Dukes second at MHAL track championship

By Mike Zummo
Posted 5/25/22

The Marlboro Iron Dukes were in second place, two points behind the FDR Presidents when Saturday’s Mid Hudson Athletic League track and field championship meet was cut short due to excessive …

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Dukes second at MHAL track championship

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The Marlboro Iron Dukes were in second place, two points behind the FDR Presidents when Saturday’s Mid Hudson Athletic League track and field championship meet was cut short due to excessive heat.

All events were completed with the exception of two pentathlon events for both the boys and the girls. It was unclear as of press time whether the pentathlon events will be completed.

As it stood on Saturday afternoon, the Presidents led the meet with 131 points with the Iron Dukes trailing with 129.

After three pentathlon events Marlboro’s Mark Pesano was in third place, eight points behind FDR’s Will Krumm. FDR’s Anthony Diaz was leading Pesano by 42 points.

The Highland Huskies were in 10th place.

Domenic Valentino led the Iron Dukes when he won the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10:22.92. He also was third in the 1,600 meters in 4:52.70.

Colin Robertson had a big day succeeding both on the track and in the field.

He won the pole vault, reaching 11-3 and was second in the 100-meter dash in 11.27 and second in the 200-meter dash in 22.93. Sam Lofaro was sixth in the 100 with a time of 11.72 and Chinedu Okasi was fifth in the 200 in 23.27.

Drew Heimink won the long jump, reaching 21-5.5 with Dylan Gunsett finishing seventh with a jump of 19-3. He also took second in the pole vault, reaching 11-0.

Trace Napoli won the boys’ shot put and was second in the discus throw, as the Iron Dukes were successful in both throwing events. Jose Iraola-Ceely was sixth in 107-11 and Doug Benfer was eighth in 104-11.

The 400-meter relay team of Robertson, Lofaro, Matt Drake and Chinedu Okasi were victorious with a time of 44.11. The 3,200-meter relay team of Alexis Camacho, Alex McAteer, Luca Benanti and Dante Valentino was fifth in 10:15.28. The 1,600-meter relay team of Dan Maher, Lofaro, Domenic Valentino and Gunsett was sixth in 3:51.38.

He reached 43-3.25 in the shot put and Benfer was third, reaching 41-0. Iraola-Ceely was fourth with a throw of 40-11.00

Chinedu Okasi was second in the triple jump, reaching 40-5.5.

Gunsett was eighth in the 400-yard dash in 53.52.
Robert Jackson was eighth in the boys’ 3,000 steeplechase in 12:34.36.

Highland’s Matthew Petty won the triple jump, reaching 41-4.5 and was second in the long jump, reaching 20-6.75.

The Huskies’ 400-meter relay team of Ryan Pikul, Joshua Kole Bishop, Petty and Jeaton Williams was sixth in 48.15.

Daiven Leath was seventh in the high jump, clearing 5-4.

Girls
Juliana Juras won both the shot put and the discus to lead the Marlboro girls’ team, which was in seventh place when the meet was stopped. Highland was in 13th.

Juras won the shot put, reaching 31-11.25 and the discus with a throw of 107-5. Victoria Maher was third in the discus in 102-10.

Juras and Napoli were both named Outstanding Throwers of the Meet.

Elizabeth Elizondo was seventh in the 100-meter dash in 13.57 and eighth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.05.

Emma Elizondo was eighth in the 1,500-meter run in 5:58.09.

Victoria Maher was eighth in the high jump, reaching 4-4.

The 400-meter relay team of Elizabeth Elizondo, Fallon Grace, Alivia Menser and Stephanie Petrie was fifth in 55.46 and the 1,600-meter team of Petrie, Grace, Khalia Moore and Emma Elizondo was sixth in 5:09.90.

Highland’s Margaret Petty was third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.23 and seventh in the long jump reaching 14-10.5

Mollie Lass was seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:27.00.

Erica Angelillo was eighth in the 3,000-meter run in 13:09.89.

The 400-meter relay team of Mia Clarke, Morgan Dunn, Julianna Hernandez and Petty was seventh in 58.39.

Boys
Team results (incomplete, missing pentathlon) - 1. FDR - 131; 2. Marlboro - 129; 3. New Paltz - 109; 4. Rondout Valley - 98; 5. Wallkill - 45; Ellenville - 39; 7. Red Hook - 33; 8. Rhinebeck - 28; 9. Millbrook - 27; 10. Highland - 23; 11. Onteora - 14; 12. Mount Academy - 8; 13. Saugerties - 7; 14. Spackenkill - 6; 15. Pine Plains - 2.
Pentathlon (after 3 events): 1. Anthony Diaz (FDR) - 1,282; 3. Mark Pesano (Marlboro) - 1,240; 7. Tyler Moulds (Marlboro) - 962; 11. Devin Dirago (Marlboro) - 752.
Pentathlon 110-meter hurdles: 1. Will Krumm (FDR) - 18.45; 4. Mark Pesano (Marlboro) - 19.60; 5. Tyler Moulds (Marlboro) - 20.17; 13. Devin Dirago (Marlboro) - 28.64.
Pentathlon high jump: Incomplete

