Kipkoech 3rd at State Championship

Kipkoech takes a victory in a PSAA meet this season (PC: Bruce Jeffrey)

On Wednesday afternoon, members of the boys’ and girls’ track & field teams competed in the NYSAIS Championships at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island.

Senior Duncan Kipkoech capped a memorable two-year career for the Bears with a 3rd place finish in the 3200 in a time of 9:59.06. It was the fourth time this season that the PSAA Regular Season MVP ran a sub-10 time in the event, the last Bear to accomplish that feat in at least the last two decades. He also ran to a 7th place finish in the 1600 (4:41.98) and an 8th place finish in the 800 (2:06.69) despite competing in temperatures that hit the low 80s.

Other top-10 finishers for the Bears included:

AthleteEventMarkPlace
Tony Ying10011.235th
Tony Ying20023.069th
William Zeron110 Hurdles17.987th
William Zeron400 Hurdles1:03.755th
Boys 4×44×400 Relay3:40.797th
Mindy Yoder100 Hurdles17.497th
Evelyn Apazidis400 Hurdles1:11.255th
Maya VenkateshDiscus75-47th
Inem UsoroShot Put28-1.55th

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