Photos: Local Teams Will Send 21 To NYS Championships
This past Thursday and Friday, June 5 and 6, members of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, Guilderland, and Voorheesville track teams looked to qualify for the New York State Championships, if they hadn’t gotten the super standard to automatically qualify, in Middletown High School this Friday and Saturday. Twenty-one students qualified, which included six relay teams.
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All his might: Bulldogs’ Christian Arsenault uses his strength to prepare to release his shot during his first attempt. Arsenault finished in sixth in Class C with a distance of 39 feet, 2.50 inches.
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Off the toes: Bulldogs’ Matt Cyr releases his shot during his first attempt in the Class C shot put. Cyr finished third with a distance of 43 feet, 0.25 inches.
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Kicking it over: Guilderland’s Jeanne Lu clears the hurdle in her 100-meter hurdle portion of the Class A pentathlon. Lu finished second in the hurdles with a time of 16.29 seconds and second overall with 2513 points.
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Blackbird soars: Voorheesville’s Hailey Murphy leaps over the hurdle in the 100-meter hurdle portion of the Class C pentathlon. Murphy finished sixth with a time of 19.08 seconds and fourth with 2082 points.
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Hurdle on over: Guilderland’s Arianna Mills stares towards the finish line as she flies over the hurdle in her Class A 100-meter hurdle heat. Mills finished fifth with a time of 16.46 seconds then on Friday finished 6th with a time of 17.65 seconds.
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Hanging close: Guilderland’s Fiona McCarthy sprints down the track at full speed during her Class A preliminary heat. McCarthy finished 13th with a time of 12.97 seconds.
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Sailing on down: Guilderland’s Evynn Burnett pumps her arms as she sprints down the track in her Class A preliminary heat. Burnett finished 14th with a time of 13.07 seconds.
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Getting out quick: Blackbirds’ Gus Dawson-Beilby breaks from his blocks as he starts to pick up speed in his Class C preliminary heat. Dawson-Beilby finished seventh with a time of 11.47 seconds.
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Late push: Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin sprints down the track to pass other runners late in the Class C preliminary heat. Irwin won the preliminaries with a time of 10.88 seconds.
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High riser: Eagles’ Simon Annastas uses his pole to fly up high to clear the bar in his second attempt in the pole vault. Annastas finished 8th with a height of 11 feet, 6 inches.
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On her toes: Guilderland’s Maryn Vrooman comes around the first turn as she picks up speed in her Class A 400-meter heat. Vrooman finished 8th with a time of 1:00.90.
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Breaking together: Guilderland’s Lauren Burnash, left, and Saida Assabahi break from their blocks as they compete in the Class A 400-meters. Burnash finished fourth and qualified for states with a time of 57.39 seconds and Assabahi already qualified for states as she pulled away from the track.
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Sweat flying: Guilderland’s Octavius Flowers comes down the front stretch at full speed as he tries to pass one last runner. Flowers finished fourth with a time of 51.69 seconds.
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Locomotive: Guilderland’s Jack Larson pumps his arms as he comes down the track at full speed to pass the Troy runner. Larson won and qualified for states with a time of 50.03 seconds. He will also compete in the 200-meters and long jump.
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Feeling the heat: Eagles’ Lucas Nalbone sprints down the track as he competes in the Class A 400-meters. Nalbone finished 10th with a time of 53.66 seconds.
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In the clear: Guilderland’s Danika Kosier starts around the turn as she competes in the Class A 800-meters. Kosier finished 8th with a time of 2:22.43.
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Track spread of runners as Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan (8), Eagles’ Katherine Bannigan (7), Guilderland’s Julia Beyer (6), Eagles’ Anna Chrapowitky (5), and Blackbirds’ Avery Grant (4) come around the track in their lane as they compete in the 800-meters. Grant already qualified for states, Tynan in 9th with a time of 2:24.87, Bannigan in 6th with a time of 2:18.72, Beyer in 7th with a time of 2:19.14, and Chrapowitky in 4th with a time of 2:18.02.
