Michael LaRocco (Smithtown) 1:29.3, 2. Young (Sayville) 1:31.1, 3. Moriarty (Kings Park) 1:31.6. 1,000-1. Gary Lynch (Longwood) 2:44.6, 2. McGarry (Sayville) 2:45.5, 3. Moore (Southampton) 2:50.2. 1,600-1. Reed Mauser (Ward Melville) 4:45.1, 2. Elberth (Floyd) 4:56.6, 3. Kant (Smithtown) 4:57.7. 55 Hurdles-1. Alex Kanaris (Hauppauge) 8.2, 2. Venti (Kings Park) 8.3, 3. Taylor (Smithtown) 8.4. 4×200 Relay-1. Amityville (Akim Richards, Garris Gatling, Jeremy Davis, Phillip Marsh) 1:40.4, 2. Floyd 1:40.9, 3. Smithtown 1:42.5. 4×400 Relay-1. Smithtown (Michael LaRocco, Brian Keane, Tom Skrivanek, Ian Kanakaris) 3:46, 2. Kings Park 3:55, 3. Huntington 3:55.6. High Jump-1. Kevin Henchey (Smithtown) 6, 2. Guetter (Kings Park) 5-10, 2. Pendleton (Southampton) 5-10. Long Jump- 1. Tom Skrivanek (Smithtown) 21-3 1/4, 2. Marsh (Amityville) 20-7, 3. Pendleton (Southampton) 20-3 1/2. Triple Jump-1. Nararda Brooks (Amityville) 42-1, 2. Bellew (Sachem) 40-4 3/4, 3. Lee (Amityville) 37-6 1/4. Shot Put-1. Gary Johnson (Longwood) 48-10 3/4, 2. Kresse (Ward Melville) 42-9, 3. Malave (Kings Park) 42-2 1/4. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 12 Dec 2000:

Friday

Suffolk Coaches Association

Championship-At Suffolk-West

Crossover 4: 55-1. Oliver Williams (Central Islip) 6.3, 2. Compos (Longwood) 6.8, 3. Lopez (Central Islip) 6.9. 300-1. Oliver Williams (Central Islip) 37.1, 2. Babb (Longwood) 38.1, 3. Lorusso (Glenn) 38.9. 600-1. Mark Falco (Glenn) 1:26.1, 2. Silverio (Central Islip) 1:28.2, 3. Dowless (Half Hollow Hills) 1:31.6. 1,000-1. Reed Mauser (Ward Melville) 2:40.6, 2. Higgins (Glenn) 2:41.2, 3. Oroza (Bellport) 2:53.3. 1,600-1. Gary Lynch (Longwood) 4:48, 2. Blum (Bellport) 4:48.7, 3. Becht (Bellport) 4:56. 3,200-1. Justin Loffrado (Shoreham/Wading River) 10:24.1, 2. Struss (Bellport) 10:33.7, 3. Encarnation (Central Islip) 11:05. 55 Hurdles-1. Derek Lubua (Lindenhurst) 8.6, 2. Tucker (Longwood) 8.7, 2. Williams (Longwood) 8.7. 4×200 Relay-1. Central Islip 1:39.8, 2. Bellport 1:43.9, 3. Longwood 1:44.8. 4×400 Relay-1. Longwood 3:52.7, 2. Half Hollow HIlls West 3:56.9, 3. Ward Melville 4:00.3. 4×800 Relay-1. Glenn 8:48.9, 2. Bellport 9:06.5, 3. Longwood 9:38.4. Long Jump-1. Brian Vareos (Bellport) 20-9 1/4, 2. Perez (Shoreham/Wading River) 20-1 1/2, 3. Bayles (Glenn) 19-4 1/2. Triple Jump-1. Michael Bayles (Glenn) 38-3 1/ 4, 2. Nissenbaum (Longwood) 37-9 1/4, Williams (Longwood) 37-3 1/4. Shot Put-1. Gary Johnson (Longwood) 51-8 1/2, 2. Bazarewski (Bellport) 50-11 1/2, Dillon (Shoreham/Wading River) 45 1/4. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 20 Dec 2000:

