Mepham's Chris Parker, Hempstead's Maxine Moodie, Lawrence's Windell Wallace and Baldwin's Christie Verdier all ran the best times on record at the meet at Farmingdale.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Mepham junior Chris Parker won the 110-meter hurdles at the Section VIII spring State Qualifier at Farmingdale in 13.8, a personal best and the fastest time on record at the meet. He beat defending champion Thomas Valerius of Valley Stream Central by 0.9 seconds, after finishing second to Valerius in 2006. The previous best on record was the 14.2 run by Uniondale's Herlentz Mesidor in 2003.
Uniondale junior Ashley Hendrix won the girls 100-meter hurdles for the third straight year, in 14.5, edging the 14.56 she ran to win in 2006 for the best time on record at the meet. Baldwin senior Ashley Davis was second in 14.7 and Glen Cove junior Danielle Silas third in 14.8. Hendrix came in with a 4-0 record against Davis this season.
Hempstead senior Maxine Moodie won the girls 100 meters in 11.8, a personal best and the fastest time on record at the meet, beating defending champion Heidi Paul of Uniondale, who ran a personal best of 12.0. Moodie had finished third in 2006. Baldwin junior Christie Verdier repeated in the 200 meters in 24.6, improving on her 24.86 from last year for another best on record, and Lawrence senior Windell Wallace won the boys 200 meters in 21.6, a personal best and the fastest on record at the meet.
Valley Stream Central senior Amechie Egbe won the boys 100 meters in 10.6, a personal best, just ahead of Baldwin's Nicholas Guscott, who ran the same time. South Side senior Samuel Cuffey was third in 11.0.
In the distance events, Port Washington senior Richard Schmitz won the boys 1600 meters in 4:26.3 by 2.6 seconds over Massapequa junior Frankie Dioguardi, after finishing second in 2006. Roslyn freshman Emily Lipari won the girls 1500 meters in 4:39.8, a personal best, by 5.9 seconds over Garden City junior Maddie Adams. MacArthur freshman Lucia Montefusco was third in 4:54.1.