Sidney High School hosted the 10th annual Douglas I. Quinney Invitational, where the top New York State high school track athletes competed for their last chance at regular-season “practice” before conference championships and the postseason.
Of the 27 teams competing, Section 4’s Oneonta, which dominated in both the girls’ (91.50 pts) and boys’ (111 pts) events in last year’s competition, and Section 3’s Sauquoit Valley placed first and second in the girls’ team scores with 90 and 60 points, respectively. Chenango Valley finished third with 57 points.
Sidney took first place with an overall boys’ team score of 78 points, followed by Oxford Academy and Cooperstown, who had 56 and 47 points, respectively.
With over 250 personal records achieved at this year’s Quinney Invite, here are some of the top athletes and marks, who also place amongst the top athletes in the state:
Milo Wilson of Binghamton placed in the top 10 in New York State with a mark of 6 feet, 8 inches in the boys’ high jump — an inch shy of the Section 4 record (6’ 9’’) he set at the Penn Relays. Mack Patterson of Chenango Valley placed number one in New York State with a mark of 179-11 in the boys’ discus throw, beating his previous NYS record of 178-5. Jameson Gable placed in the top 50 in New York State with a personal record of 22.24 seconds in the boys’ 200-meter dash.
Dejah Taylor of Sidney placed in the top 50 in New York State with a time of 58.21 seconds in the girls’ 400-meter dash. Delaney Walters placed in the top 10 in New York State with a mark of 5 ft 4 in in the girls’ high jump. Cassidy Howard of Oneonta placed in the top 50 in New York State with a time of 12.39 seconds in the girls’ 100-meter dash and in the top 25 in the state in the 200-meter dash (25.06s). Hannah Miller of Sauquoit Valley placed in the top 50 in New York State with a personal record of 34-5 in the girls’ shot put.
Nikhil Datta of Chenango Valley (9:53.02 PR) ranked amongst the top 25 athletes in the country competing in the boys’ 3000m Steeplechase. Harpo Hardt of Bainbridge-Guilford placed in the top 50 in New York State with a personal record of 15.26 seconds in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles event. Keegan Waltz of Oxford Academy placed in the top 50 in New York State with a time of 49.91 seconds in the boys’ 100-meter dash.
Logan Rhodes of Newark Valley placed in the top 50 in New York State with a personal record of 12-6 in the boys’ pole vault. Michael Morrissey (Sidney) and Derek Jordan (Unatego/Franklin) placed in the top 25 in New York State with marks of 55-1.50 and 53-0.50 (PR), respectively.
See below for the winners in each event:
Girls
2000m Steeplechase: Lyla Houser, Chenango Valley (8:02.12 PR); 100-meter hurdles: Delaney Walters, Chenango Valley (15.42); 4×800 relay: Unadilla Valley [Margaret Kemnah, Madison Dix, Molly Gorrell, Natalya Schrag (11:00.32)]; 1500m: Eva DiNunzio-Welch, Binghamton (4:59.91); 400-meter dash: Dejah Taylor, Sidney (58.21); 100-meter dash: Cassidy Howard, Oneonta (12.39); 400-meter hurdles: Jillian Melly, Chenango Valley (1:16.48); 800m: Maddie Ingham, Bainbridge-Guildford (2:23.07); 200-meter dash: Cassidy Howard (25.06); 3000m: Evelyn Rhodes, Laurens-Milford (10:54.19 PR); 4×100 relay: Oneonta [Kaylee Ferrara, Edyn Aiyemo, Keiyra Morton, Cassidy Howard (50.98)]; 4×400 relay: Whitney Point [Addison Feathers, Payton Martin, Ava Oliver, Madeline Zehr (4:16.55)];
High Jump: Delaney Walters, Chenango Valley (5-4); Pole Vault: Abigail Trabucco (8-6); Shot Put: Hannah Miller, Sauquoit Valley (34-5 PR); Long Jump: Appalonia Bushaw, Harpursville-Afton (17-4); Discus Throw: Marissa Mayo, Bainbridge-Guilford (108-3 PR); Triple Jump: Keiyra Morton, Oneonta (35-3.50)
Boys
3000m Steeplechase: Nikhil Datta, Chenango Valley (9:53.02 PR); 4×800 relay: Walton-Downsville [Nate Harrington, Kai Storrer, Elijah Williams, Gavin Harrington (8:34.62)]; 110-meter hurdles: Harpo Hardt, Bainbridge-Guilford (15.26 PR); 400-meter dash: Keegan Waltz, Oxford Academy (49.91); 100-meter dash: Jameson Gable, Cooperstown (11.22); 1600m: Ryan Pepples, Chenango Valley (4:41.03 PR); 400-meter hurdles: Gradon Loeffler, Sidney (58.92 PR); 800m: Kai Storrer, Walton-Downsville (1:59.84 PR); 200-meter dash: Jameson Gable, Cooperstown (22.24 PR); 3200m: Owen Mott, Sidney (10:18.53 PR); 4×100 relay: Cooperstown [Dylan Craig, Joey De Sanno, Jameson Gable, Sonam Gyamsto (43.92)]; 4×400 relay: Oxford Academy [Keegan Waltz, Dallyn Camp, Edward Golden, Liam Griffin (3:36.81)]
High Jump: Milo Wilson, Binghamton (6-8) [add Isaiah Hampton, Bainbridge-Guilford w/ same mark (PR)]; Long Jump: Denzel Peter, Unadilla Valley (20-0 PR); Triple Jump: Harpo Hardt, Bainbridge-Guilford (40-1.75); Discus Throw: Mack Patterson, Chenango Valley (179-11); Pole Vault: Logan Rhodes, Newark Valley (12-6 PR), (2) Eric Blackman, Delhi (12-6 PR); Shot Put: Michael Morrissey, Sidney (55-1.50)
Mixed 4×400 Relay: Sidney [Gradon Loeffler, Nayla Miley, Deon Taylor, Dejah Taylor (3:52.41)]
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Hundreds of NY track athletes claimed PRs at Quinney meet
Reporting by Aniya Sumner, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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