Photos: Dutch and Blackbirds Bring Home Sectional Champs
This past weekend, starting on Jan.27 thru Jan.30, Guilderland, Voorheesville, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo indoor track teams took to the track in an attempt to bring home Section 2 titles. Guilderland girls finished second, a first in school history with 132 points, the boys finished second as well with 85. Voorheesville girls finished third with 59 and the boys in 9th. BKW boys finished in 12th.
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Ready to throw: Guilderland’s Rebecca Klebier uses her forward momentum to throw her shot put last Thursday evening. Klebier finished sixth with a distance of 20 feet, 5.75 inches.
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Getting prepared: Guilderland’s Katie Shorter gets set to throw her shot put in her first attempt in the division 1 section 2 championships last Thursday. Shorter finished fifth with a distance of 20 feet, 10.5 inches.
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Power thrower: Guilderland’s Cadence Brewer places her shot put on her shoulder as she prepares to throw. Brewer won the shot put event with a distance of 40 feet, 4.5 inches.
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Leaping far: Guilderland’s William Bogue cruises on the runway during his first attempt in the division 1 section 2 triple jump at Union College. Bogue finished third with a distance of 38 feet, 7.75 inches.
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Flying along: Guilderland’s Ethan Solomon jumps from the board in his second attempt in the Division 1 section 2 championships. Solomon finished in 11th with a distance of 32 feet, 7.50 inches.
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Off his best foot: Guilderland’s Josh Jerome leaps from the board on his second attempt in the division 1 section 2 championships. Jerome won the event with a distance of 40 feet, 7 inches.
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Cruising to a win: Guilderland’s Willow Novak flies around the turn as her competition tries to catch up to her in the division 1 section 2 girls’ 4x200 meter relay team. Guilderland won with a time of 1:56.55.
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Getting air: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart takes her first leap off the board in the division 1 section 2 triple jump event. Barnhart finished 3rd with a distance of 32 feet, 7 inches.
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Curling the bar: Guilderland’s Trinity Kenney raises up high to clear the bar in the division 1 section 2 girls high jump at Union on Saturday. Kenney won with a height of 4 feet 10 inches.
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Intense trio: Guilderland’s Maeghan Hickey, left, battles Saratoga’s Brooke DeWeese and teammate Kate Scanlan in the girls 55-meter hurdles finals. Hickey won with a time of 7.95 and Scanlan 3rd with a time of 8.16.
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In a pack: Guilderland’s Finn Burke, right, runs with the other runners in the boys 1600-meter event. Burke finished second with a time of 4:37.39.
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Looking around: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop looks ahead at the competition as she runs in the 600-meter run. Vellekoop finished 17th with a time of 2:02.54.
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Double champ: Guilderland Will Cusato leads the pack as they make the turn at Union College in the 600-meter run. Cusato won the 600 with a time of 1:29.97 and also won the 1000-meter event.
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All in the form: Guilderland’s Isaac Hilton takes to the air in the boys high jump event easily clearing this height. Hilton finished second with a height of 5 foot 6 inches.
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Blazing speed: Guilderland’s Kate Scanlan sprints quickly in the semi final race in the girls 45-meter event. Scanlan 2nd with a time of 6.37 and also won in the 300 meter event.
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Locking arms: Guilderland’s Avery Kerr battles Bethlehem’s Rylee Davis in the girls’ 1000-meter event. Kerr finished in 15th with a time of 3:38.09.
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Ninja like: Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s Luciano Lobalbo after taking his last step flies towards the pit in the boys’ triple jump. Lobalbo finished 13th with a distance of 27 feet, 1.50 inches.
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Up and over: Voorheesville’s Ellie Chismark jumps over the second hurdle in the girls’ 55-meter hurdle event. Chismark finished 13th with a time of 12.07.
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Easy clear: Voorheesville’s Phoenix Homer clears the hurdle in the boys’ 55-meter hurdle event. Homer was disqualified for running in the wrong lane.
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All business: BKW’s Arlen Wright clears the hurdle in the 55-meter hurdle event. Wright finished second with a time of 9.20.
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Clean handoff: Voorheesville’s Alannah McCarthy hands the baton off to teammate Alara Crissafulli for the second leg of the girls’ 4x800-meter relay. Voorheesville won the event with a time of 10:54.06.
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Ready for a landing: Voorheesville’s Cailyn Deeb comes down to land into the pit at HVCC on Sunday afternoon in the triple jump. Deeb finished with a distance of 27 feet even.
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Putting his back into it: BKW’s CJ Mockler attempts to clear the bar in the high jump event. Mockler wasn’t able to record a height.
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Running together: Voorheesville’s Victoria Iacabucci (3), Caitlin McCarthy (5), and Mary Genovesi run just in front of each other during the girls’ 1500-meter run. Iacabucci finished 4th with a time of 5:32.48, McCarthy in 5th with a time of 5:32.79 and Genovesi in 6th with a time of 5:40.41.
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In line: Voorheesville’s Derek Hillcross (11) leads his teammates Mason Carl (8) and Nick Reilly (5) in the boys’ 1600-meter run. Carl led the Blackbirds with a 6th place finish with a time of 5:41.07, Reilly in 7th with a time of 5:41.00 and Hillcross in 10th with a time of 6:14.96.
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Best foot ahead: BKW’s Locke Gerken flies off the board in the long jump event. Gerken finished in 17th with a distance of 14 feet, 0.25 inches.
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Going alone: BKW’s Katelynn Burtt competes in the girls’ 600-meter run. Burtt finished in 9th with a time of 2:04.88.
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Sprinting hard: Voorheesville’s Chloe Kirgan runs hard to catch up to the leader in the girls’ 600-meter run. Kirgan finished 2nd with a time of 1:54.68.
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Taking a breath: BKW’s Tim Jackson runs next to his opponents in the boys’ 600-meter run. Jackson finished in 8th with a time of 1:49.05.
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Contemplating: Voorheesville’s Gus Dawson-Beilby checks the floor while he runs in the boys’ 600-meter run. Dawson-Beilby finished in 5th with a time of 1:47.51.
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Way ahead: Voorheesville’s Mariem Sayahi runs quickly away from her competition in the girls’ 3000-meter run. Sayahi won with a time of 11:16.68.
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Keeping up: Voorheesville’s Caelan Lamberton-Dunham runs his race in the boys’ 3200-meter run. Lamberton-Dunham finished in 4th with a time of 11:29.57.