Anya Tikka | Democrat The Eldred boys’ and girls track teams dominated the Section IX Class D track and field championships at Middletown last week, claiming both team titles as well as first-place finishes in 12 events.

Sullivan athletes rack up first-place finishes

Staff Report
KINGSTON/MIDDLETOWN — May 28, 2013 — Sullivan County track and field athletes had a banner week competing in the respective Section IX championships for Classes B, C and D.
Overall, Sullivan County accounted for 35 first-place finishes in the various class competitions. Additionally, the Eldred boys and girls (Class D) as well as the Tri-Valley girls (Class C) claimed team titles. The Monticello boys (Class B) and Tri-Valley boys (Class C) finished second in the team competition.
Eldred’s Doug Leek (100 and 200m, 110 hurdles) was the only local runner to win three individual events. A host of athletes won two events, including Monticello’s Terry Duncan, Mistah Ali, Trevon Rainey and Laura Doherty; Fallsburg’s Candhace Forrest; Tri-Valley’s Mareena DiMilia; Livingston Manor’s Ami Calo and Katherine Ellis and Eldred’s Kayla Maas and Julian Gottlieb.
All of these winners, other high finishers and those who hit certain benchmarks during the season will be competing Thursday and Friday at the state qualifier in Middletown.

CLASS B BOYS’
200 - Terry Duncan (Monticello)
400 - Shane Jackson (Monticello)
400 relay - Mont. (Duncan, Mistah Ali, Rahzel Smith, Trevon Rainey

CLASS B GIRLS’
400 hurdles - Laura Doherty (Mont.)
High jump - Laura Doherty (Mont.)

CLASS C BOYS’
110 hurdles - Mitch Paciga (SW)
400 hurdles - Zach Nilsen (TV)
Shot put - Aric Boyes (TV)
Discus - Anthony Rydell (SW)
Pole vault - Aidan Woolsey (TV)

Pentathlon - Gavin Dubois (TV)
Javelin - Josh Winters (TV)

CLASS C GIRLS’
100 - Candhace Forrest (Fallsburg)
200- Candhace Forrest (Fallsburg)
100 hurdles - Mareen DiMilia (TV)
High jump - Kate Greffrath (TV)
Shot put - Mareena DiMilia (TV)
Discus - Colleen Jones (TV)

CLASS D BOYS’
100 - Doug Leek (Eldred)
200 - Doug Leek (Eldred)
110 hurdles- Doug Leek (Eldred)
3000 steeplechase - Jared DeLeon (Eld)
1600 relay - Eldred (Andrew Halloran, Dylan Wolff, Julian DeLeon, Julian Gottlieb
Long jump - Peter Vorstadt (Eldred)
Discus - Jesse Jurgens (Liv. Manor)
Pole vault - Julian Gottlieb (Eldred)
Pentathlon - Tim Worzel (Eldred)
Javelin - Scott VanTuyl (Eldred)

CLASS D GIRLS’
3000 - Kayla Maas (Eldred)
3200 relay - Eldred (Sara Jane Drewett,
Selena Hudak, Jessica Davis, Kayla Maas)
High jump - Ami Calo (Liv. Manor)
Triple jump - Ami Calo (Liv. Manor)
Shot put - Katherine Ellis (Liv. Manor)
Discus - Katherine Ellis (Liv. Manor)
Pole vault - Melissa McMonagle