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Hall of Fame Class of 2022

The 1999 Indoor County Championships was held at Stony Brook University.  The indoor facility was designed with a spectator overhang around the entire track.  Everyone was waiting for the showdown between two of the best distance runners in the nation, and the entire upper level was filled and charged with excitement.  The first race was the 3000m run and it delivered.  To this day, some would say it was the greatest race in Suffolk County history.  Both athletes exchanged leads throughout the race. Jillian Mastroianni was slightly ahead on the final stretch and Donovan pulled up even at the finish.  Fully automatic timing was not as readily available during this time and the officials needed to make a determination.  Both athletes were assigned the same time of 9:54.2, but Donovan was awarded the victory.  The 1500m was no less exciting.  In this race, Donovan was leading on the last straightaway and Mastroianni pulled up on her shoulder but was unable to pass her.  Donovan was in 4:46.6 and Mastroianni finished a single tenth of a second behind.  Cheers rained down from above as two county championships were decided by only a tenth of a second.

1999 

Indoor Hispanic Games Champion- 3000m (10:00.64) *Armory Record

Indoor County Champion 1500m and 3000m (4:46.6/9:54.2) *3000m County Record
Indoor State & Federation Champion 1500m (4:38.88) and 3000m (9:56.31) *1500m #1 US Time

Indoor National Scholastic Championships- 4th Place Mile Run (4:57.23)

Penn Relays 3000m Champion- (9:42.41) *County Record
Hartford Invitational Champion 1- Mile (5:01.96) 

Outdoor County Champion 1500m and 3000m (4:38.01/10:03.21)

Outdoor State Class A Champion 3000m – 9:50.52 

Outdoor National Scholastic Championships- 6th Place Mile & 2-Mile (4:56.28/10:35.65)

New York State Gatorade Athlete of the Year. 

2000

Indoor County Champion 1500m and 3000m (4:48.73/9:54.76)
Indoor State Federation Champion- 3000m (10:02.09), 3rd Place 1500m (4:43.31) 

Hartford Invitational Champion 1- Mile (4:59.65) 

Outdoor County Champion 1500m and 3000m (4:35.0/10:08.1)

Outdoor State Class A Championships- 3rd Place 3000m (9:58.43)

Outdoor State Class A Championships- 5th Place 1500m (4:40.80) 

Donovan attended Boston College. In 2003 and 2004, she was an All-American in the 3000m Steeplechase. Jennifer did not run XC in high school, instead she was a standout on the soccer field (2000 Soccer All-American). However, after learning the sport in college, Donovan ended up running on two USA Cross Country Teams. She also anchored the USA Team to a third-place finish in the International Chiba Ekiden race in Japan.  Her personal bests include: 3000m- 9:15.49, 3000m steeple chase - 10:04.52, and 5000m- 16:29.97.

Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Kristy Longman was a State Cross Country Champion in the Fall of 2005.  However, she lost by only 0.05 seconds in the 1000m run at the Indoor State Championships.  According to her coach, Jim Zeitler, it would took strength and perseverance for her to become a champion once again during the outdoor season.  Luckily for Longman, she was blessed with both.  The Section XI bus ride up to St. Lawrence University in Canton NY took 11 hours.  The weather for the day was very windy and it rained so hard that the university opened their indoor facility so that athletes could escape the elements and warm-up for their races.  Longman was not going to allow the adverse conditions stop her from achieving her goal.  When the race was over, she celebrated a 0.10 second victory over the second-place finisher.  Zeitler had told her before the race, “the conditions are the same for everyone, you just have to overcome it”.  Luckily, she was able listen to her coach’s great advice. 

