TRACK PREVIEW

Boys Track

Longwood is loaded for the spring season, and coach Joe Reilly is confident his team will win the Class A county title for the fifth time in 11 years. Now in his 19th year at Longwood, Reilly would be hard-pressed to remember a better team returning.

The 4×200 relay team of Da’Quan Hardy, Slamon Sarwari, Casey Wall and Chris Curate won the state indoor public schools title and are all back for the spring. Wall, who took first in the 300 meters in the winter, has given up lacrosse to concentrate on track this spring.

The catalyst for this year’s team is Sarwari, who Reilly said can run nearly any event.

“Slamon is our backbone,” Reilly said. “He’s pretty special, he loves the sport and brings a good presence with him that the other kids pick up.” Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 29 Mar 2000

Boys Track

MIDDLE COUNTRY RELAYS

at Newfield

Distance Medley-1. Longwood (Calderone, Gulan, Nissenbaurni, Lynch), 8:54.7; 2. Commack, 8:56.3; 3. Port Jefferson, 8:57.9. 300 IH Relay – 1. Centereach (Billi, Delgado, Gilmartin), 2:08.9; 2. Bayport- Blue Point, 2:09.0; 3. Longwood, 2:11.2. Racewalk Relay-1. Centereach A (Gurick, Fay), 14:20.0; 2. Commack A, 16:22.1; 3. Centereach B, 17:29.2. 4-mile Relay-1. St. Anthony’s (Wynne, Levy, Perro, Meahan), 18:54.5; 2. Ward Melville, 19:00.1; 3. Centereach, 19:28.9. Sprint Medley-1. St. Anthony’s (Sinisgalli, Maquilon, Corao, Moser), 3:42.7; 2. Walt Whitman, 3:45.4; 3. Farmingdale, 3:47.8. 4 x 200-1. Port Jefferson (Uhll, Sullivan, LaPointe, McKeeman), 1:33.7; 2. Centereach, 1:36.4; 3. St. Anthony’s, 1:37.4. 330 Shuttle Hurdle-1. Farmingdale (Bell, Scott, Prubst), 48.8; 2. Amityville, 50.6; 3. Bayport, 53.2. Granger 4 x 400-1. Northport (Costa, Ramos, Hayes, Corrigan), 3:44.1; 2. Sachem A, 3:47.3; 3. Centereach, 3:50.3.

Kraser 4 x 400-1. Longwood (Wall, Corso, Curate, Watkins), 3:31.2; 2. St. Anthony’s, 3:35.6. 3. Newfield, 3:39.7. Green 4 x 400-1. Newfield (Larson, Herrmann, Adrien, Velasquez). 4:00.0; 2. Amityville, 4:08.7; 3. Longwood, 4:12.5. Rasser Distance Medley-1. Port Jefferson (Katz, Coburn, Cersosimo, Sullivan), 8:26.5; 2. Northport, 8:29.4; 3. St. Anthony’s, 8:36.8. 4 x 800-1. St. Anthony’s (Wynne, Hopkins, Porto, Teichman), 8:57.0; 2. Longwood, 9:04.5; 3. Bellport, 9:26.8. DeCillis Distance Medley-1. St. Anthony’s (Perro, Maguilon, Teichman, Meahan), 11:22.4; 2. Sachem, 11:27.1; 3. Northport, 11:31.0. Shot Put Relay-1. Farmingdale (Eugene, Marner, Martin), 138-8; 2. Commack, 135-11/2; 3. Centereach, 133-1/2. Long Jump Relay-1. Longwood (Curate, Holmes, Kellman), 57-5; 2. Chaminade A, 52-103/4; 3.

Patchogue-Medford, 51-71/4. Triple Jump Relay-1. Amityville (Creary, Colbert, Marsh), 118-21/2; 2. Longwood, 115-13/4; 3. Farmingdale, 110-7. High Jump Relay-1. Chaminade (Karasz, Roper, Jaquez), 17-8; 2. Port Jefferson A, 16-3; 3. Bellport, 15-9. Pole Vault Relay-1. Farmingdale (Probst, Cunningham, Muhlhauser), 33-0; 2. Chaminade, 28-0; 3. Commack, 27-0. Discus Relay-1. Farmingdale (Eugene, Marner, Martin), 366- 5; 2. Centereach, 354-8; 3. Mt. Sinai, 351-7. Most Outstanding Track Athlete-Mark Perro, St. Anthony’s. Most Outstanding Field Athlete-Brian Muhlhauser, Farmingdale. Team Scores- St. Anthony’s 74, Centereach 68, Farmingdale 55, Longwood 49, Commack 47, Chaminade 33, Port Jefferson 33, Northport 30. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 02 Apr 2000: 

