Sports
Thousands of Participants at Nanuet Relays
Kicking off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, teams from schools all around the county and beyond got together for a massive amount of races and events.
Saturday's conditions were perfect for the 44th Annual Nanuet Relay races. For the first time in a few weeks it was a warm sunny spring afternoon. With roughly 2,600 participants in the days races, at least that amount came out to support the athletes.
Fans were sprawled out all over the hills with everything from blankets to tents. The bleachers were packed up with people waiting to race or after their races were done, alongside parents and peers.
“My daughter is running for Clarkstown South and my husband coaches for Nanuet. It’s such a beautiful day. The crowd is great. They’ve been doing these relay races since I was in high school!” said Janet Baron of New City.
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Alumni from years past came back for this important race. There was an alumni race that is one the most anticipated events of the day. Many different years of alumni showed up today, including a member of Nanuet high school class of 1985.
“This is our fourth year participating in these relays," said Ron Intrini, coach at Valley Central. "This is a very well organized meet. The kids are having fun and there is excellent completion. It’s a beautiful day."
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“I’m running a 4x4. I’m never excited for a 4x4! It’s a lot of work!” said Troi Melton, senior from Cardinal Spellman in the Bronx. “Our whole track team is here. We're all very supportive of each other.”
It was a long day, as the final race finished after 4 p.m., but everyone was excited to find out who won.
1st Place with 58 points - Kellenberg Memorial
2nd Place with 44 points - New Rochelle
3rd Place with 41 points - Suffern
4th Place with 40 points - Valley Central
5th Place with 37 points - Iona Prep
6th Place with 32 points - Pascack Valley
7th Place with 26 points - Nanuet
8th Place with 19 points- Hackley
9th Place with 18 points - St. Francis and Clarkstown South
GIRLS1st place with 72 points - Kellenberg Memorial
2nd place with 50 points - Suffern
3rd place with 39 points - Shaker
4th place with 35 points - Pearl River
5th place with 32 points - Ursulina
6th place with 24 points - Nanuet and White Plains
8th place with 22 points - Yorktown
9th place with 20 points - Sayreville
10th place with 19 points - Valley Central
So many cheers and screams echoed from the stands during the races. The student athletes had such enthusiasm and deditcation to their teams.
“I just ran the 4x4. I was all the way in the back and I thought, my team needs me, so I ran! I came in second place!” said Richardson Pierre of Spring Valley.
"We can't keep enough food at the stand!" laughed Deb Klock of the Black and Gold Club. "This is such a great crowd. The weather brought in so many people. There's around 60 different teams!"
The Black and Gold Club are responsible for the event. Many volunteers worked at the concession stands and throughout different areas of the races.
"All the funds are to raise money for scholarships for the Nanuet Seniors. We're doing great today!" added Klock.
Below is a list of all the days events and the top 6 schools.
Track Events
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
J.V. Distance Medley Relay for Boys
Suffern
Iona Prep
New Rochelle
Valley Central
Kellenberg A
Tappan Zee
J.V. Distance Medley Relay for Girls
Suffern B
Ursuline
Pearl River
Shaker
Valley Central
Nanuet
1200 Intermediate Hurdle Relay for Boys
Kellenberg
Suffern
New Rochelle
Tenafly
Valley Central
Clarkstown South
3 x 300 Intermediate Hurdles Boys
New Rochelle
Suffern
Kellenberg
Tenafly
Valley Central
Clarkstown South
1200 Intermediate Hurdle Relay for Girls
Kellenberg
Pearl River
