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You may not think it is an exhausting event to compete in the high jump. You start your warm-up before the competition to get your steps. When the bar goes up, if you’re Daniel Claxton, you sometimes wait for as much as an hour or more before you start competing. You need to stay mentally focused and not get too tight before jumping. And when you’re up, you must be ready to go with very few if any competitors remaining. Very tough to push yourself to new heights, especially the elusive seven-foot barrier. That height had eluded Claxton until January 28th of his senior year. When he did clear the height after so many misses in previous meets, it was an amazing feeling. From that point on, Claxton cleared the height five more times including a personal best jump of 7-01.75 outdoors, a Suffolk County record.
2014
Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier – 2nd Place High Jump (6-03.00)
Outdoor NYSPHSAA – NY State Championships – 10th Place High Jump (6-04.00)
2015
Indoor Stanner Games Champion – High Jump (6-07.00)
Indoor Long Island Elite Meet Champion – High Jump (6-08.00)
Indoor NYSPHSAA – NY State Championships – 2nd Place High Jump (6-08.00)
Outdoor Eddy Games Champion – High Jump (6-08.00)
Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion – High Jump (6-06.00)
Outdoor NYSPHSAA – NY State Championships – 4th Place High Jump (6-06.00)
2016
Indoor Stanner Games Champion – High Jump (6-09.00)
Indoor Section XI County Champion – High Jump (6-09.25)
Indoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion – High Jump (6-10.00)
Indoor Long Island Elite Meet Champion – High Jump (6-08.00)
Indoor NYSPHSAA – NY State Champion - High Jump (6-08.00)
New Balance Indoor Nationals – 6th Place High Jump (6-09.00)
Outdoor Penn Relays Carnival – 4th Place High Jump (6-07.75)
Outdoor State Qualifier Champion – High Jump (6-10.00)
Outdoor NYSPHSAA – NY State Championships – 2nd Place High Jump (6-08.00)
New Balance Outdoor Nationals – 6th Place High Jump (6-08.25)
2017
Indoor Ocean Breeze Invitational Champion – High Jump (7-00.00)
Indoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion – High Jump (6-10.00)
Indoor NYSPHSAA – NY State Champion - High Jump (6-11.00)
New Balance Indoor National Champion – High Jump (7-00.25)
Outdoor Penn Relays Carnival – 4th Place High Jump (6-10.25)
Outdoor Division Champion – High Jump (7-00.00)
Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion – High Jump (7-1.75)
Outdoor NYSPHSAA – NY State Champion - High Jump (7-00.00)
New Balance Outdoor National Champion – High Jump (7-00.25)
Claxton went to the University of Connecticut to compete for the Huskies. While there he was a two-time Big East High Jump Champion.
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The pole vault is a very technical event that leads to a strong connection between athlete and coach. There are so many parts of the vault that need to be examined by a coach so that adjustments can be made. As a vaulter traveling to the state championships, Nick David and found out his coach was unable to attend because of a death in the family. Things may have looked bleak for David, but like so many championship caliber athletes, he promised his coach that he would win the event even in his absence. He delivered with 15-06.00, tying his Suffolk Indoor record. Later in the spring of 2007, David won the event again at States, but this time he cleared a height of 16-00.00, setting a Suffolk County record that still stands in 2022.
2005
Indoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion – Pole Vault (14’00.00)
Indoor State Championships- 9th place (13-06.00)
Section XI State Qualifier - 2nd place Pole Vault (14-09.00)
New York State Championships - 12th place Pole Vault (14-00.00)
2006
Indoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion - Pole Vault (15-00.00)
Indoor New York State Championships - 2nd place Pole Vault (15-06.00)
Hartford Invitational Champion – Pole Vault (14-06.00)
Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion - Pole Vault (15-00.00)
Outdoor New York State Division-II Champion Pole Vault (15-03.00)
2007
Indoor Hispanic Games Champion – Pole Vault (15-06.00)
Indoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion - Pole Vault (13-00.00)
Indoor State & Federation Pole Vault Champion (15-06.00)
Outdoor Section XI State Qualifier Champion Pole Vault (15-06.00)
Outdoor State & Federation Pole Vault Champion (16-00.00)
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Hinnant’s coach, Kirk Carter, summed up the talent of Keith Hinnant during his senior year competition perfectly; “He has a beautiful mix of speed and endurance; he just amazes me every time he runs.” This statement was made just after Hinnant won the 100m and 800m, individual events and competed on the championship 4x100m and 4x400m relays. His talent was quite evident from his freshman year, when he set a then-state frosh record in the 400m (48.95). Hinnant only competed in spring track because he was a standout basketball player for Bay Shore. This frustrated many track enthusiasts who wanted to see what he could have run in the 600m.
