Photos: Eagles’ Fly At Niskayuna Spring Classic
On Saturday, April 18, the Bethlehem outdoor track team traveled to Niskayuna for the Spring Classic to face over 20 other schools. The boys finished 18th with 17 points and the girls in 5th with 48 points
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Sunny sail: Eagles’ Elizabeth Kvam looks at her pole as she gets ready to push it away as she clears the bar. Kvam finished in 11th with a height of 7 feet even.
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Going parallel: Eagles’ Miranda Cronlund goes over the bar as she prepares to push the pole away under watchful eyes of her coach and the official. Cronlund finished 12th with a height of 6 feet, 6 inches.
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Eying the stick: Eagles’ Sophie Syed and teammate Alexandra Rivard both look at the baton for the first handoff in the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 2nd with a time of 10:33.50.
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In a crowd: Eagles’ Ryan Cheng takes the baton from teammate Henry Blendell as they are surrounded by other teams during their first exchange in the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 11th with a time of 9:13.30.
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Taking flight: Eagles’ Mayaan Amsterdamer watches her shot fly from her hand during her first attempt in the shot put. Amsterdamer finished 27th with a distance of 23 feet, 5 inches.
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Wings extended: Eagles’ Sophia Landi soars through the air as she leaps from her final step as she heads towards the pit in the triple jump. Landi finished 9th with a distance of 31 feet, 10.50 inches.
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Soaring down the track: Eagles’ Gianna Ofori pumps her arms as she sprints down the track in her 100-meter heat. Ofori finished 36th with a time of 14.39 seconds.
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Pushing hard: Eagles’ Ana Paul digs her spikes deep into the track as she sprints down the track in her 100-meter heat. Paul finished 35th with a time of 14.36 seconds.
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Reaching back: Eagles’ Eli German holds his disc with his left hand as he prepares to release it on his first attempt. German finished 14th with a distance of 116 feet, 6 inches.
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Big twist: Eagles’ Ben Cable spins around as he prepares to release his disc on his first attempt. Cable finished 12th with a distance of 118 feet, 9 inches.
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Competitive duo: Eagles’ Caroline Murphy (4) and Katelyn Petrone (5) look ahead of them as they compete in the 1500-meters. Murphy finished 4th with a time of 5:04.74 and Petrone in 6th with a time of 5:09.26.
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Gaining ground on the outside: Eagles’ Elijah Ketzer gets into open space as he looks to pass other runners wide in the 1500-meters. Ketzer finished 21st with a time of 4:31.72.
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Going casually: Eagles’ Henry Blendell runs along the inside portion of the track as he starts around the turn in the 1500-meters. Blendell finished 33rd with a time of 4:46.04.
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Trying to grab: Eagles’ Eden Sanchez tries to find the handle on the baton as teammate Ava Sattinger extends to Sanchez in the 4x100-meter relay. The relay team finished 13th with a time of 53.60 seconds.
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Big bend: Eagles’ Krishna Das starts to rise up in the air using his pole to attempt to clear the bar in the pole vault. Das finished 23rd with a height of 8 feet even.
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In the middle: Eagles’ Zain Bakar runs tall on the balls of his feet as he comes around the turn in the 400-meters. Bakar finished 44th with a time of 57.50 seconds.
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Flying fast: Eagles’ Lucas Nalbone comes around the turn at full speed as he competes in the 400-meters. Nalbone won with a time of 49.38 seconds.
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Hurdle breeze: Eagles’ Sophia Jones comes around the turn after leaping over one of the many hurdles in the 400-meter hurdles. Jones finished 7th with a time of 1:18.33.
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Corner tune: Eagles’ Ruby O’Meara (10) and Lillian Masters (4) come out of the turn as they compete in the 800-meters. O’Meara finished 2nd with a time of 2:26.22 and Masters in 22nd with a time of 2:48.66.
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Drafting: Eagles’ Quinn Barry runs behind a Mohonasen runner as he heads down the track in the first lap of the 800-meters. Barry finished 44th with a time of 2:23.79.
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Hanging in tough: Eagles’ Aiden Ortega starts to go around the far turn in his second lap in the 800-meters. Ortega finished 42nd with a time of 2:21.72.
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Reaching far: Eagles’ Ella Cady flies through the air from the board as she looks at the sandy pit to land in during her last attempt in the long jump. Cady finished 14th with a distance of 15 feet, 7.75 inches.
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Found her spot: Eagles’ Juni Seagle soars in the air with her arms held up high as she looks down at the pit to see where she wants to land. Seagle finished 29th with a distance of 14 feet, 1 inch.
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And they're off! Eagles’ Taylor Cooley (5) and Ava Sattinger (8) break from their blocks as they start the 200-meters. Cooley finished 20th with a time of 28.79 seconds and Sattinger in 26th with a time of 29.15 seconds.
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Airbourne: Eagles’ Simon Annastas soars up high in the air as he looks at the bar as he clears the height in the pole vault. Annastas finished 3rd with a height of 12 feet, 6 inches.
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Big curl: Eagles’ Mikella Miller leaps up as she twists her body as she looks to clear the bar in the high jump. Miller finished 15th with a height of 4 feet, 3 inches.
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Arching: Eagles’ Ebrar Senturk leaps up as she looks to twist her body up and over the bar in her first attempt in the high jump. Senturk finished 15th with a height of 4 feet, 3 inches.
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Working together: Eagles’ Anna Chrapowitzky (1) and Logan Kuhn (2) run next to one another in the early laps of the 3000-meters. Chrapowitzky won with a time of 10:08.52 and Kuhn in second with a time of 10:39.24.
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Blocking the sun: Eagles’ Ethan Barry, while wearing his shades, runs in a pack of other competitors in the 3000-meters. Barry finished 30th with a time of 10:52.45.
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Running determined: Eagles’ Lucas Bernacki starts around the turn to start another lap in the 3000-meters. Bernacki finished 8th with a time of 9:37.22.
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Taking off: Eagles’ Tiffany Akpieyi gets a hold of the baton from teammate Katelyn Petrone as she looks to run the final handoff in the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team finished 5th with a time of 4:20.69.