On Thursday afternoon, a gorgeous May day was the backdrop for the 32nd Annual PSAA Track & Field Championships, held for the third time in four years on the Marvin W. Goldberg Track.

This year’s championship marked the return of the Dalton School, which had not competed in the event since 2019. The Tigers brought depth at every event and won both the boys’ and girls’ titles, but the Bears turned in numerous memorable performances and saw a slew of personal records fall.

The boys crowned seven individual champions along with one relay, led by David Song’s three titles in the 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles, and triple jump that earned him meet boys’ MVP honors. Nick Zemitis was a double winner in the long jump and high jump, and his 6′ 0″ mark in the latter was one of the highlights of the afternoon as it reset the PSAA record of 5’11 set in 1995. Klod Berdica (shot put) and Zach Mogambi (discus) powered Bear sweeps in the throws, and Tony Ying, Nick Candela, Mogambi, and Zemitis joined forces to win the 4×100 relay. Mogambi’s discus heave also reset the PSAA meet record of 117′ 7″ set in 1997. On the girls’ side, Lilly Keegan repeated as the league high jump champion with a height of 4′ 8″.

The girls racked up 158 points to best Long Island Lutheran (16), Lexington (12), and Kew-Forest (7) and trail only Dalton (272). The boys’ results came down to the final few events as Dalton finished with 217 to edge the Bears (211) who easily distanced themselves from Kew-Forest (24), Long Island Lutheran (9), and Martin Luther (9).

Several individuals will now continue on to the 23rd Annual NYSAIS Championships which will be held on May 25 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island.

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Boys’ Place Results

100

• 3rd: Nick Zemitis – 11.60

200

• 3rd: Tony Ying – 24.37

800

• 2nd: Kevin Kiprotich Kirui – 2:09.11

1600

• 2nd: Kevin Kiprotich Kirui – 4:52.57

110 Hurdles

• 1st: David Song – 17.37
• 2nd: Max Cao – 20.22

400 Hurdles

• 1st: David Song – 63.17
• 3rd: Joe Barisic Cubillas – 69.13

High Jump

• 1st: Nick Zemitis – 6′ 0″
• 3rd: Anthony Zajac – 5′ 3″

Long Jump

• 1st: Nick Zemitis – 20′ 0″

Triple Jump

• 1st: David Song – 38′ 8″
• 3rd: Hunter Magnuson – 37′ 8″

Discus

• 1st: Zach Mogambi – 139′ 7″
• 2nd: Klod Berdica – 115′ 5″
• 3rd: Kiet Nguyen – 100′ 3″

Shot Put

• 1st: Klod Berdica – 38′ 6″
• 2nd: Zach Mogambi – 36′ 0″
• 3rd: Kiet Nguyen – 32′ 1″

4×100 Relay

• 1st: Stony Brook (Ying, Nick Candela, Mogambi & Zemitis) – 46.72

4×400 Relay

• 2nd: Stony Brook (Song, Eason Pu, Nathan Kodua & Magnuson) – 3:58.27

4×800 Relay

• 2nd: Stony Brook (Kiprotich, Barisic Cubillas, Andy Wang & Zajac) – 9:36.63

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Girls’ Place Results

200

• 3rd: Scarlett Davey – 27.98

400

• 2nd: Scarlett Davey – 60.47

800

• 2nd: Evelyn Apazidis – 2:31.03

3000

• 3rd: Evelyn Apazidis – 12:46.77

100 Hurdles

• 2nd: Lilly Keegan – 17.30

400 Hurdles

• 2nd: Evelyn Apazidis – 70.43

High Jump

• 1st: Lilly Keegan – 4′ 8″

Long Jump

• 2nd: Niamh Scanlon – 15′ 11.5″
• 3rd: Lilly Keegan – 15′ 10″

Triple Jump

• 2nd: Lilly Keegan – 34′ 5.5″

Discus

• 2nd: Chaeli Quitzau – 57′ 4″

Shot Put

• 2nd: Daido Ouattara – 26′ 0″

4×100 Relay

• 2nd: Stony Brook (Naomi Zhao, Quinn Davey, Jade Sinclair & Scarlett Davey) – 53.43

4×400 Relay

• 2nd: Stony Brook (Mindy Yoder, Sinclair, Carmen Alvarez Herrero & Q. Davey) – 5:12.58

4×800 Relay

• 2nd: Stony Brook (Megan Sun, Emily Shu, Yoder & Apazidis) – 13:21.31

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