VESTAL – Several area athletes punched their ticket to the New York State Track and Field meet following the Section IV State Qualifier, Thursday at Vestal High School.

First-place finishers earned trips to next week's state meet:

Section IV State Qualifier Results

Top area Division II place finishes

Boys

Steeplechase: Cameron Hill, GMU-Morris, 2nd, 9:49.43.

1600m: Adam Bauerle, B-G, 6th, 4:40.40.

Shot put: David Bernstein, Norwich, 4th, 46-4 3/4. Aiden Staib, G-MU/Morris, 5th, 45-9 1/2.