Area athletes post solid showings at states

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CICERO - Mayfield's Becca Graudons improved on last year's pole vault finish at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championships, taking fifth place.

She was sixth last year. Her personal best is 10-6 and she topped 10 feet Friday. Although she would have liked to set a new personal record, she said she was satisfied with her performance.

"I felt really good right up until I got over 10 feet," Graudons said. "Then I tried to change things a little bit for my 10-6 jump and it pretty much went downhill from there. I tried to change my steps. It didn't help at all. My last jump was really close, but I didn't have it."

She said everyone would like to beat their personal record, but she was happy with how she finished.

Linda Hadfield of New York Mills won the event with a vault of 11-6.

Two other local athletes will continue their quest for state glory today as Fonda-Fultonville's Chris Jones and Canajoharie's Bethany Young return to Cicero-North Syracuse High School.

Jones is three events into his Division-II boys' pentathlon and is in seventh place with 1,819 points. He will compete in the long jump and 1,500-meter run today to finish out the pentathlon. He said his goal is to break 3,000 points and possibly threaten the school record of 3,316.

"I really need to get at least a 19-foot long jump to get me closer to 3,000," Jones said. "I'm really hoping to get my 15 down to 4:45. If I at least get a 4:50 and an 18-5 in the long jump, that will give me over 1,000 points and put me over 3,000."

He finished the 110 hurdles in 16.26, topped 5-10 in the high jump and threw the shot put 33-4. He improved on his performances in the hurdles and high jump from the state qualifier.

Young made it through Friday's prelims to today's finals in the 100-meter hurdles. She was third in her heat with a time of 15.80, which earned her the seventh seed in today's 10 a.m. final.

Knowing she has run faster, with a 15.5 PR, makes her confident she can improve her standing today, she said.

"I know I've gone faster and I know I can do it," Young said. "I was mad at myself when I finished because on the last hurdle, I four-stepped and I thought that was going to kill me. I thought I wasn't going to make finals, but I did, so [today] I'm going to try to run my fastest time and three-step the whole way."

The top seed in the finals is Waterloo's Brooklynn Ventura with a time of 14.51.

Broadalbin-Perth's Lianna Ferguson said she had an off day in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in 1:07.39 and ninth overall.

"I think I started off OK," she said. "It's a little different because the track's so big and I was in Lane 7. Then I got to that corner [turn three] and I kept coming to the side. It was an OK race. My legs couldn't really go and my form wasn't the greatest. Not a great hurdle day, I guess."

She said she was happy to get back to states, though, and was looking forward to continuing her work in the event at college.

The event was won by Chenango Valley's Mari Guirastante in 1:03.54.

Northville's Alicia Ellsworth likewise had an off day in the triple jump. She didn't get off the board in her first jump and fouled on her last two.

"On my second jump, it seemed like it was about where I usually get," Ellsworth said. "It was around 34-something. But I faulted."

She had gone as far as 34-10 during the season. The winning distance was 40-5 , posted by Elmira-Notre Dame's Olivia Weeks. Ellsworth said although she was disappointed, she was glad to have made it to the state meet.

New York State Track & Field Championships

at Cicero-North Syracuse High School

Boys results

Division I

400: 1. Santana (Edison Tech), 49.02; 2. Thomas (Sheepshead Bay), 49.35; 3. Gilreath (Holy Trinity), 49.43; 4. Patterson (Newburgh), 49.54; 5. Herron (Westbury), 49.64; 6. Davis (Roosevelt), 49.75.

800: 1. Livingston (Great Neck South), 1:52.64; 2. Brown (Pine Bush), 1:53.13; 3. Stewart (Colonie), 1:54.86; 4. Halpin (Iona Prep), 1:54.94; 5. Tobias (Lansingburgh), 1:55.31; 6. Savage (Liverpool), 1:55.52.

400 hurdles: 1. Cole (Hamburg), 52.69; 2. Hasan (Valley Central), 54.33; 3. Zeller (Greece A/O), 54.47; 4. Turner (Rush-Henrietta), 54.57; 5. Abara (Shaker), 54.59; 6. Weisbrot (Hendrick Hudson), 55.20.

400 relay: 1. Edison Tech (Harley, Harrington, Canady, Santana), 42.18; 2. Sachem North, 42.25; 3. Sheepshead Bay, 42.29; 4. Middle Country, 42.31; 5. Monroe-Woodbury, 42.43; 6. Ramapo, 42.71.

1,600 relay: 1. Ramapo (Abelard, C. Ezemma, D. Ezemma, Whitley), 3:17.65; 2. Newburgh, 3:17.75; 3. Edison Tech, 3:18.64; 4. Valley Central, 3:19.17; 5. Holy Trinity, 3:19.21; 6. Fordham Prep, 3:19.81.

