Photos: Birds And Bulldogs Battle Tough In Division IV Sectional
On Sunday, Jan. 28, Voorheesville and Berne-Knox-Westerlo indoor track teams competed in the Section 2, Division 4 championships held at Union College. Voorheesville finished for the girls in 7th and boys third. Bulldogs finished 12th for the girls and 6th for the boys.
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Angry liftoff: Blackbirds’ Marlie Grant uses her pole to rise up to clear the bar in the pole vault event. Grant finished in third with a height of 6 feet, 6 inches.
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Cleared by inches: Blackbirds’ Haley Murphy leaps up and soars over the bar as she clears it at the current height. Murphy finished 10th with a height of 4 feet, 2 inches.
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Clean exchange: Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin, right, extends the baton towards his teammate Aggelos Lefkaditis for the second leg of the 4 by 200-meter relay. The relay team finished 4th overall with a time of 1:49.23.
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Give and go: Blackbirds’ Lawson Moir extends the baton as he puts it into teammate Gus Dawson-Beilby’s hand for the second leg of the 4 by 200-meter relay. The relay team finished 8th with a time of 2:18.77.
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Cruising up: Bulldogs’ Brooke Reamer leaps up during her attempt at the current height during the high jump. Reamer finished 10th with a height of 4 feet, 2 inches.
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Fast Bulldog: Bulldogs’ Antonina Lefkaditis reaches the baton to her teammate Emma McFadden to take for the second leg in the 4 by 200-meter relay. The relay team finished 6th with a time of 2:11.32.
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Ready to roll: Blackbirds’ Gwen Gyurovits makes the turn and extends her arm with the baton to hand it off to Lauren Giglio for the second leg. The relay team finished 7th overall with a time of 2:14.24.
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Good clear: Blackbirds’ Judah Buckley clears the third hurdle in his 45-meter hurdle semifinal heat. Buckley finished 19th overall with a time of 11.58 seconds.
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Battling hard: Blackbirds’ Haley Murphy clears the hurdle alongside a Fonda-Fultonville runner in their 45-meter race. Murphy finished sixth overall with a time of 9.72 seconds.
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Coming in for a landing: Bulldogs’ Kadence Lawrence flies in the air after taking her last step in her second attempt in the triple jump towards the pit. Lawrence finished 9th with a distance of 26 feet, 1 inch.
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Coming at you: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright soars over the hurdle in the 45-meter hurdle event. Wright finished second with a time of 7.60 seconds.
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Planting his foot: Blackbirds’ Ben Reilly makes the turn as he heads towards the finish line in the 300-meters. Reilly finished 11th overall 46.61 seconds.
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Going fast: Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin (4) and Aggelos Lefkaditis (3) battle together as they sprint around the track in the 300-meter run. Irwin finished 2nd overall with a time of 40.86 seconds and Lefkaditis was DQed for a lane violation.
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Quick feet: Blackbirds’ Eli Kirgan sprints down the short straight as he competes in the 300-meter run. Kirgan won with a time of 40.33 seconds.
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Flying along: Blackbirds’ Anna Horn comes towards the last turn in her 300-meter heat. Horn finished 21st overall with a time of 57.17 seconds.
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Like a blur: Blackbirds’ Lauren Giglio starts her approach to the final turn in her 300-meter heat. Giglio finished 18th with a time of 54.54 seconds.
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Battling Bulldog: BKW’s Antonina Lefkaditis swings her arms as she sprints towards the final turn in the 300-meter heat. Lefkaditis finished 12th overall with a time of 50.52 seconds.
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In a cluster: Blackbirds’ Mohammad Abdallah runs on the outside as the other runners surround him during the early portion of the 1600-meter run. Abdallah finished 20th overall with a time of 6:52.22.
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In a comfortable position: Bulldogs’ Miles Perkins comes around the turn during one of the laps in the 1600-meter run. Perkins finished 15th overall with a time of 5:41.85.
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Top bird: Blackbirds’ Savannah Schmidt comes out of the turn as she leads in the 1500-meter run. Schmidt won with a time of 5:12.40.
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Solo bird: Blackbirds’ Joe Cocci goes around the turn in his 600-meter heat. Cocci finished 23rd overall with a time of 1:59.79.
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Getting to the turn first: Blackbirds’ Eric Guilmette raced to get in front of his competitors for the first turn in the 600-meter run. Guilmette finished third overall with a time of 1:34.74.
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Racing side by side: Blackbirds’ Wiley Dawson-Beilby battles a Maple Hill runner as they battle on the turn in their 600-meter heat. Dawson-Beilby finished second overall with a time of 1:32.75.
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Leaning into the turn: Bulldogs’ Joaquin Abraham makes the turn in front of a competitor as he competes in the 600-meter run. Abraham finished fourth overall with a time of 1:35.57.
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Attacking the field: Blackbirds’ Alannah McCarthy comes out of the turn on her final lap in the 600-meters. McCarthy finished 9th overall with a time of 1:56.22.
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Running well: Bulldogs’ Emma McFadden comes around the turn as she speeds up towards the finish line in the 600-meters. McFadden finished 10th overall with a time of 1:57.76.
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Big group: Blackbirds’ Avery Grant comes off the turn with a large group of runners trail right behind her. Grant finished second overall with a time of 1:45.34.
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Hard competition: Blackbirds’ Mason Curl competes with three runners as they run hard in the 3200 meter run. Curl finished second with a time of 10:48.63.
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Sprinting with all his might: Bulldogs’ Nick Quay heads down the track as fast as he can in the 45-meter semifinal heat. Quay finished 14th overall with a time of 6.26 seconds.
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Pushing off his toe: Bulldogs’ Aggelos Lefkaditis pushes off from his right toes as he sprints quickly down the track in the 45-meter dash. Lefkaditis finished in sixth with a time of 6.01 seconds.
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Breathing hard: Blackbirds’ Eli Kirgan comes down the track at full speed during the 45-meter dash. Kirgan finished in 5th with a time of 5.96 seconds.
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Battle till the end: Blackbirds’ Liam Moir battles a Mechanicville runner as they sprint down the track in the 45-meter dash. Moir finished 22nd overall with a time of 7.03 seconds.
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Swinging her arms as Blackbirds’ Brenna Tannatta comes down the track as fast as she can during her 45-meter dash heat. Tannatta finished 17th overall with a time of 7.96 seconds.
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Coming down the lane: Blackbirds’ Violet Cillis sprints down her lane in the 45-meter dash. Cillis finished 16th overall with a time of 7.34 seconds.
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Going at her pace: Blackbirds’ Jenna Curl competes in the 1000-meter run. Curl finished in 11th with a time of 3:59.47 and also finished 6th in pole vault with a height of 6 feet even.
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High flier: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright starts to leap up and attempt to soar over the bar at 6 feet even. Wright won the high jump event with a height of 5 feet, 10 inches.
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In the mix: Blackbirds’ Madi Bordeau competes with two Fonda-Fultonville runners as they run along the track in the 1000-meter run. Bordeau finished 7th overall with a time of 3:43.94.
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Big exhales: Blackbirds’ Gus Dawson-Beilby races down the track with all his might as he competes in the 45-meter dash. Dawson-Beilby finished 3rd with a time of 5.90 seconds.
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Down to the wire: Bulldogs’ Katie Stevens sprints down the track as fast as she can as a Hoosic Valley runner competes next to her in the 45-meter dash. Stevens won with a time of 6.50 seconds.