Boys Track

COACHES ASSOC. CHAMPIONSHIP

At Suffolk West-Tuesday

Millrose 4×400-Meters Relay-1. Port Jefferson (Felipe Cersosimo, John McKeenan, Pat Sullivan, Ken Uhll) 3:32.6, 2. Huntington 3:33.9, 3. Bay Shore 3:36.5. 3×55 Hurdle Relay-1. Middle Country (Matt Gilmartin, Billy Gilmartin, Matt Smith) 25.2, 2. Commack 26, 3. Kings Park 26.1. 3×55 Relay-1. Port Jefferson (John McKeenan, Felipe Cersosimo, Ken Uhll) 19.9, 2. Central Islip 20.4, 3. Patchogue/ Medford 20.7. Distance Medley Relay-1. Bayport (Ryan Farrell, Chad Caldwell, Connor Farrell, Mike Gioia) 10:53.4, 2. Sayville 11:13.2, 3. Floyd 11:15. Metric Relay-1. Bay Shore (Keldon Walker, Pat Mills, Chris Poche, Ed Palermo) 3:46.9, 2. Middle Country 3:48.4, 3. Northport 3:51.4. 4×400 Relay-1. Longwood (Matt Babb, Gary Lynch, George Delgado, Chris Tain) 3:43.1, 2. Commack 3:45.3, 3. Sachem 3:45.9. 4×800 Relay-1. Elwood (Matt Miltenberg, G. Higgins, B. Higgins, Mark Falco) 8:22.3, 2. Sachem 8:32, 3. Port Jefferson 8:43.1. 4×200 Relay-1. Half Hollow Hills East (Eric Seely, Kevin Okolie, Steven Williams, Austin Ball) 1:37.8, 2. Patchogue/Medford 1:39.3, 3. Amityville 1:39.5. 4×1,600 Relay-1. Sayville (Brian Delpiaz, Greg Mourino, Brendan Barrett, Ryan McGary) 19:07.7, 2. Babylon 19:36.1, 3. Sachem 19:39.5. Shot Put Relay-1. Longwood (James Riley, Gary Johnson) 101-10 1/4, 2. Middle Country 98-4 3/4, 3. Bellport 98-1 1/2. Long Jump Relay-1. Smithtown (Jon Taylor, Tom Shrivanek) 41 3/4, 2. Sachem 38-10 3/4, 3. Commack 38-5 1/4. Triple Jump Relay-1. Commack “A” (David Egosi, Anis Celebi) 81-8, 2. Amityville 78-2 1/4, 3. Northport 76-8 3/4. High Jump Relay-1. East Islip (John Newhoff, Marc Smith) 11-2, 1. Shoreham/Wading River 11- 2, 2. Sachem 11, 2. Middle Country 11, 2. Kings Park 11, 2. Half Hollow Hills East 11. Jan. 13

