Girls Track and Field: Seconds for Tuthill, Hays
SECTION XI INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/STATE QUALIFIER
Bishop McGann-Mercy sophomore Meg Tuthill took second place in the 800 meters in the Section XI girls track and field individual championships/state qualifier on Friday at Port Jefferson High School. Her time was 2 minutes 15.71 seconds. She finished behind Elwood/John Glenn senior Sarah Hardie, who won in 2:11.21.
A Shoreham-Wading River freshman, Alexandra Hays, was second in the 3,000 in 10:23.92. She followed Connetquot senior Erin Melly (10:16.41) to the finish line.
In the discus, Riverhead senior Maddie Blom finished eighth with a throw of 101 feet.