2003 Outdoor
County A Champion 100m, 200m, 800m, anchored 4x400m
State Qualifier Champion 400m (47.15/48.55)
State Championships – 3rd Place 400m (47.22), Division 1 - 4x100m Champions (42.06), 4x800 2nd place (7:52.97)
Adidas National Championships – 6th Place 400m (47.14), Anchored 800m Sprint Medley Relay 2nd Place finish - New York State Record (1:29.94) (Hinnant - 45.6 400m leg)
2004 Outdoor
Taco Bell Classic 2nd Place 400m (47.40)
Long Island Challenge 1st Place 800m (1:51.8)
State Qualifier Champion 100m (10.89), 800m (1:55.78)
Golden West Invitational – 2nd Place 400m (46.58)
800m Division One State Champion (1:51.56), 2nd Place Federation (1:52.79)
USATF Junior National Championships 3rd Place 400m (47.55)
Junior World Championships - 7th Place 400m (46.54/46.93/46.88) *Suffolk County record in prelims that stood until 2017.
Junior (U-20) World Championships – Member of winning 4x400m relay team.
For his outstanding senior season, Hinnant was recognized as a USA Today High School All-American. He was also awarded the Long Island USATF Runner of the year for his accomplishments. Hinnant attended the University of South Carolina where he had a very successful career competing in the SEC. His high school personal bests included: 100m 10.87, 200m 22.43, 400m 46.54, 800m 1:51.56
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Most years, coaches are left to debate whether the best short sprinter (55m, 100m) or long sprinter (200m,400m) is worthy of the most outstanding sprinter award. Very rarely does someone make it easy for them by performing both types of sprints at a very high level. Kyree Johnson is one of those athletes. As a junior, he placed second in the Indoor State Championships by a mere 1/100th of a second in the 55m dash. Outdoors he demonstrated his ability to be a long sprinter by winning the 400m dash in both his junior and senior years at States. In addition to his sprinting ability, Kyree was also one of the best long jumpers in the State. During his senior year he won the Division 1 Championship with a jump of 23-06.25. Throw in his talent to run exceptional relay legs on numerous State and National Championship teams (3-New York State & 2- National 4x400m teams) and you have an athlete that every coach would love to have on their team.
2015 Indoor
Section XI County Championships – 1st Place 55mD (6.61) & 300mD (36.22)
Section XI State Qualifier Meet – 3rd Place 55mD (6.61)
2015 Outdoor
Section XI State Qualifier Meet – 2nd Place 400m (48.50)
New York State Division 1 Championships – 5th Place (48.62)
New York State Federation Championships – 3rd Place (49.29)
2016 Indoor
Molloy Stanner Games Champion – 300mD (34.22)
Section XI State Qualifier Champion - 55mD (6.45) & Long Jump (23-04.50)
Long Island Elite Meet Champion – 55mD (6.44)
New York State Federation Meet – 2nd Place 55mD (6.40)
2016 Outdoor
Section XI State Qualifier Champion – 400mD (47.78)
New York State & Federation Champion – 400mD (47.94)
New Balance Nationals – Emerging Elite Champion 400mD (47.75)
2017 Indoor
Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival Champion – 400m (48.09)
Molloy Stanner Games Champion – 300mD (33.85)
Section XI State Qualifier Champion – 55mD (6.41) & 300m (34.80)
2017 Outdoor
Glenn D Loucks Games Champion – Long Jump (23-09.00), 2nd Place 200mD (21.78)
Section XI Division Champion – 200mD (21.71), 400m (48.26), Long Jump (22-11.25)
Section XI State Qualifier Champion – 400mD (46.68) & Long Jump (23-05.50)
New York Federation Champion – 400mD (46.56), Division 1 Champion Long Jump (23-06.25)
New Balance National Championships – 4th Place 400mD (47.02)
Johnson joined his teammate Infinite Tucker at Texas A&M University. While there, Kyree continued his winning ways for the Aggies. Highlights of his accomplishments include an Outdoor 200m 21.43 & 400m 45.92 and Indoor 400m of 46.93. In 2018, he was a member of an All-American 4x400m Relay – 2nd Place Indoors and Outdoors. In 2019, that 4x400 won national championship. (2:59.05 – Split 45.25)
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Tucker was a very physically gifted athlete, but that is not the whole story. He also was an athlete that lived for competing and thrived on the thrill of victory, whether as an individual or as part of a relay. Some would argue that Infinite Tucker the best senior year of all time for a Section XI athlete. Between indoor and outdoor, he won three individual state championships and one national title.
