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Monroe-Woodbury relays excel at national track championships

Ken McMillan, Times Herald-Record
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Section 9 track and field athletes brought home six top-three medals and one championship at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals held last weekend in Philadelphia.

Monroe-Woodbury's foursome of John Urciuoli, Collin Catherwood, Shane Golio and Collin Gilstrap won the four-mile event in 17 minutes, 29.49 seconds.

Monroe-Woodbury's Colin Gilstrap crosses the finish line during the New York Federation Championship at Bowdoin Park in Poughkeepsie, NY on Saturday, November 19, 2022. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Monroe-Woodbury's Colin Gilstrap crosses the finish line during the New York Federation Championship at Bowdoin Park in Poughkeepsie, NY on Saturday, November 19, 2022. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD

Catherwood, Urciuoli and Gillstrap joined Ronald Rodriguez Perez to place second in the distance medley relay in 9:59.22.

Warwick's Luke Beattie won the freshman pole vault at 13 feet, 7.25 inches.

Ella Michelitch of Minisink Valley placed third in the girls high jump at 5 feet, 8 inches.

Minisink Valley's Ella Michelitch competes in the high jump during the OCIAA track and field championship meet at Goshen High School in Goshen, NY on Saturday, May 21, 2022. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Minisink Valley's Ella Michelitch competes in the high jump during the OCIAA track and field championship meet at Goshen High School in Goshen, NY on Saturday, May 21, 2022. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD

Cornwall's Ilunga Salerno placed third in the 110 hurdles for freshmen in 14.90 seconds. O'Neill's Wilson Rutherford V placed third in the 2-mile for middle schoolers in 10:06.30.

Competition was conducted in four divisions: championship, rising stars, freshmen and middle school.

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Girls results

100-meters (freshmen): 25. Kessler Hirsch (Minisink Valley) 12.84

100 (middle school): 43. Shawna Whitaker (Rondout Valley) 14.01; 49. Victoria Smith (Minisink Valley) 14.13; 57. Samantha Schneller (Rondout Valley) 14.56

200 (freshmen): 24. Kessler Hirsch (Minisink Valley) 26.43

200 (middle school): 62. Chloe Beck (Minisink valley) 28.53; 78. Victoria Smith (Minisink Valley) 29.46

400 (middle school): 54. Chloe Beck (Minisink Valley) 66.70

800 (middle school): 49. Greta Sutherland-Roth (Rondout Valley) 2:37.29

1-mile (freshmen): 27. Caitlyn Murphy (Wallkill) 5:27.25

1,609 race walk: 16. Veronica Wolnicki (Monroe-Woodbury) 8:24.69; 28. Reagan Smith (Warwick) 9:11.06

800 relay: 33. Minisink Valley (Kessler Hirsch, Sierra Jones, Zoey Terpak, Rihanna Burgher) 1:45.33

1,600 relay: 34. Cornwall (Emma Burich, Kristina Garcia, Lia Mellon, Caigan Leonard) 3:59.85; 50. Warwick (Hannah Cann, Julia Singh, Reagan Smith, Soria Roberts) 4:06.83

1,600 relay (rising stars): 17. Minisink Valley (Kessler Hirsch, Sierra Jones, Zoey Terpak, Rihanna Burgher) 4:03.10

800 sprint medley: 39. Minisink Valley (Jayden Beck, Sarah Winner, Stephanie Cohen, Zoey Terpak) 2:00.26

1,000 sprint medley: 15. Minisink Valley (Zoey Terpak, Kessler Hirsch, Sierra Jones, Rihanna Burgher) 2:19.16

1,600 sprint medley: 22. Warwick (Erin Smith, Lily Beattie, Hannah Cann, Julia Singh) 4:12.74

1,600 sprint medley (rising stars): 9. Our Lady of Lourdes (Mary Wilantewicz, Piper Ruddy, Alexandria North, Isabella Colabatistto) 4:14.85; 36. Minisink Valley (Giada Puliga, Stephanie Cohen, Amelia Burger, Ferrah Hill) 4:30.01

High jump: 3. Ella Michelitch (Minisink Valley) 5-8; 7. Amelia Benjamin (Ellenville) 5-7

Pole vault: 9. Ella Galloway (Pine Bush) 12-1.5; 18. Lily Beattie (Warwick) 11-7.75

Pole vault (rising stars): 6. Rachel Venter (Warwick) 11-5.75

Long jump: 9. Madison Williams (Pine Bush) 19-3.25

Long jump (rising stars): 4. Kayla Oakes (Rondout Valley) 18-8.5

Discus: 19. Juliana Juras (Marlboro) 131-5

Discus (rising stars): 37. Tabitha Peterson (Warwick) 106-8

Hammer (rising stars): 16. Juliana Juras (Marlboro) 120-2

Boys results

100-meters (freshmen): 33. Shartazach Chipman (Middletown) 11.53

400 (rising stars): 10. Anthony Burnett (Newburgh) 56.28

2-mile (middle school): 3. Wilson Rutherford V (James I. O'Neill) 10:06.30

5,000: 8. Adam Furman (Tri-Valley) 15:02.17

110 hurdles (freshmen): 3. Ilunga Salerno (Cornwall) 14.90

2,000 steeplechase: 7. Gavin Rossi (Minisink) 6:00.08

4-mile relay: 1. Monroe-Woodbury (John Urciuoli, Collin Catherwood, Shane Golio, Collin Gilstrap) 17:29.49

1,600 relay: 24. Washingtonville (Joe Napolitano, Malachi Taylor, David Gerdin, Jaiden Bradshaw) 3:21.50; 33. Newburgh (Brady Danyluk, Anthony Burnett, Anthony Barrett, David Pinnock) 3:22.89; 51. Newburgh ‘B’ (Xavier Williams, Quinston Leathers, Nakei Johnson, Kendy Georges) 3:25.46; 55. Minisink Valley (Samuel Anderson, Robert Labarbera, Zouhair Elsibal, John Mattera) 3:26.78

800 sprint medley: 38. Middletown (Daniel Galeas, Shartazach Chipman, Amir McEachin, Neville Lamey) 1:36.84

1,000 sprint medley: 15. Middletown (Quinten Langlitz, Amir McEachin, Daniel Galeas, Neville Lamey) 1:59.83

1,600 sprint medley: 23. Minisink Valley (Jacob Hernandez, Samuel Anderson, John Mattera, Gavin Rossi) 3:32.71

1,600 sprint medley (rising stars): 26. Our Lady of Lourdes (Alex Latsko, Tanner Powell, William Bellardo, Matthew Ferreri) 3:39.87; 42. Minisink Valley (Robert Labarbera, Vincent Soukup, Zouhair Elsibal, Andrew Jones) 3:55.83

Distance medley: 2. Monroe-Woodbury (Collin Catherwood, Ronaldo Rodriguez Perez, John Urciuoli, Collin Gillstrap) 9:59.22

Hammer: 10. Aidan Ifkovits (New Paltz) 193-11; 18. Jose Iraola-Ceely (Marlboro) 181-5

Pole vault (freshmen): 1. Luke Beattie (Warwick) 13-7.25; 7. Klaus Lindeau (Warwick) 12-1.5

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