Bears Sweep Last Meet

By Frank Rizzo
GRAHAMSVILLE — May 23, 2000 -- The Western Sullivan League held the final rites for its track and field championship meet on Saturday at Tri-Valley CS in Grahamsville.
A steady rain and cold wind made for a miserable day for athletes, coaches, and spectators, and assured that no records or outstanding performances were in store.
“I did not have great expectations,” said T-V boys’ coach Joe Iatauro. “It’s difficult to ask a lot of the kids on a day like this. The motivation isn’t there.”
There were few surprises as well. The host Bears won the boys’ and girls’ titles in easy fashion, and it was the 15th straight crown for the Lady Bears, and third in a row for the boys.
The Lady Bears won all eight track events, three of the six field events, and two of the three relays competed to amass 262 points, more than matching the rest of the teams’ combined scores (see complete results, page 17A).
Double winners for T-V were April Nash (shot put and discus) and Tara Zanetti (100 and 400 hurdles), while Ashley Wall won the long jump and high jump for Sullivan West.
On the boys’ side double winners were Mark Vogel of Livingston Manor (100, 200 dashes); Zane Illing of T-V (400 hurdles, 3200); Joe Iatauro of T-V (800/1600); and Arthur Felder of T-V (triple jump, high jump).
Ed Dean of Eldred, the top seed in the high jump (6-1) and defending champ, chose to enter at 5-6 and failed all three attempts as he could not find the footing on the wet surface.
Brian Branning of Livingston Manor, ranked second in the discus in Section IX (school record 154-1), had to be content with a 134-9.
“I was slipping and sliding all over the (thrower’s) circle,” Branning said, noting that he had to switch from his Nike Zoom “Rotationals” to regular turf shoes.
The “Rotationals” help Branning with his spin.
“I got soaked. It was the worst weather I threw in all season,” Branning said.
T-V boys’ coach Joe Iatauro noted that the merger of Jeff-Youngsville and Delaware Valley spelled doom for the league.
“It’s time for this to come to an end. It suited its purpose,” Iatauro commented. “Now we’re on to our next experience.”
WSL teams will compete in the Orange County League next season.
To mark the occasion, several prominent athletes, as well as coaches and officials with a long association with WSL track and field, were invited:
• Norton Hyman of Sackett Lake coached the T-V girls’ team from 1972-79 and was instrumental in getting girls’ track started in the league.
• Gary Wootan of Callicoon coached Jeff-Youngsville in the ’70s (his daughter Madeline held the WSL discus record for many years).
• Frank Gibson was a longtime fixture at Livingston Manor, and former WSL track chairman.
• Terry Knickerbocker coached Jeff-Youngsville track and cross country teams for most of the ’80s and ’90s.
• Tim Benson, a 1999 Delaware Valley CS grad, the 1999 state champion in the discus and WSL discus record holder.
• Scott O’Keefe of Livingston Manor, WSL and Class C-D champ in the shot put and WSL high jump champ in 1980.
• Gary Lockhart was a league 100-200 champ at Tri-Valley in the late 1960s.

WSL T&F Meet Results

Boys’ team scoring: 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 235; 2. Livingston Manor (LM) 117; 3. Sullivan West (SW) 108; 4. Eldred (E) 32; 5. Roscoe (R) 4.