In addition to all the individual accolades listed below, Tucker was part of relay teams that were extremely successful. The one that stands out above the others was the 2016 4x400m relay at the New Balance National Championships. In that race, the Huntington Blue Devil squad (Lawrence Leake, Shane McGuire, Kyree Johnson, and Tucker) broke the NYS record that was previously set in 1966 (fifty years prior). Their time of 3:10.93 was a put into the record book with a 46.07 anchor leg by Tucker, not long after winning the individual 400mH championship (50.70). In all, with Tucker anchoring their relays, the Blue Devils won three New York State and two National titles in the 4x400m.
2015 Indoor
Molloy Stanner Games - 2nd Place 600m (1:21.97)
Section XI State Qualifier Champion 600m (1:22.63)
Long Island Elite Meet Champion – 600m (1:22.35)
New York State Championships – 4th Place 600m (1:22.39)
New Balance Indoor National Emerging Elite Champion – 400m (48.48)
2015 Outdoor
Taco Bell Classic Champion – 400mH (54.47)
Penn Relay Carnival – 6th Place 400mH (53.24)
Section XI State Qualifier Champion – 400mH (53.14), 3rd Place 110mH (14.48)
NYSPHSAA – NY State & Federation Champion – 400mH (52.29)
New Balance National Championships – 4th Place 400mH (52.61)
2016 Indoor
Armory Track Invitational - 2nd Place 600m (1:20.26)
Section XI State Qualifier Champion – 55mH (7.41), 2nd Place Long Jump (23-00.00)
Long Island Elite Meet Champion – 55mH (7.37)
New York State & Federation Champion – 55mH (7.38), 2nd Place Long Jump (23-01.75)
2016 Outdoor
Mobile Challenge of Champions – 1st Place 300mH (37.16), 2nd Place Long Jump (24-06.00)
Penn Relay Carnival – 4th Place 400mH (53.24)
Glenn D. Loucks Games Champion – 110mH (14.53), 400mH (52.77)
Section XI State Qualifier Champion – 110mH (14.27), 400mH (51.23), & Long Jump (23-04.50)
NYSPHSAA – NY State & Federation Champion – 110mH (14.06) & 400mH (52.35)
New Balance National Champion 400mH (50.70) & 9th Place 110mH (14.08)
Tucker moved on to Texas A&M to continue his running career. In 2018 he was second in the SEC Championships (51.07) and the very next year was crowned champion with a rather spectacular finish of his race. The “Superman Dive” went viral not only within the track circles, but world-wide. Once again, Tucker was displaying his competitive nature and strong desire to be victorious.
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Brian Dalpiaz started his varsity career as an eighth grader for Sayville High School. In the spring of that year, he set an eighth-grade state record in the mile (4:32.3) so expectations were high for his future endeavors not only according to those in the running community, but Dalpiaz himself. As an eighth grader, he had planned to set a Sunken Meadow record on the 5K course. Unfortunately for Dalpiaz, going into his senior year in cross country, he had an emergency appendectomy which affected his training. Despite this set back, Dalpiaz won his second consecutive Class B State title by 20 seconds on the very course that he wanted to set the record. Although he did not get the course record, he showed the toughness and determination of a true champion.
