Photos: Dutch Take Title On Girls Side While Others Run Well
On Sunday, Jan. 8, the Guilderland Dutchmen and Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs indoor teams took part in the Ed Cepiel Invitational held at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Guilderland girls won the title while the boys finished in eighth. The Bulldogs finished in 33rd for the girls and the boys didn’t score any points.
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Away it goes: Guilderland’s Alex Hamilton spins around to release his weight throw on his first attempt. Hamilton finished 32nd with a distance of 25 feet, 8 inches.
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Soft landing: BKWs Lorelei Kuhn comes down to land in the pit after leaping from the board. Kuhn finished in 31st with a distance of 10 feet, 10.25 inches.
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Take and go: Guilderland’s Kadija Sano, in back, gives the baton to her teammate Nithia Gutta in the second leg of the four by 200-meter relay. The relay team finished fourth with a time of 1:52.90.
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Arching over: BKW’s Claire Scram bends her body like a comma to clear the bar at 7 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault event. Scram finished seventh at a height of 7 feet, 6 inches.
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Sliding over: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart just slides over the bar in the pole vault event. Barnhart finished in 10th with a height of 7 feet even.
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Lift off: Guilderland’s Aliyah Fanodu looks down as she flies over the bar in the pole vault. Fanodu finished tied for fourth with a height of 8 feet, 6 inches.
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Bulldog flying: BKW’s Locke Gerken looks at the pad while he clears the bar in the high jump event. Gerken finished 21st with a height of 5 feet, 2 inches.
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Quick hurdler: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart flies over the first hurdle in the 55-meter event. She finished first overall with a time of 8.66 seconds. Barnhart broke the school record in the 55-meter hurdle. She also won the 200-meter hurdle with a time of 30.11 seconds.
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Big exhale: Guilderland’s Parker Steele easily clears the hurdle in the 55-meter hurdle event. Steele finished second with a time of 8.79 seconds and then finished fourth in the 200-meter hurdle with a time of 30.43 seconds.
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Battle to the line: Guilderland’s Adrian Cummings clears the hurdle as he chases Albany Academy’s Bashir Praileau in the 55-meter hurdles. Cummings finished ninth with a time of 8.73 seconds.
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Powerful leap: Guilderland’s Ethan Solomon exhales as he leaps over the first hurdle in the 55-meter hurdles. Solomon finished in 33rd with a time of 10.44 seconds.
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Watching it go: Guilderland’s Gabby Barbato lets her shot put fly in her first attempt on Sunday morning. Barbato finished in 40th with a distance of 22 feet, 9.50 inches.
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Following through: Guilderland’s Calliegh Del Pazzo looks at where she wants to throw her shot put. Del Pazzo finished in 33rd with a distance of 24 feet, 00.25 inches.
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Power throw: BKW’s Mackenzie Lawrence puts all her might into her first throw in the shot put event. Lawrence finished in 9th with a distance of 31 feet, 8 inches.
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Flying Dutch: Guilderland’s Olivia Hilton flies from the board in her first attempt in the long jump. Hilton finished in fourth with a distance of 16 feet, 10.25 inches.
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Going far: Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer flies off the board and cruises towards the pit. Cramer finished second with a distance of 17 feet, 8.25 inches.
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Leading a small pack: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop leads the second group in her 1500-meter run heat trailing the leaders Vellekoop finished in fifth with a time of 4:57.13.
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Battling along: Guilderland’s Aakash Iyer (2) and William Smitas (3) ran together in a pack of runners in the 1600-meter run. Iyer finished third with a time of 4:31.53 and Smitas finished fifth with a time of 4:32.36.
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Looking ahead: BKW’s Ella Roether races down the front stretch in the 200-meter hurdle event. Roether finished in 33rd with a time of 37.54 seconds.
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Best foot forward: BKW’s Arlen Wright clears the hurdle on the front stretch in the 200-meter hurdle event. Wright finished in 10th with a time of 28.49 seconds.
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Down the line: Guilderland’s Bevin McConaghy follows a Smithtown West runner during her heat in the 600-meters. McConaghy finished in 30th with a time of 1:56.25.
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Battle to the finish: Guilderland’s Kara Whiteside runs with her competition as it runs down the main straight in the 600-meters. Whiteside finished in 17th with a time of 1:51.95.
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Floating on air: BKW’s Joaquin Abraham battles along with other runners in the 600-meter event. Abraham finished in 39th with a time of 1:42.25.
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Finishing strong: Guilderland’s Luca Cumming, with his hair flying, comes down the final stretch of the 600-meter run. Cumming finished in 16th with a time of 1:34.12.
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Looking at her competitor: Voorheesville’s Mariem Sayahi looks at Hoosic Valley’s Sophia Squires down the front in the 3000-meter run. Sayahi finished in third with a time of 10:39.03.
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Quick feet: BKW’s Katie Stevens gets off the blocks quickly in the semifinals of the 55-meter dash. Stevens was 14th fastest with a time of 7.79 seconds.
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Determined: Guilderland’s Megan Swan gets alongside Shenendehowa’s Node Udeh in their heat in the 55-meter dash. Swan finished second with a time of 7.48 seconds then went on to finish second in the finals with a time of 7.42 seconds.
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On her toe: BKW’s Brooke Reamer gets off the starting line in the 55-meter dash. Reamer finished 65th with a time of 9.73 seconds.