With an 84-66 win over Commack, the East Arrows wrapped up an undefeated dual meet season that featured an effective mix of seasoned veterans and talented newcomers. This particular contest featured wins by seniors Sam LoCascio, Alex Bergen, Amanda Fitzgerald, and Alex DeCicco, but also saw scoring performances from frosh/sophs Molly Jandris, Christina Artusa, Alexa Palotta, Kaitlin Famiglietti, Juliana Mercado, and both Brooke and Skylar Papele. With the dual meet season now successfully completed, the team’s focus turns to the Championship season, with several major Invitationals providing the final tune-ups.
In the first of these major meets- the Saint Anthony’s Invitational- the East squad began its push towards winning the Triple Crown (consecutive County Championships in X-C, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track) by posting a convincing victory. East scored 78 points, with St Anthony’s 2nd (42 pts) and West Babylon 3rd (41 pts). Only 42 teams out of the 75 competing in the meet were able to score points as Sachem East garnered the second highest point total in the 45 year meet history. 38 East athletes recorded lifetime bests, and Kerstyn Ciulla (Pole Vault) and Lauren Harris (1500 Race Walk) secured back to back Individual Titles. Top 10 finishers are listed below.
The Arrows have 2 major meets on this week’s schedule- the Loucks Games and the North Shore Invitational- and then travels to Albany the following week to compete in the Prestigious Eddy Games. After that- Championship Season!
Saint Anthony’s Invitational- top 10 performances
- 400 Hurdles- 3rd – Shelby Trentini 66.06, 6th – Kaitlin Famiglietti 66.97
- 4 by 1600 Relay- 1st – Val Romero, Ciara Murphy, Rachel Ruggiero, Alex DeCicco 20:54.43, 4th – Jill Manfredi, Lindsey Dodenhoff, Tiffany Ly, Caitlin O’Hehir 22:18.68
- Pole Vault- 1st – Kerstyn Ciulla 10′ 6″
- Discus- 4th – Erin Leonard 104′ 4″, 7th- Amanda Fitzgerald 98′ 4″
- Shot Put- 4th – Amanda Fitzgerald 35′ 4.5″, 8th – Christina Artusa 31′ 8″
- 1500 Race Walk- 1st – Lauren Harris 6:32.49, 5th – Sam Delano 7:13.65, 6th – Chelsea Benedict 7:13.87
- 800 Meter Run- 4th- Ciara Murphy 2:17.78
- 1500 Meter Run- 2nd – Alex DeCicco 4:31.67, 6th – Val Romero 4:44.60, 9th – Rachel Ruggiero 4:53.25
- 4 by 400 Relay- 5th – Shelby Trentini, Kaitlin Famiglietti, Angela Calabrese, Kaylie Wessberg 4:01.37
- 4 by 800 Relay- 1st – Jill Manfredi, Val Romero, Alex DeCicco, Ciara Murphy 9:25.02, 5th – Rachel Ruggiero, Tiffany Ly, Lindsay Dodenhoff, Skylar Papele 10:05.01
-Submitted by Sachem East coaching staff