A memorable season for area high school track and field that included Section III boys championships won by Cazenovia in Class B-2 and Chittenango in Class B-1 culminated last weekend at Middletown.
There, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships took place, featuring two boys Lakers’ individuals plus the girls Bears’ 4×800 relay team.
Cazenovia’s Sam DeLeon had cleared 13 feet 6 inches in the pole vault to advance to the state meet. Once in Middletown, he improved upon that effort, topping 14 feet and finishing fourth among Division II (small school) competitors to reach the awards podium.
Ravena’s Shane Racey won both the Division II and overall state title, clearing 16 feet. Only Racey, Donald Jones (Albany Academy, 15’6”) and Isaac Chandler (Waverly, 14’6”) did better.
In the Division II (small school) high jump, Cazenovia’s Dalton Sevier had cleared 6 feet 4 inches this season, tying him for 17th place among qualifiers.
Here, though, Sevier could only get past 6 feet, but it still tied him for 10th in Division II. Clymer’s Cameron Barmore won the Division II state title by topping 6’7” and Henninger’s Kwamere White brought the overall state title back home to Syracuse when he topped 6’8”.
Chittenango’s girls were the 10th-place qualifiers in the girls Division II 4×800 relay, with the quartet of McKayla Capeling, McKenzie Dombroski, Kiara Waite and Chelsea Lamphere featured.
The Bears quartet finished the 4×800 in 10 minutes, 10.59 seconds, which was 24th overall and 10th place in Division II. Bronxville won the Division II state race in 9:15.35 and Fayetteville-Manlius was the overall champions in 9:04.69.
