Two Track Athletes From Deer Park High School Earn County Titles

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Deer Park High School girls indoor track athletes Alex Geosits and Natalia Lee were named county champions in the 600-meter run and triple jump, respectively, at the Section XI Girls Small School Championships, held on Feb. 4 at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood.

Lee, a senior, jumped a 16-inch personal best 35-5.25 on her first jump to set the tone for winning her first county championship and moving to eighth overall in the triple jump in Section 11. She also placed eighth in the 300-meter run.

Deer Park High School senior Natalia Lee was named county champion in the triple jump at the Section XI Girls Small School Championships, held on Feb. 4 at Suffolk County Community College.

Top-ranked Geosits, a junior, also secured her first ever title by convincingly winning the 600-meter run. Despite battling illness, she managed to not only win but dominate the race. Both athletes moved on to the state qualifier meet.

Deer Park High School junior Alex Geosits was named county champion in the 600-meter run at the Section XI Girls Small School Championships, held on Feb. 4 at Suffolk County Community College.

The Deer Park girls track and field team as a whole finished in ninth overall in the county, with only five points separating fifth from ninth. Freshman Vanessa Cayea hit a personal best in the high jump (an event she just started training in), then improved by 13 inches in the long jump, earning her ninth place in the county. Sophomore Dru Tulloch made a splash in the 55-meter run with a personal best of 7.93, placing 10th overall. In her first ever county championship appearance, freshman Kayla Beaumont placed 15th in triple jump, and also ran the 4×400 relay. In her first year as a 1,500-meter race walker, sophomore Nicole Lainez placed ninth overall. In shot put, junior throwers Denise Brown finished eighth overall with 28-7 and Anjelique Jean-Pierre placed 21st with 24-7. The 4×800 relay team of Ava Capone, Bailey Corcoran, Alex Geosits and Kaliyah Hull placed fourth.