Norwich’s Zack Race among others who shine during opening week of Chenango County Track and Field
VESTAL – Spring is in the air. Or at least that was what the varsity track and field athletes were hoping for this past weekend, when they kicked off the 2017 spring season with the opening NY/PA Invitational at Vestal on April 1.
Just like any other good April fool’s joke, the weather decided to wreak havoc on what everyone was hoping would be a sunny spring day, instead giving the athletes a dreary, wet and rainy day for all to enjoy.
That didn’t stop anyone from enjoying a solid day when it came to performances – as athletes from 27 different schools, five coming Chenango County – conquered the weather and kickstarted the season with some solid outings.
On the boys side of the invitational, Binghamton edged out Norwich by a mere two-point margin, at 52 team points for Binghamton. Norwich slid in at second – with 50 points as a team – defeating Montrose, who came in at third with 48 points.
On the girls side, Elmira stole the show dominating their competition with 86.5 team points. In a tight race for second, Oneonta edged out Susquehanna Valley as the Yellowjackets grabbed 51 team points to the Sabers 48.
Despite falling to Binghamton, Norwich saw some dominant performances to start the new season – specifically when talking about their sprinters.
“We had some awesome performances for such a cold day,” said Norwich head coach Shaun Horan.
It can officially be stated that Zack Race, a Junior at NHS, has tied the school record in the coveted 100 meter dash with his performance this past weekend. Impressively, Race won the 100m, 200m events on the day, grabbing times of 11.01 seconds and 22.51 seconds in the process, respectively.
“Zack Race’s 100m time of 11.01 FAT will be added as a tie to Jason Morris’ record in the 100m,” said coach Horan. “Jason ran 10.8 hand time, which is converted to 11.04 FAT. These times are way to close to say that only one should have the record.”
The Invitational was timed by the FAT computer system – the only official timing system in Track and Field – however, it should be pointed out that Race was unofficially clocked at 10.7 seconds by Coach Horan and Assistant Coach Phil Curley.
It is widely believed that due to human error in a hand timed races, that a sprint in the 100-200 meter range roughly would be .24 slower when using the Fully Automatic Time (FAT system) – which coach Horan has said justifies adding Race’s name to the school record board.
Following the commotion with Race winning the 100m, the Tornado speedster didn’t stop there, as he moved on to the 200m dash as well, where he promptly downed his longtime rival Sincere Williamson of Binghamton.
Race already holds the NHS school record in the event – when he ran a 22.36 last season – however, defeated Williamson in the finals of the event when he ran a solid 22.51 to Williamson’s 23.11.
“I’m just looking forward to keep it going,” said Race.
Norwich saw other standouts in the sprinting events as sophomore standout Eric Conant grabbed a personal best time in the 100m finals as well, placing third in the event with an 11.52 second race.
A Norwich newcomer to Track and Field, senior Ky’sawn Veale, moved his talents from the Basketball court to the track in 2017, as Veale sped to a solid third place finish in the 110m hurdles – running a 18.00 second time.
Norwich’s 4x100 meter relay team has welcomed Veale to the squad this season – as the relay now includes freshman David Berger, Eric Conant, Zack Race, and Ky’sawn Veale
Unfortunately, for the Tornado relay squad, they will be looking to improve on the time as the season progresses as Norwich was only able to grab a fourth place finish with their time of 46.76 seconds.
The middle distance events for the boys, saw sophomore Gabe Gawronski of Norwich snag a second place finish in the 400 meter event – when he ran a solid time of 2:08.06.
Moving to the middle distance hurdles, senior Than Garry of Unadilla Valley also enjoyed a fast start to his promising season, when he dashed his way to a third place finish in the finals of the event, running a 1:03.46.
The boys Steeplechase saw Harpursville-Afton find their way to the podium when junior Matt Johnson claimed a third place finish in the event with his time of 11:12.97.
Norwich’s distance relay – freshman Noah Bufalini, senior Michael Cardoza, Gabe Gawronski, and freshman Nick Loscavio – gave the fans a solid performance in the 3,200 meter relay when they rallied for a third place in the event.
Full team results: Binghamton 52; Norwich 50; Montrose 48; Horseheads 47; Owego Free Academy 47; Vestal 38; Trumansburg 37; Susquehanna Valley 32; Johnson City 30; Union-Endicott 29; Windsor 20; Solvay 18; Sidney 16; Elmira 15; Oneonta 11; Ithaca 8; Unatego 8; Chenango Forks 7; Harpursville-Afton 6; Unadilla Valley 6; Chenango Valley 2; Greene 0; Seton Catholic Central 0; Deposit-Hancock 0; Susquehanna 0; Bainbridge-Guilford 0; Susquehanna Community 0.
On the girls side, Norwich and UV once again dominated the top-spots for Chenango County teams.
Freshman 400m hurdler, Katie Gawronksi of Norwich truly put on a show for all who witnessed the young star run, as she kicked for a first place finish to start her season. Gawronski won the event with a time of 1:14.09, besting sophomore Kayla Knox of Elmira who ran a 1:14.60, and junior Molly Burdick of Johnson City, who ran a 1:16.43.
Norwich junior Emily Shattuck, sped her way down the track in the 100 meter dash, where she earned a second place finish in the event with her time of 13.67 seconds. Shattuck was edged out for the win by junior Genevieve Cortese of Susquehanna Valley (13.50 seconds), however, pushed for the win over junior Alisandra Torres of Ithaca (13.87).
Impressively, Norwich’s 4x100 relay on the girls side pulled out a first place finish at the Invitational when they defeated Elmira by a close margin in the finals. The Tornado girls flew to the win with a time of 52.28, beating Elmira for the top spot (53.70).
Unadilla Valley would enjoy some solid results in the field events when junior Julia Oglesby earned the win – despite the tie at height – over Samantha van der Sommen of Oneonta. Both high jumpers would effectively clear the height of 4’10”, while Oglesby was declared the winner.
