Uniondale boys track and field wins first county title since 2019 behind Ross Wallace's big night
Brandon Thweatt of of Baldwin winning his heat of the 55m hurdles in a time of 7.35sec. at the Nassau High Schools Class A Team Championship held at St. Anthony's on Tues. Feb. 3, 2026. Credit: Errol Anderson
Looking back on it, Uniondale senior Ross Wallace can finally say his decision was worth it.
Wallace went a little too hard while celebrating his 18th birthday on Monday when he and his family went to AG Steakhouse: a Brazilian, all-you-can-eat restaurant in Westbury. He ate well: filet mignon, ribeye, brisket, beef ribs, lamb chops, fried goat cheese, fried pineapple, mashed potatoes. The problem with his decision was that it came the night before the Nassau Class A indoor track and field championships at St. Anthony’s High School .
Coming into Tuesday, he felt extra heavy. However, he still managed to win both the 3,200 and 1,600 meter runs, and also placed second in the 1,000 by just 30 seconds. His efforts scored 28 of Uniondale’s 99 points, leading the team to its first county title since 2019.
“I’m very irresponsible when it comes to eating,” Wallace said. “I should’ve eased up a little, but I still would’ve had all the steak. I had fun. I’m exhausted now, but I’m happy that everything was worth it. These past two days have been very special.”
His night began by winning the 3,200 in 9:56.95 before finishing just 0.03 seconds behind Syosset senior Anthony Fiore in the 1,000 with a 2:36.99. He redeemed his narrow defeat with a victorious 4:40.54 in the 1,600.
Wallace’s teammate — junior Saishun Lamour — won the 600 in 1:25.36. Lamour also ran the third leg of the team’s title-winning 4 x 400 meter relay team, following senior Romain Eccleston and classmate Danny Delva before passing the baton to classmate Ethan Davidson. They ran a collective 3:31.3. Uniondale senior Ai’Shan Powell cleared 6 feet flat to win the high jump.
There were two other Class A double champions: Herricks senior Kenneth Ramdayal and Baldwin senior Brandon Thweatt. Ramdayal threw the shot 53 feet, 7 inches and the weight 67-3 ½. Thweatt sprinted 6.47 in the 55 dash and 7.36 in the 55 hurdles, and also led off for Baldwin’s 4 x 200 crew that won in 1:32.14.
Thweatt was even able to shake it off when he tripped and fell during a practice hurdle.
After sharing a nice laugh with his teammates and coach Mike Higgins, the pressure rolled off Thweatt’s shoulders. He got back up, got on his starting block, took off, cleared every hurdle with precision and dominated his way to his second consecutive double county championship.
“I was kind of sluggish going into it, but that gave me a rush of adrenaline,” Thweatt said. “After that, I jogged back feeling happy, and I was pumped. I felt ready.”
Lee: 'Finally my time'
Paul Lee of Roslyn won the weight throw with a mark of 56' 4 1/4 at the Nassau High Schools Class B Team Championship held at St. Anthony's on Wed. Feb. 4, 2026. Credit: Errol Anderson
Roslyn senior Paul Lee has spent his whole career being blocked in the deep pool of talented throwers on Long Island. He finally got to prove his worth in the Nassau Class B championships at St. Anthony’s on Wednesday night.
Lee won the shot put with a top throw of 46-6 and the weight throw with a 56-4 ¼. They were the first two county championship victories of his four-year varsity career.
“It feels amazing, especially because in previous years, I’ve lost by inches,” Lee said. “It was finally my time. I was mentally struggling, but I just had to tell myself that this was my year and I was going to win.”
Calhoun scored 78 points to win the team title. Senior Oraldini Mpoy flew 21-6 ½ to win the long jump and junior Jaden Hines went 43-9 ¾ to take the triple jump.
Frazer’s next milestone
Ian Frazer of Wantagh during the Boys 1,600m race at the Nassau High Schools Class C Team Championship held at St. Anthony's on Mon. Feb. 2, 2026. Credit: Errol Anderson
Wantagh senior Ian Frazer saw his year of firsts continue in the Nassau Class C championships at St. Anthony’s on Monday night. He won both the 3,200 (10:21.48) and the 1,600 (4:30.51), marking the first time he was crowned a double champion at a single meet. He is coming off a cross country season in which he qualified for the New York Federation championship for the first time.
He was Monday’s only double individual champion.
“I’ve always doubled since freshman year, so I guess the experience helped today, but this is the first time I was ever able to come back after the first event and still succeed,” Frazer said. “I was able to pull it off, and I’m super happy about that. There were always those guys who ran the county when I was younger, so to be able to have become one of them is awesome.”