Pentathlon shot put: 1. Anthony Diaz (FDR) - 11.38; 3. Mark Pesano (Marlboro) - 9.30; 6. Devin Dirago (Marlboro) - 8.39.
Pentathlon long jump: 1. Noah Tarkos (FDR) - 5.34; 3. Mark Pesano (Marlboro) - 5.17; 6. Devin Dirago (Marlboro) - 4.75; 10. Tyler Moulds (Marlboro) - 4.19.
Pentathlon 1,500-meter run: Incomplete
3,200-meter run: 1. Domenic Valentino (Marlboro) - 10:22.92.
400-meter dash: 1. Alexander Peyser (NP) - 51.39; 8. Dylan Gunsett (Marlboro) - 53.52; 9. Ryan Pikul (Highland) - 54.06; 13. Connor Fauci (Highland) - 55.86; 17. Jamie Manning (Highland) - 57.03; 20. Nnadozie Okasi (Marlboro) - 58.55.
800-meter run: 1. Jacob Kosilla (FDR) - 1:58.47; 12. Basil Metz (Highland) - 2:17.83; 16. Benedicto Sandoval (Marlboro) - 2:27.40; 19. Jeremy Charleston (Marlboro) - 2:34.96.
100-meter dash: 1. Cameron Sands (RV) - 10.77; 2. Colin Robertson (Marlboro) - 11.27; 6. Sam Lofaro (Marlboro) - 11.72; 9. Dan Maher (Marlboro) - 11.91; 20. Jedd Sidamon (Highland) - 12.34.
110-meter hurdles: 1. Alexander Peyser (NP) - 15.43; 9. Daiven Leath (Highland) - 19.73; 13. Connor Baxter (Marlboro) - 21.01.
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Stefan Hummel (FDR) - 11:19.02; 8. Robert Jackson (Marlboro) - 12:34.36.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Alexander Peyser (NP) - 58.18; 9. Antonio Hickman (Marlboro) - 1:06.87; 13. Connor Baxter (Marlboro) - 1:11.62.
1,600-meter run: 1. Jacob Kosilla (FDR) - 4:47.54; 3. Domenic Valentino (Marlboro) - 4:52.70.
200-meter dash: 1. Cameron Sands (RV) - 21.70; 2. Colin Robertson (Marlboro) - 22.93; 5. Chinedu Okasi (Marlboro) - 23.27; 9. Drew Heimink (Marlboro) - 24.18; 14. Connor Fauci (Highland) - 24.73; 17. Joshua Kole Bishop (Highland) - 25.04; 23. Jedd Sidamon (Highland) - 26.19.
3,200-meter relay: 1. FDR (Kalegnon Dogba, Mason Enkler, Stefan Hummel, Jacob Kosilla) - 8:56.81; 5. Marlboro (Alexis Camacho, Alex McAteer, Luca Benanti, Dante Valentino) - 10:15.28.
400-meter relay: 1. Marlboro (Colin Robertson, Sam Lofaro, Matt Drake, Chinedu Okasi) - 44.11; 6. Highland (Ryan Pikul, Joshua Kole Bishop, Matthew Petty, Jeaton Williams) - 48.15.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Rhinebeck (Bodhi Binetti, Davin Greene, Parker Ruger, Adian Prezzano) - 3:33.79; 5. Wallkill (Josh Craypo, Jake Craypo, Reynaldo Robinson, Luke Diemoz) - 3:50.04; 6. Marlboro (Dan Maher, Sam Lofaro, Domenic Valentino, Dylan Gunsett) - 3:51.38.
Triple jump: 1. Matthew Petty (Highland) - 41-4.5; 2. Chinedu Okasi (Marlboro) - 40-5.5; 10. Miles Brooks (Marlboro) - 36-8.
Long jump: 1. Drew Heimink (Marlboro) - 21.5.5; 2. Matthew Petty (Highland) - 20-6.75; 7. Dylan Gunsett (Marlboro) - 19-3; 10. Sam Lofaro (Marlboro) - 18-7; 14. Daiven Leath (Highland) - 17-2.5.
High jump: 1. Dior Williams (RV) - 5-0; 7. Daiven Leath (Highland) - 5-4; 9. Dylan Gunsett (Marlboro) - 5-2; 11. Antonio Hickman (Marlboro) - 5-2; 15. Ved Patel (Highland) - 4-6.
Pole vault: 1. Colin Robertson (Marlboro) - 11-3; 2. Drew Heimink (Marlboro) - 11-0.
Shot put: 1. Trace Napoli (Marlboro) - 43-3.25; 3. Doug Benfer (Marlboro) - 41-0; 4. Jose Iraola-Ceely (Marlboro) - 40-11.
Discus: 1. Aidan Ifkovits (NP) - 137-3; 2. Trace Napoli (Marlboro) - 113; 6. Jose Iraola-Ceely (Marlboro) - 107-11; 8. Doug Benfer (Marlboro) - 104-11; 14. Salvador Lopez (Highland) - 93-9.


