Suffolk girls track county championships
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Northport's Jackie Thorne, right, competes in the Division I 2,000-meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Huntington's Suzie Petryk competes in the Division II 2,000-meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bay Shore's Aviana Goode wins the Division I 100-meter hurdles in 14.79 seconds during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Runners compete in the Division I 1,500-meter run during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
East Hampton's Gabby McKay competes in the Division III long jump during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Sachem East's Alexandra DeCicco wins the Division I 1,500-meter run in 4:43.11 during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Sachem East's Alexandra DeCicco competes in the Division I 1,500-meter run during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Sachem East's Alexandra DeCicco competes in the Division I 1,500-meter run during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bellport's Breyanna Mucius runs to the finish line and wins the Division II 100-meter hurdles in 15.65 seconds during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
North Babylon's Nailah Jones places first in 12.71 seconds, East Islip's Jackie Ginty places second in 12.80 seconds and Kings Park's Sophie Gonzalez places third in 13.00 seconds in the Division II 100-meter dash during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Brentwood's Sabrina Mozart places first in 12.66 seconds, Whitman's Alexandra Greaves places second in 12.68 seconds, and Sachem North's Alyssa Leto places third in 12.73 seconds in the Division I 100-meter dash during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Islip's Alexis Harper places first in 12.77 seconds, Amityville's Yejide Adegoke places second in 12.82 seconds and Miller Place's Sarah Militano places third in 12.94 seconds in the Division III 100-meter dash during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bellport's Breyanna Mucius wins the Division II 100-meter hurdles in 15.65 seconds during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bayport-Blue Point's Kathleen Cibuls wins the Division III 100-meter Hurdles in 15.53 seconds during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bayport-Blue Point's Kathleen Cibuls runs to the finish line and wins the Division III 100-meter hurdles in 15.53 seconds during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bay Shore's Aviana Goode wins the Division I 100-meter hurdles in 14.79 seconds during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bellport's Breyanna Mucius runs to the finish line and wins the Division II 100-meter hurdles in 15.65 seconds during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Huntington's Suzie Petryk leads the Division II 2,000-meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
East Islip's Anya Schmitt competes in the Division II 2,000 meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Northport's Jackie Thorne competes in the Division I 2,000-meter steeplechase and wins first place in 7:17.50 during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Islip's Alexis Harper places first in 12.77, Amityville's Yejide Adegoke places second in 12.82 and Miller Place's Sarah Militano places third in 12.94 in the Division III 100-meter dash during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
North Babylon's Hermelinda Imbert competes in the Division II 2,000-meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Huntington's Suzie Petryk competes in the Division II 2,000-meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Runners compete in the Division II 2,000-meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Bay Shore's Aviana Goode wins the Division I 100-meter hurdles in 14.79 seconds during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Miller Place's Laura Nolan competes in the Division III 2,000-meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Miller Place's Laura Nolan competes in the Division III 2,000-meter steeplechase during the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Sachem East's Aexandra CeCicco runs during the girls 800-meter Division 1 at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Sachem East's Kerstyn Ciulla clears the pole at 11 feet during the pole vault at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Huntington's Suzie Petryk runs during the girls 800-meter Division 2 at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Mercy's Meg Tuthill runs during the girls 800-meter Division 3 at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Eastport-South Manor's Taylor McClay runs during the girls 3,000-meter Division 2 at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Mercy's Meg Tuthill runs during the girls 800-meter Division 3 at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Shoreha-Wading River's Kathrine Lee runs during the girls 3,000-meter Division 3 at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Sachem East's Kerstyn Ciulla clears the pole at 11 feet during the pole vault at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Sachem East's Aexandra DeCicco runs during the girls 800-meter Division 1 at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
Credit: Richard T. Slattery
Huntington's Suzie Petryk, third from left, runs during the girls 800-meter Division 2 at the Suffolk girls track and field division championships on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
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