The Holiday Classic was a meet filled with great opportunity. Many of the athletes endured the long meet and came out victorious. Medal Winners include: 1st place Alex Monaco - LJ
2nd place Emma Allen - 4 x 400 Brittany Smith - 4 x 400 Allison Schumann - 4 x 400 Noemie Bechu - 4 x 400
4th place Cullin Burdett - 1600
5th place Noemie Bechu - 600y Emma Allen - 800
7th place Jake Actio (1600)
10th place Allison Schumann - 1000y Personal Records Stephen Winston (1600) - 5:28 Emma Allen (800) - 2:29 Jake Acito (1600) - 4:59.3 Alex Monaco (LJ) - 18'7.5 Boys 4 x 200 relay (1:43.5)
The Section 1 kick-off was the perfect venue for the North Salem athletes to begin their season. The hard work and dedication the team has exhibited over the past 4 weeks enabled them to set several personal records, take home 11 medals and set another school record.
Noemie Bechu officially broke the 26 year old school record in the 600 meters on Sunday as she ran the race for the first time. This is Noemie's 6th record recorded since 2011. The highlights from the meet are below...
Medal Winners Noemie Bechu 600 (2nd) 4 x 800 (6th) Cullin Burdett 3200 (2nd) Allison Schumann 3000 (4th) 4 x 800 (6th) Sean Devey 4 x 400 (4th) Alex Monaco 4 x 400 (4th) David Christie 4 x 400 (4th) Billy Messemer 4 x 400 (4th) Muiread Heffernan 4 x 800 (6th) Alexsandra Stefankowski 4 x 800 (6th)
Personal Records: Conor Kelly (300) - 43.96 Sara Waldinger (300) - 58.54 Cecilia Diehl (1500) - 6:08 Alex Valentin (300)- 49.24 Matt Walter (300)- 50.14 Alex Monaco (600) - 1:43.4 Tomasz Stefankowski (1000) - 3:00.9 Billy Messemer (1000) - 3:09.2 Luke Raskopf (1600) - 5:09.5 Brian Giachetto (1600) - 5:50.5 Greg Mckeon (1600) - 5:57.30 Chris Woloshyn (1600) - 6:03.5 Jake Acito (3200) - 10:54.6 Micky Jacobsen (3200) - 10:47 Cecilia Heffernan (1500) - 7:10 Stephen Winston (1000) - 3:10
The story of the freshmen/sophomore meet is one of great determination and spirit. All of the athletes who competed were excited, nervous, and not exactly sure what to expect. Their hard work and determination is what carried them through the night. Although they were nervous, they ran extremely well. What was most impressive, is the fact that each one of them finished all of their races with tremendous kicks. The frosh/soph team is a group of young people with unlimited potential. Meet highlights are below. Medal Winners: Alex Monaco - 1st (Long Jump) & 3rd (4 x 400) Ben Carminucci - 2nd (Shot Put) Jake Acito - 3rd (3200) & 3rd (4 x 400) Alexsandra Stefankowski - 5th (1000) & 3rd (4 x 400) Tomasz Stefankowski - 5th (1000) Conor Kelly - 3rd (4 x 400)
Personal Records Brian Giachetto - 1600 (6:01.10) Jake Actio - 3200 (10:56.7) Ben Carminucci - Shot put (33'4.5) Stephen Winston - 3200 (12:00.7)
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