By Rob Potter
MONTICELLO — Hundreds of athletes from several area schools made their way to Ed Kennedy Field at Monticello High School on Saturday for the annual Monticello Games Track and Field Invitational meet.
On one of the nicest days so far this spring, the scholastic athletes gave it their best as coaches, teammates and fans shouted positive words of encouragement. In a show of good sportsmanship, several athletes from opposing schools could be seen and heard congratulating each other after finishing one of the many running events.
The Arlington boys’ and girls’ teams won the meet. In the boys’ team standings, Arlington scored 163 points to finish first. Ellenville was second (106), Byram Hills placed third (95), Middletown was fourth (87) and Eldred placed fifth (43).
In the girls’ team standings, Arlington scored 142 points to place first. Middletown was second (108), Eldred placed third (67), Tri-Valley was fourth (63) and Red Hook placed fifth (60).
Several athletes from Sullivan County high schools won their respective events.
The boys who won events included: Matt Rodriguez of Monticello, who won the boys’ 400 dash in a time of 52.8 seconds, Brandon Corley of Monticello, who took first place in the shot put (43 feet, 6 1/2 inches), Todd Roeder of Sullivan West, who placed first in the discus (125 feet, 6 inches), Hunter Proscia of Eldred, who won the 3,000 steeplechase in 10:35.5 and Peter Koval of Liberty, who took first place in the javelin (130-7).
In addition, the Monticello team of Tino Taylor, Matt Rodriguez, Austin Colon and Dom Martinez won the varsity 1600 relay in a time of 3.38.0.
And the Eldred team of Alex Campanella, Adrian Krzysztofowicz, Julian Gottlieb and Julian Deleon prevailed in the freshman/sophomore sprint medley relay in 3:59.1.
The girls who won events included: Diana Schombs of Eldred, who took first place in the pole vault (9-0), Hannah Feinman of Sullivan West, who placed first in the long jump (15-3 1/4) and Erika Bowring of Eldred, who won the triple jump (32-2 1/2).
The winners of each event, along with athletes from Sullivan County high schools who placed in the top six, were as follows:
Boys
3200: 1. Marc Violone, Byram Hills, 9:41.1; 2. Alex Campanella, 9:43.1, Eldred; 4. Hunter Proscia, Eldred, 10:13.5
Long Jump: 1. Minton, Arlington, 20-6 1/2
400 Dash: 1. Matt Rodriguez, Monticello, 52.8 seconds
400 Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Adam Abdur-Rahman, Middletown, 55.6 seconds
Shot Put: 1. Brandon Corley, Monticello, 43-6 1/2; 2. Brian Edwards, T-V, 43-5 1/2; 5. Brandon Wagner, SW, 36-10; 6. Steve Wilbur, Monticello, 36-9 1/2
800 relay: 1. Byram Hills (Chris Gladstien, Tom Giordano, Steve Giordano, Pete Reynolds, 1:35.8
Fresh/Soph SMR: 1. Eldred (Alex Campanella, Adrian Krzysztofowicz, Julian Gottlieb, Julian Deleon)
3200 Relay: 1. Goshen (Jordan McWatt, Chris Maroni, Steve Van Doran, Raeven Reivers), 8:41.8
110 High Hurdles: 1. Adam Abdur-Rahman, Middletown, 14.8 seconds
100 Dash: 1. Tyler Obryan, Ellenville, 11.0 seconds; 5. Craig Burns, Eldred, 11.7; 6. Kyle Flynn, SW, 11.9
Pole Vault: 1. Justin Farrenkopf, Ellenville, 13-0; 4. Neil Mock, Livingston Manor, 10-6; 5. Kevin O’Rourke, Monticello, 10-6; 6. Anthony Morrigia, Eldred, 10-0.
