Photos: Birds send 7 To State Qualifiers
On Tuesday, May 23, the Voorheesville track team competed in the Section, Group 4 sectionals at Stillwater High School. The team is sending three relays and four individuals to the State Qualifiers at Shenendehowa on June 1 and 2. The boys finished third with 61 points while the girls finished fifth with 58 points.
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Splash down: Voorheesville’s Merrin Brick steps off the barrier to land in the water in the 2000-meter Steeplechase event. Brick finished 3rd with a time of 8:48.48.
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Prepared to throw: Voorheesville’s Kiva Cederbaum stares at his discus as he prepares to release it. Cederbaum finished in 15th with a distance of 78 feet, 3 inches.
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Power throw: Voorheesville’s Jack Strauss starts to release his discus during his approach. Strauss finished in 10th with a distance of 90 feet, 1 inch.
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Full out stretch: Voorheesville’s Olivia Arlington stares at the pit as she completes her jump in the triple jump event. Arlington finished in 11th with a distance of 29 feet, 3.50 inches.
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Soaring: Voorheesville’s Marlie Grant looks at the bar as she sails easily over it to land on the mat. Grant finished in 3rd at a height of 7 feet, 6 inches.
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Wide eyed: Voorheesville’s Haley Murphy easily soars over the hurdle in the 100-meter event in the pentathlon. Murphy finished in second with 1902 points and qualified for the state qualifiers.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
High flier: Voorheesville’s Nowik Cece clears the hurdle in the 100-meter hurdles. Cece finished in 11th with a time of 21.33.
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Battled hard: Voorheesville’s Caitlin McCarthy hands the baton off to teammate Lily Farrell in the 4-by-800-meter relay. Voorheesville won the event with a time of 10:40.58 and qualified for the state qualifiers.
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Clean exchange: Voorheesville’s Aiden Dutkiewicz extends his arm with the baton to his teammate Mason Curl in the 4 by 800-meter relay. The relay team finished in second with a time of 8:47.77.
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Going hard: Voorheesville’s Kilah Chapman sprints down the lane in the 100-meter dash. Chapman finished in 16th with a time of 14.34 seconds.
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Teammate battle: Voorheesville’s Olivia Arlington, left, competes next to her teammate Cate Hurteau as they sprint hard down the track in the 100-meter dash. Arlington finished in 14th with a time of 14.00 seconds and Hurteau finished in 17th with a time of 14.36 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Tip toe: Voorheesville’s Sam Bashant pumps his arms as he sprints down the track in the 100-meter dash. Bashant finished in seventh with a time of 12.07 seconds.
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Looking ahead: Voorheesville’s Caitlin McCarthy keeps her eyes on the competition as she competes in the 1500-meter run. McCarthy finished in fifth with a time of 5:38.59.
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Leg up: Voorheesville’s Owen Reilly tries to stay in front of Watervliet’s Anthony Morelli in the 1600-meter run. Reilly finished in 6th with a time of 5:14.16.
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Coming down to the wire: Voorheesville’s Aiden Dutkiewicz makes a final push in the 400-meter dash. Dutkiewicz finished in 3rd with a time of 53.85 seconds.
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Leading all the way: Voorheesville’s Chloe Kirgan leads the pack of runners in the 800-meter run. Kirgan won the event with a time of 2:32.01 and qualified for the state qualifiers.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Best foot forward: Voorheesville’s Gus Dawson-Beilby pushes off from the starting line in the 800-meter run. Dawson-Beilby finished in 4th with a time of 2:19.50.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Big breath: Voorheesville’s Eli Kirgan exhales hard as he sprints down the final stretch of the 200-meter dash. Kirgan finished second with a time of 23.57 seconds and qualified for the state qualifiers.
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Out for a run: Voorheesville’s Alannah McCarthy jogs down the track as she competes in the 3000-meter run. McCarthy finished in fourth with a time of 12:40.98.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Early battling: Voorheesville’s Mason Curl competes with Stillwater’s Anthony Zazarro (1) and Tim Oliver (3) in the early laps of the boys 3200-meter run. Curl finished in second with a time of 10:30.72 and qualified for the state qualifiers.