Track and field: Who are some of the top girls to watch this spring?

Nancy Haggerty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News

Each spring, The Journal News/lohud looks at the previous year's outdoor track and field results, as well as some results from recently-concluded indoor winter track, and creates an event-by-event list of athletes expected to excel during the new outdoor season.

Below is the 2024 list for girls track and field.

Note: Athletes are listed in alphabetical order.

100 — Kailey Burdett, Sr., Lakeland/Panas; Haylie Donovan, Jr., Somers; Belleky Durosier, Jr., Ramapo; Chrystelle Fignole, Jr., Pearl River; Riley Pettigrew, Jr., Arlington; Gabriela Sangil Cantalapiedra, So., Horace Greeley; Mioko Martin, So, Ardsley; Elena Olson, Sr., Ursuline; Ivana Richards, Jr., Ursuline; Sarai Sealy, Sr., Ursuline

100 hurdles — Gabrielle Barnett, Sr., New Rochelle; Pilar Fernandez, Jr., Tappan Zee; Marissa Gordon, Sr., Clarkstown North; Elena Olson, Sr., Ursuline; Ivana Richards, Jr., Ursuline; Aliva Smith, Fr., New Rochelle; Nya Thomas, Jr., North Rockland

Arlington's Riley Pettigrew (center-right) edges Ursuline's Sarai Sealy at the finish of the girls D1 200 during the Section 1 state track and field qualifier June 3, 2023 at Suffern Middle School. Both runners qualified to compete in the event.
Arlington's Riley Pettigrew (center-right) edges Ursuline's Sarai Sealy at the finish of the girls D1 200 during the Section 1 state track and field qualifier June 3, 2023 at Suffern Middle School. Both runners qualified to compete in the event.

200 — Karen Augustin, Jr., Suffern; Kailey Burdett, Sr., Lakeland/Panas; Gabriela Sangil Cantalapiedra, So., Horace Greeley; Haylie Donovan, Jr., Somers; Chrystelle Fignole, Jr., Pearl River; Mioko Martin, So, Ardsley; Emmanuella Mathieu, So., Mount Vernon; Kimora Morrison, Jr., Mount Vernon; Riley Pettigrew, Jr., Arlington; Maria Roberts, So., Scarsdale; Avianhah Sanon, Fr., Suffern; Sarai Sealy, Sr., Ursuline; Valentina Wallin, Jr., New Rochelle

Jayda Johnson from Nyack competes in the girls 300 meter dash at the 2024 New York State Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, March 2, 2024.
Jayda Johnson from Nyack competes in the girls 300 meter dash at the 2024 New York State Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, March 2, 2024.

400 — Karen Augustin, Jr., Suffern; Kailey Burdett, Sr., Lakeland/Panas; Haylie Donovan, Jr., Somers; Sam Dow, Sr., Nanuet; Jayda Johnson, Fr., Nyack; Jayla Johnson, Jr., Montfort Academy; Shannon Kelly, Sr., Scarsdale; Kara Kochansky, So., Scarsdale; Claire O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River; Riley Pettigrew, Jr., Arlington; Maria Roberts, So., Scarsdale

Suffern's Karen Augustin clears hurdle en route to winning the Section 1 Class AA girls 400-meter hurdles championship May 29, 2022 at Arlington High School.
Suffern's Karen Augustin clears hurdle en route to winning the Section 1 Class AA girls 400-meter hurdles championship May 29, 2022 at Arlington High School.

