The Westhampton Beach Track Invitational still went on even though it was cold and rainy. Athletes from Westhampton Beach High School, Hampton Bays High School, and Southampton High School all competed and did pretty well.
The Westhampton Beach girls team had a great day winning multiple events. Junior Allie Barry won the triple jump. Sophomore Catherine Robesch won the 3000 meter race, and junior Elizabeth Sultan won the hurdles race and got second in another event. Sophomore Chloe Webb also won the triple jump for novice athletes which made them the better team in the event.
Sophomore Jon Marden finished 16th in the varsity 400 meter hurdles, and junior Magnus Haynia finished 21st in the varsity 800 meter run with a 2:08.75. 3200m runner Levi Salvi said, “To prepare, the day before the race I make sure to eat a lot of carbs for dinner and the day of the race I make sure to stay as warm and loose as I can be.”
Junior Nic Simone who runs the 100m, 400m, and 4x100m said, “ I usually spend time in the weight room working on plyometrics and compound lifts like cleans and squats” to improve race times.
Overall, the WHBHS track team is on the way to being a better team next year and they even put up some points at the annual Westhampton Beach Invitational.
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May 17, 2026
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Jason Bookamer, Staff Writer
Jason, a sophomore in WHBHS, has lived in Westhampton his whole life. Jason is the youngest in his family and has a dog, Nimbus, and a frog, Leapy. In the fall, Jason plays corner and receiver for WHB football and runs track in the winter and spring. He works at La Ronde Beach Club over the summer and in his free time he likes to eat and watch SpongeBob. His favorite place to go on vacation is the Cayman Islands. In the future Jason hopes to play football for University of Rhode Island because he wants to stay close to home. His personal goals are to have good grades and improve in football this year. This is his first year writing for The Hurricane Eye.
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Kane is a senior at WHBHS who lives in East Moriches with his parents and two little sisters, Kyleigh and Kadence. Kane’s favorite subject is history and he is looking to major in physical therapy at St. Johns or Coastal Carolina. Outside of school, he used to box for five years. When he’s not in school, he likes to hangout with his friends in town or at the beach or works at Pete’s Bagels. This is Kane’s first year writing for The Hurricane Eye.