Malone Repeats Section X Title; Ogdensburg 2nd; Potsdam 3rd

Canton's Zhusupbek Anurdin stretches out in the long jump.  Indian River’s Darrius Bryant was named Most Valuable Field Performer after winning the 55-meter sprint and the triple jump. Warrior teammates Felix Garcia won the 300 meters and Brandon Bliss tossed the longest shot put. Ogdensburg’s Alex Wood was a winner of two golds, capturing the 600 and 1,000 meter races. Beaver River’s Cody Updike won the 55-meter hurdles.    (Jake Yousey photo)  Championship Meet Gallery

Malone freshman Mitchell Marlow comes around the final stretch during the boys 1600-meter run. Marlow placed sixth, second best for the Huskies behind teammate Corey Lamere who won the race by 1.2 seconds over Canton’s Austin Scott.  Malone won their sixth meet of the season, O.F.A. 2nd place, Canton 3rd place.  Beaver River’s Cody Updike of Beaver River won the 55 hurdles. Indian River’s Felix Garcia captured the 300 meters. Malone won the 4x200 and 4x800 relays, while Ogdensburg won the 4x400 Ogdensburg’s Alex Wood won the 600 meters. O.F.A.’s Jacob Sias led a trio of Devils who captured the first three places in the triple jump, along with Tylor Bouchard who won the long jump and Sebastian Quintilliani. Malone’s Morgan Marlow paced the 1000 and 3200 runs.

Keegan Nelson from Clinton Central leaps into the air in the boys long jump event.  Nelson went on to place fourth in the event with a distance of 18 feet 5 inches.  Malone's Aaron Sharlow won the long jump competition at 18 feet 10 inches.  Malone won their fifth meet in as many appearances this season, finishing first at the Northern Athletic Conference Invitational.

Potsdam’s Ethan Vinson leads the pack in the boys 1000-meter race followed closely by Malone’s Morgan Marlow and Canton’s Austin Scott. In a photo finish, the three seniors finished within a half-second apart. Vinson won at 2:52.4, edging Marlow by 3-tenths and Scott another 2-tenths. Malone won the meet.  (Casey Stevens photo)  Meet Gallery

Potsdam senior Dan Cruikshank elevates and flies out over the sand pit for a distance of 16-feet-7 in the boys long jump.  Indian River's Darius Bryant won the event by nine inches over next-best Andrew Brush of Massena.  Malone won its third meet.  Indian River moved up to 2nd.  Malone continued its dominance in long-distance running events. Morgan Marlow and Corey Lamere each earned first-place finishes in two individual events and one team relay. Marlow won the 1600 and 1000 meters, while running on the winning 4x800 relay. Lamere captured the 3200 and 600 meters, while running on the winning 4x200 relay.

Runners sprint off the start line to begin the boys 4x800-meter relay. Malone senior Morgan Marlow (far right) won the race for Franklin Academy in just seven-tenths of a second past 10 minutes and nearly 42 seconds faster than second-place Jake Redman of Gouverneur. Malone also won the overall meet.

Boys runners from Potsdam, Massena and Canton compete in a tight heat in the 55-meter dash. Potsdam took advantage of Malone’s absence due weather and rose to a first-place finish ahead of Ogdensburg and Norwood-Norfolk in the season's second meet. Massena's Andrew Brush won the event at 6.6.

Sprinters from Potsdam, Indian River and Norwood-Norfolk gut out the final few steps in one heat of the boys 55-meter dash in the opening meet of the Section X Indoor Track and Field season.  Indian River's Darrius Bryant won the event, with Potsdam's O'den Robertson placing second and Massena's Andrew Brush 3rd.  Malone won the meet with 124 points, but Potsdam (1010) and Ogdensburg (98) challenged for the top spot at the opening event.  Some other boys track results from Week 1:Bryant won the long jump. Norwood-Norfolk’s Conor Levison won the boys 55 meter hurdles. Morgan and Rourk Marlow of Malone took first and second place in the 1600 meters run. Malone won the 3200-meter relay.  For complete results, visit the Results link in the left column.