Full team results: Elmira 86.5; Oneonta 51; Susquehanna Valley 48; Windsor 43; Ithaca 40; Horseheads 38; Norwich 37; Binghamton 30; Vestal 27; Johnson City 20; Unatego 18; Montrose 17.5; Owego 14; Unadilla Valley 12; Solvay 11; Seton Catholic Central 8; Susquehanna Valley 6; Chenango Valley 5; Sidney 5; Union-Endicott 4; Deposit Hancock 2; Harpursville-Afton 2; Susquehanna Community 0; Bainbridge-Guilford 0; Chenango Forks 0; Trumansburg 0; Greene 0.
Next up for Chenango County Track and Field, Norwich is scheduled for a home meet against Chenango Forks on Tuesday, April 4, at 4:15 p.m.; Bainbridge-Guilford is scheduled for a home meet against Harpursville-Afton and Oxford on Wednesday, April 5, at 4:15 p.m.; and Greene and Unadilla Valley are scheduled for an away meet at Delhi on Wednesday, April 5, at 4:15 p.m.
Boys top-eight standings:
• Steeplechase: 1) Luke DeHart (11) of Vestal 10:48.95; 2) Cameron Szabo (10) of Owego at 11:02.63; 3) Matt Johnson (11) of Harpursville-Afton at 11:12.97; 4) Ryan Worobey (10) of Vestal at 11:19.72; 5) Caleb Mallery (11) of Union Endicott at 11:24.06; 6) Jon Miller (12) of Oneonta at 11:36.39; 7) Andrew Stanton (12) of Oneonta at 11:48.39; 8) Noah Roefs (12) of Harpursville-Afton at 12:26.65.
• 400 meter relay: 1) Binghamton at 46.18; 2) Trumansburg at 46.46; 3) Windsor at 46.65; 4) Norwich at 46.76; 5) Horseheads at 47.83; 6) Chenango Valley at 48.77; 7) Owego at 49.24; 8) Ithaca at 49.39.
• 3,200 meter relay: 1) Owego at 8:41.36; 2) Horseheads at 8:42.45; 3) Norwich at 8:57.87; 4) Union-Endicott at 9:11.64; 5) Elmira at 9:12.55; 6) Oneonta at 9:13.12; 7) Windsor at 9:24.81; 8) Chenango Forks at 9:25.15.
• 100 meter dash: 1) Zack Race (11) of Norwich at 11.01; 2) Dante Kimbrough (11) of Windsor at 11.42; 3) Eric Conant (10) of Norwich at 11.52; 4) Jordan Devereaux (12) of Solvay at 11.72; 5) Nyrese Harte-Gray (10) of Union-Endicott at 11.79; 6) Zachery Baer (11) of Chenango Valley at 11.87; 7) Jack Murphy (12) of Trumansburg at 12.09; 8) Nick Petrutoni (10) of Bainbridge-Guilford at 12.42.
• 110 meter hurdles: 1) Liam McDonnell (11) of Trumansburg at 16.80; 2) Collin Chidester (10) of Montrose at 16.81; 3) Ky’sawn Veale (12) of Norwich at 18.00; 4) Zach Adornato (10) of Windsor at 18.16; 5) Christopher Eames (11) of Horseheads at 18.20; 6) Matt Schneider (12) of Union Endicott at 18.29; 7) Matt Paske (9) of Chenango Forks at 18.33; 8) Cody Iverson (10) Montrose at 18.37.
• 1,600 meter run: 1) Zach Mead (12) of Montrose at 4:39.88; 2) Brandon Curley (11) Montrose at 4:41.45; 3) Owen Juan (10) of Horseheads at 4:47.12; 4) Robert Fox (11) of Johnson City at 4:55.01; 5) Connor Thorpe (10) of Horseheads at 5:01.41; 6) Nicholas VanFossen (9) of Union-Endicott at 5:10.47; 7) Noah Bufalini (9) of Norwich at 5:11.63; 8) Vincent DuVall (11) of Owego at 5:11.81.
• 400 meter dash: 1) Neil Casimir (12) of Johnson City at 52.05; 2) Antonio Daniels (12) of Binghamton at 52.61; 3) Sam Carter (11) of Johnson City at 54.21; 4) Daniel Kim (10) of Vestal at 54.54; 5) Dante Haynes (11) of Binghamton at 54.69; 6) Noah Bosket (12) of Horseheads at 54.92; 7) Aaron Davis (9) of Union-Endicott at 55.42; 8) Ben Avolio (10) of Unadilla Valley at 56.56.
• 400 meter hurdles: 1) Tim Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 1:00.82; 2) Collin Chidester (10) of Montrose at 1:02.87; 3) Than Garry (12) of Unadilla Valley at 1:03.46; 4) Luke DeHart (11) of Vestal at 1:03.65; 5) Liam McDonnell (11) of Trumansburg at 1:04.66; 6) Nick Walling (12) of Chenango Forks at 1:06.25; 7) Derek Carley (11) of Chenango Forks at 1:07.80; 8) Dylon Ewers (11) of Solvay at 1:07.95.
• 200 meter dash: 1) Zack Race (11) of Norwich at 22.51; 2) Sincere Williamson (12) of Binghamton at 23.11; 3) Jordan Devereaux (12) of Solvay at 23.87; 4) Emory Grove (12) of Horseheads at 24.26; 5) Darius Fulmer (12) of Elmira at 24.33; 6) Derek Sunderland (12) of Owego at 24.92; 7) Harley Mullins (12) of Montrose at 24.94; 8) Keegan Moore (11) of Trumansburg NF.
• 800 meter run: 1) Clayton Wolfe (12) of Owego at 1:59.78; 2) Gabe Gawronski (10) of Norwich at 2:08.06; 3) Max Orgeron (11) of Oneonta at 2:10.23; 4) Ryan Worobey (10) of Vestal at 2:14.76; 5) Lewis Race (10) of Owego at 2:16.09; 6) Jakob Getchell (10) of Windsor at 2:16.81; 7) Eric Bixby (10) of Montrose at 2:17.02; 8) Thomas Bovaird (11) of Horseheads at 2:17.55.
