ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Hundreds of Section 4’s top track athletes met at Union-Endicott High School to compete for the best qualifying times in order to earn berths in the New York State outdoor track and field state championships that will be held on June 13 and 14.
A plethora of Section 4 track athletes have claimed section records over recent years, including six athletes — Logan Aman of Candor, Harper Medina of Maine-Endwell, Thomas Ciaravino of Vestal, Cora Benjamin of Maine-Endwell, Grace Harkness of Chenango Forks and Leyla Hamil of Vestal — who earned the fastest times in New York this season for the 55-meter dash, 300-meter run and 600-meter run events at the Need for Speed Invitational hosted by Johnson City High School this past month.
Corning track star Cella McLaughlin achieved an 11.92 finish at the Section 4 qualifier meet, breaking the Section 4 record in the 100-meter dash event.
Several other track athletes sought top performances at this week’s qualifier meet, including Logan Aman of Candor, who timed in at 10.50 in the 100-meter dash and 21.34 in the 200-meter dash, meeting the state super qualifying standard in Class C.
Take a look at the Section 4 athletes who placed first in Class A, Class B and Class C divisions during the two-day meet held June 3 and 4.
Day One – June 3
“sq” indicates results that have met the 2026 NYSPHSAA super qualifying standard for the respective division.
Girls
400-meter hurdles: 1A – Claire Devlin, Corning (1:06.59); 1B – Cora Benjamin, Maine-Endwell (1:08.16); 1C – Janne Anderson, Odessa-Montour (1:04.76)
400m: 1A – Chinonyerem Okoro, Corning (1:00.64); 1B – Kaylin Twedt, Waverly (58.71); 1C – Dejah Taylor, Sidney (57.00-sq) 2C – Payton Martin, Whitney Point (57.60-sq)
800m: 1A – Eva DiNunzio-Welch, Binghamton (2:18.54); 1B – Kayla Fletcher, Vestal (2:21.51); 1C – Natalee Oliver, Watkins Glen (2:19.70)
3000m: 1A – Avery Whittaker (10:31.04); 1B – Madison Novotny, Maine-Endwell (11:00.26); 1C – Reagan Burnham (10:23.69)
Long Jump: 1A – Cella McLaughlin, Corning (18-6.75); 1B – Mikayla Silverio (16-2.75); 1C -Vida Rossi, Tioga (17-4.75)
Pole Vault: 1A – Reese Conway, Corning (11-6); 1B – Gianna Soprano, Waverly (8-6); 1C – Ava Kobylarz, Lansing (12-0-sq)
Discus Throw: (Not completed) 1A – Samantha Harvey, Corning (106-6); 1B – Madeline VanPatten, Maine-Endwell (120-8); 1C – Becky Foko, Oneonta (109-3)
Pentathlon Overall: 1A – Clare McLaughlin, Corning [2435 (16.23 – 100m hurdles, 7.02m – Shot Put, 1.39m – High Jump, 4.22m – Long Jump, 2:41.80 – 800m)]; 1C – Appalonia Bushaw, Harpursville-Afton [2767 (15.45 – 100m hurdles, 7.73m – Shot Put, 1.57m – High Jump, 5.01m – Long Jump, 3:02.85 – 800m)] (sq)
Boys
400-meter hurdles: 1A – Kenzie Burke, Ithaca (57.60); 1B – Wyatt Richardson, Maine-Endwell (55.65-sq); 1C – Gradon Loeffler, Sidney (56.50)
400m: 1A – Ryan Calkins, Corning (50.59); 1B – Gavin Heath, Owego (49.29); 1C – Keegan Waltz, Oxford Academy (48.81-sq)
800m: 1A – Nicholas Luti, Union-Endicott (1:52.67); 1B – Thomas Ciaravino, Vestal (1:58.88); 1C – Ross Bush, Groton (1:53.21-sq)
3200m: 1A – Christopher Lawson, Corning (9:22.82); 1B – Kevin Middendorf, Vestal (9:59.36); 1C – Trent Thibault, Lansing (9:45.90-sq)
Long Jump: (Not completed) 1A – Milo Wilson, Binghamton (22-0); 1B – Keon Saintilien, Johnson City (20-5.25); 1C – Isaiah Hampton, Bainbridge-Guilford (22-10)
Shot Put: (Not completed) 1A – Gavin Cornell, Ithaca (49-8.25); 1B – Kaden Downey, Norwich (47-5.50); 1C – Mack Patterson, Chenango Valley (55-6.75), 2C – Michael Morrissey (54-8.25)
