Photos: Dutch Sweep Titles In Frigid Cup
On Saturday, April 6, the Guilderland outdoor track team hosted the second annual frigid cup at home as roughly 600 student athletes kicked off the 2024 outdoor season. The girls won with 274 points and the boys with 165.50.
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Holding it high: Guilderland’s Isabella Lagios and Jennifer Czaban both have their hands on the baton parallel to the track as they make the exchange in the distance medley relay. The relay team finished in second with a time of 14:06.32.
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Calm exchange: Guilderland’s Chris Del Pozzo extends his arm with the baton as teammate Evan Schleicher takes it to start the 800-meter portion of the distance medley relay. The relay team finished in second with a time of 12.27.80.
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Leapfrog: Guilderland’s Emma Baltzersen clears the hurdle in her 100-meter hurdle heat. Baltzersen finished 14th with a time of 21.31 seconds.
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Dutch flier: Guilderland’s Amelia Murphy soars over the last hurdle as she finishes her 100-meter heat. Murphy finished in 9th with a time of 20.22 seconds.
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Dominant kick: Guilderland’s Parker Steele flies over the last hurdle in her meet record time of 14.80 seconds in the 100-meter hurdle win.
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All together now: Guilderland’s Langston Threatte, right, Ashon Oliver, Chase Whitney, and TJ Casavant all compete in the second heat of the 110-meter hurdles. Threatte finished 2nd with a time of 16.73 seconds, Oliver in 6th with a time of 18.50 seconds, Casavant in 5th with a time of 18.45 seconds, and Whitney in 4th with a time of 18.02 seconds.
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On the ball: Guilderland’s Lauren Burnash pushes off from the ball of her foot as she starts to sprint down the track in the 100-meter dash. Burnash finished second with a time of 12.99 seconds.
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Pushing off the block: Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer (5), Maryn Vrooman (7), Evynn Burnett (8) surround Columbia’s Mikyra Austin as they break well from the blocks in the 100-meter dash. Cramer won with a time of 12.94 seconds, Vrooman fifth with a time of 13.22 seconds, and Burnett 7th with a time of 13.27 seconds.
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Gliding over: Guilderland’s Jeanne Lu leaps up to just sail over the bar during her first attempt at 4 feet, 4 inches. Lu finished in 3rd with a height of 4 feet, 6 inches.
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Just missing: Guilderland’s Olivia Mair leaps as she attempts to get over the bar but it starts to come off the mournings. Mair finished in 10th with a height of 4 feet, 4 inches.
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Going all out: Guilderland’s Brady Conboy pushes hard on the track to get up to speed in the 100-meter dash. Conboy finished in 5th with a time of 11.50 seconds.
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And they’re off: Guilderland’s Ethan Solomon (5), Trevor Whitney (2), and Jack Larson (8) all break from their blocks as they all compete in the 100-meter dash. Solomon finished 6th with a time of 11.59 seconds, Whitney in 2nd with a time of 11.34 seconds, and Larson in 3rd with a time of 11.36 seconds.
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Leaving her fingertips: Guilderland’s Olivia Poveda pushes away her shot in her second throw in the shot put finals. Poveda finished fifth with a distance of 27 feet, 7 inches.
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Max effort: Guilderland’s Calleigh Del Pozzo pushes her momentum into her throw during finals in the shot put event. Del Pozzo finished second with a distance of 29 feet, 8.25 inches.
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Going strong: Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan (4) and Julia Beyer (9) run down the front stretch of the track as they complete a lap in the 1500-meter run. Tynan finished in 6th with a time of 4:59.64 and Beyer finished 9th with a time of 5:09.90.
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Working together: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier (3) and Braelyn Cornell (2) pace themselves behind a few runners at the start of the 1500-meters. Kosier finished 3rd with a time of 4:54.65 and Cornell won with a time of 4:50.17.
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Soaring: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart leaps off the boards as she flies towards the pit in her third jump. Barnhart finished in 2nd with a distance of 16 feet, 10 inches in the long jump and won the triple jump with a distance of 33 feet, 6 inches.
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Leading a pack: Guilderland’s Graham Clarke battles with other runners as he competes in the 1600-meter run. Clarke finished in 6th with a time of 4:50.83.
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Battle on the turn: Guilderland’s Zexi Wang comes around the turn in an attempt to pass some racers in the 1600-meter run. Wang finished in 10th with a time of 5:02.00.
