Photos: Dutch, Birds, And Bulldogs Will Compete Against NYS Best
Last Thursday and Friday, May 30 and 31, track athletes from Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Guilderland, and Voorheesville took to the track at Guilderland High School in hopes to compete at the state competition this coming weekend in Syracuse. Guilderland will be sending 13, BKW will send one and Voorheesville has one.
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Cruising along: Guilderland’s Avery Kerr easily clears the second to last hurdle in the 100-meter portion in the pentathlon. Kerr finished 3rd with a time of 16.54 seconds and previously qualified for states in the pentathlon.
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Better than the last: Guilderland’s Ryan Rainka clears the last hurdle as the previous hurdle falls in the 110-meter hurdle portion in the pentathlon. Rainka finished sixth with a time of 18.28 seconds and seventh in the pentathlon with 2445 points.
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Big exhale: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright breezes over the hurdle during his 110-meter hurdle portion of the pentathlon. Wright finished second with a time of 16.27 seconds and won the pentathlon to qualify for states with 3095 points.
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Making a big throw: Guilderland’s Malachi Gulley uses his strength to let his discus fly away during the discus event. Gulley finished 13th with a distance of 110 feet, 6 inches.
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Dutch trio: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart, center, Lauren Burnash, and Saida Assabahi all race down the final stretch trying to catch Columbia’s Ava Weiss in the 400-meters. Barnhart finished second with a time of 56.64 seconds, Assabahi finished third, and qualified for states, with a time of 57.74 seconds, and Burnash fourth with a time of 59.87 seconds.
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Battling hard: Guilderland’s Jack Larson (6) and Brady Conboy (4) battle Ballston Spa’s Kala’i Makanani as they approach the finish line in the 400-meters. Conboy finished second with a time of 50.03 seconds and Larson third with a time of 50.27 seconds.
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Pacing: Guilderland’s Kara Whiteside (3) and Julia Beyer (6) head down the front stretch as they complete a lap in the first heat of the 800-meters. Whiteside finished 5th with a time of 2:21.36 and Beyer finished 6th with a time of 2:21.83.
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Trying to stay close: Blackbirds’ Avery Grant breathes heavy as she tries to get close to the top two division 2 runners as she competes in the 800-meters. Grant finished third with a time of 2:19.07.
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Going all out: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop runs on the heels of Bethlehem’s Charlotte O’Meara as they start around the final turn in the 800-meters. Vellekoop finished second with a time of 2:12.53.
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Pumping his arms: Guilderland’s Will Smitas runs ahead of four other runners as he competes in the 800-meters. Smitas finished in 8th with a time of 1:58.78.
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Double clear: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier (6) and Fiona McCarthy (4) both clear the first hurdle in the 400-meter hurdles. Kosier finished in 5th with a time of 1:08.67 and McCarthy in 8th with a time of 1:10.86
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Kicking to states: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart clears the first hurdle before pulling off since she’s qualified for states in the 400-meter hurdle event.
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Breezing: Guilderland’s Lauren Hickey sails over the first hurdle as she competes in the 400-meter hurdles. Hickey finished in sixth with a time of 1:08.72.
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Kicking ahead: Guilderland’s Ashon Oliver comes down the backstretch as he clears a hurdle in the 400-meter hurdles. Oliver finished in 10th with a time of 1:02.89.
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In the mix: Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan battles along with three runners as she battles in the 3000-meter run. Tynan finished in 5th with a time of 10.19.70.
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Flying pup: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright flies in the air and easily clears the bar in the high jump portion of the pentathlon. Wright won the high jump at a height of 5 feet, 10.75 inches and won the pentathlon with 3095 points to qualify for states.
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Putting his back into it: Guilderland’s Ryan Rainka leaps up high to clear over the bar in the high jump portion. Rainka finished fourth in the high jump portion in the pentathlon with a height of 5 feet, 5 inches.
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Going far: Bulldogs’ Patrick Lendrum leaps from the runway after taking his last step as he soars towards the pit in the triple jump. Lendrum finished 4th with a distance of 42 feet, 2 inches.
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Pack battle: Guilderland’s Joe Kosier battles a huge pack of runners in the first heat of the 3200-meters. Kosier finished 14th with a time of 10:29.27.
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Looking ahead: Guilderland’s Noah Johnson comes down the front stretch to complete a lap in the 3200-meters. Johnson finished 8th with a time of 9:46.82.
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Last kick: Guilderland’s Aakash Iyer runs alongside other runners as he attempts to make a late move in the 3200-meters. Iyer finished 4th with a time of 9:22.30.
