Newsday's top 50 high school boys outdoor track and field athletes for spring 2026
Clockwise from left: Leroy Barrett, Jeremiah Davis, Ian Frazer, Damion Gordon and Evan Fraser.
Newsday's annual list of the top 50 Long Island high school boys outdoor track and field athletes, listed in alphabetical order, for the spring. All stats and times listed are from last season unless otherwise noted.
Joglanio Alcindor, Ward Melville, Sr.
He ranks fifth among returning runners on Long Island and is in the state’s top 30 returners in the 100 meters, with a personal record of 10.94 seconds. He is even better in the 200, as his 21.99 is third on Long Island and 19th in the state’s returning class.
Anthony Anatol , Ward Melville, Sr.
The Cornell commit set new career personal records in both the 1,600 (4 minutes, 21.2 seconds) and the 3,200 (9:13.8) during the winter. His 3,200 time is the best on Long Island by 5.5 seconds.
Jadon Anglin, Connetquot, Jr.
He came out of nowhere during Suffolk’s postseason meets and wound up flying 23 feet, 4 inches in the long jump, which is the best mark on Long Island and ranked ninth in the state during the indoor season.
Michael Armendinger, Sachem East, Jr.
He had a massive breakout during the indoor season, sprinting 6.38 in the 55, which ranked fifth in the state.
Emerson Atkin, Commack, Sr.
He reset his career personal record in the triple jump in February, flying 47 - 1⁄2 to claim Long Island’s No. 2 spot and New York’s No. 9 ranking.
Leroy Barrett , Roosevelt, Sr.
He is Long Island’s second-best returning sprinter in both the 100 (10.81) and 200 (21.75). His 200 time ranks seventh among returners.
Joshua Buckley, Academy Charter, Soph.
He continued to progress in the winter after having a strong freshman season, running a new-personal-record 22.15 in the 200 and a 35.03 in the 300.
Jeremiah Davis, Connetquot, Soph.
He had a minor injury toward the end of the indoor season that prevented him from hitting the 23-foot mark in the long jump, as he peaked at 22-11. He flew 23-2 1⁄4 last spring.
Gueniel “Titan” Elysee, Huntington, Sr.
His 55.09 in the 400-meter hurdles ranks third on Long Island and eighth in the state among returning athletes.
Maxwell Ferguson, Deer Park, Sr.
He is a solid long jumper, flying 22-8 in June. However, he is also a pentathlete and scored as high as 3,006 points last May, ranking him 11th in the state and third on Long Island in the returning class.
Clockwise from left: Leroy Barrett, Jeremiah Davis, Ian Frazer, Damion Gordon and Evan Fraser.
Evan Fraser, Patchogue-Medford, Sr.
He is on the right trajectory after running the 300 in 34.44, which ranked eighth in the state, during the indoor season. He ran the 200 — an outdoor event — in 21.84 at Nike Indoor Nationals, which is the third-best personal-record on Long Island and 11th-best time in the state between the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Ian Frazer, Wantagh, Sr.
His 4:17.49 in the 1,600 from June is the best returning time on Long Island.
Damion Gordon, Kellenberg, Jr.
He ran a 10.88 in the 100, which ranks fourth among returning sprinters on Long Island.
Nigel Harris, Copiague, Sr.
He is tied with Joshua Buckley in the 200 (22.15) and is both second on Long Island and sixth in the state in the 110 hurdles (14.44), among returners.
Eric Heinz, Huntington, Jr.
His 3,169 in the pentathlon is fifth in the state, and first on Long Island, in the returning class. He can also be used in individual events like the 800 and the 4 x 400-meter relay, evidenced by his 600 time from the indoor season (1:22.73), which ranked 19th in the state.
Aidan Hopkins, Kellenberg, Soph.
He continues to skyrocket in the 3,200, as he ran 9:20.03 at the indoor state championships, which ranked 17th in the state for the winter season.
Braeden Jackelow, Manhasset, Sr.
