Meet the 2023-24 Corning/Elmira/Ithaca Elite 7 Girls Track & Field Team

Andrew Legare, Elmira Star-Gazette
Taylor Farrell of Corning, state champion in 1,500-meter racewalk March 2, 2024 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island.
Taylor Farrell of Corning, state champion in 1,500-meter racewalk March 2, 2024 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island.

Taylor Farrell

Athlete of the Year

Taylor Farrell of the Corning girls indoor track & field team.
Taylor Farrell of the Corning girls indoor track & field team.

School: Corning

Year in school: Senior

Accomplishments: Closed season by winning national championship in the 1-mile racewalk at the New Balance Nationals, setting a meet record with her time of 7 minutes, 5.14 seconds ... Captured New York state title in the 1500 racewalk and broke Section 4 record with her time of 6:40.09.

Panayiota Anastos

Panayiota Anastos of the Maine-Endwell girls track & field team.
Panayiota Anastos of the Maine-Endwell girls track & field team.

School: Maine-Endwell

Year in school: Senior

Accomplishments: Placed second among public schools and third overall in the shot put at New York state championships with a distance of 38 feet, 6.75 inches after finishing fourth in the event at last year's outdoor state meet ... Committed to compete in college at Bryant University.

Tsadia Bercuvitz

Tsadia Bercuvitz of the Ithaca girls indoor track & field team.
Tsadia Bercuvitz of the Ithaca girls indoor track & field team.

School: Ithaca

Year in school: Freshman

Accomplishments: Finished sixth in the 3,000 at the New York state championships with a time of 9:44.09 ... Placed 19th in the girls 2-mile run at the New Balance Indoor Nationals.

Ethne Degan

Ethne Degan of the Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton girls indoor track & field team.
Ethne Degan of the Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton girls indoor track & field team.

School: Bainbridge-Guilford

Year in school: Senior

Accomplishments: Set a school record in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:00.66 ... Led Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton to Section 4 Division 2 championship.

Sarah Lawson

Sarah Lawson of the Corning girls indoor track & field team.
Sarah Lawson of the Corning girls indoor track & field team.

School: Corning

Year in school: Senior

Accomplishments: Syracuse University commit placed fourth in the 3,000 (9:42.24) and seventh in the 1500 (4:37.15) at state championships ... Section 4 champion in the 3,000 (9:55.43) ... Placed third in 5,000 (16:55.83) at New Balance Indoor Nationals to earn All-America honors.

Cella McLaughlin

Cella McLaughlin, Corning track & field.
Cella McLaughlin, Corning track & field.

School: Corning

Year in school: Sophomore

Accomplishments: Three-time national qualifier ... Finished first in 55-meter hurdles at Section 4 state qualifier ... Took 11th in the 55 hurdles at state championships in 8.63 seconds. ... School record-holder for girls 55 hurdles ... 12th nationally among freshmen in 400 hurdles in 2023 ... Top point scorer at indoor sectionals in 2023 and 2024.

Dejah Taylor

Dejah Taylor of the Sidney girls indoor track & field team.
Dejah Taylor of the Sidney girls indoor track & field team.

School: Sidney

Year in school: Sophomore

Accomplishments: Section 4 champion in the 300 ... Finished unbeaten in the 300 during Section 4 meets ... Anchor on 1,600 relay that won Section 4 title.

This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Meet 2023-24 Corning/Elmira/Ithaca Elite 7 Girls Track & Field Team

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