Photos: Three Dutch Sectional Champs, Sail To State Qualifiers
On Wednesday, May 25, the Guilderland Dutchmen track team took part in the Section 2, Group 1 sectional championships held at Colonie High School. The girls’ team finished second with 149 points and the boys’ in ninth with 18 points.
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Splash down: Guilderland’s Beth Irwin, right, and Braelyn Cornell leap over the hurdle in the girls’ 2000-meter steeplechase. Irwin finished in sixth with a time of 7:51.45 and Cornell finished in ninth with a time of 8:29.71.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Up and away: Guilderland’s Katherine Shorter lifts up off the ground from her pole to rise over the bar in the pole vault event. Shorter finished in 10th with a height of 7 feet even.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Sailing high: Guilderland’s Aliyah Famodu soars over the bar in the girls’ pole vault event. Famodu finished in sixth with a height of 8 feet, 6 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
High clear: Guilderland’s Maggie McFerran gets her body horizontal as she lifts up and over the bar. McFerran finished in second at a height of 4 foot, 10 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Looking at the pad: Guilderland’s Trinity Kenney leaps off her right foot as she clears the bar. Kenney finished third at a height of 4 foot, 10 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Cool sailing: Guilderland’s Issac Hilton flies through the air after leaping off the block in the boys’ long jump event. Hilton finished in 13th with a distance of 18 feet, 1 inch.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Dominant trio: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart, Parker Steele, and Maeghan Hickey are locked in as they clear the hurdles in the girls’ 100-meter event. Hickey won with a time of 15.25 seconds as Barnhart finished second with a time of 15.62 and Steele finished third with a time of 15.84.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Power hurl: Guilderland’s Charlie Mulligan follows through as he releases his discus. Mulligan finished in second with a distance of 126 feet, 11 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Flying to a title: Guilderland’s Avery Kerr leaps and clears the bar easily in the high jump portion in the pentathlon. Kerr won with a total of 2,441 points.
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Leg power: Guilderland’s Lauren Kinley twists her body as she prepares to release her discus. Kinley finished in third with a distance of 105 feet, 6 inches. Kinley finished in third in the shot put event with a distance of 34 feet, 5.50 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Strong right arm: Guilderland’s Cadence Brewer prepares to release her discus. Brewer finished in second with a distance of 106 feet, 10 inches. Brewer won the shot put event with a distance of 37 feet, 0.25 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Little leap: Guilderland’s Kate Scanlan jumps over one of the final hurdles in the girls’ 400-meter hurdles. Scanlan finished in sixth with a time of 1:10.56.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Battle to the line: Guilderland’s Will Cusato, right, battles Saratoga’s Ryan Bush and Niskayuna’s Daniel Malatesta down the main stretch in the boys’ 800-meter run. Cusato finished second with a time of 1:56.44, was third but Bush got disqualified.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Under the lights: Guilderland’s Aakash Iyer battles midpack in the boys’ 3200-meter run. Iyer finished in fifth with a tie of 9:40.48.