Westbury senior Drew Harrison defended his 300-meter title with a meet best, and Valley Stream North sophomore Theresa Rush won two distance events at Suffolk Community College.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Westbury senior Drew Harrison won the boys 300 meters at the Section VIII winter State Qualifier at Suffolk Community College in 36.3, a personal best and the fastest time on record at the meet. Harrison, who also won the event in 2003, beat Uniondale senior Scott Facey by 0.4 seconds.
Valley Stream North sophomore Theresa Rush won both of her events. She set a meet best of 3:03.2 in the 1000 meters, 3.8 seconds ahead of Calhoun sophomore Tracy Koch, and defended her 1500-meter title in 5:04.2, holding off South Side sophomore Molly Dreska by 1.4 seconds in a rematch of the 2003 race, when Dreska was also second.
East Meadow junior Kinjal Parikh defended her title in the 3000 meters in 11:16.8, just 0.4 seconds ahead of teammate Brittney Criscuolo, who was also runner-up to Parikh the year before. Hempstead senior Nikesha Brown won the 300 meters in 41.9, a meet best, and Freeport junior Charrelle Staton won the 55-meter hurdles in 8.5, also a best on record at the meet. Massapequa sophomore Jennifer Tinnelley won the 1500-meter racewalk in 7:53.5, a personal best, by 1.4 seconds over New Hyde Park senior Liz Montreuil.
Garden City senior Jim Butcher won the boys 3200 meters in 9:55.2 by 3.2 seconds over Syosset junior Farrell Denby. Oceanside senior Tom Hendel won the 1600 meters in 4:37.8 and Syosset junior Sean Tully the 1000 meters in 2:36.7, both personal bests.
Uniondale senior Justin Edmeade won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.6, with Lawrence senior Tom Blenk second in the same time. Uniondale senior Oswald Boswell won the 55 meters in 6.3, a personal best, with teammate Conrad Wynter second in 6.4.