Photos: GHS Dominate Silver Warriors On The Track
The Guilderland Dutchmen track n’ field team had their first home meet on Friday, May 7th. After coming off a big win against Saratoga girls on Wednesday, the girls team didn’t take their foot off the gas against Niskayuna and won easily, 128.50-to-47.50. The boys dominated Nisky in most events and won 109-to-50.
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Ready to release: Guilderland’s Hayley Bonavita pushes her right arm in efforts to throw her shot put on Friday afternoon at home against Niskayuna. Bonavita finished third with a throw of 27 feet, 6 inches.
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Fierce battle: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop, right, and Kilian Thompson sprint hard at the start of the four by 800-meter relay on Friday afternoon. Thompson led his relay team to win the event with a time of 8:48.87. Vellekoop and her relay team didn’t have any competition and won with a time of 10:44.63.
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Wind in her hair: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop completes her first lap in the girls’ four by 800-meter relay. Vellekoop and her relay team finished first with a time of 10:44.63.
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Hand off: Guilderland’s Finn Burke, left, gets the baton from Kilian Thompson after Thompson completes his 800-meter run in the four by 800-meter relay. The relay team beat Niskayuna’s team with a time of 8:48.87.
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Turn and go! Guilderland’s Savannah Adami takes the baton from teammate Addison Vellekoop in the second leg of the girls’ four by 800-meter relay on Friday afternoon.
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Cleared easily: Guilderland’s Molly DiCaprio jumps over the hurdle with ease in the girls’ 100-meter hurdle event on Friday afternoon’s dual meet against Niskayuna on Friday afternoon. DiCaprio finished second with a time of 17.94. The girls’ won 128.50-to-47.50 and the boys’ team won 109.50-to-50.
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Going head to head: Guilderland’s Maeghan Hickey, right, and teammate Molly DiCaprio in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles. The race went down to the wire where Hickey won with a time of 16.89 and DiCaprio with a time of 17.94.
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High flyer: Guilderland’s Madalyn Altieri gets some serious air and clears the bar and she releases her pole vault. Altieri won the girls’ pole vault event with a height of 7 feet, 6 inches.
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Eyes locked: Guilderland’s Trinity Kenney is locked on the high jump bar as she attempts 4 foot, 10 inches. Kenney finished second with a height of 5 foot even.
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Up and over: Guilderland’s Trinity Kenney leaps over the bar that was set at 4 feet, 10 inches on Friday afternoon at home. Kenney finished second with a height of 5 foot even.
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Biding their time: Guilderland’s Aakash Iyer, left, and Kilian Thompson run next to one another at the start of the boys’ 1600-meter run. Iyer finished third with a time of 5:02.24 and Thompson fourth with a time of 5:15.28.
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Making the turn: Guilderland’s Alexa Crosier runs ahead of two runners in the girls’ 1500-meter run on Friday afternoon. Crosier finished third with a time of 5:14.62.
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Finishing strong: Guilderland’s Alexa Crosier sprints towards the finish line as she passes a Nisky runner who had one lap more to complete. Crosier finished third with a time of 5:14.62.
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No trouble: Guilderland’s Nathan DeJoy leaps up to clear the bar that was set at 5 foot, 4 inches. DeJoy finished second with a height of 5 feet, 6 inches.
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All Dutch battle: Guilderland’s Thomas Parsons, center, TJ Casavant, right, and Adrian Cummings, left, all battle in the boys’ 400-meter hurdles on Friday afternoon. Parsons won with a time of 1:05.33, Casavant second with a time of 1:10.81 and Cummings finished third with a time of 1:11.77.
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Cleats up: Guilderland’s Kate Scanlan clears the hurdle in the girls’ 400-meter hurdle event at home on Friday afternoon. Scanlan won with a time of 1:05.33.