• 3,200 meter run: 1) Mubeen Zainul (10) of Horseheads at 10:35.02; 2) Nathan Bowers (10) of Owego at 10:37.52; 3) Devin Woodworth (10) of Horseheads at 10:46.40; 4) Nick Coy (9) of Montrose at 10:47.22; 5) Anmol Multani (10) of Elmira at 10:53.05; 6) Nicholas VanFossen (9) of Union-Endicott at 10:58.50; 7) Hayden Belanger (9) of Elmira at 10:58.94; 8) Max Brewer (10) of Montrose at 11:03.26.
• 1,600 meter relay: 1) Johnson City at 3:44.18; 2) Elmira at 3:45.69; 3) Owego at 3:47.35; Binghamton at 3:51.77; 5) Montrose at 3:53.59; 6) Horseheads at 3:56.09; 7) Union-Endicott at 3:59.45; 8) Susquehanna Valley at 3:59.61.
• Long Jump: 1) Egypt Page (12) of Binghamton at 19’08.00”; 2) Aaron Davis (9) of Union-Endicott at 19’07.75”; 3) Tim Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 19’06.50”; 4) Dylon Ewers (11) of Solvay at 19’04.50”; 5) Johannes Stromhaug (11) of Vestal at 19’04.00”; 6) Dante Kimbrough (11) of Windsor at 19’01.75”; 7) Josiah Lopez (10) of Trumansburg at 18’11.25”; 8) Dante VanNoy (11) of Horseheads at 18’08.00”.
• Triple Jump: 1) Egypt Page (12) of Binghamton at 43’03.75”; 2) Tim Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 40’02.00”; 3) Josiah Lopez (10) of Trumansburg at 39’03.25”; 4) Lamar Flood (11) of Solvay at 39’01.75”; 5) Collin Chidester (10) of Montrose at 38’11.75”; 6) Keegan Moore (11) of Trumansburg at 38’11.00”; 7) Alex Irving (12) of Chenango Valley at 38’06.00”; 8) Ky’sawn Veale (12) of Norwich at 36’06.50”.
• Shot Put: 1) Collin Karl (12) of Sidney at 49’06.50”; 2) Jacob Morrison (12) of Unatego at 45’11.25”; 3) Ryan Ehrets (12) of Chenango Forks at 44’03.50”; 4) Edward Rajner (11) of Sidney at 43’04.50”; 5) LeRoy Williams (11) of Oneonta at 43’03.75”; 6) Dan Fedor (11) of Elmira at 43’02.00”; 7) Tiernen Joseph (11) of Chenango Forks at 42’10.50”; 8) Aidan Gould (11) of Oneonta at 41’00.00”.
• High Jump: 1) Ese Amata (9) of Union-Endicott at 5’10.00”; 2) Andrew Mosher (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 5’10.00”; 3) T Jesse Johnson (11) of Horseheads at 5’10.00”; 4) T Colin Mondi (12) of Montrose at 5’10.00”; 5) Derek Sunderland (12) of Owego at 5’08.00”; 6) Jacob DePauw (12) of Oneonta at 5’06.00”; 7) Luke DeHart (11) of Vestal at 5’06.00”; 8) Nate Gardner (11) of Solvay at 5’06.00”.
• Pole Vault: 1) Johannes Stromhaug (11) of Vestal at 13’06.00”; 2) Nick John (12) of Ithaca at 13’00.00”; 3) Jack Murphy (12) of Trumansburg at 12’06.00”; 4) Dominic Mikula (11) of Trumansburg at 11’06.00”; 5) Brandon Evans (11) of Sidney at 11’06.00”; 6) Colin Mondi (12) of Montrose at 11’00.00”; 7) Kam Camberlain (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 11’00.00”; 8) Reed Wolfe-Wawrzynek (12) Ithaca at 10’00.00”.
Girls top-eight standings:
• Steeplechase: 1) Skylar Pierce (11) of Owego at 8:20.44; 2) Remy Farrell (12) of Seton Catholic at 8:22.85; 3) Molly Burdick (11) of Johnson City at 8:31.98; 4) Marissa Baugh (11) of Vestal at 9:06.71; 5) Sadie Dibbell (11) of Unadilla Valley at 9:21.00; 6) Kerynn Stonier (10) of Harpursville-Afton at 11:01.70; 7) Elizabeth Delaney (11) of Susquehanna Community at 11:22.51; 8) Hannah Day (12) of Susquehanna Community at 11:44.51.
• 400 meter relay: 1) Norwich at 52.28; 2) Elmira at 53.70; 3) Ithaca at 53.70; 4) Chenango Valley at 54.30; 5) Windsor at 54.70; 6) Oneonta at 56.20; 7) Horseheads at 56.70; 8) Owego at 57.00.
• 3,200 meter relay: 1) Elmira at 10:29.28; 2) Windsor at 10:57.36; 3) Oneonta at 11:16.22; 4) Owego at 11:27.83; 5) Horseheads at 11:31.91; 6) Vestal at 11:32.48; 7) Greene at 11:39.90; 8) Harpursville-Afton at 11:48.39.
• 100 meter hurdles: 1) Julie Nemcek (12) of Windsor at 17.01; 2) Jessica Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 17.69; 3) Audem Jackson (10) of Elmira at 17.75; 4) Mary Lynch (11) of Oneonta at 17.92; 5) Cameron Murray (12) of Horseheads at 18.13; 6) Mallorie Turner (10) of Chenango Valley at 18.13; 7) Kyleigh George (9) of Unadilla Valley at 19.14; 8) Jessica Champlin (12) of Sidney at 20.53.
• 100 meter dash: 1) Genevieve Cortese (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 13.50; 2) Emily Shattuck (11) of Norwich at 13.67; 3) Alisandra Torres (11) of Ithaca at 13.87; 4) Nikira Grant (11) of Oneonta at 13.89; 5) Mary Orji (10) of Union-Endicott at 14.01; 6) Olivia Kristek (11) of Windsor at 14.02; 7) Abigail Selfridge (10) of Bainbridge-Guilford at 14.03; Ava Pellor (12) of Elmira at NF.
