Hoka One One Long Island Mile: Photos, Results, Social Posts

Pictured: (l-r) Ford Palmer (third place), Kyle Merber (meet director) and David Torrence (first place) Photo courtesy of Steve Bellone's Office.

The energy was over the top at Wednesday night’s Hoka One One Long Island Mile track meet hosted at St. Anthony’s High School.

High school kids lined the outside lanes of the track to cheer on elite men and women runners, some who just got off the plane from Rio, as they ran one mile to the best of their abilities. It was a sight you won't see at any other Long Island track meets. (scroll down for pictures)

The second-annual event brought similar results as last year’s: David Torrence and Amanda Eccelston defended their titles as Hoka One One Long Island champs with times of 3 minutes and 54.99 seconds and 4 minutes and 26.87 seconds, respectively.

The Long Island records for men and women weren’t broken last night, so that just means there’s more to look forward to next year.

The fastest mile ever run on Long Island soil was a time of 3 minutes and 53.39 seconds by Moroccan athlete Noureddine Morceli in 1998. The women’s Long Island record is a speedy 4 minutes and 20.29 seconds.

Leading up to the elite races, there were open championship races, a kids fun run and a race walking heat.

Two-time Olympian Maria Michta-Coffey of Sachem hit the track to race walk her way to a mile time of 6 minutes and 53.28 seconds.

Dix Hills native Kyle Merber ran a time of 3 minutes and 58.20 seconds for seventh place while juggling his role as meet director.

Following the races, elite runners stood around to sign autographs with legions of fans.

Elite race results can be found here:

Pictures from the meet courtesy of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s office can be found here.

Check out all the social photos taken at the meet: