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League legends

Khan wins shot put at OCIAA Championships; legions of county kids place in massive meet

By RICHARD A. ROSS

WEST POINT, NY — Placing in the top 10 in an event in the OCIAA League Championship meet is a major accomplishment. This is because the competition includes all schools large and small, including Class AA behemoths Warwick, Monroe-Woodbury and other powerhouses such as Class A Cornwall. Along with the county meet held a week ago and the sectionals slated for February 14, the meet is a showplace for indoor track talent.

Tri-Valley’s Tehnyat Kahn emerged as the league’s top shot putter with a heave of 35:05.50. She also took second in the weight throw (37-10) behind teammate Dominique Darby, who trumped all throwers with a mark of 46-05.50. Other top girl finishers included Sullivan West’s Rachel Deppa, who took second in the 1500 race walk (7:46.16) and set a new school record. Liberty’s Jessica Dunnigan took second in the 55 (7.56) and fifth in the long and triple jumps with marks of 15-04.50 and 34-04. Eldred’s Diana Schombs was fourth in the pole vault (9-0) and fifth in the high jump (4-10).

Girls top-10 finishers: 55, 2. Jessica Dunnigan (L), 7.56; 600, 8. Christine Donnelly (E), 1:47.16; 1500, 10. Caroline Bertholf (T-V), 5:21.12; 4x400 Relay, 10. (SW) 4:34.53 (Rianne Erlwein, Morgan Hawkins, Katie Manzi and Amanda Rosenberger); High Jump, 5. Diana Schombs (E), 4-10.00; 6. Kendra Barker (SW), 4-10.00; 7 Lara. Gottschalk (L), 4-10.00; Pole Vault, 4. Diana Schombs (E), 9-00.00; 8. Breanna Brucher (E), 7-00.00; 8. Amanda Bertholf (L), 7-00.0; Long Jump, 5. Dunnigan (L), 15-03.50; 6. Gottschalk (L), 15-03.25; Triple Jump, 5. J Dunnigan (L), 34-04.00; Shot Put, 1. Tehnyat Khan (T-V), 35-05.50; Weight Throw, 1. Dominique Darby (T-V), 46-05.50; 2. Tehnyat Khan (T-V), 37-10.00; 4. Heidi Furman (T-V), 35-09.50; 6. Shannon Hanson (E), 33-09.00; 1500 Race Walk, 2. Rachel Deppa, (SW), 7:46.16; 3. Ashley Weintraub, (T-V), 7:49.42; 6. Michelle McNutt (T-V), 8:03.49.

Team scores: 7. Tri-Valley (17); 9. Liberty (13); 11. Sullivan West (9); 12. Eldred (6).

In the boys races, Monticello’s Shane Jackson took fourth in the 55 (6.83) and sixth in the 300 (37.41) and ran a leg in the Monties’ third-place finish in the 4x400 relay. Liberty’s Tim Burgio was third in the long jump (20-06.75) and fourth in the triple jump (41-02.75). Eldred’s distance duo of Hunter Proscia and Alex Campanella each garnered a seventh-place finish. Proscia ran 4:31.73 in the 1600, while Campanella turned in a 10:09.77 in the 3200. Tri-Valley’s Kyle Denman got fourth in the weight throw (41-00.50).

Sullivan County top-10 finishers: 55, 4. Shane Jackson (M), 6.83; 6. Brendan Moore (T-V), 6.90; 300, 6. Shane Jackson (M), 37.41; 10. Brendan Moore (T-V), 38.80; 600, 10. Matt Rodriguez (M), 1:29.39; 1600, 7. Hunter Proscia (E), 4:41.73; 3200, 7. Alex Campanella (E), 10:09.77; 4x400 Relay, 3. (M), 3:45.74 (Shane Jackson, Tino Taylor, Matt Rodriguez and Domenic Martinez); Pole Vault, 9. Ethan Meadow (L), 11-06.00; Long Jump, 3. Timothy Burgio (L), 20-06.75; 8. Gerald King (E), 19-05.75; Triple Jump, 4. Timothy Burgio (L), 41-02.75; Shot Put, 9. Brian Edwards (T-V), 39-10.00; 10, Bobby Warden (E), 39-09.50; Weight Throw, 4. Kyle Denman (T-V), 41-00.50; 6. Bobby Warden (E), 39-11.00; 7. Matt Huebsch (T-V), 39-06.75.

Team scores: 8. Monticello (11); 11. Liberty (10) and 17. Tri-Valley (1).

Visit sportsinsightsny.com for complete results of Sullivan County finishers at the league and upcoming sectional meet on February 14.