Corning continued its stranglehold on Southern Tier Athletic Conference track & field with a sweep of the girls and boys team titles at the conference’s championship meet Wednesday, May 20 at Vestal High School.
Corning’s girls won their seventh consecutive STAC title. The Corning boys made it eight championships in a row.
Runners-up were the Ithaca boys and Oneonta girls.
Hawks’ McLaughlin a quadruple winner
Corning senior Cella McLaughlin, who has won multiple state titles in the 100 hurdles and long jump, delivered a STAC farewell to remember, winning three individual events and contributing to a relay victory.
The University of Pittsburgh commit won the 100-meter dash (12.07 seconds), the 100 hurdles (14.01), and the long jump (18 feet, 5.25 inches).
She joined Chinonyerem Okoro, Brooklyn Gordon, and Claire Devlin in posting a 12-second margin of victory in the 1600 relay (4:02.51).
McLaughlin was the only boys or girls competitor to win multiple individual events.
STAC Boys Results
Team scores: Corning 122, Ithaca 69, Horseheads 62, Vestal 45, Owego Free Academy 40, Oneonta 38, Union-Endicott 33, Elmira 28, Maine-Endwell 24, Waverly 22, Chenango Valley 20, Chenango Forks 19, Johnson City 18, Norwich 15, Susquehanna Valley 2, Binghamton 1.
Event Winners
100-meter dash: Patrick Laney (Horseheads) 10.93; 200: Chase Luangsuwan (Horseheads) 22.3; 400: Gavin Heath (Owego) 49.29; 800: Nicholas Luti (U-E) 1:54.77; 110 hurdles: Ethan Wentzel (Corning) 15.17; 400 hurdles: Wyatt Richardson (Maine-Endwell) 56.27; 3000 steeplechase: Ashtyn Stark (Corning) 9:54.3; 1600: Nicholas Ferratella (Corning) 4:24.5; 3200: Bryce Hammond (Corning) 9:17.46; 400 relay: Horseheads 44.03; 1600 relay: Corning 3:30.57; 3200 relay: Vestal 8:12.95;
Long jump: Naasir Hakim-El Cardona (Ithaca) 21-4.5; Triple jump: Darren Rose (Oneonta) 46-5.5; High jump: Beckett Holmes (Oneonta) 6-0; Discus: Mack Patterson (Chenango Valley) 162-6; Shot put: Gavin Cornell (Ithaca) 49-2; Pole vault: 1-Rhylee Stotler (Waverly) 12-6; 2-Ethan Wentzel (Corning) 12-6.
STAC Girls Results
Team scores: Corning 154, Oneonta 63, Chenango Valley 46, Ithaca 45, Maine-Endwell 44, Vestal 40, Owego Free Academy 35, Elmira 29, Waverly 29, Binghamton 20, Johnson City 18, Horseheads 16, Chenango Forks 10, Union-Endicott 5, Norwich 4.
Event Winners
100-meter dash: Cella McLaughlin (Corning) 12.07; 200: Cassidy Howard (Oneonta) 25.25; 400: Kaylin Twedt (Waverly) 59.8; 800: Eva DiNunzio-Welch (Binghamton) 2:21.3; 100 hurdles: Cella McLaughlin (Corning) 14.01; 400 hurdles: Claire Devlin (Corning) 1:06.42; 1500: Avery Whittaker (Ithaca) 4:56.7; 3000: Olivia Martinec (Corning) 10:54.14; 2000 steeplechase: Jaelyn Chrysler (Owego) 7:46.3; 400 relay: Oneonta 51.26; 1600 relay: Corning 4:02.51; 3200 relay: Vestal 9:53.88;
Long jump: Cella McLaughlin (Corning) 18-5.25; Triple jump: Keiyra Morton (Oneonta) 37-2.75; High jump: Delaney Walters (Chenango Valley) 5-6; Discus: Becky Foko (Oneonta) 122-6; Shot put: Aliya Hankey (Johnson City) 31-4.75; Pole vault: Reese Conway (Corning) 10-6.
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: McLaughlin stars as Corning again sweeps STAC track & field team titles
Reporting by Andrew Legare, Elmira Star-Gazette / Elmira Star-Gazette
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