HOUGH&GUIDICE REALTY INVITATIONAL

All running events in meters -At Longwood

GIRLS: 3,000-1. Lee (Longwood), 11:11.6; 2. Cummings (Bay Shore), 11:17.42; 3. Fratta (Half Hollow Hills), 11:24.1. 100 Hurdles-1. Evelyn (North Babylon), 17.2; 2. Hodgkins (Miller Place), 17.7; 3. Dayton (East Hampton), 17.9. 100-1. Offer (HHH), 12.5; 2. Hyatt (Central Islip), 12.8; 3. Hale (Deer Park), 13.0. 800-1. Staton (BS), 2:21; 2. Imperiale (LW), 2:23.5; 3. Meck (Ward Melville), 2:24.1. 400- 1. Bridgwood (Connetquot), 57.7; 2. Walker (BS), 1:00.2; 3. Edwards (Port Jefferson), 1:03.2. 1,500-1. Donovan (HHH), 4:53.1; 2. Spagnolo (Southampton), 4:57.6; 3. Goldstein (MP), 5:11.2. 400 Hurdles-1. Castro (BS), 1:07; 2. Winter (East Hampton), 1:13.2; 3. D’Ambrose (Bayport-Blue Point), 1:13.3. 200-1. Offer (HHH), 26.2; 2. Hyatt (CI), 26.7; 3. Salgado (Newfield), 27.5. 1,500 Walk-1. Vavas, (PJ), 7:26.3; 2. Elder (Patchogue Medford), 7:40.3; 3. Borrelli (NB), 7:42.3. Shot Put-1.

Eidenweil (Lindenhurst), 37-23/4; 2. Baxter (LW), 32-9; 3. Hoffman (WM), 30-10. Discus-1. Eder (Conn.), 116-4; 2. Baxter (LW), 103-1; 3. Eidenweil (LH), 99-8. High Jump-1. Edwards (PJ), 5-1; 2. Mibalick (Smithtown), 4-9; 3. Cenerelli (Conn.), 4-6. Triple Jump-1. Swoboda (BBP), 35-21/2; 2. Wilenski (Commack), 34-31/4; 3. Evelyn (NB), 33- 6. Long Jump-1. Evelyn (NB), 17-2; 2. Hoffman (WM), 16-10; 3. Gardner (MP), 15-61/4. Pole Vault-1. Densing (BBP), 8-6; 2. Geller (WM), 8- 0; 3. Senicola (Newf.), 7-6. 4×100-1. Longwood (Ramsey, Rodney, Tucker, Gordan), 52; 2.

Connetquot, 52.3; 3. Bayport-Blue Point, 53.1. 4×800-1. Bay Shore (Walker, Mahoney, Williams, Palermo), 10:20.2; 2. HHH, 10:24.2; 3. Bay Shore, 10:28.0. 4×400-1. Connetquot (Pecorella, Bridgewood, Cenerelli, Elznic), 4:18.3; 2. HHH, 4:23.9; 3. Longwood, 4:29.0.

Team Scores-*Bay Shore, Half Hollow Hills 60, Longwood 551/2, Bayport-Blue Point 49, Connetquot 40, Ward Melville 37, North Babylon 36, Port Jefferson 26, Miller Place 23, Newfield 20, Lindenhurst 19, Commack 171/2, Smithtown 16, East Hampton 16, Central Islip 16, William Floyd 12, Southampton 11, Patchogue Medford 8, Deer Park 6, Centereach 5, Brentwood/John Glenn/Hampton Bays 4, Wyandanch 3. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 09 Apr 2000

*-Bay Shore and Half Hollow Hills are co-champs.

Boys Track

Casey Wall won the 400 meters (50.9 seconds) and tied for first in the 200 (22.1) to lead Longwood over Sachem, 90-60. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 04 Apr 2000: 

Suffolk Coaches Invitational-At Mt. Sinai, Saturday

100: 1. Shawn Hatcher (Copiague), 11.0; 2. Williams (Central Islip), 11.0; 3. Mead (Patchogue-Medford), 11.7. 200:1. Dan Hatcher (Cop), 22.0; 2. Wall (Longwood), 22.1; 3. France (CI), 22.8.. 400:1. Casey Wall (Lo), 49.8; 2. Watkins (Lo), 50.0; 3. Curate (Lo), 50.3. 800:1. Greg Santiago (Brentwood), 2:00.0; 2. Keyes (Sayville), 2:00.2; 3. Pflug (Sachem), 2:00.5. 1,600:1. Matthew Miltenberg (Glenn), 4:31.5; 2. Fleckenstein (Port Jeff), 4:37.5; 3. Melfi (Connetquot). 3,200:1. Brian Dalpiaz (Say), 9:43.4; 2. Gold (HHH East), 9:47.6; 3. Farrell (PM), 9:50.3. 110 Hurdles:1. Greg Santiago (Br), 14.3; 2. Okolie (HHHE), 15.3; 3. Kanaris (Hauppauge). 400 Hurdles:1. Godwin Okolie (HHHE), 56.4; 2. Besnahan (Lo), 58.0; 3. LaRocco (Smithtown), 58.6. 2,000Steeplechase:1. Brendan Sullivan (PJ), 6:24.6; 2. Martin (Com), 6:35.9; 3. Turnball (E.Hamp.), 6:37. 4x100Relay:1. Longwood, 44.9; 2. Central Islip, 45.2, 3. Walt Whitman, 49.9. 4×400:1. Longwood, 3:44.0; 2. HHHE, 3:50.0; 3. Bellport, 3:50.3. 4×800:1. Whitman, 8:30.0; 2. Sachem, 9:08.0. High Jump:1. Peter Hansen (Floyd), 5-10; 2. Willit (Bellport), 5-8; 3. Feinberg, (HHHE), 5-8. Pole Vault:1. Jon Brodis (Mattituck), 11-0; 2. Besnahan (Lo), 10-6; McGann (S-WR), 10-6; Riccio (Sac), 10-06.0. Long Jump:1. Shan France (CI), 22-1; 2. Skrivanek (Sm), 21-4 3/4; 3. Curate (Lo), 21-2. Triple Jump:1. James Bellew (Sac); 40-0; 2. Kellman (Lo), 39-11; 3. Bayles (Glenn), 39-1 1/2. Shot Put:1. Alex Kretz (Mt. Sinai), 50-10; 2. Cardinalle (Com), 50-2; 3. Riley (Lo), 48-11. Discus:1. Ralph Horton (CI), 135-0; 2. Hoelzer (Mt.S), 128-7 1/ 2; 3. Kretz (Mt.S), 127-11 1/2. 1,600 Walk:1. Tim Greiner (Com), 6:58.9. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 18 Apr 2000:

