Hannon stars at Nassau state qualifier
Valencia Hannon of Elmont, center, wins the girls 200 meter race. (June 2, 2011) Credit: David Pokress
The Nassau County track community has every reason to believe it will come home from next weekend's state championship with a lot of hardware.
Several athletes stood out at Thursday's state qualifier at Westbury high school.
Elmont's Valencia Hannon was among the top performers as she won the 100-meter dash in a career-best time of 11.94 seconds. It is the fastest FAT time in the state this season. The junior followed that up with a first-place finish in the 200. Her time of 24.37 was also a personal best and one of the fastest FAT times in the state.
North Shore's Brianna Nerud won the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 6:41.33. Nerud set the Long Island record last week at the county championships (6:40.8). Nerud later teamed up with Emily Osman, Elizabeth Caldwell and Samantha Nadel to win the 4x800.
In boy's events, Baldwin's Ieshawn Johnson had a standout day, taking first in the shot put (50-9 1/2) and the discus (179-3). Westbury's Owen Skeete also qualified in two events, taking first in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter races.
Uniondale's Glen Forsythe won the triple jump (49-9 1/2) and finished second in the long jump (23-1 1/2), qualifying in both events.
For more coverage, please check Saturday's Newsday.
Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 38: State champions On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra, Michael Sicoli and Tess Ferguson recap the the state championships in baseball, boys and girls lacrosse, plus Jared Valuzzi has the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 38: State champions On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra, Michael Sicoli and Tess Ferguson recap the the state championships in baseball, boys and girls lacrosse, plus Jared Valuzzi has the plays of the week.
