Syosset Braves Track & Field: Wesley Cheng

Wes Wesley Cheng
Class: Senior
Position: Jumps & Sprints

At Syosset:
Section 8 Individual champion and New York State Championship qualifier in high jump (2001). … Was named four times to the Nassau County Class I-A All-County team and compiled six All-Conference and All-Division accolades. … Two-time member of New York State All-Academic team (1998, 2000) … Two-time Newsday All-Star (2000, 2001).… Named captain for 2000-01 cross country, winter track and spring track. … Two-time team Most Outstanding Senior and Most Improved Player. … Eight-time letter winner.

Senior Year:
WesSpring Track: Voted team’s Most Outstanding Senior for the second time. … Named Newsday All-Star. … Finished fourth in Class A, 22nd overall in high jump (6’0″) at New York State Championships (06/08/01).1 … Placed first in high jump (5’10”) in Class I-A in Nassau County Section 8 Individual Championships (05/30/01).2 … Was crowned Nassau County I-A High Jump Champion (6’0”) at Nassau County Championships and added 12th place finish in long jump (18’5.75″) at Mitchell Field (05/24/01).3 … Won Clint Miller Invitational in high jump (6’0″) (05/17/01). … Earned two All-Division honors by winning the high jump (6’0”) and finishing third in long jump (18’5”) in Nassau County Division I-B Championship (05/15/01). … Placed third (5’10”) in high jump at Section 8 Relays (05/03/01).4 … Placed third (5’8”) in high jump at Mid Island Invitational (04/07/01).5 … Won all three events entered in at quad meet (04/02/01), winning the high jump (5’10”), triple jump (38’4”) and high hurdles (19.3).6 … Anchored winning 4×100 team (50.1) and won the high jump (5’10”) at quad meet (03/28/01).
Winter Track: Named team’s Most Outstanding Senior. … Third place finish at Nassau County Section 8 Individual Championship Meet in high jump (6’0″) (02/16/01).7 … Earned his third All-County honor, finishing third overall (5’10”) in high jump and also ran third leg of eighth place 4×200 team (1:43.92) at the Nassau County Class I-A Championships (02/09/01).8 … Collected All-Conference honors for third overall finish in high jump (5’10”) while also running third leg of fifth place 4×200 team (1:45.2) at Nassau County Class I-A Conference Championships (02/02/01).9 … Third overall in the high jump (6’0″) at Ernie Clarke Meet (01/27/01).10 … Won Jim Fraley Meet (6’0”) in high jump (01/14/01).11 … Tied personal best in high jump (6’2”), and won the Nassau County Section 8 Developmental Meet (12/11/00).12
Cross Country: Finished 25th overall (19:59) in junior varsity Nassau County Conference Championships (10/28/00). … Set personal record (19:40) in 5k at Bethpage State Park (10/14/00). … Named to All-State All-Academic team.

Junior Year:
Spring track: Named Newsday All-Star. … Concluded season ranked No. 6 in Section 8 for high jump.13 … Second All-County Honor for finishing third in Pentathlon (2498) at Nassau County Section 8 Individual Championships (05/31/00).14 … Set career personal best in the high jump (6’2”) and was named to the All-County Team for second place finish at Nassau County I-A Championships (05/25/00).15 … Received All-Division accolades after finishing second in high jump (6’0”) and added sixth place finish in high hurdles (18.0) at Nassau County Division I-B Championships (05/15/00).16 … Ran the second leg for the champion DMR Team (55.8), finished second in the high jump (6’0”) and was second leg of third-place shuttle hurdle relay (18.0) at the Arlington Relays (05/07/00).17 … Anchored fifth place 4×100 team (48.0) at the St. Anthony’s Invitational (05/05/00). … Ran second leg of fourth place SMR team (3:44.2) at Section 8 Relays (04/15/00).18 … Placed fifth in high jump relay (5’10”, 11’0″) at Midwood Hornet Relays (04/01/00).19 … Anchored winning 4×100 team (48.5) that defeated Freeport, Hempstead and Farmingdale and won the high jump (5’10”) in quad-meet (03/28/00).
Winter track: Named team’s Most Improved Player. … Fifth place finish in high jump (5’10”) at Nassau County Section 8 Individual Championship (02/18/00).20 … Finished fifth overall in high jump (5’8″) and anchored seventh place 4×200 team (1:45.10) at Nassau County I-A Championship Meet (02/11/00).21 … Second place finish in high jump (5’10”) at Ernie Clark Meet (01/29/00). … Crowned Nassau County Conference I-B champion (5’6”) in high jump and also anchored third place 4×200 relay team (1:44.20) at Nassau County Conference Championships (01/23/00).22 … Second place finish in high jump (5’6″) at Jim Fraley Meet (01/15/00). … Finished seventh overall in high jump (12/27/99) at Brown Invitational (6’0”).23 … Set personal record in the second leg of the SMR (24.7) for fourth place team at Long Beach Hot Chocolate Relays (12/16/00). … Placed fifth overall in high jump (12/10/99) at Nassau County Coaches Invitational (5’9”).24
Cross Country: Member of 300-mile club. … Set personal record (19:47) in 5k at Eisenhower Park (10/18/99).

