Photos: Birds Battle Tigers And Crusaders On The Track
The Voorheesville Blackbirds’ Track n’ Field track traveled to Cohoes High School in Cohoes on Saturday, May 15, for a triangular meet against Cohoes and Catholic Central. The girls’ team swept both schools 94-to-8 against Cohoes and 87-to-25 over Catholic Central. The boys’ team split beating Catholic Central 72-to-35 and fell to Cohoes 67-to-60.
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Here and go! Voorheesville’s Mariem Sayahi hands off the baton to Caitlyn McCarthy for the second leg of the girls’ 4 by 800-meter relay. The Blackbirds were the only school to field a team in the relay on Saturday morning at Cohoes. The relay’s time was 10:58.2.
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Prepared to release: Voorheesville’s Will Hillman takes his discus in his backswing during the discus event at Cohoes High School on Saturday morning. Hillman finished third against Cohoes and Catholic Central with a distance of 60 feet, 3 inches.
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Steady pace: Voorheesville’s James Porvaznik runs the boys’ 1600-meters on Saturday morning while holding his mask after the start. Porvaznik finished second to Catholic Central and won against Cohoes with a time of 5:28.
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Head held high: Voorheesville’s Mariem Sayahi competes in the girls’ 1500-meter run against Cohoes and Catholic Central. Sayahi dominated the run, winning with a time of 5:15, the first three finishers were all Blackbirds in the event.
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Landing softly: Voorheesville’s Nick Reilly leaps from the board in the long jump event. Reilly finished second against Catholic Central and third against Cohoes with a distance of 16 feet, 3 and a quarter inches.
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Flying low: Voorheesville’s Nick Reilly extends his legs after jumping off the board on Saturday morning in the long jump event. Reilly finished second against Catholic Central and third against Cohoes with a distance of 16 feet, 3 and a quarter inches.
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Bracing for landing: Voorheesville’s Sam Bashant clears the bar in the high jump event set at 4 foot 6 inches. Bashant won the event with a height of 5 foot, 2 inches.
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Smiling: Voorheesville’s Anna Hempstead clears the hurdle during her run in the 400-meter hurdles. Hempstead beat her teammate in the race with a time of 1:27.7.
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Cleared: Voorheesville’s Anna Hempstead easily leaps over the hurdle on Saturday morning at Cohoes High School in the 400-meter hurdle event. Hempstead won the event with a time of 1:27.7 helping the girls’ team beat both Catholic Central (87-to-25) and Cohoes (94-to-8) in their triangular meet.