Photos: Best Foot Forward
On a warm and breezy Saturday, the Guilderland boys’ and girls’ outdoor track team took part in the 52nd annual Colonie Relays held at Colonie High School. The girls’ team won with a score of 117 while the boys’ team finished in fourth place with a score of 73. For some events, schools had groups of three athletes and combined their distances and points to determine an overall winner in that event.
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Getting the girls’ team off on the right foot, Guilderland's 3-by-100-meter shuttle hurdle relay team of Ify Ojukwu, Hanna Durant, and Josette Muamba was in the first heat of the relay. The relay team won with a time of 50.38 seconds, nearly two seconds faster then Shenendehowa.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Breezing over the Hurdles, Guilderland's Hanna Durant runs the first leg of the 3-by-100-meter shuttle relay.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
With ease: Guilderland's Josette Muamba wins the heat for the Dutch and first overall in the 3-by-100-meter shuttle relay.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Splashing away: Guilderland’s Erin Miceli, in the water, and Alexis Anagnostopolos, on the barrier, compete in the 2000-meter steeplechase. Miceli finished in second place with a time of 7:48.12, and teammate Anagnostopolos finished in third with a time of 7:54.15.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Record breaking: Guilderland’s Isabella Bruno jumps and clears five feet to tie for first but the relay team finished second overall with a total height of 14, feet 3 inches. Bruno was part of the long- and triple-jump relay teams, which finished first. The long-jump team broke its own school record with a total distance of 46 feet, 11 3/4 inches, while the triple-jump team broke the school record, with a total of 105 feet and three-quarters inches, and broke the meet record of 104 feet, 7-and-a quarter inches, as well.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Smooth sailing: Guilderland’s Madison Bini clears 4 feet, 6 inches in the high-jump relay Saturday morning at the Colonie Relays at Colonie High School where Bini finished sixth. Bini along with teammates Isabella Bruno and Trinity Kenney finished in second place with a total of 14 feet, 3 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The boys’ team had some good events too. The 4-by-800-meter relay team, middle right, of Arthur Horan, Noah Tindale, Noah Carey, and Andrew Horan led from start to finish. The relay team won with a time of 7:58.60, which broke the 2000 record from Albany of 8:02.2. Here Arthur Horan passes the baton to teammate Noah Tindale.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
With a flick of the wrist: Guilderland’s Mete Rice competes in discus. Rice won with a distance of 140 feet, 5 inches but the team finished in second place overall.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Upper-body strength: Guilderland’s Caroline Murphy uses her strength on the pole as she easily clears 7 feet en route to a 10th-place finish in the pole-vault relay. Murphy along with Meghan Brewer and Ally Schultz finished in fourth place at the Colonie Relays with a height of 21 feet, 6 inches.