2003-2004 

Cross Country Section XI County “B” Champion (19:38.3)
Cross Country NYSPHSAA Class “B” Championships – 2nd Place (19:35.0 @ Rushville)

Indoor State Qualifier Meet – 2nd Place 3000m (10:23.9)

Indoor State Championships- 12th Place 3000m (10:29.48)

2004-2005 

Cross Country Section XI County “A” Race –2nd Place (19:56.7)
Cross Country 10th Place NYSPHSAA Class “A” Championships (19:36.8 @ Chenango Valley)

Outdoor State Qualifier Meet- 2nd Place 800m (2:11.26)

Outdoor NYSPHSAA D-1 Championships- 4th Place 800m (2:11.58)
Outdoor State Federation Championships- 3rd Place 800m (2:11.86)

2005-2006 

XC Section XI County “A” Champion (19:36.3)

XC NYSPHSAA State Class “A “Champion (18:24.3 @ Queensbury)

XC State Federation Championships – 6th Place (18:50.1 @ Wappingers Falls)

Indoor State Qualifier Meet – 2nd Place 1000m (2:53.24)

Indoor State Championships – 2nd Place 1000m (2:51.44) 

Indoor National Scholastic Championships – 3rd Place One Mile Run (4:50.11) * All-American

Outdoor County Champion 800m (2:11.57), Anchored 4x800m Championship Relay 

Outdoor NYSPHSAA & State Federation Champion 800m (2:09.49)

Outdoor State Federation Champion 800m (2:10.45)
Outdoor Nike National Championships – 9th Place 800m (2:11.21)

2006-2007 

Cross Country Section XI County “A” Champion (19:09.9 - Fastest Time of Day)

State Cross Country Championships- 33rd Place Class A (19:40.8 @ Warwick Valley)

Outdoor State Qualifier Meet- 2nd Place 800m (2:10.65)

Outdoor NYSPHSAA D-1 Championships- 4th Place (2:12.74)

Outdoor State Federation Championships- 2nd Place 800m (2:10.99)

Longman attended the University of North Carolina where she ran for two years. Due to severe injuries to her shins and calves, Kristy stopped running. She graduated from North Carolina and is a “die-hard Tar Heels fan”.  Her personal bests included: 1:37.34 -600m, 2:09.49 – 800m, 2:51.44 – 1000m, 4:50.11 – one mile, 10:08.74 – 3000m. 

Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Mary Liz McCurdy was on a hot streak on a cold day in January of 2005.  After breaking the Suffolk record in the 1000m run the previous Saturday, Mary Liz knew she was ready to run fast.  A snowstorm postponed the League II Championship Meet on Saturday. But a little snow wasn’t about to stop McCurdy. She hopped on a train and headed to Manhattan’s 168th Street Armory to deliver another record-breaking performance, this time in the one-mile run.  Her victory earned her the chance to compete in the prestigious Millrose High School Mile.  But McCurdy, a great leader and teammate, turned it down so that she could run with Bay Shore’s 4x400m relay at the same meet, since athletes are not allowed to compete in any other events if they are to compete in the mile. Mary Liz was a very important member of Bay Shore’s amazing string of three consecutive National Championship 4x800m relay teams. (2003 - 8:53.26, 2004 – 8:57.48, and 2005 – 8:56.21) She also was the lead-off runner on the National record (11:33.42) Distance Medley relay team in 2003. Her 3:31 split for the 1200m leg was the fastest time for that distance recorded by a female high school runner. Her personal bests included: 2:09 800m split, 2:50.74 1000m, 4:28.54 1500m, and 4:52.88 mile.

2001 – 2002 

Indoor Track State Qualifier Meet - 3rd Place 1000m (3:02.18)

Indoor State Championships - 8th Place 1000m (2:59.32)

2002 - 2003 

Indoor Track State Qualifier Meet Champion – 1000m (2:54.08) 

Indoor State Champion – 1000m (2:55.17)

Outdoor Track Section XI State Qualifier Champion- 1500m (4:35.61)

Outdoor State Division-1 Champion - 1500m (4:34.56)

Outdoor National DMR Champions: (11:33.42) *National Record

Ran 3:31 for the 1200m leg, which at the time was the fastest 1200m ever by a high school girl.

