Hallstein, Hill lead Longwood girls to crown

It was Longwood's time to shine at the Suffolk Division championships.

Led by Olivia Hallstein and Qiyanna Hill, the Lions won the Suffolk Division I championship ahead of Northport and two-time defending champion Bay Shore Wednesday.

Hallstein won the 200 meters in 24.69 seconds and took second in the 100 (12.14), while Hill won the discus (116 feet, 2 inches).

It was Longwood's first Division I title since 2007.

The Lions also got a fine performance from Jordyn Holt with a first-place finish in the high jump (5-2) and freshman Nikki Mosby, who took second in the 400 (58.92) to Northport's Sara Ronde (58.41).

Kings Park's 4 x 800 team of Shannon A'Hern, Nicki Cronin, Alex Faggione and Kristen Schultz was instrumental the Kingsmens' run to the Division II championship.

Kings Park, which also received a strong performance from sophomore Kayla Koelbel, who won the pentathlon (2,646 points), finished ahead of North Babylon (81) and Smithtown East (71).

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It was the Janet Mellor and Janie Turk show in Division III as Mount Sinai cruised to the D-III championship, beating Bayport-Blue Point and Shoreham-Wading River. Mellor won the 100 (12.34), 100 hurdles (14.92) and 200 (25.34).

Turek matched Mellor with three wins, taking the 800 (2:17.45), 2,000-meter steeplechase (7:26.26) and the 1,500 (4:57.13). Brittany Callahan also made her mark for Kings Park, winning the 3,000 in 10:50.31.

Other notable individual performances include Sachem East's Lisa Luchsinger, who won the Division I 100 (12.07), and Brentwood's Donna Jeanty with a first-place in the 400 hurdles (61.45).

Commack's Allison Stapleton won the Division I steeplechase (7:10.10) and Northport sophomore Suzy Farber took first in the 1,500 walk (6:55.94).

North Babylon's Vanessa Stewart won the Division II shot put (47-6) and discus (125-6) championships and Bay Shore's Jenee-Irene Rogers was the Division I pentathlon champion with 2,578 points.

Shoreham-Wading River's Alyssa Pisani won the Division III pole vault (9-6) title and Glenn freshman Nicole Hamilton was the winner in the Division III 400 meters in 58.54.