Fred Stabbert III | Democrat Monticello’s Terry Duncan streaks to victory in his heat of the 400 meter run. He would take home two individuals golds and two relay gold to win “Outstanding Track Athlete” of the meet.

Taking names at the games

Story by Fred Stabbert III
MONTICELLO — April 30, 2013 — Six Sullivan County track teams put themselves to the test Saturday during the 25th Annual Monticello Games at Monticello High School.
Eldred, Liberty, Livingston Manor, Monticello, Sullivan West and Tri-Valley competed against six other teams from Orange, Putnam and Ulster counties in the 12-team track meet under near perfect weather conditions.
Monticello’s top track athlete, Shane Jackson, had to rest a weary hamstring but his teammates showed why they are undefeated this year by coming away with another convincing victory.
Despite not have his “Top Panther,” Monticello Track Coach Matt Buddenhagen felt confident his stable of top runners could compete with the field.
“We have a lot of Clydesdales,” Buddenhagen said. “We are going to try and give Jackson a rest today.”
Those workhorses included Terry Duncan, who blazed to wins in the 200 (23.2), 400 (51.2) and was part of the winning 400 and 1,600 relay teams. He was named the meet’s Outstanding Track Athlete.’
Ellenville’s Jeff Nunez claimed Outstanding Field Athlete with wins in the hammer and discus.
Girls’ Meet
On the girls’ side of the ledger, an experienced and deep Tri-Valley Bears team ran away with the win, scoring an impressive 146 points to well outdistance second place Monticello, which scored 99.
Tri-Valley’s Autumn Bender won the Outstanding Track Performer with wins in the 800 and 1,500 while teammate Mareena DiMilia won the Outstanding Field performer with wins in the shot put and javelin and a second in the hammer. DeMilia also won the 100 hurdles.
Monticello Games
Boys Results
Team standings and key: 1. Monticello (Mont) 138 points; 2. Middletown (Mid) 97; 3. Port Jervis (PJ) 78; 4. Brewster (Bw) 74; 5. Sullivan West (SW) 72; 6. Ellenville (Ell) 48; 7. Tri-Valley (TV) 47; 8. Eldred (Eld) 37; 9. Chapel Field (CF) 30; 10. Goshen (G) 28; 11. Liberty (Lib) 19; 12. Livingston Manor (LM) 10.
100 meters: 1. Alex Smith (PJ) 11.2; 2. Mistah Alli (Mont) 11.3; 3. Tasheim Jordan (G) 11.6; 200: 1. Duncan (Mont) 22.5; 2. Alex Smith (PJ) 23.2; 3. Tasheim Jordan (G) 23.8; 400: 1. Duncan (Mont) 51.2; 2. Steven Branham (PJ) 51.7; 3. Evan Robles (Bw) 53.3; 800: 1. Evan Robles (Bw) 2:08.2; 2. Mackenzye Leroy (PJ) 2:08.7; 3. Giovanni Villa (Mid) 2:08.9; 1,600: 1. Alex Shodai (Mid) 4:34.6; 2. Tyler Foxwell (Mont) 4:51.4; 3. Brian DeGaray (Bw) 4:53.0; 3,000 steeplechase: 1. Hans Zanger (PJ) 10:30.5; 2. Joe Klein (Mont) 11:11.9; 3. Luis Campos (Lib) 11:20.2; 3,200: 1. Kobie Lane (PJ) 9:41.5; 2. Kevin M. (Bw) 9:47.2; 3. Reed Scott (SW) 9:57.1; 110 hurdles: 1. Mitch Paciga (SW) 16.3; 2. Rogers (Mont) 16.6; 3. Steven Branham (PJ) 16.7; 400 hurdles: 1. Rogers (Mont) 62.1; 2. Mitch Paciga (SW) 63.1; 3. C.J. Forrest (Mont) 63.1; 400 relay: 1. Monticello (Duncun, Alli, Smith, Rainey) 44.1; 2. Eldred 47.1; 3. Middletown 47.2; 800 relay: 1. Monticello (Smith, Colon, Rogers, Rainey) 1:35.3; 2. Middletown 1:40.5; 3. Ellenville 1:40.4; 1,600 relay: 1. Monticello (Duncun, Colon, Smith, Gandy) 3:35.2; 2. Brewster 3:38.6; 3. Ellenville 3:54.7; 3,200 relay: 1. Port Jervis (Zanger, Leroy, Lane, Branham) 8:22.4; 2. Middletown 8:52.6; 3. Monticello 9:01.0; High jump: 1. Mitch Paciga (SW) 6-2; 2. Matt Cardona (SW) 6-2; 3. Daniel Pierre (Mid) 5-8; Long jump: 1. Lah Juan Drayton (Mont) 18-10.25; Triple jump: 1. Chris White (Mid) 42-6; 2. Milton Dorceus (Mid) 40-9.75; 3. Mistah Alli (Mont) 39-1.5; Shot put: 1. Aric Boyes (TV) 47-0.5; Discus: 1. Jeff Nunez (Ell) 132-2; 2. Anthony Rydell (SW) 129-6; 3. Pat O'Malley (G) 113-2; Hammer: 1. Jeff Nunez (Ell) 150-3; 2. Aric Boyes (TV) 145-4; 3. Anthony Rydell (SW) 105-6; Javelin: 1. Joe Baker (CF) 151-1; 2. Josh Winter (TV) 130-9; 3. Aric Boyes (TV) 125-4; Pole vault: 1. Julian Gottlieb (Eld) 11-6; 2. Illich Andino (Mid) 11-0; 3. Mackenzye Leroy (PJ) 11-0.
Outstanding track athlete:
Terry Duncan (Mont)
Outstanding field athlete:
Jeff Nunez (Ell)