1600 Run: 1. Marc Violone, Byram Hills, 4:34.3
High Jump: 1. Devon Minton, Arlington, 6-2; 5. Semaj Prince, Monticello, 5-6
Triple Jump: 1. Jamal Byrum, Middletown, 42-0; 6. Mistah Alli, Monticello, 37-9 1/4
400 Relay: 1. Ellenville (Tomusz Czarnecki, John Paulsen, Jose Aldorundo, Tyler Obryant) 44.3 seconds; 4. Monticello, 45.6
800 Run: 1. Krystopher Lotocky, Arlington, 2:04.5; 3. Dom Martinez, Monticello, 2:10.0; 5. Neil Mock, Livingston Manor, 2:13.3
Discus: 1. Todd Roeder, SW, 125-6; 2. Brandon Wagner, SW, 123-4; 5. Brian Edwards, T-V, 110-2
Hammer: 1. Jeff Nunez, Ellenville, 128-1; 2. Kyle Denman, T-V, 104-10; 4. Todd Roeder, SW, 98-4
200 Dash: 1. Ashawn Bryan, Middletown, 23.4; 2. Tino Taylor, Monticello, 23.5; 4. Kyle Flynn, SW, 24.0; 5. Rich Johnson, T-V, 24.3; 6. Craig Burns, Eldred, 24.4
3000 Steeplechase: 1. Hunter Proscia, Eldred, 10:35.5
Javelin: 1. Peter Koval, Liberty, 130-7; 3. Brandon Wagner, SW, 122-11
F/S 1600 Relay: 1. Arlington (Koenitzer, Garson, Buechele, Decker), 3:36.0; 4. Eldred, 3:55.4; 5. Monticello, 3:57.8
Varsity 1600 Relay: 1. Monticello (Tino Taylor, Matt Rodriguez, Austin Colon, Dom Martinez), 3:38.0
Girls
3000: 1. Amber Goodspeed, Middletown, 11:01.8; 3. Christine Donnelly, Eldred, 11.23.6; 4. Dani Myers, SW, 11:28.4; 5. Autumn Bender, T-V, 11:35.2; 6. Livvy Rehm, T-V, 11:38.3
High Jump: 1. Tenesha Johnson, Middletown, 5-0; 4. Erika Bowring, Eldred, 4-9; 5. Kristen Offringa, T-V, 4-6; 6. Kate Greffrath, T-V, 4-6
Pole Vault: 1. Diana Schombs, Eldred, 9-0; 2. Briana Brucher, Eldred, 8-6; 6. Kristina Sumfelth, SW, 7-6
400 Dash: 1. McKenzie Bayer, Arlington, 64.8; 1. Claire Markonic, Webutuck, 64.8; 3. Alex Brooks, T-V, 67.2; 4. Rosa Martinez, SW, 67.4; 5. Jaclyn Bellemy, Monticello, 67.8; 6. Tania Walker, Monticello 68.1
400 Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Adrienne Scrima, Minisink Valley, 72.5; 3. Erica Concors, Monticello, 74.9
800 Meter Relay: 1. Middletown (Lilian Samuel, Tikkie Hollins, Tenesha Johnson, Chekasa Hampton), 1:53.0; 4. T-V, 2:03.4
F/S Sprint Medlay: 1. Byram Hills (Lauren Perschmetz, Lizzie Wellington, Katie Ryan, Alison Davis) 4:39.3; 5. Monticello, 4:53.3
3200 Relay: 1. Arlington (Asselmeyer, Pettinella, Schweizer, Markoe); 10:33.3; 2. T-V, 10:46.7; 6. SW, 11:28.1
100 Dash: 1. Caesar, Port Jervis, 12.6 seconds
100 High Hurdles: 1. April White, Middletown, 17.2; 3. Hannah Feinman, SW, 17.5; 5. Diana Schombs, Eldred, 18.5
400 Relay: 1. Middletown (Lilian Samuel, Briana Porter, Aiyana Ruiz, Chekasa Hampton), 54.1 seconds; 4. Monticello, 55.8
1500 Run: 1. Sarah Ren, Arlington, 5:05.1; 3. Christine Donnelly, Eldred, 5:14.8; 5. Autumn Bender, T-V, 5:24.5
Shot Put: 1. Niki Desens, Arlington, 31-11 1/4; 3. Dominque Darby, T-V, 30-11; 5. Heidi Furman, T-V, 28-11 1/4; 6. Kayla Martin, Monticello, 28-11
800 Run: 1. Hayley McMahon, Arlington, 2:18.9; 4. Rianne Erlwein, SW, 2:41.2; 5. Alex Brooks, T-V, 2:43.7
Discus: 1. Shavel Samuels, Middletown, 104-11; 4. Dominque Darby, T-V, 84-1; 5. Kayla Martin, Monticello, 70-11
200: 1. Caesar, Port Jervis, 26.6; 2. Breanna Brucher, Eldred, 28.2; 5. Laurie Schoonmaker, Monticello, 28.7
Hammer: 1. Jackie Ceuldan, Minisink Valley, 105-11; 2. Heidi Furman, 105-2
2000 Steeplechase: 1. Olivia Beltrani, Arlington, 8:00.0; 4. Caroline Bertholf, T-V, 8:20.9
F/S 1600 Relay: 1. Byram Hills (Amanda Rosenstein, Katie Ryan, Rachel Vega, Katie Wellington), 4:27.0; 3. T-V, 4:46.4; 4. Eldred, 4:56.1
Varsity 1600 Relay: 1. Arlington (Winby, Schweizer, Bayer, McMahon) 4:16.8; 4. SW, 4:35.3; 6. Eldred, 4:40.9
Long Jump: 1. Hannah Feinman, SW, 15-3 1/4; 2. Erika Bowring, Eldred, 15-1/4
Triple Jump: 1. Erika Bowring, Eldred, 32-2 1/2; 2. Hannah Feinman, SW, 31-10 1/4
Javelin: 1. Niki Desens, Arlington, 79-9; 4. Heidi Furman, T-V, 77-3; 6. Shannon Smith, T-V, 65-10.