Sunday

Crossover 3: 55-Meters-1. Chris Tingue (Ward Melville) 6.8, 2. Tam (Longwood) 6.9, 3. Evangalista (Mt. Sinai) 7.1. 200-1. Matt Babb (Longwood) 24.2, 2. Adlan (Comsewogue) 24.5, 3. Sorace (Kings Park) 24.6. 400-1. Austin Ball (Half Hollow Hills) 56.6, 2. Colling (Half Hollow Hills) 56.8, 3. Reynolds (Sachem) 57. 800-1. JT Sweda (Patchogue/Medford) 2:06.4, 2. Fremed (Huntington) 2:10.7, 3. Smith (Floyd) 2:17.5. 3,200-1. Ed Burns (Floyd) 10:01, 2. Bourgal (Sachem) 10:27, 3. Macchio (Sachem) 10:27.6. 55 High Hurdles-1. Alex Kanaris (Hauppauge) 7.9, 1. Matt Gilmartin (Middle Country) 7.9, 2. Billy Gilmartin (Middle Country) 8.5, 3. Smith (Middle Country) 8.7. 4×200 Relay-1. Patchogue/Medford 1:39.6, 2. Floyd 1:41.7, 3. Half Hollow Hills East 1:44.9. 4×400 Relay-1. Kings Park (Dan Harrison, Matt Sorace, Paul Guetter, Brian Venti) 3:47, 2. Half Hollow Hills West 3:54.3, 3. Mt. Sinai 4:01.8. 4×800 Relay-1. East Hampton (Alles Carmona, Will Hren, Chris Reich, Joe Sullivan) 8:54.8, 2. Longwood 9:04.2, 3. Smithtown 9:08.6. High Jump-1. Anthony Amato (Lindenhurst) 5-4, 1. Matt Smith (Middle Country) 5-4, 2. Ospitale (Sachem) 5-2, 2. Lucas (Sachem) 5-2, 2. Beekman (Half Hollow Hills) 5-2, 3. Greenlagh (Lindenhurst) 5. Long Jump-1. James Bellew (Sachem) 19-7, 2. Barravecchio (Sachem) 18-3 1/2, 3. Singer (Half Hollow Hills) 17-9. Triple Jump-1. Vinny Rucci (Middle Country) 48-5 1/2, 1. Mike Rizzo (Middle Country) 48-5 1/2, 2. Crisci (Floyd) 44-1, 3. Pearsall (Patchogue/Medford) 43.

Crossover 4: 55-1. Tony Maurizio (Floyd) 6.6, 2. Clark (Patchogue/ Medford) 6.8, 3. Fusco (Middle Country) 6.9. 200-1. Eric Seely (Half Hollow Hills) 23.6, 2. Johnson (Huntington) 24.4, 2. Bird (Huntington)24.4, 3. Rios (Sachem) 25.8. 400-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smithtown) 55, 2. Delgado (Longwood) 55.8, 3. Murphy (Smithtown) 57.4. 800-1. Reed Mauser (Ward Melville) 2:00.8, 2. Zummo (Ward Melville) 2:13, 3. Saleemi (Longwood) 2:15.7. 1,600-1. Reed Mauser (Ward Melville) 4:37.1, 2. Lawney (Comsewogue) 4:49.7, 3. Lynch (Longwood) 4:51.3. 3,200-1. Dan Kant (Smithtown) 10:40.5, 2. Vasek (Smithtown) 10:51, 3. Logan (Smithtown) 11:29.9. 55 High Hurdles-1. Brian Venti (Kings Park) 8.1, 1. Jon Taylor (Smithtown) 8.1, 2. Campos (Longwood) 8.6, 2. Tucker (Longwood) 8.6, 3. Williams (Longwood) 8.8. 4×200 Relay-1. Smithtown (Jonayhan Tue, Anthony Siwulec, Stephen Seedorf) 1:39.8, 2. Longwood 1:40.3, 3. Kings Park 1:43.3. 4×400 Relay-1. Huntington (Jermaine Johnson, Adam Baltutis, Sherwin Bird, Shawn Anderson) 3:38, 2. Half Hollow Hills East 3:41.6, 3. Middle Country 3:49.1. 4×800 Relay-1. Sachem (Blake Faller, John Reynolds, David Girardin, Kevin Pflug) 8:33.2, 2. Half Hollow Hills East 8:57.6, 3. Patchogue/Medford 9:13.6. High Jump-1. Gregory Hauth (Smithtown) 6, 2. Mandel (Connetquot) 5-8, 3. Vetter (Longwood) 5-6, 3. O’Brien (East Hampton) 5-6, 3. Tucker (Longwood) 5-6. Long Jump- 1. Paul Guetter (Kings Park) 20-2 1/4, 2. Kanakaris (Smithtown) 19-6 1/2, 3. Pagliucia (Connetquot) 19. Triple Jump-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smithtown) 40 1/2, 2. Guerrero (Mt. Sinai) 39-10 1/4, 3. Omer- Farooq (Connetquot) 38-3 3/4. Shot Put-1. James Riley (Longwood) 50- 11, 2. Kresse (Ward Melville) 49-9 1/4, 3. Johnson (Longwood) 49-5.