• 1,500 meter run: 1) Mary Rommer (12) of Unatego at 5:06.74; 2) Maddie Nelan (10) of Elmira at 5:15.79; 3) Madison Klein (10) of Horseheads at 5:17.21; 4) Nicole Jeffrey (10) of Norwich at 5:26.63; 5) Kelsey Young (10) of Deposit-Hancock at 5:31.38; 6) Alissa French (9) of Horseheads at 5:40.32; 7) Martine Hitchcock (9) of Oneonta at 5:42.91; 8) Laura Jackson (11) of Owego at 5:45.73.
• 400 meter dash: 1) Ijeyikowoicho Onah (11) of Ithaca at 1:01.78; 2) Angelique Lapitan (11) of Horseheads at 1:03.38; 3) Agrienana Mathewson (10) of Elmira at 1:03.51; 4) Alyssa Walker (9) of Horseheads at 1:04.65; 5) Ava Lawrence (11) of Windsor at 1:05.22; 6) Naomi Post (10) of Johnson City at 1:06.10; 7) Matilda Knapp (11) of Harpursville-Afton at 1:06.11; 8) Mckenzie Rhone (10) of Susquehanna Community at 1:06.70.
• 400 meter hurdles: 1) Katie Gawronski (9) of Norwich at 1:14.09; 2) Kayla Knox (10) of Elmira at 1:14.60; 3) Molly Burdick (11) of Johnson City at 1:16.43; 4) Jessica Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 1:17.84; 5) Brianna Cadet (10) of Union-Endicott at 1:19.64; 6) Cameron Murray (12) of Horseheads at 1:20.21; 7) Sophie Hanna (11) of Horseheads at 1:21.40; 8) Kyra Crossett (10) of Solvay at 1:24.11.
• 200 meter dash: 1) Claudette Belgrave (11) of Elmira Express at 27.52; 2) Emily Xiao (10) of Vestal at 28.66; 3) Genevieve Cortese (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 28.90; 4) Chalice Guyette (9) of Montrose at 29.28; 5) Lucia Sibley (10) of Ithaca at 29.29; 6) Cheyna Canfield (10) of Johnson City at 29.32; 7) Scarlett Garcia (9) of Horseheads at 29.58; 8) Mckenzie Rhone (10) of Susquehanna Community at 29.63.
• 800 meter run: 1) Lizzie Ostrander (8) of Elmira at 2:28.94; 2) Katerina Salcedo (10) of Binghamton at 2:31.21; 3) Mary Rommer (12) of Unatego at 2:34.59; 4) Meghan Komendarek (12) of Norwich at 2:35.07; 5) Kate Labosky (11) of Vestal at 2:36.38; 6) Nicole Jeffrey (10) of Norwich at 2:38.66; 7) Alivia Ward (8) of Elmira at 2:38.97; 8) Hannah Cluck (9) of Johnson City at 2:40.88.
• 3,000 meter run: 1) Kaylee Stone (12) of Windsor at 10:43.94; 2) Hannah Perkins (9) of Montrose at 11:04.16; 3) Mackenzie Tubbs (12) of Elmira at 11:17.27; 4) Emily Pogson (11) of Binghamton at 11:46.68; 5) Olivia Steed (11) of Elmira at 11:49.22; 6) Caelin Baldridge-Heywo of Vestal at 12:11.58; 7) Remy Farrell (12) of Seton Catholic at 12:15.75; 8) Meredith Masker (8) of Horseheads at 12:30.76.
• 1,600 meter relay: 1) Elmira at 4:21.07; 2) Horseheads at 4:28.38; 3) Johnson City at 4:37.97; 4) Montrose at 4:43.75; 5) Oneonta at 4:44.27; 6) Solvay at 4:50.59; 7) Windsor at 4:56.44; 8) Susquehanna Valley at 4:57.65.
• Long Jump: 1) Ijeyikowoicho Onah (11) of Ithaca at 16’11.25”; 2) Grace Perna (12) of Binghamton at 15’09.00”; 3) Emilia French (12) of Oneonta at 15’07.00”; 4) Dominque Columbus (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 15’04.25”; 5) Mary Lynch (11) of Oneonta at 15’03.75”; 6) Anna Egli (12) of Sidney at 14’07.50”; 7) Adelle Harris (11) of Horseheads at 13’07.25”; 8) Ava Pellor (12) of Elmira at 13’04.00”.
• Triple Jump: 1) Grace Perna (12) of Binghamton at 33’07.50”; 2) Emilia French (12) of Oneonta at 33’01.75”; 3) Samantha van der Sommen of Oneonta at 31’02.75”; 4) Anna Egli (12) of Sidney at 30’11.50”; 5) Hezel Haehnel (12) of Unatego at 30’07.50”; 6) Audem Jackson (10) of Elmira at 29’09.75”; 7) Radvile Vaiciulyte (11) of Montrose at 29’06.50”; 8) Agrienana Mathewson (10) of Elmira at 29’05.25”.
• Shot Put: 1) Ashley Bosco (11) of Solvay at 36’07.00”; 2) Alexis Drake (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 32’11.00”; 3) Cassidy Wilcox (12) of Horseheads at 32’07.50”; 4) Kalena Yearwood (10) of Ithaca at 30’05.25”; 5) Addison Wolff (10) of Ithaca at 29’06.75”; 6) Alexa Slyman (11) of Vestal at 29’00.50”; 7) Kara Evans (12) of Norwich at 28’10.50”; 8) Mya Muse (12) of Vestal at 28’03.50”.
• High Jump: 1) Julia Oglesby (11) of Unadilla Valley at 4’10.00”; 2) Samantha van der Sommen of Oneonta at 4’10.00”; 3) Julie Nemcek (12) of Windsor at 4’08.00”; 4) Lynn Manchion (10) of Windsor at 4’08.00”; 5) T Allison Wagner (9) of Elmira at 4’08.00”; 6) T Radvile Vaiciulyte (11) of Montrose at 4’08.00”; 7) Megan Carden (9) of Vestal at 4’06.00”; 8) Laura Martin (9) of Vestal at 4’06.00”.
• Pole Vault: 1) Sarah Miller (10) of Vestal at 9’00.00”; 2) Ellie Olsen (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 8’00.00”; 3) Kendra Colwell (11) of Susquehanna Community at 7’00.00”; 4) Abby Miller (12) of Oneonta at 6’00.00”.
