Photos: Eagles Spread Their Wings In Springfield
On Sunday, Jan. 11, the Bethlehem indoor track team competed against other Section 2 teams in the Ed Cepiel Invitational at Springfield College. The boys finished 20th with 11 points and the girls finished eighth with 37 points.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Little leap: Eagles’ Orla Cail leaps over the hurdle as she competes in the 200-meter hurdle heat. Cali finished 10th with a time of 33.42 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Big push: Eagles’ Nicholas Speranza looks to launch his shot towards the field during his first attempt. Speranza finished 8th with a distance of 41 feet, 3.50 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Clean exchange: Eagles’ Mady Petrone looks down at teammate Ava Tannatta’s hand as she puts the baton into it for the last exchange in the 4x200-meter relay. The relay team finished 12th with a time of 2:03.06.
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Letting it fly: Eagles’ Benjamin Cable looks at his shot fly from his hand towards the field in his first attempt. Cable finished 9th with a distance of 40 feet, 8.50 inches.
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Twist and go: Eagles’ Sophie Syed grabs the upper portion of the baton as teammate Alexandra Rivard hands off for the second leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 2nd with a time of 10:40.04.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Soaring past: Eagles’ Ava Sattinger runs past two runners as they compete in their 300-meter heat. Sattinger finished 12th with a time of 47.59 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
In a battle: Eagles’ Taylor Cooley runs shoulder to shoulder against Scotia-Glenville’s Gabrielle Ward and Shaker’s Alana Merkley in their 300-meter heat. Cooley finished 6th with a time of 45.52 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
In unison: Eagles’ Ezra Cotton and Schuylerville’s Kellen Leyh run next to each other down the backstretch in their 300-meter heat. Cotton finished 12th with a time of 38.43 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting ahead: Eagles’ Jonathan Radcliffe uses his speed to get ahead of the other runners in his 300-meter heat. Radcliffe finished fourth with a time of 37.21 seconds.
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Spiking the air: Eagles’ Juniper Seagle, with a determined look on her face, soars in the air after leaping from the board in her first attempt in the long jump. Seagle finished 15th with a distance of 14 feet, 1.75 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Running together: Eagles’ Caroline Murphy (5) and Katelyn Petrone (6) start around the turn for another lap in the 1500-meters. Murphy finished 4th with a time of 5:09.03 and Petrone in 7th with a time of 5:14.14.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting to the outside: Eagles’ Max Fitzsimons gets into open space as he looks to go around the Colonie runner as they start another lap in the 1600-meters. Fitzsimons finished 22nd with a time of 5:23.94.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
In the middle: Eagles’ Henry Blendell is surrounded by the stiff competition as they start another lap in the 1600-meters. Blendell finished 9th with a time of 5:04.12.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Pounding the lane: Eagles’ Ruby O’Meara runs alone as she starts another lap in her 600-meter heat. O’Meara finished 13th with a time of 1:49.77.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hard battle: Eagles’ Tiffany Akpieyi moves to the outside as she starts another lap in the 600-meters. Akpieyi finished 15th with a time of 1:50.89.
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Follow the leader: Eagles’ Sophie Syed runs at the front as she leads in front of Mechanicville’s Makayla Mulheren and teammate Olivia Deer as they run a lap in the 3000-meters. Syed finished 3rd with a time of 11:44.61 and Deer in 4th with a time of 11:51.71.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Finding the opening: Eagles’ Alexandra Rivard looks for a slight crease to run past two runners as she competes in the 1000-meters. Rivard finished in 7th with a time of 3:27.15.
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Using the draft: Eagles’ Quinn Barry runs right behind Ichabod Crane’s Aiden Cavagnaro as they compete in the 1000-meters. Barry finished 15th with a time of 3:06.22.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Down the stretch they come: Eagles’ Ava Sattinger (5) and Jordan Lee (6) sprint from the blocks and down the home stretch as they compete in the 55-meter dash. Sattinger finished 17th with a time of 7.93 seconds and Lee in 32nd with a time of 8.32 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Pumping hard: Eagles’ Lucas Nalbone swings his arms fast as he breaks from the blocks in the 55-meter dash. Nalbone finished 14th with a time of 7.08 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Taking flight: Eagles’ Sophia Landi leaps from the board as she starts towards the pit in her first attempt in the triple jump. Landi finished 16th with a distance of 30 feet, 2.50 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Fast exchange: Eagles’ Ava Sattinger feels the baton hit her hand from teammate Taylor Cooley as she runs the second 200-meter portion of the 1600-meter sprint medley relay. The relay team finished in 3rd with a time of 4:34.67.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting ahead: Eagles’ Lucas Nalbone wraps his left hand around the baton from teammate Jonathan Radcliffe as they compete in the 1600 sprint medley relay. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 3:54.12.