IAC TRACK AND FIELD: NOTRE DAME GIRLS CLAIM TITLE AS CRUSADERS HAVE STRONG SHOWING; EDISON FINISHES STRONG (11 PHOTOS) (2022-05-20)

Southern Tier Sports Report
TRUMANSBURG —The Notre Dame girls track and field team finished Thursday right where we left off on Wednesday at the IAC Track and Field Championships as they beat Waverly by two points for the team title.

Out of the 16 girls who ran for Notre Dame, 12 of them scored points. The younger athletes really stepped up and helped push us up over the top to beat Waverly, which was the favorite to win the team title. The Crusaders veterans; Makenna Keough, Amanda Simpson, Rachael Simpson, and Piper Young; all are multiple IAC event champions.

Younger runners Caroline Horton, Isabella Mashewske, and Claire Develin also chipped in with an event championship.

Keough was named the meet MVP for field events and Amanda was named the running MVP. On the boys side Tyler Simpson ran to an IAC event championship, helping lead the three boys to a 6th place finish.
 
“We knew we were in the ball game for second place going into the meet Wednesday but after an exceptional first night, we made it a point to defend our point lead,” Notre Dame coach Chris Wise said. “Waverly and us went back and forth all night long and really pushed our girls right down to the last event, the 4x400 relay. We knew we had to win it to win the meet and Piper, Rachael, Claire, and Amanda responded by not only beating top seed Waverly but setting the fastest time in the section. It was a great way to clinch it. I am so proud of how our veterans led the way and also brought along our other younger athletes. They earned our first league title in 6 years the hard way and didn't give up at any point.”

In the 100 meters Notre Dame’s Amanda Simpson won in 12.98 with teammate Eleanor Green third in 13.42.

Derek Simpson was a runner-up in the 3200 in 10:09.53.

Rachael Simpson won the 800 in 2:26.53 and teammate Piper Young was second in 2:27.62.

Tyler Simpson won the 800 in 2:01.80. Rachael Simpson was runner-up in the 400 meters in 1:01.11.

Tyler Simpson took second in the 400 in 52.92.

Keough won the 100 hurdles in 16.59 and in the 1500 Young won in 5:17.53.

Derek Simpson was second in the 1600 in 4:41.90. Amanda Simpson won the 200 in 26.76. Green finished fifth in 28.32.

Notre Dame’s 1600 relay won for the girls in 4:14.22.

The Crusaders took third in the 3200 relay in 11:38.69. Keough won the long jump at 16-feet, 4-inches and Claire Devlin took fifth at 14-feet, 10 1/2-inches.

Keough won the triple jump at 35-feet, 9-inches. Green finished sixth at 32-feet, 5-inches.


EDISON HAS STRONG SHOWING
Cody Lucero was fourth in the 100 meters for the Spartans in 11.72. Lucero was third in the 200 in 23.80.

Maura Heraghty finished third in the 3000 meters in 12:12.34 and Mayla Falank finished seventh in 13:36.08.

Edison’s boys 1600 relay finished fourth in 3:41.57.

In the girls’ 3200 relay Edison took fourth in 11:55.84 and for the boys the Crusaders took fifth in 9:28.78.

Heraghty finished third in the 2000 steeplechase in 8:36.68.

Emily Evans took fourth in the shot put at 28-feet, 9-inches and she took seventh in the discus at 77-feet, 3-inches.

Keleb Bower finished sixth in the 400 hurdles in 1:06.94.
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF CRISTINA ROSSI.