30th ST. ANTHONY’S INVITATIONAL

Distances in Meters

Boys 100: 1. Shean Lambert (South Shore), 10.81; 2. Shawn Hatcher (Copiague), 10.82; 3. Jon McKeeman (Port Jefferson), 11.08. 200: 1. Shean Lambert (South Shore), 21.3; 2. Shawn Hatcher (Copiague), 21.6; 3. John McKeeman (Port Jefferson), 22.9. 400: 1. Carlos Bedoya (Stepinac), 48.18; 2. Paul Moser (St. Anthony’s), 48.46; 3. Jamel Mayrant (Roosevelt), 48.8. 800: 1. Paul Ciurlys (Whitman), 1:55.01; 2. Floyd Mayne (Uniondale), 1:56.98; 3. Keldon Walker (Bay Shore), 1:57.34. 1,600: 1. John Corley (St. Anthony’s), 4:30.55; 2. Elliot Rosenblum (Bellmore JFK), 4:33.84; 3. John DiCalogero (Ward Melville), 4:34.96. 3,200: 1. Charlie Millioen (St. Anthony’s), 9:22.5; 2. Eric Fleckenstein (Port Jefferson), 9:35.1; 3. Chris Mammone (Valley Stream South), 9:41. 1,600 Racewalk: 1. Tim Fay (Centereach), 6:52.2; 2. Tim Griener (Commack), 7:12.8; 3. Varujan Dulerian (Smithtown), 7:26.9. 110 High Hurdles: 1. Daniel Fowler (Amityville), 16.87; 2. Craig Sutherland (Brooklyn-Robeson), 17.05; 3. Dewain Harvey (Uniondale), 17.33. 400 Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Nimal Bailey (Brooklyn-South Shore), 55.04; 2. Godwin O’Kolie (Hills East), 55.13; 3. Justin Smith (Bellmore JFK), 57.17. 3,000 Steeplechase: 1. Tyler Cardinal (Xavier, Conn.), 9:41.3; 2. Brendan Sullivan (Port Jefferson), 8:47.6; 3. Tom Martin (Commack), 9:48.1. Long Jump: 1. Damel Pruitt (Uniondale), 21-5.25; 2. Tom Skrivanek (Smithtown), 21-5; 3. Jason Schenck (Chaminade), 20-9.25. High Jump: 1. Courtney Barham (Roosevelt), 6-5; 2. Brandon Yankowitz (Great Neck North), 6-3; 3. Donny Lewis (South Shore), 6-2. Triple Jump: 1. Jerrod Laventure (St. Anthony’s), 45-3.5; 2. Philip Marsh (Amityville), 44-6.75; 3. Donny Lewis (South Shore), 43-6.75. Pole Vault: 1. Brett Vitarelli (Mt. Sinai), 13-0; 2. Jeremy Delgado (Centereach), 12-6; 3. Tom Corso (Longwood), 11-6. Discus: 1. Douglas Goodwin (Holy Trinity), 181-6; 2. Didier LeCorps (Chaminade), 177-0; 3. Alex Kretz (Mt. Sinai), 145-4. Shot Put: 1. Douglas Goodwin (Holy Trinity), 53-9.5; 2. Joe Cardinale (Commack), 50-11.5; 3. Kurt Bazarewski (Bellport), 50-5. Javelin: 1. Anthony Liriano (McClancy), 145-11; 2. Adam Llanas (McClancy), 145-7; 3. Pat Bradley (Kellenberg), 127-7. 4×100: 1. Roosevelt (Tory Ghee, Courtney Barham, Jamel Mayrant, James Wyche), 43.0; 2. Holy Cross, 43.1; 3. Amityville, 43.9. 4×400: 1. South Shore (Dwayne Victory, Alex Jeffrey, Sean Lambert, Nimal Bailey), 3:18.9; 2. Longwood, 3:19.9; 3. St. Anthony’s, 3:22.5. 4×800: 1. St. Anthony’s (John Carley, Jon Teichmann, Patrick Dunn, Mark Perro), 8:10.25; 2. Glenn, 8:16.39; 3. Ward Melville, 8:17.87. 4×1,600: 1. St. Anthony’s (Warren Meahan, Charlie Millioen, Patrick Dunn, John Corley), 18:05.1; 2. Bishop Loughlin, 18:27.7; 3. Syosset, 18:41.9. Team Scores: 1. St. Anthony’s 45; 2. South Shore (Brooklyn) 32; 3. Roosevelt 19; 4. Port Jefferson 16; 5. Amityville 15; T6. Centereach 14; T6. Uniondale 14; 8. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 07 May 2000: 