400 hurdles — Karen Augustin, Jr., Suffern; Amanda Burren, Jr., Arlington; Sam Dow, Sr., Nanuet; Iunibel Fernandez, Sr., Nyack; Isabella Milojevic , Sr., Somers; Elena Olson, Sr., Ursuline; Ivana Richards, Jr., Ursuline; Alexis Smith, Fr., New Rochelle

800 — Phoebe Carmel, Jr., Rye Neck; Lily Day, Jr., Lakeland/Panas; Zoe Dichter, Jr., Scarsdale; Bridget Dunn, So., Tappan Zee; Eva Gibney, Jr., Scarsdale; Sofia Fenton, Sr., Tappan Zee; Abby Kowalczyk, Jr., Ketcham; Isabella Lulaj, Sr., Rye; Rosemary McManus, Sr., Mamaroneck; Sophonie Michel, Sr., North Rockland; Claire O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River; Ava Pennachio, Jr., Eastchester; Caitlin Thomas, Jr., Hastings

1,500 — Gaby Castro, So., North Rockland; JJulia Aquilino, Jr., Somers; Phoebe Carmel, Jr., Rye Neck;; Cassidy Donovan, Jr., Tappan Zee; Bridget Dunn, So., Tappan Zee; Julia Duzynski, So., Somers; Ariel Esposito, Sr., New Rochelle; Sofia Fenton, Sr., Tappan Zee; Isabella Fryer, Sr., North Salem; Abby Kowalczyk, Jr., Ketcham;; Danielle List, So., Albertus Magnus; Eva Muzichenko, So., Eastchester; Angelina Nie, So, Byram Hills; Kyleigh O'Keefe, Fr., Ursuline; Claire O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River; Ava Pennachio, Jr., Eastchester; Rachel Rakower, So., Scarsdale; Ainara Schube Barriola, Jr., Rye Neck; Mia Sandolo, Jr., Somers; Jennifer Schwartz, So., Scarsdale; Clara Shingler, So., Pleasantville; Maddy Stupart, Sr., Bronxville; Caitlin Thomas, Jr., Hastings; Sloan Wasserman, So., John Jay-Cross River

Rye Neck's Ainara Schube Barriola leads Fox Lane's Morgan Eigel (who now runs for Williams College), Somers' Julia Aquilino and the rest of the pack during the girls 3,000 at the 45th annual Joe Wynne Somers Lions Club Invitational at Somers High School, May 6, 2023.
Rye Neck's Ainara Schube Barriola leads Fox Lane's Morgan Eigel (who now runs for Williams College), Somers' Julia Aquilino and the rest of the pack during the girls 3,000 at the 45th annual Joe Wynne Somers Lions Club Invitational at Somers High School, May 6, 2023.

3,000 — Cassidy Donovan, Jr., Tappan Zee; Bridget Dunn, So., Tappan Zee; Julia Duzynski, So., Somers;; Sofia Fenton, Sr., Tappan Zee; Samantha Guckian, Jr., Arlington; Abby Kowalczyk, Jr., Ketcham; Claire O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River; Eva Muzichenko, So., Eastchester;; Ava Pennachio, Jr., Eastchester; Ainara Schube Barriola, Jr., Rye Neck; Clara Shingler, So., Pleasantville; Caitlin Thomas, Jr., Hastings; Sloan Wasserman, So., John Jay-Cross River

Sloane Wasserman from John Jay (Cross River), left, placed first as athletes compete in the girls 2000 Meter Steeplechase during the Gold Rush Invitational Track & Field meet at Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack, April 29, 2023.
Sloane Wasserman from John Jay (Cross River), left, placed first as athletes compete in the girls 2000 Meter Steeplechase during the Gold Rush Invitational Track & Field meet at Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack, April 29, 2023.

Steeplechase — Cassidy Donovan, Jr., Tappan Zee; Sofia Fenton, Sr., Tappan Zee; Jess Masterson, Sr., Somers; Rosie Palmer, So., New Rochelle; Rachel Rakower, So., Scarsdlae; Katie Schmid, So., Nanuet; Caitlin Thomas, Jr., Hastings; Sloan Wasserman, So., John Jay-Cross River

New Rochelle's Gabrielle Barnett wins the girls pentathlon 800-meter run May 29, 2022 at the Section 1 Class AA track and field championships at Arlington High. Barnett also took the overall girls pent title.
New Rochelle's Gabrielle Barnett wins the girls pentathlon 800-meter run May 29, 2022 at the Section 1 Class AA track and field championships at Arlington High. Barnett also took the overall girls pent title.

