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Girls indoor track and field: Here is the 2023 Journal News/lohud Athletes to Watch List

nancy haggerty, rockland/westchester journal news
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Each track and field season, The Journal News/lohud puts out a list of athletes to watch by their event. At season's end, the newspaper will select all-stars in each one.

Those all-stars will come from schools located in The Journal News/lohud circulation area, which spans Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties.

However, for purposes of this list of potential stars in indoor track and field, high-level athletes from Section 1 schools located in Dutchess County are included.

Selections are based largely on last year's performances. In some instances, winter and spring track and cross-country results were used in determining selections.

55 meters — Jenna Bertrand, Jr., Yonkers; Kailey Burdett, Sr., Lakeland/Panas; Abigail Charles, Sr., Fox Lane; Haylie Donovan, Jr., Somers; Belleky Durosier, Jr., Ramapo; Jessica Redmond, Sr., Hen Hud; Gabriela Sangil Cantalapiedra, So., Horace Greeley; Mioko Martin, So., Ardsley; Releigh McEnroe, Sr., Yorktown; Gabrielle Rowe, Sr., Yonkers; Ryan Singer, Jr., Byram Hills; Hailie Vasquez, So. Nyack; Olivia Wallace, So., Ossining

Ursuline's Ivana Richards, left, and Elena Olson run the 55-meter hurdles at the Westchester Co. Track & Field Championships at The Armory. Track & Field Center in New York on Saturday, January 28, 2023.
Ursuline's Ivana Richards, left, and Elena Olson run the 55-meter hurdles at the Westchester Co. Track & Field Championships at The Armory. Track & Field Center in New York on Saturday, January 28, 2023.

55 hurdles — Pilar Fernandez, Jr., Tappan Zee; Marissa Gordon, Sr., Clarkstown North; Desirae Hernandez, Jr., North Rockland; Elena Olson, Sr., Ursuline; Ivana Richards, Jr., Ursuline; Alexis Smith, Jr., New Rochelle; Alivia Smith, Jr., New Rochelle; Nya Thomas, Jr., North Rockland

300 — Karen Augustin, Jr., Suffern; Kailey Burdett, Sr., Lakeland/Panas;; Haylie Donovan, So., Somers; Kara Kochansky, So., Bronxville; Jayda Johnson, Fr., Nyack; Elena Olson, Sr., Ursuline; Ivana Richards, Jr., Ursuline; Maria Roberts, So., Scarsdale; Gabriela Sangil Cantalapiedra, So., Horace Greeley

Jayla Johnson of Montfort Academy en route to winning the girls 600 during the Jim Mitchell Invitational at The Armory Dec. 9 2023.
Jayla Johnson of Montfort Academy en route to winning the girls 600 during the Jim Mitchell Invitational at The Armory Dec. 9 2023.

600 — Sam Dow, Sr., Nanuet; Bridget Dunn, So., Tappan Zee; Sofia Fenton, Sr., Tappan Zee; Jayla Johnson, Jr., Montfort Academy; Shannon Kelly, Sr, Scarsdale; Chelsea Lewitt, Sr., Somers; Rosemary McManus, Sr., Mamaroneck; Claire O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River; Ava Pennachio, Jr., Eastchester; Maria Roberts, So., Scarsdale; Mali White, Sr., Rye

1,000 — Phoebe Carmel, Jr., Rye Neck; Bridget Dunn, So., Tappan Zee; Abby Kowalczyk, Jr., Ketcham; Isabella Lulaj, Sr., Rye; Claire O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River; Maddy Williams, Jr., Bronxville

Bridget Dunn from Tappan Zee competes in the girls 1000 meter run during the New York State Indoor Track and Field Championships, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, March 4, 2023.
Bridget Dunn from Tappan Zee competes in the girls 1000 meter run during the New York State Indoor Track and Field Championships, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, March 4, 2023.