Full results from the 2017 NY/PA Invitational can be found on Milesplit.com.
Just like any other good April fool’s joke, the weather decided to wreak havoc on what everyone was hoping would be a sunny spring day, instead giving the athletes a dreary, wet and rainy day for all to enjoy.
That didn’t stop anyone from enjoying a solid day when it came to performances – as athletes from 27 different schools, five coming Chenango County – conquered the weather and kickstarted the season with some solid outings.
On the boys side of the invitational, Binghamton edged out Norwich by a mere two-point margin, at 52 team points for Binghamton. Norwich slid in at second – with 50 points as a team – defeating Montrose, who came in at third with 48 points.
On the girls side, Elmira stole the show dominating their competition with 86.5 team points. In a tight race for second, Oneonta edged out Susquehanna Valley as the Yellowjackets grabbed 51 team points to the Sabers 48.
Despite falling to Binghamton, Norwich saw some dominant performances to start the new season – specifically when talking about their sprinters.
“We had some awesome performances for such a cold day,” said Norwich head coach Shaun Horan.
It can officially be stated that Zack Race, a Junior at NHS, has tied the school record in the coveted 100 meter dash with his performance this past weekend. Impressively, Race won the 100m, 200m events on the day, grabbing times of 11.01 seconds and 22.51 seconds in the process, respectively.
“Zack Race’s 100m time of 11.01 FAT will be added as a tie to Jason Morris’ record in the 100m,” said coach Horan. “Jason ran 10.8 hand time, which is converted to 11.04 FAT. These times are way to close to say that only one should have the record.”
The Invitational was timed by the FAT computer system – the only official timing system in Track and Field – however, it should be pointed out that Race was unofficially clocked at 10.7 seconds by Coach Horan and Assistant Coach Phil Curley.
It is widely believed that due to human error in a hand timed races, that a sprint in the 100-200 meter range roughly would be .24 slower when using the Fully Automatic Time (FAT system) – which coach Horan has said justifies adding Race’s name to the school record board.
Following the commotion with Race winning the 100m, the Tornado speedster didn’t stop there, as he moved on to the 200m dash as well, where he promptly downed his longtime rival Sincere Williamson of Binghamton.
Race already holds the NHS school record in the event – when he ran a 22.36 last season – however, defeated Williamson in the finals of the event when he ran a solid 22.51 to Williamson’s 23.11.
“I’m just looking forward to keep it going,” said Race.
Norwich saw other standouts in the sprinting events as sophomore standout Eric Conant grabbed a personal best time in the 100m finals as well, placing third in the event with an 11.52 second race.
A Norwich newcomer to Track and Field, senior Ky’sawn Veale, moved his talents from the Basketball court to the track in 2017, as Veale sped to a solid third place finish in the 110m hurdles – running a 18.00 second time.
Norwich’s 4x100 meter relay team has welcomed Veale to the squad this season – as the relay now includes freshman David Berger, Eric Conant, Zack Race, and Ky’sawn Veale
Unfortunately, for the Tornado relay squad, they will be looking to improve on the time as the season progresses as Norwich was only able to grab a fourth place finish with their time of 46.76 seconds.
The middle distance events for the boys, saw sophomore Gabe Gawronski of Norwich snag a second place finish in the 400 meter event – when he ran a solid time of 2:08.06.
Moving to the middle distance hurdles, senior Than Garry of Unadilla Valley also enjoyed a fast start to his promising season, when he dashed his way to a third place finish in the finals of the event, running a 1:03.46.
The boys Steeplechase saw Harpursville-Afton find their way to the podium when junior Matt Johnson claimed a third place finish in the event with his time of 11:12.97.
Norwich’s distance relay – freshman Noah Bufalini, senior Michael Cardoza, Gabe Gawronski, and freshman Nick Loscavio – gave the fans a solid performance in the 3,200 meter relay when they rallied for a third place in the event.
Full team results: Binghamton 52; Norwich 50; Montrose 48; Horseheads 47; Owego Free Academy 47; Vestal 38; Trumansburg 37; Susquehanna Valley 32; Johnson City 30; Union-Endicott 29; Windsor 20; Solvay 18; Sidney 16; Elmira 15; Oneonta 11; Ithaca 8; Unatego 8; Chenango Forks 7; Harpursville-Afton 6; Unadilla Valley 6; Chenango Valley 2; Greene 0; Seton Catholic Central 0; Deposit-Hancock 0; Susquehanna 0; Bainbridge-Guilford 0; Susquehanna Community 0.
On the girls side, Norwich and UV once again dominated the top-spots for Chenango County teams.
Freshman 400m hurdler, Katie Gawronksi of Norwich truly put on a show for all who witnessed the young star run, as she kicked for a first place finish to start her season. Gawronski won the event with a time of 1:14.09, besting sophomore Kayla Knox of Elmira who ran a 1:14.60, and junior Molly Burdick of Johnson City, who ran a 1:16.43.
Norwich junior Emily Shattuck, sped her way down the track in the 100 meter dash, where she earned a second place finish in the event with her time of 13.67 seconds. Shattuck was edged out for the win by junior Genevieve Cortese of Susquehanna Valley (13.50 seconds), however, pushed for the win over junior Alisandra Torres of Ithaca (13.87).
Impressively, Norwich’s 4x100 relay on the girls side pulled out a first place finish at the Invitational when they defeated Elmira by a close margin in the finals. The Tornado girls flew to the win with a time of 52.28, beating Elmira for the top spot (53.70).
Unadilla Valley would enjoy some solid results in the field events when junior Julia Oglesby earned the win – despite the tie at height – over Samantha van der Sommen of Oneonta. Both high jumpers would effectively clear the height of 4’10”, while Oglesby was declared the winner.
Full team results: Elmira 86.5; Oneonta 51; Susquehanna Valley 48; Windsor 43; Ithaca 40; Horseheads 38; Norwich 37; Binghamton 30; Vestal 27; Johnson City 20; Unatego 18; Montrose 17.5; Owego 14; Unadilla Valley 12; Solvay 11; Seton Catholic Central 8; Susquehanna Valley 6; Chenango Valley 5; Sidney 5; Union-Endicott 4; Deposit Hancock 2; Harpursville-Afton 2; Susquehanna Community 0; Bainbridge-Guilford 0; Chenango Forks 0; Trumansburg 0; Greene 0.
