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5 new meet records set at Super 8

OBSERVER Photo by Tim Frank Southwestern's Marlana Cresanti, center, narrowly crosses the finish line ahead of Dunkirk's Chianti Lopez, right, and Olean's Adriana Sequerth, left, in the 200-meter dash at the Super 8 track and field meet in Salamanca on Friday.

SALAMANCA — The Southwestern track and field team had several great performances at the 37th annual Super 8 meet in Salamanca, but it was junior Marlana Cresanti named the meet MVP for the girls being a part of three wins on Friday.

Cresanti was the winner of two individual events and was the anchor for the 1,600-meter relay team that took first place at 4:08.24. On her own, she narrowly won the 200 with a time of 26.68 as Dunkirk freshman Chianti Lopez finished behind her at 26.80 and Olean eighth-grader Adriana Sequerth came in at 26.94, but earlier Cresanti claimed the 400 at 58.80 with a second to spare.

Maple Grove senior Ethan Verbosky was the MVP for the boys, taking first in two events and helping the Red Dragons win both the 3,200 relay at 8:31.55 and the 1,600 relay in 3:27.14 — finishing as the anchor in each event. He also comfortably won the 800 and 1,600 by more than four seconds in each race, running 1:55.92 and 4:42.34.

Cresanti was not alone in Southwestern success as both throwers Mikayla Johnson and Tyler McIntyre claimed the shot put and discus titles, setting meet records in the discus.

Johnson won the shot put at 42 feet and 4 inches, while she set the discus mark at 129-10. McIntyre won the shot put with 50-6 and he moved the new discus record to 166-7. Then fellow Trojan Tryniti Card set the new meet record in the 800 with a blazing time of 2:18.21.

OBSERVER Photo by Tim Frank Chautauqua Lake's Meredith Lendt won the 1,500 at the Super 8.

New marks were also set in the boys 3,000 steeplechase by Fillmore’s Eli Strickland at 10:24.60 and the boys long jump by Wellsville’s Xavier Scott at 22-4.50.

Scott was a double-winner for Wellsville as he also won the 110 hurdles at 14.72, Genesee Valley/Belfast’s Callahan Tallman won both the triple jump (41-2.75) and the high jump (6-4) and host Salamanca boasted a double-winner with Xazavier Escobar winning the 100 (11.21) and 200 (22.48).

BOYS

3,000m steeplechase: Eli Strickland (Fillmore), Nolan Wilczewski (Allegany-Limestone), Parker Patterson (Randolph). T–10:24.60

3,200m relay: Maple Grove (Ty Kraft, Owen Erlandson, Jacob Lewis, Ethan Verbosky), Fredonia, Randolph. T–8:31.55

OBSERVER Photo by Tim Frank Maple Grove's Ethan Verbosky won the 1,600 at the Super 8.

110m hurdles: Xavier Scott (Wellsville), Nathan Keefe (Fredonia), Nate Mays (Silver Creek/Forestville). T–14.72

100m: Xazavier Escobar (Salamanca), Domonick Hirliman (Olean), Samuel Bowers (SC/F). T–11.21

1,600m: Ethan Verbosky (MG), Noah Miller (Genesee Valley/Belfast), Christopher Phelps (Clymer/Sherman/Panama). T–4:42.34

400m relay: Olean (Landon Downing, Domonick Hirliman, Thomas Mackey, Jonathan Tidd), Dunkirk, Salamanca. T–44.68

400m: Ty Oste (MG), Lucas Randolph (Frewsburg), Andrew Kristerofferson (W). T–50.55

OBSERVER Photo by Tim Frank Fredonia's Alessandra Bugaj competes in the triple jump at the Super 8 track and field meet in Salamanca on Friday.

400m hurdles: Branson Gabel (Cattaraugus-Little Valley), Noah Erickson (Frew), Sawyer Whitney (CSP). T–56.465

800m: Ethan Verbosky (MG), Ty Kraft (MG), Noah Klahn (West Valley). T–1:55.92

200m: Xazavier Escobar (S), Domonick Hirliman (O), Sam Bowers (SC/F). T–22.48

3,200m: Nolan Wilczewski (A-L), Grand Cornell (Franklinville/Ellicottville), Noah Miller (GV/B). T–10:09.80

1,600m relay: Maple Grove (Ty Oste, Ty Kraft, Owen Erlandson, Ethan Verbosky), Frewsburg, Silver Creek/Forestville. T–3:27.14

Shot put: Tyler McIntyre (Southwestern), Leo Kavic (SW), Nate Mays (SC/F). D–50-6

Discus: Tyler McIntyre (SW), Grady Huntington (R), Leo Kavic (SW). D–166-7

Long jump: Xavier Scott (W), Yeriel Gutierrez (D), Trenton Green (W). D–22-4.50

Triple jump: Callahan Tallman (GV/B), Blake Kalkhof (W), Michael Horvath (Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton). D–41-2.75

High jump: Callahan Tallman (GV/B), Trenton Green (W), Max Parmentier (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley). H–6-4

Pole vault: Max Parmentier (F/CV), Wyatt Weaver (GV/B), Dylan Moore (MG). H–12-7

GIRLS

2,000m steeplechase: Olivia Harmony (WV), May Eaton (O), Grace Gilevski (Frew). T–7:50.53

3,200m relay: Clymer/Sherman/Panama (Savannah Whitney, Bria Palmatier, Riley Johnson, Brooke Warner), Southwestern, Maple Grove. T–10:14.55

100m hurdles: Sydney Simmons (MG), M’Kenzie Zavala (SW), Aiyanna Goldsmith (R). T–16.02

100m: Adriana Sequerth (O), Marlana Cresanti (SW), Chymerah Genovese (SC/F). T–12.93

1,500m: Meredith Lendt (CL/W/B), Jillian Beardsley (Fi), Leah Mays (SC/F). T–5:01.49

400m relay: Silver Creek/Forestville (Molly Shaw, Samantha Timmermann, Emily Bain, Chymerah Genovese), Olean, Falconer/Cassadaga Valley. T–51.00

400m: Marlana Cresanti (SW), Serena Smith (R), Bayleigh Tallman (GV/B). T–58.80

400m hurdles: Eva Green (F/E), Molly Shaw (SC/F), Finley Mitchell (CSP). T–1:06.32

800m: Tryniti Card (SW), Kinley Belleisle (O), Leah Mays (SC/F). T–2:18.21

200m: Marlana Cresanti (SW), Chianti Lopez (D), Adriana Sequerth (O). T–26.68

3,000m: Savannah Whitney (CSP), Meredith Lendt (CL/W/B), Lillian Weikel (SW). T–10:53.43

1,600m relay: Southwestern (M’Kenzie Zavala, Katie Bishop, Tryniti Card, Marlana Cresanti), Silver Creek/Forestville, Fredonia. T–4:08.24

Shot put: Mikayla Johnson (SW), Ellyson Baglia (F/CV), Lily Tompkins (Cuba-Rushford). D–42-4

Discus: Mikayla Johnson (SW), Ingrid Gibson (SC/F), Brea Rubrecht (Frew). D–129-10

Long jump: Bayleigh Tallman (GV/B), Brynn Helms (F/CV), Skyler Norlander (F/CV). D–15-9

Triple jump: Skyler Norlander (F/CV), Jabre-yah Brown (O), Alessandra Bugaj (Fred). D–33-6

High jump: Isabella DeGolier (G), Piper Metro (W), Mariella Russo (Fred). H–5-1

Pole vault: Mary Lundmark (F/CV), Sydney Simmons (MG), Jaden Dunbar (W). H–10-3

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