2003 – 2004 

Indoor State Qualifier Meet- 2nd Place 1000m (2:54.90)

Indoor NYS Championship Meet - 3rd Place 1000m (2:54.34)

Outdoor Penn Relays One Mile Run - 4th Place (4:54.83)

Outdoor Eastern States Champion - 800m (2:12.18)

Outdoor State Qualifier Champion -1500m (4:28.54)

Outdoor State (D-1 & Federation) Champion – 1500m (4:29.41)

Outdoor State Champions: Member of 4 x 800m (8:59.21) *State Meet Record

2004 – 2005

NYSPHSAA XC Championships - 14th Place (19:00.60 @ Chenango Valley State Park) 

Indoor Reebok Boston Indoor Games One Mile Run - 3rd Place (4:53.07)

Indoor Stanner Games - 2nd Place 1000m (2:50.74) *Suffolk Record

Indoor New Balance Games Mile Run Champion (4:52.88) *Suffolk Record

Indoor State Qualifier Meet Champion – 1000m (2:55.90)

Indoor State Champion - 1000m (2:55.07)  

Outdoor State Championships – 7th Place 1500m (4:34.48)

Outdoor State Champions: Member of 4 x 800m (9:03.53) 

Hall of Fame Class of 2023

Callie Hogan has been a member of two storied programs (Bay Shore and Villanova) in cross-country and track and field.  Sometimes it is difficult for an athlete to make a mark in programs with such deep histories. Hogan handled this pressure in stellar fashion.  When Bay Shore was losing ten seniors and four All-American members from their team in 2005-2006 school year, continuing the tradition of success would largely fall on Hogan’s shoulders.  Luckily, she was up for the task and exceeded the expectation of many.  Strong finishes in cross country led to high place finishes at the state level for indoor and outdoor seasons, so the team success continued.  During her senior year, Hogan finished the task of etching her own name in the tradition when she won an Indoor State title in the 3000m and topped it off with a National title in the One-Mile run. 

2005-2006

Cross Country County AA Championships- 4th Place (19:42.7) 5K @ Sunken Meadow

Cross Country Class AA Championships- 14th Place (18:36.4) 5K @ Queensbury HS

Cross Country State Federation Meet- 10th Place (19:14.4) 5K @ Wappinger Falls

Indoor State Qualifier Champion- 3000m (10:12.81)

Indoor State & Federation Championships- 4th Place 3000m (10:06.69)

Indoor National Scholastic Championships- 4th Place One-Mile Run (4:54.28)

Outdoor State Qualifier Champion- 3000m (10:07.54)

Outdoor State & Federation Championships- 2nd Place 3000m (9:50.09)

Outdoor Nike Nationals- 11th Place Two-Mile Run (10:37.05)

2006-2007

Cross Country County AA Champion- (19:19.9) 5K @ Sunken Meadow

Cross Country Class AA Championships- 3rd Place (17:52.0) 5K @ Warwick Valley HS

Cross Country State Federation Meet- 3rd Place (18:29.4) 5K @ Wappinger Falls

Indoor Yale Track Classic- 2nd Place 3000m (9:52.83)

Indoor State Qualifier Champion- 3000m (10:03.94)

Indoor State & Federation Champion- 3000m (10:01.62)

Indoor National Scholastic Champion- One-Mile Run (4:50.35)

Outdoor Loucks Games Champion- 3200m (10:43.11)

Outdoor State Qualifier Champion- 3000m (9:57.89)

Outdoor State & Federation Championships- 6th Place 3000m (10:04.76)

Outdoor Nike Nationals- 5th Place One-Mile Run (4:51.62)

In addition to her personal achievements, Hogan was a vital member of many State Championship/National All-American relay teams for Bay Shore.  In 2007, Callie teamed up with Sarah McCurdy, Tenica Roberts, and Alexa DeLyra to win the National Scholastic Distance Medley Championships (11:48.54).  After graduation, Hogan attended Villanova University and had a very successful career.  While at Villanova, she was a member of two National NCAA Championship teams (2009 & 2010) and four Big East Championship teams (2008-2011).  As a freshman, in the 2007-2008 school year, Hogan won the ECAC Cross Country Championships (17:48) at Van Cortland Park followed by an Indoor Mile Championship (4:49.64). 