Next up for Chenango County Track and Field, Norwich is scheduled for a home meet against Chenango Forks on Tuesday, April 4, at 4:15 p.m.; Bainbridge-Guilford is scheduled for a home meet against Harpursville-Afton and Oxford on Wednesday, April 5, at 4:15 p.m.; and Greene and Unadilla Valley are scheduled for an away meet at Delhi on Wednesday, April 5, at 4:15 p.m.
Boys top-eight standings:
• Steeplechase: 1) Luke DeHart (11) of Vestal 10:48.95; 2) Cameron Szabo (10) of Owego at 11:02.63; 3) Matt Johnson (11) of Harpursville-Afton at 11:12.97; 4) Ryan Worobey (10) of Vestal at 11:19.72; 5) Caleb Mallery (11) of Union Endicott at 11:24.06; 6) Jon Miller (12) of Oneonta at 11:36.39; 7) Andrew Stanton (12) of Oneonta at 11:48.39; 8) Noah Roefs (12) of Harpursville-Afton at 12:26.65.
• 400 meter relay: 1) Binghamton at 46.18; 2) Trumansburg at 46.46; 3) Windsor at 46.65; 4) Norwich at 46.76; 5) Horseheads at 47.83; 6) Chenango Valley at 48.77; 7) Owego at 49.24; 8) Ithaca at 49.39.
• 3,200 meter relay: 1) Owego at 8:41.36; 2) Horseheads at 8:42.45; 3) Norwich at 8:57.87; 4) Union-Endicott at 9:11.64; 5) Elmira at 9:12.55; 6) Oneonta at 9:13.12; 7) Windsor at 9:24.81; 8) Chenango Forks at 9:25.15.
• 100 meter dash: 1) Zack Race (11) of Norwich at 11.01; 2) Dante Kimbrough (11) of Windsor at 11.42; 3) Eric Conant (10) of Norwich at 11.52; 4) Jordan Devereaux (12) of Solvay at 11.72; 5) Nyrese Harte-Gray (10) of Union-Endicott at 11.79; 6) Zachery Baer (11) of Chenango Valley at 11.87; 7) Jack Murphy (12) of Trumansburg at 12.09; 8) Nick Petrutoni (10) of Bainbridge-Guilford at 12.42.
• 110 meter hurdles: 1) Liam McDonnell (11) of Trumansburg at 16.80; 2) Collin Chidester (10) of Montrose at 16.81; 3) Ky’sawn Veale (12) of Norwich at 18.00; 4) Zach Adornato (10) of Windsor at 18.16; 5) Christopher Eames (11) of Horseheads at 18.20; 6) Matt Schneider (12) of Union Endicott at 18.29; 7) Matt Paske (9) of Chenango Forks at 18.33; 8) Cody Iverson (10) Montrose at 18.37.
• 1,600 meter run: 1) Zach Mead (12) of Montrose at 4:39.88; 2) Brandon Curley (11) Montrose at 4:41.45; 3) Owen Juan (10) of Horseheads at 4:47.12; 4) Robert Fox (11) of Johnson City at 4:55.01; 5) Connor Thorpe (10) of Horseheads at 5:01.41; 6) Nicholas VanFossen (9) of Union-Endicott at 5:10.47; 7) Noah Bufalini (9) of Norwich at 5:11.63; 8) Vincent DuVall (11) of Owego at 5:11.81.
• 400 meter dash: 1) Neil Casimir (12) of Johnson City at 52.05; 2) Antonio Daniels (12) of Binghamton at 52.61; 3) Sam Carter (11) of Johnson City at 54.21; 4) Daniel Kim (10) of Vestal at 54.54; 5) Dante Haynes (11) of Binghamton at 54.69; 6) Noah Bosket (12) of Horseheads at 54.92; 7) Aaron Davis (9) of Union-Endicott at 55.42; 8) Ben Avolio (10) of Unadilla Valley at 56.56.
• 400 meter hurdles: 1) Tim Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 1:00.82; 2) Collin Chidester (10) of Montrose at 1:02.87; 3) Than Garry (12) of Unadilla Valley at 1:03.46; 4) Luke DeHart (11) of Vestal at 1:03.65; 5) Liam McDonnell (11) of Trumansburg at 1:04.66; 6) Nick Walling (12) of Chenango Forks at 1:06.25; 7) Derek Carley (11) of Chenango Forks at 1:07.80; 8) Dylon Ewers (11) of Solvay at 1:07.95.
• 200 meter dash: 1) Zack Race (11) of Norwich at 22.51; 2) Sincere Williamson (12) of Binghamton at 23.11; 3) Jordan Devereaux (12) of Solvay at 23.87; 4) Emory Grove (12) of Horseheads at 24.26; 5) Darius Fulmer (12) of Elmira at 24.33; 6) Derek Sunderland (12) of Owego at 24.92; 7) Harley Mullins (12) of Montrose at 24.94; 8) Keegan Moore (11) of Trumansburg NF.
• 800 meter run: 1) Clayton Wolfe (12) of Owego at 1:59.78; 2) Gabe Gawronski (10) of Norwich at 2:08.06; 3) Max Orgeron (11) of Oneonta at 2:10.23; 4) Ryan Worobey (10) of Vestal at 2:14.76; 5) Lewis Race (10) of Owego at 2:16.09; 6) Jakob Getchell (10) of Windsor at 2:16.81; 7) Eric Bixby (10) of Montrose at 2:17.02; 8) Thomas Bovaird (11) of Horseheads at 2:17.55.
• 3,200 meter run: 1) Mubeen Zainul (10) of Horseheads at 10:35.02; 2) Nathan Bowers (10) of Owego at 10:37.52; 3) Devin Woodworth (10) of Horseheads at 10:46.40; 4) Nick Coy (9) of Montrose at 10:47.22; 5) Anmol Multani (10) of Elmira at 10:53.05; 6) Nicholas VanFossen (9) of Union-Endicott at 10:58.50; 7) Hayden Belanger (9) of Elmira at 10:58.94; 8) Max Brewer (10) of Montrose at 11:03.26.
