Photos: Dutch Win Third Straight Sectional Title, 18 Individual Titles Between Local Teams
This past weekend, Feb. 15 and 17, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Guilderland, and Voorheesville indoor track teams competed in their Section 2 divisional championships at Hudson Valley Community College to compete for a spot in Saturday’s state qualifiers. BKW and Voorheesville are in division four and Guilderland is in division one. The Guilderland girls won their third straight title.
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Stick! Yells by Bulldogs’ Lorelei Kuhn as she hands the baton to Layla Cole for the second leg of the 4x200 relay. The relay team finished 6th with a time of 2:12.07.
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Height of his apex: Bulldogs’ Will Tobia flies through the air as he looks down at the pit during the triple jump. Tobia finished fourth with a distance of 35 feet, 8.50 inches.
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Easy peasy: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright breezes over the hurdle in the finals in the 55-meter hurdles. Wright won with a time of 8.42 seconds.
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Breezin on by: Blackbirds’ Alannah McCarthy looks at the baton as her teammate Salma Sayahi takes it for the third leg in the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 11:01.77.
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Clear sailing: Bulldogs’ Ella Roether looks at the mat as she soars over the bar in the high jump. Roether won with a height of 5 feet even.
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Coming in for a landing: Bulldogs’ Kadence Lawrence flies towards the pit after taking her last step in her second attempt in the triple jump. Lawrence finished third with a distance of 29 feet, 2.25 inches.
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Hands up: Bulldogs’ Athena Tobia fully extends as she heads towards the pit during her attempt in the triple jump. Tobia finished 10th with a distance of 24 feet, 3.25 inches.
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Cutting the corner: Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin speeds past a Greenwich runner as he races around the turn in the 300-meters. Irwin won the event with a time of 38.08 seconds and also won the 55-meter dash.
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Going hard: Blackbirds’ Mary Genovesi starts around the turn as she races in the first heat of the 300-meters. Genovesi finished 14th with a time of 56.06 seconds.
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Catching her opponents: Blackbirds’ Brenna Tannatta pumps her arms as she speeds around the turn during the 300-meters. Tannatta finished 7th with a time of 47.98 seconds.
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Keeping pace: Bulldogs’ Owen Lounsbury drafts off the runner in front of him before he makes a move in the 1600-meters. Lounsbury finished 3rd with a time of 5:00.26.
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Working together: Blackbirds’ Savannah Schmidt (2) and Shayla Hyman (1) run alongside each other in the 1500-meters. Hyman won with a time of 5:11.14 and Schmidt in second with a time of 5:16.38.
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Battling along: Bulldogs’ Lillian Perkins looks ahead as she battles alongside other runners during the 1500-meters. Perkins finished in 9th with a time of 6:21.75.
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Maximum effort: Blackbirds’ Jordan Cederbaum releases her shot after gaining momentum from spinning. Cederbaum finished 17th with a distance of 21 feet, 3 inches.
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Looking ahead: Blackbirds’ Joe Cocci peers around the turn as he runs in the 600-meters. Cocci finished 14th with a time of 1:58.00.
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In the mix: Bulldogs’ Joaquin Abraham runs in the small pack as he looks for an opening in the 600-meters. Abraham finished 7th with a time of 1:38.85.
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Hugging the line: Blackbirds’ Alannah McCarthy stays along the edge of the track as she races in the 600-meters. McCarthy finished 4th with a time of 1:57.91.
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All alone: Blackbirds’ Salma Sayahi runs in the clear throughout the 3000-meters. Sayahi won with a time of 12:04.65.
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Gliding along: Bulldogs’ Nick Quay is neck and neck with the Maple Hill runner during his heat in the 55-meter dash. Quay finished 7th with a time of 7.31.
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Dead stare: Blackbirds’ Gus Dawson-Beilby pumps his arms hard as he speeds down the track in the 55-meter dash. Dawson-Beilby finished second with a time of 6.95 seconds.
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Top dog: Bulldogs’ Katie Stevens looks down the track as she pumps her arms as she competes in the 55-meter dash. Stevens won with a time of 7.73 seconds.
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Good run: Bulldogs’ Miles Perkins follows along behind a runner as he starts to make his move in the 1000-meters. Perkins finished 9th with a time of 3:23.24.
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Clean exchange: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright stares at the baton as he gives it to his teammate in the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team finished in second with a time of 3:56.23.
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Intense concentration: Guilderland’s Calleigh Del Pozzo stares at her weight throw as she starts her spin before releasing it. Del Pozzo finished second with a distance of 36 feet, 1.75 inches.
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Take it: Guilderland’s Cayden Hutchingson extends the baton towards his teammate Elliot Iddings for the second leg of the 4x200-meter relay. The relay team finished 9th with a time of 1:46.67.
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Just getting by: Guilderland’s Emily Winans leaps up to just graze over the bar in the high jump. Winans finished 11th with a height of 4 feet even.
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Middle grab: Guilderland’s Evynn Burnett holds onto the baton as Kirsten Barnhart grabs it just above Burnett’s hand in the 4x200-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 1:50.99.