Hall of Fame Class of 2023

Vanessa Stewart was one of the top throwers in the nation and had been that way for three years straight. She had made her way to the New York State Indoor and Outdoor Championships each of those years. Yet an upstate athlete had kept her from reaching her ultimate goal. As a senior during the 2010 outdoor season, Stewart had one last chance.  What it took was a little extra inspiration from her grandmother.  Her grandmother had passed away two months earlier and had said to Vanessa: “Can you do me one favor and win the states?  You never did before and I know you’ve always wanted it, so do me that favor and win it.” Stewart was able to make her dream come true when she won the D-1 State Championship with a throw of 46’ 2.5”.  She then came back the next day and won the Federation title by uncorking a throw of 47’ 0”.  

2007

Outdoor Saint Anthony’s Invitational- 2nd Place Shot Put (40-02.50)

Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier- 2nd Place Shot Put (41-11.50)

Outdoor New York State Championships- 5th Place (40-0.25)

2008

Indoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion- Shot Put (41-9.00)

Indoor New York State Championships- 2nd Place (42-09.25)

Indoor National Scholastic Championships- 7th Place (42-06.75)

Outdoor Saint Anthony’s Invitational Champion- Shot Put (44-10.00)

Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion- Shot Put (42-04.50), 3rd Place Discus (123-04.00)

Outdoor New York State Championships- 2nd Place (44-04.75)

2009

Indoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion- Shot Put (46-11.00)

Indoor Eastern State Champion- Shot Put (45-03.25)

Indoor New York State Championships- 2nd Place (46-02.25)

Indoor National Scholastic Championships- 2nd Place (47-05.75)

Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion- Shot Put (46-11.00)

Outdoor New York State Championships- 2nd Place (44-04.75)

2010

Indoor Marine Corps Holiday Classic Champion- Shot Put (46-04.50)

Indoor Zeitler Relay Champion- Shot Put (48-02.00) *County Record

Indoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion- Shot Put (45-01.25)

Indoor Eastern State Champion- Shot Put (47-04.75)

Indoor Long Island Champion- Shot Put (47-0.75)

Indoor New York State Championships- 2nd Place (45-02.00)

Indoor Nike National Championships- 3rd Place (45-00.25)

Outdoor Loucks Games Champion- Shot Put (48-05.00) and Discus (143-07.00) * Outstanding Female Performance Award Winner

Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion- Shot Put (47-01.25) and Discus (131-10.00)

Outdoor State D-1 and Federation Champion- Shot Put (46’02.50 / 47-00.00) 

Outdoor State D-1 and Federation- 2nd Place Discus (139-04.00 / 151-05.00)

Outdoor New Balance Nationals- 3rd Place (46’10.75)

Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Jessica Gelibert was always willing to compete as both and individual and, on a relay, whenever needed.  In her senior year, she went above and beyond when she competed in a dual meet on Tuesday, ran the 400mH and 4x400m at Penn Relays on Thursday, and finished up with winning the 400mH and 800m run on Saturday at the Smithtown Invitational. In an article by Newsday Gelibert said that the “back-to-back-to-back schedule was tough, but [she] hoped that it would pay off with faster times later in the season.” Her Federation and New Balance National championships suggest that it did.

2011 Indoor 

County Champion- 55mH (8.46/8.57), 2nd Place LI Elite Meet (8.43)

State Championships- 7th Place 55mH (8.45/8.49/8.46) 

Outdoor 2011  

St Anthony’s Invitational Champion 400mH (61.08)

Conference One Champion 100mH (14.75), 400mH (62.96), 4x100m and 4x400m

County Champion- 100mH (14.56/14.75) and 400mH (61.59/59.99) 

NYSPHSAA D-1 Champion- 400mH (60.72)

New Balance Nationals- 10th Place 400mH (60.58) 

2012 Indoor 

Yale Track Classic- 3rd Place 400mD (55.68) * County Record

New Balance Collegiate Invite Champion- 600m (1:32.99) *County Record

State Qualifier Champion- 600m (1:37.78) & LI Elite Meet Champion (1:37.27)

NYSPHSAA Championships- 2nd Place 600m (1:33.39)

Eastern State Champion- 800m (2:11.85)

New Balance Nationals- 9th Place (2:11.77), Ran a 2:10.7 split to anchor 2nd Place Sprint Medley Relay. 

