This region is known for regularly producing some of the state’s top high school track and field athletes, and, sometimes, some of the nation’s best. Both descriptions apply to Somers senior Charlie Sullivan, who is Westchester/Putnam Boys Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Below is a a capsule look at his season, as well as a list of all the Westchester/Putnam boys indoor track and field all-stars.
Charlie Sullivan
Westchester/Putnam Boys Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year
School: Somers
Year: Senior
Highlights: After repeating as Westchester champion, Sullivan, whose favorite event is the hammer (thrown outdoors in spring), won both the state public and state Federation (all schools) boys weight throw title for a second straight year. He went on to medal at Nike Indoor Nationals for a second straight time. His top throw of 76 feet. 4.5 inches, recorded in March at Nike, put him No. 2 in New York and No. 9 in the country for the season and No. 6 all-time in New York among high school boys. That throw was more than 41 feet farther than his top throw his freshman year, which is when he first threw the weight and fell in love with the event without an inkling of where it would take him. Sullivan, who was also named Westchester/Putnam Boys Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year for the 2024-25 season, will throw for Div. I University of Wisconsin next year after passing on offers from several other prominent Div. I schools, including Princeton and Texas.
Coach of the Year
Brian Halling, Bronxville
The rest of the Westchester/Putnam boys all-stars
55
First team: Ian Thomas, Sr., Stepinac
Second team: Michael Allen, Sr., Rye Country Day
Honorable mention: Wyatt Best, So., Hackley; Aaron Irish-Bramble, Sr., Iona Prep; Jaydin Jackson, So., Iona Prep; Shemar Reid, Sr., New Rochelle; Damien White, Sr., Briarcliff
55 hurdles
First team: Jake Saxon, Sr., Scarsdale
Second team: John Sekula, Sr., Bronxville
Honorable mention: Zachary Bourkadi, Sr., Byram Hills
300
First team: Mark Lebowitz, Jr., Mamaroneck
Second team: Aaron Irish-Bramble, Sr., Iona Prep
Honorable mention: Zachary Bourkadi, So., Stepinac; Charlie Fernandes, Jr., Ossining; Gianni Simpson, Sr., Lakeland/Panas
600
First team: Alfie Adams, Sr., Hackley;
Second team: Anthony Athanase, Sr., New Rochelle
Honorable mention: Michael Cherubini, Sr., Briarcliff; Ben Truman, Sr., Rye
1,000
First team: Jackson O’Rourke, Jr., New Rochelle
Second team: Chris Doherty, Sr., Dobbs Ferry
Honorable mention: Marshall Brown, So., Rye Country Day; Victor Delgado, Sr., Hen Hud
1,600
First team: Michael Rynne, Sr., Iona Prep
Second team: Victor Delgado, Sr., Hen Hud
Honorable mention: Marshall Brown, So., Rye Country Day, Chris Doherty, Sr., Dobbs Ferry; Jackson O’Rourke, Jr., New Rochelle; Owen Powers, Sr., Haldane; Charles Rich, Sr., Scarsdale
3,200
First team: Ryan Sykes, So., Horace Greeley
Second team: Victor Delgado, Sr.,
Honorable mention: Marc Desforges, Sr., Fox Lane; Ethan Gartlan, Sr., Ivington; Michael Rynne, Sr., Iona Prep
High jump
First team: Perry Quaye, Jr., Hen Hud
Second team: Will Bringle, Jr., Bronxville; Marc Cook, Jr., Stepinac
Honorable mention: Aidan Keating, Sr., Iona Prep
Long jump
First team: Dariel Llitera Picardo, Sr., Sleepy Hollow; Brayden Richardson, Sr., Sleepy Hollow
Second team: Nick Harrison, So., Stepinac; Ryu Irahara, Jr., Harrison
Honorable mention: Marko Matesic, Sr., Iona Prep; Gianni Simpson, Sr., Lakeland/Panas
Triple jump
First team: Chris Hughes, So, Stepinac; Michael Fitzpatrick, Jr., Iona Prep
Second team: Marko Matesic, Sr., Iona Prep
Honorable mention: Vincent D’Amato, Sr., Bronxville; Silas Emig, Jr., Haldane; Isaac Evans, Sr., New Rochelle
Pole vault
First team: Francesko Gjuraj, Jr., Iona Prep; David Schifrin, Sr., Horace Greeley
Second team: Aidan Keating, Sr., Iona Prep; Aaron Schwartz, Sr., Irvington; Ryan Spidal, Sr., Brewster
Honorable mention: Colin Malgioglio, Sr., Valhalla
Shot put
First team: Ryan Porter, Sr., Horace Greeley
Second team: Jonathan Gallino, Sr., Iona Prep; JyQuis Ramirez, Sr., Ossining
Honorable mention: Matt Samuels, Sr., Mount Vernon; Zijun Xu, Jr., Bronxville
Weight throw
Second team: Zijun Xu, Jr., Bronxville
Honorable mention: Nay-quon Gardner, Sr., Mount Vernon; Zach Miller, Jr., Mamaroneck; Matt Samuels, Sr., Mount Vernon; Mount Vernon;
4×200 relay
First team: Iona Prep (Mason Materia, Jr.; Aaron Irish-Bramble, Sr.; Landen Wiley, Sr. and Jaydin Jackson, So.)
Second team: Ardsley (Zaire Bell, Sr.; Ahmady Dolcine, Sr.; Peyton Francis, Sr. and Andrew Herceg, So.)
Honorable mention: Mount Vernon (Kevesi McKenzie, Sr., Javon Cline, Jr.; Doujawn Williams, Jr. and Kevin Bernard, Jr.). Stepinac (Amar’e Lilly, So.; Nicholas Harrison, So.; Ian Thomas, Sr. and Jahmir Jones, So.)
4×400 relay
First team: New Rochelle (Isaac Evans, Sr.; Anthony Athanase, Sr.; Myles Johnson, Sr. and Shemar Reid, Sr.)
Second team: Bronxville (Grant Patterson, Jr.; Spencer Martin, Sr.; John Sekula and Jamie Cregan, Fr.)
Honorable mention: Iona Prep (Aaron Irish-Bramble, Sr.; Joakeem Stewart, So.; David Martinez, So. and Oisin Cusack, Jr.)
4×800 relay
First team: Iona Prep (Kieran Degen, Jr.; David Martinez, So.; Wren Stramiello, Jr. and Michael Rynne, Sr.)
Second team: New Rochelle (Anthony Athanase, Sr.; Benji Salma, So.; Adonis Boymandjia, Sr. and Jackson O’Rourke, Jr.)
Honorable mention: Bronxville (Will Hogue, Sr.; Julian Gonzalez, Sr.; Matt Jensen, So. and Grant Patterson, Jr.)
Nancy Haggerty covers sports for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Charlie Sullivan leads Westchester/Putnam boys track and field stars
Reporting by Nancy Haggerty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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