Boys Track

Hauppauge 71, Deer Park 70; Bay Shore 82, West Islip 62; Newfield 81, Northport 68; Patchogue-Medford 90, Ward Melville 60; East Islip 56, Copiague 42; Connetquot 60, Lindenhurst 58; Northport 71, Central Islip 69; Rocky Point 80, Babylon 51; Longwood 103, Smithtown 47; Amityville 81, Kings Park 44; Valley Stream South 96, Cold Spring Harbor 83, East Rockaway 33. April 19

Track

The Longwood boys 4 x 400 relay team of Casey Wall, Marley Watkins, Slamon Sarwari and Chris Curate placed first with at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:28.86 … Danielle Jelley of Clarke placed fifth Friday in the high school girls mile run with a time 5:02.07 at the Penn Relays. April 30

Longwood 90 Patchogue-Medford 60, Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 12 May 2000:

BOYS TRACK

Centereach 92 Commack 58

Longwood 90 Ward Melville 60

Smithtown 86 Sachem 59

Patchogue-Medford 79 Floyd 71

Tuesday

Amityville 99 Comsewogue 50 Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 18 May 2000

Longwood Captures League I Title. Marley Watkins won the 400 meters (53.1 seconds) and anchored the 4 x 400 relay to lead Longwood over Ward Melville to take the League I title. May 18

Longwood Right At Home Winning: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Liam McHugh. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 26 May 2000:

It couldn’t have worked out better for Longwood seniors Casey Wall and Chris Curate if they had planned it. Wall and Curate, running their final meet on their home track, each won two individual events and combined with Da’Quan Hardy and Slamon Sarwari to win the 4 x 100- meter relay (43.15 seconds) in leading Longwood to its second consecutive Suffolk Class A Track and Field championship yesterday.

Wall blazed to the 200 title in 22.25, and won the 400 in 49.59 before breaking open the 4 x 100 with a blazing second leg. And while Wall was taking care of business on the track, Curate was making his presence felt off it. Curate won the triple jump (44 feet, 6 1/2 inches) and the long jump (21-5 1/2) and took third in the 100 (11.3) before anchoring the fastest 4 x 100 relay at the championships, regardless of class.

“It was special because it was at home, and a lot of people came out to watch,” Wall said. “We did not want to lose at home.”

The Lions made sure that at the end of the meet, the hometown contingent was not left in doubt concering the outcome. Longwood took first with 161 points, while Centereach took second with 100.

“We didn’t have anyone who let us down in any area,” Longwood coach Joe Reilly said.

Reilly’s words ring especially true when considering the field events. Aside from Curate, Marc Kellman was third in the long jump (20-7 3/4) and fourth in the triple jump (43-3 1/4), Gary Johnson won the discus (135-9) and Tom Corso (11-6), James Bresnahan (11-0), Kevin Hale (11-0), and Tony Williams (10-6) took second through fourth, respectively, in the pole vault.

“The seniors wanted to have the county meet at home to go out in style, and we went out in style,” Reilly said.

CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Longwood

Running events in meters

Class A: 100-Oliver Williams (Central Islip), 10.91; 2. Jackson (Whitman), 11.29; 3. Curate (Longwood), 11.30. 200-Casey Wall (L), 22.25; 2. Ciurlys (W), 22.85; 3. Sarwari (L), 22.58. 400-1. Casey Wall (L), 49.59; 2. Watkins (L), 50.14; 3. Brown (North Babylon), 50.22. 800-1. Paul Ciurlys (W), 1:55.80; 2. LaRocco (Smithtown), 1:57.84; 3. McKenzie (Bellport), 1:58.46. 1,600-1. John DiCalogero (Ward Melville), 4:30.46; 2. Pflug (Sachem), 4:31.10; 3. Palermo (Bay Shore), 4:33.04. 110 High Hurdles -1. Shan Frqnce (Central Islip), 14.79; 2. Van Horn (Centereach), 15.44; 3. Gilmartin (Centereach), 15.53. 400 Hurdles-1. Matt Gilmartin (Centereach), 57.55; 2. Besnahan (L), 57.59; 3. Rebecchi (Commack), 59.07. 3,000 steeplechase-1. Tom Martin (Commack), 9:44.10; 2. Ruff (Bay Shore), 10:09.50; 3. Jorgensen (Centereach), 10:25.10. High Jump-1. Peter Hansen (Floyd), 6-2; 2. Willit (Bellport), 6-2; 3. Van Horn (Centereach), 6-1. Pole Vault-1. Jeremy Delgado (Centereach), 13; 2. Corso (Longwood), 11-6; 3. Bresnahan (Longwood), 11. Long Jump-1. Chris Curate (Longwood), 21- 5.50; 2. Skrivanek (Smithtown), 21-1; 3. Holmes (Longwood), 20-7.75. Triple Jump-1. Chris Curate (Longwood), 44-6.50; 2. Skrivanek (Smithtown); 3. McKoy (Riverhead), 43-3.25. Shot Put-1. Kurt Bazarweski (Bellport), 53.9.50; 2. Cardinalle (Commack), 50-9.50; 3. Rucci (Centereach), 49-7. Discus-1. Gary Johnson (Longwood), 135-9; 2. Torres (Centereach), 134-2; 3. Pearsall (Patchogue-Medford); 132- 3. Pentathlon-1. Greg Santiago (Brentwood, 3,592; 2. Wabnik (Commak), 2,724; 3. Delgado (L) 2,405. 1,600-1. Tim Fay (Centereach), 6:43.60; 2. Gurick (Centereach), 6:49.50; 3. Dulgerian (Smithtown), 6:51.10. 4 x 100 Relay-1. Longwood (DaQuan Hardy, Casey Wall, Slamon Sarwori Chris Curate), 43.15; 2. Central Islip, 43.94; 3. Riverhead, 44.21. 4 x 400- 1. Longwood (Tom Corso, Marc Kellman, Jim Bresneshan, Marley Watkins) 3:26.00; 2. Riverhead 3:26.04; 3. Centereach 3:28.97. 4 x 800-1. Bay Shore (Jeremy Ruff, Ed Palermo, Frank Malipigli, Keldon Walker) 8:15.9; 2. Ward Melville 8:19.9; 3. Northport (8:29.8)Team Scores: Longwood 161, Centereach 100, Commack 38, Central Islip 36, Bay Shore 34, Smithtown 34, Whitman 33, Bellport 27, Riverhead 20, Ward Melville 18, North Babylon 15, Floyd 14, Half Hollow Hills East 12, Brentwood 12, Northport 11, Patchogue-Medford 9, Sachem 8, Huntington 3.

