Photos: Blackbirds Fly In Sectionals
On Tuesday afternoon, May 24, the Voorheesville Blackbirds track team competed in the Section 2, Group 4 sectionals. Some athletes qualified for next week's state qualifier. The girls finished in fourth with 69 points and the boys finished in sixth with 38 points.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Clearing the barrier: Voorheesville’s Marlie Grant clears the first barrier in the girls’ 2000-meter steeplechase event. Grant finished eighth with a time of 9:36.73.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Ready for a splash: Voorheesville’s Merrin Brick clears the barrier as she sees the water below her in the girls 2000-meter steeplechase event. Brick finished in fourth with a time of 8:44.91.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hair flying: Voorheesville’s Haley Murphy leaps over the hurdle in the 100-meter hurdle portion of the pentathlon. Murphy had the 11th fastest time at 21.62 seconds and finished fourth place with 1647 points.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Gliding over: Voorheesville’s Phoenix Homer clears the hurdle in the 110-meter hurdle event. Homer finished in fourth with a time of 20.14 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Making it look easy: Voorheesville’s Caitlin McCarthy, left, takes the baton from teammate Lily Farrell in the third leg of the girls’ 4-by-800-meter relay. The relay team won the event with a time of 10:28.01.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting air: Voorheesville’s Nick Reilly leaps off the ground in an attempt to clear the bar in the high jump event. Reilly finished in eighth with a height of five feet even.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Fly away: Voorheesville’s Brianna Hillmann watches her shot put fly in the air during the finals of the girls’ shot put event. Hillmann finished in seventh with a distance of 27 feet, 5 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Squeaking by: Voorheesville’s Sam Bashant skims the bar at 8 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault event. Bashant finished in second with a height of 9 feet, 6 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Leading the way: Voorheesville’s Mariem Sayahi takes the lead in the girls’ 1500-meter run. Sayahi finished third with a time of 5:09.54.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Running shoulder to shoulder are Voorheesville’s Connor Smith, right, and James Provoznik in the boys’ 1600-meter run. Smith finished in fifth with a time of 4:53.10 and Provoznik finished in seventh with a time of 5:05.12.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Little jump: Voorheesville’s Anna Hampston clears the first hurdle of the girls’ 400-meter hurdles. Hampston finished in 14th with a time of 1:28.61.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Pushing one another: Voorheesville’s Caitlin McCarthy (3), Victoria Iacabucci (4), and Lindsey Wight (5) all ran together in the girls’ 3000-meter run. McCarthy finished in second with a time of 11:17.40, Iacabucci finished in fourth with a time of 11:24.69 and Wight finished in fifth with a time of 11:24.72.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Pack running: Voorheesville’s Caelan Lamberton-Dunham runs with the other runners in the boys’ 3200-meter event. Lamberton-Dunham finished in second with a time of 10:49.65.