State Track Results

Here are local results from today's state championship in track and field in Ithaca.

Boys 3,200

1. Bobby Andrews, SWR, 9:13.67

19. Kyle Wightman, SWR, 9:50.29

Boys 1,600

2. Bobby Andrews, SWR, 4:20.65

Boys Triple Jump

11. Dannie Holland, Longwood, 43-05 1/2

Girls 1,500

3. Janie Turek, MS, 2:56.96

Girls 600

21. Jenny Johnston, Longwood, 1:40.72

Girls 55 Hurdles

Semifinals

14. Kayla Murphy, Longwood, 8.64

Girls 300 

Preliminaries

9. Janet Mellor, MS, 40.85

Girls Shot Put

5. Ashley Clasen, SWR, 39-06 3/4

Girls Pole Vault

17. Christi Nassauer, MS, 9-00

Complete results are available here.

Andrews wins 2-mile at Armory

Shoreham-Wading River senior Bobby Andrews won the 2-mile race today at the Eastern States at the Armory. Andrews ran 9 minutes, 21.34 seconds to easily win the race by more than 12 seconds. Tyler Udland of Millburn was second in 9:33.44.

Andrews will next compete at the state meet March 7. After the state qualifier he said he looked forward to getting another race in between the qualifier and state meet. There is a break of over three weeks in between the qualifier and state meet.

Andrews qualifier in both the 3,200 and 1,600 for the state meet, but may elect to just run one race.

Section XI State Qualifier Video

Here's some video highlights of the boys and girls Section XI track state qualifier Feb. 10.

Some qualifiers included Ashley Clasen (SWR), Janet Mellor (MS), Janie Turek (MS), Jennifer Johnston (LW), Kayla Murphy (LW), Bobby Andrews (SWR) and Kyle Wightman (SWR).

Girls Track Small School Championship

Here's a video of highlights from the girls track small school championship Jan. 31, won by Mount Sinai, its first winter track county title in program history.

Track Video Highlights

Mount Sinai relay team narrowly misses Millrose Games

The Mount Sinai girls track 4 x 400 relay team just missed on qualifying for the Millrose Games with a second-place finish Wednesday night at the Millrose Trials at the Armory. Brentwood placed first just ahead of Mount Sinai junior Janet Mellor on the final leg. Brentwood will race Jan. 30 at Madison Square Garden.

The Mustangs just missed qualifying last year as well, placing second behind Bay Shore. They did run a faster time this year, surpassing the 4 minute mark. The Mustangs ran 3:57.65 while Brentwood emerged victorious in 3:56.92. The Mustangs' time surpassed all of those in the Nassau County race. Hempstead qualified with a win in 4:00.41.

Last year the Mustangs ran 4:02.43 behind Bay Shore in 4:02.18.

Mount Sinai should get another shot at Brentwood in the state qualifier Feb. 10.

In the boys 4 x 400 relay, Longwood placed third in 3:30.49.

North Babylon placed second while Amityville won and qualified for the Millrose in 3:24.31.

In the weight throw Shoreham senior Ashley Clasen placed second with a throw of 49 feet, 2 1/4 inches. Karen Henning of St. Anthony's placed first at 49-11 1/4. Longwood's Imani White placed fourth at 43-11 1/2.