WM's Anselmini sets national record
Ward Melville senior Mary Beth Anselmini broke a national record in the girls 2,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 6:33.01, Saturday at the Suffolk individual championship and state qualifier at Port Jefferson High School.
Anselmini broke the previous record of 6:33.70, set by Shelby Greaney of Suffren, N.Y., in 2008. She also bested her personal time of 6:42.00, she said.
"I'm over the moon," Anselmini said. "I didn't think this would happen today. My coach told me today that amazing races happen when you least expect it.
'I've never seen fire sitting on the water' Three Newsday photographers talk to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about covering the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.
'I've never seen fire sitting on the water' Three Newsday photographers talk to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about covering the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.
