Nassau Class B track and field championships
Scenes from the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at St. Anthony's.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's Chibugo Obichere clears the final hurdle in the girls 55 meter hurdles to win first place in 8.23 seconds during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's DeAnna Martin competes in the girls 600 meter run and goes on to win it in 1:40.93 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's DeAnna Martin leads the girls 600 meter run and goes on to win it in 1:40.93 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's Chibugo Obichere clears the final hurdle in the girls 55 meter hurdles to win first place in 8.23 seconds during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's DeAnna Martin wins the girls 600 meter run in 1:40.93 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's DeAnna Martin wins the girls 600 meter run in 1:40.93 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
North Shore's Jack Rosencrans wins the boys 1,000 meter run in 2:40.62 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
North Shore's Jack Rosencrans competes in the boys 1,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 2:40.62 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
North Shore's Jack Rosencrans leads the boys 1,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 2:40.62 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
North Shore's Jack Rosencrans leads the boys 1,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 2:40.62 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's DeAnna Martin wins the girls 1,000 meter run in 3:10.75 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's DeAnna Martin competes in the girls 1,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 3:10.75 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's DeAnna Martin competes in the girls 1,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 3:10.75 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Seaford's Jason Linzer leads the pack at the start of the boys 3,200 meter run and goes on to win it in 9:53.38 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Seaford's Jason Linzer leads the pack at early in the boys 3,200 meter run and goes on to win it in 9:53.38 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Seaford's Jason Linzer runs the boys 3,200 meter run and wins it in 9:53.38 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Runners start the girls 3,000 meter run during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Seaford's Jason Linzer runs the boys 3,200 meter run and wins it in 9:53.38 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Seaford's Jason Linzer runs the boys 3,200 meter run and wins it in 9:53.38 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Seaford's Jason Linzer leads the pack at the start of the boys 3,200 meter run and goes on to win it in 9:53.38 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Runners start the boys 1,000 meter run final during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Lawrence's Chanon Simmons wins first place in the 55 meter dash in 6.68 seconds during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
South Side's Carly Woelfel runs the girls 3,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 10:36.55 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
South Side's Carly Woelfel runs the girls 3,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 10:36.55 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Lawrence's Chanon Simmons wins first place in the 55 meter dash in 6.68 seconds during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bethpage's Matthew Sheehan runs in the boys 600 meter race and goes on to win it in 1:27.85 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Valley Stream South's Chibugo Obichere wins first place in the girls 55 meter dash in 7.32 seconds during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bethpage's Matthew Sheehan leads the field in the boys 600 meter run and goes on to win it in 1:27.85 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bethpage's Matthew Sheehan wins first place in the boys 600 meter run in 1:27.85 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
South Side's Carly Woelfel runs the girls 3,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 10:36.55 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
South Side's Carly Woelfel runs the girls 3,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 10:36.55 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
South Side's Carly Woelfel wins the girls 3,000 meter run in 10:36.55 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
South Side's Carly Woelfel runs the girls 3,000 meter run and goes on to win it in 10:36.55 during the Nassau Class B track and field championships on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
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