boys’ track events — 400 Hurdles: 1. Zane Illing (TV) 1:01.1; 2. Al Lombardo (LM) 1:01.4; 3. Steve Mulvihill (SW) 1:04.4; 4. Kevin Kenney (TV) 1:04.8; 5. Jared LaMonica (TV) 1:08.2; 6. Ron Milton (LM) 1:11.1. 1600: 1. Joe Iatauro (TV) 4:41.8; 2. Zane Illing (TV) 4:47.7; 3. Erik Hendrickson (SW) 4:56.6; 4. Brad Haberli (SW) 5:04.7; 5. Matt Parks (SW) 5:08.3; 6. Brenton Smith (TV) 5:17.8. 400: 1. Travis Salomon (TV) 52.9; 2. Ben Monell (TV) 54.2; 3. Kevin Mullally (SW) 54.4; 4. Eric Hendrickson (SW) 57.4; 5. Kevin Kenney (TV) 57.9; 6. John Schneider (E) 59.2. 100: 1. Mark Vogel (LM) 11.8; 2. Mike Kowalik (TV) 12.2; 3. Ben Monell (TV) 12.3; 4. Kevin Mullally (SW) 12.4; 5. Chris Dessauve (E) 12.5; 6. Capone McCalla (SW) 12.7. 3200: 1. Zane Illing (TV) 11:19.5; 2. Steve Creek (TV) 11:19.6; 3. Rob Osterhoudt (TV) 11:24.8; 4. Brenton Smith (TV) 11:25.4; 5. Kevin Erlwein (SW) 12:38.2; 6. Matt Parks (SW) 13:28.0. 110 Hurdles: 1. Al Lombardo (LM) 17.5; 2. Mike McArdle (SW) 19.9; 3. Jared LaMonica (TV) 20.1; 4. Dave Richardson (E) 21.6. 800: 1. Joe Iatauro (TV) 2:07.9; 2. Kevin Kenney (TV) 2:12.7; 3. Adrien Hobbs (TV) 2:12.9; 4. Todd Goldstein (TV) 2:16.1; 5. Brad Haberli (SW) 2:21.8; 6. Adam Bassney (SW) 2:21.8. 200: 1. Mark Vogel (LM) 24.0; 2. Mike Kowalik (TV) 24.1; 3. Travis Salomon (TV) 24.2; 4. Anthony Martinez (LM) 25.6; 5. Chris Dessauve (E) 26.3; 6. Capone McCalla (SW) 26.3.
boys’ field events — Long Jump: 1. Mike McArdle (SW) 18-61¦2; 2. Chris Dessauve (E) 18-51¦2; 3. Anthony Martinez (LM) 18-11¦2; 4. Capone McCalla (SW) 17-10; 5. Jason Kean (LM) 17-4; 6. John Schneider (E) 17-1. Discus: 1. Brian Branning (LM) 134-9; 2. Michael Stephenson (TV) 117-9; 3. John Schleiermacher (LM) 101-7; 4. Brett Tyler (SW) 101-4; 5. Tom Gain (SW) 94-2; 6. Billy Simon (LM) 88-11. Shot Put: 1. Mike Kowalik (TV) 49-91¦2; 2. Brian Branning (LM) 38-2; 3. Mike Stephenson (TV) 36-101¦2; 4. Matt Dahlman (R) 36-43¦4; 5. Billy Simon (LM) 35-9; 6. Ryan Milk (TV) 35-71¦2. Triple Jump: 1. Arthur Felder (TV) 38-11¦2; 2. John Schneider (E) 36-81¦4; 3. Brent Rose (SW) 35-11¦4; 4. Jason Kean (LM) 34-11; 5. Jeremiah Solomon (TV) 28-71¦4; 6. Jordan Dumond (LM) 27-9. Pole Vault: 1. Matt Avery (TV) 8-6; 2. tie, Nate Bucar (SW), Kevin Erlwein (SW), John Schleiermacher (LM) 8-0. High Jump: 1. Arthur Felder (TV) 5-8; 2. Al Lombardo (LM) 5-6; 3. Steve Mulvihill (SW) 5-4; 4. David Richardson (E) 4-10; 5. Brenton Smith (TV) 4-10; 6. Jared LaMonica (TV) 4-8.
boys’ relays — 3200: 1. Tri-Valley (Adrien Hobbs, Steve Creek, Todd Goldstein, Joe Iatauro) 8:56.5; 2. Sullivan West 9:18.3; 3. Livingston Manor 12:15.7. 400: 1. Tri-Valley (Ben Monell, Travis Salomon, David Felder, Mike Kowalik) 47.4; 2. Livingston Manor 47.6. 1600: 1. Tri-Valley (Travis Salomon, Zane Illing, Ben Monell, Joe Iatauro 3:50.5; 2. Sullivan West 3:56.7; 3. Livingston Manor 4:18.6.
girls’ team scoring: 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 262; 2. Sullivan West (SW) 104; 3. Roscoe (R) 42; 4. Eldred (E) 32; 5. Livingston Manor (LM) 10.