For Sarwari, End Is Fitting: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Jason Molinet. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 04 June 2000: 

Slamon Sarwari squeezed bubble gum between his index and forefingers as he recounted his realization once more. As he stepped on the oval at Mt. Sinai for yesterday’s Suffolk track and field individual championships and state qualifier, the Longwod senior remembered this was where his six-year odyssey all started.

Sarwari’s high school career began as a seventh-grader on the Longwood varsity with a dual meet at Mt. Sinai. Yesterday was his final opportunity to run before the local crowd as a Lion. He placed fourth in the 200 meters, and was a key component to two winning relay teams. The top finishers in each class qualify for the state meet, which begins Friday at Liverpool High School (Section III).

Sarwari, Da’Quan Hardy, Casey Wall and Chris Curate won the 4×100 relay in 42.68 seconds, which was redemption for last season’s debacle.

The squad didn’t even qualify a year ago because of a bad exchange.

Luck has been with the Lions of late, however. Longwood’s 4×200 relay squad won the state public schools indoor title in March. Sarwari, Wall, Curate and Marley Watkins also took the 4×400 relay in 3:23.97 yesterday, giving Longwood a pair of contenders for titles Friday.

“I want to go up there and do my best,” said Sarwari, who will run at C.W. Post. “We won the indoor championship, so we know we can do it.”

SUFFOLK TRACK AND FIELD STATE QUALIFIER

At Mt. Sinai (running events in meters)

State qualifiers (Class A, B and C noted)

100: John McKeeman (Port Jefferson) C, 11.04; Oliver Williams (Central Islip) A, 11.21; David Jackson (Amityville) B, 11.72. 200: John McKeeman (Port Jefferson) C, 22.4; D. Owen (Glenn) B, 22.92; Richard McKenzie (Bellport) A, 23.47. 400: D. Owen (Glenn), 48.84; Casey Wall (Longwood) A, 49.33; Pat LaPointe (Port Jefferson) C, 51. 800: Paul Ciurlys (Whitman) A, 1:54.83; Michael LaRocco (Smithtown) A, 1:56.96; Mark Falco (Glenn) B, 1:59.03; Andrew Sinnott (Center Moriches) C, 2:01.58. 1,600: Matt Miltenberg (Glenn) B, 4:24.31; Eric Fleckenstein (Port Jefferson) C, 4:27.52; Kevin Pflug (Sachem) A, 4:28.61; Kristian Jorgensen (Centereach) A, 4:32.88. 3,200: Brian Dalpiaz (Sayville) B, 9:38.2; Eric Fleckenstein (Port Jefferson) C, 9:41.6; Frank Malipigli (Bay Shore) A, 9:51.8. 1,600 Walk: 1. Tim Fay (Centereach), 6:32.2; 2. Dan Gurick (Centereach), 6:32.53; 3. Dan Chodos (Hauppauge), 7:05.37. 3,000 Steeplechase: Tom Martin (Commack) A, 9:46.1; Brendan Sullivan (Port Jefferson) C, 9:53.4;

Ben Turnball (East Hampton) B, 9:58.4. 110 Hurdles: Greg Santiago (Brentwood) A, 14.88; Daniel Fowler (Amityville) B, 14.93. 400 Hurdles: Godwin Oklolie (Half Hollow Hills East) A, 55.15; Greg Santiago (Brentwood) A, 55.47; Chad Caldwell (Bayport-Blue Point) B, 57.48; Ben Pinder (Stony Brook) C, 58.65. Long Jump: Trumaine Pendleton (Southampton) B, 22-71/2; Shan France (Central Islip) A, 22- 6; Pat LaPointe (Port Jefferson) C, 18-53/4. High Jump: Ken Uhll (Port Jefferson) C, 5-8; Robert Weidenburner (Sachem) A, 5-8; Steve Scholl (East Hampton) B, 5-6. Triple Jump: Trumaine Pendleton (Southampton) B, 45-91/2; Marc Kellman (Longwood) A, 43-101/4; Ben Pimnder (Stony Brook) C, 40-11/4. Pole Vault: Brett Vitarelli (Mt.

