Nassau Class AA track and field championships
Kieran McCarthy of South Side smiles on the last turn to win the boys 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:25.18 at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Garden City's Laurel Fisher wins the 2000-meter girls steeplechase at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Competitors get a little wet during the 2000-meter girls steeplechase at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
A Glen Cove runner stops to assist a South Side runner who fell at the water pit during the 2000-meter girls steeplechase at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Floral Park's Marco Echeandia wins the 400-meter boys hurdles with a time of 58.11 seconds at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Patsy Iannico of Hewlett edges out Kiernan Rathgaber from Wantagh in the girls 400-meter hurdles for a first-place time of 67.30 at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Great Neck South's Jacob Rigos wins the 3,000-meter boys steeplechase at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Samantha Law from Great Neck North wins the girls 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.83 at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Garden City's Stephanie Gerland wins the girls 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:53.11 at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Tommy Fruhauf from Manhasset wins the boys 3,200-meter run with a time of 10:04.85 at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Kieran McCarthy of South Side wins the boys 800-meter run with a time of 1:58.01 at the Nassau Class AA track and field championships at Great Neck North on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
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