Photos: Local Teams Send A Slew Of Athletes To States
On Saturday, Feb. 22, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Guilderland, and Voorheesville indoor track teams battled it out against the other top Section 2 teams at Hudson Valley Community College to punch their ticket to the New York State Public High School Sports Association state competition at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on March 8. Guilderland will send nine, including two relay teams; Voorheesville and BKW will each send one.
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Big soar: Guilderland’s Ryan Rainka flies through the air after pushing off on his last step and heads towards the pit in the triple jump. Rainka finished 15th with a distance of 37 feet, 6.25 inches.
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Sliding on by: Guilderland’s Jeanne Lu leaps up and soars over the bar in the high jump event. Lu finished 13th with a height of 4 feet, 6 inches.
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Releasing from her hands: Guilderland’s Arianna Mills pushes her pole away as she goes up and over the bar in the pole vault. Mills finished 5th with a height of 8 feet, 6 inches.
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Triple parallel: Bulldogs’ Ella Roether looks at the ceiling as she soars over the bar during her first attempt. Roether finished 4th with a height of 4 feet, 10 inches.
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Big twirl: Guilderland’s Calliegh Del Pozzo gathers momentum as she spins while holding her weight throw. Del Pozzo finished fourth with a distance of 38 feet, 0.25 inches.
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Hair flying: Guilderland’s Parker Steele easily soars over the last hurdle during the finals in the 55-meter hurdles. Steele won the event with a time of 8.56 seconds and advanced to States.
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Low liner: Bulldogs’ Arlan Wright kicks his right leg out as he clears the hurdle during the finals of the 55-meter hurdles. Wright finished 5th with a time of 8.43 seconds.
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Powerful plant: Blackbirds’ Gus Dawson-Beilby looks to put his right foot onto the track as he speeds down in the 55-meter dash preliminary. Dawson-Beilby finished 9th with a time of 7.03 seconds.
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Pushing hard: Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin shoves off his right fight as he speeds down the track in the 55-meter final. Irwin finished second with a time of 6.72 second and qualified for States.
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Clenching his fists: Guilderland’s Tommy Dwyer pumps his arms hard as he sprints down the track in the 55-meter dash. Dwyer finished 15th with a time of 7.11 seconds.
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Little lean: Guilderland’s Tara Iyer makes her way around the turn during a lap in the 3000-meters. Iyer finished in 10th with a time of 11:26.76.
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In a battle: Blackbirds’ Shayla Hyman pushes off her left toes as she starts around the turn trying to stay ahead of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake’s Lillian Knott. Hyman finished 9th with a time of 11:18.91.
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Flying far: Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer sores in the air after taking her last step during her second attempt in the triple jump. Cramer won with a distance of 38 feet, 2.50 inches where she qualified for States; she also will compete in the long jump and 4x200-meter relay.
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Just getting by: Guilderland’s Langston Threatte looks to see his left heel just getting over the hurdle in the finals. Threatte finished 3rd with a time of 8.28 seconds and qualified for States.
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Locked in: Guilderland’s Will Smitas has his game face on as he battles Bethlehem’s Calvin Howard (12) and CBA’s Michael Versaci (8) as they start another lap in the 3200-meters. Smitas finished 2nd with a time of 9:31.68 and qualified for States.
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Full extension: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart soars in the air after taking her last step in the triple jump. Barnhart finished third with a distance of 36 feet, 4 inches and qualified for States in the event as well as in the long jump.
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In her grasp: Guilderland’s Maryn Vrooman watches her hand wrap around the baton as her teammate Maya Wojcik for the final leg of the 4x400-meters relay. The relay team finished 4th with a time of 4:23.89.
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Clean exchange: Bulldogs’ Arlan Wright watches the baton go into his teammate Joaquin Abraham for the final leg of the 4x400-meters relay. The relay team finished 5th with a time of 3:58.20.
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Ready to fly: Guilderland’s Parker Steele reaches for the baton from her teammate Tatum Cramer for the second leg in the 4x200-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 1:49.52 and qualified for States.
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All out: Guilderland’s Jack Larson holds his arms up high as he soars from the board in the long jump. Larson finished second with a distance of 21 feet, 2.25 inches and qualified for States and also in the 300-meters.
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Battling for space: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier heads into the turn to start a new lap shoulder to shoulder with Bethlehem’s Charlotte O’Meara in the 1000-meter. Kosier finished third with a time of 3:04.56 and qualified for States.
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Keeping pace: Blackbirds’ Avery Grant starts around the turn to start a new lap as she competes in the 1000-meters. Grant finished in 9th with a time of 3:20.07.
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Ahead by a foot: Guilderland’s Saida Assabahi is on her right toe as she speeds around the turn in the 300-meter as she battles Ichabod Crane’s Kiley Melanson in the preliminaries. Assabahi finished third with a time of 41.70 seconds and qualified for States.
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Floating around the turn: Guilderland’s Maya Wojcik speeds around the turn as she competes in the 300-meters. Wojcik finished 13th with a time of 46.67 seconds.
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Battle in the front: Guilderland’s Lily Hubbard (6) and Deena Del Pozzo (4) run together as they start a new lap in the 600-meters. Hubbard finished 9th with a time of 1:51.08 and Del Pozzo finished 8th with a time of 1:51.00.
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Leader of the pack: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop sprints down the final stretch ahead of the other competitors in the 600-meters. Vellekoop won with a time of 1:40.77 and qualified for States.
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Angry run: Guilderland’s Sean Levy gets boxed in as he starts another lap in the 600-meters. Levy finished 9th with a time of 1:31.48.
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Looking for an opening: Blackbirds’ Savannah Schmidt sees a small spot between two Saratoga runners as she competes in the 1500-meters. Schmidt finished in 13th with a time of 5:11.08.
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Eyeing her competition: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell looks to get ahead of Mohonasen’s Rachel Miller as they start a new lap in the 1500-meters. Cornell finished third with a time of 4:56.01 and qualified for States.
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Getting ahead: Guilderland’s Noah Johnson sprints down the track to complete a lap in the 1600-meters. Johnson finished 8th with a time of 4:45.01.
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Grab and go: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell looks back with her arm stuck out to take the baton from her teammate Alexa Cornell in the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 2nd with a time of 9:40.52 and qualified for States.
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Getting emotional: Blackbirds’ Savannah Schmidt starts getting teary eyed as she hands the baton to Alannah McCarthy for the second leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished second with a time of 10:26.21 and qualified for States for the first time ever.