girls’ track events — 400 Hurdles: 1. Tara Zanetti (TV) 1:23.0; 2. Maggie Garigliano (TV) 1:25.2; 3. Nicole Cali (TV) 1:26.1; 4. Kate Humleker (SW) 1:26.4; 5. Mandy Argent (LM) 1:28.9. 400: 1. Kristina Mootz (TV) 1:08.5; 2. Maria Seniw (E) 1:13.4; 3. Susie Bowers (R) 1:14.8; 4. Rosie Miesner (R) 1:16.6; 5. Rebecca Cosentino (TV) 1:20.1; 6. Nadine Bury (R) 1:20.2. 1500: 1. Molly Andruszkiewicz (TV) 6:42.9; 2. Heather iatauro (TV) 6:42.9; 3. Jen Sorrentino (TV) 6:43.5; 4. Tracy Taylor (TV) 6:44.0. 100: 1. Kelsi Lockhart (TV) 14.9; 2. Susie Bowers (R) 15.0; 3. Katy Dollard (TV) 15.1; 4. Bridget McCann (LM) 15.5; 5. Rebecca Cosentino (TV) 16.0; 6. Rosie Miesner (R) 16.1. 3200: 1. Jen Sorrentino (TV) 12:31.0; 2. Kelly Priebe (TV) 13:12.0; 3. Juanita Sikorski (SW) 14:14.7. 100 Hurdles: 1. Tara Zanetti (TV) 18.3; 2. Nicole Cali (TV) 18.4; 3. Danielle Peters (SW) 19.4; 4. Sara Alexander (TV) 20.6; 5. Kate Humleker (SW) 21.0. 200: 1. Danielle Poley (TV) 30.2; 2. Kelsi Lockhart (TV) 30.3; 3. Kristina Mootz (TV) 30.7; 4. Maria Seniw (E) 31.4; 5. Bridget McCann (LM) 32.0. 800: 1. Heather Iatauro (TV) 2:32.0; 2. Molly Andruszkiewicz (TV) 2:36.7; 3. Danielle Hendrickson (SW) 2:39.4; 4. Ashley LaMonica (TV) 3:01.1; 5. Katje O’Sullivan (TV) 3:09.6; 6. Juanita Sikorski (SW) 3:20.7.
girls’ field events — Long Jump: 1. Ashley Wall (SW) 13-93¦4; 2. Sandra Scholz (SW) 13-61¦2; 3. Maria Seniw (E) 13-31¦4; 4. Danielle Peters (SW) 12-81¦2; 5. Jessica Mattingley (TV) 12-63¦4; 6. Rebecca Cosentino (TV) 12-53¦4. Shot Put: 1. April Nash (TV) 29-93¦4; 2. Lexie Eggleton (R) 26-31¦4; 3. Jessica Head (SW) 25-1¦2; 4. Joanna DiCostanzo (SW) 23-111¦2; 5. Rosie Miesner (R) 23-93¦4; 6. Angela Metri (TV) 20-83¦4. Pole Vault: 1. Tracy Taylor (TV) 4-6; 2. Kelly Vanderzell (TV) 4-6. Triple Jump: 1. Sandra Scholz (SW) 28-2; 2. Maria Seniw (E) 27-0; 3. Kelly Brodmerkle (E) 23-11; 4. Jessica Mattingley (TV) 23-91¦2; 5. Sara Alexander (TV) 23-7. High Jump: 1. Ashley Wall (SW) 4-4; 2. Sara Alexander (TV) 4-4; 3. Susie Bowers (R) 4-4; 4. Danielle Hendrickson (SW) 4-4; 5. Kristina Mootz (TV) 4-2; 6. Tammy Greynolds (LM) 4-0. Discus: 1. April Nash (TV) 99-2; 2. Katje O’Sullivan (TV) 80-5; 3. Lexie Eggleton (R) 78-7; 4. Joanna DiCostanzo (SW) 72-8; 5. Jessica Head (SW) 72-7; 6. Jamie Shampine (LM) 56-0.
girls’ relays — 3200: Sullivan West (Danielle Hendrickson, Sandra Scholz, Kristin Clifford, Danielle Peters) 11:09.7; 2. Tri-Valley 11:49.1. 400: 1. Tri-Valley (Maggie Garigliano, Nicole Cali, Katy Dollard, Rebecca Cosentino) 1:01.6 1600: 1. Tri-Valley (Kelsi Lockhart, Heather Iatauro, Kristina Mootz, Danielle Poley) 4:25.8; 2. Sullivan West 4:30.2.