Malverne senior Onix Salva won the 55 meters at Farmingdale College, Uniondale's Steven King won a 300 in which the top two ran the same time, and Cold Spring Harbor junior Amy Roche won the 300 and 600.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Malverne senior Onix Salva won the 55 meters at the Section VIII winter State Qualifier at Farmingdale College in 6.3, a personal best, by 0.2 seconds over Uniondale senior Darnel Brinkley for his seventh win of the season. Uniondale senior Steven King won the 300 meters in 36.9, a personal best, with Westbury sophomore Drew Harrison second in the same time.
Great Neck South senior Robbie Freeman won the 3200 meters in 9:53.9, 1.7 seconds ahead of Syosset junior Mark Alizzi, and was second in the 1600 meters to JFK Bellmore senior Pat Burford, who won in a personal best of 4:38.8. Valley Stream South senior Nick Kroll won the 1000 meters in 2:41.5 and Oceanside senior John Norris the 600 meters in 1:29.8. Uniondale senior Vaughn Edmeade won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.9, with Valley Stream Central junior Kurt Kinkead second in the same time, and Farmingdale senior Barry Scott won the triple jump.
Cold Spring Harbor junior Amy Roche won two girls races, the 300 meters in 44.3, 0.1 seconds ahead of JFK Bellmore senior Dana Corben, and the 600 meters in 1:40.2, a personal best, by 3.6 seconds over Uniondale junior Marie Blackwood.
Wantagh senior Jean Coleman won the 3000 meters in 10:46.6 by 4.9 seconds over Oceanside senior Katherine Murnane, who was also second in the 1500 meters to Farmingdale senior Jen Campbell. Campbell won in 4:57.0, a personal best, by 8.8 seconds. Long Beach senior Lauren Gengo won the 1000 meters in 3:08.3, a personal best, 0.8 seconds ahead of Island Trees senior Kerryann Branker, and JFK Bellmore junior Katie Fileccio won the racewalk in 8:05.7.
Hempstead junior Nickesha Brown won the 55 meters in 7.2, a personal best, ahead of Hempstead freshman Miya Murphy. H. Frank Carey senior Yleana Roman won the 55-meter hurdles in 8.7, and Zara Northover won the shot put at 42-02.75, a personal best, for her eighth win of the season.