Pentathlon — Gabrielle Barnett, Sr., New Rochelle; Angeliese Burdier, Jr., North Rockland; Alysha Calvo, So., Clarkstown North; Alyssa Croke, Sr., Pearl River; Allianis Estrella, Jr., North Rockland; Eva Gibney, Jr., Scarsdale; Marissa Gordon, Sr., Clarkstown North; Requel Guzman, Sr., Clarkstown South; Tessa Hunt, So., Dobbs Ferry; Nya Thomas, Jr., North Rockland; Colette Ungvary, So., Bronxville; Lauren Wong, Sr., Ardsley

Outdoor track and field: Who are some of the top boys to watch this spring?

High jump — Gabrielle An, Jr., Ardsley; Erin Ball, Jr., Rye; Layla Collazo, Jr., Lakeland/Panas; Alyssa Croke, Sr., Pearl River; Imani Felder, Jr., Peekskill; Eva Gibney, Jr., Scarsdale; Mary Gilmore, Sr., Harrison; Ryann Joseph, Fr., New Rochelle; Sequoia Layne, Sr., White Plains; Sophia Ochoa, So., New Rochelle; Signe Olsborg, Jr., Rye; Samina Quli, Jr., Rye Neck; Gabrielle Rowe, Sr., Yonkers; Sofia Ruggiero, Jr., Westlake; Jordyn Santana, Jr., Tappan Zee; Kyra Skoglund, Sr., Suffern; Taylor-Rae Smith, Sr., Yonkers; Nya Thomas, Jr., North Rockland

Long jump — Juliana Agati, So., Pleasantville; Karen Augustin, Jr., Suffern; Sofia Bollengier, Sr., Ardsley; Marissa Gordon, Sr., Clarkstown North; Ryann Joseph, Fr., New Rochelle; Destiny Lawrence, Jr., Spring Valley; Mioko Martin, So., Ardsley; Signe Olsborg, Jr., Rye; Jocelyn Rice, Fr., Rye Country Day; Sarai Sealy, Sr., Ursuline; Alexis Smith, Fr., New Rochelle; Juliet Winiecki, Jr., Bronxville

Triple jump — Karen Augustin, Jr., Suffern; Mary Grace Eubanks, So., Rye Country Day; Pilar Fernandez, Jr., Tappan Zee; Chrystelle Fignole, Jr., Pearl River; Alana Myka, Jr., Lakeland/Panas; Niamh O'Donovan, Jr., Ardsley; Jessica Redmond, Sr., Hen Hud; Ivana Richards, Jr., Ursuline; Sarai Sealy, Sr., Ursuline; Kyra Skoglund, Sr., Suffern

Maia Perillo from John Jay-East Fishkill competes in the girls pole vault during the New York State Indoor Track and Field Championships, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, March 4, 2023.
Maia Perillo from John Jay-East Fishkill competes in the girls pole vault during the New York State Indoor Track and Field Championships, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, March 4, 2023.

Pole vault — Garbielle An, Jr., Ardsley; Jianna Brown, Jr., Ketcham; Pia DeLuca, Sr., Carmel; Kate Dowling, Jr., Pearl River; Sophia Kumar, So., Edgemont; Maia Perillo, Sr., John Jay-East Fishkill; Anna Riskin, Jr., Suffern; Patricia Wiltse, Sr., Fox Lane

Clarkstown South's Maggie Hansen prepares to release the discus during the May 18, 2023 Rockland County Track and Field Championships at Spring Valley High School. Hansen threw a personal best for the win.
Clarkstown South's Maggie Hansen prepares to release the discus during the May 18, 2023 Rockland County Track and Field Championships at Spring Valley High School. Hansen threw a personal best for the win.