• 1,600 meter relay: 1) Johnson City at 3:44.18; 2) Elmira at 3:45.69; 3) Owego at 3:47.35; Binghamton at 3:51.77; 5) Montrose at 3:53.59; 6) Horseheads at 3:56.09; 7) Union-Endicott at 3:59.45; 8) Susquehanna Valley at 3:59.61.
• Long Jump: 1) Egypt Page (12) of Binghamton at 19’08.00”; 2) Aaron Davis (9) of Union-Endicott at 19’07.75”; 3) Tim Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 19’06.50”; 4) Dylon Ewers (11) of Solvay at 19’04.50”; 5) Johannes Stromhaug (11) of Vestal at 19’04.00”; 6) Dante Kimbrough (11) of Windsor at 19’01.75”; 7) Josiah Lopez (10) of Trumansburg at 18’11.25”; 8) Dante VanNoy (11) of Horseheads at 18’08.00”.
• Triple Jump: 1) Egypt Page (12) of Binghamton at 43’03.75”; 2) Tim Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 40’02.00”; 3) Josiah Lopez (10) of Trumansburg at 39’03.25”; 4) Lamar Flood (11) of Solvay at 39’01.75”; 5) Collin Chidester (10) of Montrose at 38’11.75”; 6) Keegan Moore (11) of Trumansburg at 38’11.00”; 7) Alex Irving (12) of Chenango Valley at 38’06.00”; 8) Ky’sawn Veale (12) of Norwich at 36’06.50”.
• Shot Put: 1) Collin Karl (12) of Sidney at 49’06.50”; 2) Jacob Morrison (12) of Unatego at 45’11.25”; 3) Ryan Ehrets (12) of Chenango Forks at 44’03.50”; 4) Edward Rajner (11) of Sidney at 43’04.50”; 5) LeRoy Williams (11) of Oneonta at 43’03.75”; 6) Dan Fedor (11) of Elmira at 43’02.00”; 7) Tiernen Joseph (11) of Chenango Forks at 42’10.50”; 8) Aidan Gould (11) of Oneonta at 41’00.00”.
• High Jump: 1) Ese Amata (9) of Union-Endicott at 5’10.00”; 2) Andrew Mosher (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 5’10.00”; 3) T Jesse Johnson (11) of Horseheads at 5’10.00”; 4) T Colin Mondi (12) of Montrose at 5’10.00”; 5) Derek Sunderland (12) of Owego at 5’08.00”; 6) Jacob DePauw (12) of Oneonta at 5’06.00”; 7) Luke DeHart (11) of Vestal at 5’06.00”; 8) Nate Gardner (11) of Solvay at 5’06.00”.
• Pole Vault: 1) Johannes Stromhaug (11) of Vestal at 13’06.00”; 2) Nick John (12) of Ithaca at 13’00.00”; 3) Jack Murphy (12) of Trumansburg at 12’06.00”; 4) Dominic Mikula (11) of Trumansburg at 11’06.00”; 5) Brandon Evans (11) of Sidney at 11’06.00”; 6) Colin Mondi (12) of Montrose at 11’00.00”; 7) Kam Camberlain (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 11’00.00”; 8) Reed Wolfe-Wawrzynek (12) Ithaca at 10’00.00”.
Girls top-eight standings:
• Steeplechase: 1) Skylar Pierce (11) of Owego at 8:20.44; 2) Remy Farrell (12) of Seton Catholic at 8:22.85; 3) Molly Burdick (11) of Johnson City at 8:31.98; 4) Marissa Baugh (11) of Vestal at 9:06.71; 5) Sadie Dibbell (11) of Unadilla Valley at 9:21.00; 6) Kerynn Stonier (10) of Harpursville-Afton at 11:01.70; 7) Elizabeth Delaney (11) of Susquehanna Community at 11:22.51; 8) Hannah Day (12) of Susquehanna Community at 11:44.51.
• 400 meter relay: 1) Norwich at 52.28; 2) Elmira at 53.70; 3) Ithaca at 53.70; 4) Chenango Valley at 54.30; 5) Windsor at 54.70; 6) Oneonta at 56.20; 7) Horseheads at 56.70; 8) Owego at 57.00.
• 3,200 meter relay: 1) Elmira at 10:29.28; 2) Windsor at 10:57.36; 3) Oneonta at 11:16.22; 4) Owego at 11:27.83; 5) Horseheads at 11:31.91; 6) Vestal at 11:32.48; 7) Greene at 11:39.90; 8) Harpursville-Afton at 11:48.39.
• 100 meter hurdles: 1) Julie Nemcek (12) of Windsor at 17.01; 2) Jessica Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 17.69; 3) Audem Jackson (10) of Elmira at 17.75; 4) Mary Lynch (11) of Oneonta at 17.92; 5) Cameron Murray (12) of Horseheads at 18.13; 6) Mallorie Turner (10) of Chenango Valley at 18.13; 7) Kyleigh George (9) of Unadilla Valley at 19.14; 8) Jessica Champlin (12) of Sidney at 20.53.
• 100 meter dash: 1) Genevieve Cortese (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 13.50; 2) Emily Shattuck (11) of Norwich at 13.67; 3) Alisandra Torres (11) of Ithaca at 13.87; 4) Nikira Grant (11) of Oneonta at 13.89; 5) Mary Orji (10) of Union-Endicott at 14.01; 6) Olivia Kristek (11) of Windsor at 14.02; 7) Abigail Selfridge (10) of Bainbridge-Guilford at 14.03; Ava Pellor (12) of Elmira at NF.
• 1,500 meter run: 1) Mary Rommer (12) of Unatego at 5:06.74; 2) Maddie Nelan (10) of Elmira at 5:15.79; 3) Madison Klein (10) of Horseheads at 5:17.21; 4) Nicole Jeffrey (10) of Norwich at 5:26.63; 5) Kelsey Young (10) of Deposit-Hancock at 5:31.38; 6) Alissa French (9) of Horseheads at 5:40.32; 7) Martine Hitchcock (9) of Oneonta at 5:42.91; 8) Laura Jackson (11) of Owego at 5:45.73.
