Cougar Invitational

Valley Stream North eighth grader Gabriela Andrade legs out the final stretch of the varsity girls 3,000 meter race during the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. She won with a time of 11:03.2. (April 12, 2012)

Lynbrook High School junior Jesse Bua, right, and Massapequa junior Jake Macavoy leg out the first of two laps in the boys 800 meter race during the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. Bua won the race with a time of 2:05.93, while Macavoy finished third. (April 12, 2012)

Clarke High School's Nicole Hertzberg leaps over an obstacle en route to victory in the girls 100 meter high hurdles race during the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. In addition to winning the race with a time of 15.7 seconds, she also won the high jump with a leap of 5'0. (April 12, 2012)

Great Neck South junior Hannah Siegel, right, and Valley Stream North junior Sydney Cano complete the first of two laps in the girls 800 meter race during the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. Siegel won while Cano finished as the runner up in the event. (April 12, 2012)

East Meadow senior Sean Grady legs out the seventh of eight laps in the varsity boys 3,200 meter race during the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. He won with a time of 9:47.3. (April 12, 2012)

Valley Stream North eighth grader Gabriela Andrade legs out the final stretch of the varsity girls 3,000 meter race during the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. She won with a time of 11:03.2. (April 12, 2012)

Kimberly Jelich of Valley Stream North High School clears an obstacle en route to victory in the girls 400 meter intermediate hurdles race during the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. (April 12, 2012)

Lawrence High School junior Eddie Robinson clears the bar at five feet, eight inches to win the boys high jump event in the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. (April 12, 2012)

Fareeda Roushdy of Clarke High School makes a discus throw during the Cougar Invitational held at Bellmore JFK High School. She finished first among the event's girls competitors. (April 12, 2012)

East Meadow High School senior Sean Grady and Valley Stream North eighth grader Gabriela Andrade pose for a portrait with their awarded trophies after winning their respective distance races in the Cougar Invitational at Bellmore JFK High School. Grady won the boys 3,200 meter competition with a time of 9:47.3 while Andrade finished first among the girls 3,000 meter runners at 11:03.2. (April 12, 2012)