Longwood Lions Are Running To The States


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The Longwood Lions boys' track and field team have qualified to compete at this year's Indoor New York State Championship Meet. 

The boys 4x400 relay of Jaden Mitchell, Micah Laney, Kaden Reid, and Anthony Fraser ran a time of 3:28.79 at this week's state qualifier meet. With their win that now pushes the boys to compete at the state championships. 

The team set all sorts of records this season and under the leadership of coaches Bullock, Ferriolo, and Hansen, earned first place at the Indoor Suffolk County Championship for the first time since 2016. 

 Also headed to states is Garfield Geddes who qualified by finishing first in the long jump with a jump of 23 feet. Garfield has  a personal best jump of 23 feet 5 inches which ranks him 15th in the country. He has excelled all season taking the Suffolk County large school Indoor Track Championship with a jump of more than 22 feet to take the long jump title. 

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