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Stare down: Guilderland’s Parker Steele looks down at the pit as she flies through the air after leaping from the board. Steele won the long jump event with a distance of 17 feet, 7.75 inches and a meet record.
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Blocking the sun: Guilderland’s Emmalyn Freedman sprints down the home stretch as she competes in the 400-meter dash. Freedman finished 15th with a time of 1:14.78.
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Breaking cleanly: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi pushes off with her right foot off the block as she competes in the 400-meter dash. Assabahi won with a time of 59.43 seconds.
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Following the line: Guilderland’s Jack Gregory comes down the track at full speed during his 400-meter heat. Gregory finished in 18th with a time of 1:03.53.
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Little leap: Guilderland’s Deena Del Pozzo looks down at the track as she leaps over the hurdle in her 400-meter hurdle heat. Del Pozzo finished 10th with a time of 1:19.26.
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In the zone: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart glides over the hurdle in her 400-meter hurdle heat. Barnhart finished second with a time of 1:02.76, a school record.
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Making it look easy: Guilderland’s Ashon Oliver breezes over the hurdle in his 400-meter hurdle heat. Oliver finished 4th with a time of 1:05.83.
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Dutchman train: Guilderland’s Avery Kerr, Braelyn Cornell, Alexa Kosier, Kara Whiteside, Danika Kosier, and Isabella Lagios all follow one another down the front stretch in the 800-meter run. Kerr won with a time of 2:23.67; Cornell was second at 2:25.92; Alexa Kosier was third at 2:26.46; Whiteside was fourth at 2:31.57; Danika Kosier was fifth at 2:35.28; and Lagios was sixth with a time of 2:38.53.
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Ready to make their moves: Guilderland’s Luca Cummings (3) and Young Xu (4) draft off the Schalmont runner as they make their move at the start of the second lap of the 800-meters. Cummings won with a time of 2:03.37 and Xu 3rd with a time of 2:07.41.
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Off and running: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart breaks from her blocks as she gets up to full speed in the 200-meter dash. Barnhart won with a time of 25.79 seconds.
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Staring ahead: Guilderland’s Maryn Vrooman starts to make the turn in her 200-meter dash heat. Vrooman finished 9th with a time of 27.84 seconds
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Game face: Guilderland’s Trevor Whitney breaks from the blocks as he stares down Ballston Spa’s Kala’i Makanani in the 200-meter dash. Whitney finished 3rd with a time of 26.93 seconds.
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Setting her pace: Guilderland’s Averianna Alteri runs around the turn during a lap in the 3000-meter run. Alteri finished 4th with a time of 11:55.20.
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Planting her foot: Guilderland’s Tara Iyer hugs the inside part of the track as she makes the turn during a lap in the 3000-meters. Iyer finished 3rd with a time of 11:47.62.
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Checking his pace: Guilderland’s Aakash Iyer looks down at his watch Bethlehem’s Mikey Murphy follows him in the second lap of the 3200-meters. Iyer finished second with a time of 10:06.72.
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Running his race: Guilderland’s Adam Zeiba runs along the inside part of the track as he completes a lap in the 3200-meters. Zeiba finished 14th with a time of 12:44.42.
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Quick exchange: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart sticks her left arm back towards teammate Parker Steele for the handoff in the last leg in the four by 100-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 49.83 seconds.
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Making the climb: Guilderland’s Aliyah Famodu plants her pole as she ascends in the air in an attempt to clear the bar in the pole vault event. Famodu finished second at a height of 9 feet even.
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Here you go: Guilderland’s Kara Whiteside extends her right arm while holding the baton as she hands off to teammate Braelyn Cornell for the second leg of the four by 800-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 10:08.55.
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No mistakes: Guilderland’s John Wang extends his right arm with the baton as he hands it to teammate Mihir Surti for the second leg of the four by 800-meter relay. The relay team finished 3rd with a time of 9:22.10.
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Determined to go: Guilderland’s Julia Beyer gets her left hand onto the baton from teammate Eryn Tynan for the second leg in the four by 400-meter relay. The relay team finished fifth with a time of 4:38.71.
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Take it and run: Guilderland’s Young Xu extends his right arm with the baton towards his teammate Graham Clark for the second leg in the four by 400-meter relay. The relay team finished 5th with a time of 3:47.52.