Photos: Birds Flock And Spread Their Wings At Union
On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Voorheesville indoor track team competed in the TCITL LM 5D meet held at Union College against 13 other Section 2 teams. The girls finished in fifth place with 28 points and the boys finished 10th with 15 points.
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Orange bomb: Blackbirds’ Baylee Thomas pushes off her left foot as she prepares to release her shot during her first attempt. Thomas finished 23rd with a distance of 18 feet, 1.50 inches.
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Winding up: Blackbirds’ Jordan Cederbaum starts her spin as she gets ready to throw her shot during her attempt. Cederbaum finished 15th with a distance of 21 feet, 1 inch.
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Soaring: Blackbirds’ Jenna Curl keeps her eyes on her pole as she easily clears the bar during her second attempt at the height. Curl finished second with a height of 6 feet, 6 inches.
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Picking up speed: Blackbirds’ Shayla Hyman grabs the baton from teammate Alannah McCarthy for the third leg in the 4x800 meter relay. The relay team finished second with a time of 10:20.70.
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Pumping her arms: Blackbirds’ Violet Cillis sprints down the backstretch as she competes in the 300-meters. Cillis finished 19th with a time of 51.95 seconds.
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Going shoulder to shoulder: Blackbirds’ Raina Deeb comes around the corner alongside Lansingburgh’s Lillian Colantonio as they compete in the 9th heat in the 300-meters. Deeb finished 58.54 seconds.
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All alone: Blackbirds’ Zander Brown sprints down the backstretch as he competes in the last heat in the 300-meters. Brown finished 30th with a time of 54.49 seconds.
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Heave ho: Blackbirds’ Lucas Hillman watches his shot fly from his hand as he competes in the shot put. Hillman finished 19th with a distance of 31 feet, 0.50 inches.
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Corner speed: Blackbirds’ Alannah McCarthy comes off the corner as she drafts off other runners in the 600-meters. McCarthy finished 7th with a time of 1:57.57.
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Little lean: Blackbirds’ Mary Genovesi runs around the corner as she competes in the 600-meters. Genovesi finished 16th with a time of 2:16.3.
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All out momentum: Blackbirds’ Kiva Cederbaum watches his shot sore from his hand as he competes in the shot put. Cederbaum finished 20th with a distance of 31 feet even.
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Toeing the ground: Blackbirds’ Joe Cocci digs his toes into the backstretch portion of the track as he tries to pass some competitors in the 600-meters. Cocci finished 11th with a time of 1:54.09.
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All in line: Blackbirds’ Salma Sayahi follows right behind Saratoga’s Hailey Capello as they start a new lap in the 3000-meters. Sayahi finished third with a time of 11:57.07.
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Good pace: Blackbirds’ Judah Buckley runs towards the turn as he completes a lap in the 3200-meters. Buckley finished 6th with a time of 13:13.95.
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Drifting past: Blackbirds’ Shayla Hyman, with her ponytail flying, attempts to sprint past runners directly in front of her in the 1000-meters. Hyman finished 3rd with a time of 3:20.34.
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Pulling away: Blackbirds’ Peter Coffey leads two runners as he comes down the backstretch in the 1000 meters. Coffey finished 7th with a time of 3:09.35.
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Maximum effort: Blackbirds’ Kadence Gibson starts down the track at full speed during her 45-meter dash heat. Gibson finished 29th with a time of 7.56 seconds.
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Soaring Blackbird: Voorheesville’s Gus Dawson-Beilby sprints down the lane just ahead of Fonda-Fultonville’s Matthew Oathout during their heat in the 45-meter dash. Dawson-Beilby won with a time of 5.42 seconds.
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Pushing hard: Blackbirds’ Austin Gibson swings his arms hard as he picks up speed during his 45-meter dash heat. Gibson finished 36th with a time of 6.52 seconds.
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Looking at the competition: Blackbirds’ Billy Sperbeck peers to his right as he sprints down the track. Sperbeck finished in 43rd with a tie of 6.83 seconds.