HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD: 33 CORNING ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (February 26, 2023)

Southern Tier Sports Report
ITHACA — It’s becoming a tradition for the Corning Hawks, brining a big bus load of athletes to the state championships.

That’s the case again this year as 33 Hawks qualified for this year’s state championships at Saturday’s Section IV State Qualifier.

Sadie Beres (3200 relay, 3000 meters); Sophia Cimo (weight throw); Cassandra Collins (1500 race walk); Taylor Farrell (1500 race walk); Ella Grinnell (3200 relay); Kyra Gross (3200 relay); Cassandra Howard (1600 relay); Leila Ianovici (1600 relay) and Paige Kesterson (1600 relay) are among the state qualifiers.

State qualifiers include Megan Kirk (600 meters, 3200 relay); Sarah Lawson (3000 meters, 3200 relay); Cella McLaughlin (1600 relay); Olivia Murch (3200 relay); Sophia ReSue (55 meters, 1600 relay); Abby Reppert (pole vault); Faith Tubbs (1600 relay).

Boys state qualifiers include Ashton Bange (3200 relay), Joshua Beres (3200 relay), Joe Caruso (600 meters intersectional relay, 1600 relay); DJ Cornfield (3200 relay); Gabe Cornfield (1000 meters, 3200 relay); Cabe Hogue (weight throw), Marcus Homa (3200 meters, 3200 relay); Brady Hughes (55 meter hurdles), Alex Kolpein (1600 relay) and Jaxyn Mahoney (1600 intersectional relay).

Other state qualifiers for the boys were Hugo Mazzali (triple jump); Wyatt McDonald (1600 relay); Tevin McLaren (1000 meters, 3200 relay); Gyasi Ruffin (600 meters, 1600 relay); Zuri Ruffin (long jump); Nicholas Schneider (1600 relay); Charles Warner (1600 relay).

In the 55 meters ReSue finished second in 7.61 and Emma Mase was 18th in 8.34. Kolpein was 18th in the boys’ 55 in 7.14.

In the girls’ 3000 Lawson won in 10:08.50 followed by Sadie Beres (11:11). Kendall Curreri was fifth in 12:01.20.

Marcus Homa won the 3200 meters in 9:38.71 and Joshua Beres was fourth in 10:12.30. Sebastian Boutwell was sixth in 10:42.48 followed by DJ Cornfield (10:49.90). Nick Ferratella was 10th in 11:16.81 and Bryce Hammond was 15th in 12:12.61.

Gross was fifth in the girls’ 1000 in 3:18.15 and Grinnell was seventh in 3:23.27.

Gabe Cornfield won the boys’ 1000 meters in 2:35.23 followed by McLaren (2:35.44). Anthony Mendoza was sixth in 2:46.93 and Luke Mertus was 11th in 2:53.62 while Aidan Kahabka was 14th in 2:56.22.

Kirk was second in the girls’ 600 in 1:41.28 and Tubbs was seventh in 1:48.40 followed by Elianna Schneider in eighth in1 :49.49. Jenna Rosenkrans was 13th in 1:54.17.

Gyasi Ruffin was second in the 100 in 1:22.72, just .01 behind winner Tim Smith of Vestal. Caruso was fifth in 1:27.59 and Charles Warner was 10th in 1:30.88 and Ethan Ferrie was 13th in 1:33.39.

Zuri Ruffin was second in the 55 hurdles in 8.23 followed by Hughes (8.27).

Cella McLaughlin was fifth in the 55 hurdles in 9.36 followed by Kesterson in 9.64. Sophia Polzella was 10th in 9.82.

Murch was fourth in the girls’ 1500 in 5:15.07 while Olivia Martinec was seventh in 5:20.96. Meghan McLaughlin was 10th in 5:28.87.

Mahoney was third in the 1600 for the boys in 4:34.07 and Joshua Beres was sixth in 4:42.77 and Gregory Homa was seventh in 4:47.70. Sam Segal was 12th in 5:01.30. Jacob Kempton was 16th in 5:03.58.

Cameron Mase was 19th in the girls’ 300 in 48.88 and Corning’s girls won the 1600 relay in 4:13.56, while the boys won in 3:33.99.

Wyatt McDonald was 16th in the boys’ 300 in 40.06 and Corning’s girls won the 3200 relay in 10:19.43 while the boys took second in 8:41.02.

Corning took third in the girls’ 4x200 relay in 1:56.09 and the boys were fourth in 1:39.79.

Nathanial Jennings was fourth in the pole vault at 12-feet, 6-inches and for the girls Reppert was second at 9-feet, 6-inches.

ReSue was fourth in the high jump at 4-feet, 10-inches and Gwen Zimmerman was 10th at 4-feet, 2-inches.

Hughes was fifth in the high jump for the boys at 5-feet, 8-inches.

Hogue was fourth in the shot put at 44-feet, 7-inches and William Stetter was 18th at 30-feet, 9-inches.

Harlee Dessoye was 11th in the girls’ shot put at 27-feet, 5 1/4-inches and Cimo was 17th at 19-feet, 8 1/2-inches.

Cella McLaughlin was seventh in the girls’ long jump at 15-feet, 7 1/4-inches and Polzella was 10th at 15-feet, 3 3/4-inches.

Zuri Ruffin won the boys’ long jump at 20-feet, 1/4-inches and Hughes was seventh at 18-feet, 5 1/2-inches. Reilly Wells was 12th at 17-feet, 4 1/4-inches.

Mazzali won the triple jump at 40-feet, 7 1/2-inches and Jacob Hufnagel was ninth at 35-feet, 3 1/2-inches while Soren Despain was 11th at 34-feet, 2-inches.

Zimmerman was 10th in the triple jump at 31-feet, 8 1/2-inches with Rosenkrans 14th at 28-feet, 5 1/2-inches.

Hogue won the weight throw at 53-feet, 6 1/2-inches with Logan Mullaney fifth at 44-feet, 1 1/2-inches followed by Stetter at 44-feet, 3/4-inches.

Cimo won the girls’ weight throw at 41-feet, 1/4-inches and Ashley Tubbs was fourth at 39-feet, 10 3/4-inches. Madelane Reynolds was seventh at 35-feet, 5 3/4-inches and Dessoye was 10th at 28-feet, 10 3/4-inches and Madalyn Stetter was 13th at 26-feet, 9 1/2-inches.

Farrell won the 1500 race walk at 7:57.63 followed by Collins (8:06.04) and Sofia Scouten at 8:25.48. Daphne Karacay was seventh at 9:27.51 followed by Cora McNeill (9:28.79) and Madeline Kirk (9:39.18).
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