1999 - 2000
Cross Country State Qualifier Champion – (16:57.7)
Cross Country State Championships – 11th Place Class B (17:26.7 – Westchester CC)
Sayville Team won Class B State Championship.
Cross Country State Federation Meet – 17th Place (16:48.9)
Indoor Yale Invitational – 3rd Place 3000m (8:55.90)
Indoor State Qualifier – 2nd Place 3200m Run (9:27.50)
Indoor State Championships – 10th Place 3200m Run (9:40.98)
Outdoor State Qualifier – 2nd Place (9:32.70)
Outdoor State Championships – 10th Place (9:31.60)
2000-2001
Cross Country State Qualifier Champion – (16:44.7 - fastest time of day)
Cross Country State Championships – 2nd Place Class B (17:03.9 - Utica)
Indoor Yale Invitational – 1st Place 3000m (8:45.77)
Indoor National Scholastic Championships – 5th Place Two Mile Run (9:20.68)
Outdoor State Qualifier Champion – 1600 & 3200m (4:20.58 / 9:19.18)
Outdoor State Championships – 4th Place 3200m (9:10.27)
Outdoor Adidas National Championships – 14th Place Two Mile Run (9:20.17)
2001-2002
Cross Country State Qualifier Champion – (16:24.2 - fastest time of day)
Cross Country Class B State Champion – (15:54.8 - 2nd fastest time of day)
Cross Country State Federation Champion (15:45.37)
Cross Country Foot Locker Nationals – 13th Place (15:15.20)
Indoor Millrose Games – 3rd Place One Mile Run (4:22.41)
Indoor State Qualifier Champion – 1600m (4:22.17)
Indoor Eastern States Champion – Two Mile Run (9:03.65)
Indoor Nike National Championships – 3rd Place Two Mile Run (9:02.80)
Outdoor Penn Relays Champion – 3000m Run (8:24.74)
Outdoor State Qualifier Champion – 1600m Run (4:13.36)
Outdoor Gold West Invitational – 3rd Place 3200m Run (8:57.24)
Outdoor Adidas National Championships – 4th Place Two Mile Run (9:01.90)
2002-2003
Cross Country State Qualifier Champion – (16:18.7)
Cross Country Class B State Champion – (16:11.4)
Cross Country State Federation Champion (16:06.80)
Indoor Millrose Games – 2nd Place One Mile Run (4:17.20)
Indoor Molloy Stanner Games Champion – Two Mile (9:01.92) * NYS Record
Indoor State Qualifier Champion – 1600m & 3200m (4:27.17 / 9:31.94)
Indoor State/Federation Champion – 3200m Run (9:15.44)
Indoor Nike National Championships – 4th Place (9:04.02)
Outdoor Penn Relay Champion – 3000m Run (8:28.16)
Outdoor State Qualifier Champion – 1600m & 3200m (4:16.85 / 9:06.00)
Outdoor State Championships – 2nd Place 3200m (8:59.93), 8th Place 1600m (4:22.45)
Outdoor Adidas National Championships – 8th Place (9:04.89)
Upon graduating from Sayville, Dalpiaz competed at Georgetown University where he had a successful career for the Hoyas. Personal Bests: 1000m 2:29.20, Mile 4:07.66, 3000m 8:10.98, 3000mSC 9:03.65, and 5000m 14:25.79.
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“Hard working, committed, and intense competitor” were words that Coach Kevin Johnson used when he described Antonio Davis. These qualities lead Davis to succeed at both the high school and collegiate levels. Johnson was always confident that Antonio could win any meet that he was entered because he was such a clutch performer. Many times, he came through on his very last attempt to win the event even if he fouled on several attempts beforehand. Antonio was the first Long Island athlete to jump over fifty feet in the outdoor triple jump. It took twenty years before another athlete joined his ranks.
