Girls outdoor track athletes to watch in 2019
Valley Stream North's Tori Daniels wins the girls 300-meter dash in 41.30 during the Nassau County Class B track and field championships on Feb. 5. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
1. Tori Daniels, Valley Stream North, 8th grade
Placed second in the 300 meters (42.05) at the Nassau indoor state qualifier.
2. Chibugo Obichere, Valley Stream South, Sr.
Chibugo Obichere of Valley Stream South wins the 55-meter hurdles final at the Nassau state qualifier meet Thursday night at St. Anthony's. Credit: Daniel De Mato
The top hurdler on Long Island, Obichere is the two-time defending Division I 100-meter hurdles outdoor state champion, running a 14.37 last June.
3. Dieusi Armand, Westbury, Sr.
Armand placed second in the triple jump (40 feet-1 inch) at the indoor state championships.
4. Alissa Braxton, Commack, Jr.
Dix Hill's Alissa Braxton in the girl's long jump at the New Balance indoor track and field nationals at New Balance Armory in Manhattan, New York on March 9, 2019. Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
The best triple jumper in the state . . . maybe ever? Braxton won the indoor state championship (40-5), set the state record (41-9.75), and placed an All-American fourth (40-9).
5. Roshni Singh, Bay Shore, Jr.
Bay Shore's Roshni Singh wins the 3000 meter run, Saturday, February 2, 2018 at SCCC in Brentwood. Credit: George A. Faella
Singh placed second in the 3,000 meters (10:11.05) at the Suffolk indoor state qualifier.
6. Natya Glasco, Roslyn, Sr.
Natya Glasco of Rosyln competed in the Nassau County Weight Throw championship at St. Anthony's High School in Huntington on Feb. 5, 2018. Credit: Daniel De Mato
Glasco placed fourth (39-6.5) in the shot put at the indoor state championships on March 2.
7. Juel Charles, Valley Stream North, Sr.
Valley Stream South's Juel Charles won the wieght throw with a distance of 44' 11" during the Elite Track and Field Meet at St. Anthony's High School on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
Her 42 foot, 9 ½ inch throw at the Nassau Class B indoor championships was the best indoor shot put mark in the state this season, according to milesplit.com.
8. Melissa Cunningham, St. Anthony’s, So.
St. Anthony's Melissa Cunningham wins the girls 300m dash, Sunday, January 27, 2019 during the CHSAA Track & Field Championships at St. Anthony's High School. Credit: George A. Faella
Cunningham won the 55 meters (7.30) and was second in the 300 (40.84) at the CHSAA indoor intersectional championships.
9. Leeann Redlo, Bayport/Blue Point, Fr.
Redlo won the Suffolk Small School indoor high jump championship, clearing 5-1 in February.
10. Kayleigh Robinson, Mt. Sinai, Sr.
Kayleigh Robinson of Mt. Sinai crosses the finish line in first place in the girls 600-meter run in a time of 1:37.17 at the Molloy Stanner Games at New Balance Armory on Jan. 12. Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
Robinson is the defending Division II outdoor 400-meter hurdles champion, running a 1:03.03 last June.
11. DeAnna Martin, Valley Stream South, Sr.
Valley Stream South's Deanna Martin wins the 800-meter run during the Nassau Class A Track and Field Championship on May 24, 2018 at Cold Spring Harbor High School. Credit: Bob Sorensen
She was third in the 600 (1:33.02) at the indoor state championships.
12. Sarah Connelly, Mt. Sinai, Jr.
Sarah Connelly of Mt. Sinai wins the 3000 meter run at the Suffolk state qualifier track meet in Brentwood on Monday, February 11, 2019. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
One of the best distance runners in the state, Connelly is the defending Division II outdoor state champion in the 3,000 meters.
13. Kaitlyn Chandrika, Mt. Sinai, So.
Kaitlyn Chandrika of Mt. Sinai wins the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:56.20 at the Suffolk state qualifier track meet in Brentwood on Monday, February 11, 2019. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
Chandrika won the 1,000 in 2:56.20 at the Suffolk indoor state qualifier.
14. Molly Ramirez, Sachem North, Jr.
Sachem North's Molly Ramirez wins the 1500 meter run, Saturday, February 2, 2019 at SCCC in Brentwood. Credit: George A. Faella
Ramirez won the 1,500 meters in 4:53.36 at the Suffolk Large School indoor championships in February.
15. Anyia Wilson, Hewlett, Sr.
Wilson is the second-best returner from last spring’s outdoor state high jump championship, where she cleared 5-4.
16. Olivia Rodriguez, South Side, Sr.
Rodriguez placed second in the high jump at the state indoor championships, clearing 5-6.
17. Violet Drinkwater, Longwood, Sr.
Violet Drinkwater of Longwood placed 1st in the Pole Vault during the Suffolk County Girls Track and Field Divisional Championships at Connetquot High School in Bohemia on May 21st 2018 Credit: Daniel De Mato
Drinkwater cleared 11 feet to win the pole vault at the Suffolk indoor state qualifier.
18. Zaria Fuller, Uniondale, Sr.
Zaria Fuller of Uniondale reaches for the finish line in her 400 meter win at the Nassau AAA track and field championships in Long Beach on May 25, 2018. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
Fuller is the top returning pentathlete in the state. She scored 3,461 points and placed second at the outdoor state championships last June.
19. Soledad Jean, Half Hollow Hills East, So.
Jean won the state indoor high jump championship, clearing 5-7.
20. Emily Eng, Smithtown West, Sr.
One of the best pole vaulters on Long Island. She cleared 10 feet to place second at the Suffolk indoor state qualifier.
21. Maureen Lewin, Kellenberg, Sr.
Maureen Lewin of Kellenberg wins the girls 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:58.61 at the North Shore Invitational at the New Balance Track and Field Center on Wednesday. Credit: Errol Anderson
Lewin won the 1,000 meters in 2:57.77 at the CHSAA Intersectional indoor championships and was fifth in the 1,000 in 2:53.93 at the indoor state championships.
22. Maggie Maier, Sacred Heart, Jr.
Maggie Maier from Sacred Heart takes first in the girl's 3000 meter run in a time of 10:10.84 during the CHSAA Intersectional Track Championship at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York on Feb. 9, 2019. Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
One of the best distance runners on Long Island, Maier won the 3,000 meters in 10:10.84 at the CHSAA Intersectional indoor championships.
23. Jessica Grover, Half Hollow Hills East, Sr.
Jessica Grover from Melville takes 3rd in the girls one mile race walk championship at the New Balance indoor track and field nationals at New Balance Armory in Manhattan on March 9, 2019. Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
Grover placed an All-American third in 7:30.06 in the 1-mile racewalk at New Balance Indoor Nationals.
24. Kayley Ragazzini, Hewlett, Jr.
Kayley Ragazzini of Hewlett wins the Nassau County girls small schools weight throw state qualifier with a distance of 51 feet, 2 3/4 inches at St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Credit: James Escher
The best weight-thrower on Long Island, Ragazzini threw 51 feet, 4 ¼ inches at New Balance Indoor Nationals, the farthest toss by a Long Islander this season, according to milesplit.com.
25. Arianna McLeod, Longwood, Sr.
McLeod finished third in 8.38 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles at the indoor state championships.
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