1,500 — Cassidy Donovan, Jr., Tappan Zee; Bridget Dunn, So., Tappan Zee; Sofia Fenton, Sr., Tappan Zee; Abby Kowalczyk, Jr., Ketcham; Claire O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River; Ava Pennachio, Jr., Eastchester; Ainara Schube Barriola, Jr., Rye Neck; Caitlin Thomas, Jr., Hastings; Sloan Wasserman, So., John Jay-Cross River; Maddy Williams, Jr., Bronxville

1,500 racewalk — Goldy Baum, Jr., North Rockland; Julia Beckman, Sr., White Plains; Samantha Bender, Jr., North Rockland; Riley Craig, Sr., Pearl River; Samantha Delgado, Jr., New Rochelle; Emily Dwyer, Sr., Pearl River; Aislinn Fennell, So., Pearl River; Sienna Hargreaves, Jr., Ardsley; Chloe Howard, So., Hen Hud; Scarlett Kane, Jr., Bronxville; Oona Spaeth, Jr., Hastings; Arisa Specce, Jr., Peekskill; Sophie Tanios, Jr., Briarcliff

Rye Neck's Ainara Schube Barriola and John Jay-Cross River's Sloan Wasserman run the 3000-meter at the Westchester Co. Track & Field Championships at The Armory. Track & Field Center in New York on Saturday, January 28, 2023.
Rye Neck's Ainara Schube Barriola and John Jay-Cross River's Sloan Wasserman run the 3000-meter at the Westchester Co. Track & Field Championships at The Armory. Track & Field Center in New York on Saturday, January 28, 2023.

3,000 — Gaby Castro, So., North Rockland; Lily Day, Jr., Lakeland/Panas; Bridget Dunn, So., Tappan Zee; Sofia Fenton, Sr., Tappan Zee; Abby Kowalczyk, Jr., Ketcham; Claire O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River; Ava Pennachio, Jr., Eastchester; Rachel Rakower, So. Scarsdale; Mia Sandolo, Jr., Somers; Ainara Schube Barriola, Jr., Rye Neck;; Clara Shlinger, So., Pleasantville; Katie Schmid, So., Nanuet; Caitlin Thomas, Jr., Hastings; Sloan Wasserman, So., John Jay-Cross River; Maddy Williams, Jr., Bronxville

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High jump — Gabrielle An, Jr., Ardsley; Sophia Ochoa, So., New Rochelle; Kyra Skoglund, Sr., Suffern; Taylor-Rae Smith, Sr., Yonkers; Nya Thomas, Jr., North Rockland

Clarkstown North's Marissa Gordon eyes her landing area while competing in the girls long jump at the Section 1 State Indoor Track and Field Qualifier Feb. 19, 2023. Gordon qalified for states.
Clarkstown North's Marissa Gordon eyes her landing area while competing in the girls long jump at the Section 1 State Indoor Track and Field Qualifier Feb. 19, 2023. Gordon qalified for states.

Long jump — Karen Augustin, Jr., Suffern; Marissa Gordon, Sr., Clarkstown North; Mioko Martin So., Ardsley; Rachel Ramirez, Jr., North Rockland; Jessica Redmond, Jr., Hen Hud; Sarai Sealy, Sr., Ursuline; Alivia Smith, Fr., New Rochelle; Juliet Winiecki, Jr., Bronxville

Triple jump — Matilda Aguero, Jr., Ardsley; Karen Augustin, Jr., Suffern; Pilar Fernandez, Jr., Tappan Zee; Chrystelle Fignole, Jr., Pearl River; Niamh O'Donovan, Jr., Ardsley; Jessica Redmond, Jr., Hen Hud; Ivana Richards, Jr., Ursuline; Sarai Sealy, Sr., Ursuline; Kyra Skoglund, Sr., Suffern

Pole vault — Gabrielle An, Jr., Ardsley; Jianna Brown, Jr., Ketcham; Kate Dowling, Jr., Pearl River; Eva Gibney, Jr., Scarsdale; Maia Perillo, Sr., John Jay-East Fishkill; Anna Riskin, Jr., Suffern; Patricia Wiltse, Sr., Fox Lane

Shot put— Keara Dorvil, Jr., Nyack; Swapna George, Jr., Nanuet; Maggie Hansen, Jr., Clarkstown South; Imani Marc, Sr., Arlington; Madeline Stiefel, Jr., Tappan Zee

Weight throw — Maggie Hansen, Jr., Clarkstown South; Angie Odeniyi, Jr., Ketcham; Madeline Stiefel, Jr., Tappan Zee; Elizabeth Siguenza-CambiJulia, Sr., Nanuet; Julia Vitello, Jr., Pearl River; Gabriella Vizcarrondo, Jr., Nanuet

Nancy Haggerty covers cross-country, track & field, field hockey, skiing, ice hockey, basketball, girls lacrosse and other sporting events for The Journal News/lohud. Follow her on Twitter at both @HaggertyNancy and at @LoHudHockey.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Girls indoor track and field: See who's expected to star this season