Norwich coach: Today is the perfect day to run – Norwich sends Zack Race to Indoor NYS Track and Field
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ITHACA – The culmination of an entire season of hard work – and only Norwich athletes advanced.
Whether it be shin splints, countless laps on the track, or grueling lifts in the weight-room – a multitude of athletes from Norwich, as well as Unadilla Valley, and Harpursville-Afton gave it one last shot at qualifying for the New York State championship for the 2016-2017 the sport of Indoor Track and Field.
There would be only one Norwich athlete – as well as one Harpursville-Afton athlete who earned the right to advance past the Section IV State Qualifier meet – which was held in Ithaca, New York at Cornell University this past Saturday, Feb. 25.
Norwich speedster, junior Zack Race has qualified for the state meet – following an appearance on the podium in last year's Outdoor Track and Field Championship – Race has qualified for a second trip to states in the 55 meter dash as well as the 300 meter dash.
“I have to thank my coaches because obviously none of this would be possible without them,” said Race.
Better yet for Race, he not only qualified for the state meet – which is held in Staten Island at Ocean Breeze Center this coming Saturday, March, 4. – he has now bettered his Norwich High School record in the 55 meter dash. Race reset his school record at 6.70, an obvious season's best time – while also setting a new personal best time in the 300 meter dash at 36.44.
Currently, Race trails the Section IV and NHS record in the 300 meter dash at 35.3 – a mark set by Norwich alum Matt Murray.
“Usually before my first event at each meet, I go over to coach (Shaun) Horan and I will talk with him about times, technique, things like that. But at state-quals', all he had to say to me was, today is a perfect day to run,” said Race. “That was it. What he said stuck with me and I just overall had a great day on the track.”
Race finished in third at the Section IV State Qualifier with a best mark in the finals at 6.70 – behind Sincere Williams at 6.52, and Egypt Page at 6.59, both of Binghamton. In the 300 meter dash, Race again qualified with his time in the finals at 36.44, taking a second place finish behind again Williams of Binghamton at 36.18.
“As far as states goes, I think I'm going to go down with the same goal I always have, and that's just consistently improving on my last performances.”
Accompanying Zack Race – fellow Chenango County athlete, Harpursville-Afton senior, Amanda Greenwood has qualified for the NYS Championship meet in the 300 meter dash when she placed first in the event in the finals with a time of 42.40.
Notably for the Norwich runners, senior Ben Ericksen did have a shot at qualifying for this year's state meet – joining Race on the trip – however, Ericksen will have to wait for Outdoor Track and Field for his shot to compete at the meet due to missing the qualifying spot by just one slot.
In the loss for Ericksen, he did in fact better his school record in the process of attempting to qualify – improving the NHS school record in the 3200 meter run to 10:03.10, placing third behind Silas Derfel of Ithaca at 9:38.58, and Quinn Nicholson of Corning at 10:03.10.
The following are the other notable top finishes for Chenango County athletes at this years Section IV State Qualifier meet:
Local boys results:
• 3200 meter run: Matt Johnson of Harprusville-Afton finished the event in ninth place with a time of 10:46.86.
• 55 meter dash: Norwich's Eric Conant – who will be accompanying Race to Staten Island but will not compete – made finals in the event, claiming an overall eighth place spot with his best mark of 7.04 seconds.
• 600 meter run: Noah Bufalini of Norwich slid into a 12th place finish in the event with his time of 1:32.38. Jordan Mirabito of Unadilla Valley ranked 19th in the event with a 1:37.02 – while Norwich's Michael Cardoza snagged a 24th place finish with a time of 1:42.88.
• 1600 meter run: Norwich's Ericksen snagged a fourth place finish with his time of 4:44.19 in the event – besting teammate Chris Barton who claimed a 14th place spot with a time of 5:03.31. Alyas Austin of Harpursville-Afton finished at 16th overall with a time of 5:10.37.
• 800 meter relay: Norwich's relay team at the event finished in fourth place with a time of 1:38.74 – falling just short of a top three finish, as Dryden edged them with a third place time of 1:38.55.
• 1600 meter relay: Norwich's relay in the event finished in ninth place with a time of 3:56.00 – besting Harpursville-Afton who finished 12th overall with a time of 4:12.00.
• Long Jump: Conant again found himself in the running in an individual event with a ninth place finish in the event – taking his best mark of the meet with a 18'03.75” jump.
• Weight Throw: Unadilla Valley snagged an 11th place spot when James Peterson took home a throw of 25'05”.
Local girls results:
• 3000 meter run: Sadie Dibbell of Unadilla Valley slid into a 17th place finish in the event with a time of 12:48.44.
