Rockland boys track all-stars: Clarsktown South's Rime, Nyack's Schutzbank earn top award

They only faced each other twice during the spring outdoor track season. One won one race. The other won the other. But both Clarkstown South senior Julian Rime and Nyack junior Matt Schutzbank won a lot more than that.

The two share The Journal News/lohud Rockland Boys Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year award after state-championship seasons.

Rime, who'll run next year for the Division I University of New Hampshire, captured both the state public large-school and state overall (Federation) 800-meter titles, and Schutzbank captured the state public large-school,1,600-meter title. And, with Rime missing their 800 race at New Balance Outdoor Nationals after just spraining an ankle in an earlier relay, Schutzbank ended up edging Rime for the fastest 800 time by a high school boy in New York this season by 0.37 of a second.

On the season, Schutzbank, whose 4:12.09 was the second fastest outdoor 1,600 in the state by a high school boy this spring, also logged the fourth-best 3,200 time at 9:04.3.

He calls his outdoor 1,600 win "pretty awesome" and the highlight of a year that saw him also capture top Journal News/lohud Rockland boys indoor track honors after winning the indoor state 1,600 title.

Schutzbank said the versatility he shows doing well from 800 through 3,200 is "a big part of who I am as a runner." That versatility will expand in college. Schutzbank will play one more season of soccer for Nyack but knows soccer will be replaced in college by cross-country.

College cross-country is little more than a breath away for Rime, who ran it for Clarkstown South's varsity since ninth grade.

This year marked significant growth for Rime, who last year was hampered by both a knee issue and illness. He medaled at indoor states this past winter in the 600 in a time nearly six seconds better than he ran the distance the previous year.

And his best 800 time this spring, 1:52.68, at states, was also nearly six seconds better than his 2022 outdoor best.

His speed made him an appealing catch for a college program. In choosing New Hampshire and rejecting multiple other big squads, including Binghamton, UMass and UConn, Rime believes he found both a strong business school and a supportive team atmosphere.

Rime, who'll look to lower his personal-best times and contribute as soon as possible to the Wildcats, pretty much saw his future as a runner sealed when he was about 9 and did well, running a 5K with his big sister.

Running can be called a family sport. His dad ran in high school in California and he has two uncles and an aunt who are serious runners. Family reunions always include a race and, despite all his high school medals, Rime is still looking for his first reunion win.

"My cousin married a marathoner, who is very fast," he noted, explaining the last reunion race went to that fellow.

But between what he has done this year and the promise of college competition and training, Rime may yet gain something perhaps not quite as big as a state championship but maybe almost as sweet — family bragging rights.

"I'll definitely have more of a base built up at the next family reunion," he said.

Coach of the Year

Larry Beckerle, Nanuet: With 15 teams from Rockland and Westchester counties scoring, the veteran coach guided the Golden Knights to a first-place finish in the Section 1 Class B boys championship.

The rest of the Rockland boys all-stars

100

First team — Javon Lawrence, So., North Rockland

Second team — Andrew Sutherland, Sr., Spring Valley

Honorable mention — Paul Mereus, Sr., Nanuet

110 hurdles

First team — Elijah Carswell, Sr., North Rockland

Second team — Evan Cruz, Sr., Pearl River

Honorable mention — Christin Ewing, Sr., North Rockland

200

First team — Javon Lawrence, So., North Rockland

Second team — Noah Pierre-Louis, Sr., Clarkstown South

Honorable mention — Caleb Alexandre, Jr., Tappan Zee

400

First team — Tyler Italiano, Sr., North Rockland

Second team — Jarell Gibbs, So., Nanuet

Honorable mention — Aidan Evangelista, Sr., Clarkstown South

400 hurdles

First team — Anthony Couch, Jr., Suffern; Michael LeCour, Sr., North Rockland

Second team — Michael Malfitano, Jr., Pearl River

Honorable mention — Max Alves, Sr., Tappan Zee

800

Second team — Cooper Mitchell, Sr., Suffern

Honorable mention — Sebastian Figueroa, Jr., Nanuet

1,600

Second team — Ryan Tuohy, Fr., North Rockland

Honorable mention — Shane Ethakkan, So., Nanuet

3,200

Second team — Shane Ethakkan, So., Nanuet

Honorable mention — Tyler Cooper, Sr., Suffern

3,000 steeplechase

First team — Mason Mayer , Sr., Suffern

Second team — Austin Curry, Jr., North Rockland

Honorable mention — Devon Piccone, So., North Rockland; Tyler Walsh, So., Pearl River

