Who do you think could have a big meet at Loucks this weekend?  Here are my picks of people to stand out:

Kevin Malivert: The Ramapo junior was the indoor state champion in the 55, and has the fastest time this season in the 100. He’s also on the fastest relay teams in the state.

Antoine McGill: He could be the best athlete in the section, and I don’t mean just in track and field. He is one of the top athletes in each sport he competes in. He has the potential to just explode at any meet, and this could be one of those meets.

Watch out for the pole vault. Aaron Konigsberg of Hackley and Brian McGovern of MSM will be going head to head at Loucks and this could be a preview of the state meet. McGovern has the better jumps this season, but Konigsberg may be more consistent. Aaron’s also coming off a throw of 199 feet in the javelin at Somers.

This could be the meet that Aki Bajulaiye cements himself as one of the better runners in the section.

Watch for Fordham Prep! The 1,600 relay of Wayne Seaton, Bruce Grant, Carlos Petrovic and Zach Keefer are among the best in the section. There 3,200 relay team running 7:53 at penn was no fluke either.

Julian Sheinbaum and Nelson Hall could potentially have big meets. Keep an eye out for those two.

Girls to watch for:

Jen Clayton: This is an obvious choice. She’s the best female athlete in the section. We’ll see how she does this weekend. She’s obviously the favorite heading into Loucks.

Shelby Greany: She’s such a great distance runner, and now she’s going to be running the steeplechase. She runs with such ease it’s almost a surprise when she doesn’t win.

Kristen Reese: The Carmel senior has the ability to control and dominate a race like nobody I’ve seen.

Elizabeth Mott: She should be hitting her stride by now. It seems that hurdle runners always take longer to get into a groove than some of the other athletes.

Sasha Richards: Eric really thinks she could have a big meet. She runs really well, and is always under the radar. This is the meet where she could really show her talent against some of the best runners she’ll run against.

Now that you know my predictions for the meet…. Who else should we keep an eye on?