STAC girls track & field championships: 4 things you need to know from Corning's big night

Andrew Legare, Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin

May 19, 2022 at 5:30 AM·4 min read

Corning's girls earned their 10th Southern Tier Athletic Conference track & field title in the league's last 12 championship meets Wednesday night at Johnson City High School.

The Hawks scored 248.33 points to easily outdistance runner-up Ithaca's 116.33-point evening. Sixteen teams competed.

Four things you need to know from the STAC's first conference championships since 2019.

1,500 duel a classic

The race of the night for the girls was in the 1,500 meters and it came down to longtime Corning teammates Sarah Lawson and Faithe Ketchum, along with Susquehanna Valley's Brynn Hogan.

Hogan overtook Ketchum for the lead on the final lap, then was passed with about 60 meters remaining by Lawson, who won in 4:42.88. Ketchum rallied to take second in 4:43.29 and Hogan placed third in 4:43.96.

Corning's Sarah Lawson, left, and Susquehanna Valley's Brynn Hogan are side-by-side late in the girls 1,500 meters at the Southern Tier Athletic Conference track & field championships May 18, 2022 at Johnson City High School. Lawson won and Hogan took third behind Corning's Faithe Ketchum.

Hawks' depth was evident

Corning won six events, with only one repeat winner among the nine athletes who were part of those triumphs.

Cristina Gaskievicz won the 3,000 (10:48.35), Olivia Grinnell the 2,000 steeplechase (7:52.24), Lauren Gerow the 400 hurdles (1:07.82) and Sophia ReSue the high jump (5 feet).

Gerow joined Cassandra Howard, Megan Kirk and Faith Tubbs in winning the 1,600 relay (4:15.65).

Chenango Forks' Pipher Reid, right, runs to first place in the girls 400-meter dash at the Southern Tier Athletic Conference track & field championships May 18, 2022 at Johnson City High School.

Reid, Lawrence led strong Forks effort

Chenango Forks' eighth-place team finish was carried by Gianna Lawrence and Pipher Reid.

Lawrence won the 100 hurdles in 16.9 seconds. Her leaping ability was also evident in the triple jump, which she captured decisively with a top effort of 36 feet, 7 1/4 inches.

Reid was part of the Blue Devils' victory in the 3,200 relay, joining Grace Harkness, Audra Ackerson and Quinn Sirgany to win in 10:05. Reid later added a STAC title in the 400 dash (1:01.14).

Johnson City's Patricia Nester, center, runs to first place in the girls 100-meter dash at the Southern Tier Athletic Conference track & field championships May 18, 2022 at Johnson City High School.

A sprint sweep for JC's Nester

The combination of Dayzin Legare and Patricia Nester gives Johnson City a prolific pair of sprinters. Nester's picture-perfect form produced a win in the 100 in 13.14 and a victory in the 200 in 26.21 seconds.

Other winners Wednesday were Elmira's Ana (Vicky) Mordvinova in the 800 (2:18.31), Norwich's Shakira Alexander in the shot put (35 feet, 11 1/2 inches), Oneonta's Gabriella Ragozzine in the discus (104 feet, 3 inches), Maine-Endwell's Carly Hein in the long jump (16 feet, 7 inches) and Chenango Valley's Adelie Wilson in the pole vault (8 feet). Ithaca won the 400 relay.

Gianna Lawrence of Chenango Forks, far right, won the 110-meter hurdles at the Southern Tier Athletic Conference track & field championships May 18, 2022 at Johnson City High School. Horseheads' Brenna O'Brien, far left, finished second.

Results

Team scores: Corning 248.33; Ithaca 116.33; Oneonta 103; Chenango Valley 93; Johnson City 87.33; Norwich 62; Horseheads 62; Chenango Forks 55; Elmira 47; Maine-Endwell 42; Binghamton 40; Owego 37; Vestal 33; Union-Endicott 28; Susquehanna Valley 23; Windsor 8.

100m: Patricia Nester (JC) 13.14; Amiah Brissett (Binghamton) 13.42; Madeline Seguin (Oneonta) 13.42; Stella Palladino (Owego) 13.42.

200m: Patricia Nester (JC) 26.21; Anasia McCune (SV) 27.88; Claire Seguin (Oneonta) 27.91.

400m: Pipher Reid (CF) 1:01.14; Ainslie Reimer (Ithaca) 1:02.04; Sophia ReSue (Corning) 1:02.38.

800m: Vicky Mordvinova (Elmira) 2:18.31; Brynn Hogan (SV) 2:24.16; Faithe Ketchum (Corning) 2:26.28.

1,500m: Sarah Lawson (Corning) 4:42.88; Faithe Ketchum (Corning) 4:43.29; Brynn Hogan (SV) 4:43.96.

3,000m: Cristina Gaskievicz (Corning) 10:48.35; Jaelyn Chrysler (Owego) 11:00.97; Simone Schuman (Oneonta) 11:22.32.

2,000m steeplechase: Olivia Grinnell (Corning) 7:52.24; Meghan McLaughlin (Corning) 8:04.34; Isabella Cobb (JC) 8:43.34.

100m hurdles: Gianna Lawrence (CF) 16.90; Brenna O’Brien (Horseheads) 17.66; Zalayna Brown (Elmira) 17.39.

400m hurdles: Lauren Gerow (Corning) 1:07.82; Alexandra Senko (Owego) 1:10.85; Alexus Borek (Horseheads) 1:11.29.

400m relay: Ithaca 53.01; Oneonta 53.65; Binghamton 53.69.

1,600m relay: Corning (Lauren Gerow, Cassandra Howard, Megan Kirk, Faith Tubbs) 4:15.65; Chenango Forks 4:18.60; Ithaca 4:21.32.

3,200m relay: Chenango Forks (Grace Harkness, Pipher Reid, Audra Ackerson, Quinn Sirgany) 10:05.00; Maine-Endwell 10:35.74; Corning 10:53.89.

Shot put: Shakira Alexander (Norwich) 35-11½; Lexi Slate (Norwich) 32-10½.

Discus: Gabriella Ragozzine (Oneonta) 104-03; Lexi Slate (Norwich) 92-08; Shakira Alexander (Norwich) 92-03.

Long jump: Carly Hein (M-E) 16-7; Isabella Cipolla (Horseheads) 16-1¾; Adelie Wilson (CV) 15-5½.

Triple jump: Gianna Lawrence (CF) 36-7¼; Carly Hein (M-E) 33-7½; Piper Hooey (Elmira) 33-2¼.

High jump: Shopia ReSue (Corning) 5-0; Delaney Walters (CV) 4-8; Molly Walters (CV) 4-8.

Pole vault: Adelie Wilson (CV) 8-0; Ariella Rabineau (Vestal) 8-0; Abby Reppert (Corning) 7-6.

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