At the Manhattan

Armory Track & Field Center

(Running distances in meters)

GIRLS

55 – 1. Karen Robinson (New Rochelle), 7.11; 2. Shanae Henry (Kellenberg), 7.18; 3. Williams (Roosevelt) 7.20. 55 Hurdles – 1. Fatmatah Fofanah (Bronx Science), 8.11; 2. Yolanda Malcolm (Brentwood), 8.28. 200 – 1. Shana Cox (Holy Trinity) 23.85 (state record); 2. Hastings (Randolph) 24.48; 3. Moore (Boys & Girls) 24.87. 400 – 1. Natasha Hastings (A.P. Randolph), 55.35; 2. Francis (Boys & Girls). 1,500 Walk – 1. Clara Sheets (Arlington), 7:32.27; 2. Moore (Tottenville) 7:36.32; 3. Colleen Schmidt (Wantagh), 7:43.46. 3,000 – 1. Elizabeth Maloy (Holy Name), 9:59.84; 2. Mullen (Bronxville) 10:16.04; 3. Jean Coleman (Wantagh), 10:19.87; 4. Laura Cummings (Bay Shore), 10:22.74; 9. Brittney Criscuolo (East Meadow), 10:39.81; 10. Stephanie Hack (East Meadow), 10:45.64. Mile – 1. Heather Iatauro (Tri-Valley), 5:09.15; 2. Ashley Robinson (Half Hollow Hills), 5:13.03; 3. Stephanie Henderson (Longwood), 5:15.62; 5. Mary Liz McCurdy (Bay Shore), 5:18.42. Pole Vault – 1. Kristin Strizzi (Bayport-Blue Point), 10-6; 2. Caitlin Densing (Bayport-Blue Point), 10-6; 4. Jenna Daly (St. Anthony’s) 9-6. Long Jump – 1. Shauna Williams (Mount Vernon), 18-3 3/4; 2. Robinson (New Rochelle) 17-10 1/ 4; 3. Yolanda Malcolm (Brentwood), 17-6 1/2; 7. Olivia Wills (Amityville), 16-6 1/2. Triple Jump – 1. Taneisha Cantave (Suffern) 37-11; 2. Williams (Robeson) 36-4; 3. Robinson (New Rochelle) 35-6 3/ 4. High Jump – 1. Caitlyn Kjolhede (Emma Willard), 5-4; 5 (tie). Monica Friedl (East Meadow), 4-10. Jan. 6c

MOLLOY STANNER GAMES

At Armory Track and Field Center, Manhattan (events in meters unless noted)

Girls: 55 – 1. Shanae Henry (Kellenberg), 7.16. 55 Hurdles – 1. Fatmata Fofanah (Bronx Science), 8.18; 2. Yolanda Malcolm (Brentwood), 8.32. 300 – 1. Chinny Offor (Half Hollow Hills), 39.16. 600 Yard – 1. Danielle Rogers (Penn Wood), 1:22.23. 1,000 – 1. Stacey Livingston (Boys & Girls, Brooklyn), 2:54.81; 4. Shayna Staton (Bay Shore), 3:01.45; 5. Mary Liz McCurdy (Bay Shore), 3:01.76. Mile – 1. Jen Campbell (Farmingdale), 5:05.42; 2. Ashley Robinson (Half Hollow Hills), 5:06.33; 4. Laura Cummings (Bay Shore), 5:10.19; 5. Stephanie Henderson (Longwood), 5:16.37. 1,600 – 1. Dina Filiberto (Northport), 5:27.46; 2. Rachel Smith (Ward Melville), 5:28.05. 3. Brittney Criscuolo (East Meadow), 5:29.22; 5. Ashley DeAcetis (Bellport), 5:31.6. 3,000 – 1. Toni-Lynn Salucci (Shoreham-Wading River), 10:30.9; 2. Ryann Hoffman (Bay Shore), 10:32.5; 3. Stephanie Hack (East Meadow), 10:35.8; 4. Lindsay Sundell (Northport), 10:42.0. High Jump – 1. Lauren Biscardi (Shoreham-Wading River), 5-4; 3. Heather Boos (Rocky Point), 5-0; 5. Ashley Huffman (Ward Melville), 4-10. Long Jump – 1. Collette DeBenedet (Mt. Lakes), 18-2; 3. Jessika Shell (Central Islip), 16-10. Triple Jump – 1. Dionne Williams (Robeson), 37-2; 3. Sashaye Wilson (Farmingdale), 35-5. Shot Put – 1.Marina Liander (Notre Dame), 38-11; 2. Danielle Leyra (Commack), 38-7; 5. Christine Fang (Longwood), 34-4. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 13 Jan 2002: 

