Domenic Valentino didn’t win the race on the track, but he won the race with history.

Valentino finished second in the boys’ 1,600-meter run about nine seconds behind Tri-Valley’s Adam Furman, but his second-place finish at Friday’s Iron Duke Relays, broke a 50-year-old record.

It was also his birthday.

Valentino finished the race in 4:31.47 and broke the record set by John Neilson in 1972 when he ran in the event in 4:32.

For Valentino, who was honored Friday night as one of the Marlboro boys’ teams 12 seniors, it was a record he had been chasing since he was a freshman. When he crossed the finish line in record time, Marlboro coach Pete Carofano ran down the side of the track and gave him a large embrace.

“I didn’t even see him coming,” Valentino said. “I think he was more excited about it than I was. I was still trying to catch my breath.”

Catch his breath because in the process of trying to chase history, he was also chasing Furman, who won the race with a time of 4:23.77. Furman led the race the entire time. Valentino started in third behind Tri-Valley’s Craig Costa but was solidly in second after the second lap.

“I’m glad (Furman) was here,” Valentino said. “He really took the pace out good. Even though I didn’t catch him, he helped my pace.”

By the third lap, he had a feeling he could get the record, which he did just barely in front of his home crowd.

“It feels so special to have done it here in front of our home crowd,” Valentino said.

Valentino did get a win on the track on Friday. He ran the third leg of the Iron Dukes’ 1,600-meter relay. He took the baton from Chinedu Okasi and handed it to Dylan Gunsett, who finished the victory.

Jose Iraola-Ceely won the hammer throw reaching 135-11 and Drew Heimink won the long jump with a reach of 20-01.

Juliana Juras was a double-winner for the Marlboro girls’ team winning both the discus and the shot put, with throws of 97-6 and 26-9 respectively.

Matthew Petty had the best finish for the Highland boys’ team, taking second in the boys’ triple jump. Margaret Petty had the best finishes for the Highland girls’ teams with fourth-place finishes in the 100-meter dash and the long jump.