Sinai) B, 13-3; Jeremy Delgado (Centereach) A, 12-6; Ryan Wilsberg (Mattituck) C, 11-0. Shot Put: Kyle Russell (East Hampton) B, 54-61/ 2; Joe Cardinalle (Commack) A, 53-10; Alex Kretz (Mt. Sinai) B, 53- 5; Connor Dowling (Mattituck) C, 46-1/2. Discus: Kyle Russell (East Hampton) B, 154-0; Ralph Horton (Central Islip) A, 143-8. Pentathlon: Dan VanHorn (Centereach) A, 3,147; Justin Boesch (Sayville) B, 2,910; Bobby Gemelas (Port Jefferson) C, 2,743. 4 x 100 Relay: Longwood (A), 42.68; Central Islip (A), 42.91; Amityville (B), 43.88; Port Jefferson (C), 46.29. 4 x 400 Relay: Longwood (A), 3:23.97; Huntington (A), 3:24.66; Amityville (B), 3:33.55; Port Jefferson (C), 3:23.7. 4×800 Relay: Bay Shore (A), 8:01.13; Glenn (B), 8:11.4; Port Jefferson (C), 8:25.54. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 04 June 2000:

FEDERATION TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Where: Liverpool High School, Syracuse. When: Noon today; 9 a.m. tomorrow. Top local runners: Girls-Shevon Stoddard (Uniondale), Jatoya Moore (Uniondale), Chelsea Hammond (Elmont), Kaitlyn Ryan (Garden City), Fara Kitton (Bellmore JFK), Danielle Jelley (Clarke), Jenn Donovan (Half Hollow Hills), Amy Linnen (Mt. Sinai), Katrina Svoboda (Bayport-Blue Point). Boys-Anthony Ewers (Lawrence), Xavier Moore (Hempstead), Marc Crosswell (Elmont), Charlie Millieone (St. Anthony’s), Paul Ciurlys (Whitman), John McKeenan (Port Jefferson). Outlook: Long Island’s boys should fare well in the relays this weekend. Expect Bellmore JFK (4 x 800 meter), Longwood (4 x 100), and Lawrence ( 4 x 400) all to challenge for gold. Individually, Ewers, who finished first at the indoor national meet in the 400 in March, appears to be the man to beat, while Linnen will look to try to upstage her performance last year when she won the pole vault while setting the state record at 12 feet. Moore will look to defend her 100 and 200 championships, and her teammate, Stoddard, will make a run for gold in the 400 hurdles. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 09 June 2000:

HIGH SCHOOLS / STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS / BOYS TRACK / Ewers Too Tough for 400 Foes: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Liam McHugh. STAFF CORRESPONDENT. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 11 June 2000

Liverpool – Lawrence’s Anthony Ewers ran off with the 400-meter crown yesterday at the state Federation track and field championships at Liverpool High School.

Ewers, a senior, coasted to victory (47.37 seconds) in an event that isn’t scheduled in New York state during winter track meets.

“I was a little worried because I haven’t seen what the other guys around the state were doing,” Ewers said.

The jitters must have transferred into nervous energy, because Ewers started off like a rocket. He bolted out of the blocks, which helped him build an insurmountable lead. “Getting out fast was a key for me,” Ewers said.

Jahmel Mayrant of Roosevelt finished second (47.87).

Ewers combined with Darius Adams, Damian Morgan and Leonard McKenzie to help Lawrence (3:18.56) finish second to Longwood‘s Casey Wall, Marley Watkins, Slamon Sarwari and Chris Curate (3:17.57) in the 4×400.

Two other Long Island athletes put themselves in the limelight with contrasting performances.

Brentwood’s Greg Santiago showed grace and agility in winning the 110 high hurdles (14.44) and placing third in the 400 intermediate hurdles (54.79).

Santiago nipped the third hurdle in the 110 but made the win seem effortless. “I didn’t hear anything around me,” Santiago said. “I was in a zone.”

Paul Ciurlys earned his 800 victory a different way; he went and out-fought someone for it. Ciurlys, of Whitman, found himself trailing Damion Drummond of Robeson (Brooklyn) by almost 20 meters after one lap. Ciurlys, a senior, closed the gap until he willed himself past Drummond down the stretch for the win in 1:52.46.

Bellmore JFK’s 4×800 team (Elliot Rosenblum, Justin Smith, Nick Riggio and Sean Devens) carried the 2000 indoor national champs to victory in 7:47.91. Trumaine Pendleton won the Class B triple jump with a leap of 47-. Centereach’s Dan VanHorn won the Class A pentathlon (3,323 points). The Roosevelt 4×100 relay of Tauren Ghee, Jerone Pettus, Jahmel Mayrant and James Wyche took the Class B title in 42.74. Port Jefferson (John McKeeman, Pat Sullivan, Ken Uhll and Felipe Cersosimo) took the Class C/D title in the 4×100 in 43.70 and the 4×400 (McKeeman, Sullivan, Uhll and Pat LaPointe) in 3:24.02. McKeeman also won the Class C 100 in 11.15. June 11c

STATE FEDERATION TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Liverpool High School

Winner and top Long Island finishers

(Running events in meters)

