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Ticonderoga's Jay Hebert (left) competes in the 110-meter hurdles Federation race at the NYSPHSAA state track & field meet at Middletown High School Saturday. Hebert captured first place in Div. II and second in Federation. (P-R Photos/Ryan Hayner)

Hebert repeats as Div. II 110-hurdle champion

Jay Hebert repeated as the Division II 110-meter hurdles state champion at the NYSPHSAA Track and Field Championships Saturday.

Hebert also broke his own Section VII record in the Federation race later in the day, clocking in at 14.04 seconds.

Overall, local athletes placed in 12 Division II events and won 15 divisional medals.

Northeastern Clinton senior Mallory Honan competed in three events and medaled in every one of them.

Saranac seniors Connor Christopherson, Ty Tedford and juniors Dustin Durgan and Sobaan Ayub not only took fourth in the 1,600-meter relay, they also broke their own Saranac school record.

Franklin Academy senior Connor Gordon led the Huskies in Division I with two sixth-place finishes in the 1,600 (4:17.78) and the 3,200 (9:11.74).