Thursday, 01 June 2023 12:32

Schuylerville Girls Track Wins Section 2 Group 3 Championship

Photo provided by Schuylerville Central School District. Photo provided by Schuylerville Central School District.

CRARYVILLE — The Schuylerville varsity girls track team used a balanced effort to take home the Section 2 Group 3 Championship on Thursday at Taconic Hills High School.

With a total of 111 points, the Black Horses’ girls squad finished in first, beating out second-place Albany Academy for Girls (86 points). Schuylerville received event victories from Nikki Stark, Ryan Stark, and Meaghan Lynch en route to the team win.

See below for full results from top finishers for the Schuylerville boys and girls teams:

Schuylerville Girls

Nikki Stark won the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.22), while Ryan Stark won the pole vault (9’ 6”). Meaghan Lynch took first place in the triple jump (35’ 11.5”).

Keira Rogan placed second in both the 1,500-meter (4:55.30) and the 3,000-meter (10:36.39), while Adeline Ballou finished second in the 2,000-meter steeplechase (7:57.45), and third in both the 1,500-meter (5:14.37) and the 3,000-meter (11:26.98).

Ryan Stark also placed second in the long jump (15’ 10.75”), and sixth in the triple jump (32’ 3”). Nikki Stark finished third in the 100-meter hurdles (16.16). 

The team of Ryan Stark, Nikki Stark, Riley VanCott, and Lynch placed second in the 4 x 100 relay (51.83). In the 4 x 400 relay, the team of VanCott, Alayna Wian, Nikki Stark, and Megan Vianese placed third (4:18.67). The team of Lillian Letzring, Taylor Brown, Sidney Jacobs, and Louisa Fabritius finished third in the 4 x 800 relay (11:02.61).

Lynch also placed fourth in the long jump (15’ 7.25”). Vianese finished fourth in the 800-meter (2:33.23), with Hannah Yonkin fifth (2:36.54). Bailey Campbell placed sixth in the pentathlon (1,855).

Schuylerville Boys

The Schuylerville boys team finished 16th, with a total of six points. Gavin Winacott placed fourth in the 3,200-meters (10:38.25), while James Lynch finished fifth in the pole vault (11’ 0”) and ninth in the 1,600-meters (5:02.67).

Levi Michaud placed seventh in the high jump (5’ 3”), while Sam Dwyer finished eighth in the 100-meter (11.63).

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