First day of Rockland track championships whet appetite for Day 2
The two-day Rockland County outdoor track and field championships opened with many personal-best performances and close finishes.
NYACK — Consider Wednesday the appetizer. And if that was the appetizer, there will be a lot of anticipation about Thursday — the main course. Only a handful of events were held as the Rockland County outdoor track and field championships opened at Nyack High School.
But, boy, did they deliver. Competition in most events was super close. Three girls, for instance, went more than 37 feet in the triple jump with another just three inches shy of 37 and another eight shy.
All, in unique track fashion, cheered for and were cheered by their competition. Tappan Zee junior Tosia Bednarz got the win at 37-10, a big season best and just 1. 5 inches off her personal, all-time best from last year's Section 1 state qualifier.
She noted jumpers were fueling other jumpers. Fourteen jumpers hit personal-best marks and five, including Bednarz, had season bests. "It was so cool to see.