THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S McKANE, S-VE'S GARRISON NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2023-09-12)

The Sports Reports
Corning senior Angie McKane keeps breaking records, and S-VE senior John Garrison topped the field at the Forbes Invitational. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional “Athletes of the Week” for the week ending Sept. 9.

CORNING’S McKANE NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM GIRLS’ REGIONAL “ATHLETE OF THE WEEK”
It doesn’t happen often, but McKane accomplished this week made her a sure-fire pick to be the regional pick for a second straight week.

On Saturday the Corning senior broke four pool and meet records  — 100 fly, 50 free, 100 free and 200 free — at the Waverly Invite. She also broke school records in the 100 and 200 free.

Her time in the 100 fly was an automatic all-American time and in the 50 free it was an All-American consideration time.

This came two days after she broke two pool records in a meet in Binghamton. On that day she won both her individual events, and both relays. In the 200 IM, she broke a pool record that had stood since 1986 and in the 100 backstroke she also broke a pool record.

Honorable Mentions: Wellsboro’s Lauren Kosek (cross country), Waverly’s Mira Kittle (swimming), Owego’s Jaelyn Chrysler (cross country), and NEB Abby O’Connor (volleyball).

S-VE’S GARRISON NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM BOYS’ REGIONAL “ATHLETE OF THE WEEK”
Garrison was the lone runner among 97 competitors to break the 17-minute mark at the Dave “Flash” Forbes Memorial Cross Country Invitational in Oneonta Saturday.

The senior clocked 16:32.3, crossing the finish line well ahead of runner-up, who posted a 17:10.1.

Honorable Mentions: North Penn-Mansfield’s Andy Hermansen (golf), Tioga’s Caden Bellis (football), Horseheads’ Lucas Mosher (football), and Towanda’s Riley Vanderpool (football).

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