Sunday, May 20, 2012

It's Championship Season

We're highlighting outstanding distance performances in this weekend's various championship meets. There were quite a few, and all should turn some DI/II/III heads as our high school runners look to take the leap from NYSPHSAA to the NCAA.


Womens 2000m Steeplechase
A handful of women flirted with the 7-minute mark this weekend in the 2000m steeplechase event. Mantilla--a senior--is the 5th-fastest steeplechaser in the state this year.

Leila Mantilla (Penfield) 7:05.57 Monroe County Champ
Kate Zendell (Suffern) 7:07.90 Rockland County Champ
Amber Goodspeed (Middletown) 7:09.19 OCIAA Champ
Michelle Lujan (Cornwall) 7:12.50
Kelly Hayes (Pearl River) 7:16.90
Beatrice Boylan (Cornwall) 7:16.98
Nicki Nesi (Pelham Memorial) 7:18.66 Westchester County Champ
Molly Shine (Pearl River) 7:19.80
Kalleigh Forrester (Newburgh) 7:20.00
Karli O'Neil (Churchville-Chili) 7:20.33
Ashlin Conroy (Kellenberg Memorial) 7:25.33 NSCHSAA League Champ
Olivia Beltrani (Arlington) 7:28.0 Northern County Champ
Erika Yamazaki (Fiorello H Laguardia) 7:37.87 Manhattan Borough Champ
Linsday Chamberlain (Attica) 7:46.88 Genesee Region Champ
Kate Shults (Coleman Catholic) 7:53.60 MHAL Champ
JI Won Kang (Townsend Harris) 7:55.90 Queens Borough Champ
Sarah Gray (Midwood) 8:07.35 Brooklyn Borough Champ
Joyce Parker (School of the Arts) 9:09.74 Rochester City Athletic Champ

Womens 1500m
A certain Bronxville runner was conspicuously absent from the 1500m this weekend, but that could not take away from the blistering championship run by Holly Cavalluzzo. She clocked the 2nd-fastest time in the state this year; Georgia Tuttle of West Irondequoit clocked the 3rd-fastest.


Holly Cavalluzzo (Valley Central) 4:35.58 OCIAA Champ
Georgia Tuttle (West Irondequoit) 4:37.51 Monroe County Champ
Meghan McCormick (Canandaigua) 4:38.15
Katie Lembo (Penfield) 4:38.36
Jazmine Fray (Kellenberg Memorial) 4:39.80 NSCHSAA League Champ
Erin Jaskot (Tappan Zee) 4:41.50 Rockland County Champ
Kelly Hayes (Pearl River) 4:44.3
Molly Shine (Pearl River) 4:44.7
Gianna Frontera (Newburgh) 4:44.86
Caroline Brown (Holy Trinity) 4:45.77
Shannon Miller (Pittsford Mendon) 4:45.87
Lauren Chapey (Mamaroneck) 4:51.03 Westchester County Champ
Bella Burda (Arlington) 4:55.8 Northern County Champ
Jhanee Sterrett (Boys and Girls) 4:57.61 Brooklyn Borough Champ
Emily Waligurski (Onteora) 5:02.40 MHAL Champ
Denise Branch (Benjamin N. Cardozo) 5:04.90 Queens Borough Champ
Fabiola Oubida (HS Health Profession) 5:06.24 Manhattan Borough Champ
Emma Sullivan (Mount St. Mary) 5:07.28 MMAA All-Catholic Champ
Jenny Crossen (Oakfield-Alabama) 5:10.81 Genesee Region Champ
Joyce Parker (School of the Arts) 5:51.22 Rochester City Athletic Champ


Womens 3000m
A pedestrian run by Cain (compared to earlier season performances). Holly Cavalluzzo does a remarkable double, winning--with incredibly fast times--a 1500m and 3000m championship.

Mary Cain (Bronxville) 9:53.15 Westchester County Champ
Holly Cavalluzzo (Valley Central) 9:57.36 OCIAA Champ
Gianna Frontera (Newburgh) 10:05.64
Delphi Cleaveland (Arlington) 10:11.4 Northern County Champ
Ariana Bottalico (Brewster) 10:16.1
Kelly Hayes (Pearl River) 10:17.1 Rockland County Champ
Katie FitzGerald (Warwick Valley) 10:17.99
Leila Mantilla (Penfield) 10:25.89 Monroe County Champ
Ashlin Conroy (Kellenberg Memorial) 10:45.86 NSCHSAA League Champ
Anne Laure White (Brooklyn Technical) 10:46.55 Brooklyn Borough Champ
Emily Waligurski (Onteora) 10:54.00 MHAL Champ
Emma Sullivan (Mount St. Mary) 11:03.85 MMAA All-Catholic Champ
Jessie Frank (Hunter College High) 11:09.20 Manhattan Borough Champ
Emily McCracken (Oakfield-Alabama) 11:32.50 Genesee Region Champ
Marta Tomaszewski (Townsend Harris) 12:00.40 Queens Borough Champ
Zaila Foster (School of the Arts) 13:18.14 Rochester City Athletic Champ


Mens 3000m Steeplechase
The OCIAA Championships saw a lot of fast times. Grandinali led a dominating Warwick Valley performance in this event. Tancin's Northern County crown was equally impressive for RCK this weekend.