Girls Results
Team standings and key: 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 146 points; 2. Monticello (Mont) 99; 3. Brewster (Bw) 83; 4. Ellenville (Ell) 78; 5. Middletown (Mid) 54; 6. Sullivan West (SW) 47; 7. Port Jervis (PJ) 38; 8. Goshen (G) 32.5; 9. Eldred (Eld) 30; 10. Chapel Field (CF) 24; 11. Liberty (Lib) 23.5; 12. Livingston Manor (LM) 18.
100 meters: 1. Kalissa Caesar (PJ) 12.4; 2. Jazmin Pryce (Bw) 12.8; 3. Dymonique Burke (PJ) 13.4; 200: 1. Jazmin Pryce (Bw) 27.5; 2. Sierra Thomas (Lib) 28.2; 3. Kally Vellenga (CF) 29.0; 400: 1. Jade Cardichon (Mid) 62.4; 2. Maggie McDermott (CF) 63.5; 3. Courtney Meyerer (SW) 63.8; 800: 1. Autumn Bender (TV) 2:33.2; 2. Courtney Meyerer (SW) 2:35.5; 3. Sarah Malzahn (Eld) 2:37.6; 1,500: 1. Autumn Bender (TV) 5:08.6; 2. Camryn Johnson (Mont) 5:18.7; 3. Dylan Scerri (Bw) 5:21.5; 3,000: 1. Ariana Battalica (Bw) 10:41.3; 2. Camryn Johnson (Mont) 11:11.5; 3. Sydney Johnson (Mont) 11:29.3; 100 hurdles: 1. Mareena DiMilia (TV) 15.3; 2. Tara Kemp (Mid) 16.5; 3. Jesenia Colon (Ell) 17.6; 400 hurdles: 1. Jordan Fredell (Mont) 69.0; 2. Dylan Scerri (Bw) 69.8; 3. Laura Doherty (Mont) 71.1; 400 relay: 1. Goshen (Davis, Davis, Baselice, Zephyr) 53.8; 2. Ellenville 54.3; 3. Liberty 55.1; 800 relay: 1. Port Jervis (Caesar, Williams, Burke, Fisher) 1:52.5; 2. Tri-Valley 1:54.9; 3. Monticello 1:57.0; 1,600 relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Greffrath, Martin, Tingley, Derlinger) 4:25.4; 2. Sullivan West 4:29.1; 3. Monticello 4:30.4; 2,000 steeplechase: 1. Ali Reynolds (TV) 8:17.2; 2. Jamie Maguire (Bw) 8:29.0; 3. Corrine Van Wagner (SW) 8:35; 3,200 relay: 1. Monticello (Rupp, Fredell, S. Johnson, C. Johnson) 10:43.2; 2. Tri-Valley 10:58.1; 3. Port Jervis 11:06.1; High jump: 1. Kate Griffin (TV) 5-0; 2. Marie Johnson (Mid) 5-0; 3. Jaynie Cirsciore (Bw) 4-10; Long jump: 1. Jazmin Peyce (Bw) 15-8; 2. Laura Doherty (Mont) 14-2; 3. Yami Reyes (Mont) 14-0.5; Triple jump: 1. Ami Calo (LM) 33-4; 2. Marie Johnson (Mid) 33-3; 3. Jaynie Criscione (Bw) 31-8; Shot put: 1. Mareena DiMilia (TV) 32-2.5; 2. Caitlin Lander (Bw) 31-9.25; 3. Danielle Borriello (Ell) 31-5; Discus: 1. Danielle Borriello (Ell) 109-5; 2. Caitlin Lander (Bw) 92-1; 3. Sarah Coney (TV) 89-1; Hammer: 1. Danielle Borriello (Ell) 145-7; 2. Mareena DiMilia (TV) 114-3; 3. Shannon Smith (TV) 95-0; Javelin: 1. Mareena DiMilia (TV) 118-1; 2. Natalie Lugo (Ell) 71-1; 3. Emilia Jahrling (Ell) 68-6; Pole vault: 1. Marisa Robbins (Gosh) 11-4; 2. Melissa McMonagle (Eld) 7-6; 3. Amelia Jahrling (Ell) 7-6.
Outstanding track performer:
Autumn Bender (TV)
Outstanding field performer:
Mareena DiMilia (TV)