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Max effort: Guilderland’s Avery Kerr uses her legs to start her momentum to push away her shot in the shot put portion in the pentathlon. Kerr finished second with a distance of 26 feet, 0.75 inches.
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Making a splash: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell comes out of the pool after jumping off the barrier to lead in the 2000-meter steeplechase. Cornell won the event with a time of 7:08.84.
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Just gliding over: Guilderland’s Jeanne Lu leaps up and just slides over the bar in the high jump. Lu finished in 5th with a height of 4 feet, 8 inches.
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Cheering her on: Guilderland’s Maryn Vrooman sprints off from her blocks as her teammates Parker Steele, Maelyn Lather and Lauren Burnash encourage her to go fast in the 100-meter dash. Vrooman finished in 22nd with a time of 13.41 seconds.
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One on one battle: Guilderland’s Dakota Dominguez battles South Glens Falls Isabella Sefcik in the first heat of the 100-meter dash. Dominguez finished 16th with a time of 13.12 seconds.
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Practicing her starts: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi breaks from the blocks before easing up in the 100-meter dash. Assabahi previously qualified for states by hitting the super standard.
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On her toe: Guilderland’s Maelyn Lather looks down at the track as she sprints in the 100-meter dash. Lather finished in 24th with a time of 13.50 seconds.
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Getting air: Guilderland’s Lauren Burnash gets up to full speed as she sprint down the track in the 100-meter dash. Burnash finished in 4th with a time of 12.94 seconds.
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Good start: Guilderland’s Evynn Burnett pushes off the balls of her feet as she sprints fast down the track in the 100-meters. Burnett finished in 20th with a time of 13.31 seconds.
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In awe: As another runner stands at the starting line looks down the lane to see the Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin inches off the ground as he sprints down the track. Irwin finished in 9th with a time of 11.54 seconds.
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Hard push: Blackbirds’ Gus Dawson-Beilby gets up to speed as he starts sprints down the track in the 100-meters. Dawson-Beilby finished in 13th with a time of 11.58 seconds.
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Letting it go: Guilderland’s Calleigh Del Pozzo comes to a stop from spinning to put all the effort into releasing her discus. Del Pozzo finished in 6th with a distance of 88 feet even.
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Found her spot: Bulldogs’ Ella Roether sails over the bar as she looks to see where she’ll be landing in the high jump. Roether finished in 11th with a height of 4 feet, 10 inches.
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Flying to states: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart fully extends herself after taking her last step as she flies towards the pit. Barnhart finished second with a distance of 38 feet, 3 inches and qualified for states.
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Feeling the wind: Blackbirds’ Wiley Dawson-Beilby comes down the front stretch at full speed as he competes in the 200-meters. Dawson-Beilby finished in 11th with a time of 24.05 seconds.
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Getting to the line: Guilderland’s Trevor Whitney pumps his arms as he sprints towards the finish line in the 200-meters. Whitney finished in 3rd with a time of 22.77 seconds.
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Drafting: Guilderland’s Julia Beyer stays behind a Shaker runner as she completes a lap in the 1500-meters. Beyer finished in 3rd with a time of 4:52.64.
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Getting past runners: Blackbirds’ Shayla Hyman stays behind a Fonda-Fultonville runner in the early portion of the 1500-meters. Hyman finished in second with a time of 5:11.04 and qualified for states.
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Coming in for a landing: Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer leaps from the board as she flies towards the pit in the long jump. Cramer won the event with a distance of 18 feet, 7.50 inches.
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Earning that trip: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell extends the baton to teammate Addison Vellekoop for the final leg in the 4 by 800-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 9.17.43 and qualified for states.
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Holding it at opposite ends: Guilderland’s Young Xu holds the bottom of the baton as he extends it to Graham Clark for the third leg of the 4 by 800-meter relay. The relay team finished in third with a time of 8:18.03.
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Out for a jog: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi holds the baton as she breaks slowly from the blocks as the 4x100-relay team already qualified for states.
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Go, go, go: Bulldogs’ Joaquin Abraham extends the baton as teammate Nick Quay for the second leg in the 4x100-relay. The relay team finished in 6th with a time of 45.50 seconds.
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Happy time: Guilderland’s Lauren Burnash breaks from the blocks as she just starts the 4x400 relay but didn’t finish since the relay team already qualified for states with the super standard time.
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Finishing strong: Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin stares at the finish line as he attempts to make a last second pass in the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team finished in 7th with a time of 3:33.69.
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Going for it: Guilderland’s Will Smitas and Jack Larson both look at the baton as Larson takes it from Smitas for the last leg in the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team finished in 4th with a time of 3:29.50.