Photos: Guilderland Girls Go Back To Back
Last Wednesday, May 22, Guilderland outdoor track hosted and competed in the Section 2, Group 1 championships at Guilderland High School on a hot and steamy day. The girls won their second straight championship with 192 points, while the boys finished 8th with 51 points.
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Minimal splash: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell hits the pool as she leads wire to wire win in the 2,000-meter steeplechase. Cornell had a time of 7:25.25.
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Oh that’s cold: Guilderland’s Danika Kosier pushes off from her left foot as she makes a big splash in the pool from coming off the barrier. Kosier finished in fourth with a time of 7:54.96.
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Big push off: Guilderland’s Octavius Flowers flies in the air after the last step on his second attempt in the triple jump. Flowers finished 16th with a distance of 18 feet, 4.50 inches.
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Breezing over: Guilderland’s Jeanne Lu soars high, as the sun hits her face, as she clears the bar in the high jump. Lu finished in 8th with a height of 4 feet, 6 inches.
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Wave pool: Guilderland’s Alex Balzersen (14) and Nathaniel Burke (15) both land in the pool as they make a lap in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Balzersen finished in 12th with a time of 11:51.82 and Burke didn’t finish.
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Pushing it over: Guilderland’s Lauren Hickey easily clears the last hurdle in the hurdle portion of the pentathlon. Hickey finished 4th in the hurdles with a time of 17.93 seconds and 4th overall with 2237 points.
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Toeing the hurdle: Guilderland’s Fiona McCarthy and Colonie’s Tessa Pekrol both clear the last hurdle as they battle in the 100-meter hurdle heat. McCarthy finished in 14th with a time of 18.73 seconds.
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Determined look: Guilderland’s Parker Steele stares at the finish line as she easily wins the 100-meter hurdles. Steele had a time of 14.94 seconds.
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Big lean: Guilderland’s Ryan Rainka gets over the hurdle as he looks ahead. Rainka finished fifth in the hurdle portion of the pentathlon with a time of 19.40 seconds and 6th overall with 2269 points.
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Game on! Guilderland’s Langston Threatte and Shaker’s Eyad Sayed both clear the last hurdle as they battle in the 110-meter hurdles. Threatte finished in fifth with a time of 16.18 seconds.
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Tight grips: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier, right, hands off the baton to teammate Kara Whiteside for the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 9:28.66.
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Thumbs up: Guilderland’s Young Xu makes the turn on his final lap in the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished fifth with a time of 8:23.32.
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Long strides: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart flies in the air after pushing off her last step towards the pit in the triple jump. Barnhart finished in third with a distance of 37 feet, 11.25 inches.
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Down to the wire: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi (3) and Tatum Cramer (2) race down to the wire in the 100-meter dash. Assabahi finished in third with a time of 12.75 seconds and Cramer finished second with a time of 12.59 seconds.
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Feeling the speed: Guilderland’s Alex Darrigo uses his speed to stay ahead of Colonie’s Jayce Johnson in their 100-meter dash heat. Darrigo finished in 7th with a time of 11.51 seconds.
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Smooth like butter: Guilderland’s Avery Kerr leaps up and breezes over the bar with ease in the high jump portion of the pentathlon. Kerr won with a height of 1.50 meters and won with 3171 points.
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In line: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop drafts off Saratoga's Alycia Hart as they make a lap in the 1500-meter run. Vellekoop finished in 5th with a time of 4:43.22.
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Going vertical: Guilderland’s Aliyah Famodu pushes on her pole as she takes off from the ground in an attempt to clear the bar. Famodu finished 4th in the pole vault with a height of 9 feet, 6 inches.
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Going hard: Guilderland’s William Smitas comes around the turn during a lap in the 1600-meter run. Smitas finished in 5th with a time of 4:27.29.
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Going by feel: Guilderland’s Lauren Burnash puts the baton into teammate Tatum Cramer’s hand for the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 48.16 seconds.
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Clean break: Guilderland’s Jack Larson sprints hard out of the blocks as he runs in the 400-meter dash. Larson finished in second with a time of 49.90.
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Looking at his competitors: Guilderland’s Brady Conboy starts around the turn at the start of the 400-meter dash. Conboy won with a time of 49.72 seconds.
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Double kick: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart and Columbia’s Ava Weiss both clear the opening hurdle in the 400-meter hurdles. Barnhart finished second with a time of 1:02.00.
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Up and over: Guilderland’s Ashon Oliver clears the opening hurdle during his heat in the 400-meter hurdles. Oliver finished in 9th with a time of 1:01.16.
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Power throw: Guilderland’s Calleigh Del Pozzo uses her powerful legs to release her discus during her second attempt. Del Pozzo won the discus event with a distance of 103 feet, 7 inches.
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Good pace: Guilderland’s Liam Melchoir comes down the front stretch during his first lap in the 800-meter run. Melchoir finished in 9th with a time of 2:04.49.
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Who ya got? Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi, left, Parker Steele, and Kendall Barnhart run all out shoulder to shoulder towards the finish line in the 200-meter dash. Assabahi finished second with a time of 25.29 seconds, Steele in third with a time of 25.58, and Barnhart won the event with a time of 25.25.
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Down the stretch they come: Guilderland’s Trevor Whitney (7) and Jack Larson (8) pump their arms as they get up to full speed as they come off the turn in the 200-meters. Whitney finished in 10th with a time of 23.16 seconds and Larson in 6th with a time of 22.84 seconds.
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Drafting: Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan runs behind one of the other competitors as they complete a lap in the 3000-meter run. Tynan finished 3rd with a time of 10:14.59.
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Looking ahead: Guilderland’s Tara Iyer paces herself as she completes a lap around the track in the 3000-meter run. Iyer finished in 11th with a time of 11:26.73.
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In a crowd: Guilderland’s Noah Johnson runs behind a competitor as they start around the turn towards the front stretch in the 3200-meter run. Johnson finished 6th with a time of 9:58.65.
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On the line: Guilderland’s Joe Kosier starts around the turn as he tries to catch the runner in front of him in the 3200-meter run. Kosier finished in 11th with a time of 10:40.11.
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All out effort: Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer flies through the air after leaping from the board in her second jump in the finals of the long jump. Cramer won with a distance of 18 feet, 10 inches.
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Finishing strong: Guilderland’s Aakash Iyer drafts off a Niskayuna runner as he starts his final push in the 3200-meters. Iyer finished in 5th with a time of 9:46.85.