TRACK PREVIEW / BOYS: NORTHPORT HAS MOMENTUM Tigers hope to duplicate winter
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Mar 2013:
Suffolk Division I is bound to go right down to the wire this spring. After a head-turning winter season, Northport will look to continue its dominance in the spring. The Tigers have a strong crop of distance runners. James Dickinson, Chris Odin, David Hatch, Tim McGowan and Mike Brannigan all run the 1,600. McGowan and Brannigan also compete in the 3,200. Hatch, Odin, and Dickinson can score in the 800.
Longwood enters the season as the three-time defending Division I champion and is, once again, loaded with talent.
Senior Mike Engesser stars in the 800. He is the defending Division I champion, running a 1:56.56 at last season’s divisional meet. Longwood is strong in the field events as well. Dennis Russell is a stand-out shot putter and discus thrower. Dashawn Taylor returns as the Division I long jump champion.
Longwood 84 Brentwood 57. April 5
Longwood 81 Middle Country 60. April 18
Longwood 81 Patchogue-Medford 60. Walter Penate won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.2 seconds, the 100 in 10.9 and the 400 hurdles in 58.8 for Longwood (4-0) in Suffolk League I. Penate also anchored the winning 4 x 100-meter relay team, while Cory Murphy won the shot put in 51-11/2. April 25
Longwood 81, Commack 60: Glenn Reddick won the long jump and the 200-meter dash, Kyle Cohen won the pole vault (11 feet, 6 inches) to help Longwood (5-0) clinch the Suffolk League I title. May 3
SUFFOLK COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division I
100-Isaiah Lawson,Floyd 10.79, John Stallworth, Connetquot 11.04,Maleik Henry, Hhh East 11.07. 200 – Isaiah Lawson, Floyd 21.93,Gerald Riley, Walt Whitman 22.69, Maleik Henry, Hhh East 22.88. 400 – Mohammad Abubakar, Brentwood 50.55, Josh Gali, Middle Country 50.79, Connor Christian, Ward Melville 51.03. 800 – Jake Burcham, Hhh East 1:54.93, Chris Odin, Northport 1:56.06,Alex Lazarich, Sachem North 1:56.51.1600 – Mike Brannigan, Northport 4:19.90,Tim McGowan, Northport 4:20.19, James Dickinson, Northport 4:23.29.3200 – Mike Brannigan, Northport 9:14.36,Tim McGowan, Northport 9:16.76, Vincent Cicale, Ward Melville 9:22.79. 110-Hurdles:John Stallworth, Connetquot 14.16, Walter Penate,Longwood 14.74, Spencer Payton, Longwood 15.32. 400 Hurdles – Tobias Nelson, Brentwood 54.76,Trevor Guerrera, Sachem East 56.54, Calvin Manchenko, Hhh East 56.82. 3000 Steeplechase – Alex Kramer, Northport 9:51.74, Nick Termine, Northport 10:01.66, Tom Ruppel,Sachem East 10:05.59. 4X100 – Floyd(Taitt,Freeman,Lawson,Corley) 43.77, Central Islip(Harriott,Mowatt,Assiby-Bonsu,Walker) 43.91, Half Hollow Hills East(Patronis,Butler,Henry,McDonald)44.15. 4X400 – Brentwood 3:24.43(Abubakar,Kidd,Nelson,Nelson)3:24.43,Longwood(Abdul-Salaam,Fleurantin,Glover,Engesser) 3:27.89,Northport(Basel,Lown,Odin,Sullivan) 3:28.24.4X800 – Sachem North (Lazarich, Coccia, Beierle, Karpinski)8:01.14,Northport (Dickinson,Brannigan,McGowan,Leopold)8:04.29,Half Hollow Hills East (Freedman,Gershowitz,Perrier,Burcham)8:15.56. High Jump:Jonathon Daley, Sachem East 6-01.00,Daniel Geist, Lindenhurst 6-00.00, Calvin Manchenko Hhh East 5-10.00.Pole Vault: Kyle Cohen, Longwood 13-00.00,Scott Geyer Lindenhurst 12-00.00,Zach Holguin,William Floyd J12-00.00. Long Jump – Malik Sainnoval, Brentwood 24-03.50,Glen Reddick, Longwood22-02.75,Kevin Chery, Connetquot 21-10.25.Triple Jump – Kevin Chery Connetquot, 45-02.25, Micah Assiby-Bonsu, Central Islip 45-01.00, Nigel Riley, Longwood 44-09.25.Shot Put – Corey Murphy, Longwood 53-01.00, Dennis Russel, Longwood 52-04.00, Michael Kearns, Sachem North 50-06.00. Discus – Rick Campione, Commack 155-08, Andrew Nelson, Bay Shore 153-01,Dennis Russell, Longwood 151-11.50. Pentathlon – Robert Yannotta, Sachem North 3186,Cordell Nix, Bay Shore 3075,Keith Orlando Patchogue-Med 2747. Team Scores: Northport – 99, Longwood – 91.50, Half Hollow Hills East – 53, Floyd – 52,Brentwood – 46, Connetquot – 40.50