BOYS

100: 1. Dwight Ellick (Nottingham), 10.83; 4. Oliver Williams (Central Islip), 11.20, A; 5. Xavier Moore (Hempstead), 11.21, A; 12. Taurear Frazier (Hempstead), 11.37, A; 3. David Jackson (Amityville), 11.36, B; 4. Jerone Pettus (Roosevelt), 11.44, B; 1. John McKeeman (Port Jefferson), 11.15, C/D; 6. Andydan Segura (Oyster Bay), 11.68, C/D. 200: 1. Sean Lambert (South Shore), 21.52; 7. Xavier Moore (Hempstead), 22.76, A; 9. Taurear Frazier (Hempstead), 23.2, A; 13. Kevin Logan (North Babylon), 24.28, A; 2. D.Owen (Glenn), 23.01, B; 5. James Wyche (Roosevelt), 23.39, B; 6. John McKeeman (Port Jefferson), 23.33, C/D; 8. Andydan Segura (Oyster Bay), 23.54, C/D. 400: 1. Anthony Ewers (Lawrence), 47.37; 8. Elijah Blue (Uniondale), 50.25, A; 11. Lonnie Brown (North Babylon), 50.58 A; 1. Jahmel Mayrant (Roosevelt), 47.87, B; D. Owen (Glenn), 49.76, B; 4. Pat LaPointe (Port Jefferson), 50.87, C/D; 9. Jonathan Prichett (Carle Place), 54.29, C/D. 800: 1. Paul Ciurlys (Whitman), 1:52.46; 3. Michael LaRocco (Smithtown), 1:55.86, A; Thomas Prochilo (Calhoun), 2:07.89, A; 2. Frank Moore (Garden City), 1:56.42, B; 5. Mike Cunniff (Hauppauge), 2:00.94, B; 10. Andrew Sinnott (Center Moriches), 2:03.08, C/D; 12. Brandon Parlante (Oyster Bay), 2:11.41, C/D. 1,600: 1. Jason Jabaut (Seton Catholic), 4:09.5; 4. Marc Crosswell (Elmont), 4:21.81, A; 6. Charles Millieon (St. Anthony’s), 4:26.65, A; 8. Kevin Pflug (Sachem), 4:27.83, A; 9. Chris Mammone (Valley Stream South), 4:37.75, B; 11. Matt Miltenburg (Glenn), 4:44.18, B; 6. Eric Fleckenstein (Port Jefferson), 4:30.51, C/D; Matt Scott (Carle Place), 5:00.47; C/D. 3,200: 1. Charles Millieon (St. Anthony’s), 9:14.43; 4. Marc Crosswell (Elmont), 9:27.09, A; 6. Frank Malipigli (Bay Shore), 9:42.19, A; 3. Ben Turnball (East Hampton), 9:24.87, B; 4. Brian Dalpiaz (Sayville), 9:31.6, B; Chris Mammone (Valley Stream South), 9:38.97, B; 2. Eric Fleckenstein (Port Jefferson), 9:29.91, C/ D; 10. George Townsend (Oyster Bay), 10:09.81, C/D. 110 Hurdles: 1. Greg Santiago (Brentwood), 14.44; 3. Shane France (Central Islip), 14.74, A; 10. Dewain Harvey (Uniondale), 15.06, A; 11. Terril Bell (Farmingdale), 15.11, A; 2. Daniel Fowler (Amityville), 15.05, B; 4. Michael Robinson (Carle Place), 15.71 C/D; 7. Ben Pinder (Stony Brook), 15.94, C/D. 400 Hurdles: 1. Nimal Bailey (South Shore), 54.14; 3. Greg Santiago (Brentwood), 54.79, A; Godwin Okolie (Half Hollow Hills East), 55.23, A; Tim Davison (Massapequa), 55.75, A; 4. Brian Greig (North Shore), 55.73, B; 10. Chad Caldwell (Bayport- Bluepoint), 1:00.15, B; 2. Ben Pinder (Stony Brook), 57.37, C/D; 8. Jonathan Soranno (Carle Place), C/D. 3,000 Steeplechase: 1. Dustin Thomas (Franklinville), 9:33.03; 2. Tom Martin (Commack), 9:42.59, A; 6. Floyd Mayne (Uniondale), 10:13.89, A; 2. Ben Turnball (East Hampton), 9:55.18, B; 9. Jason Rubinstein (Lynbrook), 10:59.67, B; 4. Brendan Sullivan (Port Jefferson), 10:11.63 C/D; 5. George Townsend (Oyster Bay), 10:14.46, C/D. 4×100 Relay: 1. John Adams (Alex Harris, Tristan Lee Foon, Adrian Crichlow, Lerone Simpson), 42.55; 4. Longwood (DaQuan Hardy, Casey Wall, Slamon Sarwari, Chris Curate), 42.88, A; 7. Uniondale (Milverton Woon, Steven King, Dewain Harvey, Elijah Blue), 43.48, A; 11. Central Islip (Oliver Williams, Vladmir Silverio, Shane France, Steven Davis), 44.47, A; 1. Roosevelt (Tauren Ghee, Jerone Pettus, Jahmel Mayrant, James Wyche), 42.74, B; Amityville (Jean Luc Labante, Omar Logan, Nararda Brooks, David Jackson), 