Blue Devil Girls Sprint Past Deer Park
Sunny skies brought out the best in the Huntington High School girls’ track and field team as the Blue Devils sprinted past Deer Park, 103-47.
Huntington is 3-0 and improving by the day. “There are still a few things to work on, but as the weather heats up so will the competition and we are looking forward to that,” said Shawn Anderson, the Blue Devils head coach. “Our next three leagues meets will be tougher with West Islip this Thursday, West Babylon next week and Eastport-South Manor in the first week of May.”
Highlights for Huntington in the meet against Deer Park include:
• Shot put: Betty Huitt returned to the field for the first time this season and took second overall with a toss of 30’11, well off her personal best. Nina Cartwright notched a season best of 29’8.5 to capture third place. Nephar Durand (28’3), Jolena Smith (27’11), and Katherine DeGennaro (24’10.5) also threw personal bests.
• Discus: Cartwright took the top spot with a spin of 83’3. Huitt finished second with a throw that measured 70’10. Alishia Glace had a personal best in the event by notching a distance of 65’9.5.
• High jump: The high jumpers performed very well, taking the top 4 spots. Lexi Mills (4’8), Anna Gulizio (4’6), Nicole Muszynski (4’6) and Katie Seccafico (4’4) finishing 1-4, notching personal or season bests.
• Triple jump: “Wind and the runway can sometimes affect the steps and hitting the board consistently,” Anderson said. “This was the case for our triple jumpers. With that said, we managed to go second and third.” Gulizio (32’11.75) hit a season best while Rebecca Caballero leaped 31’1 for third. Also realizing bests were Seccafico (28’8) and Lianna DeChiaro (27’10.5).
• Long jump: Caballero hit a personal best of 16’3.5 for second overall. Marina Ruzic inched closer to her personal best with a leap of 16-feet for third place. Smith also realized a personal best with a jump of 14’1.
• 100m hurdles: Cabellero, who competed in four different events, ran a best to take first in 17.6 seconds. Mardnie Mentor had a stellar race, finishing third in a personal best time of 18.3.
• 1500m run: Huntington finished 1-4 behind Nicole Abbondandelo (5:30), Alexis Pastorelli (5:31), Louise Koepele (5:31) and Niamh Condon (5:35).
• 400m dash: Alexandra Koumas won in a season best time of 61.1 seconds. Ruzic ran 64.4 for third. Lindsay Saginaw also ran a best time of 71.7.
• 100m dash: Cabellaro (13.3 seconds) and Latoya Shand (13.4) took second and third, respectively.
• 1500m race walk: Erika Varady and Keily Rivas took the top two spots with times of 8:30 and 8:34, respectively.
• 800m run: Pastorelli won in a time of 2:35 with Ruzic taking third in 2:39.
• 200m dash: Shand took second in 27.5 seconds and Gulizio was third in 28.4.
• 400m hurdles: Huntington took the top three spots with Koumas (73.1 seconds), Saginaw (83.7) and Hadley Clayton (84.2) leading the way.
• 3000m run: Abbondandelo and Koepele shared the lead and the work to battle the wind, crossing the finish line in 12:19 for the top two spots.
• 4x800 relay: The team of Condon, Clayton, Koepele and Sophie Dellecave finished first in a time of 11:07.