• 55 meter dash: Emily Shattuck of Norwich ripped her way to finals in the sprint, to which she then finished in seventh place overall with a 7.91 second time – notably only being separated from the winner in Tia Jones of Vestal who was clocked at 7.25 seconds.
• 1000 meter run: Rebecca Ruffino of UV, snagged a 21st place finish in the event with her time of 3:57.63.
• 600 meter run: Matilda Knapp of HV-Afton finished in 11th place in the event with her best mark of 1:49.84 – besting UV runner Isabel Mendoza who finished with an unmarked time at the 24th place spot.
• 300 meter dash: Joining state-bound Amanda Greenwood – was Maggie Fernette of Unadilla Valley. Fernette snagged a top-ten finish in the event when she place seventh in the finals with her best time of 45.65 seconds. Notably, Greenwood's teammate Calixta Terrell would finish the event in 22nd place with a time of 52.27.
• 800 meter relay: Norwich's relay team at the event snagged a fifth place spot in the finals with their best time of 1:56.53 – pushing past Binghamton for a top-five finish as Binghamton took sixth with a time of 1:56.53.
• Long Jump: Fernette returned to the long jump pits where she managed to best both Norwich jumpers – finished in sixth place with a best jump of 15'11.75”. Norwich saw Caroline Stewart finish in seventh place with a jump of 15'7”, while Shattuck finished in eighth with a jump of 15'0.5”.
• Triple Jump: Norwich saw two jumpers crack into the top-20 – in Hannah Klockowski, and Stewart.
• High Jump: A top-five finish for the state-bound sprinter from HV-Afton, Greenwood took home fifth in the event when she cleared the height of 4'10”. Terell of HV-Afton finished in 10th with a best jump of 4'4”.
• Shot Put: Norwich's Elizabeth Karlson finished in 17th place with her best throw of 25'7.5” – rounding out the group of 18 throwers in the event.
• Weight Throw: Unadilla Valley snagged the final spot, with a ninth place finish from Matilda Contreras, when she managed a throw of 20'4.5”.
Stay tuned in a later edition of The Evening Sun for further coverage of the New York State Championships for Indoor Track and Field this coming weekend – as Race and Greenwood – take to the track.
Full results from the 2017 Section IV State Qualifier for the Indoor Track and Field meet can be found online at milesplit.com.
ITHACA – The culmination of an entire season of hard work – and only Norwich athletes advanced.
Whether it be shin splints, countless laps on the track, or grueling lifts in the weight-room – a multitude of athletes from Norwich, as well as Unadilla Valley, and Harpursville-Afton gave it one last shot at qualifying for the New York State championship for the 2016-2017 the sport of Indoor Track and Field.
There would be only one Norwich athlete – as well as one Harpursville-Afton athlete who earned the right to advance past the Section IV State Qualifier meet – which was held in Ithaca, New York at Cornell University this past Saturday, Feb. 25.
Norwich speedster, junior Zack Race has qualified for the state meet – following an appearance on the podium in last year's Outdoor Track and Field Championship – Race has qualified for a second trip to states in the 55 meter dash as well as the 300 meter dash.
“I have to thank my coaches because obviously none of this would be possible without them,” said Race.
Better yet for Race, he not only qualified for the state meet – which is held in Staten Island at Ocean Breeze Center this coming Saturday, March, 4. – he has now bettered his Norwich High School record in the 55 meter dash. Race reset his school record at 6.70, an obvious season's best time – while also setting a new personal best time in the 300 meter dash at 36.44.
Currently, Race trails the Section IV and NHS record in the 300 meter dash at 35.3 – a mark set by Norwich alum Matt Murray.
“Usually before my first event at each meet, I go over to coach (Shaun) Horan and I will talk with him about times, technique, things like that. But at state-quals', all he had to say to me was, today is a perfect day to run,” said Race. “That was it. What he said stuck with me and I just overall had a great day on the track.”
Race finished in third at the Section IV State Qualifier with a best mark in the finals at 6.70 – behind Sincere Williams at 6.52, and Egypt Page at 6.59, both of Binghamton. In the 300 meter dash, Race again qualified with his time in the finals at 36.44, taking a second place finish behind again Williams of Binghamton at 36.18.
“As far as states goes, I think I'm going to go down with the same goal I always have, and that's just consistently improving on my last performances.”
Accompanying Zack Race – fellow Chenango County athlete, Harpursville-Afton senior, Amanda Greenwood has qualified for the NYS Championship meet in the 300 meter dash when she placed first in the event in the finals with a time of 42.40.
