Norwich Track competes at Penn Relays and Cahill Classic
CHENANGO COUNTY – The Norwich Purple Tornado track and field team made two appearances over the weekend with some athletes attending the Penn Relays and others competing in the Cahill Classic at Sauquoit Valley, featuring many section III schools.
Norwich took its two boys’ and girls’ 4x 100 relays to the Penn Relays against many international teams. Holden Ryan, Spencer Root, Gabe Decker, and Richard Fuller competed in the boys’ 4x100, where they finished 55 out of 96 schools. Layla Root, Josey Ryan, Brynley Ryan, and Emma Urgo finished 58 out of 79 schools and seventh in their respective heat for the girls. It was a great experience for both teams.
The Norwich girls’ finished 11th in the Cahill Classic as the boys had three athletes help the team finish 22nd.
Girls:
There were many personal records set for the Norwich girls’ team, starting with seventh grader McKenzie Hagenbuch in the 400 meter dash. Hagenbuch set a new best time of 1:08.64 for eighth place as teammate Emilia Pepe came in 16th with her own personal best of 1:13.97. Pepe also finished 15th in the high jump with a new best jump of four feet, two inches.
Hagenbuch and Pepe joined Annie Boland and Kyra Brunick-Davis for the girls’ 4x800 and the team finished second to Vernon-Verona-Sherrill. Individually, Boland achieved a new personal best time of 2:48.77 in the 800 meter run for 11th place.
Reagan Decker finished 11th in the triple jump with a jump of 29 feet, one and 3/4 inches. She also competed in the long jump, finishing 25th with a jump of 12 feet, three and 3/4 inches.
Olivia Palmer and Lara Tefft led Norwich in the throwing events. Tefft took the top overall finish in the shot put event with a new personal best throw of 31 feet, five and a half inches. She also finished 14th in the discus with a throw of 70 feet. Palmer took second in the discus with her new best throw of 91 feet, nine inches.
Boys:
Nic Sutton, Pat Mulwane, and Jack Barnes led the Norwich boys’ team in the Cahill Classic. Sutton competed in both the 800 meter run and in the 1600 meter run. He finished 12th in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:19.19 and ran the 1600 meters in 5:19.23 for 13th place. Mulwane competed in the 800 meter run, finishing 38th with a new personal best time of 2:58.39. Barnes took fifth in the discus with a throw of 114 feet, 10 inches, which is a new best throw for the junior.
Norwich will compete in a dual meet against Sus Valley this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. before hosting the REK Invite, which is held at Sidney High School this year, on Friday afternoon, at 4 p.m. Full results can be found at ny.milesplit.com.
Norwich took its two boys’ and girls’ 4x 100 relays to the Penn Relays against many international teams. Holden Ryan, Spencer Root, Gabe Decker, and Richard Fuller competed in the boys’ 4x100, where they finished 55 out of 96 schools. Layla Root, Josey Ryan, Brynley Ryan, and Emma Urgo finished 58 out of 79 schools and seventh in their respective heat for the girls. It was a great experience for both teams.
The Norwich girls’ finished 11th in the Cahill Classic as the boys had three athletes help the team finish 22nd.
Girls:
There were many personal records set for the Norwich girls’ team, starting with seventh grader McKenzie Hagenbuch in the 400 meter dash. Hagenbuch set a new best time of 1:08.64 for eighth place as teammate Emilia Pepe came in 16th with her own personal best of 1:13.97. Pepe also finished 15th in the high jump with a new best jump of four feet, two inches.
Hagenbuch and Pepe joined Annie Boland and Kyra Brunick-Davis for the girls’ 4x800 and the team finished second to Vernon-Verona-Sherrill. Individually, Boland achieved a new personal best time of 2:48.77 in the 800 meter run for 11th place.
Reagan Decker finished 11th in the triple jump with a jump of 29 feet, one and 3/4 inches. She also competed in the long jump, finishing 25th with a jump of 12 feet, three and 3/4 inches.
Olivia Palmer and Lara Tefft led Norwich in the throwing events. Tefft took the top overall finish in the shot put event with a new personal best throw of 31 feet, five and a half inches. She also finished 14th in the discus with a throw of 70 feet. Palmer took second in the discus with her new best throw of 91 feet, nine inches.
Boys:
Nic Sutton, Pat Mulwane, and Jack Barnes led the Norwich boys’ team in the Cahill Classic. Sutton competed in both the 800 meter run and in the 1600 meter run. He finished 12th in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:19.19 and ran the 1600 meters in 5:19.23 for 13th place. Mulwane competed in the 800 meter run, finishing 38th with a new personal best time of 2:58.39. Barnes took fifth in the discus with a throw of 114 feet, 10 inches, which is a new best throw for the junior.
Norwich will compete in a dual meet against Sus Valley this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. before hosting the REK Invite, which is held at Sidney High School this year, on Friday afternoon, at 4 p.m. Full results can be found at ny.milesplit.com.
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