BY MARCUS HENRY
The 5th Annual Knight Invitational at Uniondale high school featured several of Long Island's top athetes.
Hempstead's Charlene Lipsey continued her torrid paced as she captured the 800 in 2:12.45. Uniondale's Ashley Hendrix dominated the 100 hurles taking first in 14.58. Brentwood's Donna Jjeanty won the 400 hurdles in 1:06.21.
Roslyn's Emily Lipari won the 3,000 10:30.35 and East Meadow's Kim Slagas took first in the 1,500 race walk in 7:53.6.
The boys also had some great winners as Amityville's Craig Slaughter won the 100 (11.1) and 200-meter (22.24) dashes and Nathaniel Mercer took the 110 hurdles in 14.86. Hempstead took the 4x100 in 43.47 and the 800 sprint medley in 1:34.55 and Amityville took the 4x400 title in 3:24.82.
Longwood's Barry Franklin, a Newsday All-Island winter track selection, won the 1,600 (4:30.68) and Chaminade's Joseph Migliore took first in the 3,200 in 10:25.91.