NEW YORK STATE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

 March 8 , 2025. @ Ocean Breeze Complex

 CONGRATULATIONS to all our 13 State Pole Vault Finalists on Saturday in Staten Island. It’s truly an honor to represent. your school at a STATE MEET. You all carried. yourself with pride and passion… and it was a thrill to watch you and your competitive spirit on the biggest stage.  You are all set up for a huge Spring season together.  Thank you for.  supporting each other all indoor season…    ON~to~OUTDOOR FUN !!!!!!!!

  Girls STATE…. This event started off the fireworks for our 9 competitive girls on fiberglass sticks in the morning session. Flying High was. Warwick Valley Central’s Rachel Venter coached by Kirt Thomas. This talented and never-give-up senior sprinter/vaulter showed poise.  and confidence in her record.  10th consecutive.   state meet.. Using a clean slate of first jump clearances… she. sizzled over 12′ 6′ for the gold medal and then moved up poles with a near miss at 13′ 0″ to complete the competition.  Vaulting tough was training partner…Madeline Magliaro of Trinity School, NYC.. with a tie. for the silver medal.  at 11′ 6″ clean. and blowing through all poles. at 12′ 0″ for the Cornell University signee.  Minisink Valley junior..Delila Krominus  placed. 4th in Federation standing at 11′ 6′. and earned her first state medal and returns next year for more.  Columbia School senior…Ashley Weakley was also ready with a big 11′ 0″ for 6th place state medal for coach  Ashley Gansel. Top Soph in the meet belonged. to Stella Scherbak of Monroe Woodbury. at 11′ 0″ , still recovering from an ankle injury. Zoe Levitt of Bronx Science was solid all day with 10′ 0″ clear…Kate Doling(Pearl River). Senior flew. 9′ 0″ and Madeline Duong(Bronx Science) hit 9′ 0″.

  Boys STATE….. The Boys also had. two flights on separate runways at mid-day… as  Warwick Valley Central’s. Luke Beattie won his. fourth State Vault Title for Coach Mike Potter with a massive. 16′ 6″MR clear for this year’s Indoor State Record holder at 17′ 7″. . Luke had 3 great vaults at 17′ 0′ to finish the competition. Pushing to a new school record.  and personal best was Logan Schupner of Minisink Valley Central with a 16′ 3″  clear for Vault coach Doug Schupner. Horace Greeley explosive junior… Dave Schrifrin was solid. at 13′ 0″ and close at 13′ 6″…. and Cole Wilson of Washingtonville leaped 12′ 0″ for WizardNation.   It’s. going to. be a wild.  and great outdoor season in Section 9 !!!

  20 CIRCUS VAULTERS have been invited. to next weekend…NIKE INDOOR NATIONALS at The Armory on Friday-Saturday.  and Sunday for our final Indoor Meet of the Year.

  The Armory Youth Championships on Saturday was a pole vault sweep…. as Coach Bob Sorensen coached four girls up and over all morning. Leading the Vault Crew was Ady Laurie(of New Paltz with 11′ 1″ gold medal. for the Scripps College(CA)signee…  Brooke Bull of Liberty flew 10′ 7′ and was perhaps our most improved athlete the last 12 weeks…Averie Klein(Pine Bush) zipped over 10′ 1.75″.  and Katherine Fritz(Kennalon,NJ).  made 8′ 7″.5 in her first Armory meet ever.   Hats off to Bryce Leslie of West Milford,NJ  for an outstanding. 9′ 0″ Fly Away for the dedicated. 7th grader!!!

 BREAKING NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Section 9 State Quals @ Armory

  He is at it again……..  SIX~STEP MAGIC TODAY  for Warwick Valley,NY ..Junior… LUKE BEATTIE… sets New York State Indoor Pole Vault Record at 17′ 7″  for the Fiber-Cats!!!!!!

  More details. coming Sunday….