2012 Outdoor

Penn Relays 3rd Place 400mH (60.68)

State Qualifier Champion- 110mH (14.74/14.86) and 400mH (60.30/60.39) 

State D-1 Championships- 4th Place (14.30/14.87)

State D-1 and Federation Champion- 400mH (60.59/60.54)

New Balance National Champion- 400mH (59.54) 

In addition to the above individual awards, Jessica was a member of the New Balance Outdoor National Championship 800m Sprint Medley Relay in 2012.  The team of Anisa Toppin, Imani McGhee, Briannah Allen and Gelibert set a county record that still stands as of 2025.  After graduation, Gelibert attended both Coastal Carolina and Western Kentucky during her college career. At Coastal Carolina she earned several Big South Conference Championships in numerous events (60mH, 400mD, 100mH, 400mH).  In the 2015 Indoor season, Gelibert was named the Big South’s Most Outstanding Track athlete. She also represented Haiti in the 2013 Pan American Junior Championships where she placed 3rd in 400mH (58.20).  In 2015, she again represented Haiti as she placed 4th in the U-24 Pan American Games 400mH (57.58).  Her college personal bests included: 100mH 13.39, 400m 54.24, 500m 1:12.66, and 400mH 56.87.

Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Jill Irizarry was an outstanding all-around athlete and displayed legendary grit throughout her high school and college career.  Not only did she compete in the multi-events, but she competed in open events and relays as well.  As a senior, Irizarry ran on the Tar Heels All-American indoor 4x400m relay team.  While competing in the 1988 Outdoor ACC Championships for North Carolina, Irizarry set a school record in the heptathlon and the 400m hurdles in a single meet.  Not only did she win both events, but she also qualified for the 1988 Olympic Trials in the hurdles. Clearly not even seven other events were enough to slow Irizarry down.

1982

Outdoor County Champion Pentathlon (3277 pts)

(100mH- 16.6, SP-8.14m, HJ-1.59m, LJ- 4.94m, 800m- 2:23.5) 

1983

Outdoor County Champion Pentathlon (3438 pts)

(100mH-16.1, SP-8.49m, HJ-1.59m, LJ- 5.23m, 800m- 2:21.9) 

Outdoor New York State Champion- Pentathlon (3517 pts) *County/Long Island Record

Outdoor TAC Youth Nationals Heptathlon- 5th Place (4803 pts) *County Record 

1984  

Outdoor County Champion Pentathlon (3501 pts)

(100mH-15.9, SP-8.57m, HJ-1.67m, LJ- 5.61m, 800m- 2:27.3) 

New York State Champion- Pentathlon (3540 pts) *County/Long Island Record

Irizarry went to North Carolina University for her college career. While at North Carolina she set two school records for the Tar Heels: heptathlon (5051 pts) and 400mH (57.74 FAT). She was the 1987 & 1988 ACC champion in the heptathlon. Indoors, she ran as a member of the 4x400m relay that placed 5th at Nationals, earning her All-American status. Irizarry also qualified for the NCAA championships as an individual in 1987 and 1988 for the 400mH.  In 1988, she placed 11th in the event with a time of 58.65.  

Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Jennifer Norton once stated in Newsday: “I can’t explain it.  I can’t explain why I do this, why I run.  It’s just something I do.”  Jen explained that running helps her to deal with the stresses in her life.  Many athletes place stress on themselves to succeed, but participating in their sport helps them feel in control. Dealing with injuries and setbacks during her high school career, Norton never gave up, and in the 1990-91 school year, it all came together. After amassing county championships for years in cross country and middle-distance races, she broke through and dominated at higher levels. Highlights include two state championships and the title of Outstanding Female Athlete at the Loucks Games and being named the 1991 New York State Gatorade Athlete of the Year.

