Photos: Frigid Cup Earns Its Name As Mother Nature Ends Invy Early
On Saturday, April 5, Guilderland, Bethlehem, and Voorheesville track teams took part in the Guilderland Frigid Cup Invitational held at Guilderland High School. As the athletes competed fiercely on the track and in the field, Mother Nature had other ideas. Officials called the meet after seven events, deeming it was unsafe to compete.
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Cold exchange: Guilderland’s Dakota Dominguez extends the baton towards Fiona McCarthy for the 200-meter exchange in the 800-meter sprint medley relay. The relay team finished second with a time of 1:56.20.
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Behind her back: Blackbirds’ Olivia Porvaznik feels the baton placed into her hand by teammate Kate Ryan for the 200-meter portion in the 800-meter sprint medley relay. The relay team finished 13th with a time of 2:14.10.
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Grabbing in the cold: Blackbirds’ Angelo Filho feels the baton as teammate Austin Gibson puts it into Filho’s hand in the 800-meter sprint medley relay. The relay team finished 14th with a time of 2:08.84.
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Baton locked: Blackbirds’ Savannah Schmidt extends the baton towards teammate Brenna Tannatta for the second leg in the distance medley relay. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 14:04.87.
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Comfortable lead: Bethlehem’s Charlotte O’Meara looks back to reach for the baton as teammate Katherine Bannigan extends it towards O’Meara in the third leg of the distance medley relay. The relay team won with a time of 12:27.06.
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Holding tightly: Bethlehem’s Ryan Cheng gets a good grip onto the baton from his teammate Tristian McCarthy as the rain comes down. The relay team finished 7th with a time of 12:45.87.
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Turn and go: Blackbirds’ Joe Cocci takes the baton with both hands from teammate Judah Buckley for the second leg of the distance medley relay. The relay team finished 13th with a time of 13:56.98.
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Full charge: Guilderland’s Sean Levy comes in at full speed extending the baton towards teammate Henry King for the third leg in the distance medley relay. The relay team finished 2nd with a time of 11:53.95.
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Careful steps: Guilderland’s Olivia Mair leaps over the hurdle as the rain comes down during her heat in the 100-meter hurdles. Mair finished 10th with a time of 20.11 seconds.
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Kicking through the wind: Guilderland’s Parker Steele breezes over the hurdle during her heat in the 100-meter hurdles. Steele won with a time of 15.44 seconds.
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Pumping her arms: Bethlehem’s Ava Sattinger sprints down the track during her 100-meter dash heat. Sattinger finished 36th with a time of 14.92 seconds.
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Rain hitting her eyes: Bethlehem’s Alexandra Young shuts her eyes as she sprints towards the finish line during her 100-meter dash heat. Young finished 27th with a time of 14.59 seconds.
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Swatting the rain: Blackbirds’ Kadence Gibson swings her arms as she sprints down the track in the 100-meters. Gibson finished 68th with a time of 17.36 seconds.
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Running with determination: Blackbirds’ Raina Deeb stares down the track as she runs at full speed during her heat in the 100-meters. Deeb finished in 67th with a time of 17.24 seconds.
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Feeling the elements: Bethlehem’s Juni Seagle breaks from the blocks as Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk’s Liana Sinisgalli slips on the track during their 100-meter heat. Seagle finished 46th with a time of 15.47 seconds.
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Soaring over: Bethlehem’s Simon Annastas pushes away his pole as he easily clears the bar during his attempt in the pole vault event. Annastas finished 4th with a height of 9 feet, 6 inches.
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Away she goes: Bethlehem’s Nicole Pan breaks cleanly away from her blocks as she looks to pick up speed during her heat in the 100-meters. Pan finished 17th with a time of 14.30 seconds.
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In sync: Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer (4) and Parker Steele (5) both push off with their right foot on the block during their heat in the 100-meters. Cramer finished second with a time of 12.99 seconds and Steele 3rd with a time of 13.24 seconds.
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Battling wind and competitors: Guilderland’s Taj Burnett sprints down the track as the rain pelts his face during his 100-meter heat. Burnett finished 15th with a time of 12.24 seconds.
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Down the stretch they come: Guilderland’s Jack Larson (5) and Brian Igweike (3) battle Voorheesville’s Gus Dawson-Beilby (7), Columbia’s Christopher Carter, Jr and Cobleskill-Richmondville’s Nathan Kadlic in their 100-meter heat. Larson won with a time of 11.54 seconds, Igweike fourth with a time of 11.83 seconds and Dawson-Beilby 7th with a time of 11.97 seconds.
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Staying warm: Bethlehem’s Caroline Murphy comes down the track towards the finish line to complete a lap in the 1500-meters. Murphy finished 20th with a time of 5:32.00.
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Sailing in a monsoon: Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan (1) leads ahead of her teammates Alexa Kosier, Tara Iyer, Danika Kosier, and Braelyn Cornell as they come around the turn in the 1500. Tynan finished 3rd with a time of 5:03.40, A. Kosier 7th with a time of 5:11.80, Iyer 5th with a time of 5:08.20, D. Kosier 13th with a time of 5:23.00 and Cornell 2nd with a time of 5:01.40.
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Running together: Blackbirds’ Savannah Schmidt (8) and Shayla Hyman (7) run next to Guilderland’s Jane McCoy as they start around the turn in the 1500. Schmidt finished 10th with a time of 5:13.50, Hyman 22nd with a time of 5:36.40 and McCoy 17th with a time of 5:26.20.
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Chilly run: Bethlehem’s Ruby O’Meara puts her hands inside her sleeves as she competes in the 1500-meters. O’Meara finished 26th with a time of 5:39.90.
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Off the turn: Bethlehem’s Lillian Masters looks down the front stretch as the rain continues to fall in the 1500. Masters finished 31st with a time of 5:57.50.
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Drenched: Guilderland’s Benjamin Vrooman and Bethlehem’s Andrew Turinsky run down the front stretch in the 1600. Vrooman finished 22nd with a time of 5:16.08 and Turinsky in 19th with a time of 5:13.31.
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Tight pack: Guilderland’s Zexi Wang leads a pack with Bethlehem’s Mason Bergeron in it during a lap in the 1600. Wang finished 11th with a time of 5:03.90 and Bergeron in 13th with a time of 5:04.72.
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Hanging on his shoulder: Guilderland’s Will Smitas runs just off Schalmont’s Carter Flowers right shoulder as they compete in the 1600-meters. Smitas won with a time of 4:29.84.
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Setting his pace: Guilderland’s Noah Johnson looks at the runners ahead of him after the start of the 1600-meters. Johnson finished 5th with a time of 4:53.80.
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Running along the line: Guilderland’s Young Xu starts around the turn as he starts the 1600-meters. Xu finished 7th with a time of 4:58.38.
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Determined in the rain: Bethlehem’s Sydney Gough starts around the turn as she starts her 400-meter dash heat. Gough had the 9th fastest time of 1:19.07 before the meet was cancelled.