3,200: 1. Martinez (Johnson City), 8:57.60; 2. Muller (Arlington), 9:00.60; 3. Andrews (Shoreham-WR), 9:09.62; 4. Ubriaco (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), 9:10.64; 5. Whelan (Hamburg), 9:11.87.

Triple jump: 1. Reilly (Arlington), 47-7; 2. Aghayere (Rush-Henrietta), 47-6; 3. Francis (Thomas Jefferson), 47-1/2; 4. Ludgood (Webster Schroeder), 46-8 3/4; 5. Abban (Shaker), 46-1 3/4 ; 6. Palombo (Scotia-Glenville), 45-11 1/4.

Shot put: 1. Smith (Riverhead), 57-3/4; 2. Torres (Rome Free Academy), 55-7 3/4; 3. Buck (Frontier), 55-2 1/2; 4. Lindley (William Floyd), 54-10 1/2; 5. Buono (Lancaster), 54-5; 6. Balschmiter (Newark), 54-1 3/4.

Discus: 1. Thomas (Holy Trinity), 173-2; 2. Palmer (Shenendehowa), 165-6; 3. Krywalski (Lancaster), 161-4; 4. Clapper (Saugerties), 157-10; 5. Small (Ithaca), 152-5; 6. Fox (Ithaca), 152-4.

Long jump: 1. Charles (North Babylon), 23-9 1/2; 2. DeJean (Rome Free Academy), 23-8; 3. Easterling (Stepinac), 23-5 1/2; 4. Archie (Niagara Falls), 23-1/4; 5. Balter (Scarsdale), 22-9; 6. King (Saratoga), 22-7 3/4.

Pole vault: 1. Gerardi (Queensbury), 15-0; 2. Helman (Grand Island), 14-9; 3. Duggan (Msgr. Farrell), 14-6; 4. Sparks (Horseheads), 14-6; 5. Platel (Bethlahem), 14-6; 6. Miller (Elmira Southside), 14-6.

Pentathlon (after three events): 1. Drick (Victor), 2,336; 2. Bell (McQuaid Jesuit), 2,263; 3. McLaughlin (Oneida), 2,252; 4. Ammann (Smithtown West), 2,233; 5. Smith (Bethlehem), 2,136; 6. Raeburn (Beacon), 2,026.

Division II

400: 1. Quercia (Marcellus), 47.86; 2. Dustin Ross (BGA), 48.84; 3. Atkinson (Nazareth), 49.43; 4. Webb (Dundee), 49.73; 5. Spruill (Webtuck), 49.84; 6. Hunter (Pawling), 49.98.

800: 1. Hollenbeck (Sauquoit Valley), 1:56.31; 2. Irr (Newfane), 1:56.33; 3. Rossi (Valley Str.), 1:56.40; 4. Byrne (Red Hook), 1:58.13; 5. Moynihan (Geneseo), 1:58.23; 6. Hoven (Midlakes), 1:58.36.

400 hurdles: 1. Gilbert (Berlin), 54.01; 2. Wagner (Schuylerville), 54.62; 3. Davis (Geneva), 56.16; 4. Switzer (Phoenix), 56.65; 5. Byrne (Red Hook), 56.95; 6. Pageau (Saranac), 57.02.

400 relay: 1. Cleveland Hill (Deim, Campfield, Puntoriero, Wiggins), 43.08; 2. John Marshall, 43.74; 3. Watervliet, 43.956; 4. Waverly, 43.959; 5. Dryden, 43.97; 6. Wyandanch, 44.07.

1,600 relay: 1. Bainbridge-Guilford-Afton (Norris, Kelly, Howe, Ross), 3:24.51; 2. Owego, 3:25.49; 3. Bayport/Blue Point, 3:26.05; 4. Hornell, 3:26.50; 5. Vernon-Verona-Sherrill, 3:26.95; 6. Holland Patent, 3:27.08.

3,200: 1. Anderson (East Aurora), 9:03.91; 2. Stogsdill (Marcellus), 9:08.84; 3. Straneva (Chenango Valley), 9:14.96; 4. O'Brien (East Aurora), 9:31.57; 5. Champagne (Seton Catholic), 9:40.10; 6. Ward (James O'Neill), 9:41.63.

Triple jump: 1. Holmes (Campbell-Savona), 46-2 3/4; 2. VanderBrook (Marion), 45-6 1/4; 3. Hamm (Edmeston), 45-3 1/4; 4. Edmonds (Trumansburg), 44-9 1/4; 5. Conti (Fredonia), 44-8 1/4; 6. Rooney (Skaneateles), 44-73/4.

