Photos: Weather Doesn’t Hamper Dutch, Blackbirds, Or Eagles
On Saturday, May 3, athletes from Guilderland, Bethlehem, and Voorheesville all competed at the 59th Harry Koch Colonie relays at Colonie High School. The Guilderland girls’ team won its second straight title with 156.33 points.
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We have liftoff: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell pushes off the barrier with her right foot as she looks down at the pool as she competes in the 2000-meter steeplechase. Cornell won with a time of 7:18.94.
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Rough waters: Guilderland’s Jane McCoy (10) and Alexa Kosier (6) both steady themselves on top of the barrier prior to hitting the water. Kosier finished 3rd with a time of 7:33.20 and McCoy finished with a time of 7:39.60.
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Following one another: Guilderland’s Deena Del Pozzo (9) comes out of the pool and Danika Kosier (5) looks down at the pool as they compete in the 2000-meter steeplechase. Kosier finished 4th with a time of 8:07.84 and Del Pozzo finished with a time of 8:25.61.
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Flying Eagle: Eagles’ Juni Seagle flies off the board as she soars towards the pit in her second attempt in the long jump. Seagle finished 27th with a distance of 13 feet, 5.75 inches.
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Soft landing: Eagles’ Sophia Landi stares down at the sandy pit as she soared from the board. Landi finished 31st with a distance of 13 feet, 1 inch.
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Eyeing the bar: Guilderland’s Jennifer Czaban flies through the air as she hangs onto her pole as she stares at the bar as she clears it. Czaban finished 12th with a height of 6 feet, 6 inches.
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Little missile: Eagles’ Elizabeth Kvam starts to release her pole as she side eyes the bar during her second attempt. Kvam finished 11th with a height of 6 feet, 6 inches.
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Determined look: Eagles’ Mikella Miller looks down at the mat as she curls her body to get it over the bar. Miller finished 30th with a height of 3 feet, 10 inches.
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Air puncher: Eagles’ Ebrar Senturk throws her arms up as she leaps up high as she clears the bar. Senturk finished 23rd with a height of 4 feet, 2 inches.
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Working together: Guilderland’s Jeanne Lu breezes over the hurdle as her teammate Amelia Murphy awaits to take off during their 100-meter hurdle relay. The relay team won with a time of 1:09.51.
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Cutting through the rain: Guilderland’s Ryan Rainka awaits to sprint from the line as teammate Taj Burnett clears the last hurdle in the 100-meter hurdle relay as the rain comes down. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 1:12.92.
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Securing the baton: Guilderland’s Amaris Macasadugg grips the baton tightly, as the rain pours down, from her teammate Julia Beyer in the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 3rd with a time of 10:09.67.
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Watching it closely: Eagles’ Sophia Chromczak stares at the baton as she starts to put her hand on it from teammate Lillian Masters in the pouring rain. The relay team finished second with a time of 10:06.01.
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Stepping off on the right foot: Blackbirds’ Avery Grant runs towards teammate Savannah Schmidt by extending the baton for the final leg in the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 10:13.01 and broke the school record.
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Drenched: Guilderland’s Joe Kosier receives the baton between his fingers from teammate Graham Clarke for the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 8:25.18.
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Gaining traction: Eagles’ Keaton Rickert starts to turn away from teammate Elijah Ketzer as Rickert takes the baton for the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 15th with a time of 8:52.47.
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Getting air: Eagles’ Matthew Barron uses his pole as he soars into the air in an attempt to clear the bar. Barron wasn’t able to clear the height in three attempts.
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Big heave: Guilderland’s Olivia Poveda releases her shot from her right hand as it heads towards the field. Poveda finished 7th with a distance of 26 feet, 10.75 inches.
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Forward momentum: Guilderland’s Ananya Bhavaham puts her foot by the board as she brings her shot forward to make a big throw. Bhavaham finished 11th with a distance of 25 feet, 10.25 inches.
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Who needs to see? Guilderland’s Calleigh Del Pozzo uses her right foot to push her forward momentum to push her shot towards the field. Del Pozzo finished third with a distance of 30 feet, 1.50 inches.
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Tippy toe: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi runs on her toes as she sprints at full speed during the 100-meter dash. Assabahi finished fourth with a time of 12.46 seconds.
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All out: Eagles’ Markiem Brace pumps his arms hard as he sprints down the track in the 100-meter dash. Brace finished 4th with a time of 11.11 seconds.
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Air lover: Guilderland’s Arianna Mills soars into the air as she uses her pole to get over the bar. Mills finished 4th with a height of 8 feet, 6 inches.
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Close competition: Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan starts to come around the turn leading the second group of runners in the 1500-meters. Tynan finished 9th with a time of 4:59.52.
