The 2022 Ocean Breeze Elite Invitational was highlighted by Juliette Whittaker and Carter Cukerstein, who set the national record in the 1000m and the new New York State Record in the 60m Dash, respectively, on Saturday, February 26.

Whittaker (Mount De Sales Academy) is the new national record holder in the girls 1000m at 2:39.41, breaking the previous record held by Sammy Watson of Rush Henrietta back in 2017 when she ran 2:40.72. Whittaker's time of 2:39.41 is the US number one time and the new high school facility record here at Ocean Breeze.

We spoke with Whittaker following her historic run today here at Ocean Breeze. Whittaker discussed her week of practice leading up to the meet, why she enjoys running here at Ocean Breeze and why she decided to commit to Stanford University to continue her academic and athletic career as a Cardinal. Check out the interview below:
 

Carter Cukerstein (Shenendehowa) made his own history today with the new NY state record in the 60m dash. Cukerstein had previously tied the state record at 6.77 earlier this year, sharing the time with Andre Leslie of Farmingdale. In the prelims of the 60m dash at the Ocean Breeze Elite Invitational, Cukerstein broke the state record at 6.74, but he wasn't finished making history just yet.

In the finals of the 60m, Cukerstein ran 6.71 to break his own state record which he set just hours before. He edged out Nyckoles Harbor who ran 6.71 (DC State Record) (6.704) in a photo-finish. Both Cukerstein and Harbor are tied for the US # 3 time in the 60m dash. Carter also set the state record in the en-route 55m dash time at 6.26.

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Event Winners & Notes:
Girls
60 Meter Hurdles – Jaice Dorsey (Susan Wagner) – 9.06 (NY # 2 time)
60 Meter Dash – Jasmine Sharps (Archbishop Carroll High School) – 7.76
3000 Meter Run – Emily Bush (Saratoga Springs) – 10:05.09          
800 Meter Run – Peyton Hollis (Union Catholic) – 2:12.62 (NJ #5)
300 Meter Dash – Elise Cooper (McDonogh School) – 37.60 (US #2)
1000 Meter Run – Juliette Whittaker (Mount De Sales Academy) – 2:39.41 (National Record)
400 Meter Dash – Analisse Batista (Huntington) – 56.08 (NY #1)
1 Mile Run – Sheridan Wheeler (Saratoga Springs) – 4:56.49
4x800 Meter Relay – Jocelyn Duquette, Kamryn Cieslik, Caroline Knapp, Shaelan McNally (Paul VI HS) – 10:13.48
4x400 Meter Relay – Parker Steele, Kendall Barnhart, Willow Novak, Kate Scanlan (Guilderland) – 4:06.28 (NY #8)
DMR – Emily Bush, Alycia Hart, Mackenzie Hart, Ella Kurto (Saratoga Springs) – 12:06.90 (US #2, NY #1)
4x200 Meter Relay – Naaema Solomon, Payton Jones, Takiya Henson, Chayce Bryson (St. John's College HS) – 1:40.77 (US #10, DC #1)
Long Jump – Isabella Castillo (St. John's College HS) – 17-5.50 (DC #3)
Triple Jump – Kelly Moran (Stillwater) – 38-4 (NY #7)
Shot Put – Abigail Jefferies (Archbishop Molloy) – 39-3 (NY #8)
Weight Throw – Olivia O'Connor (Hillhouse High) – 51-7 (US #6, CT #1)
Pole Vault – Olivia DeBellis (Suffern) – 10-6
High Jump – Mia Belanger (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) – 5-6 (NY #3)

Boys
60 Meter Hurdles – Antwan James (Archbishop Carroll High School) – 8.16 (DC #2)
60 Meter Dash – Carter Cukerstein (Shenendehowa)            – 6.7 (NY State Record)
2 Mile Run – Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger (Nathan Hale-Ray High School) – 9:18.63 (CT #3)
800 Meter Run – Owen Pett (McDonogh School) – 1:55.97 (MD #3)
300 Meter Dash – Jaavier Jackson (Cardinal Hayes) – 34.21 (US #9, NY #3)
1000 Meter Run – Michael Rodriguez-King (Susan E. Wagner) – 2:31.38 (NY #8)
400 Meter Dash – Wesley Noble Jr. (Bishop Loughlin) – 47.79 (US #3, NY #1)
1 Mile Run – Lamar Wilson (Unattached) – 4:18.91
4x800 Meter Relay – Jeremiah Gamble, Keenan Frisby, Austin Rios-Colon, Matias Facchinato-Sitja (St. John's College HS) – 8:14.25 (DC #1)
4x400 Meter Relay – Alonzo Sims, Antonio Sims, Joseph Towler, Daniel Yovuwa (Riverdale Baptist) – 3:24.88 (DC #4)
DMR – Sean Borsum, Noah Fisher, Lucas Corea, Henry Kaye (Richard Montgomery HS) – 10:52.88 (MD #2)
4x200 Meter Relay – Joshua Thompson, Sean Williams, Asa Gregg, Robert Steward (St. John's College HS) – 1:31.96 (DC #2)
Long Jump – Joshua Thompson (St. John's College HS) – 22-4.75 (DC #1)
Triple Jump – Donovan Young (Gilman School) – 46-7
Shot Put – Gary Moore Jr. (Hillhouse High) – 60-6.50
Weight Throw – Gary Moore Jr. (Hillhouse High) – 69-5
Pole Vault – Steven Ditelberg (Fairfield Ludlowe) – 13-6
High Jump – Vaughn DeVaughn III (Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical) – 6-2