He is Long Island’s best returning athlete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a 9:40.2, ranking him fifth in the state.
Zavier Jenkins, Floyd, Jr.
His 49.36 in the 400 is second on Long Island. He is improving, too, evidenced by his 34.99 in the 300 at the indoor state championships.
Molenson Jnmary, Uniondale, Sr.
He flew 46-4 in the triple jump in June, which is the third-best returning personal record on Long Island.
Clockwise from top left: Nigel Harris, Eric Heinz, Braeden Jackelow, Jonah Kim, Nic Katsoulis, Zavier Jenkins and Aidan Hopkins.
Nic Katsoulis, Manhasset, Jr.
His 1:55.69 in the 800 ranks second on Long Island and 12th in the state among returners.
Jonah Kim, Syosset, Sr.
He is a top-five pole vaulter in the state, as he cleared 15-3 this past indoor season and has cleared as high as 15-6, which he did at the outdoor state championships in June.
Marcus Lee, Great Neck South, Sr.
He ran a 56.16 in the 400 hurdles, which is fifth on Long Island and 15th in the state among returners.
Oliver Leroy, West Babylon, Sr.
He ran 15.41 in the 110 hurdles in May, which is ninth in Long Island’s returning crop. Leroy ran the state’s ninth-best time in the 55 hurdles (7.6) during the indoor season.
Charles Leune, Garden City, Jr.
He broke out in the winter, running a 1:22.19 in the 600. That time ranked 13th in the state and bodes well for the 800.
Sean Loggie, Chaminade, Sr.
He is third on Long Island in both the 800 (1:56.17) and the 1,600 (4:17.99).
From left: Marcus Lee, Charles Leune and Sean Loggie.
Leyton Mangiamele, Shoreham-Wading River, Sr.
His 22- 9 3⁄4 in the long jump ranks fourth among returning Long Islanders.
Alex Molter, Connetquot, Sr.
He cleared 15 feet in the pole vault in February, which was tied for the sixth-best mark in the state.
Anthony Morello, St. Anthony’s, Sr.
The University of Pennsylvania commit threw the shot 55-10 3⁄4 during the indoor season, which ranks third on Long Island.
Clockwise from left: Leyton Mangiamele, Alex Molter and Anthony Morello.
Dwayne Morgan,Riverhead, Sr.
His 14.91 in the 110 hurdles is the fourth-best time among Long Island’s returners, and his 56.50 in the 400 hurdles is a top-20 returning time in the state.
Khadin Muhammad, West Babylon, Sr.
He flew 49-6 in the triple jump in March, which ranked second in the state during the indoor season.
Michael Muoio, Valley Stream North, Sr.
He cleared 14-6 in the pole vault in December. He has cleared as high as 15 feet outdoors.
Jeremiah Newsome, Patchogue-Medford, Sr.
He threw the shot put 51-10 3⁄4 in February, which ranked him 20th in the state for the indoor season.
Clockwise from top left: Jeremiah Newsome, Zach Paggi, Michael Muoio and Khadin Muhammad
Zach Paggi, Kellenberg, Jr.
He took large steps forward in both the fall and winter seasons, and is primed to do the same in the 800 during this outdoor season. He already did so indoors, running 1:55.96 in the 800 in January, which is Long Island’s second-best overall returning time. During the indoor season, he ranked sixth in the state in the 600 at 1:20.98 and was the runner-up at the indoor state championships.
Jordan Peck, North Babylon, Sr.
He is the Federation’s defending champion in both the 110 and 400 hurdles. His 14.04 in the 110 hurdles ranks third among returners in the state, while his 52.89 in the 400 was the best time in the state last year.
Aidan Peterkin, Elmont, Sr.
The Villanova commit is third on Long Island and 15th in the state in the 100 at 10.85, but his best events are the 200 and the 400. His 21.63 in the 200 leads Long Island and is fifth in the state’s returning class. He is the state’s defending Class B champion in the 400, and his 47.41 is the best returning time in the state.
Rejudson Pierre, North Babylon, Sr.
