Photos: Runners Compete In Competitive Burnt Hills Invy
On Saturday, Oct. 11, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, Guilderland, and Voorheesville cross-country teams competed in the Burnt Hills Invitational at Saratoga State Park. BKW boys finished 13th, Bethlehem boys 10th, and Bethlehem girls second. Guilderland boys finished eighth, Guilderland girls fourth, Voorheesville boys ninth, and Voorheesville girls in seventh.
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Final push: Blackbirds’ Alannah McCarthy comes down the final stretch as she looks to make a final pass at the finish line. McCarthy finished sixth with a time of 20:21.9.
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Making the pass: Blackbirds’ Mary Genovesi picks up speed as she looks to pass the runner in front of her as she approaches the finish line. Genovesi finished 29th with a time of 22:31.0.
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Staying ahead: Blackbirds’ Grace Coffey stays ahead of the runners that are behind her as she runs towards the finish. Coffey finished 64th with a time of 24:35.3.
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In a pack: Blackbirds’ Elliot Lodovice is locked in towards the finish line as she looks to pass other runners. Lodovice finished 63rd with a time of 24:32.3.
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Finishing strong: Blackbirds’ Marlie Grant comes down the final stretch as she runs towards the finish line: Grant finished 71st with a time of 25:12.9.
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Running calm: Blackbirds’ Alexa Evanchick uses the small downhill to pick up speed to stay in front of Greenwich’s Claudia Johnson. Evanchick finished 92nd with a time of 28:07.5.
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Hill assist: Bulldogs’ Patrick Lendrum comes down the small hill as he looks to stay in front of three other runners. Lendrum finished 28th with a time of 18:25.4.
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In the middle: Bulldogs’ Eric Bates takes a quick peek of the runner in front of him as he prepares to make his final kick. Bates finished 45th with a time of 18:55.6.
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Pumping his arms: Bulldogs’ Joaquin Abraham starts to gain speed during his final kick as he heads towards the finish line. Abraham finished 81st with a time of 20:27.7.
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Bouncing on the ground: Bulldogs’ Keegan Bates looks towards the finish line as he starts to use his final kick. Bates finished 86th with a time of 20:49.3
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Glaring ahead: Bulldogs’ Max Needham starts to come down the final stretch as the sun starts to hit his face. Needham finished 91st with a time of 21:18.9.
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Finishing quick: Bulldogs’ Henry Gumper swings his arms as he looks to make a strong finish. Gumper finished in 94th with a time of 21:34.0.
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Eying his competition: Blackbirds’ Mason Curl looks at Ichabod Crane’s Theodore Thiess-Helden as he looks to make one last pass. Curl finished 9th with a time of 16:36.3.
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Swarmed: Blackbirds’ Carter Ward runs in between two Ichabod Crane runners as they all battle for positions to the finish line. Ward finished 36th with a time of 17:28.1.
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Battling till the end: Blackbirds’ Peter Coffey and Albany Academy’s Xavier Morton race neck and neck as they fight towards the finish line. Coffey finished 58th with a time of 18:16.1.
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All alone: Blackbirds’ Jake Molloy pumps his arms as he looks to pick up speed as he heads towards the finish line. Molloy finished 60th with a time of 18:17.3.
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Kicking up the grass: Blackbirds’ Hayden Heckler pushes off the ground with his toes as he looks towards the finish line. Heckler finished 81st with a time of 19:11.9.
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Following the line: Blackbirds’ Judah Buckley runs along the outside of the course as he takes a breath of air approaching the finish line. Buckley finished 89th with a time of 19:28.7.
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Leaning forward: Blackbirds’ Joe Cocci looks at the crowd as he makes his way towards the finish line. Cocci finished 115th with a time of 20:59.4.
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Jogging along: Blackbirds’ Ellison Hawkins looks down the final stretch as he pumps his arms. Hawkins finished in 123rd with a time of 21:16.0.
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Running on by: Blackbirds’ Finn Rufa uses his kick to get past Corinth/Hadley-Luzerne’s Tanner Brooks as they approach the finish line. Rufa finished 125th with a time of 21:24.4.
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Head wind: Blackbirds’ George Alington looks down towards the finish line as he feels the wind hit his face. Alington finished 150th with a time of 23:42.1.
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Big lead: Eagles’ Sophia Chromczak comes out of the woods with a big lead as she takes the group four race. Chromczak won with a time of 17:04.6.
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Kick up rocks: Eagles’ Logan Kuhn looks towards the final stretch of the race as she comes out of the woods. Kuhn finished third with a time of 17:38.8.
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Setting herself up: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop looks to the inside of Baldwinsville’s Kamryn Barton as they both leave the woods. Vellekoop finished 7th with a time of 17:51.4.
