By Rob Potter
SULLIVAN COUNTY — September 3, 2002 – As the fall scholastic season quickly appoaches, we take a quick look back at the spring season. Cross country meets will soon be taking place with many of those same runners who competed in the spring on their school’s track and field team.
Therefore, the Sullivan County Spring 2002 track and field leaders are listed as follows:
All of the times and distances were recorded by high school athletes in competitions this past spring. The information was supplied by Tri-Valley Athletic Director Joe Iatauro.
Boys
100 meter dash – Kevin Mullally, Sullivan West, 11.3.
200 – Kevin Mullally, Sullivan West 23.0.
400 – Matt Manzi, Liberty, 52.6.
800 – Matt Manzi, Liberty, 1:59.3.
1500/1600 – Matt Manzi, Liberty, 4:30.2.
3000/3200 – Steve Creek, Tri-Valley, 10:40.3.
2000/3000 Steeplechase – Steve Creek, Tri-Valley, 11:05.5.
100/110 High Hurdles – Travis Morton, Liberty, 15.6.
400 Intermediate Hurdles – Jeremy Morgan, Sullivan West, 56.7.
Shot Put – Renauld Buck, Liberty, 48-5.
Discus – Renauld Buck, Liberty, 129-0.
High Jump – Xavier Illing, Tri-Valley, 5-8; Brenton Smith, Tri-Valley, 5-8.
Pole Vault – Adam Wilson, Tri-Valley, 11-6; Jesse Dinnerstein, Liberty, 11-6.
Long Jump – Mike Swope, Eldred, 19-5 1/2.
Triple Jump – Mike Swope, Eldred, 40-1/2.
Javelin – Renauld Buck, Liberty, 145-2.
Hammer – Matt Cook, Tri-Valley, 121-1.
Pentathlon – Eric Parkhurst, Liberty, 2,195 points.
400 Relay – Sullivan West (Kevin Mullally, Jeremy Morgan, Rob Kautz, Matt Lanese), 45.7.
1,600 Relay – Tri-Valley (Xavier Illing, Seth Hodge, Adam Wilson, Steven Creek), 3:36.9.
3,200 Relay – Tri-Valley (Seth Hodge, Steve Creek, Adam Wilson, Brenton Smith), 8:40.3.

Girls
100 – Tiffany Washington, Monticello, 12.8.
200 – Tiffany Washington, Monticello, 26.9.
400 – Katy Schlichtman, Monticello, 59.7.
800 – Heather Iatauro, Tri-Valley, 2:21.7.
1500/1600 – Heather Iatauro, Tri-Valley, 4:46.4.
3000/3200 – Heather Iatauro, Tri-Valley, 9:59.32.
2000/3000 Steeplechase – Heather Iatauro, Tri-Valley, 6:56.2.
100/110 High Hurdles – Katy Schlichtman, Monticello, 15.0.
400 Intermediate Hurdles - Katy Schlichtman, Monticello, 1:01.73.
Shot Put – Stephanie Biddiscomb, Liberty, 31-11.
Discus – Andrea Kavleski, Liberty, 103-9.
High Jump – Jen Orlowsky, Eldred, 4-10, Isabelle Owens, Eldred, 4-10.
Pole Vault – Tracy Taylor, Tri-Valley, 7-9.
Long Jump – Colleen Carey, Tri-Valley, 14-9 3/4.
Triple Jump – Maria Seniw, Eldred, 32-5 1/2.
Javelin – Meghan Garry, Monticello, 105-2.
Hammer – Andrea Kavleski, Liberty, 124-9.
Pentathlon – Susie Bowers, Tri-Valley, 1,544 points.
400 Relay – Tri-Valley (Jenn Gorman, Danielle Ruhren, Candace Carroll, Colleen Carey), 53.4.
1600 Relay – Tri-Valley (Jenn Gorman, Candace Carroll, Heather Iatuaro, Kristina Mootz), 4:16.7.
3200 Relay – Tri-Valley (Melynda O’Neill, Heather Iatauro, Kristina Mootz, Tracy Taylor), 10:01.2.