Division precision

Richard A Ross
Posted 8/21/12

WEST POINT, NY — Winning track meets takes depth. To garner a title you need the strategic placement of runners, jumpers and throwers to amass the most points possible against contending teams. To …

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WEST POINT, NY — Winning track meets takes depth. To garner a title you need the strategic placement of runners, jumpers and throwers to amass the most points possible against contending teams. To be sure, as hard as it is to win a track championship, it is that much more difficult to repeat. For the Sullivan West girls coached by Joe Seidl and the Tri-Valley boys, under the tutelage of Charles Reim, that task became a fait accompli via the successful defense of their respective OCIAA Division V title wins. The Lady Bulldogs’ 186-97 landslide win over a resurgent Eldred team and third place Tri-Valley (82) was a total team effort, as every single girl on the team scored. Last year, Sullivan West vanquished Tri-Valley for its first indoor girls track win since 2009. The Tri-Valley boys capitalized on a sweep of the relays and multiple placing in other events to outpoint Sullivan West 143-125.

Team victories in track are a product of individual efforts, as scoring is allotted to first through sixth place in each event. Space permits only the winners here, but a fuller view of the outcome appears in “Repeat Defenders,” on www.sportsinsightsny.com. Here are the Division V girls winners: 600: Sarah Malzahn (E) 1:51.28; 1000: Kelsey Dutton (SW) 3:38.22; 1500: Kayla Maas (E) 5:37.49; 3000: Maas (E) 11:54.25; 4x200 Relay: (SW) 2:02.10 Emily Pazuello, Tallula Gann, Marina March and Farrah Flynn; 4x400 Relay: (SW) 5:06.26 Erin Sumfleth, March, Marissa Swendsen and Molly Seidl; 4x800 Relay: (T-V) 12:01.71 Autumn Bender, Mary Conway, Katerina Plescia and Brittany Pennell; High jump: Stephanie Schwab (SW) 4-6; Pole Vault: Meagan Hurwitz (Falls) 7-06; Long jump: Pazuello (SW) 13-10.50; Triple jump: Malzahn (E) 31-05.50; Shot put: Nyasia Harris (Falls) 31-06.50; Weight throw: Amanda VanSaders (T-V) 23-10; 1500 Racewalk: Jessica Hussey (T-V) 9:16.78. In Division III competition: 1500 Racewalk: Jillian McEaneaney (Mont) 9:00.55. In the boys Division V meet the victors were: 55Hurdles: James Tierney (T-V) 8.80; 300: Tierney (T-V) 40:37; 600: Nathan Bender (T-V) 1:33.91; 1000: Hunter Flynn (SW) 2:57.08; 1600: Ian Kurzrock (T-V) 5:00.22; 3200: Kurzrock (T-V) 10:42.87; 4x200 Relay (T-V) 1:46.92 Mohib Khan, Sean Kennedy, Mikhail Vainblot and Tierney; 4x400 Relay (T-V) 4:13.04 Kennedy, Jordan Jamil, Zach Turner and Evan Edwards; 4x800 Relay (T-V) 9:46.21 Kurzrock, Bender, Vainblot and Aidan McHugh; Pole vault: Colin Gibson (SW) 8-0; Long jump: Jordan Jamil (T-V) 16-06.50; Triple jump: Gabriel Corcillo (SW) 31-06.75. In Division IV competition: Triple jump: Shane Black (Lib) 39-04.50.

The OCIAA Divisional meets serve as the opening salvo of a succession of championship events. Next up is the Sullivan County Championship meet held at Sullivan County Community College on February 9. The Liberty girls and Ellenville boys are the defending champions. The OCIAA League Championship meet will be held on February 13 and 14 at West Point. The Section IX Class B championship will take place at West Point on February 21. (It has been cancelled for the past two years due to inclement weather.) The state qualifier meet will be held at West Point on February 26 to 27 to determine which athletes will compete at the NYSPHSAA championships at Cornell University on March 7. For an album of photos from the Division V championships, visit www.sportsiny.com.

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