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Hitting her stride: Eagles’ Anna Chrapowitzky comes out of the woods with speed with no other competitors around her. Chrapowitzky finished 8th with a time of 17:52.4.
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Pulling away: Guilderland’s Tara Iyer starts to pick up her pace as she exits the woods and tries to stay in front of Saratoga’s Erin Moleski. Iyer finished 12th with a time of 18:12.1.
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Dust kicker: Guilderland’s Teagan Davis looks ahead as she tries to pass the two runners that are in front of her. Davis finished 18th with a time of 18:35.2.
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Good foot placement: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell looks at the rocky trail as she looks to pick up speed as she leaves the woods. Cornell finished 24th with a time of 18:50.3.
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Solid run: Eagles’ Tess McNamara stands tall as she pumps her arms as she leaves the woods and towards the finish line. McNamara finished 28th with a time of 19:01.1
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Paired up: Eagles’ Sidney Graham (378) and Lillian Masters (386) run shoulder to shoulder as they both start to leave the woods. Graham finished 31st with a time of 19:09.2 and Masters in 25th with a time of 18:54.8.
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Knocking one off: Guilderland’s Lily Hubbard pumps her arms as she looks at the rocky trail as she passes Washingtonville’s Elizabeth Roa. Hubbard finished 40th with a time of 19:31.3.
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Pigtail flying: Guilderland’s Jane McCoy looks at the runners in front of her as she looks to make a pass near the finish line. McCoy finished 43rd with a time of 19:36.0.
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Close battle: Guilderland’s Julia Beyer (1109) and Eagles’ Sophia Syed (400) run neck and neck as they both compete in the woods. Beyer finished 51st with a time of 19:53.1 and Syed finished 48th with a time of 19:49.2.
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Concentrated: Guilderland’s Danika Kosier stares ahead as she looks to start her kick towards the finish line. Kosier finished 59th with a time of 20:02.0.
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Drafting: Eagles’ Caroline Murphy pumps her arms as she follows closely behind the runner in front of her. Murphy finished 62nd with a time of 20:08.0.
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Close pack: Eagles’ Brynn Elfeldt competes with two other runners as they all leave the woods. Elfeldt finished 70th with a time of 20:26.7.
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Running in her lane: Guilderland’s Kara Whiteside looks down at the trail as she looks to leave the woods in front of the Ballston Spa runner. Whiteside finished 78th with a time of 20:41.6.
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Gaining traction: Guilderland’s Camille Wey looks at the rocky trail as she prepares to start her final kick. Wey finished 75th with a time of 20:39.0.
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At her pace: Eagles’ Ruby O’Meara runs along the rocky trail as she looks to leave the woods and towards the finish line. O’Meara finished 94th with a time of 21:35.7.
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Fending off the best: Guilderland’s Joseph Kosier starts to pick up his pace as he comes out of the woods and towards the finish line. Kosier finished second with a time of 14:59.5.
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Close by: Eagles’ Calvin Howard runs right next to the right shoulder of Saratoga’s Levi Layden as they both exit the woods. Howard finished 13th with a time of 15:39.7.
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Good competition: Guilderland’s Joshua Melchior (1240) and Eagles’ Lucas Bernacki (415) both battle next to one another as they exit the woods. Melchior finished 25th with a time of 16:02.3 and Bernacki finished 28th with a time of 16:03.4
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Blocking the rays: Eagles’ Keaton Rickert runs along the left of the trail as he makes a pass on Nisky’s Nicholas Downing. Rickert finished 44th with a time of 16:21.5.
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Trail runner: Eagles’ Andrew Turinsky pumps his arms as he makes his way out of the woods and towards the finish line. Turinsky finished 58th with a time of 16:31.9.
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Everyone out: Guilderland’s Benjamin Vrooman (1244) leads a bunch of runners including Eagles’ Logan Greaux (437) as they all leave the woods. Vrooman finished 81st with a time of 16:44.9 and Greaux finished in 73rd with a time of 16:42.3.
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Eagerly looking to pass: Guilderland’s Zachary Stupar eyes an opening in the middle in between runners as they leave the woods. Stupar finished 79th with a time of 16:44.3.
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Coming out strong: Eagles’ Tristan McCarthy runs along the rocky trail as he looks to stay ahead of the runner. McCarthy finished 87th with a time of 16:57.6.
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Light on his feet: Eagles’ Everett Probeck runs along the center of the trail as he looks to start his final kick towards the finish line. Probeck finished 92nd with a time of 17:12.8.
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Feeling the rocks: Guilderland’s Colin Davis runs on the left side of the trail as he starts to exit the woods and final part towards the finish line. Davis finished 90th with a time of 17:04.9.