Holy Trinity's Logan Daley runs off with 100 win

Holy Trinity’s Logan Daley had seen this movie before. In fact, so recently that it would not have been unreasonable for her to turn the channel. But, she loved the ending so she stuck with it. And, after some twists towards the end, she was once again smiling as the credits rolled.

There were no credits, of course. But, if there were, they would have listed Daley as the star of the 100-meter dash, which she won in 12.15 seconds at the CHSAA track and field Intersectional Championship at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island Saturday.

Daley came from behind in the final 20 meters to beat St. Anthony’s Giavanna Ciaravino, who was second in 12.27 seconds.

“I just pushed really hard and followed my race plan, which was to get out and towards the end of the race, even if I wasn’t winning, just get tall and hold my form,” Daley said.

It was the second time in as many weeks that Daley lost her first event of a meet, only to win her second. Last week, at the Nassau – Suffolk CHSAA League Championships, Daley lost the 100 to Ciaravino before winning the 200. Saturday, with the events flipped, Daley again lost her first event – a razor-thin defeat in the 200 – and came back to win her second.

“It was kind of hard,” Daley said of dropping her first event. “But, I just realized that I had to trust the process and stick to my race plan through every race.”

Daley now has two weeks to prepare for the state championships, which are scheduled for June 10-11 in upstate Cicero. She said she wants a quicker start, hoping that a quick burst of initial speed will prevent her from needing a comeback in the final 20 meters.

“I just have to do more reaction drills and be quicker out of the blocks,” Daley said.

St. Anthony’s won the team title with 67 points, nearly tripling the total of second place Archbishop Molloy. St Anthony’s Marisa D’Angelo won the pole vault, clearing 12 feet, seven inches and was named Most Outstanding Field Performer of the meet.

“It was a great day,” D’Angelo said.

D’Angelo took less steps than usual in her run up to the jump, a decision that makes jumping harder initially, but will ultimately improve her approach.

“It’s a lot harder to get up to speed and gain that extra strength,” said D’Angelo, who is committed to Towson. “I wanted to see how high I could jump from a short run, therefore when I go back to a longer run, it will be easier.”

D’Angelo had a difficult indoor regular season, battling injuries and some uneven performances, before fighting back to win a state title. She’s had a much smoother outdoor season, one that could culminate with another state championship. She’s currently ranked second in the state, two inches off the state leader, according to milesplit.com.

“I’ve gained a lot of consistency and I feel like I’m going to, hopefully, peak at the right time,” D’Angelo said. “I’ve gotten a lot stronger and am in a great position now. I just want to keep that up.”

D’Angelo has cleared 12 feet in five consecutive meets this spring, exactly the kind of steady performances that she’s looking for.

“I have my 12-foot streak back,” she said. “Before I ran injured in the winter, pretty much every meet was over 12. That was incredible, and I really wanted to bring that back. So far in spring, it’s been great.”

St. Anthony’s won both the 4x100 and 4x800 meter relays. The 4x100, run by Ciaravino, Camryn Daley, Valencia Beaubrun, and Ava Russell, won in 48.76 seconds and the 4x800, run by Lindsay Yakaboski, Riley Griffith, Emma Rodriguez, and Olivia Czech won in 9:48.46.

Maria Chiariello won the shot put (37-5 ½) and the discus (98-5).