Section XI League Championships

Saturday – At Suffolk-West

League I: 55 Meters – 1. Tony Maurizio (Floyd) 6.6; 2. Clark (Patchogue/Medford) 6.7; 2. Tingue (Ward Melville) 6.7; 3. Veit (Floyd) 6.8. 300 – 1. Tony Maurizio (Floyd) 37.2; 2. Fuentes (Brentwood) 37.9; 2. DeLuca (Ward Melville) 37.9; 3. Nigri (Sachem) 38.2; 3. Tingue (Ward Melville) 38.2. 600 – 1. Javier Oliveros (Middle Country) 1:29.2; 2. Saleemi (Longwood) 1:29.7; 3. Floyd (Brentwood) 1:30.8. 1,000 – 1. Ryan DeLuca (Ward Melville) 2:40.6; 2. Jorgensen (Middle Country) 2:41.6; 3. Faller (Sachem) 2:44.9. 1,600 – 1. Gary Lynch (Longwood) 4:40.5; 1. Mike Davitian (Ward Melville) 4:40.5; 2. Elberth (Floyd) 4:41.7; 3. Jorgensen (Middle Country) 4:44.3. 3,200 – 1. Kristian Jorgensen (Middle Country) 10:06.1; 2. Lynch (Longwood) 10:07.1; 3. Elberth (Floyd) 10:09.9. 55 High Hurdles – 1. Billy Gilmartin (Middle Country) 7.6; 2. Donnelly (Middle Country) 8.1; 2. Hernandez (Patchogue/Medford) 8.1; 3. Tumulty (Lindenhurst) 8.8. 4×200 Relay – 1. Patchogue/Medford (Clark, Smeja, Newham, Krolewitz) 1:37.9; 2. Middle Country 1:38.8; 3. Brentwood 1:39.9. 4×400 Relay – 1. Smithtown (Murphy, Aronoff, Friedman, Tue) 3:42.2; 2. Sachem 3:42.5; 3. Longwood 3:48.1. 4×800 Relay – 1. Sachem (Lever, Girardin, Girardin, Faller) 8:57.3; 2. Ward Melville 8:57.2; 3. Longwood 9:05.3. High Jump – 1. Peter Ospitale (Sachem) 6-2; 2. Lucas (Sachem) 6; 2. Henchey (Smithtown) 6; 2. Vetter (Longwood) 6; 3. Tue (Smithtown) 5-10. Long Jump – 1. Mark Barravecchio (Sachem) 19- 7 1/4; 2. Fuentes (Brentwood) 19-6 1/2; 3. Henchey (Smithtown) 19-6 1/ 4. Triple Jump – 1. Billy Gilmartin (Middle Country) 41-6 1/2; 2. Donnelly (Middle Country) 40-3; 3. Henchey (Smithtown) 40-2. Shot Put – 1. Chris Durkin (Middle Country) 51-7 1/2; 2. Lynch (Longwood) 45- 5; 3. Krom (Smithtown) 43-4 1/2.

Team Scores: League I – 1. Sachem 93; 2. Brentwood 83; 3. Half Hollow Hills 78; 4. Ward Melville 74; 5. smithtown 68; 6. Longwood 33; 7. Floyd 28; 8. Middle Country 5; 9. Patchogue-Medford 3. League II – 1. Bay Shore 137; 2. Northport 99; 3. Connetquot 86; 4. Central Islip 56; 5. West Islip 28; 6. Commack 23; 7. Lindenhurst 16; 8. Whitman 11; 9. North Babylon 8. League III – 1. Bellport 166; 2. East Islip 73; 3. Westhampton 69; 4. Hauppauge 49; 5. Copiague 33; 6. Riverhead 26; 7. East Hampton 20; 8. Huntington 17; 9. West Babylon 12. League IV – 1. Shoreham-Wading River 109; 2. Rocky Point 86.5; 3. Sayville 71; 4. Amityville 46; 5. Miller Place 41; 6. Comsewogue 32.5; 7. Islip 26; 8. Harborfields 19; 9. Kings Park 17; 9. Deer Park 17. League V – 1. Bayport-Blue Point 183; 2. Mount Sinai 75; 3. Glenn 73; 4. Babylon 54; 5. Port Jefferson 31; 6. Center Moriches 17; 7. Ross 12; 8. Southampton 6; 8. Wyandanch 6. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 31 Jan 2002: Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 01 Feb 2002: Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 01 Feb 2002: 