Notably for the Norwich runners, senior Ben Ericksen did have a shot at qualifying for this year's state meet – joining Race on the trip – however, Ericksen will have to wait for Outdoor Track and Field for his shot to compete at the meet due to missing the qualifying spot by just one slot.
In the loss for Ericksen, he did in fact better his school record in the process of attempting to qualify – improving the NHS school record in the 3200 meter run to 10:03.10, placing third behind Silas Derfel of Ithaca at 9:38.58, and Quinn Nicholson of Corning at 10:03.10.
The following are the other notable top finishes for Chenango County athletes at this years Section IV State Qualifier meet:
Local boys results:
• 3200 meter run: Matt Johnson of Harprusville-Afton finished the event in ninth place with a time of 10:46.86.
• 55 meter dash: Norwich's Eric Conant – who will be accompanying Race to Staten Island but will not compete – made finals in the event, claiming an overall eighth place spot with his best mark of 7.04 seconds.
• 600 meter run: Noah Bufalini of Norwich slid into a 12th place finish in the event with his time of 1:32.38. Jordan Mirabito of Unadilla Valley ranked 19th in the event with a 1:37.02 – while Norwich's Michael Cardoza snagged a 24th place finish with a time of 1:42.88.
• 1600 meter run: Norwich's Ericksen snagged a fourth place finish with his time of 4:44.19 in the event – besting teammate Chris Barton who claimed a 14th place spot with a time of 5:03.31. Alyas Austin of Harpursville-Afton finished at 16th overall with a time of 5:10.37.
• 800 meter relay: Norwich's relay team at the event finished in fourth place with a time of 1:38.74 – falling just short of a top three finish, as Dryden edged them with a third place time of 1:38.55.
• 1600 meter relay: Norwich's relay in the event finished in ninth place with a time of 3:56.00 – besting Harpursville-Afton who finished 12th overall with a time of 4:12.00.
• Long Jump: Conant again found himself in the running in an individual event with a ninth place finish in the event – taking his best mark of the meet with a 18'03.75” jump.
• Weight Throw: Unadilla Valley snagged an 11th place spot when James Peterson took home a throw of 25'05”.
Local girls results:
• 3000 meter run: Sadie Dibbell of Unadilla Valley slid into a 17th place finish in the event with a time of 12:48.44.
• 55 meter dash: Emily Shattuck of Norwich ripped her way to finals in the sprint, to which she then finished in seventh place overall with a 7.91 second time – notably only being separated from the winner in Tia Jones of Vestal who was clocked at 7.25 seconds.
• 1000 meter run: Rebecca Ruffino of UV, snagged a 21st place finish in the event with her time of 3:57.63.
• 600 meter run: Matilda Knapp of HV-Afton finished in 11th place in the event with her best mark of 1:49.84 – besting UV runner Isabel Mendoza who finished with an unmarked time at the 24th place spot.
• 300 meter dash: Joining state-bound Amanda Greenwood – was Maggie Fernette of Unadilla Valley. Fernette snagged a top-ten finish in the event when she place seventh in the finals with her best time of 45.65 seconds. Notably, Greenwood's teammate Calixta Terrell would finish the event in 22nd place with a time of 52.27.
• 800 meter relay: Norwich's relay team at the event snagged a fifth place spot in the finals with their best time of 1:56.53 – pushing past Binghamton for a top-five finish as Binghamton took sixth with a time of 1:56.53.
• Long Jump: Fernette returned to the long jump pits where she managed to best both Norwich jumpers – finished in sixth place with a best jump of 15'11.75”. Norwich saw Caroline Stewart finish in seventh place with a jump of 15'7”, while Shattuck finished in eighth with a jump of 15'0.5”.
• Triple Jump: Norwich saw two jumpers crack into the top-20 – in Hannah Klockowski, and Stewart.
• High Jump: A top-five finish for the state-bound sprinter from HV-Afton, Greenwood took home fifth in the event when she cleared the height of 4'10”. Terell of HV-Afton finished in 10th with a best jump of 4'4”.
• Shot Put: Norwich's Elizabeth Karlson finished in 17th place with her best throw of 25'7.5” – rounding out the group of 18 throwers in the event.
• Weight Throw: Unadilla Valley snagged the final spot, with a ninth place finish from Matilda Contreras, when she managed a throw of 20'4.5”.
Stay tuned in a later edition of The Evening Sun for further coverage of the New York State Championships for Indoor Track and Field this coming weekend – as Race and Greenwood – take to the track.
Full results from the 2017 Section IV State Qualifier for the Indoor Track and Field meet can be found online at milesplit.com.
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