Pentathlon: 1A – William Boscia, Ithaca [2900 (16.27 – 110m hurdles, 9.21m – Shot Put, 1.62m – High Jump, 5.72m – Long Jump, 4:29.09 – 1500m)]; 1B – Connor Smith, Johnson City [2628 (17.61 – 110m hurdles, 8.61m – Shot Put, 1.62m – High Jump, 5.32m – Long Jump, 4:31.03 – 1500m)]; 1C – Beckett Holmes, Oneonta [3291 (15.71 – 110m hurdles, 11.36m – Shot Put, 1.92m – High Jump, 6.39m – Long Jump, 5:01.11– 1500m)] (sq)
Day Two – June 4
Girls
100-meter dash: 1A – Cella McLaughlin, Corning (11.92-sq); 1B – Stella Palladino, Owego (12.21-sq); 1C – Cassidy Howard, Oneonta (12.09-sq), 2C – Vida Rossi, Tioga (12.31)
200-meter dash: 1A – Selena Rollins, Elmira (27.13); 1B – Stella Palladino, Owego (25.58); 1C – Cassidy Howard, Oneonta (24.85-sq)
100-meter hurdles: 1A – Cella McLaughlin, Corning (13.76-sq); 1C – Delaney Walters, Chenango Valley (15.34-sq), 2C – Molly Walters, Chenango Valley (15.53), 3C – Lindsey Moore, Candor (15.55)
1500m: 1A – Avery Whittaker, Ithaca (4:52.37); 1B – Layla Kamil, Vestal (5:03.79); 1C – Reagan Burnham, Dryden (4:51.36)
4×100 relay: 1A – Elmira (49.74); 1B – Maine-Endwell (50.41); 1C – Oneonta (49.48-sq)
4×400 relay: 1A – Corning (3:57.87); 1B – Vestal (4:08.83); 1C – Whitney Point (4:07.15)
4×800 relay: 1A – Corning (9:59.59); 1B – Owego (10:27.05); 1C – Chenango Forks (10:17.01)
2000-meter Steeplechase: 1A – Maria De’Nardis, Union-Endicott (8:07.94); 1B – Hellen Zhang, Vestal (7:41.07); 1C – Hadley Merrill, Newark Valley (7:46.21)
Triple Jump: 1A – Claire Devlin, Corning (34-8.50); 1B – Mariska Schild (33-10); 1C – Keiyra Morton, Oneonta (35-6.50)
High Jump: 1A – Chinonyerem Okoro, Corning (5-0); 1B – Desianna Dingle, Maine-Endwell (5-0); 1C – Delaney Walters, Chenango Valley (5-4-sq)
Shot Put: 1A – Leilani Nick, Elmira (32-4.75); 1B – Aliya Hankey, Johnson City (33-6.75); 1C – Lennon Swain, Sidney (33-3.75)
Boys
100-meter dash: 1A – Patrick Laney, Horseheads (10.89), 2A – Umar Mujic, Union-Endicott (11.14); 1B – Julian Adams, Vestal (B) (11.62); 1C – Logan Aman, Candor (10.51-sq)
200-meter dash: 1A – Chase Luangsuwan, Horseheads (22.64); 1C – Logan Aman, Candor (21.34-sq)
110-meter hurdles: 1A – Ethan Wentzel, Corning (15.28); 1B – Brady Senko, Owego (16.33); 1C – Harpo Hardt, B-GA (14.80-sq)
1600m: 1A – Sebastian Boutwell, Corning (4:18.74); 1B – Tyler Hayes, Vestal (4:28.63); 1C – Ross Bush, Groton (4:19.09-sq)
4×100 relay: 1A – Horseheads (42.73); 1B – Johnson City (44.68); 1C – Chenango Forks (43.21-sq)
4×400 relay: 1A – Horseheads (3:23.93); 1B – Owego (3:28.96); 1C – Oneonta (3:29.12)
4×800 relay: 1A – Ithaca (8:17.99); 1B – Vestal (8:11.64); 1C – Walton-Downsville (8:15.35)
3000-meter Steeplechase: 1A – Ashtyn Stark, Corning (10:13.58); 1B – Alexander Sculley, Vestal (10:20.76); 1C – Anthony Bourn, Oxford Academy (10:46.69)
Triple Jump: 1A – John-Charles Walton, Elmira (44-4.75); 1B – Conor Marshall, Norwich (40-5.5); 1C – Darren Rose, Oneonta (43-11.25)
High Jump: 1A – Milo Wilson, Binghamton (6-6-sq); 1B – Kalil Robinson, Johnson City (6-4); 1C – Beckett Holmes, Oneonta (6-3.5)
Discus Throw: 1A – Hayden Cornell, Ithaca (129-6); 1B – Troy Beeman, Waverly (146-6); 1C – Mack Patterson, Chenango Valley (180-6-sq), 2C – Zack Sousa, Unatego/Franklin (163-7-sq), 3C – Michael Morrissey, Sidney (155-5)
Pole Vault: 1A – Ethan Wentzel, Corning (13-0); 1B – Michael Akulis, Johnson City (13-0); 1C – Gavin Albrecht, Tioga (15-0-sq)
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Section 4 outdoor track teams compete for 2026 state meet berths
Reporting by Aniya Sumner, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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