STATEN ISLAND – Already a holder of two state indoor track championships from 2022, Cicero-North Syracuse senior Kate Putman went after more Saturday in the 2023 edition of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association meet.
Defending her 1,500-meter state title, Putman, who was the top qualifier at four minutes, 26.02 seconds, would put up one of the best times at that distance ever seen in state annals.
Running with the pack in the first half of the race, Putman took charge just past the 800-meter mark and never got caught, finishing in 4:23.78, more than two seconds ahead of the 4:26.16 from William Floyd’s Zariel Macchia.
That 4:23.78 not only won the race, it broke the NYSPHSAA meet record and was the fourth-fastest time ever recorded by a New York State high school athlete in the 1,500.
Also, C-NS got a second-place finish in the 4×800 relay where Kate Putman, Gabby Putman, Katy Harbold and Hannah Boyle tore to a time of 9:13.71, beating everyone except Saratoga Springs, who won in 9:06.63.
Boyle joined Marissa Doty, Sophia Graham and Grace Murray in the 4×400 relay, where C-NS went 4:03.10 to qualify for the finals and then would tail off to 4:06.20 in the final but still finish fourth for yer another medal as Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake won in 3:59.01.
In the 1,000-meter run, Gabby Putman ran with Liverpool standout Taylor Page, with Putman taking 10th place overall in 2:56.39 and Page not far behind as she was 17th in 2:58.75. Allegany Limestone’s Angelina Napoleon won in 2:50.46.
Liverpool got a medal from Ny’Quez Madison in the long jump, where his best attempt of 22 feet 6 inches put him in fourth place, not far from the winning 23’4 1/2” from Albany Academy’s Bashir Prileau. Madison also was 17th in the triple jump with 41’9 3/4”.
Over in the girls shot put, the Warriors’ Allie Cary was a medalist in the shot put, her best toss of 36’10 3/4” putting her seventh overall and in the top five in the NYSPHSAA meet as Commack’s Julie Thomas won with 41’8 1/2”. Cary also finished 14th in the weight throw with 40’6 3/4”.
C-NS’s Morgan Hayes used an 8.68 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles qualifying round to reach the finals, where she improved to 8.64 and took eighth overall, fifth in NYSPHSAA.
Doty, in the 300-meter dash, was 27th in 42.27 seconds, while teammate Jasmine Ayre was 28th in the high jump with a best leap of 16’2 1/2”.
On the boys side for the Northstars, Carlton Garnes finished 12th in the 55 hurdles in 8.03 seconds, with Camron Ingram 17th in 8.07. Davine Bennett tied for 22nd in the 55-meter dash in 6.65.