Cross Country 

1987 - Suffolk County Class A Champion (19:26.4)

State Federation Champions 9th Place (21:32.0)

1988 - Saint Anthony’s Invitational Champion (19:17) Outstanding Female Performer

Manhattan College Invitational/Eastern States Race 6th Place 15:30.2

Class A County Champion @ Sunken Meadow (19:40) Fastest Time of Day

New York State Championships 7th Place (19:43) @ Lake Placid

1989 - Suffolk County Conference II Champion (19:50.2)

4th Place Class A County Championships (20:36.6)

New York State Championships 13th Place (20:09) @ Wappingers Falls

Kinney Northeast Regional Meet 14th Place (18:53) 

1990 - Suffolk County Conference II Champion (18:50.2) Fastest time of day

Class A County Champion @ Sunken Meadow (19:34)

New York State Champion (19:34.0) Green Lake Park, Canastota 

7th Place Kinney Northeast Regional Meet Van Cortlandt Park (18:47) 

21st Place Kinney National Cross Country Championships (18:39.5)

Indoors

1989 – Suffolk County Champion 

1990 – Suffolk County Champion 1000m (3:05), 1500m (4:52), 3000m (10:21)

New York State Championships 3rd Place 3000m (10:26.68), 4th Place 1500m (4:48.69), 6th Place 1000m 

1991 - New York State Champion 1500m (4:40.19), 2nd Place 600m 1:38.99 & 3000m (10:13.31)

National Scholastic Track Championships 3rd Place 2-Mile Run 10:47.70, 5th Place Mile Run (5:01.84) 1500m enroute 4:41.02

Outdoors

1988 - Suffolk County Championships 2nd Place 1500m (4:44.5) & 3000m (10:20.4)

1989 - Saint Anthony’s Invitational Champion 3000m (10:23.5), 2nd Place 1500m (4:44.1) 

State Qualifier/County Championships 3rd Place 3000m (10:42.5)

1990 - Saint Anthony’s Invite Champion 1500m (4:39.4), 3000m (10:20.7), and 800m (2:19.2)  

*Meet Records in the 1500m and 3000m 

Suffolk County Champion1500 (4:48.3) & 3000m (10:20.9), 2nd Place 800m (2:22.3)

New York State Championships 5th Place 3000m (10:03.4)

Eastern States Championships 2nd Place 1500m (4:59.9), 4th Place 3000m (10:25.0)

Long Island Games Champion 1500m (4:41.6) and 3000m (10:26.9)

1991 – Penn Relays 2nd Place 3000m 

Outstanding Female Athlete Loucks Games 1600m (4:56.52) and 3200m 10:58.67

 Suffolk County Champion 3000m (10:32.4)

College Stats:  North Carolina State

Four-year letter winner in cross country, indoor, and outdoor track.  All-ACC Cross Country in 1991 and 1993.  Both years Norton competed at the NCAA Division 1 Champions.  Her team place 8th and 11th respectively.  

Hall of Fame Class of 2025

The most fortunate of athletes can look back on their time competing and truly appreciate a coach that not only helped them to achieve their athletic goals, but also help them to deal with life outside of sports. Gabriela was fortunate enough to have such a coach in her life. She views her first coach, Leroy Solomon, as a person that “always made it a point to complement every practice with various life lessons such as the benefits of chasing dreams over numbers and competing with patience over haste.  In short, he was the man who dared me to part of something bigger than myself.  That became my personal rally cry for every significant decision to follow.”  Baiter has taken these lessons that Solomon taught her to become a successful entrepreneur.

