Records Set at Youth Track Meet

Thanks to the prodding of Paul Revere P.E. teacher Paul Foxson, organizers added a new event to the Palisades Optimist/YMCA Youth Track Meet. And it was only fitting that Revere athlete won the first-ever 60 meter hurdles boys’ race’14-year-old Malcolm Creer. “Our kids practice the hurdles a lot at school,” Foxson said. “I thought it would be fun for them to have a chance to try it in a real meet.” St. Matthew’s seventh-grader Cami Chapus won the girls’ race in 11.65 seconds and also won the 400. Max Takowsky won 9-10 shot put with a record throw of 21 feet, seven inches and his brother, Ben, won the 100 in the 5-6 division. Courtney O’Brien won the 9-10 girls shot put with a record distance of 17′ 6.’ Multiple winners were Creer, who also won the 13-15 high jump and 100; Evan Kendra (400 and 800 in the 3-4 division); Kade Schmitz (200 and 400 in 9-10 division); James Townsend (50 and long jump in 7-8); Arjun Jain (100 and 200 in 11-12); and Brandon Handelsman (long jump and 400 in 11-2 age group). Bennett Price won the 25 in the 3-4 division, Jack Tobin won the 6-and-under 50; Brock Wilson won the 4-and-under 50, Andrew Moritz won the 100 in the 7-8 group, Shane Hagins won the 11-12 shot put, Mario Arredondo won the 13-15 shot put in 38-9; Tyler Stephens won the 9-10 high jump and Rico Matheney won the 13-15 long iump in 16′ 1.’ Quincy Timmerman swept the 3-4 girls 25, 50 and 100 races; Shauna Hannani won the 50 and 100 in the 5-6 division and Gianna Woodruff won the 13-15 girls 100 and 200. Jessica Goodkin won the 13-15 high jump and long jump; Masury Lynch won the 100 and 200 in the 9-10 division; Lily Donnell won the 11-12 long jump and 200; O’Brien won the long jump and 100; Lara Floegel-Shetty won the 50 and 100 in the 7-8 age group and her brother Rohan won the 9-10 long jump and 100. Lucy Yu won the 11-12 shot put, Corinne O’Brien won the 13-15 shot put, Katie Barnes won the 9-10 high jump, Kassie Shannon won the 11-12 high jump and Caroline Bamberger won the 9-10 long jump.