Photos: Local Teams Compete At Sectionals, Blackbirds Girls Go Back-to-Back
On Saturday morning, Nov. 5, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Guilderland, and Voorheesville cross-country teams competed against other Section 2 teams to battle for spots in States this coming Saturday at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School. Guilderland girls will be sending one, Voorheesville girls won the Class D Sectional title and the boys team will be sending one.
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Running together: Voorheesville’s Mason Curl and Derek Hillicross sprint away at the start of the boys’ Class D race.
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Alone in the crowd: BKW’s Owen Lounsbury is amongst the crowd in the boys’ Class D race.
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All alone: Voorheesville’s Mason Curl races down the final stretch in the Class D race where he finished third overall with a time of 17:26.3 and qualified for the state meet.
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Pumping along: BKW’s Owen Lounsbury comes down the final stretch. Lounsbury finished 27th with a time of 20:15.8.
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Battle to the end: Voorheesville’s Derek Hillicross battles Schoharie’s Jacob Ringuette to the finish line. Hillicross finished in 54th with a time of 22:38.9.
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Sailing away: The ten person Guilderland boys team sprints away from the starting line in the Class A race.
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Clear sailing: Guilderland’s Finn Burke runs alone towards the finish line. Burke finished 8th with a time of 16:36.2 and just missed out to qualify for states.
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Nearing the end: Guilderland’s Will Smitas looks down as he approaches the finish line. Smitas finished in 10th with a time of 16:54.4
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Feeling it: Guilderland’s Aakash Iyer feels some sort of discomfort as he finishes the 3-mile course at Queensbury High School. Iyer finished 19th with a time of 17:23.9.
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On his toe: Guilderland’s Joe Kosier sprints ahead of Saratoga’s Brent Pasek to the finish line. Kosier finished in 24th with a time of 17:38.7.
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Nice and calm: Guilderland’s Alex Blasiak comes down the final stretch in the Class A race. Blasiak finished in 36th with a time of 18:14.0.
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Eagle sandwich: Guilderland’s Alex Goldman splits Bethlehem’s Patrick Murphy and Ansen Chamberlain down the final stretch. Goldman finished 37th with a time of 18:16.2.
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Making the turn: Guilderland’s Ben Mayer goes around the final turn towards the finish line. Mayer finished in 57th with a time of 18:41.3.
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Last minute encouragement: Guilderland’s Alex Balzersen runs past his coach Julianne Scanlan and a parent as he nears the end. Balzersen finished in 60th with a time of 18:46.6.
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Late push: Guilderland’s Alex Young pushes himself to sprint hard at the end of the race. Young finished in 74th with a time of 19:20.4.
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Leading a line of runners, Guilderland’s Young Xu came out of the last turn ahead of two runners. Xu finished in 72nd with a time of 19:19.1.
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Release the flock: The Voorheesville girls cross-country team sprints away from the start as they won the Class D sectional title with 19 points and will race for a state title this Saturday at 1p.m.
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Leading the class: Voorheesville’s Mariem Sayahi approaches the last corner ahead of the second place runner as her coach, Joe Becker, claps for her. Sayahi won the Class D title with a time of 19:17.7.
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Open field: Voorheesville’s Lindsey Wight starts the last turn with no other runner in sight. Wight finished 5th with a time of 20:13.2.
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Eyeing ahead: Voorheesville’s Caitlin McCarthy approaches the final turn to see who's in front to catch. McCarthy finished in 7th with a time of 20:43.4.
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Hair flying: Voorheesville’s Savannah Schmidt takes a peek down at the ground before making the last turn and push. Schmidt finished in 9th with a time of 21:04.3.
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Catching that runner: Voorheesville’s Merrin Brick looks to pass Maple Hill’s Rosilee Forrest on the last turn. Brick finished in 13th with a time of 21:51.6.
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Fast Bulldog: BKW’s Natalie Elble leads two runners towards the last turn. Elble finished in 17th with a time of 22:10.1.
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Companions: Voorheesville’s Chloe Kirgan (829) and Alannah McCarthy (830) stay close together as they approach the final turn. Kirgan finished in 16th with a time of 22:07.3 and McCarthy finished in 18th with a time of 22:10.1.
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Staying ahead: Voorheesville’s Mary Genovesi has a good size lead over the runner that’s behind her as they make the last turn. Genovesi finished in 20th with a time of 22:22.1.
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Where did you come from? Voorheesville’s Julia Young watches Lake George’s Taylor Syvertsen pass her on the last turn. Young finished in 25th with a time of 23:26.1.
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Casual jog: Voorheesville’s Jenna Curl takes it slower as she leads the runner behind her. Curl finished in 27th with a time of 23:37.8.
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Finishing strong: BKW’s Emily Sherman makes her way towards the final turn. Sherman finished in 59th with a time of 31:30.5.
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Determined: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop sprints hard down the final stretch. Vellekoop finished 10th with a time of 19:19.8 and qualified for the state meet.
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Deep thought: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell finishes strong down the stretch. Cornell finished 20th with a time of 20:11.3
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Last gasp: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier pops her arms as she gets closer to the finish. Kosier finished in 33rd with a time of 20:37.2.
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Watching her opponent: Guilderland’s Lily Hubbard looks down at the runners feet as she nears the end. Hubbard finished in 38th with a time of 20:43.6.
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Splitting the competition: Guilderland’s Elca Hubbard (375) and Tara Iyer (377) go around the Colonie runner on either side. Hubbard finished in 43rd with a time of 20:54.7 and Iyer finished in 40th with a time of 20:50.7.
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Catching: Guilderland’s Kara Whiteside looks to catch Shaker’s Olivia Dunkel as they go down the last stretch. Whiteside finished in 52nd with a time of 21:16.4.
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Eyeing the finish: Guilderland’s Rebecca Kleiber looks down the final stretch to the finish line. Kleiber finished in 55th with a time of 21:27.4.
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Going wide: Guilderland’s Emma Wendt tries to pass Shaker’s Lilla Korniss down the last portion of the course. Wendt finished in 58th with a time of 21:30.3.
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Making good time: Guilderland’s Violet McCutcheon jogs down the home stretch to the finish line. McCutcheon finished in 69th with a time of 21:51.8.
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Showing off the hardware: Members of the Voorheesville girls cross-country team sit with their Section 2 Class D championship.