Shot put: 1. Haghighi (Wheatley), 56-1; 2. Smith (Fonda-Fultonville), 53-3 1/2; 3. Swayze (Lansing), 53-3; 4. Cole (Delhi), 51-3 1/2; 5. Coleman (Schalmont), 49-10 1/2; 6. Wilson (Mynderse Academy), 49-8 1/2.

Discus: 1. Osucha (Alden), 176-4; 2. Smith (Fonda-Fultonville), 169-11; 3. Joseph (Clinton), 160-5; 4. Finch (Walton), 153-10; 5. Gattman (Fort Plain), 150-4; 6. Haghighi (Wheatley), 146-8.

Long jump: 1. Nevidomsky (Weedsport), 22-8 1/2; 2. Miller (Southampton), 22-1 1/2; 3. Stary (Red Hook), 21-11 1/4; 4. Conti (Fredonia), 21-9 3/4; 5. Holmes (Campbell-Savona), 21-8 1/2; 6. Hollings (Greene), 21-7.

Pole vault: 1. Glick (Berne-Knox-Westerlo), 14-0; 2. Willis (Canastota), 14-0; 3. Adkins (Adirondack), 13-6; 4. Wagner (Schuylerville), 13-6; 5. Butler (Hornell), 13-0; 6. McCarty (Waverly), 13-0.

Pentathlon (after three events): 1. Cooper (Burke Catholic), 2,096; 2. Carroll (Nanuet), 2,054; 3. Svoboda (Bayport/Blue Point), 1,952; 4. Humphrey (LeRoy), 1,930; 5. Stallworth (Dunkirk), 1,848; 6. Grisham (Livonia), 1,830. 7. Jones (Fonda-Fultonville), 1,819.

Girls results

Division I

400: 1. Francis (Cardozo), 54.32; 2. Hylton (Hempstead), 54.36; 3. Allen (Williamsville East), 54.61; 4. Cromartie (Aquinas), 56.03; 5. Henning (Pine Bush), 56.22; 6. Holland (Bishop Ford), 56.26.

800: 1. Lipsey (Hempstead), 2:09.75; 2. Menges (Garden City), 2:10.84; 3. Henry (Wilson Magnet), 2:11.74; 4. DaSilva (Bishop Ford), 2:12.53; 5. Bills (Liverpool), 2:13.77; 6. Sawnor (Greece Athena/Olympia), 2:13.99.

400 hurdles: 1. Gregg (Wilson Magnet), 1:00.58; 2. Rotondo (Garden City), 1:02.44; 3. Graham (Edison Tech), 1:02.54; 4. Lazard (Baldwin), 1:03.58; 5. McHolder (Newburgh), 1:03.64; 6. Wooley (St. John the Baptist), 1:03.66.

400 relay: 1. Paul Robeson (Delotch, Blue, Howell, Francis), 48.22; 2. Elmont, 48.39; 3. Edison Tech, 48.45; 4. Mount Vernon, 48.57; 5. Amherst, 48.67; 6. Newburgh, 49.19.

1,600 relay: 1. Garden City (Menges, Cafaro, Henning, Rotondo), 3:49.09; 2. Hempstead, 3:51.22; 3. Wilson Magnet, 3:52.51; 4. Mount Vernon, 3;53.70; 5. Bishop Ford, 3:54.90; 6. Newburgh, 3:55.37.

3,000: 1. Lipari (Roslyn), 9:38.66; 2. Cuffe (Cornwall), 9:40.25; 3. Roeker (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), 9:47.54; 4. Nadel (North Shore), 9:48.42; 5. Predmore (Shenendehowa), 9;49.58; 6. Chapman (Fayetteville-Manlius), 9:59.12.

Discus: 1. Kurzdorfer (Lancaster), 158-1; 2. Dishong (Brockport), 140-11; 3. Clasen (Shoreham-Wading River), 133-3; 4. Brown (Bay Shore), 130-3; 5. Miller (Lockport), 128-9; 6. Freeland (A.P. Randolph), 123-7.

Long jump: 1. Clayton (Suffern), 20-6 1/4; 2. McNish (Manhasset), 18-8 1/4; 3. Pearce (Maryvale), 18-3 1/4; 4. Smith (Saratoga Springs), 17-10 1/2; 5. Stanko (Connetquot), 17-7 1/2; 6. Mitchell (Newburgh), 17-7.