BOYS TRACK

Suffolk County Open Meet

At Suffolk-West CC -Saturday

55-meters-1. Kevin Logan (North Babylon) 6.4, 2. Williams (Central Islip) 6.4, 3. Botz (West Islip) 6.6. 55 High Hurdles-1. Robert James (Whitman) 8.0, 2. Wabnik (Commack) 8.1, 3. Taylor (Smithtown) 8.3. 300-1. Ashun Jackson (Whit.) 36.8, 2. Logan (NB) 37.6, 3. Slack (East Islip) 37.7. 600-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smith.) 1:27.8, 2. Silverio (CI) 1:29.2, 3. Marotta (Comm.) 1:30.1. 1000-1. Reed Mauser (Ward Melville) 2:35.1, 2. Corrigan (Northport) 2:39.9, 3. Quinn(N’port) 2:42.4. 1600-1. Kevin Pflug (Sachem) 4:37.4, 2. A. Knipfing (Miller Place) 4:41.6, 3. B. Knipfing (MP) 4:43.9. 3200-1. Ed Burns (Floyd) 9:58.5, 2. Farrell (Patchogue-Medford) 10:07.5, 3. Lawney (Comsewogue) 10:14.5. 4×200-1. Central Islip 1:37.6, 2. Northport 1:39.8, 3. Commack 1:40.9. 4×400-1. Sachem 3:44, 2. Commack A 3:45.9, 3. Commack B 3:48.8. 4×800-1. Northport 8:47.1, 2. North Babylon 9:03.3, 3. Floyd 9:04.4. High Jump-1. Adam Wabnik (Comm.) 5-10, 2t. Mandel (Connetquot) 5-8, 2t. Henchey (Smith) 5-8, 2t. Newhoff (EI) 5- 8. Long Jump-1. Naveed Mohammed (CI) 19-7 1/2, 2. Jourbet (Comm.) 19- 4, 3t. Kanakaris (Smith.) 19-2 1/2, 3t. Bellew (Sac.) 19-2 1/2. Triple Jump-1. James Bellew (Sac.) 41-3 3/4, 2. Guerrero (Mt. Sinai) 40-6, 3. Wabnik (Comm.) 40-3. Shot Put-1. Dan Frake (N’port) 48-6 1/ 2, 2. LaMotta (Comm.) 45-1, 3. Robinson (Longwood) 44-11. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Jan 2001:

