THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S LAWSON, ELMIRA'S MORDVINOVA HEADLINE GIRLS TRACK & FIELD ALL-REGION TEAM AS 'ATHLETES OF THE YEAR;' CANDOR'S MORSE EARNS FIRST-TEAM HONORS (2023-07-05)

The Sports Reports
It was a banner year for distance runners in girls’ track & field circuit this year, with several area runners bringing home state hardware.

The top two were Corning’s Sarah Lawson and Elmira’s Vicky Mordvinova, and they are this year’s overall “Athletes of the Year” for girls’ track & field.

Lawson was third in the 3,000 meters at the New York State meet with a time of 9:47.87, while also helping Corning’s 4-x-800 relay earn a spot at states. She also posted good times in the 800 (2:22.96) and the 1,500 (4:53.01).

Mordvinova was a state medalist in the 1,500 in 4:32.91, while also earning a spot at States in the 800, running an area-best time of 2:11.59.

Northeast Bradford’s Gracelyn Laudermilch is the “Track Athlete of the Year.” The sophomore took eighth at the PIAA Championships in the 3,200 with a time of 11:17.59, while also earning a spot at state in the 1600. Her best time in the mile this year was 5:10.25.

The “Field Athlete of the Year” is Horseheads’ Tess Eisner, who took fourth at states in the long jump with a personal-best of 17-feet, 6 1/4-inches, along with taking seventh in the triple jump with another personal-best of 37-feet, 3-inches.

The “Relay of the Year” belongs to Towanda’s 4-x-400 of Anna Dunn, Eliza Fowler, Kelci Carle, and Kelsea Allen-Smith. The foursome took sixth at the PIAAs, and had a season-best time of 4:04.52.

The “Newcomer of the Year” is Corning’s Celia McLaughlin, who was a state qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles with an area-best time of 15.80 seconds.

The Corning coaching staff, led by head coach Joe Melanson, once again out-did themselves this year, with several state qualifiers, and a state medalist in Lawson, as they continue to dominate track and field in the area. Melanson is the "Coach of the Year."

(The Sports Reports covers 24 school districts in four counties, and Corning.)

2023 TRACK AND FIELD ALL-REGION TEAM
Overall Athlete of the Year: Elmira’s Vicky Mordvinova and Corning’s Sarah Lawson
Track Athlete: NEB’s Gracelyn Laudermilch
Field Athlete: Horseheads’ Tess Eisner
Newcomer: Corning’s Cella McLaughlin
Relay of the Year: Towanda 4x400
Coaching Staff: Corning

FIRST TEAM
Elmira’s Vicky Mordvinova
Corning’s Sarah Lawson
NEB’s Gracelyn Laudermilch
Horseheads’ Tess Eisner
Corning’s Cella McLaughlin
Canton’s Daveian Crowley
Athens’ Abby Burgess
Towanda’s Anna Dunn
Wyalusing’s Olivia Haley
Wyalusing’s Hannah Ely
Athens’ Sara Bronson
Corning’s Osa Uyinmwen
Corning’s Taylor Farrell
Candor’s Kara Morse
4x100: Waverly (Natalie Garrity, Abigail Knolles, Kiley Stillman, Ally Barrett)
4x400: Towanda (Dunn, Kelci Carle, Eliza Fowler, Kelsea Allen-Smith)
SECOND TEAM
Notre Dame’s Eleanor Green
Notre Dame’s McKenna Keough
Edison’s Hannah Lasko
Corning’s Olivia Murch
Corning’s Sofia Scouten
Corning’s Leila Ianovic
Corning’s Sophia Cimo
Canton’s Kendall Kitchen
Canton’s Camille McRoberts
Corning’s Abby Reppert
Elmira’s Piper Hooey
Wellsboro’s Annika Gehman
Owego’s Stella Palladino
Owego’s Alexandra Senko
Owego’s Taylor Dalton
Owego’s Jaelyn Chrysler
Newark Valley’s Kathryn Simmons
Newark Valley’s Kylie Carrier


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