Valley Stream North won the team title with 141 points. Juniors Evan Truong (1,000, 2:47.1) and Maxximus Estrada (pole vault, 11-1), as well as senior Albert Strojan (shot put, 42-¼), all won individual titles. The team’s 4 x 800 crew of senior Ryan Carra, freshman Gavin Trustey, senior Matthew Gangi and Truong paced a collective 8:57.03 to place first.
NASSAU CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIPS
55 meters:
Brandon Thweatt, Baldwin, Sr. — 6.47
Levi Felix, Port Washington, Jr. — 6.55
Tyrell Holder, Baldwin, Sr. — 6.59
300 meters:
Sal Inetti, MacArthur, Jr. — 36.41
Romain Eccleston, Uniondale, Sr. — 36.45
Danny Delva, Uniondale, Jr. — 36.77
600 meters:
Saishun Lamour, Uniondale, Jr. — 1:25.36
Luis Cruz, Syosset, Sr. — 1:26.2
Max Wang, Great Neck South, Sr. — 1:26.91
1,000 meters:
Anthony Fiore, Syosset, Sr. — 2:36.96
Ross Wallace, Uniondale, Sr. — 2:36.99
Ryan Workman, Massapequa, Soph. — 2:39.29
1,600 meters:
Ross Wallace, Uniondale, Sr. — 4:40.54
Ethan Baloyo, MacArthur, Sr. — 4:41
Aidan Urquiola, Long Beach, Sr. — 4:43.23
3,200 meters:
Ross Wallace, Uniondale, Sr. — 9:56.95
Luis Cruz, Syosset, Sr. — 10:00.19
Milo Christ, Port Washington, Jr. — 10:02.95
55-meter hurdles:
Brandon Thweatt, Baldwin, Sr. — 7.36
Patrick Appolon, Baldwin, Sr. — 7.81
Kidor Hyseni, Jericho, Sr. — 7.88
High jump:
Ai’Shan Powell, Uniondale, Sr. — 6-0
Justin Lui, Herricks, Jr. — 6-0
Kidor Hyseni, Jericho, Sr. — 6-0
Long jump:
Nicholas Carentz, Oceanside, Sr. — 21-10
Jacob Aponte, Port Washington, Sr. — 21-6
Ai’Shan Powell, Uniondale, Sr. — 20-4 ½
Triple jump:
Chinonso Ajomiwe, Baldwin, Sr. — 44-0
Molenson Jnmary, Uniondale, Sr. — 43-11 ¾
Jacob Aponte, Port Washington, Sr. — 41-4
Pole vault:
Jonah Kim, Syosset, Sr. — 14-6
Ryan Kost, Farmingdale, Jr. — 13-0
William Duhs, East Meadow, Sr. — 12-6
Shot put:
Kenneth Ramdayal, Herricks, Sr. — 53-7
Tyreese Hoyes, Long Beach, Jr. — 47-2 ½
Judah Murchison, Freeport, Jr. — 45-10
Weight throw:
Kenneth Ramdayal, Herricks, Sr. — 67-3 ½
James Maggio, Herricks, Sr. — 55-2 ¾
Judah Murchison, Freeport, Jr. — 52-½
4 x 200-meter relay:
Baldwin (Brandon Thweatt, Sr., Tyrell Holder, Sr., Giovani Duplessy, Fr., Hayden Castello, Sr.) — 1:32.14
Uniondale (Kelechi Akazi, Jr., Ramel Kinard Jr., Sr., Michael Toney, Sr., Jason Sylvain, Sr.) — 1:35.75
Oceanside (Andrew Corpeno-Hernandez, Jr., Darry Volny, Jr., Christian Santos, Jr., Nicholas Carentz, Sr.) — 1:35.81
4 x 400-meter relay:
Uniondale (Romain Eccleston, Sr., Danny Delva, Jr., Saishun Lamour, Jr., Ethan Davidson, Jr.) — 3:31.3
MacArthur (Sal Inetti, Jr., Ramon Martinez, Sr., Justin Neglia, Jr., Nicholas Nemeth, Sr.) — 3:34.9
Baldwin (Mikhi Williams, Sr., Brandon Dixon, Sr., Jaden Small, Jr., CJ Graham, Jr.) — 3:35.09
4 x 800-meter relay:
Syosset (Joseph Zollo, Soph., Joshua Cai, Sr., Anthony Fiore, Sr., Luis Cruz, Sr.) — 8:26.3
East Meadow (Nikolaos Sofianos, Sr., Wadley Jean Baptiste, Sr., Jack Matthews, Sr., Matias Olier, Jr.) — 8:30.19