Iron Duke Relays

Local Results
Boys
100-meter dash: 1. Cameron Sands (Rondout Valley) - 11.19; 4. Colin Robertson (Marlboro) - 11.98; 11. Dan Maher (Marlboro) - 12.52; 17. Jedd Sidamon (Highland) - 12.88; 19. Joshua Kole Bishop (Highland) -12.93; 34. Trevor Ebert (Highland) - 13.91.
110-meter hurdles: 1. Chris Kay (Rondout Valley) - 18.02; 4. Daiven Leath (Highland) - 19.72; 9. Venerice Robinson (Marlboro) - 20.82; 10. Tyler Moulds (Marlboro) - 20.92; 11. Connor Baxter (Marlboro) - 20.93; 21. Trevor Ebert (Highland) - 24.14.
400-meter dash: 1. Noah Edwards (Tri-Valley) - 56.73; 5. Ryan Pikul (Highland) - 57.37; 6. Connor Fauci (Highland) - 57.65; 10. Jamie Manning (Highland) - 59.03; 19. Venerice Robinson (Marlboro) - 1:02.42; 22. Jeremy Charleston (Marlboro) - 1:03.67.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Rubio Castagna-Torres (Beacon) - 1:00.80; 10. Connor Baxter (Marlboro) - 1:09.87; 13. Tyler Moulds (Marlboro) - 1:14.33.
800-meter run: 1. Adam Furman (Tri-Valley) - 2:02.34; 14. Basil Metz (Highland) - 2:28.88; 19. Mark Pesano (Marlboro) - 2:38.66; 23. Robert Jackson (Marlboro) - 2:45.90; 29. Myghal Beare (Marlboro) - 3:05.68; 30. George Space (Highland) - 3:09.76.
1,600-meter run: 1. Adam Furman (Tri-Valley) - 4:23.77; 2. Domenic Valentino (Marlboro) - 4:31.47; 17. Basil Metz (Highland) - 5:31.19; 18. Robert Jackson (Marlboro) - 5:47.33.
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Landon Volpe (Sullivan West) - 11:20.07; 10. Jack Guadagno (Highland) - 13:52.55.
400-meter relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Julian Browne, Ryan Britt, Audric Mondini, Cameron Sands) - 45.47; 2. Marlboro (Colin Robertson, Sam Lofaro, Matt Drake, Chinedu Okasi) - 45.50; 7. Highland (Ethaniel Aiken, Matthew Petty, Ryan Pikul, Joshua Kole Bishop - 47.59.
400-meter throwers relay: 1. Westlake (Glen Ahern, Thomas Reynolds, Nicolas Bauco, Owen Hegarty) - 50.27; 4. Highland (Nathaniel Stewart, Peter Nesheiwat, Brendan Hulse, Salvador Lopez) - 54.08; 11. Marlboro (Trace Napoli, Devin Driago, Rajah Singh, Jose Iraola-Ceely) - 58.45.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Marlboro (Drew Heimink, Chinedu Okasi, Domenic Valentino, Dylan Gunsett) - 3:43.58; 10. Highland (Cameron Adoma, Connor Fauci, Jamie Manning, Jeaton Williams) - 4:39.53.
3,200-meter relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Caleb Edwards, Dayne Wall, Crag Costa, Adam Furman) - 8:36.07; 4. Marlboro (Alexis Camacho, Alex McAteer, Matthew D’Angelo, Dante Valentino) - 9:55.36.
Discus: 1. Chris Campanelli (Sullivan West) - 124-02; 2. Trace Napoli (Marlboro) - 123-4; 14. Ayden Bahr (Highland) 83-4; 16. Salvador Lopez (Highland) - 83-1; 25. Jose Iraola-Ceely (Marlboro) - 79-8; 37. Peter Nesheiwat (Highland) - 56-1.
Hammer throw: 1. Jose Iraola-Ceely (Marlboro) - 135-11; 5. Doug Benfer (Marlboro) - 88-7.
High Jump: 1. Glen Ahern (Westlake) - 5-10; 8. Dylan Gunsett (Marlboro) - 5-2; 9. Daiven Leath (Highland) - 5-2; 17. Miles Brooks (Marlboro) - 4-9; 19. Basil Metz (Highland) - 4-9.
Javelin: 1. Glen Ahern (Westlake) - 119-2; 5. Trace Napoli (Marlboro) - 89-1; 7. Devin Dirago (Marlboro) 85-0; 17. Rajah Singh (Marlboro) - 55-5.
Long jump: 1. Drew Heimink (Marlboro) - 20-1; 3. Sam Lofaro (19-7; 5. Dylan Gunsett (Marlboro) - 19-4; 6. Matthew Petty (Highland) - 19-3; 15. Daiven Leath (Highland) - 16-1.75.
Pole vault: 1. Jonah Smith (Valhalla) - 11-0; 2. Colin Robertson (Marlboro) - 10-6; 5. Sean Robertson (Marlboro) 9-0.
Shot put: 1. Chris Campanelli (Sullivan West) - 43-5; 2. Trace Napoli (Marlboro) - 42-8.5; 3. Doug Benfer (Marlboro) - 41-7; 5. Jose Iraola-Ceely (Marlboro) 35-9; 16. Nathaniel Swart (Highland) - 32-3.5; 34. Salvador Lopez (Marlboro) - 25-10; 40. Brendan Hulse (Highland) - 20-5.5.
Triple jump: 1. Damani DeLoatch (Beacon) - 42-0; 2. Matthew Petty (Highland) - 41-1.5; 3. Chinedu Okasi (Marlboro) - 40-10.5; 7. Miles Brooks (Marlboro) - 36-10; 11. Nnadozie Okasi (Marlboro) - 34-5.5.

Girls
100-meter dash: 1. Jacqueline Kennedy (Rondout Valley) - 13.29; 4. Margaret Petty (Highland) - 13.85; 8. Elizabeth Elizondo (Marlboro) - 14.30; 17. Fallon Grace (Marlboro) - 15.00; 27. Alivia Menser (Marlboro) - 15.70; 28. Amani Earley (Highland) - 15.80; 31. Cincere Clarke (Highland) - 16.07.
100-meter hurdles: 1. Autumn Prezzano (Pine Plains) - 18.13; 6. Margaret Petty (Highland) - 19.46; 17. Natalie Worrad (Highland) - 23.96.
400-meter dash: 1. Sadie Davignon (Clinton) - 1:03.10; 8. Mollie Lass (Highland) - 1:12.53; 16. Julianna Hernandez (Highland) - 1:17.23; 25. Jackie Rivera (Marlboro) - 1:25.93; 27. Elaine Shebey (Highland) - 1:38.41.