Another breakout from the winter, he flew 23-2 3⁄4 in the long jump, which ranks second on Long Island.
Aidan Piracci, Commack, Sr.
His 4:18.85 in the 1,600 from June ranks him fifth in Long Island’s returning cast.
Anthony Pisciotta, Commack, Sr.
He has a shot at the state title in the discus throw, as he is the best on Long Island and second in the state at 177-2 1⁄2 . He also threw the shot 55-1 in February, which ranks fifth on Long Island between the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Clockwise from top left: Jordan Peck, Aidan Peterkin, Anthony Pisciotta, Kenneth Ramdayal and Aidan Piracci.
Joseph Quinn, St. John the Baptist, Sr.
He came back from injury during the indoor season to throw a personal-best 55-3 1⁄4 in the shot put in February, which ranks fourth on Long Island.
Kenneth Ramdayal, Herricks, Sr.
He won the state’s outdoor Class A championship in the shot put at Middletown High School in June. He ranks second among Long Islanders in the shot put with a personal record of 59-6 3⁄4. He is third on LI and fifth in the state in the discus at 168-9.
Kaden Reid, Longwood, Sr.
His 53.86 in the 400 hurdles is second on Long Island and fifth in the state among returners.
Dominick Rios, Valley Stream North, Jr.
He ran 56.03 in the 400 hurdles, which is fourth among returning Long Islanders and ranks in the top 15 among returning New Yorkers.
Emanuel Rosado, Sachem East, Sr.
He ran 10.97 in the 100 and 22.31 in the 200 outdoors, and then showed signs of getting faster during the indoor season, when he ranked 18th in the state with a 6.45 in the 55.
Clockwise from left: Kaden Reid, Emanuel Rosado, Andrew Senf and Blake Sealy.
Blake Sealy, Manhasset, Sr.
The Rutgers commit is second on Long Island in the 1,600 (4:17.77) and the 3,200 (9:19.3).
Andrew Senf, Ward Melville, Jr.
He ran a personal-record 4:18.34 in the 1,600 indoors, which ranks fourth on Long Island. In the 3,200, he is even better, as his 9:19.79 from the indoor state championships ranks third.
Jonathan Szymanski, Chaminade, Sr.
By personal record, the Harvard commit is the best shot putter in the state, as he threw 61-9 1⁄4 in January. He has reached the 60-foot mark in three consecutive seasons (indoor 2025, outdoor 2025, indoor 2026).
Brandon Thweatt, Baldwin, Sr.
He won the state’s 55 hurdles championship and was tied for the best time in the state at 7.26. His 14.58 in the 110 hurdles is third on Long Island and ninth in the state among returners. He is at his most dangerous when sprinting, as his 10.79 in the 100 is the best returning time on Long Island, and he is ranked ninth in the state among returners.
Clockwise from top left: Alex Toran, Devin Woodard, Jonathan Szymanski, Brandon Thweatt and Sviatoslav Zalizniak.
Alex Toran, Northport, Sr.
His 1:54.82 is the best returning 800 time on Long Island. That figure ranks ninth in the state among returners.
Devin Woodard, Connetquot, Sr.
He is the second-best returning pentathlete on Long Island and sixth-best in the state, as he scored 3,147 points at the Suffolk state qualifier in June. Independent of his pentathlon success, he is a quality hurdler, as his personal-best 14.97 in the 110 hurdles ranks fifth on Long Island and 18th in the state’s returning class. He continued to get better in the high hurdles during the winter. His 7.65 in the 55 hurdles ranked 13th in the state.
Sviatoslav Zalizniak, Port Jefferson, Sr.
He is Long Island’s second-best returning steepler, as his 9:45.08 in the 3,000 steeple is sixth in the state among returners. He also ran the anchor leg for the Royals’ indoor Division II state champion 4 x 800 relay team.
Mike Anderson is a high school sports reporter who has covered 12 sports so far at Newsday. He was the sports editor of Stony Brook University's campus newspaper for two years.