1988 - 1989
Indoor State Qualifier – 2nd Place Triple Jump (42-03.50) & 3rd Place LJ (20-04.50)
Outdoor State Qualifier – 2nd Place Triple Jump (46-08.50), 3rd Place LJ (22-03.25)
Outdoor State Championships – 3rd Place Triple Jump (46-11.00)
1989 - 1990
Indoor Brown Invitational Champion - – Long Jump (22-04.75) & Triple Jump (46-11.50)
Indoor Eastern States Champion – Triple Jump (48-06.25)
Indoor State Qualifier Champion – Long Jump (21-11.50) & Triple Jump (45-6.75)
Indoor State Champion – Long Jump (23-06.25) & Triple Jump (48-08.00)
Indoor National Scholastic Championships – 2nd Place (48-09.50)
Outdoor Louck’s Games Champion – Triple Jump (48-08.25)
Outdoor Eddy Games Champion – Long Jump (23-01.75) & Triple Jump (46-10.50)
Outdoor Eastern States Champion – Long Jump (22-7.75), 2nd Place TJ(48-07.75)
Outdoor State Qualifier Champion – Long Jump (23-06.00) & Triple Jump (48-09.00)
Outdoor West Invitational – 4th Place Triple (50-06.50) 1st Long Islander to break 50’ barrier.
Davis was a two time All-American in college in the triple jump for Penn State University. His best collegiate jump of 54-06.00 is still number one all time at PSU. His best mark of 25-10.75 indoors in the long jump is second all-time. In 1993, Davis won the Penn Relay Championship in the triple with a jump of 53-11.25”. After graduating college, Davis channeled that drive to help other athletes reach their goals as a trainer and successful business owner in Pennsylvania.
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Pentathletes are often considered to be great athletes because they can do well in several events, but they are not outstanding in any one of them. Lionel Fontaine was an exception to the rule as he was one of the top athletes in the State in several of the pentathlon events. At the State Qualifier meet in 2010, his marks in the high jump, 110mH, and the long jump would have placed and qualified him to compete at states in all three. To top that, at the state meet he jumped 6’ 9” in the high jump during the pentathlon. That mark would have placed second in the open event at the championships. Put all those events together and you have the Section XI record holder in the pentathlon. Fontaine’s point total of 3714 is the 4th best in New York State history. For his accomplishments in 2010, he was voted Newsday Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
2008-2009
Indoor State Qualifier Champion – High Jump (6-04.00), 2nd Place Long Jump (21-09.50)
Indoor State Championships – 10th Place High Jump (6-02.00), 15th Place Long Jump (20-09.25)
Outdoor Division Championships – 2nd Place Long Jump (20-09.25), 2nd Place High Jump (6-02.0)
Outdoor State Qualifier – 2nd Place Pentathlon (3438 Pts) 110mH 15.97, HJ 6-04, LJ 21-6.5, SP 37-5.25, 1500m 4:47.76
Outdoor State Championships – 15th Place Pentathlon (3152 Pts) 110mH 116.02, HJ 5-10.50, LJ 20-11.50, SP 37-5.25, 1500m 5:00.09
2009-2010
Indoor Yale Classic – 2nd Place Long Jump (22-00.00)
Indoor League Three Champion – High Jump (6-08.00), Long Jump (22-08.00)
Indoor Large School Champion – High Jump (6-07.00), 4th Place Long Jump (21-06.00)
Indoor State Qualifier Champion – High Jump (6-04.00), 5th Place Long Jump (21-09.00)
National Scholastic Indoor Championships – 3rd Place Pentathlon (3531 Pts) 60mH 8.69, LJ 21-6.75, SP 38-8.25, HJ 6-04, 1000m 2:59.64
Outdoor Division Champion – Pentathlon (3579 Pts) 110mH 15.04, HJ 6-04, SP 42-4.75, LJ 20-06, 1500m 4:38.25
Outdoor State Qualifier Champion – Pentathlon (3714 Pts) 110mH 14.97, HJ 6-06, SP 42-07.75, LJ 22-03, 1500m 4:44.11 *Suffolk County Record
Outdoor State Champion - Pentathlon (3645 Pts) 110mH 15.03, HJ 6-09, SP 40-04.25, LJ 21-08, 1500m 4:54.00
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“Morgan displayed a mixture of speed and endurance as he charged around the final turn to repeat as 200m champions at the State Federation.” This sentence from an article by Newsday’s Chris Antonacci perfectly describes the talents of Ian Morgan. Morgan had good speed, but it was his strength and endurance that allowed him to successfully navigate the numerous rounds of the 200 at the State Championship meet. Those physical qualities, plus the hard work and strong desire to succeed, resulted in Morgan being a two-time State champion.