SUFFOLK INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP / STATE QUALIFIER

At Suffolk-West (Running events in meters)

Girls: 55 – 1. Megan Farmer (Longwood), 7.48; 2. Jarryn Mercer (Amityville). 300 – 1. Megan Farmer (Longwood), 41.74; 2. Caprice Church (Amityville), 42.26; 3. Chinny Offor (Half Hollow Hills), 42.35; 4. Danielle Pecorella (Connetquot), 44.06. 600 – 1. Shayna Staton (Bay Shore), 1:37.46; 2. Dayna Johnson (Brentwood), 1:38.8; 3. Kelly Powell (Bellport), 1:39.54; 4. Megan Collins (Ward Melville), 1:40.59. 1,000 – 1. Diane Heiser (Bayport-Blue Point), 2:58.66; 2. Ashley Robinson (Half Hollow Hills), 3:00.88; 3. Mary Liz McCurdy (Bay Shore), 3:02.18; 4. Jenna Elznic (Connetquot), 3:04.24. 1,500 – 1. Melissa Salerno (Rocky Point), 4:54.46; 2. Ashley Robinson (Half Hollow Hills), 4:54.49; 3. Toni-Lynn Salucci (Shoreham-Wading River), 5:00.63; 4. Maranika Wisdom (Central Islip), 5:10.2. 3,000 – 1. Laura Cummings (Bay Shore), 10:19.45; 2. Lindsay Sundell (Northport), 10:23.35; 3. Toni-Lynn Salucci (Shoreham-Wading River), 10:26.38. 1,500 Walk – 1. Maria Michta (Sachem), 6:57.27; 2. Lauren Olivieri (Hauppauge), 7:11.22; 3. Kristin Schmitt (Northport), 7:22.19. 55 Hurdles – 1. Yolanda Malcolm (Brentwood), 8.64; 2. Kelly Sundberg (Sayville), 9.16. High Jump – 1. Lauren Biscardi (Shoreham-Wading River), 5-4; 2. Krista Kerr (Babylon), 5-3. Long Jump – 1. Ashley Huffman (Ward Melville), 16-3 3/4; 2. Casey Diaz (Smithtown), 16-2 3/ 4. Triple Jump – 1. Krista Kerr (Babylon), 37-8 1/4; 2. Sarah Charles (Central Islip), 35- 1/2. Shot Put – 1. Danielle Leyra (Commack), 39- 4.75; 2. Bria Johnson (Mt. Sinai), 39-2. 4×200 Relay – 1. Brentwood (Paulette Bellins, Dayna Johnson, Candice Vargas, Yolanda Malcolm), 1:50.05. 4×400 – 1. Bay Shore (Danica Dupuy, Latrice Ewing, Julianne Mahoney, Kellie Castro), 4:12.91. 4×800 – 1. Bayport-Blue Point (Diane Heiser, Katie Anderson, Elissa Sinensky, Danielle Amero), 9:36.38.

A Walk in the Park for Sachem’s Michta: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Jason Molinet. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 16 Feb 2002:

Sachem sophomore Maria Michta is a star in an event most people snicker at or overlook completely. But the racewalk is an Olympic event, and that’s good enough for Michta.

Even though she took up the discipline just one year ago, the 15- year-old already has the nation’s fastest time in the 1,500-meter walk, according to Long Island Track and Field’s Michael Roth.

Michta walked her way to victory at the Suffolk indoor track and field individual championship/state qualifier Thursday night at Suffolk-West. Her time of 6 minutes, 57.27 seconds, was nearly 14 seconds better than runner-up Lauren Olivieri of Hauppauge, Michta’s training partner. And Michta did it despite achy bones and a headache.

“All I needed was a first- or second- or even third-place finish,” Michta said. “I knew I could do that.”

The top finishers advance to the state meet March 9 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.

Brentwood’s Yolanda Malcolm, who signed with Villanova, knows the Carrier Dome well. She won the 55 hurdles (8.64) for the third straight year, outdistancing the field in an event that’s nearly impossible to create separation.

Then Malcolm came back to spur Brentwood’s heart-stopping comeback in the 4×200 relay. Central Islip led the race until the final stretch when Malcolm, running anchor leg, closed the gap and won in 1:50.05.

“It felt like my hamstrings were going to pop, but I didn’t care,” Malcolm said of the do-or-die relay, from which only the winning team advances. “I said to myself, ‘They’re not getting this.’ We’ve worked too hard for this.”