Clarkstown South
Suffern
Valley Central
Clarkstown North
6400 Meter Relay for Boys
Tappan Zee
Suffern
Clarkstown North
Tenafly
Kellenbergq
Hackley
Shuttle Hurdle Relay for Boys
Kellenberg
New Rochelle
East Chester
Nanuet
Clarkstown North
Iona Prep
Shuttle Hurdle Relay for Girls
Kellenberg
Suffern
Pearl River
Tenafly
Yorktown
Valley Central
Boys 330 meter Shuttle Hurdle
Valley Central
Pascack Valley
Kellenberg
Tenafly
Woodlands
Pearl River
4 x 400 Boys Fresh/Soph
Suffern A
White Plains
Suffern B
Clarkstown South
Cardinal Spellman
Kellenberg
Boys 400 meter
Valley Central
Ramapo
Suffern
Spring Valley
Huckley
St. Francis
4 x 400 for Girls Frosh/Soph
Suffern A
Nanuet A
Pearl River
Shaker A
Kellenberg
White Plains
3200 Meter Relays for Boys
Iona Prep
Kellenberg
Pascack Valley
Tappan Zee
Clarkstown South
Suffern
3200 Meter Relay for Girls
Kellenberg
Tappan Zee
Nanuet
Shaker
Tenafly
Sayville
4x 800 Meter Relays for Boys Frosh/Soph
Suffern
Kellenberg A
Pearl River
Kellenberg
Iona Prep
Clarkstown South
4 x 800 Girls Frosh/Soph
Nanuet A
Sayville A
Clarkstown South
Suffern A
Pearl River
Kellenberg
800 meter relay girls
Ursaline
Shaker
Spring Valley
Ramapo
White Plains
Pascack
Distance Medley Relays for Boys
Kellenberg
Suffern
Eastchester
Pascack Valley
Edgemont
Minisink Valley
Distance Medley Relay for Girls
Pearl River
Valley Central
Suffern
White Plains
Sayville
Irvington
4 x 400 Frosh Boys
Suffern A
Tenafly
White Plains
Clarkstown South
Cardinal Spellman
New Rochelle
4 x 200 Boys Varsity
New Rochelle
St. Francis
Valley Central
Spring Valley
Iona Prep
Ramapo
4 x 100 Girls
Suffern
White Plains
Kellenberg
Ramapo
Tenafly
Cardinal Spellman
1600 Meter Relays for Boys
Iona Prep
New Rochelle
Suffern
Clarkstown South
Kellenberg
Ramapo
4 x 1600 Girls
Pearl River
Valley Central
Tappan Zee
Suffern
Clarkstown North
Sayville
1600 Meter Relay for Girls
Kellenberg
Ursuline
Sayreville
White Plains
Suffern
Cardinal Spellman
Alumni Mile
Declan Foley
Pat Driscoll
Pete Modalteri
Elluar Gary Brissing
Tarik Samuel
Nick Milchell Stepinac
Alumni 4 x 100M Relay
Fast Ash Runners A
Fast Ash Runners B
Nanuet Alumni
Fast Ash Runner C
Clarkstown North
Sprint Medley Relay for Girls
Suffern
Shaker
White Plains
Sayville
Ursuline
Kellenberg
Steeplechase Boys
White Plains
White Plains
Clarkstown North
Clarkstown South
Nanuet
Nanuet B
Steeplechase Girls
Sleepy Hollow
Nanuet A
Sayville
Suffern
Suffern
Clarkstown South
Field Events
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Girls High Jump
Yorktown
Nanuet
Irvington
Pascack Valley
Tappan Zee
Clarkstown North (tied 5th)
Boys Shot Put Varsity
Nanuet
Hackley
Valley Central
Iona
Clarkstown South
Clarkstown North
Boys Long Jump
Yonkers
Stepinack
Valley central
Yorktown
Ramapo
Pascack Valley
Boys High Jump
Pascack Valley
Kellenberg
Clarkstown South
Woodlands
Tappan Zee
Tenefly
Frosh-Soph Girls Shot Put
Clarkstown South
Kellenberg
Valley Central
Minisink
Pascack
Tappan Zee
Girls Long Jump
Yorktown
Clarkstown South
Tenafly
Sayville
Shaker
Nanuet
Girls Shot Put
Clarkstown North
Kellenberg
Nyack
Ursuline
Nanuet
Shaker
Boys Triple Jump
St. Francis
White Plains
Nanuet
New Rochelle
Irvington
Tenafly
Frosh-Soph Boys Shot Put
Pascack
Clarkstown North
Tappan Zee
Pascack
Clarkstown North
Ramapo
Girls Triple Jump
Kellenberg
Shaker
Suffern
Nanuet
Sayreville
Pearl River
Girls Varsity Discus
Pascack Valley
Kellenberg
Nyack
Shaker
Clarkstown North
Minisink Valley
Girls Pole Vault
Mahwah
Ursaline
Nanuet
Clarkstown South
Shaker
Edgemont
Frosh-Soph Boys Discus
Valley Central
Clarkstown North
Tappan Zee
Eastchester
Clarkstown South
Tappan Zee
Boys Pole Vault
Iona Prep
Mahwah
Irvington
New Rochelle
Clarkstown South
Pascack Valley
Boys Varsity Discus
Hackley
Clarkstown North
Nanuet
Suffern
Pascack Valley
Kellenberg
Frosh-Soph Girls Discus
Sayville
Minisink Valley
Irvington
Pascack Valley
Minisink Valley
Yorktown
