Photos: Dutch Send Six To Compete At States
On Saturday, Feb. 5, the jumpers and runners of the Guilderland Indoor Track competed to earn spots on the Section 2 team to compete on March 5 for the state competition. Then on Monday, postponed from last Thursday due to weather, the throwers competed. At the end, Guilderland will send six to states.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
All out stretch: Guilderland’s Kadija Sano leaps off from her third step in the girls’ triple jump. Sano finished 11th with a distance of 32 feet even.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Showing her determination: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart flies through the air in the girls’ triple jump. Barnhart finished in 8th with a distance of 32 feet, 7.25 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Soft landing: Guilderland’s Elizabeth Liu hits the pit feet first in the girls’ triple jump. Liu finished in 5th with a distance of 34 feet, 0.75 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Gliding by: Guilderland’s Isaac Hilton clears the bar in the boys’ high jump at 5 foot, 6 inches. Hilton finished in fourth with a height of 5 foot, 8 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Ready to fly: Guilderland’s William Borgue gets ready to push off his left foot in the boys’ triple jump. Borgue finished in 5th with a distance of 35 feet, 10.50 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Huge leap: Guilderland’s Josh Jerome jumps his way to states by finishing second in the boys’ triple jump with a distance of 41 feet, 3.75 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Eyes closed: Guilderland’s Elizabeth Liu leaps off her right foot to get over the bar in the girls’ high jump event. Liu finished in 10th at a height of 4 foot, 8 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Clearing with room: Guilderland’s Maggie McFerran easily gets over the bar. McFerran finished in sixth with a height of 4 foot, 8 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Looking at her landing: Guilderland’s Trinity Kenney leaps up to clear the bar. Kenney finished in third with a height of 4 foot, 10 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Punching her ticket: Guilderland’s Maeghan Hickey clears the hurdle with ease in the girls’ 55-meter hurdle as teammate Parker Steele competes. Hickey finished second overall with a time of 9.04 and Steele finished in fifth with a time of 9.61.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Going fast: Guilderland’s Kate Scanlan sprints down the track in the 55-meter dash. Scanlan finished in third, qualifying with meeting the state standards, with a time of 7.41 and also qualified in the 300-meter dash.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Clean handoff: Guilderland’s Megan Swan, right, gives the baton to her teammate Kendall Barnhart in the semifinals of the girls’ 4 by 200-meter relay. The relay team won in the finals with a time of 1:52.41 and qualified for states.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Twirling away: Guilderland’s Cadence Brewer spins quickly as she prepares to throw her hammer in the weight throw event. Brewer punched her ticket with a second place finish with a distance of 41 feet even then later finished second in the shot put with a qualifying distance of 33 feet, 11 inches.