Boys Track

Longwood 90 Sachem East 51. April 5

Longwood 80 Ward Melville 61 April 20

Longwood 90 Floyd 51. May 2

Longwood 80 Brentwood 60. May 5

Longwood 90 Patchogue-Medford 51. Austin Archibald won the 110- meter high hurdles (14.6), the high jump (6-2) and ran on the winning 4×100 relay (53.2) for Longwood (6-0) as the Lions clinched the Suffolk League I title. May 10

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD, Longwood rebounds for title: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

ADAM RONIS. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 26 May 2006:

After the first day of the Suffolk boys track and field championships, Longwood coach Joe Reilly wasn’t so sure his team would repeat as outdoor champions. Longwood was in seventh place, while Smithtown West, Bay Shore and Ward Melville put forth strong showings.

Fortunately for Longwood, it had a second day. Longwood rebounded with a strong finish yesterday to capture the Division I title at its home track, totaling 104 points to runnerup Smithtown West’s 76.

“It’s a little bit of a surprise to win,” Reilly said. “There were some good teams that ran real well the first day and we had a tough day. We kept finishing second and third and just chipped away. We had some depth. We didn’t have as many studs this year.”

Longwood junior Austin Archibald had no doubt his team could win, even after a poor showing the first day.

“I didn’t think anything of it,” said Archibald, who won the 110- meter hurdles (15.02), took third in the 400 hurdles (57.40) and won the high jump (6-2). “I knew we still had a chance. It didn’t bring us down in spirit at all. It motivated us to have a good second day.”

Longwood senior Anthony Darden wasn’t as optimistic. “I was shocked,” said Darden, who won the shot put (48-11) and placed third in the 100 dash (11.51). “I was concerned. Everybody was mentally strong and pushed hard to win it.”

Longwood trailed Smithtown West, 66-31, entering the pentathlon and Danny Wrobel took second and Osagie Igbeare placed third.

“We really needed a big second day,” Reilly said. “What really turned the corner for us was the pentathlon. Then, we started rolling.”

West Islip won Division II, beating Riverhead, 143-114.50. West Islip’s John Badolato won the 800 (1:58.14), 1,600 (4:28.20), and 3,200 (9:55.71). Also strong for West Islip was Dennis Faherty, who won the shot put (55-10) and discus (141-5). West Islip won the 4 x 800 relay in 8:19.37. Riverhead’s Shamel Lewis won the 100 dash (11.47) and 200 dash (23.13).

Westhampton and Shoreham-Wading River each finished with 79 points to tie for the top spot in Division III. Smithtown East followed with 72. Chris Hays won the 800 (1:58.39) and 1600 (4:29.87) for Shoreham-Wading River, which also won the 4 x 800 relay in 8:28.71. Westhampton’s Jared Nilsson won the 110 hurdles (15.93) and 400 hurdles (57.74). Westhampton won the 4 x 100 relay in 45.28.

Suffolk track championships team results

Division I

1. Longwood 104

2. Smithtown West 76

3. Ward Melville 69

Division II

1. West Islip 143

2. Riverhead 114.50

3. Hauppauge 53.50

Division III

1. Westhampton 79

1. Shoreham-Wading River 79

3. Smithtown East 72

June 9, 2006. Longwood Boys Spring Track

At Port Jefferson

(All events in meters)

Pentahlon – 1. Gregory Zielinski (Smithtown East), 2980; 2. Nydegger (Hampton Bays), 2964; 3. Davies (Islip), 2963. 110-meter hurdles – 1. Austin Archibald (Longwood), 15.10; 2. Nilsson (Westhampton), 15.23; 3. Herbst (Riverhead), 15.33. 100 – 1. Rasheem Hunt (Bay Shore), 11.14; 2. Lewis (Riverhead), 11.20; 3. Corbett (Brentwood), 11.27. 400 – 1. Cory Benton (Southampton), 49.53; 2. Ross (Port Jefferson), 50.74; 3. Manglaviti (Southampton), 51.19. 800 – 1. Dan Holst (Smithtown West), 1:54.53; 2. Randazzo (West Islip), 1:56.13; 3. Franck (Shoreham-Wading River), 1:59.20. 200 – 1. Kyle Corbett (Brentwood), 23.08; 2. Slaughter (Wyandanch), 23.10; 3. Manglaviti (Southampton), 23.39. 400 hurdles – 1. Brian Gilmartin (Centereach), 55.90; 2. Nilsson (Westhampton), 56.89; 3. Brown (Brentwood), 58.24. 3,200 – 1. Jimmy Joy (Ward Melville), 9:10.41; 2. Krause (Connetquot), 9:15.42; 3. Parks (Deer Park), 9:43.33. 4 x 100 relay – 1. Longwood, 44.11; 2. Riverhead, 44.21; 3. Brentwood, 4.65. 4 x 400 relay – 1. Glenn, 3:24.90; 2. Hills West, 3:25.37; 3. Northport, 3:28.06. Shot put – 1. Dennis Faherty (West Islip), 55-8 1/4; 2. Surgan (Westhampton), 53-2 1/2; 3. Jones (Riverhead), 52-10 3/4. Long jump – 1. Rasheem Hunt (Bay Shore), 21-2 1/4; 2. Bowen (Southampton), 20-11 1/2; Tingue (Ward Melville), 20-9 1/2. 3,000 steeplechase – 1. Brendan Martin (Smithtown West), 9:50.07; 2. Dias (Centereach), 9:55.91; 3. McCristall (Hauppauge), 9:57.30. 1,600 – 1. John Badolato (West Islip), 4:21.74; 2. Krause (Connetquot), 4:25.55; 3. Hays (SWR), 4:28.40. 4 x 800 relay – 1. Smithtown West, 7:57.08; 2. West Islip, 7:57.57; Longwood , 8:18.64. June 4