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Shoulder-to-shoulder battle: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop and Eagles’ Anna Chrapowitzky start around the turn during a lap in the 1500-meters. Vellekoop won with a time of 4:38.38 and Chrapowitzky came in second with a time of 4:39.68.
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Finishing hard: Eagles’ Logan Kuhn looks ahead while pumping her as she goes around the turn during a lap in the 1500-meters. Kuhn finished 4th with a time of 4:41.75.
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Over the puddles: Eagles’ Charlotte O’Meara comes around the turn as she clears over a small puddle on the track during a lap in the 1500-meters. O’Meara finished seventh with a time of 4:48.07.
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Getting the inside track: Eagles’ Mikey Murphy (7) and Calvin Howard (8) work together as they run on the side of the turn during the 1600-meters. Howard won with a time of 4:17.26 and Murphy in 3rd with a time of 4:18.04.
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Easy clear: Guilderland’s Fiona McCarthy looks at the hurdle as she easily clears during her heat in the 400-meter hurdles. McCarthy in fifth with a time of 1:10.34.
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Up and over: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier looks down as she makes sure to clear the final turn hurdle in the 400-meter hurdles. Kosier finished 4th with a time of 1:09.52.
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Sailing along: Guilderland’s Lauren Hickey soars over the hurdle as she gets ready to sprint down the front stretch in the 400-meter hurdles. Hickey finished 8th with a time of 1:10.87.
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Double grip: Guilderland’s Chasity Watson looks back at teammate Evynn Burnett and the baton as they compete in the 4x200-meter relay. The “B” relay team finished in 3rd with a time of 1:47.09.
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Long reach: Guilderland’s Lauren Burnash extends the baton far as she hands it to teammate Saida Assabahi as a light rain falls during their 4x200-meter relay. The “A” relay team won with a time of 1:43.05.
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Muddy landing: Guilderland’s Avery Duncan soars from his last step as he looks towards the pit in his second attempt in the triple jump. Duncan finished 19th with a distance of 36 feet, 6 inches.
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Monsoon conditions: Eagles’ Josie Higgs starts to turn to run as she takes the baton from teammate Caroline Murphy as a downpour occurs during the distance medley relay. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 4th with a time of 13:29.93.
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Ready for it: Guilderland’s Jane McCoy sticks out her left hand as she looks to take the baton from teammate Camille Wey as the rain comes down in the distance medley relay. The relay team finished third with a time of 13:17.64.
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Going on feel: Eagles’ Jonathan Radcliffe reaches back with his left hand as he awaits to feel the baton placed inside by teammate Lucas Nalbone in the 4x200-meter relay. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 1:31.05.
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Kicking up water: Guilderland’s Brian Igweike starts moving with his left arm out as teammate Octavius Flowers during their exchange in the 4x200-meter relay. The relay team finished 8th with a time of 1:34.08.
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Long strides: Guilderland’s Jeanne Lu takes her second and third steps as she looks to leap far in the triple jump. Lu finished in 5th with a distance of 32 feet, 5 inches.
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Reaching out: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart flies in the air after jumping from her last step as she looks to fly far into the pit. Barnhart finished second with a distance of 38 feet, 5.25 inches.
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Oh, how far is she going: Guilderland’s Langston Threatte peers around the official to see how far teammate Tatum Cramer will leap as she takes her last step in the triple jump. Cramer won with a distance of 39 feet, 0.50 inches.
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Getting a good draft: Guilderland’s Colin Davis comes around the turn as he runs the first leg, 1200-meters, of the distance medley relay. The relay finished 3rd with a time of 11:09.75.
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Setting his pace: Eagles’ Ethan Rickert makes his way around the turn as he looks to pass runners during his 1200-meters in the distance medley relay. The relay team finished 9th with a time of 11:39.18.
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Quick exchange: Guilderland’s Fiona McCarthy looks to give the awaiting hand of teammate Maryn Vrooman to run the 400-meter portion in the sprint medley relay. The relay team finished 3rd with a time of 4:30.06.
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In a hurry: Eagles’ Caroline Murphy starts to put her hand around the baton as teammate Margot Danzinger starts to release for the third leg of the sprint medley relay. The relay team finished 8th with a time of 4:49.33.
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Early lead: Eagles’ Katherine Bannigan looks to make sure teammate Sophie Chromczak for the second leg of the 4x1600-meter relay. The relay team finished 2nd with a time of 21:16.82.
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Gaining time: Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan looks at teammate Alexa Kosier after completing the first leg of the 4x1600-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 21:12.45.
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Passing it off: Blackbirds’ Salma Sayahi gets her left hand onto the baton as she takes off for the second leg of the 4x1600-meter relay from teammate Shayla Hyman. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 22:12.84.