Highland boys get first track and field win

By Mike Zummo
Posted 5/3/23

Daiven Leath won three events in the Highland boys’ track and field team’s 73-63 win over Onteora on Wednesday at Highland High School for their first win of the season.

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Highland boys get first track and field win

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Daiven Leath won three events in the Highland boys’ track and field team’s 73-63 win over Onteora on Wednesday at Highland High School for their first win of the season.

The girls’ team was beaten, 109-32.

Coaches Heather Laubach (boys) and Kathleen Mancuso (girls) honored the team’s 15 seniors: Erica Angelillo, Ava Mazzetti, Marissa Santos, Taki Bakatsias, Michael Birch, Trevor Ebert, Gavin Landry, Daiven Leath, Alan Mendez, Erik Nelson, Stephen Origene Cedric Petilos, George Simmons, Brayden Surprise, and Jeaton Williams.

Leath won the 110-meter hurdles, the long jump and the triple jump to lead the Huskies.

George Simmons (100-meter dash, 200-meter dash), Alexander Papazov (400-meter dash), and Nathaniel Swart (shot put) picked up wins for the Huskies, who also won the 400-meter and 1,600-meter relays.

Mia Clarke won the 200-meter dash and the long jump for the Huskies’ girls’ team. Armani Earley won the 100-meter dash and Erin Smith won the high jump. The Huskies won the 3,200-meter relay.

Girls
Onteora 109, Highland 32
400-meter hurdles: 1. Coco Asada (O) - 1:23.6; 2. Jade Belfiore (O) - 1:26.8; 3. Fiona Greene (O) - 1:27.3/
3,200-meter relay: 1. Highland (Riley Klein, Ava Mazzetti, Abigail Redner, Erin Smith) - 12:26.94.

100-meter dash: 1. Amani Earley (H) - 14.5; 2. Ava Yarabek (O) - 14.7; 3. Mia Clarke (H) - 14.7
1,500-meter run: 1. Maddie Mills (O) - 5:39; 2. Heather Scism (O) - 5:57; 3. Ava Mazzetti (H) - 6:07.
400-meter dash: 1. Joni Huber (O) - 69.9; 2. Amelia Swasey (O) - 1:17.5; 3. KaiLani Angiolillo (H) - 1:19.7.
400-meter relay: 1. Onteora (Alexa Hull, Ahna Fucso, Ava Yarabek, Joni Huber) - 57.9.
100-meter hurdles: 1. Coco Asada (O) - 19.9; 2. Ahna Fusco (O) - 20.6; 3. Amani Earley (H) - 21.2.
800-meter run: 1. Jade Belfiore (O) - 2:47; 2. Olivia McHugh (O) - 2:54; 3. Ava Mazzetti (H) - 2:57.
200-meter dash: 1. Mia Clarke (H) - 31.2; 2. Alex Hull (O) - 31.5; 3. Ahna Fucso (O) - 31.6.
3,000-meter run: 1. Maddie Mills (O) - 12:36.5; 2. Heather Scism (O) - 13:46; 3. Hailey Peck (O) - 14:07.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Onteora (Veronica Flores, Jillian Tyler, Jade Belfiore, Ari Boyd) - 5:03.6.
High jump: 1. Erin Smith (H) - 4-0; 2. Coco Asada (O) - 4-0; 3. Abby Taylor (O) - 3-9.
Long jump: 1. Mia Clark (H) - 14-0; 2. Ava Yarabek (O) - 11-4; 3. Coco Asada (O) - 10-1.
Triple jump: 1. Abby Zeh (O) - 30-4.5; 2. Jillian Tyler (O) - 26-5.5; 3. Shelby Buryk (O) - 23-6.6.
Discus: 1. Jasmine Rider (O) - 90-4; 2. Mercedes Storey (O) - 65.4; 3. Lillybelle Sgroe (H) - 60-1.
Shot put: 1. Jasmine Rider (O) - 33-10; 2. Mercedes Storey (O) - 26-1.5; 3. Lillybelle Sgroe (H) - 24-11.5.
Pole vault: 1. Olivia McHugh (O) - 7-0; 2. Bella Hamilton (O) - 6-0; 3. Ari Boyd (O) - 6-0.

Boys
Highland 73, Onteora 63
400-meter hurdles: 1. Josh Kurtz (O) - 71.0.
3,200-meter relay: 1. Onteora (Griffin VanDreason, Nicholas Denton, Ethan Katz-Dixon, Henry Swasey) - 10:20.45.
100-meter dash: 1. George Simmons (H) - 12.2; 2. Jedd Sidamon (H) - 12.4; 3. Cedric Petilos (H) - 12.6.

1,600-meter run: 1. Henry Swasey (O) - 5:20; 2. Ethan Katz-Dixon (O) - 5:26; 3. Charles Denton (O) - 5:46.
400-meter dash: 1. Alexander Papazov (H) - 54.8; 2. Basil Metz (H) - 55.9; 3. Jamie Manning (H) - 56.4.
400-meter relay: 1. Highland (Cedric Petilos, Jedd Sidamon, George Simmons, Maddox Thibault-Edmonds) - 48.3.
110-meter hurdles: 1. Daiven Leath (H) - 21.1; 2. Josh Kurz (H(O) - 21.4; 3. Ved Patel (H) - 21.8.
800-meter run: 1. Ethan Katz-Dixon (O) - 2:20; 2. Ved Patel (H) - 2:20.1; 3. Brennon Theil (O) - 2:28.
200-meter dash: 1. George Simmons (H) - 24.9; 2. Alexander Papazov (H) - 25.2; 3. Thomas Shields (O) - 25.2.
3,200-meter run: 1. Henry Swasey (O) - 11:24; 2. Alexander Weiss (H) - 13:02; 3. Lake Matny (H) - 13:46.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Highland (Jamie Manning, Basil Metz, Alexander Papazov, Ved Patel) - 3:57.2.
High jump: 1. Andy Zygmunt (O) - 5-6; 2. Daiven Leath (H) - 5-4; 3. Josh Bishop (H) - 5-4.
Long jump: 1. Daiven Leath (H) - 177-5; 2. Josh Kurz (O) - 151-5; 3. Thomas Shields (O) - 141-5.
Triple jump: 1. Daiven Leath (H) - 37-8; 2. Joseph Antonio (H) - 28-0.5; 3. Anastasios Bakatsias (H) - 26-9.
Discus: 1. Griffin Alterio (O) - 105-1; 2. Ethan Barryann (O) - 85-5; 3. Nathaniel Swart (H) - 75-4.
Shot put: 1. Nathaniel Swart (H) 31-11.5; 2. Griffin Alterio (O) - 30-0.5; 3. Logan Storey (O) - 29-9.5.
Pole vault: 1. Oliver Roy (O) - 9-0; 2. Oscar Espinoza (O) - 6-0.