The two-day state indoor track and field championships proved to be a showcase for Section 1 athletes, who medaled in multiple events both days.
Included were championship performances by Rockland athletes. Suffern’s 4×200 boys relay squad, North Rockland’s Claudel Chery in the boys 1,600 and Pearl River’s JD Lloyd McKenna in the boys 1,000 all won gold.
Lloyd McKenna, who went on to win silver at Nike Indoor Nationals and who previously medaled at the Millrose Games, is this year’s Rockland Boys Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
Below find a recap of his winter and a full list of this year’s Rockland indoor boys all-stars.
JD Lloyd McKenna
Rockland Boys Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year
School: Pearl River
Year: Senior
Highlights: Lloyd McKenna, who’ll run next year for the Div. I University of Rhode Island, had a winter to remember. He ran personal-best times at four distances. A year after finishing a frustratingly close second at 1,000 meters at the state indoor championships among public school runners and third in the overall state Federation (all schools), McKenna won both the state public schools and state Federation 1,000-meter titles at the state championships despite being ill and not training in the days leading up to the race. “I wanted it more than anything,” he said. He also finished second at Nike Indoor Nationals at 800 meters and medaled in fourth place at the prestigious Millrose Games in the boys 600-meter championship. His top indoor 800 time is second all-time in the state and first all-time in Section 1. His best 1,000 time is second all-time in Rockland County, fifth all-time in Section 1 and ninth all-time in the state. And his top 600 time is also third all-time in Rockland and seventh all-time in Section 1.
Coach of the Year
Steve Pashley, Suffern
The rest of the all-stars
55
First team: Jamarih Cantave, Sr., Suffern
Second team: Jacob Herrera, Sr., North Rockland
Honorable mention: Joshua Joseph, Jr., Ramapo
55 hurdles
First team: Heath Miller, Sr., Albertus Magnus
Second team: Justin Diakite, Jr., Nanuet
Honorable mention: Nathan Head, Sr., Suffern
300
First team: William Lynch, Sr., Suffern
Second team: Xavier Etienne, Sr., Nyack; Joshua Joseph, Jr., Ramapo
Honorable mention: Mason Garagliano, Sr., Suffern
600
Second team: Emmett Ferguson, Jr., Clarkstown South
Honorable mention: Aiden Conway, Sr., Nyack; Mitayo Signorile, Fr., Nyack
1,000
Second team: Claudel Chery, Sr., North Rockland; Ryan Tuohy, Sr., North Rockland
Honorable mention: Nicholas Catina, Sr., Clarkstown North
1,600
First team: Claudel Chery, Sr., North Rockland
Second team: Ryan Tuohy, Sr., North Rockland
Honorable mention: Joe Price, Sr., Clarkstown South
3,200
First team: Ryan Tuohy, Sr., North Rockland
Second team: Joe Price, Sr., Clarkstown South
Honorable mention: Adam Goldsmith, Jr., Nanuet
High jump
First team: Nile France, Sr., North Rockland
Second team: Rilan O’Neill, Jr, Nanuet
Honorable mention: Derek VanDunk McCormick, Sr., North Rockland
Long jump
First team: Carlos Eliezer, Jr., North Rockland
Second team: Da’vonte Brown, Jr., Ramapo
Honorable mention: Nicholas Cumbo, Jr., North Rockland
Triple jump
First team: Carlos Eliezer, Jr., North Rockland
Second team: Ryan Chen, Sr. Nanuet
Honorable mention: Maurice Laws, Jr., Suffern
Pole vault
First team: Justin Digga, Sr., Suffern
Second team: Brendan Kiesling, So., Pearl River
Honorable mention: Christian Klinger, Sr., Suffern
Shot put
First team: Connor Sullivan, Sr., Clarkstown South
Second team: Stephen D’Adamo, Sr., Nanuet
Honorable mention: Jamar Aguillard, Sr., Suffern; Owen Elaiho, Jr., Clarkstown South; Woodney Jean-Marie, Jr., Spring Valley
Weight throw
First team: Aris Mouzakis, Sr., Tappan Zee
Second team: Patrick Cruger, Sr., North Rockland
Honorable mention: Connor Sullivan, Jr., Clarkstown South
At large
First team: Jake Tarrant, Sr., Suffern
First team: Joe Price, Sr., Clarkstown South
4×200 relay
First team: Suffern (Jake Tarrant, Sr.; William Lynch, Sr.; Billy Weber, Sr.; Jamarih Cantave, Sr.; Kenny Aguilar, Sr. and Mason Garagliano, Sr.)
Second team: Nyack (Xavier Etienne, Sr.; Abdul Rasaq Durosinmi, Sr.; Asa Signorile, Jr. and Zaid Ayyoub, So.)
Honorable mention: Ramapo (Otto Morales, Jr.; Da’vonte Brown, Jr.; Kenhejah Hayden, Jr. and Joshua Joseph, Jr.)
4×400 relay
First team: Suffern (Billy Weber, Sr.; Jamarih Cantave, Sr.; Jake Tarrant, Sr.; Will Lynch, Sr.; Micheal Cromwll, Jr. and Manny Catul, Jr.)
Second team: Clarkstown South (Jake Sartwell, Jr., Brody Sutherland, Sr., Dave Samala, Jr. and Sharo Karim, Jr.)
Honorable mention: Nanuet (Taheer Jonas, Sr., Robert Revolus, Jr.; Jerome Thomas Sr.; Joel Shin, Sr. and Ryan Chen, Sr.). Nyack (Asa Signorile, Jr.; Xavier Etienne, Sr.; Aiden Conway, Sr. and Zaid Ayyoub, So.)
4×800 relay
First team: North Rockland (Ryan Tuohy, Sr.; Claudel Chery, Sr.; James McCarron, Jr. and Trevor Piccone, Sr.)
Second team: Pearl River (John Granelli, Jr.; Lucian Lenihan, Jr.; Oscar Mendez, Jr. and JD Lloyd McKenna, Sr.)
Honorable mention: Clarkstown South (Griffin Caprara, Jr.; Declan Sartwell, Fr.; Emmett Ferguson, Jr. and Shane Coleman, Sr.). Nyack (Aiden Conway, Sr., ; Eamonn Foley, Sr.; Evan Peska, So. and Mitayo Signorile, Fr.)
Nancy Haggerty covers sports for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Pearl River’s JD Lloyd McKenna leads Rockland indoor track all-stars
Reporting by Nancy Haggerty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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