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Battle for states: Blackbirds’ Savannah Schmidt comes around the turn on the second lap of the 800-meters ahead of Eagles’ Anna Chrapowitzky and Guilderland’s Julia Beyer. Schmidt qualifies for states in Class C winning with a time of 2:19.00.
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Brief jog: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop trots around the first turn before peeling off as she already qualified for states in the 800-meters.
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Late pushes: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier runs ahead of Eagles’ Charlotte O’Meara as they come off the turn in their 800-meter heat. Kosier finished third with a time of 2:17.79 and O’Meara in 5th with a time of 2:18.59.
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Fast Bulldog: BKW’s Owen Lounsbury comes around the turn as he looks to gain speed as he competes in the 800-meters. Lounsbury finished 5th with a time of 2:02.67.
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Bulldog battling: BKW’s Joaquin Abraham comes off the turn as he picks up speed in his 800-meter run. Abraham finished 16th with a time of 2:13.27.
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Out for a run: Blackbirds’ Mason Curl comes around the turn as he attempts to catch up to the small pack ahead of him in the 800-meters. Curl finished in 14th with a time of 2:10.07.
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Cutting air: Bulldogs’ Patrick Lendrum leaps off from his last step as he soars towards the pit in his first attempt in the Class C triple jump. Lendrum finished 5th with a distance of 40 feet, 8 inches.
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Neck and neck: Guilderland’s Brian Igweike and Eagles’ Markiem Brace break away from their blocks as they start going around the turn in their preliminary Class A 200-meters. Igweike finished 10th with a time of 23.77 seconds and Brace finished 9th with a time of 23.14 seconds.
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Quick feet: Eagles’ Jonathan Radcliffe breaks away well from his blocks as he pumps his arms in the preliminary heat in the Class A 200-meters. Radcliffe finished third with a time of 21.98 seconds and on Friday qualified for states by winning with a time of 22.09 seconds.
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Clear for states: Guilderland’s Parker Steele looks ahead at the finish line as she soars over the last hurdle in the 400-meter hurdles. Steele finished second and qualified for states with a time of 1:03.24.
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Late overpass: Eagles’ Logan Kuhn gets to the inside of Shen’s Leyla Bhusri as the start another lap in the Class A 3000-meter run. Kuhn won and qualified for states with a time of 10:02.71.
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Splashtastic: Eagles’ Sophia Chromczak (1) and Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier (11) make a big splash into the pool as they compete in the Class A 3000-meter steeplechase. Chromczak won and qualified for states with a time of 7:03.63 and Kosier in second with a time of 7:20.81.
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Angry spot: Guilderland’s Jane McCoy has a snarl on her face as she comes out of the pool during a lap in the Class A 2000-meter steeplechase. McCoy finished 5th with a time of 7:37.22.
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Happy splash: Guilderland’s Braelyn Cornell is surrounded by the splash she made and the rain coming down as she competes in the Class A 2000-meter steeplechase. Cornell finished 6th with a time of 7:39.46.
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Soggy victory: Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin sprints down the track in downpour rain as he passes by the competition as he wins the Class C 100-meter dash finals. Irwin qualifies for states with a time of 11.08 seconds.
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Battling in the elements: Eagles’ Markiem Brace sprints down the track as the rain starts to go sideways as he competes in the finals of the Class A 100-meter dash. Brace finished in 5th with a time of 11.42 seconds.
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Careful leap: Guilderland’s Lauren Hickey squints her eyes while the rain comes down as she clears the hurdle in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles. Hickey finished 3rd with a time of 16.83 seconds.
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Water trail: Guilderland’s Langston Threatte starts to leap over the last hurdle as water droplets come off his spikes in the Class A 110-meter hurdles. Threatte finished 3rd with a time of 15.26 seconds.
