55th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Games
by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine - May 15, 2023
Over three days on the athletic fields of White Plains High School, over 2,900 athletes from 250 high schools, representing 12 states and two nations, gathered for the 55th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track and Field Games. The Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track & Field Games is a nationally renowned, elite track & field meet held in White Plains, New York each May.
Above: Esme Daplyn of Greenwich H.S. leading the pack toward her 1st place finish in the first heat of the Women's Mile. Photo credit - Warren Rosenberg www.nyspg.com
Among the athletes who have competed in the Loucks Games, many have gone on to excel in prominent collegiate athletic programs and two have gone on to compete in and win Olympic medals including both silver and gold.
Dalilah Muhammad who competed for Benjamin Cardozo high school in Bayside NY is the Loucks Games record holder in the Women's 400 meter hurdles. She is an Olympic gold and silver medalist as a hurdler and 4x400 meter relay team member.
Rai Benjamin from Mount Vernon, NY, was the Loucks Men's 400 meter hurdles champ in 2015 & 2016. He's now a two time Olympic medalist, with a silver in hurdles and gold in the 4x400 meter relay.
Like Olympic gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad, several of this year’s competitors in the Loucks Games set personal best records and meet records with their performances. This year, one of the Loucks Games competitors, Karrie Baloga from Cornwall high school in Orange County set a new meet and new national record with her performance in the women’s 2,000 meter steeplechase event.
Coming out on top of the Combined Team Scores including both men’s and women’s were:
1st Place Saratoga Springs
2nd Place Elmont
3rd Place Cornwall
Among the 1st place winners were for Thursday:
Men’s Distance Medley Frosh/Soph – Riverdale County Day
Women’s Distance Medley Frosh/Soph – Rye Neck
Men’s Distance Medley Open – Hunter College Campus School
Women’s Distance Medley Open – Bayport-Blue Point
Men’s Distance Medley East Coast – Saint Anthony’s
Women’s Distance Medley East Coast – Saratoga Springs
Men’s Sprint Medley East Coast – Horace Greeley
Women’s Spring Medley East Coast – Saratoga Springs
Men’s 4x400 Frosh Soph - Suffern
Wonen’s 4x400 Frosh Soph – Medgar Evers College Prep
Women’s Masters Mile – Charlotte Rizzo, Unattached
Men’s Masters Mile – Peter Watson, Unattached
Women’s Shot Put Frosh – Samantha Lenn, Clarkstown North
Men’s Long Jump Frosh – Lucas Esposito, Pleasantville
Men’s High Jump Frosh – Patrick Wilson, Pleasantville
Men’s Shot Put Frosh – Max Ellenberg, Edgemont
Women’s Long Jump Frosh – Juliana Agati, Pleasantville
Above, Rye Neck's Jaden Snow in his Golf Medal Pentathlon Hurdle performance. Photo Credit - Warren Rosenberg www.nyspg.com
Friday’s First Place Winners
Men’s Pentathlon Hurdle – Jaden Snow, Rye Neck
Women’s Pentathlon Hurdle – Melissa Gueye, Valley Stream South
Men’s 4x400 – Windsor
Women’s 4x400 - Windsor
Women’s 1600 Meter Racewalk – Samantha Mynio, Washingtonville
Men’s 800 Meter – Devan Kipyegi, St. Raphael Academy
Women’s 800 Meter – Kate Putnam, Cicero-North Syracuse
Men’s 200 Meter Final – Marcus Nahim, Iona Prep
Women’s 200 Meter Final – Ashley Fulton, Elmont
Men’s 3,200 Meter Final – Antonio Camacho-Bucks
Women’s 3,200 Meter Final – Zariel Macchia
Men’s Shot Put – Jacob Cookinham, Bishop Strang
Women’s Shot Put – Prizila Negrete, Ursuline
Women’s Long Jump – Julia Pendleton, Bonny Eagle
Men’s Long Jump – Putu Sutayasa, Nyack
Men’s Pentathlon High Jump –Brian Walsh, Mendham
Women’s Pentathlon High Jump – Melissa Gueye, Valley Stream South
Above: Angelina Napolean of Allegany-Limestone on her way to a 1st place finish in the Women's Mile and a new Loucks Games record. Photo Credit - Warren Rosenberg www.nyspg.com
Saturday’s First Place Winners
Men’s Pentathlon Overall – Brian Walsh, Mendham
Women’s Pentathlon Overall – Jadyn Mullen, Alexander Central
Men’s 4x800 – Freeport
Women’s 4x800 – Sayville
Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles – Elena Olson, Ursuline
Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles – Joshua Mooney, Stonington
Men’s Mile – Roan Kelly, Randolph
Women’s Mile – Angelina Napoleon, Allegany-Limestone
Men’s Discus – Dustin Swartwood, Auburn
Women’s Javelin – Julia Magliaro, Trinity School
Women’s High Jump – Amelia Benjamin, Ellenville
Women’s Pole Vault – Amelia McBain, Saratoga Springs
Men’s Pentathlon Long Jump – Brian Walsh, Mendham
Women’s Pentathlon Long Jump – Melissa Gueye, Valley Stream south
Men’s Mile Section 1 – Joseph Lavelle, Rye Neck
Women’s Mile Section 1 – Lelah Altman, Byram Hills
Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles Final – Joshua Mooney, Stonington
Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles Final – Caigan Leonard, Cornwall
Men’s 100 Meter Final – Alden Chambers, North Babylon
Women’s 100 Meter Final – Logan Daley, Holy Trinity
Men’s 400 Meter Final – OJ Singletary, UPrep Rochester
Women’s 400 Meter Final – Kyla Palmer, Skaneateles
Men’s Pentathlon 1500 Meter – Alex Profito, Mendham
Women’s Pentathlon 800 Meter – Jadyn Mullen, Alexander Central
Men’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase Final – Patrick Ford, Brewster
Women’s 2000 Meter Steeplechase Final – Karrie Baloga, Cornwall
Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles Final – Neil Howard, Taconic Hills
Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles Final – Thalia Benoit, Elmont
Men’s 4x800 Final – Ridgefield
Women’s 4x800 Final – Saratoga Springs
Men’s 4x100 Final – Mt St Michael
Women’s 4x100 Final – Elmont
Men’s 4x400 Final – Baldwinsville
Women’s 4x400 Final – Naugatuck
Men’s Pentathlon Shot Put – Brian Walsh, Mendham
Women’s Pentathlon Shot Put –Melissa Gueye, Valley Stream South
Men’s Javelin Final – Joshua Mooney, Stonington
Men’s High Jump Final – Connor Fisher, Edgemont
Men’s Pole Vault Final – William D’Agata, Rome Free Academy
Men’s Triple Jump Final – Michael Abbey, Hackley School
Women’s Triple Jump Final – Sarai Sealy, Ursuline School
Women’s Discus Final – Prizila Negrete
Above: Men's Pentathlon Champions Brian Walsh of Mendam competing in the Hurdles. Photo Credit-Warren Rosenberg www.nyspg.com
The Loucks Executive Board, the White Plains Rotary Club, the parents of the WPHS track team, the coaching staff of the WPHS track team, the team members ,and the custodial and grounds crews and the Food Services of White Plains HS were instrumental to the success of the Games.
Above: William Dickson of Ketcham H.S. on his way to a 5th place podium finish in the Pole Vault. Photo Credit - ClicksbyGina.com
A selection of meet photos can be accessed at: https://wr-photo.com/p924801841
