Photos: Bulldogs and Blackbirds Battle at Grout Invitational
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Voorheesville cross-country teams battled 10 other teams in pouring rain during the 84th annual Grout invitational at Schenectady’s Central Park over the weekend. The BKW boys finished 10th and the girls didn’t get a score while the Voorheesville girls finished second and the boys finished 12th.
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And they’re off: All seven Voorheesville girls break from the starting line at the start of the Class C division race.
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Stretching their legs: The three members of the BKW girls team sprint away from the start in the Class C race.
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Battling early: Voorheesville’s Savannah Schmidt stays in front of a Mount Academy runner along the road at the beginning of the Class C race. Schmidt finished 4th with a time of 17:36.2.
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Fall foliage: Bulldogs’ Emily Sherman runs in between the fallen leaves along the road in Central Park. Sherman finished 83rd with a time of 27:53.2.
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Watching her step: Bulldogs’ Natalie Elble looks down at the rocky trail as the rain starts to come down nearing the finish of her run. Elble finished in 9th with a time of 18:30.8.
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Flying fast: Voorheesville’s Shayla Hyman cruises down the final hill in the 2.75-mile Class C race. Hyman finished in 15th 18:59.7.
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Rocky road: Voorheesville’s Alannah McCarthy plants her left foot on the rocky trail as she starts her descent down the final hill. McCarthy finished in 18th with a time of 19:30.0.
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Slippery slope: Voorheesville’s Chloe Kinzel sprints down the hill as her toe pushes off a rock along the trail. Kinzel finished in 20th with a time of 19:39.6.
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Neck and neck: Voorheesville’s Cheyenne Bowman battles Lake George’s Layla Johnston as they come down the final hill in the Class C race. Bowman finished in 26th with a time of 19:53.1.
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Pack runners: Voorheesville’s Mary Genovesi (1122) battles Greenville’s Anna Styer (519) while Fort Plains’ Kaylee Heroth (419) all come down
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Breathing hard: Voorheesville’s Jenna Curl looks at the rocky trail as she approaches the finish line. Curl finished in 52nd with a time of 21:16.1.
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Careful running: Bulldogs’ Lindsey Bunt keeps a close eye on where she’s stepping along the rocky trail as she goes down the hill. Bunt finished in 71st with the time of 23:38.3.
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Monsoon starting: All seven Blackbird runners break from the starting line just as the rain starts coming down.
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Splish, Splash: Bulldogs’ Miles Perkins runs along the start of the boys Class C race as the rain pelts him and the other runners. Perkins finished in 89th with a time of 19:19.4.
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Pouring rain: Voorheesville’s Hayden Heckler squints through the sheets of rain during the early portion of the Class C race. Heckler finished 91st with a time of 19:34.9.
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Puddle splash: Voorheesville’s Mason Curl looks at the last turn as he runs through a small puddle along the course. Curl finished 19th with a time of 15:41.7.
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Soaked: Bulldogs’ Owen Lounsbury hydroplanes over the pavement as he approaches the last turn on the course. Lounsbury finished in 33rd with a time of 16:39.7.
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Feeling soaked: Bulldogs’ Hunter Smith starts to make his final turn towards the finish line. Smith finished in 49th with a time of 17:21.7.
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As the rain still continues to pour, Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright runs along the edge of the pavement near the end of the 2.75 mile race. Wright finished in 56th with a time of 17:51.7.
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In between the drops: Voorheesville’s Peter Coffey gets to the last turn as the big rain drops just miss him. Coffey finished in 78th with a time of 18:36.1.
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Baby steps: Bulldogs’ Joaquin Abraham makes the last turn quickly as he approaches the finish line. Abraham finished in 81st with a time of 18:40.6.
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Falling water: Voorheesville’s Derrick Hillcross jogs alongside the edge of the pavement as he approaches the last turn. Hillcross finished in 83rd with a time of 19:03.6.
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Drenched: Voorheesville’s Judah Buckley splashes along the pavement as he starts to make the final turn towards the finish line. Buckley finished in 88th with a time of 19:12.8.
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Sloppy terrain: Voorheesville’s Joe Cocci looks straight ahead as the rain pours down around him as he approaches the final turn. Cocci finished in 102nd with a time of 21:34.6.
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Shaking off the water: Voorheesville’s Mohammed Abdallah jogs on the pavement as he approaches the final turn. Abdallah finished in 105th with a time of 21:49.2.