2001-2002
Indoor State Qualifier Meet – 4th place 300m (37.17)
Indoor State Championships – 17th Place 300m (37.05)
Outdoor County “C” Championships – 3rd Place 100m (11.29), 3rd Place 400mH (56. 14)
Outdoor State Qualifier Meet – 5th Place 400mH (55.89)
2002- 2003
Indoor Small School Champion – 300m (37.58)
Indoor State Qualifier – 2nd Place 300m (36.94)
Indoor State Championships – 3rd Place 300m (36.11/35.32)
Outdoor County “C” Champion – 200m (22.54), 110mH (15.29)
Outdoor State Qualifier Champion – 200m (21.97), 5th Place 110mH (15.08/15.51)
Outdoor State Division One Champion – 200m (21.83/21.79)
Outdoor State Federation Champion – 200m (21.91)
2003-2004
Indoor State Qualifier Champion – 300m (36.29)
Indoor State Championships – 3rd Place (35.44)
Indoor National Scholastic Championships – 4th Place 200m (21.82), 7th Place 400m (49.65)
Outdoor Eddy Games Champion – 100m (11.12/11.38/ 11.02)
Outdoor County “C” Champion –110mH (14.14), 400m (50.70), & 200m (21.85) *Meet Record
Outdoor Eastern States Champion – 400m (47.93)
Outdoor State Championships – 2nd Place 200m (21.67/21.40)
Outdoor Federation Champion – 200m (21.53, -2.6 wind)
Outdoor Golden West Invitational – 5th Place 400m (48.98), 6th Place 200m (21.55)
Morgan not only had individual success, but he was also a member of several record setting relays during his sophomore year. In a single National Scholastic Outdoor Championship Meet, Omar Logan, Narada Brooks, Ian Morgan, and David Jackson set two Suffolk relay marks that stand some twenty years later in the 4x100m (41.78) and 4x200m (1:27.14) relays. Amityville also recorded a fourth-place finish in the 800m Sprint Medley relay (Max Rose, Jerod Gatling, Narada Brooks, and Morgan) to give them a third relay earning All-American status.
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Carlton Rowe was a multiple sport athlete for Walt Whitman High School. Rowe was a tremendous athlete which explosive speed and jumping ability that served him well both on the track and football field. He was awarded a football scholarship and starred as a running back for the Boston College Eagles. For the 1995-96 school year, Rowe was the Metropolitan Athletic Congress High School Athlete of the Year. A National Champion Outdoors and the only Section XI athlete to jump over fifty feet indoors, Rowe’s record has stood for close to thirty years.
1993 - 1994
Outdoor St. Anthony’s Invitational Champion – Triple Jump (47-03.75)
Outdoor State Qualifier Meet Champion - Triple Jump (48-04.50)
Outdoor New York State Championships– 2nd Place Triple Jump (48-04.50)
1994 - 1995
Indoor Suffolk County Invitational Champion – Triple Jump (48-09.50)
Indoor State Qualifier Meet Champion – Triple Jump (48-10.25)
Indoor New York State Champion – Triple Jump (49-05.50)
Indoor National Indoor Track & Field Championships – 4th Place Triple Jump (48-04.00)
Outdoor State Qualifier Meet Champion – Triple Jump
Outdoor New York State Championships – 2nd Place Triple Jump (49-02.50)
Outdoor National Scholastic Champion Triple Jump – (49-07.50)
1995 - 1996
Indoor Large School County Champion - 55m (6.5), HJ (6-04.00), Triple Jump (44-07.25)
Indoor State Qualifier Meet Champion – Triple Jump (45-04.00)
Indoor Princeton Invitational Champion – Triple Jump (50-02.75) *County Record
Indoor Eastern States Champion – Triple Jump (47-09.25)
Indoor New York State Champion – Triple Jump (49-05.25)
Indoor National Scholastic Championships – 8th Place Triple Jump (47-07.75)
Outdoor Penn Relay Triple Jump Champion – (49-09.00)