Sophomore Year:
Spring track: Named team’s Most Improved Player. … Awarded All-Division accolades after finishing second (6’0”) in Nassau County Division I-B Championship (05/18/99).25 … Finished third (5’10”) in high jump at Clint Miller Invitational (05/21/99). … 10th overall finish in high jump (5’8″) at Arlington Relays (05/08/99). 26 … Named Nassau County Class I-A sophomore high jump champion (6’0”) after setting a then-personal best and also ran leadoff leg of second place 4×400 team (58.2) (05/01/99). … Finished second in sophomore high jump (5’8”) at St. John’s Track and Field Classic (04/18/99).27 … Finished sixth in high jump after setting then-personal best (5’8″) at Derrick Adkins Classic (04/07/99). … Third place finish in sophomore high jump (5’6″) at Baldwin Sophomore Invitational (04/03/99). … Was second leg of third-place sophomore SMR team (57.9) at Ron Lane Relays (03/27/99).
Winter track: Participated in high jump (5’6”) at Nassau County Section 8 Relays (01/05/99). … Ran third leg of high-hurdle relay (9.9) at New Balance Games (01/09/99). … Sat out remainder of season with right hip-pointer.
Cross Country: Named to All-State All-Academic Team. … Did not record an official 5k race.

Freshman Year:
Spring track: Placed fifth in varsity high jump (5’4”) in Clint Miller Invitational (05/22/98). … Received Nassau County Freshman All-County accolades with third place finish in 400 IH (70.1) and second leg of the championship 4×400 relay (64.2) (05/09/98). … Set a then-personal record in the 400m (59.0) for the fifth place 4×400 meter freshmen relay and anchored the fifth place 4×100 freshmen team at the St. Anthony’s Invitational (05/02/98). … Won the St. John’s Freshmen Track and Field Classic (04/23/98), setting a then-personal record (5’7”). … Second leg of the third place 4×100 freshmen team (52.6) at Nassau Coaches Invitational (04/14/98).
Winter track: One of only three freshmen to be named a letter winner. … Competed in the Nassau County I-A County Championships (02/15/98) and set a personal-best (5’4”). … Fifth place finish (5’2″) at Nassau County I-A Conference Championships (02/08/98).

Career Highlights (*Denotes Champion):

  • 1X State Qualifier (Sect. VIII):
    • High Jump: Spring 2001*
  • 4X All-County (I-A):
    • High Jump: Spring 2000, Winter 2000, Spring 2001*
    • Pentathlon: Spring 2000
  • 4X All-Division (I-B):
    • High Jump: Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001*
    • Long Jump: Spring 2001
  • 2X All-Conference:
    • High Jump: Winter 1999 (I-B)*, Winter 2000 (I-A)
  • 1X Sophomore All-County:
    • High Jump: Spring 1999*
  • 2X Freshman All-County:
    • 400m Intermediate Hurdles: Spring 1998
    • 4x400m Relay: Spring 1998*

Personal: Full name is Wesley Gee-Lin Cheng, son of Edward and Sue Cheng. … Born October 7, 1983 in Stony Brook, NY. … Graduated from Syosset High School with a Regents Diploma with high honors. … Coached by Bart Sessa … Will attend Syracuse University.