Discus — Hannah Arbid, Jr., Lakeland/Panas; Ja'nya Beepot, Sr., Suffern; Adeline Benvenuto, Sr., Brewster; Lily Burt, Sr., North Rockland; Glory Cherelien, Jr. Spring Valley;, Maggie Hansen, Jr., Clarkstown South; Jane Hanson, Jr., Yorktown; Rowan Hillard, Jr., Horace Greeley; Woodmia Laguerre, Sr. North Rockland; Kyra Plagainos, Jr., Nanuet; Brenda Lee, So., Pearl River; Ashlee Lubin, Sr., Ramapo; Isabella McGuire, Sr., White Plains; Angie Odeniyi, Jr., Ketcham; Lelianar Osman, So., New Rochelle; Monica Rocha, Jr., Hen Hud; Elizabeth Siguenza- Cambi, Sr., Nanuet; Ryan Singer, Jr., Byram Hills; Madeline Stiefel, Jr., Tappan Zee; Julia Vitiello, Sr., Pearl River; Gabriella Vizcarrondo, Jr., Nanuet; Kiersten Zecchin, Jr., North Rockland

Hammer — Hannah Arbid, Jr., Lakeland/Panas; Sienna DeMarinis, Sr., Somers; Ananya Dhanawade, Jr., Horace Greeley; Ziah Gaines, Sr., Mount Vernon; Charlotte Goncalves, Sr., Mount Vernon; Angie Odeniyi, Jr., Ketcham; Elizabeth Siguenza- Cambi, Sr., Nanuet; Gabriella Vizcarrondo, Jr., Nanuet

Javelin — Sophia Carpenito, Sr., Ardsley; Olivia Coleman, Jr., Yonkers; Sienna DeMarinis, Sr., Somers; Gabrielle Dia, Sr., Yonkers; Keara Dorvil, Jr., Nyack; Brooke Habinowski, Sr., John Jay-Cross River; Madison Haft-Abromovitch, Sr., Rye Country Day; Maggie Hansen, Jr., Clarkstown South; Rowan Hillard, Jr., Horace Greeley; Jane Hanson, Jr., Yorktown; Meghan McDonald, Jr., Ursuline; Danae Morgan, So., Hastings; Stella O'Connell, Sr., Harrison; Sabrina Pereira, Jr., Rye; Emma Pittore, Jr., John Jay-East Fishkill; Kyra Plagainos, Jr., Nanuet; Leighton Rigger, So., Horace Greeley; Freyja Smith, Fr., North Salem; Roxanne Smith, Sr., Pleasantville; Joslyn Walsh, Sr., Pawling

Nanuet's Gabriella Vizcarrondo lets out a yell after releasing the shot put during the May 18, 2023 Rockland County Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Spring Valley High. She hit a personal-best mark and won silver.
Nanuet's Gabriella Vizcarrondo lets out a yell after releasing the shot put during the May 18, 2023 Rockland County Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Spring Valley High. She hit a personal-best mark and won silver.

Shot put — Elyssa Adu-Gyamfi, Jr., North Rockland; Sophia Carpenito, Sr., Ardsley; Lauren Castillo, So., Somers; Zoe Chavis, Fr., New Rochelle; Glory Cherelien, Jr. Spring Valley;, Olivia Coleman, Jr., Yonkers; Ashley Cumberbatch, Jr., New Rochelle; Keara Dorvil, Jr., Nyack; Swapna George, Jr., Nanuet; Madison Haft-Abromovitch, Sr., Rye Country Day; Maggie Hansen, Jr., Clarkstown South; Jane Hanson, Jr., Yorktown; Imani Marc, Sr., Arlington; Danae Morgan, So., Hastings; Jessica Nierman, Jr., Irvington; Ryan Singer, Jr., Byram Hills; Madeline Stiefel, Jr., Tappan Zee; Avani Thomas, Sr., Spring Valley; Faithful Ukaegbu, Jr., North Rockland ; Gabriella Vizcarrondo, Jr., Nanuet

Nancy Haggerty covers cross-country, track & field, field hockey, skiing, ice hockey, basketball, girls lacrosse and other sporting events for The Journal News/lohud. Follow her on Twitter at @HaggertyNancy.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Track and field: See who's on the girls athletes to watch list

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