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Harrison Boys Track and Field Team Captures League Championship

HHS Boys Team wins for eighth year in a row, Girls Team finished in 2nd.

For the eighth year in a row, the Harrison Boys Track and Field Team has captured the League Championship, besting their next closest competitor (Rye) by nearly 100 points. The Boys team had seven event League Champions and six League Runner-ups. The team also notched 20 personal records in the two-day meet.

The Girls team finished in a close second, losing to Byram Hills. The girls team had two event League Champions and seven event second place finishes. The Girls team also set 15 personal records during the Championship event.

The season for any boy or girl who has achieved a varsity standard continues with the Westchester County Championships on May 19-20 and the Section 1 Class A Championship on May 25th. Athletes who qualify for the NYS Championship will compete until June 10th and those who qualify for the National Championship will extend their season until June 17th.

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Boys - 1st Place Finishers: League Champions

Discus - Justin Altamuro
Pole Vault - Michael Barletta
Long Jump - Robert Blue
Triple Jump - Robert Blue
Pentathlon - Joe Ciufo
Shot Put - Zef Djurasevic
4x100 Relay - Doug Dorado, Mustapha Sarki, Stephen Windisch, Kevin Aguirre

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Boys - 2nd Place Finishers: Runner Up

100m - Kevin Aguirre
Pentathlon - Frank DePalo
Discus - Connor Gates
800m - Ellery Rajagopal
Triple Jump - Ian Santiago
400m - Stephen Windisch

Girls - 1st Place Finishers: League Champions

100 Hurdles - Romy Pein

100 Hurdles - Lea Sarmiento

Girls - 2nd Place Finishers: Runner Up

2K Steeplechase - CeCe Gilmore

Pole Vault - Gianna Menniti

400 Hurdles - Romy Pein

Pentathlon - Kelly Quinn

Long Jump - Chloe Schettino

Triple Jump - Chloe Schettino

4x400 Relay - Nadia Gonzalez, Gianna Menniti, Shannon Nelson, Lea Sarmiento

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