Longwood‘s Lauren Farmer was another double winner, taking the 55 (7.48) and 300 (41.74). Perhaps the closest race of the night came in the 1,500, as Rocky Point sophomore Melissa Salerno (4:54.46) edged Half Hollow Hills senior Ashley Robinson by three hundreths of a second.

Shoreham-Wading River’s Lauren Biscardi, a freshman with promise, soared beyond all expectations in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 4 inches on her second attempt.

“Doing this event is relaxing,” Biscardi said. “You really don’t have to work at it that much. All I wanted to do was qualify for states.”

STATE FEDERATION INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

At the Carrier Dome (Running distances in meters)

Girls: 55 – 1. Virgil Hodge (Washington Irving), 7.08; 2. Shanae Henry (Kellenberg), 7.16; 5. Megan Farmer (Longwood), 7.3. 300 – 1. Tiera Fletcher (Cardnal Spellman), 40.23; 2. Chinny Offor (Half Hollow Hills), 40.27; 3. Megan Farmer (Longwood), 40.6; 7. Caprice Church (Amityville), 41.46. 600 – 1. Shayna Staton (Bay Shore), 1:34.52; 5. Kelly Powell (Bellport), 1:36.95. 1,000 – 1. Tracey Brauksieck (Homer), 2:55.13; 2. Diane Heiser (Bayport-Blue Point), 2:55.63; 8. Mary Liz McCurdy (Bay Shore), 2:59.32. 1,500 – 1. Elizabeth Maloy (Holy Names), 4:36.7; 6. Melissa Salerno (Rocky Point), 4:43.9; 7. Katherine Murnane (Oceanside), 4:51.4. 3,000 – 1. Nicole Blood (Saratoga), 10:05.66; 2. Laura Cummings (Bay Shore), 10:13.1; 5. Jean Coleman (Wantagh), 10:22.63; 6. Toni-Lynn Salucci (Shoreham-Wading River), 10:23.34; 8. Brittney Criscuolo (East Meadow), 10:32.79; 10. Lindsay Sundell (Northport), 10:37.03. 55 Hurdles – 1. Ronnett Alexander (Williansville South), 8.07; 2. Yolanda Malcolm (Brentwood), 8.31. 1,500 Walk – 1. Maria Michta (Sachem), 7:09.63; 2. Lauren Olivieri (Hauppauge), 7:10.38; 4. Kristin Schmitt (Northport), 7:22.32. Long Jump – 1. Shauna Williams (Mount Vernon), 18-4.5; 8. Sasheen Hazel (Holy Trinity), 16-7.25; 9. Ashley Huffman (Ward Melville), 16-6.75. High Jump – 1. Marie Swieta (Altmar-Parish-Williamstown), 5-6; 6. Lauren Biscardi (Shoreham- Wading River), 5-5. Triple Jump – 1. Krista Kerr (Babylon), 37-7.75; 6. Sashoye Wilson (Farmingdale), 35-7.5; 9. Sarah Charles (Central Islip), 35-0.25. Shot Put – 1. Zara Northover (Sewanhaka-New Hyde Park), 43-7.75; 6. Bria Johnson (Mt. Sinai), 37-8; 9. Danielle Leyra (Commack), 35-9.25. Pole Vault – 1. Mandy Jenkins (Valley Central), 11-6; T4. Jenna Daly (St. Anthony’s), 10-0; 9. Lea Chu (Shoreham- Wading River), 9-6. 4 x 200 Relay – 1. Suffern (Melanie Piccolo, Tracey Estriplet, Rhaindie Richmond, Nina Minasi), 1:43.4; 3. Brentwood, 1:46.65. 4 x 400 – 1. Bay Shore (Danica Dupuy, Latrice Ewing, Julianne Mahoney, Kellie Castro), 3:59.23; 6. Uniondale, 4:07.3. 4 x 800 – 1. Saratoga (Kirsten Hornbach, Jamie Sweeney, Ruby Soloman, Nicole Blood), 9:18.58; 3. Bayport-Blue Point, 9:35.35; 10. East Meadow, 10:03.58. Intersectional Medley Relay – 1. Section II (Caroline King, Keelan King, Emily Lewek, Chelsea Corr), 10:28.62; 4. Section XI, 10:48.36; 7. Section VIII, 10:52.72. Sectional Results – 1. Section XI, 114; 11. Section VIII, 14.
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 10 Mar 2002: