North boys track dominates field events

The Williamsville North boys track team improved to 1-1 in ECIC Division I with a convincing 85-56 dual meet win over Orchard Park on Tuesday, April 24.

"It was a good meet," said North coach Brian Swatland. "We had kids place that usually don't."

North scored almost half of its points from field events, which were dominated by identical twin brothers Matt and Greg Losi. Matt Losi won the long jump (21-½) and triple jump (43-½). Greg Losi was second in both, leaping 20-5½ in the long jump and 43-½ in the triple jump. Sean Felton was third in both events, leaping 18-11½ in the long jump and 40-6 in the triple jump.

Matt Losi also won the 110 high hurdles in 16.3. Steve Oehler was third in 18.4. Greg Losi placed second in the 100 in 11.9 followed by Brian Davis in 12.1.

North took five other first places - Richard Weiss (shot put, 46-7), Art Collins (400, 55.8; high jump, 5-10), Mike Thielman (3200, 11:02.9), and Kyle Siskar (pole vault, 10-6).

The 4x400 relay of Oehler, Greg and Matt Losi and Collins won in 3:49.80.

Other Spartans who scored points were Geoff Hurley (second, 4:55) and Thielman (third, 5:00.1) in the 1600; Davis (third, 41-2) in the shot put; Justin Casselman (second, 59.1) in the 400; Oehler (second, 64.9) and Ted Donner (third, 69.5) in the 400 hurdles; Hurley (second, 2:18.2) and Max Eisenbaum (third, 2:20.7) in the 800; Alex Wiser (second, 24.52) in the 200; Weiss (108-5½) second in the discus, Hurley in the 3200 (third, 11:16); Willie Jones in the pole vault (third, 9); and Felton (second, 5-8) in the high jump.

At the ECC Legend Relays on April 21, Matt and Greg Losi set a meet record in the triple jump, leaping a meet record 83-11. They were second in the long jump.

Williamsville East boys

There was far from ideal weather for the ninth Kenmore Track and Field Invitational on Saturday, April 28 at Crosby Field in Kenmore, and most of the athletes' performances reflected the conditions.

Highlights for the East boys included the 3200 meter relay team, which finished fourth overall, with fast legs run by Max Fogel, Colin Begy, Fernando Recio and Sean Lanaghan, and a fourth place finish for Greg French in the 110 meter hurdles.

Williamsville East girls

Seventh grader Kayla Allen took fifth overall in the 400 and sixth in the 100-meters at the Kenmore Track and Field Invitational held on Saturday, April 28 at Crosby Field.

Allen was a double winner for the Lady Flames in the team's 81-56 loss to Pioneer on Tuesday, April 24. Allen took first in the 400 and 200.

Other standouts from East were freshman Melissa Spada, who won the 1500 in a time of 5:33.3, sophomore Kristen Ostanski, who won the long jump with a leap of 13-9, and senior Rosie McAfee, who was tops in the triple jump with a 29-10.

East raced Starpoint and Iroquois on Tuesday, May 1 but results were unavailable before The Bee went to press.