Youth Corner
From The Youth Chair
It is the end of the 2013 Youth Cross Country Season, and looking back on the last 3 months I think it was a very successful season. There were 3 meets held at Wantagh Park – a great spectator-friendly course with lots of parking.
The Bellmore PAL Invitational started off the season with a nice turnout of 62 athletes on a sunny, but cold & windy Sunday morning in October. This was followed up by the Youth 2K Challenge, which was part of the Open & Masters 8K Championships. This is always a fun race for the youth athletes. Held on the last weekend in October, the course is a 2K loop with a European flair having 3 hay bale jumps which kids of all ages thoroughly enjoy.
The Association Championships & JO Qualifiers was on November 3rd and attracted 98 youth athletes, ages 6 thru 18, all with their sights set on the Regional meet later in the month and a chance to compete against athletes from New England, Maine, Connecticut, Adirondack and the New York Metropolitan area.
The Regional meet was held at Bowdoin Park in Wappinger Falls the Sunday before Thanksgiving and 64 of our athletes were there. It was a very cold, blustery day with high wind gusts that proved to be quite a challenge for our runners – like the hills, a challenge but not a deterrent to the 13 Long Island athletes who earned the right to compete in San Antonio on December 14th at the National Championships.
Congratulations on a job well done and good luck in Texas!
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2013 USATF Long Island Youth Championships Top 10 Finishers
Girls 2K 8 & Under
1. Amanda Probst, TSC, 10:02.82
2. Clare Simon, UNA, 11:45.90
Girls—3K 9-10
1. Lauryn Heskin, TSC, 11:48.60
2. Michele Ashbahian, TSC, 12:55.50
3. Julia Mills, TSC, 14:01.80
4. Siena Muccini, TSC, 14:15.80
5. Ani Hefter, UNA, 14:35.70
6. Nicole Schwartz, 495, 15:03.40
7. Una Comer, TSC, 15:31.30
8. Sydney Savickis, 495, 15:49.70
9. Laura Liebowitz, 495, 16:01.30
10. Katherine Hemley, UNA, 15:15.00
Girls—3K 11-12
1. Catherine Farrell, 495, 11:19.30
2. Julissa Martinez, UNA, 12:22.10
3. Sophia Muccinni, TSC, 12:25.00
4. Talula Balboa, UNA, 12:47.30
5. Emilee Becker, TSC, 13:10.40
6. Claire McGrath, UNA, 13:17.80
7. Kaylah Britt, UNA, 14:04.10
8. Sofia Zabiela, UNA, 14:20.90
9. Sarah Thornton, TSC, 14:58.60
10. Mia A. Bazis, UNA, 15:01.10
Girls—4K 13-14
1. Celeste Traub, TSC, 15:43.50
2. Fiona Comer, TSC, 16:43.90
3. Caroline Fiordalisi, 495, 17:06.40
4. Madeline Mastriano, 495, 17:09.70
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5. Lindsey Gallagher, SI, 17:25.90
6. Alexia Silverman, FTC, 17:46.00
7. Srahmarie Dern, UNA, 18:08.40
8. Meghan Licari, 495, 18:09.30
Girls—5K 15-16
1. Laurel Fischer, FTC, 20:04.30
2. Maggie Reid, UNA, 22:13.30
3. Bianca DeLucia, FTC, 22:43.40
4. Madeline Waring, 495, 28:51.60
Boys—2K 8 & Under
1. Daniel Johnson, TSC, 8:23.20
2. Alexander Addison, TSC, 8:35.02
3. Michael Malherb, TSC, 8:42.26
4. Nicholas Robertson, TSC, 8:48.90
5. Isayah Contreras, BPAL, 8:48.95
6. Chris Skahill, TSC, 9:00.71
7. Aidan Swan, 495, 9:06.54
8. Brayden Cella, TSC, 9:13.55
9. Edward Zabiela, UNA, 9:50.21
10. Lucas Muccini, TSC, 10:04.93
Boys—3K 9-10
1. John Schmuck, BPAL, 12:14.10
2. Owen O’Donnell, TSC, 13:14.10
3. David Johnson, TSC, 13:16.10
4. Brian Rettig, TSC, 13:53.70
5. Jake Nielsen, 495, 14:31.40
6. Michael Morra, UNA, 17:30.80
Boys—3K 11-12
1. Matthew Payampas, 495, 10:47.60
2. Kelby BishopScioli, 495, 10:51.90
3. Brennan Foster, 495, 10:56.50
4. Hunter Tegay, 495, 11:27.30
5. Jack Swain, 495, 11:42.50
6. Jack Thornton, TSC, 12:07.90
7. Zachary Manns, UNA, 12:10.90
8. Dylan Cella, TSC, 12:23.00
9. David Ben-Ezra, 495, 12:35.20
10. Andrew Rachek, TSC, 13:03.10
Boys—4K 13-14
1. Aaron Siff-Scherr, UNA, 13:46.70
2. Ryan Heskin, TSC, 13:54.30
3. Rohan Basavaraju, UNA, 15:06.70
4. Leo Cuozzo, BST, 15:27.50
5. Brandon Vella, TSC, 15:57.30
6. Glenn Hope, TSC, 16:06.10
7. John O’Neill, UNA, 16:11.50
8. Robert Halversen, UNA, 16:33.40
9. Peter Hefter, UNA, 18:07.90
10. Dondre Celestin, UNA, 20:29.00
Michele Ashbahian
Isayah Contreras
Sheryl Hall - Chair