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Big kick: Guilderland’s Chase Whitney clears the hurdle as he competes in the 55-meter hurdles. Whitney finished 7th with a time of 8.79 seconds.
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Catching up: Guilderland’s Alaina Diperro (5) and Amelia Murphy (3) both clear the hurdles as they try to pass the Shaker runner. Diperro finished 10th with a time of 10.11 seconds and Murphy in 13th with a time of 10.53 seconds.
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Soaring high: Guilderland’s Arianna Mills looks at the bar as she flies high over it during her first attempt in the pole vault. Mills won with a height of 8 feet even.
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Tight exchange: Guilderland’s Luca Cummings, right, gives the baton to his teammate Sean Levy for the second leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 5th with a time of 8:55.99.
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Cannonball: Guilderland’s Ryan Rainka flies through the air after taking his final step during his triple jump attempt. Rainka finished 12th with a distance of 36 feet, 2.75 inches.
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Patiently waiting: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell sticks her arm out as she waits for the baton from teammate Natalie Dodge in the 4x800-meters relay. The relay team finished 3rd with a time of 10:32.16.
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Coming in hot: Guilderland’s Parker Steele breezes over the last hurdle as she leads in the finals of the 55-meter hurdles. Steele won with a time of 8.53 seconds.
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In a battle: Guilderland’s Langston Threatte gets over the last hurdle just behind the Colonie runner in the finals of the 55-meter dash. Threatte finished second with a time of 8.12 seconds.
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All eyes on him: Guilderland’s Cayden Hutchingson speeds around the turn as a competitor from the pole vault watches. Hutchingson finished 14th with a time of 40.91 seconds in the 600-meters.
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Quick feet: Guilderland’s Octavius Flowers sprints down the track as he competes in the 600-meters. Flowers finished 5th with a time of 38.57 seconds.
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Tippy toe: Guilderland’s Fiona McCarthy looks down at the track as she starts to go around the turn in the 300-meters. McCarthy finished in 4th with a time of 45.10 seconds.
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Shoulder to shoulder: Guilderland’s Noah Johnson battles alongside a Niskayuna runner during the 1600-meters. Johnson finished 8th with a time of 4:49.00.
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Move maker: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier pumps her arms as she kicks to the outside of the pack in the 1500-meters. Kosier finished 5th with a time of 5:03.67.
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Bouncing along: Guilderland’s Danika Kosier starts around the turn to start another lap in the 1500-meters. Kosier finished 18th with a time of 5:35.88.
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Sandy landing: Guilderland’s Jeanne Lu fully extends her arms and legs as she flies from leaping off her foot in the triple jump. Lu finished 8th with a distance of 31 feet, 7.25 inches.
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Big leap: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart flies in the air after her last step as soars towards the pit in her second attempt in the triple jump. Barnhart won with a distance of 37 feet, 9.50 inches.
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Finishing hard: Guilderland’s Will Smitas goes all out as he speeds around the turn in the 600-meters. Smitas finished in 3rd with a time of 1:30.07.
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In the thick of it: Guilderland’s Sean Levy runs determinedly as he speeds around the turn in the 600-meters. Levy finished in 6th with a time of 1:31.61.
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Flying Dutch: Guilderland’s Taj Burnett leaps up high as he attempts to clear the bar in the high jump. Burnett finished 11th with a height of 5 feet, 2 inches.
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All in line: Guilderland’s Joshua Melchior (8) and Ben Meyer (9) run near each other as they make their way around the turn in the 3200-meters. Melchior finished in 13th with a time of 10:49.66 and Meyer in 11th with a time of 10:47.44.
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Sailing together: Guilderland’s Tara Iyer (4) along with her teammates Lily Hubbard (7) and Teagan Davis (6) race together as they compete in the 3000-meters. Iyer finished in 4th with a time of 11:03.68, Hubbard in 8th with a time of 12:02.84, and Davis in 7th with a time of 11:36.21.
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Competing hard: Guilderland’s Paulie Russell pumps his arms as he competes in his heat in the 55-meter dash. Russell finished 16th with a time of 7.09 seconds.
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Running his race: Guilderland’s John Wang starts around the turn as he makes another lap in the 1000-meters. Wang finished 19th with a time of 3:04.92.
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Leading the pack: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop checks her feet placement as she starts around the turn in the 1000-meters. Vellekoop won with a time of 2:59.16 and she also won the 600-meters.
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Picking up speed: Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer speeds down the track as she pumps her arms during the finals in the 55-meter dash. Cramer finished in second with a time of 7.51 seconds.
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Speeding away: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi stares down the track as she speeds away from the Shaker runner in the finals of the 55-meter dash. Assabahi won with a time of 7.41 seconds and she also won 300-meters.
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Off on the right foot: Guilderland’s Graham Clarke looks at the baton as he takes it from Jack Larson for the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team finished 10th with a time of 4:09.65.
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In the palm: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier stares at the baton as she puts it in her hand from her teammate Addison Vellekoop in the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team finished 2nd with a time of 4:19.63.