400-meter hurdles: 1. Magnolia Flamhaft (Rondout Valley) - 1:11.83; 8. Mollie Lass (Highland) - 1:23.52; 15. Lily Belle Sgroe (Highland) - 1:40.64.
800-meter run: 1. Isabella Migliore (Beacon) - 2:35.75; 13. Jackie Rivera (Marlboro) - 3:14.41; 19. Lily Belle Sgroe (Highland) - 3:26.42.
1,500-meter run: 1. Grace Boyd (Sullivan West) - 5:15.06; 12. Emma Elizondo (Marlboro) - 5:54.73.
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Hannah Ettinger (New Paltz) - 8:34.55.
400-meter relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Mackenzie Heyl, Kayla Oakes, Sophia Schoonmaker, Jacqueline Kennedy) - 53.65; 6. Marlboro (Elizabeth Elizondo, Alivia Menser, Fallon Grace, Stephanie Petrie) - 57.36; 11. Marlboro (Khalia Moore, Taylor Trapani, Arbinoah Ciersainville, Samantha Consorti) - 59.52; 12. Highland (Mia Clarke, Cincere Clark, Amani Earley, Margaret Petty) - 1:00.31; 21. Highland (Meriah Faircloth, Ava LaValle, Lillian Reynolds, Elaine Shebey) - 1:10.69.
400-meter throwers relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Tabitha Mulholland, 2. Mackenzie Closs, Emily Hornbeck, Kendall McGregor) - 57.76; 5. Marlboro (Alexandra Yager, Megan Spiconardi, Juliana Juras, Victoria Maher) - 1:04.53.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Riley Schoonmaker, Magnolia Flamhaft, Clara Samko, Mackenzie Heyl) - 4:37.20; 6. Marlboro (Fallon Grace, Stephanie Petrie, Khalia Moore, Emma Elizondo) - 5:04.06.
3,200-meter relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Clara Samko, Olivia Waruch, Vivian Gonzales, Isabel Kinsella) - 11:34.92
Discus: 1. Juliana Juras (Marlboro) - 97-6; 4. Victoria Maher (Marlboro) 77-10; 16. Lily Belle Sgroe (Highland) - 54-4; 27. Megan Spiconardi (Marlboro) - 47-5.
Hammer throw: 1. Madison Marino (Valhalla) - 103-8.
High Jump: 1. Tessa Blackburn (Pine Plains) - 4-8; 3. Victoria Maher (Marlboro) - 4-4; 12. Natalie Worrad (Highland) - 4-0; 12. Taylor Trapani (Marlboro) - 4-0.
Javelin: 1. Jenna Deep (Clinton) - 71-9,
Long jump: 1. Jacqueline Kennedy (Rondout Valley) - 16-00.5; 4. Margaret Petty (Highland) - 13-8; 5. Victoria Maher (Marlboro) - 13-4.5; 24. Samantha Consorti (Marlboro) -10-2.75; 26. Natalie Worrad (Highland) - 9-7.25; 30. Arbinoah Ciersainville (Marlboro) - 8-11.50.
Pole vault: 1. Kailing Zhu (Valhalla) - 9-0.
Shot put: 1. Juliana Juras (Marlboro) 26-9; 17. Lily Belle Sgroe (Highland) - 19-3; 18. Natalie Worrad (Highland) - 19-2; 26. Julia Gaer (Marlboro) - 17-1.5; 30. Alexandra Yager (Marlboro) - 15-6.5.
Triple jump: 1. Siri Walsh (New Paltz) - 32-5; 7. Taylor Trapani (Marlboro) - 27-8; 14. Olivia Goodenough (Marlboro) - 25-10.5.