BOYS TRACK

SUFFOLK COACHES ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP

At Suffolk-West-Sunday

LEAGUE I: 55 Meter-1. Tony Maurizio (Floyd) 6.8, 1. Clark (Patchogue/Medford) 6.8, Mead (Patchogue/Medford) 6.8, 2. Ray (Sachem) 6.9, 2. Coleman (Brentwood) 6.9, 3. Barravecchio (Sachem) 7. 300-1. Tony Maurizio (Floyd) 37.3, 2. Matt Gilmartin (Middle Country) 37.5, 3. Delgado (Longwood) 38.4. 600-1. Reed Mauser (Ward Melville) 1:25.8, 2. Skrivanek (Smithtown) 1:26.7, 3. Aberdeen (Brentwood) 1:29.5. 1,000-1. Kevin Pflug (Sachem) 2:39.6, 2. Sweda (Patchogue/ Medford) 2:42.1, 3. Figueroa (Brentwood) 2:44.7. 1,600 Run-1. Ed Burns (Floyd) 4:40.6, 2. Pflug (Sachem) 4:42.8, 3. Farrell (Patchogue/ Medford) 4:44. 3,200 Run-1. Ed Burns (Floyd) 10:05.5, 2. Farrell (Patchogue/Medford) 10:07.3, 3. Bourgal (Sachem) 10:12.2. 55 High Hurdles-1. Matt Gilmartin (Middle Country) 7.8, 2. Taylor (Smithtown) 8, 3. Billy Gilmartin (Middle Country) 8.2. 4×200 Relay-1. Floyd (Tony Maurizio, Jason Veit, Tom Hansen, Jason Pominski) 1:40.7, 2. Patchogue/Medford 1:41.1, 3. Sachem “J” 1:41.6. 4×400 Relay-1. Brentwood (Kwame Floyd, Luis Fuentes, Roshawn Aberdeen, Krisha Vijayendra) 3:44.2, 2. Sachem 3:44.8, 3. Middle Country 3:53.2. 4×800 Relay-1. Sachem (John Reynolds, David Girardin, Tom Bourgal, Kevin Pflug) 8:51.7, 2. Floyd 9:03.3, 3. Smithtown 9:10.9. High Jump-1. Kevin Henchey (Smithtown) 5-11, 2. Weidenburner (Sachem) 5-10, 3. Hauth (Smithtown) 5-8, 3. Delgado (Middle Country) 5-8. Long Jump-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smithtown) 21-10 1/2, 2. Bellew (Sachem) 20-4 1/2, 3. Kanakaris (Smithtown) 20-2 3/4. Triple Jump-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smithtown) 42-4 1/2, 2. Bellew (Sachem) 41-5, 3. Matt Gilmartin (Middle Country) 39-10 3/4. Shot Put-1. James Riley (Longwood) 53-2 1/ 2, 2. Johnson (Longwood) 50-2 1/4, 3. Rucci (Middle Country) 50 1/ 4.Team Scores-1. Sachem 80.4, 2. Smithtown 74, 3. Middle Country 73, 4. Floyd 64, 5. Patchogue/Medford 57, 6. Longwood43.4, 7. Brentwood 30, 8. Ward Melville 11, 9. Lindenhurst 1.2. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 30 Jan 2001

SUFFOLK COACHES

ASSOCIATION CROSSOVER MEET

At Stony Brook-Thursday

55 Meters-1. Kevin Logan (North Babylon) 6.6, 2t. Botz (West Islip), Stepnoski (Riverhead), Montalvo (West Babylon), Newhoff (East Islip) 6.7, 300-1. Kevin Logan (NB) 37.8, 2. Babb (Longwood) 37.9, 3. Aberdeen (Brentwood) 38.3. 600-1t. David Booth (Patchogue-Medford), Bryan Quinn (Northport) 1:29.7, 3. Graf (N’port) 1:30.1. 1,000-1. JT Sweda (P-M) 2:40.4, 2. Lynch (Long.) 2:42.8, 3. Sobel (Commack) 2:46.4. 1,600-1. Brian Farrell (P-M) 4:35.6, 2. Burns (Floyd) 4:40.9, 3. Collins (WI) 4:44.4. 3,200 -1. Ed Burns (Floyd) 10:05.5, 2. Mauser (Ward Melville) 10:06.6, 3. Kant (Smithtown) 10:15.5. 55 High Hurdles- 1. Robert James (Whitman) 7.8, 2. Matt Gilmartin (Middle Country) 7.9, 3. Wabnik (Comm.) 8.2. 4×200 Relay-1. Commack 1:38.6, 2. Middle Country 1:41.4, 3. Sachem 1:43.5. 4×400 -1. Smithtown 3:40, 2. Brentwood 3:42.7, 3. Longwood 3:49.9. High Jump-1t. Al Mandel (Connetquot), Jason Newhoff (EI) 5-10, 3t. Hauth (Smith.), Wabnik (Comm.), Henchey (Smith.) 5-8. Long Jump-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smith.) 21- 9, 2. Mohammed (Central Islip) 19-11, 3. Thomas (River.) 19-7. Triple Jump-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smith.) 41-11 1/2, 2. Matt Gilmartin (MC) 40- 1, 3. Bellew (Sachem) 39-11. Shot Put-1. James Riley (Long.) 51-4 1/ 2, 2. Johnson (Long.) 50-8, 3. Rucci (MC) 48-6. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 04 Feb 2001c

