Photos: Guilderland Girls Best In State, Two Take Top Spot
On Friday and Saturday, June 7 & 8, the track teams from Guilderland, Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Voorheesville battled against New York State's best in track and field in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. The Guilderland girls’ team won the State and Federation titles.
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Flying hard: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart pushes off from the runway and soars towards the pit during an attempt in the triple jump event. Barnhart finished 17th in the state with a distance of 36 feet, 2.50 inches.
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The hurdles didn’t stand a chance: Guilderland’s Parker Steele breezes over the second to last hurdle in Friday’s preliminaries. Steele advanced to Saturday’s final with a time of 14.46 seconds and finished in second in the state and federations with a time of 14.27 seconds.
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Staying close: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi sprints down the track and stays on the heels of Ballston Spa’s Gabrielle Bozeth in their 100-meter prelim. Assabahi finished 17th in the state with a time of 12.62 seconds.
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Making good time: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright easily clears the hurdle in the 110-meter hurdle portion of the pentathlon. Wright finished eighth with a time of 15.92 seconds.
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In the zone: Guilderland’s Avery Kerr gets over the second to last hurdle in the 100-meter hurdle portion of the pentathlon. Kerr finished 14th with a time of 16.95 seconds and finished 8th in the state and 14th in federations with 2795 points in division one.
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Calm before the storm: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi goes hard to the line as she battles Commack’s Sofia Toepfer in the 400-meter prelim. Assabahi finished 8th in the state with a time of 58.48 seconds.
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Powering through the rain: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright starts his motion to throw his shot during his second attempt in the shot put portion in the pentathlon. Wright finished in 12th with a distance of 36 feet, 4.25 inches and won the state title and second in federations in the Division 2 pentathlon with 3182 points.
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Good throw: Guilderland’s Avery Kerr releases her shot over the large puddle to land in the dirt during her attempt in the shot put portion in the pentathlon. Kerr finished in 19th with a distance of 24 feet, 4.50 inches.
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Pumping her arms hard: Guilderland’s Parker Steele looks straight ahead as she powers herself towards the finish line in the 200-meter dash. Steele finished 10th in the state with a time of 25.87 seconds.
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Synchronized leap: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart and Columbia’s Ava Weiss both clear their second hurdle in the 400-meter hurdles. Barnhart finished third in the state on Friday with a time of 1:02.34 and second in federations with a time of 1:01.80.
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Taking flight: Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer pushes off from the board as she soars through the air towards the pit in the long jump. Cramer finished third in the state on Friday with a distance of 18 feet, 7.25 inches and second in federations on Saturday with a distance of 19 feet, 6.50 inches.
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Enthusiastic handoff: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart, right, extends the baton towards Saida Assabahi for the last leg in the division one 4x100-meter relay. The relay won the state title in Division 1 on Friday with a time of 48.17 seconds and second on Saturday in federations with a time of 47.85 seconds.
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As the sun sets, Guilderland’s Avery Kerr curls her body as she leaps up to clear the bar in the high jump portion of the pentathlon. Kerr finished 10th with a height of 1.45-meters.
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Clean exchange: Guilderland’s Isabella Lagios gives the baton to Saida Assabahi for the second leg in the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team finished 3rd in division 1 in the state on Friday with a time of 3:57.03 and 5th in federations on Saturday with a time of 3:59.43.