Massapequa (Holden Csajko, Sr., Christopher Maiorino, Jr., Kevin Drury, Sr., Ryan Workman, Soph.) — 8:31.85
NASSAU CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS
55 meters:
Leroy Barrett, Roosevelt, Sr. — 6.44
Aiden Jones, Elmont, Jr. — 6.56
Okikijesu Fashakin, Academy Charter, Sr. — 6.58
300 meters:
Aidan Peterkin, Elmont, Sr. — 35.0
Joshua Buckley, Academy Charter, Soph. — 35.69
Alex Frank, Clarke, Sr. — 36.46
600 meters:
Charles Leune, Garden City, Jr. — 1:24.81
Lucas Aguilar, Division, Jr. — 1:26.43
Jake Hylton, Elmont, Jr. — 1:27.93
1,000 meters:
Braeden Jackelow, Manhasset, Sr. — 2:40.82
Nic Katsoulis, Manhasset, Jr. — 2:41.92
Tyler Booker, Calhoun, Jr. — 2:42.9
1,600 meters:
Nic Katsoulis, Manhasset, Jr. — 4:41.45
Braeden Jackelow, Manhasset, Sr. — 4:41.82
Tyler Booker, Calhoun, Jr. — 4:42.95
3,200 meters:
Daniel Smith, Division, Sr. — 9:47.25
Max Tobar, Manhasset, Soph. — 10:10.62
Alex Goldstein, Great Neck North, Jr. — 10:12.82
55-meter hurdles:
Noah Porter, South Side, Jr. — 8.0
Jeremy Wang, Bellmore JFK, Sr. — 8.39
Luke Pierce, Calhoun, Sr. — 8.47
High jump:
Edward Rodriguez, South Side, Sr. — 6-0
Quinari Mesquita, South Side, Jr. — 5-10
Josiah Sanasie, Garden City, Sr. — 5-8
Long jump:
Oraldini Mpoy, Calhoun, Sr. — 21-6 ½
Lion Jang, Bethpage, Sr. — 19-10
Tyler Hopkins, Hewlett, Sr. — 19-9
Triple jump:
Jayden Hines, Calhoun, Jr. — 43-9 ¾
Cole Miller, Manhasset, Jr. — 41-11 ½
Jack Ciccimarro, Calhoun, Sr. — 41-5 ½
Pole vault:
Matthew Finkelstein, Bellmore JFK, Soph. — 11-0
Aaron Ye, Roslyn, Soph. — 10-6
Max Zubiria, Calhoun, Sr. — 10-0
Shot put:
Paul Lee, Roslyn, Sr. — 46-6
Ryan DeLuccia, Clarke, Sr. — 43-1
Hansen Cao, Calhoun, Sr. — 41-7 ¼
Weight throw:
Paul Lee, Roslyn, Sr. — 56-4 ¼
Philip Babalola, Hewlett, Sr. — 51-8 ¼
Andrew Degregorio, Clarke, Sr. — 49-7
4 x 200-meter relay:
Elmont (Aiden Jones, Jr., Aidan Peterkin, Sr., Royce Stephens, Jr., Jaiden Williams, Sr.) — 1:33.21
Academy Charter (Joshua Buckley, Soph., Okikijesu Fashakin, Sr., Afton Henry, Sr., Floyd Drakes, Jr.) — 1:33.37
Roosevelt (Kyree Robinson, Jr., Leroy Barrett, Sr., Raniel Barrett, Fr., Akeino Wallace, Jr.) — 1:34.02
4 x 400-meter relay:
Garden City (Damien Cheng, Jr., Brendan Wilde, Sr., Christopher Byrne, Jr., Charles Leune, Jr.) — 3:33.83
Elmont (Jake Hylton, Jr., Jon Carlos Hernandez-Sime, Jr., Kaedon Trye, Jr., Javar Bussereth, Jr.) — 3:40.11
Roslyn (Lior Reichman, Sr., Jonathan Pinchasov, Soph., Benjamin Davidson, Sr., Zain Khurrum, Jr.) — 3:45.43
4 x 800-meter relay:
Division (Robert Martinez III, Sr., Lucas Aguilar, Jr., Kelvin Duran, Sr., Daniel Smith, Sr.) — 8:16.19
Manhasset (Luke Falco, Jr., Braeden Jackelow, Sr., Thomas Neylon, Sr., Nic Katsoulis, Jr.) — 8:30.38
Mepham (Dylan Tuccitto, Sr., Rory Mattimore, 8th, Salvatore LoBrutto, Sr., Nicholas Liguori) — 8:40.15
NASSAU CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIPS
55 meters:
Ethan Hinds, Valley Stream South, Sr. — 6.60