• 400 meter dash: 1) Ijeyikowoicho Onah (11) of Ithaca at 1:01.78; 2) Angelique Lapitan (11) of Horseheads at 1:03.38; 3) Agrienana Mathewson (10) of Elmira at 1:03.51; 4) Alyssa Walker (9) of Horseheads at 1:04.65; 5) Ava Lawrence (11) of Windsor at 1:05.22; 6) Naomi Post (10) of Johnson City at 1:06.10; 7) Matilda Knapp (11) of Harpursville-Afton at 1:06.11; 8) Mckenzie Rhone (10) of Susquehanna Community at 1:06.70.
• 400 meter hurdles: 1) Katie Gawronski (9) of Norwich at 1:14.09; 2) Kayla Knox (10) of Elmira at 1:14.60; 3) Molly Burdick (11) of Johnson City at 1:16.43; 4) Jessica Hawley (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 1:17.84; 5) Brianna Cadet (10) of Union-Endicott at 1:19.64; 6) Cameron Murray (12) of Horseheads at 1:20.21; 7) Sophie Hanna (11) of Horseheads at 1:21.40; 8) Kyra Crossett (10) of Solvay at 1:24.11.
• 200 meter dash: 1) Claudette Belgrave (11) of Elmira Express at 27.52; 2) Emily Xiao (10) of Vestal at 28.66; 3) Genevieve Cortese (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 28.90; 4) Chalice Guyette (9) of Montrose at 29.28; 5) Lucia Sibley (10) of Ithaca at 29.29; 6) Cheyna Canfield (10) of Johnson City at 29.32; 7) Scarlett Garcia (9) of Horseheads at 29.58; 8) Mckenzie Rhone (10) of Susquehanna Community at 29.63.
• 800 meter run: 1) Lizzie Ostrander (8) of Elmira at 2:28.94; 2) Katerina Salcedo (10) of Binghamton at 2:31.21; 3) Mary Rommer (12) of Unatego at 2:34.59; 4) Meghan Komendarek (12) of Norwich at 2:35.07; 5) Kate Labosky (11) of Vestal at 2:36.38; 6) Nicole Jeffrey (10) of Norwich at 2:38.66; 7) Alivia Ward (8) of Elmira at 2:38.97; 8) Hannah Cluck (9) of Johnson City at 2:40.88.
• 3,000 meter run: 1) Kaylee Stone (12) of Windsor at 10:43.94; 2) Hannah Perkins (9) of Montrose at 11:04.16; 3) Mackenzie Tubbs (12) of Elmira at 11:17.27; 4) Emily Pogson (11) of Binghamton at 11:46.68; 5) Olivia Steed (11) of Elmira at 11:49.22; 6) Caelin Baldridge-Heywo of Vestal at 12:11.58; 7) Remy Farrell (12) of Seton Catholic at 12:15.75; 8) Meredith Masker (8) of Horseheads at 12:30.76.
• 1,600 meter relay: 1) Elmira at 4:21.07; 2) Horseheads at 4:28.38; 3) Johnson City at 4:37.97; 4) Montrose at 4:43.75; 5) Oneonta at 4:44.27; 6) Solvay at 4:50.59; 7) Windsor at 4:56.44; 8) Susquehanna Valley at 4:57.65.
• Long Jump: 1) Ijeyikowoicho Onah (11) of Ithaca at 16’11.25”; 2) Grace Perna (12) of Binghamton at 15’09.00”; 3) Emilia French (12) of Oneonta at 15’07.00”; 4) Dominque Columbus (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 15’04.25”; 5) Mary Lynch (11) of Oneonta at 15’03.75”; 6) Anna Egli (12) of Sidney at 14’07.50”; 7) Adelle Harris (11) of Horseheads at 13’07.25”; 8) Ava Pellor (12) of Elmira at 13’04.00”.
• Triple Jump: 1) Grace Perna (12) of Binghamton at 33’07.50”; 2) Emilia French (12) of Oneonta at 33’01.75”; 3) Samantha van der Sommen of Oneonta at 31’02.75”; 4) Anna Egli (12) of Sidney at 30’11.50”; 5) Hezel Haehnel (12) of Unatego at 30’07.50”; 6) Audem Jackson (10) of Elmira at 29’09.75”; 7) Radvile Vaiciulyte (11) of Montrose at 29’06.50”; 8) Agrienana Mathewson (10) of Elmira at 29’05.25”.
• Shot Put: 1) Ashley Bosco (11) of Solvay at 36’07.00”; 2) Alexis Drake (11) of Susquehanna Valley at 32’11.00”; 3) Cassidy Wilcox (12) of Horseheads at 32’07.50”; 4) Kalena Yearwood (10) of Ithaca at 30’05.25”; 5) Addison Wolff (10) of Ithaca at 29’06.75”; 6) Alexa Slyman (11) of Vestal at 29’00.50”; 7) Kara Evans (12) of Norwich at 28’10.50”; 8) Mya Muse (12) of Vestal at 28’03.50”.
• High Jump: 1) Julia Oglesby (11) of Unadilla Valley at 4’10.00”; 2) Samantha van der Sommen of Oneonta at 4’10.00”; 3) Julie Nemcek (12) of Windsor at 4’08.00”; 4) Lynn Manchion (10) of Windsor at 4’08.00”; 5) T Allison Wagner (9) of Elmira at 4’08.00”; 6) T Radvile Vaiciulyte (11) of Montrose at 4’08.00”; 7) Megan Carden (9) of Vestal at 4’06.00”; 8) Laura Martin (9) of Vestal at 4’06.00”.
• Pole Vault: 1) Sarah Miller (10) of Vestal at 9’00.00”; 2) Ellie Olsen (12) of Susquehanna Valley at 8’00.00”; 3) Kendra Colwell (11) of Susquehanna Community at 7’00.00”; 4) Abby Miller (12) of Oneonta at 6’00.00”.
Full results from the 2017 NY/PA Invitational can be found on Milesplit.com.
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