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High jump

First team — Dan Nyamollo, Sr., Nanuet

Second team — Chris Merilus, Sr., Clarkstown North

Honorable mention — Collin Pringle, So., Suffern

Long jump

First team — Putu Sutayasa, Sr., Nyack

Second team — Oliver Zorrilla NR 12

Honorable mention — Xavier Reyes, Jr., Albertus Magnus

Triple jump

First team — Dan Nyamollo, Sr., Nanuet

Second team — Shamell Roberts, Jr., North Rockland

Honorable mention — Victor Oduwegwu, Sr., Clarkstown North

Pentathlon

First team — Darwin Almonte, So., North Rockland

Second team — Collin Pringle, So., Suffern

Honorable mention — Yunior Sanchez, So., North Rockland

Pole vault

First team — Declan Kelly, Sr., Nanuet

Second team — Alfred (Gus) Smith, Sr., Suffern

Honorable mention — John Costello, Sr., Pearl River; Emanuel Ramirez, Sr., Suffern

Discus

First team — Shane O’Neill, Jr., Nanuet

Second team — Andre Esteril, Sr., Pearl River

Honorable mention — Noely Vargas, Jr., North Rockland

Shot put

First team — Shane O'Neill, Jr., Nanuet

Second team — Joe D'Adamo, Jr., Nanuet

Honorable mention — Gavin Kopf, Sr., Clarkstown North

At large

First team — Claudel Chery, Fr., North Rockland

First team — Solomon Flowers, Sr., Nyack

First team — Ryan Paradine, Sr., Pearl River

First team — Jake Tarrant, Fr., Suffern

4x100

First team — Nyack (AbdulRasaq Durosinmi, Fr., Solomon Flowers, Sr., Mikael Mars, Jr., Putu Sutayasa, Sr.)

Second team — Nanuet (Ryan Holder, Sr., Quincy Sanchez, Sr., Keion Legerme, Sr., Paul Mereus, Sr.) and North Rockland (Javon Lawrence, So., Jaquan Johnson, So., Chris Ewing, Sr., Oliver Zorrilla, Sr., Gamaliel Sauveur, Jr.)

4x400

First team — Suffern (Jake Tarrant, Fr., Micheal Cromwell, 8th grade, Anthony Couch, Jr., Jeph Joseph, So., Cooper Mitchell, Sr.)

Second team — North Rockland (Michael LaCour, Sr., Tyler Italiano, Sr., Zackary Ceasar, Sr., Elijah Carswell, Sr.)

Honorable mention — Clarkstown South (Julian Rime, Sr. ,Aidan Evangelista, Sr., Daniel Burkholder, Jr., Chris Ouseph, So.)

4x800

First team — Pearl River (Max Prunty, Jr., Finn Farrell-Painter, Sr., Dylan Lee, Sr., Ryan Paradine, Sr., John Hannagan, Sr.)

Second team — Tappan Zee (Max Alves, Sr., Danny O'Donnell, Sr., Jonathan McGwyne-Dantis, Jr., Ezra Olds-Campanile, So.)

Honorable mention — Clarkstown South (Julian Rime, Sr., Joseph Price, Fr., Paul DeVita, Sr., Kevin Vidal, So.) and Suffern (Ernesto King, Sr., Alfred (Gus) Smith, Sr., Tyler Cooper, Sr., Cooper Mitchell Sr., Marvin Moise, Jr., Ezra Koreen, Jr.)

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 @HaggertyNancy.

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