Photos: Fleet of Foot
The track-and-field athletes of Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Guilderland ran, jumped, and threw in hopes of winning sectional titles and also making it to the State Qualifiers on May 30 and 31 at Shenendehowa. On Tuesday at Fonda-Fultonville High School, the BKW team ran hard with the girls finishing eighth and the boys finishing 10th. On Wednesday, the Dutch team, at home, had four first-place finishers.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hand off: Bulldogs’ Cameron Goss, right, reaches with the baton to teammate Caroline Mundell in the girls’ 4-by-800-meter relay. The team finished fifth with a time of 11:27.37.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Big waves: BKW's Michelle Puzulis splashes down into the water as she competes in the girls’ 2000-meter steeplechase. Puzulis finished second with a time of 8:02.97.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Tough start: Guilderland’s Noah Tindale battles at the start of the boys’ 800-meter run. Tindale, right, won the 800-meter race with a time of 1:54.62, with the Bethlehem runner right behind him.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Tough run: Guilderland's Nick Soldevere shows the effort he put into the boys’ 1600-meter run after crossing the finish line as the winner with a time of 4:16.52.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Big win: Guilderland's Kate Scanlon makes it look easy as she clears the opening hurdle in the girls’ 400-meter high hurdle, winning the event with a time of 1:04.71.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Top three: BKW’s Damien Quick jumps over the hurdle in the 110-meter high-hurdle in the hurdle portion of the pentathlon. Quick finished fifth with a time of 20.41 and third overall with 1955 points.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Flying Bulldog: Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s Silas Ayi jumps over the hurdle in the 110-meter high-hurdle event on Tuesday afternoon. Ayi finished sixth with a time of 16.43 and also finished fifth in the long jump with a distance of 18 feet, 9.75 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Air mail: BKW’s Vanessa Rodrigue launches her shot put, finishing seventh at a distance of 26 feet, 5.5 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Skimming the bar: Guilderland’s Trinity Kenney just clears the bar in the high-jump event. Kenney finished third at a height of 5 feet even.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Sky high: Guilderland’s Mikaya Donnelly bends her body like a comma over the high bar as she finishes second in the event, clearing 5 foot, 3 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Going far: Guilderland’s Isabella Bruno leaps from taking her third step in the girls’ triple jump event. Bruno won the triple jump with a distance of 39 feet, 4 inches and won the long jump with a distance of 17 feet, 10.5 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Full extension: Guilderland’s Caterina Reish prepares to throw her discus in the third flight of girls. Reish didn’t make the final round by finishing 10th and threw 96 feet, 5 inches.