Triple jump: 1. Ricketts (Westbury), 40-1/4; 2. Sokiri (Proctor), 39-3 1/4; 3. Oliver (Midwood), 39-3; 4. Barnes (Bay Shore), 39-2 3/4; 5. Pearce (Maryvale), 38-10 3/4; 6. Mitchell (Newburgh), 38-5 1/2.

Pole vault: 1. Leroy (Port Jervis), 12-0; 2. Marrione (Warwick Valley), 11-9; 3. Ginyard (Vestal), 11-6; 4. Quimby (Shenendehowa), 11-6; 4. Benfey (Rome Free Academy), 11-6; 6. Yap (Hamburg), 11-0.

Pentathlon (after three events): 1. Wheeler (Averill Park), 2,032; 2. Passalaqua (Pine Bush), 1,970; 3. Raphael (Half Hollow Hills East), 1,928; 4. Wickes (Monroe-Woodbury), 1,905; 5. Hanson (Shenendehowa), 1,902; 6. Thompson (Cicero-North Syracuse), 1,845.

Division II

400: 1. Woodford (Oxford), 57.01; 2. Kisel (Waverly), 57.58; 3. Johnson (Valley Stream North), 57.66; 4. Racanelli (Holy Child), 57.74; 5. Kenyon (Tupper Lake), 57.98; 6. Deuink (Clymer), 58.76.

800: 1. Frances (Catherine McAuley), 2;12.71; 2. Wightman (Chatham), 2:13.41; 3. Kendzor (Kennedy Catholic), 2:15.38; 4. Randall (Cincinnatus), 2:17.02; 5. Fairbanks (Owego), 2:17.36; 6. Bub (Letchworth), 2:17.47.

400 hurdles: 1. Giurastante (Chenango Valley), 1:03.54; 2. Delello (Sidney), 1:05.35; 3. Weber (Cooperstown), 1:05.54; 4. Hess (Schoharie), 1:06.35; 5. Kenyon (Tupper Lake), 1:06.56; 6. Nichols (Clymer), 1:06.82. 9. Ferguson (Broadalbin-Perth) 1:07.39.

400 relay: 1. Oxford (Brown, Marks, K. Woodford, E. Woodford), 49.44; 2. Woodlands, 49.58; 3. Valley Stream North, 50.17; 4. Lansing, 50.33; 5. School of the Arts, 50.51; 6. Nichols School, 50.77.

1,600 relay: 1. Waverly (Brown, Meyers, Hager, Kisel), 4:00.84; 2. Mercy, 4:02.15; 3. Elmira Notre Dame, 4:04.20; 4. Wayland-Cohocton, 4:04.33; 5. Skaneateles, 4:05.29; 6. Clymer, 4:06.20.

3,000: 1. Hartung (Seton Catholic), 9:57.96; 2. Driscoll (Geneva), 10:03.82; 3. Phillips (East Aurora), 10:05.46; 4. Schinski (Geneseo), 10:07.62; 5. Marvin (Rhinebeck), 10:13.83; 6. Cain (Bronxville), 10:14.12.

Discus: 1. Eldridge (Cleveland Hill), 131-7; 2. Koronios (Carle Place), 119-6; 3. Roberts (Remsen), 118-6; 4. Englert (Wayland-Cohocton), 117-1; 5. Gadway (Franklin Academy), 113-11; 6. Reigles (Bainbridge-Guilford-Afton), 111-2.

Long jump: 1. Mahlmeister (Sidney), 18-7 1/2; 2. Brantmeyer (Center Moriches), 17-11 1/4; 3/ Poles (LeRoy), 17-11; 4. Ricks (Holy Names), 17-10 1/4; 5. St. Clair (Whitehall), 17-6; 6. Palmer (Phoenix), 17-2 3/4.

Triple jump: 1. Weeks (Elmira Notre Dame), 40-5 1/2; 2. Mahlmeister (Sidney), 39-3 1/2; 3. Evans (Pine Plains), 38- 2 3/4; 4. Peace (Portville), 37-7; 5. St. Clair (Whitehall), 37-6 3/4; 6. Smith (Lyons), 36-9. 19. Ellsworth (Northville) ND.

Pole vault: 1. Hadfield (New York Mills), 11-6; 2. Truppo (Alden), 11-3; 3. Petry (Lansing), 10-9; 4. Coakley (Newfane), 10-6; 5. Graudons (Mayfield), 10-0; 6. Auble (Warsaw), 10-0.

Pentathlon (after three events): 1. Brown (Pelham), 2,003; 2. Darling (Delhi), 1,843; 3. Broz (Schuylerville), 1,823; 4. Frost (Geneseo), 1,710; 5. Nesich (Hoosic Valley), 1,709; 6. Remec (Elmira Notre Dame), 1,636.