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HHS Boys and Girls Winter Indoor Track Teams Win League Championship

Harrison Boys Indoor Track Wins League for the 8th time in 10 years; HHS Girls Win League for 7th time in 10 years.

Congratulations to both the HHS Girls and Boys Indoor Winter Track teams for capturing the 2016 League II Championship. This marks an astonishing 8th League Championship for the Boys team and the 7th League Championship for the Girls team in the past 10 years. The Boys finished with a score of 166, ahead of Rye with 97 and Byram Hills with 84. The Girls scored 191 points to finish in first place, with Byram Hills finishing in second place with 129 and Rye with 106.

Individual HHS League Champions are:
HHS Girls Team:

4 x 400 Relay - Marisa Gazzola, Christine Cardascia, Nadia Gonzalez, Liz Marino

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4 x 200 Relay - Julia Provino, Caitlin Alcoba, Madison Nusca, Elisa Arcara

600m - Liz Marino

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High Jump - Christine Cardascia

Long Jump - Emily Dugoff

Triple Jump - Emily Dugoff

HHS Boys Team:

4 x 400 Relay: - Matt Konigsberg, Ellery Rajagopal, Doug Dorado, Peter Burkhardt

3200m - Ricky Harris

Pole Vault - Loukas Glover

55m Hurdles - Matt Konigsberg

300m - Matt Konigsberg

1000m - Peter Burkhardt

Triple Jump - Ian Santiago

“We, as coaches, are extremely proud of the commitment to improvement from every member of the team, “said Coach Dominic Zanot. “Our Harrison athletes brought a team environment to an “individual” sport and this team environment produced over 60 personal record performances.”

Additional athletes who contributed to the scoring (Top 6 in their respective event are:
Girls:

600m - Romy Pein – 6th place

High Jump - Chloe Schettino – 3rd Place

Long Jump - Kate Ryan – 2nd Place, Ciara Gougherty – 4th Place, Chloe Schettino – 5th Place, Katie Murabito – 6th Place

Triple Jump - Julia Provino – 2nd Place, Katie Murabito – 3rd Place, Chloe Schettino – 4th Place, Lea Sarmiento – 5th Place, Ryann Fitzgerald – 6th Place

Shot Put - Kate Ryan – 2nd Place

Weight Throw - Kate Ryan – 2nd Place, Lea Sarmiento – 3rd Place, Sofia LoMedico – 4th Place

4 x 800 Relay - Brianna Pertak, Kirsi Rajagoapal. Romy Pein, Ciara Gougherty – 2nd Place

55m - Marisa Gazzola – 2nd Place, Emily Dugoff – 4th Place, Elisa Arcara – 5th Place

55m Hurdles - Lea Sarmiento – 2nd Place, Julia Provino – 3rd Place, Katie Murabito – 4th Place

3000m - Brianna Pertak – 3rd Place

300m - Marisa Gazzola – 3rd Place, Christine Cardascia – 4th Place

1500m - Kirsi Rajagopal – 4th Place

1000m - Nadia Gonzalez – 5th Place

Racewalk - Emily Judge – 6th Place

Boys:

55m Hurdles - Doug Dorado – 3rd Place, Mustpha Sarki – 5th Place

Triple Jump - Kevin Aguirre – 2nd Place, Kakeru Ito – 3rd Place, Mustpha Sarki – 5th Palce, Raymond Sanchez, 6th Place

4 x 200 Relay - Kevin Aguirre, Thomas Gresham, Dylan Fitzgerald, Mustpha Sarki – 2nd Place

600m - Thomas Gresham – 2nd Place

Weight Throw - Connor Gates – 2nd Place, Michael Lendino – 3rd Place, Justin Altamuro – 5th Place

Long Jump - Kakeru Ito – 2nd Place, Ian Santiago – 4th Place, Dylan Fitzgerald – 6th Place

1600m - Ellery Rajagopal – 2nd Place, George Williams 3rd Place

4 x 800 Relay - Ricky Harris , George Williams, Hyato Takeda, Eito Morita – 3rd Place

Shot Put - Connor Gates – 3rd Place

High Jump - Michael Lendino – 4th Place

55m - Kakeru Ito – 5th Place

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