Section 4 athletes gathered at Glazer Arena at Ithaca College for the last chance at qualifying for the NYSPHSAA indoor track and field championships, which are set to take place in March.
Adhering to specific qualification requirements, first and second place finishers were automatically allowed berth to the state championships, while teams/athletes that finished third had to meet state standards (insert link).
See which athletes/teams claimed the top two spots:
BOYS
55-meter dash: 1st-Logan Aman, Candor (6.49s); 2nd-Amar Mujic, Union-Endicott (6.57s)
300-meter dash: 1st-Keegan Waltz, Oxford Academy (36.14s); 2nd-Wyatt McDonald, Corning (36.46s)
3200-meter run: 1st-Trent Thibault, Lansing (9:30:31); 2nd-Bryce Hammond, Corning (9:41.33)
1600-meter run: 1st-Nicholas Kowal, Horseheads (4:25.34); 2nd-Zoltan Nadasdy, Ithaca (4:25.91)
1000-meter run: 1st-Nicholas Ferratella, Corning (2:35.67); 2nd-Sebastian Boutwell, Corning (2:37.46)
600-meter run: 1st-Gavin Heath, Owego (1:24.02); 2nd-Wyatt Richardson, Maine-Endwell (1:25.30)
55-meter hurdles: 1st-Beckett Holmes, Oneonta (7.76s); 2nd-Harpo Hardt, B-G/Afton/Harpursville (7.79s)
4×200-meter relay:
1st-Horseheads (1:34.06): Marco Cipolla, Patrick Laney, Chase Luangsuwan, Baraka Schmidt
2nd-Oneonta (1:35.99): Noah Cotter, Beckett Holmes, Darren Rose, Julien Quick
4×400-meter relay:
1st-Corning (3:30.30): Dexter Badger, Ryan Calkins, Adrian Blouin, Wyatt McDonald
2nd-Vestal (3:31.65): Thomas Ciaravino, Harrison Coleman, Marco Parody, Gideon Martin
4×800-meter relay:
1st-Corning (8:22.50): Bryce Hammond, Charles Warner, Nicholas Ferratella, Sebastian Boutwell
2nd-Ithaca (8:24.79): William Boscia, Daniel Zheng, Aidan Lazzaro, Zoltan Nadasdy
Shot Put: 1st-Michael Morrissey, Sidney (56-0.25); 2nd-Mack Patterson, Chenango Valley (50-8.50)
Triple Jump: 1st-Darren Rose, Oneonta (44-6.25); 2nd-Jahmiere Saunders, Vestal (42-9.75)
High Jump: 1st-Milo Wilson, Binghamton (6-4); 2nd-Keegan Waltz, Oxford Academy (6-0)
Long Jump: 1st-Beckett Holmes, Oneonta (22-1.25); 2nd-Milo Wilson, Binghamton (21-9)
Pole Vault: 1st-Gavin Albrecht, Tioga (14-6); 2nd-Michael Akulis, Johnson City (14-0)
Weight Throw: 1st-Logan Aman, Candor (6.49s); 2nd-Amar Mujic, Union-Endicott (6.57s)
GIRLS
55-meter dash: 1st-Dejah Taylor, Sidney (7.33s); 2nd-Mattisen Johnston, Corning (7.39s)
300-meter dash: 1st-Dejah Taylor, Sidney (40.69s); 2nd-Cassidy Howard, Oneonta (41.65s)
3000-meter run: 1st-Tsadia Bercuvitz, Ithaca (10:00.51); 2nd-Olivia Martinec, Corning (10:34.19)
1500-meter run: 1st- Tsadia Bercuvitz, Ithaca (4:48.67); 2nd-Olivia Martinec, Corning (4:58.58)
1000-meter run: 1st-Eva DiNunzio-Welch, Binghamton (3:06.47); 2nd-Mackenzie Baker, Horseheads (3:06.53)
600-meter run: 1st-Bailey Parsons, Vestal (1:43.37); 2nd-Grace Beauchat, Sidney (1:45.34)
1500-meter race walk: 1st-Madigan White, Newfield (7:12.67); 2nd-Madison Tuttle, Watkins Glen (7:35.81)
55-meter hurdles: 1st-Cella McLaughlin, Corning (8.10s); 2nd-Delaney Walters, Chenango Valley (8.78)
4×200-meter relay:
1st-Corning (1:46.94): Lauren DeRosa, Claire Devlin, Mattisen Johnston, Cella McLauglin
2nd-Whitney Point (1:50.79): Addison Feathers, Ava Oliver, Madeline Zehr, Payton Martin
4×400-meter relay:
1st-Corning (4:14:14): Brooklyn Gordon, Alisyn Conway, Brynna Walsh, Veronica Nevins
2nd-Vestal (4:14.28): Bailey Parsons, Mikayla Silverio, Natalie Tripp, Kayla Fletcher
4×800-meter relay:
1st-Ithaca (9:58.28): Skyler Lovenheim, Avery Whittaker, Eliza DeRito, Tsadia Bercuvitz
2nd-Corning (10:25.98): Gabriella Hurd, Bella Martinec, Reese Conway, Olivia Martinec
Shot Put: 1st-Grace Walley, Walton (40-7.75); 2nd-Gianna Harrington, Johnson City (34-6.50)
Triple Jump: 1st-Keiyra Morton, Oneonta (35-2.75); 2nd-Amanda McEwen, Corning (34-2.75)
Pole Vault: 1st-Reese Conway, Corning (11-0); 2nd-Maren Golden, Ithaca (9-6)
Weight Throw: 1st-Becky Foko, Oneonta (47-6.50); 2nd-Samantha Harvey, Corning (41-7)
The 2025-26 NYSPHSAA indoor track and field championships will take place at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island from March 6-7.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: A handful of Section 4 track athletes punched their ticket to states
Reporting by Aniya Sumner, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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