Norwich and BGA compete in weight-throwers invitational
CORTLAND – Both Norwich and Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton indoor track teams had at least one thrower represent them this past Friday. This weight-throwers invitational was held at the JM McDonald Sports Complex in Cortland.
Junior Emma Beames was the lone participant for the BGA Bears in the shot put event. Emma threw a new personal best of 20 feet, one and a half inches that was good for 30th place. Norwich’s Lara Tefft and Olivia Palmer also competed in the shot put. Tefft achieved a best throw of 30 feet, nine inches for fourth place while Palmer finished 21st with her own personal best 23-9.
Tefft and Palmer led Norwich in the weight-throw as well. Tefft finished ninth with a throw of 30-5.75 as Palmer came in 17th place (26-0.5).
Gabe Blenis and Kaden Downey represented Norwich well in the men’s throwing events. Blenis took part in both the shot put and weight-throw events while Downey had a solid finish in the weight-throw.
Blenis finished 15th in the shot put with his new best throw of 36 feet, four and a half inches. His top performance of the night was in the weight-throw, where he came in seventh place with a throw of 51-1.5. Downey finished 23rd in the same event with a throw of 33-5.5.
Norwich is scheduled to compete in the Quinney STAC invitational on Saturday, February 3 while the throwers will be on Sunday, February 4. BGA’s next scheduled meet is the Section IV Classic on February 17.
Junior Emma Beames was the lone participant for the BGA Bears in the shot put event. Emma threw a new personal best of 20 feet, one and a half inches that was good for 30th place. Norwich’s Lara Tefft and Olivia Palmer also competed in the shot put. Tefft achieved a best throw of 30 feet, nine inches for fourth place while Palmer finished 21st with her own personal best 23-9.
Tefft and Palmer led Norwich in the weight-throw as well. Tefft finished ninth with a throw of 30-5.75 as Palmer came in 17th place (26-0.5).
Gabe Blenis and Kaden Downey represented Norwich well in the men’s throwing events. Blenis took part in both the shot put and weight-throw events while Downey had a solid finish in the weight-throw.
Blenis finished 15th in the shot put with his new best throw of 36 feet, four and a half inches. His top performance of the night was in the weight-throw, where he came in seventh place with a throw of 51-1.5. Downey finished 23rd in the same event with a throw of 33-5.5.
Norwich is scheduled to compete in the Quinney STAC invitational on Saturday, February 3 while the throwers will be on Sunday, February 4. BGA’s next scheduled meet is the Section IV Classic on February 17.
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