Chace Edwards, Friends Academy, Jr. — 6.62
Louis Torres, Malverne, Sr. — 6.73
300 meters:
Louis Torres, Malverne, Sr. — 36.18
Dominick Rios, Valley Stream North, Jr. — 36.48
Chace Edwards, Friends Academy, Jr. — 36.81
600 meters:
Daren Zhong, Friends Academy, Sr. — 1:27.57
Satveer Thind, Valley Stream North, Sr. — 1:28.33
Ali Ahmad, Wheatley, Jr. — 1:29.10
1,000 meters:
Evan Truong, Valley Stream North, Jr. — 2:47.1
Sean Hart, Wantagh, Sr. — 2:48.17
Thierry Bennett, Valley Stream North, Sr. — 2:48.56
1,600 meters:
Ian Frazer, Wantagh, Sr. — 4:30.51
Zach Greene, Oyster Bay, Sr. — 4:36.61
Gavin Trustey, Valley Stream North, Fr. — 4:52.06
3,200 meters:
Ian Frazer, Wantagh, Sr. — 10:21.48
Brady Wolken, Wantagh, Sr. — 10:21.64
Kyle Farina, Valley Stream North, Fr. — 10:21.77
55-meter hurdles:
Kiran Gabbur, Wheatley, Sr. — 7.89
Dominick Rios, Valley Stream North, Jr. — 7.9
Jack Dusel, Valley Stream North, Sr. — 8.32
High jump:
Cooper Mott, Friends Academy, Sr. — 6-0
Krystoff March, Valley Stream South, Jr. — 5-10
Jonathan Gomez, Valley Stream South, Jr. — 5-10
Long jump:
Aiden Renois, Lynbrook, Jr. — 21-7 ¾
Brandon Yee-Chan, Wheatley, Sr. — 20-1 ½
Adebayo Kayode, Valley Stream North, Jr. — 19-7 ½
Triple jump:
Kevon Seales, Floral Park, Sr. — 40-10 ¼
Kenneth Fitzpatrick, Lawrence, Sr. — 39-9 ½
Kaul Kim, Island Trees, Soph. — 39-8 ¼
Pole vault:
Maxximus Estrada, Valley Stream North, Jr. — 11-1
Mathew Anthraper, Valley Stream North, Soph. — 10-0
Brandon Yee-Chan, Wheatley, Sr. — 9-6
Shot put:
Albert Strojan, Valley Stream North, Sr. — 42-¼
Ethan Dufort, Lynbrook, Jr. — 39-4 ¼
Caleb Louie, Cold Spring Harbor, Jr. — 37-9
Weight throw:
Nicholas Rumore, Plainedge, Sr. — 55-¾
Igor DeSouza, Mineola, Sr. — 41-9 ¾
Christopher Barbera, Oyster Bay, Jr. — 40-6 ½
4 x 200-meter relay:
Valley Stream South (Tyler Frazer, Sr., Ethan Hinds, Sr., Xavier Cesar, Sr., Andrew Michael Reyes, Sr.) — 1:34.47
Valley Stream North (Sebastian Madruga, Soph., Adebayo Kayode, Jr., Dario Joseph, Soph., Dominick Rios, Jr.) — 1:34.56
Malverne (Leelyn Green, Jr., Jace Richards, Jr., Tyler Thiam, Soph., Luis Torres, Sr.) — 1:38.13
4 x 400-meter relay:
Wheatley (Kiran Gabbur, Sr., Asher Hirsch, Thaddeus Bhagan, Jr., Ali Ahmad, Jr.) — 3:41.38
Valley Stream North (Lorenzo Yegros, Jr., Satveer Thind, Sr., Jack Dusel, Sr., Nigel Monrose, Sr.) — 3:43.65
Plainedge (Michael Saperstein, Jr., Jared Reiter, Sr., Robert Salem, Soph., Aiden Ryan, Soph.) — 3:49.35
4 x 800-meter relay:
Valley Stream North (Ryan Carra, Sr., Gavin Trustey, Fr., Matthew Gangi, Sr., Evan Truong, Jr.) — 8:57.03
West Hempstead (Joseph Santos-Acosta, Soph., Fredi Castro, Sr., Christian Dominguez, Jr., Edin Morales, Sr.) — 8:58.81
Oyster Bay (Alexander Streich, Soph., Alex Arnedos, Sr., Vlad Morales, Jr., Zach Greene, Sr.) — 9:04.14
Mike Anderson is a high school sports reporter who has covered 12 sports so far at Newsday. He was the sports editor of Stony Brook University's campus newspaper for two years.