46.75, B; 1. Port Jefferson (Felipe Cersosimo, Ken Uhll, Pat Sullivan, John McKeeman), 43.7, C/D; 9. Carle Place (Matt Albertson, Jon Wicks, Michael Robinson, Alan Viglione), 46.22, C/D. 4×400: 1. Longwood (Wall, Sarwari, Watkins, Curate), 3:17.77; 2. Lawrence (Darius Adams, Damian Morgan, Anthony Ewers, Leonard McKenzie), 3:18.86, A; 6. Uniondale (Elijah Blue, Vaughn Edmeade, Cerone Samuel, Roland Pollack), 3:21.93, A; 10. Chaminade (Rob Delgiorno, Robert Mazzei, Peter Garfola, Devin Lopresti), 3:28.04, A; 14. Huntington (Jermain Johnson, Deas Fenderson, Shawn Anderson, Luke Troman), 3:27.61, A; 2. Bellmore JFK (Rosenblum, Smith, Riggio, Devens), 3:24.92, B; 12. Amityville (Daniel Fowler, Mekoro Lee, David Jackson, Keith Scott), 3:33.33, B; 1. Port Jefferson (McKeeman, Sullivan, Uhll, Pat LaPointe), 3:24.02, C/D; 9. Carle Place (Alan Viglione, Jonathan Prichett, Michael Robinson, Matt Connors), 3:39.12. 4×800: 1. Bellmore JFK (Elliot Rosenblum, Justin Smith, Nick Riggio, Sean Devens), 7:47.91; 4. Bay Shore (Frank Malipigli, Keldon Walker, Ed Palermo, Jeremy Ruff), 7:59.73, A; 5. Chaminade (Christian Zimmer, Robert Howard, Matt Puglisi, Kevin Byrne), 8:05.08, A; 12. Oceanside (Bryan Sheehan, Tom Tropea, Juan Rodriguez, Mike Marino), 8:16.03, A; 5. Glenn (George Higgins, Robert Higgins, Mark Falco, Matt Miltenburg), 8:17.18, B; 7. Port Jefferson (Eric Fleckenstein, Steve Erland, Steve Katz, Brendan Sullivan), 8:26.69, C/D; 10. Oyster Bay (Ross Williams, Anthony Bobier, Mark Rugin, Ed McNamara), 8:45.42, C/D. Pole Vault: 1. Adam Sansiveri (Elmira Southside), 14- 3; 10. Jeremy Delgado (Centereach), 12-6, A; 13. Kevin Probst (Farmingdale), 10-0, A; 7. Ryan Wilsberg (Mattituck), 11-6, C/D. High Jump: 1. Dan Olsen (Albany Academy), 6-8; 3. Peter Hansen (Floyd), 6- 4, A; 7. Craig Henry (Uniondale), 6-0, A; 6. Courtney Barham (Roosevelt), 6-2, B; 9. Walter Fields (Shoreham Wading River), 6-0, B; 7. Donald Lanham (Center Moriches), 6-0, C/D; Pat Criscuolo (Oyster Bay), 5-9, C/D. Long Jump: 1. Shane France (Central Islip), 23-1; 7. K.C. Pruitt (Lawrence), 20-4 3/4, A; 1. Trumaine Pendleton (Southampton), 21-9 1/4, B; 3. Jerone Pettus (Roosevelt), 21-8 1/2, B; 4. Jamiel Hendricks (Manhasset), 21-5 1/2, B; 6. Felipe Cersosimo (Port Jefferson), 20-4 3/4, C/D; 7. Michael Cobbs (Oyster Bay), 20- 3, C/D. Triple Jump: 1. Celvin Kirkland (Ben Franklin), 48-3 1/4; 8. Terril Bell (Farmingdale), 44-5 1/4, A; 12. Marc Kellman (Longwood), 42-3 1/2, A; 1. Trumaine Pendleton (Southampton), 47- 3/4, B; 4. Jason Cannie (Stony Brook), 41-2 1/2, C/D; 7. Richard Cardus (East Rockaway), 39-4 1/4, C/D. Shot Put: 1. Christian Mitchell (Sweet Home), 57-2 1/4; 4. Taibikia Hickson (Freeport), 54-4 1/2, A; 5. Joe Cardinalle (Commack), 52-6, A; 1. Kyle Russell (East Hampton), 53-10 1/2, B; 2. Alez Kretz (Mt. Sinai), 53-3 1/4 , B; 12. Peter Ninivaggi (Lynbrook), 43-8 1/2, B; 8. Daniel Girace (East Rockaway), 43-5 1/2, C/D; 9. T.J. Rempe (Mattituck), 43-1 1/2, C/D. Discus: 1. Sheldon Battle (Jamestown), 176-2; 6. Ralph Horton (Central Islip), ‘-9, A; 13. Taibikia Hickson (Freeport), 134-9, A; 7. Kyle Russell (East Hampton), 139-8, B; 10. Greg Wenskus (Wantagh), 125-3, B; 4. Connor Dowling (Mattituck), 134-0, C/D; 8. John Wasilchuk (Oyster Bay), 118- 10, C/D. Pentathlon: 1. Kevin Alford (Hendrick Hudson), 3,402; 1. Dan VanHorn (Centereach), 3,323, A; 9. Hasani Hampden (Freeport), 2,866, A; 7. Justin Boesch (Sayville), 2,849, B; 11. Matt Telford (Westbury), 2,465, B. June 12