SUFFOLK LARGE SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP

At Stony Brook University Thursday (Running events in meters)

55-1. Oliver Williams (Central Islip), 6.3; 2. Jackson (Whitman), 6.3; 3. Logan (North Babylon), 6.6. 55 Hurdles-1. Robert James (Whitman), 7.7; 2. Gilmartin (Middle Country), 7.7; 3. Mills (Bay Shore), 7.8. 300-1. Oliver Williams (CI), 36.2; 2. Jackson (Whitman), 36.5; 3. Babb (Longwood), 37.5. 600-1. Kelson Walker (Bay Shore), 1:24.8; 2. Mauser (Ward Melville), 1:25.6; 3. Silverio (CI), 1:26.7. 1,000-1. Kevin Pflug (Sachem), 2:39.2, 2. Sweda (Patchogue), 2:40.3; 3. Quinn (Northport), 2:40.7. 1,600-1. Brian Farrell (PM), 4:34.6; 2. Palermo (Bay Shore), 4:38.5; 3. Pflug (Sachem), 4:39.0. 3,200-1. Ed Burns (Floyd), 9:45.8; 2. Corrigan (Northport), 10:02.8; 3. Bourgal (Sachem), 10:06.6. 4×200 Relay-1. Central Islip (Mohammed, Silverio, Lopez, Williams), 1:37.6; 2. Bay Shore, 1:39.5; 3. Northport, 1:39.6. 4×400-1. Smithtown (Hauth, Skrivanek, Murphy, Keane), 3:39.7; 2. Bay Shore, 3:40.8; 3. Northport, 3:42.6. 4×800-1. Bay Shore (Ezzahri, Araujo, Walker, Palermo), 8:34.0; 2. Sachem, 8:36.9; 3. Commack 8:43.5. High Jump-1. Al Mandel (Connetquot), 6-2; 2. Wabnik (Commack), 6-2; 3. Henchey (Smithtown), 5-10. Long Jump-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smithtown), 21-9; 2. Wilson (Bay Shore), 20-11; 3. Thomas (Riverhead), 20-7 3/4. Triple Jump-1. Tom Skribanek (Smithtown), 41- 11 1/2; 2. Wilson (Bay Shore), 41-5 1/4; 3. Wabnik (Commack), 41-2 1/ 2. Shot Put-1. James Riley (Long), 52-10 1/4; 2. Johnson (Long), 50- 7 3/4; 3. Rucci (Middle Country), 50-5. Team Scores-Bay Shore 70, Smithtown 42, Northport 41, Sachem 38, Middle Country 37, Central Islip 36 1/2, Longwood 35, Commack 31, Walt Whitman 28, Patchogue- Medford 23, William Floyd 12, Connetquot 10, Ward Melville 8, North Babylon 8, Brentwood 6, Riverhead 6, West Islip 2, East Islip 1/2. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 11 Feb 2001:

C. Islip’s Williams Sprints to 55 Title: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Liam McHugh. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 17 Feb 2001: 

Oliver Williams Jr. comes out of the starting blocks as if he was shot from a pistol. In an instant, his body has gone from a crouched position to a few steps in front of his competition. From there, the Central Islip junior’s natural speed makes the rest of his race look painfully easy.

Thursday at the Suffolk boys track individual championships/state qualifier at Suffolk-West, Williams burst out to the lead and cruised to victory in the 55 meters in a swift 6.59 seconds.

Williams has the great start and perfectly effortless stride of an experienced sprinter. Which is why it comes as a surprise to many that Williams is competing in his first season of winter track, and only began running competitively last spring.

“He’s got such natural speed,” Central Islip coach Chris Pisano said. “We worked on his start every day.”

Although Williams credits his coach for the amazing strides he’s made in such a short time, he knows that credit also has to be given to the man from whom he got his blistering speed. “My father was a runner down in Jamaica, but never got to run in the U.S.,” Williams said. “He had to stay home and take care of the family.”

