MORE GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS* Megan Clark of
O'Neill (Highland Falls) made a good run at 13 feet but settled for winning the pole vault at 12-6. The junior, who was presented with her medal by U.S. record holder Jen Suhr, won't be defending her title a year from now as her family is moving to Georgia this summer.
* Klarissa Ricks of
Academy of the Holy Names (Albany) won the 55 dash in 7.02 seconds and then nearly pulled out a victory in the long jump by going 18 feet, 10 inches on her last attempt, good for second place.
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Harborfields (Greenlawn) junior Kelsey Margey won the 1,500 in an impressive 4:34.34.
BOYS HIGHLIGHTS
* Oregon recruit Chad Noelle of
Greene continued his monster senior season by taking the U.S. season lead in the 3,200 at 9:08.29.
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Francis Lewis (Fresh Meadows) shot putter Chubkwuebuk Enekwechi, fifth as a junior, won handily as his 62-4.50 toss was the only effort over 60 feet.
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Vestal senior Josh Miller scored the day's most noteworthy upset, edging national record-holder Strymar Livingston of Christopher Columbus in the PSAL with a 1:20.75 clocking in the 600. Livingston took third in 1:20.87.
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Spring Valley junior Winslow Dorsainvil led the qualifying and then won the 55 dash final in 6.33 to crack the national top five for the season.
John Schiano, who has written about high school sports in western and central New York for more than 25 years, covers New York for MaxPreps. He may be reached at john.schiano@maxpreps.com.