Indoor

2005  State Qual Triple Jump 2nd Place (37-01.00)

 NYSPHSAA Championships Triple Jump 2nd Place (38-04.50)

2006  State Qualifier Champion Triple Jump (37-00.50)

 NYSPHSAA Championships Triple Jump 2nd Place (38-04.50)

2007  State Qual Triple Jump Champion (38-05.00), 4th Long Jump (17-01.00)

Eastern States Champion Triple Jump (40-08.50) * County Record 

Indoor State Champion Triple 40-00.25, 3rd LJ (18-05.50)

National Scholastic Indoor Championships 3rd Place Triple Jump (40-03.50),   6th Long Jump (18-00.50)

Outdoor 

2004  NYSPHSAA Championships Class B Triple Jump 4th Place (35-01.25)

2005  State Qual Triple Jump 2nd Place (37-01.00)

 NYSPHSAA Championships Class B Triple Jump 4th Place (36-03.50)

2006  State Qualifier Champion Triple Jump (38-08.50)

 NYS Championships 2nd Place “B” Triple Jump (37-06.50), 3rd Federation (37-04.00) 

2007  Loucks Games Champion Triple Jump (39-03.00), 3rd Place Long Jump (18-05.00)

 Section XI Division III Champion Long Jump (18-05.25), Triple Jump (39-06.50)

State Qualifer Triple Jump Champion (39-09.25)

NYSPHSAA D-1 & Federation Triple Jump Champion (40-04.25 / 39-03.25)

Nike Outdoor National Champion Triple Jump (40-06.25)

College Career 

Indoor PR’s  Long Jump (18-10.00), Triple Jump (41-11.50)

Outdoor PR’s Long Jump (18-08.75), Triple Jump (40-06.25)

2010 USTFCCCA Women’s Track and Field All-Academic Honors

Qualified for the 2008, 2010, and 2011 NCAA Division One Championships

Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Sade Meeks started her career as an above average thrower in her early years of competition.  What happened in the spring of her senior year was obviously one of those “everything just clicked” moments.  Her previous personal record in the shot was 42-04.75 in winter, but by the end of the spring season she threw 45-10.75 at Outdoor Nationals (4th best throw in Suffolk County history).  Meeks did not stop there; she kept improving at the college level, not only in the shot put but in the other throws.

Equally impressive was here performance in the classroom both at Jacksonville and Villanova.  She racked up several awards as proof of her hard work in all aspects of her life.  

Indoors

2016  

Section XI State Qualifier 3rd Place Shot Put (36-06.50)

Long Island Elite Meet 5th Place Shot Put (34-03.75)

2017   

Ocean Breeze Freedom Games Champion Shot Put (40-06.25)

Ocean Breeze Invitational 3rd Place Shot Put (41-05.75)

Section State Qualifier 2nd Place (40-00.00)

Elite Meet Champion Shot Put (42-04.75), 2nd Place Weight Throw (48-03.25)  

New York State Meet 2nd Place Indoor Shot (41-03.00), 8th Place Weight Throw

New Balance Indoor Nationals 4th Place Shot Put (41-07.25)  

Outdoors

2016  

Saint Anthony’s Invitational Champion Shot Put (38-01.00)

Loucks Games 4th Place (36-02.75), 2nd Place Discus (119-00.00)

Section Division II Champion Shot Put (38-03.75), Discus (107.05.00)

State Qualifier Championships 3rd Shot Put (38-09.25), 8th Discus (102-04.00)

2017  

Penn Relays 11th Place Shot Put (40-06.25)

Loucks Games Champion Shot Put (43-01.00), 3rd Discus (112-11.00)

Section Division Champion Shot Put (44-03.00), Discus (110-00.00)

Section State Qualifier Champion Shot Put (45-03.50), 6th Discus 110-00.75)

New York State D-1/Federation Outdoor Shot Put 45-03.25/44-11.00

11th Place New Balance Outdoor Nationals (45-10.75)

College Stats

Indoor PR’s    Shot Put (55-04.50), Weight Throw (68-06.00)

Outdoor PR’s   Shot Put (52-08.00), Hammer Throw 198-01.25), Discus (140-08.25)

After graduating from Jacksonville, Meeks competed for one year as a graduate student at Villanova where she was Big East Indoor and Outdoor Champion in the Shot Put. While at Villanova, she set four school records (Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put, Weight throw and Hammer).  She was a three-time member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2 while at Jacksonville, and 1 at Villanova).  In her senior year, Sade was awarded the ASUN Conference Female Student Athlete of the Year.  She was also elected as the 2021-2022 winner of the Big East Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award for women’s indoor track and field.