Photos: Dutch Dominate On The Track At Colonie Relays

On Saturday, May 4, the Guilderland outdoor track team competed at the 57th Harry Koch Colonie Relay Carnival at Colonie High School. The girls won with 128 points and the boys finished fourth with 63.50 points.

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Fun in the water: Guilderland’s Averianna Alteri makes a huge splash into the pool as Shaker’s Charlotte Dunkel falls in the water after going over the barrier in the steeplechase race. Alteri finished 7th with a time of 7:59.87.

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Surrounded by water: Guilderland’s Deena Del Pozzo attempts to run out of the pool after the big splash as the water goes everywhere. Del Pozzo finished in 11th with a time of 8:22.97.

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Minimum splash: Guilderland’s Alex Balzersen pushes off from the top of the pool as he continues to run in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Balzersen finished in 12 with a time of 12:00.55.

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Soaring far: Guilderland’s Parker Steele flies through the air after leaping from the board in the long jump event. Steele finished second with a distance of 16 feet, 5 inches and the team overall won.

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Coming in for a landing: Guilderland’s Evynn Burnett soars through the air as she looks at her landing spot in the pit. Burnett finished 10th with a distance of 14 feet, 6.75 inches.

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Kicking ahead: Guilderland’s Amelia Murphy flies over the hurdle in the four by 100-meter hurdle relay. The relay team finished 3rd with a time of 1:15.38.

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All out effort: Guilderland’s Jennifer Czaban uses her pole to twist her body to clear the bar. Czaban finished 11th with a height of 6 feet, 6 inches.

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Clear sailing: Guilderland’s Logan Levernois soars over the bar as she prepares to push her pole away. Levernois finished 13th with a height of 6 feet.

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Locked in: Guilderland’s Adam Zeiba looks ahead as he soars over the hurdles in the 4 by 110-meter hurdle relay. The relay team finished 3rd with a time of 1:09.70.

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Good grasps: Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan puts her left hand on the top part of the baton as teammate Alexa Kosier hands it to her for the third leg of the 4x800. The relay team won with a time of 9:49.80.

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Turn and go: Guiderland’s Liam Melchoir finishing the leadoff leg of the 4x800 extends his hand to give it to teammate Giorgio Tortello. The relay team finished 5th with a time of 8:17.75.

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Ready to release: Guilderland’s Judah Johnson comes out of his spin to prepare to release his disc during his first attempt. Johnson finished 23rd with a distance of 105 feet, 4 inches.

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Power throw: Guilderland’s Thomas Salisbury prepares to release his disc as he comes to a stop at the edge of the circle. Salisbury finished 20th with a distance of 106 feet, 10 inches.

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Reaching back: Guilderland’s Aliyah Famodu extends the baton to teammate Aniella Kennedy in the 4 by 100-meter “throwers” relay. The relay team finished 3rd with a time of 1:00.13.

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Messy exchange: Guilderland’s Thomas Salisbury looks back to look for the baton as teammate Griffen Stedge hands it to him in the 4 by 100-meter “throwers” relay. The relay team finished in 6th with a time of 53.64 seconds.

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Sending it far: Guilderland’s Calleigh Del Pozzo brings her shot forward as she prepares to throw it. Del Pozzo finished 11th with a distance of 28 feet, 3 inches.

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Neck and neck: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart (5), Parker Steele (2), and Saida Assabahi (1) battle Ballston Spa’s Gabrielle Bozeth and Petrina Zborovszky as they all sprint down the track in the 100-meter dash. Barnhart finished 3rd with a time of 12.53 seconds, Steele finished 4th with a time of 12.58 seconds, and Assabahi finished 5th with a time of 12.63 seconds.

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Dominant run: Guilderland’s Addison Vellekoop crosses the line to complete one lap in the 1500-meter run. Vellekoop won with a time of 4:42.65.

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Going wide: Guilderland’s Eryn Tynan bounces outside of the second pack to get open running room in the 1500-meters. Tynan finished 4th with a time of 4:45.05.

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In a group: Guilderland’s Rebecca Kleiber battles with two Bethlehem runners during the opening lap of the 1500-meters. Kleiber finished in 13th with a time of 5:19.34.

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Battling hard: Guilderland’s Will Smitas leads an intense battle up front of the 1600-meter run. Smitas finished second with a time of 4:16.68.

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Making the turn: Guilderland’s Aakash Iyer starts around the turn as he completes a lap of the 1600-meters. Iyer finished 7th with a time of 4:24.30.

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Best foot forward: Guilderland’s Lauren Hickey clears the hurdle as she competes in the 400-meter hurdles. Hickey finished 5th with a time of 1:08.90.

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Kicking the air: Guilderland’s Ashon Oliver clears the second hurdle in the 400-meter hurdles. Oliver finished 10th with a time of 1:02.40.

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Sprinting away: Guilderland’s Kendall Barnhart takes the baton from teammate Lauren Burnesh for the last leg in the 4 by 200-meter relay. The relay team won with a time of 1:41.72.

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Here you go: Guildelrand’s Avery Kerr extends her arm out with the baton to give to teammate Averianna Alteri for the second leg of the distance medley relay. The relay team finished 3rd with a time of 13:26.36.

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Lounging forward: Guilderland’s Jasmyn Grant leaps from her final step in the triple jump as she flies towards the pit. Grant finished 5th with a distance of 33 feet, 2.25 inches.

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Big push: Guilderland’s Kirsten Barnhart leaps far from her last step as she flies towards the pit in the triple jump. Barnhart won the event individually with a distance of 35 feet, 6 inches and the three jumpers won the relay.

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Eyes on the baton: Guilderland’s Trevor Whitney extends the baton as Jack Larson reaches back to get it in the 4 by 200-meter relay. The relay team finished second with a time of 1:29.64 and broke the school record.

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Good teamwork: Guilderland’s Evan Hickey takes the baton from Colin Davis for the second leg in the distance medley relay. The relay team finished in 7th with a time of 11:43.55.

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Flying high: Guilderland’s Aliyah Famodu pushes her pole away as she soars over the bar. Famodu finished 4th with a height of 8 feet, 6 inches.

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Good placement: Guilderland’s Maelyn Lather gives the baton to Isabella Lagios for the third leg of the sprint medley relay. The relay team finished 7th with a time of 4:33.71.

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Looking it into her hand: Guilderland’s Alexa Kosier watches the baton go into her hand from teammate Julia Beyer for the second leg in the 4 by 1600-meters. The relay team finished 2nd with a time of 22:01.05.

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Going by feel: Guilderland’s Maelyn Lather puts her left hand out as teammate Maya Wojcik puts the baton into it in the 4x100-meter relay. The “B” relay team finished in 7th with a time of 51.55 seconds.

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All in stride: Guilderland’s Dakota Dominguez grabs the baton from teammate Lauren Burnash for the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay. The “A” relay team finished second with a time of 49.40 seconds.

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Catching up: Guilderland’s Sean Levy, with determination in his face, takes the baton from teammate Graham Clarke in the 4 by 1600-meter relay. The relay team finished in 6th with a time of 20:02.05.

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Leading the way: Guilderland’s Parker Steele, right, gives the baton to teammate Saida Assabahi as she pushes off from her left foot to start the second leg. The 4x400-meter relay team won with a time of 3:55.09.

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In unison: Guilderland’s Octavius Flowers reaches the baton to his teammate Jack Lawson for the final leg in the 4x400-meter relay. The relay team finished in second with a time of 3:25.09.