The 60m dash featured 103 finishers across numerous heats. Logan Aman of the Candor Running Club (who holds third place on the FLRC Track leaderboard with a 6.58) scorched the track in 6.94 seconds for the win, with Ryan Haisler claiming second in 7.13 and Montrose High School’s Maximus Kuwaye securing third in 7.19. Among the women, it was an extremely tight race; 13-year-old Anaite Gonzalez took top honors in 8.67 seconds, followed by 14-year-old Harper Lee of Troy Track & Field in 8.85 and the Groton Project’s Karson Mackey in 8.87. The toddler heats were once again a highlight, with 2-year-old Miles Zalasky completing his 60m toddle in 29.67 seconds, and 1-year-old Cordelia Gorges of the Groton Project following in 39.03. At the other end of the age spectrum, 67-year-old Timothy Christian ran 10.41 seconds, and 70-year-old Paul Ohama crossed in 11.18.

Montrose High School took the top two spots on the men’s podium in the 200m, with Maximus Kuwaye flying to victory in 23.39 seconds and teammate Nico Christian grabbing second in 23.73. Ryan Haisler broke up the Montrose dominance to claim third in 23.91. For the women, 16-year-old Chloe Ryan led the field in 28.60, with Odessa-Montour’s Janne Anderson, 14, taking second in 29.42 and Troy Track & Field’s Harper Lee—also 14 and notching her second podium sprint finish of the day—securing third in 30.02. Among our older athletes, 70-year-old Paul Ohama crossed in 41.88, and 78-year-old Carl Feuer completed the 200m in 53.33.

Alexander Simpson dominated the 800m, cruising to victory in 1:56 with a comfortable margin over second-place Aloysha Lynd, who ran with Simpson for a strong first two laps before finishing in 2:04. Although Simpson’s time would have ranked second on the FLRC Track leaderboard, he is already tied for the top spot with last year’s 1:55. Masters runners claimed the next spots, with Bryan Morseman, 40, coming back from his win in the mile to tie for third (by time, they were in different heats) in 2:09 with the Groton Project’s Scott Weeks, 54. On the women’s side, the Syracuse Track Club’s Sascha Scott, 50, ran a blazing 2:20 to win—a time that puts her in first place on the FLRC Track leaderboard and is only about 1 second slower than the women’s 50–54 American record, set by Hartshorne veteran Alisa Harvey in 2016! Scott’s teammate Donna Langerfeld, 39, followed in 2:35, nipping 18-year-old Lucia Gore at the line despite sharing the same time. Notable among the age-group performances, 73-year-old David Bowen completed the distance in 3:48, and 9-year-old Layne Johnson ran an impressive 2:53.

The 1-mile saw a strong masters performance at the front, with 40-year-old Bryan Morseman taking the lead after the first few laps and extending it throughout to win in 4:43. The Syracuse Track Club’s William Hoyne, 43, closed hard to place second in 4:46, and Tony Dirubbo Jr. rounded out the podium in 4:48. For the women, 41-year-old Anne Riordan led the way in 5:30, with Liz Hartman, 43, taking second in 5:43 and 17-year-old Kate Hulsey crossing third in 5:53. The race saw solid performances across the age spectrum: 13-year-old Alden Morseman ran a strong 5:30 to match Riordan’s time, and 73-year-old Ken Hodges managed once again to break 7:00 in his 70s, running an impressive 6:55.

In the 4×200m relay, we had 14 teams across three heats. In the final heat, in part thanks to mixed gender teams, the positions changed hands a few times, but Montrose High School, anchored by Nico Christian, took the relay crown with a time of 1:53. The Van-Post-Child team, anchored by Ben Hutton, secured second in 1:55, while DTandF, anchored by Jade Brockner, claimed third in 1:57.

In the high jump, 15-year-old Daquan Smith soared to victory with a clearance of 6 feet even—a mark that ties him for fourth place on the FLRC Track leaderboard. Erich Metz followed at 5 feet, 10 inches, which ties him for seventh place on the leaderboard, and Brayden Taylor cleared 5 feet, 6 inches for third. Among the women, 16-year-old Tessa Love set a new FLRC Track leaderboard best with a jump of 5 feet, 2 inches! North Penn-Mansfield’s Nora Furry took second at 4 feet, 6 inches, and Gretchen Hulsey claimed third at 4 feet, 4 inches. Proving that the high jump isn’t just for the young, the Syracuse Track Club’s Leander Boreland cleared 3 feet, 10 inches at age 59.

Montrose High School’s Maximus Kuwaye capped off a dominant day with a leap of 21 feet, ¾ inch in the long jump—a result that moves him into a tie for second place on the FLRC Track leaderboard. Kennith Chan landed second with 19 feet, 6 inches, and Erich Metz took third at 18 feet, 7½ inches for his second top-three jump finish of the day. In the women’s competition, 16-year-old Nora Trimbell led the field with a jump of 14 feet, 2¼ inches. Troy Track & Field’s Harper Lee’s jump of 13 feet, 8½ inches for second gave her a third top-three finish of the meet, while North Penn-Mansfield’s Carolyn Cherwinski took third at 13 feet, 6 inches. Among the masters jumpers, 47-year-old Samitha Samaranayake was fourth overall with a jump of 18 feet, 3½ inches, and Arthur Scissum leaped 13 feet, 4½ inches at age 64.

Thanks to Our Volunteers

As always, FLRC track meets depend on the efforts of many dedicated volunteers. Bob Talda, Tonya Engst, and Laura Helmerick arrived early to help with setup. Tonya Engst and Rebecca Lambert managed the registration desk. Patrick Boyle handled starting duties—with his hacked electronic starting pistol properly starting the Time Machine for each race!—while Molly Doruska handled head timing responsibilities. Our timing team included Lucia Chen, Amy Dawson, Scott Dawson, Laura Helmerick, Chris Mellor, Christopher Petroff, and Robert Swizdor. Dave Kania and Jesse Koennecke kept results flowing smoothly. Jon Lewis and Sarah Woodyear coordinated athletes as clerks of course, and Chris Mellor and Christopher Petroff recorded bib numbers, while Christopher Petroff also counted laps, and Lucia Chen ran the backup timer. In the field events, Gary Bush coordinated the long jump with help from Leo Nakaranuruck and Joshua Kwakye Minott, while Steve Wagner ran the high jump. Paul Houle took photos, and Diana Hackett and Heather Cobb handled FLRC clothing sales.