With the snow out of the way, each of the Liverpool track and field teams set out on their ambitious 2019 campaigns with an impressive effort in last Wednesday’s season opener at Jamesville-DeWitt.
The girls Warriors roared past the Red Rams 100-31, which included Jenna Schulz running 1,500 meters in four minutes, 58.3 seconds and then prevailing in the 800-meter run in 2:26.9 over Windsor Ardner’s 2:30.4.
Haven Hicks also won twice, going 12.8 seconds in the 100-meter dash before going 28 seconds in the 200-meter dash to beat Amina Sinclair’s 28.7. Anne Gullo needed 1:05.4 to take the 400-meter dash as Kali Hayes won the 400 hurdles in 1:11.9 and also claimed the 100 hurdles in 16.8 seconds.
Imahni Sinclair threw the shot put 33 feet 2 inches and the discus 90’ 5” to win both events as Marissa Baskin, second in the 100 sprint to Hicks, unleashed a top long jump of 18’4 ½”. Amina Sinclair cleared 4’8” in the high jump.
At 3,000 meters, Emily Neuner, in 11:09.2, edged Sydney Carlson (11:09.8) for the top spot as Carlson and Schulz helped Liverpool’s 4×800 relay team prevail in 10:24.8.
Though the boys meet between Liverpool and J-D was closer, it still went 77-55 in the Warriors’ favor, keyed by sweeps in all the distance races.
Nathan Reeves ran the mile in 4:47.9 and then went 10:15 flat in the 3,200-meter run to top Spencer Ruediger (10:21.6), though it was Ruediger prevailing in the 800 in 2:07.6 over Cameron O’Connell (2:10.6) and Carter Rodriguez (2:12.2).
Reeves helped the Warriors go 8:42.4 in the 4×800 to hold off J-D’s 8:46.8 as Talmari Turner won the 110 hurdles in 17.6 seconds, with Jack Pento winning the 400 hurdles in 1:06.6 over Ryan Cartwright (1:09.1) and T.J. Praschunus (1:13.7).
Paul Dewan had a winning triple jump of 40’7 ½” and a top long jump of 19’6 ¾”, while Bennett Robb cleared 5’6” to win the high jump. Antwan Kelley’s shot put toss of 42’8” edged teammate Jacob Barnes (42’5”) as Robert Sinesi threw the discus 112’3” to top Barnes (109’9”) for second place.