Williams and his family moved here when he was in seventh grade, and his father has been an inspiration to him. “He’s helped me a lot, and now I want to take it one step further and run in college,” Williams said.

Moving the focus to the field events, it’s common knowledge that shot putters are a strange breed. Some pace back and forth grunting and growling trying to psych themselves up, and others quietly put on a game face with eyes that appear the definition of focus. Both styles were on display at Suffolk-West.

“This is the only way I can compete,” said Middle Country’s Vincent Rucci, who at 5-8, 200, is considerably smaller than his opponents. “You’ve got to scream.”

Longwood‘s James Riley, who won the event with a throw of 54-3 1/ 2, takes a different route. Riley keeps the theatrics to a minimum and just goes about his business. “The yelling doesn’t bother me, but I don’t need it,” Riley said.

“The whole county makes fun of me for screaming,” said Rucci, who took second (51-6 1/2). “But its all about psyching yourself up.”

Southampton’s Trumaine Pendleton, last year’s spring state champion in the long jump, won the triple jump (46-6), but didn’t make the finals in the long jump. Smithtown’s Tom Skrivanek won the long jump (22-4).

The state meet will be March 10 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.

SUFFOLK BOYS TRACK INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/

STATE QUALIFIER

Boys-At Suffolk-West (Running events in meters)

55-1. Oliver Williams (Central Islip), 6.59; 2. Jackson (Whitman), 6.7; 3. Logan (North Babylon), 6.7. 55 HH-1. Matt Gilmartin (Middle Country), 8.03; 2. James (Whitman), 8.04; 3. Pendleton (Southampton), 8.05. 300-1.Eric Seely (Half Hollow Hills East), 36.29; 2. Jackson (Whitman), 36.64; 3. Maurizio (Floyd), 37.36. 600-1. Keldon Walker (Bay Shore), 1:27.06; 2. Pinder (Stony Brook), 1:27.29; Young (Sayville), 1:27.36. 1,000-1. Reed Mauser (Ward Melville), 2:36.57; 2. Pflug (Sachem), 2:37.68; 3. Palermo (Bay Shore), 2:37.75.1,600-1. Brendan Sullivan (Port Jefferson), 4:29.7; 2. Mauser (Ward Melville), 4:34.3; 3. Farrell (Patchogue-Medford), 4:36.3. 3,200-1. Mike Gioia (Bayport-Blue Point), 9:44.8; 2. Burns (Floyd), 9:49.1; 3. Barrett (Sayville), 9:52.6. 4×200 Relay-1. Commack (Stelz, Ritorto, Rebecchi, Sinisgalli), 1:38.44; 2. Middle Country, 1:38.87; 3. Bay Shore, 1:39.08. 4×400-1. Huntington (Johnson, Fenderson, Bird, Anderson), 3:34.51; 2. Port Jefferson, 3:38.31; 3. Brentwood, 3:39.20. 4×800-1. Glenn (R. Higgins, Miltenberg, G. Higgins, Falco), 8:15.2; 2. Bayport- Blue Point, 8:26.0; 3. Northport, 8:26.9. High Jump-1. Eric Maso (Shoreham-Wading River), 6-1; 2. Willit (Bellport), 6-0; 3. Wabnik (Commack), 5-10. Pole Vault-1. Jeremy Delgado (Middle Country), 12- 9; 2. McGann (SWR), 12-3; 3. Maso (SWR), 12-0. Long Jump-1. Tom Skrivanek (Smithtown), 22-4; 2. Chang (Hauppauge), 211/2; 3. Wilson (Bay Shore), 20-111/4. Triple Jump-1. Trumaine Pendleton (Southampton), 46-6; 2. Brooks (Amityville), 43-63/4; 3. Guerrero (Mount Sinai), 41-61/2. Shot Put-1. James Riley (Longwood), 54-31/2; 2. Rucci (Middle Country), 51-61/2; 3. Johnson (Longwood), 50-2.