Patrizio Grandinali (Warwick Valley) 9:41.39 OCIAA Champ
Ryan Tancin (Roy C. Ketcham) 9:45.0 Northern County Champ
Brendan Worton (Dobbs Ferry) 9:45.28 Westchester County Champ
Ray Farinella (Warwick Valley) 9:45.55
Aaron Peterson (Warwick Valley) 9:46.30
Hunter Proscia (Eldred) 9:51.40
Kevin Murray (St. John the Baptist) 9:52.49 NSCHSAA League Champ
Jake Hensler (St. Anthony's) 9:52.54
Travis Jordon (Gates-Chili) 9:54.37 Monroe County Champ
Dan Lewandowski (Monsignor Farrell) 9:55.41 NYCHSAA Sectional Champ
Justin Maguire (Brewster) 10:00.7
Alfredo Mazzuca (New Paltz) 10:07.40 MHAL Champ
Jeffrey Antolos (Notre Dame-Batavia) 10:13.90 Genesee Region Champ
A.J. Stuver (McQuaid Jesuit) 10:25.62 Rochester City Athletic Champ
Victor NG (Francis Lewis) 10:30.36 Queens Borough Champ
Eric Chen (Stuyvesant) 10:59.11 Manhattan Borough Champ
Artur Balanovskiy (Brooklyn Technical) 11:11.54 Brooklyn Borough Champ


Mens 1600m
A bunch of urgent times this weekend, with two impressive times at the top. Carmel's Eric Holt ran the 5th-fastest time in the state this year, and HFL's Cooper Roach ran his way to a very impressive Monroe County Championship. This will be the most competitive men's event at the state championship.

Eric Holt (Carmel) 4:15.7 Northern County Champ
Cooper Roach (Honeoye Falls-Lima) 4:17.17 Monroe County Champ
Sibby Hanson (Arlington) 4:17.5
Thomas Awad (Chaminade) 4:19.16 NSCHSAA League Champ
Marc Violone (Byram Hills) 4:19.46 Westchester County Champ
Kieran Brennan (Pearl River) 4:20.1 Rockland County Champ
Keith Pease (Greece Athena) 4:21.19
Stephen Shine (Briarcliff) 4:21.77
Kevin Kreider (St. Anthony's) 4:22.38
Mickey Burke (Rush-Henrietta) 4:22.46
Tyler Ranke (Hilton) 4:23.29
Sean Ferguson (St. John the Baptist) 4:23.31
Mark Schramm (Stuyvesant) 4:23.41 Manhattan Borough Champ
Dmitri Zuccarello (Xavier) 4:23.78 NYCHSAA Sectional Champ
Patrizio Grandinali (Warwick Valley) 4:23.94 OCIAA Champ
Ryan Phillips (Regis) 4:24.50
Ryan Cross (Suffern) 4:24.6
Brennan Root (Rush-Henrietta) 4:24.74
Alfredo Mazzuca (New Paltz) 4:28.90 MHAL Champ
Mitchell Kun (Sheepshead) 4:29.86 Brooklyn Borough Champ
Alex Schaffstall (St. Francis) 4:33.61 MMAA All-Catholic Champ
Felipe Yanez (Forest Hills) 4:34.98 Queens Borough Champ
David Smith (Holley) 4:35.26 Genesee Region Champ
Ben Ivie (Wheatland-Chili) 4:36.93
Nick Ciolkowski (McQuaid Jesuit) 4:43.11 Rochester City Athletic Champ


Mens 3200m
Grandinali put in some big miles this weekend and managed to pull off a double for his efforts, winning both the 3000m steeplechase and the 3200m run at the OCIAA Championships. Elsewhere, Xavier's Dmitri Zuccarello was the class of the NYCHSAA meet.

Patrizio Grandinali (Warwick Valley) 9:23.11 OCIAA Champ
Dmitri Zuccarello (Xavier) 9:26.09 NYCHSAA Sectional Champ
Ray Farinella (Warwick Valley) 9:27.67
John Bentivegna (Monsignor Farrell) 9:30.16
Hunter Proscia (Eldred) 9:33.55
Evan Ward (Suffern) 9:33.9 Rockland County Champ
Michael Turi (John Jay-East Fishkill) 9:37.6 Northern County Champ
David Busby (New Paltz) 9:39.60 MHAL Champ
Grant Parrelli (Warwick Valley) 9:40.19
Brian Cook (Pearl River) 9:40.8
Luke Vasadi (Washingtonville) 9:41.29
Thomas Awad (Chaminade) 9:43.75 NSCHSAA League Champ
Thomas Slattery (Chaminade) 9:46.39
Stephen Shine (Briarcliff) 9:46.51 Westchester County Champ
Kevin French (John Jay-East Fishkill) 9:46.8
Travis Jordon (Gates-Chili) 9:47.19 Monroe County Champ
Kyle Collins (Suffern) 9:50.1
Matthew Taddeo (St. Anthony's) 9:50.97
Nicholas Ruiz (Midwood) 10:02.97 Brooklyn Borough Champ
Alex Schaffstall (St. Francis) 10:07.77 MMAA All-Catholic Champ
Michael Delligatti (Francis Lewis) 10:08.10 Queens Borough Champ
Konrad Surkont (Stuyvesant) 10:23.02 Manhattan Borough Champ
Chris Helber (McQuaid Jesuit) 10:40.95 Rochester City Athletic Champ
David Smith (Holley) 10:43.90 Genesee Region Champ

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