Photos: Guilderland holds annual cross-country invitational

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Uphill battle: Last Saturday, Guilderland hosted its annual cross-country invitational, but the varsity girls’ field was smaller than usual; only five teams competing. Here, Dutch senior Jenna Robinson, who finished in fourth place with a time of 17:24, heads up hill during the race at Tawasentha Park. 

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Junior Allie Tedeschi scampers through the woods for Berne-Knox-Westerlo during the varsity girls’ small-school race at Saturday’s Guilderland Invitational. She finished in 13th place with a time of 19:20, and BKW’s team score of 165 was good enough for seventh out of nine teams.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Runners trudged through the cross-country course at Tawasentha Park last Saturday during the Guilderland Invitational, which featured eight different races. Junior Lukus Becker was the first Berne-Knox-Westerlo contestant to finish the varsity boys’ small-school race, posting a time of 16:48 for 20th place. Maple Hill’s Jordan Healy won the race, and the BKW team was last out of nine teams. 

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Catching her breath: Junior Emily Burns was the first Guilderland runner to cross the finish line in the varsity girls’ race during the Guilderland Invitational, coming in third place with a time of 17:05. The Guilderland girls’ team scored 41 points to finish second out of five teams; Queensbury was the winner. 

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Strong finish: The Guilderland boys’ cross-country team finished in fourth place out of nine schools at the Guilderland Invitational last Saturday. Here, senior Matt Pasquali motors towards the finish line as the first Dutch finisher, in 12th place, with a time of 15:04. Senior James Gebhardt came in 17th place.