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Fighting in the pack: Blackbirds’ Shayla Hyman splashes along the inside of the track as she looks for an opening in the 1500-meters. Hyman won Class C and qualified for states with a time of 4:53.63.
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Splashing through puddles: Eagles’ Anna Chrapowitzky runs alongside the barrier as she stays in front of the Holy Names’ Maeve Joyce as they compete in the 1500-meters. Chrapowitzky finished 4th in Class A with a time of 4:38.74.
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Splish splash: Eagles’ Katherine Bannigan runs on the inside lane of the track as she competes in the 1500-meter run. Bannigan finished 5th in Class A with a time of 4:45.07.
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Cruising along: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier hugs the rail as she runs another lap in the 1500-meters. Kosier finished 9th in Class A with a time of 4:55.37.
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Coming on strong: Guilderland’s Julia Beyer comes around the turn as she starts another lap in the 1500-meters. Beyer finished 12th in Class A with a time of 5:09.78.
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Soaring far: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart leaps towards the pit after taking her last step as she looks to land in the Class A triple jump. Barnhart won with a distance of 37 feet, 2.75 inches and qualified for states and also qualified in long jump.
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With a light rain falling, Guilderland’s Joe Kosier (12) and Eagles’ Calvin Howard (4) run shoulder to shoulder as they come off the turn as they compete in the 1600-meters. Kosier finished 4th in Class A with a time of 4:17.61 and Howard in 10th with a time of 4:38.14.
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Oh so close: Eagles’ Mikey Murphy stays behind the Shaker runner as he looks to make a pass in the 1600-meters. Murphy finished second in Class A with a time of 4:17.61.
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Going up high: Bulldogs’ Ella Roether looks at her landing spot as she starts to leap over the bar in her first attempt in the high jump. Roether finished 3rd in Class C with a height of 4 feet, 10 inches.
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Safe exchange: Eagles’ Alexandra Rivard holds the baton out for her teammate Caroline Murphy for the second leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team finished 4th in Class A with a time of 10:03.42.
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Separating themselves: Blackbirds’ Shayla Hyman puts the baton into teammate Salma Sayahi’s hand to keep their speed up for the second leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team won Class C and qualified for states with a time of 9:54.41.
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Keep it going: Guilderland’s Kara Whiteside looks to make sure teammate Tara Iyer has the baton in her hand for the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay. The relay team won Class A with a time of 9:39.98 and qualified for states.
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Coming in for a landing: Bulldogs’ Cadence Lawrence looks down at the pit as she soars in the air after taking her last step in the triple jump. Lawrence finished 8th in Class C with a distance of 29 feet, 10 inches.
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Taking and going: Guilderland’s Colin Davis looks ahead as he has his hand on the baton from teammate Joe Kosier for the third leg. The relay team finished 3rd in Class A with a time of 8:08.66.
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Giving it her all: Guilderland’s Calliegh Del Pozzo really puts in maximum effort as she prepares to throw her shot. Del Pozzo finished 4th in Class A with a distance of 31 feet, 1.50 inches.
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Quick exchange: Guilderland’s Lauren Burnash looks to put the baton into her teammate Saida Assabahi’s hand for the last exchange in the 4x100-relay. The relay team already qualified for states.
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Sealing the deal: Bulldogs’ Kole Irwin feels the baton go into his hand from teammate Patrick Lendrum for the last exchange in the 4x100-relay. The relay team won Class C with a time of 43.98 seconds and qualified for states.
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Going for it: Bulldogs’ Joaquin Abraham fully extends his right arm to give an easy exchange to teammate Owen Lounsbury in the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team won Class C with a time of 3:27.70 and qualified for states.
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What you looking at: Bulldogs’ Arlan Wright looks back as he curls his body to clear the bar in the high jump portion of the pentathlon. Wright won Class C with 3205 points and qualified for states to defend his state championship.