Girls
Team results (incomplete, missing pentathlon): 1. Rondout Valley - 148; 2. New Paltz - 138; 3. FDR - 94; 4. Wallkill - 51; 5. Ellenville, Onteora - 49; 7. Marlboro - 38; 8. Red Hook - 31; 9. Spackenkill - 30; 10. Saugerties - 18; 11. Pine Plains, Rhinebeck - 17; 13. Highland - 13; 14. Webutuck - 5.
Pentathlon (after 3 events): 1. Autumn Prezzano (PP) - 1,270.

Pentathlon 100-meter hurdles: 1. Autumn Prezzano (PP) - 17.84.
Pentathlon high jump: incomplete
Pentathlon shot put: 1. Autumn Prezzano (PP) - 8.65.
Pentathlon long jump: 1. Angelina Turner (RV) - 4.40.
Pentathlon 800-meter run: incomplete
3,000-meter run: 1. Andie Psilopoulos (Wallkill) - 12:02.47; 8. Erica Angelillo (Highland) - 13:09.89.
400-meter dash: 1. Amelia Benjamin (Ellenville) - 1:01.66; 12. Mollie Lass (Highland) - 1:07.22; 17. Stephanie Petrie (Marlboro) - 1:08.84; 19. Fallon Grace (Marlboro) - 1:10.22; 20. Morgan Dunn (Highland) - 1:11.36.
800-meter run: 1. Clara Samko (RV) - 2:35.68; 15. Emma Elizondo (Marlboro) - 2:56.78; 18. Alice Dong (Highland) - 3:16.06; 19. Erin Smith (Highland) - 3:23.15.
100-meter dash: 1. Jacqueline Kennedy (RV) - 12.45; 3. Margaret Petty (Highland) - 13.23; 7. Elizabeth Elizondo (Marlboro) - 13.57; 18. Julianna Hernandez (Highland) - 14.17; 26. Alivia Menser (Marlboro) - 14.47.
100-meter hurdles: 1. Veda Keon (NP) - 16.23; 11. Margaret Petty (Highland) - 19.47; 15. Amani Earley (Highland) - 21.03.
2,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Hannah Ettinger (NP) - 8:32.34.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Siri Walsh (NP) - 1:14.93; 7. Mollie Lass (Highland) - 1:27.00.
1,500-meter run: 1. Andie Psilopoulos (Wallkill) - 5:33.21; 8. Emma Elizondo (Marlboro) - 5:58.09.
200-meter dash: 1. Amelia Benjamin (Ellenville) - 25.38; 8. Elizabeth Elizondo (Marlboro) - 28.05; 19. Julianna Hernandez (Highland) - 29.76; 20. Khalia Moore (Marlboro) - 30.06; 23. Mia Clarke (Highland) - 31.05.
3,200-meter relay: 1. Spackenkill (Jacqueline Gill, Sarah Chiarieri, Christine Marino, Kara Kilpert) - 11:32.84.
400-meter relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Maddie Malak, Kayla Oakes, Sophia Schoonmaker, Jacqueline Kennedy) - 50.94; 5. Marlboro (Elizabeth Elizondo, Fallon Grace, Alivia Menser, Stephanie Petrie) - 55.46; 7. Highland (Mia Clarke, Morgan Dunn, Julianna Hernandez, Margaret Petty) - 58.39.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Mackenzie Heyl, Riley Schoonmaker, Riley Owens, Olivia Waruch) - 4:29.22; 6. Marlboro (Stephanie Petrie, Fallon Grace, Khalia Moore, Emma Elizondo) - 5:09.90.
Triple jump: 1. Alana Rider - 35-6; 14. Taylor Trapani (Marlboro) - 27-8.25.
Long jump: 1. Jacqueline Kennedy (RV) - 16-0.75; 7. Margaret Petty (Highland) - 14-10.50; 13. Victoria Maher (Marlboro) - 13-10.50.
High jump: 1. Amelia Benjamin (Ellenville) - 5-2; 8. Victoria Maher (Marlboro) - 4-4; 13. Erin Smith (Highland) - 4-0.
Pole vault: 1. Siri Walsh (NP) - 8-0.
Shot put: 1. Juliana Juras (Marlboro) - 31-11.25; 18. Julia Gaer (Marlboro) - 22-7.75.
Discus throw: 1. Julianna Juras (Marlboro) - 107-5; 3. Victoria Maher (Marlboro) - 105-8; 13. Penelope Rose (Wallkill) - 67-8; 23. Alexandra Yager (Marlboro) - 49-11.