Shen holds off 'Toga in girls Section II Class A track and field meet

Shaker High School freshman Madison Rowland attempts to clear the high jump bar at the 2010 Section II Class A girls track and field meet held at South Colonie High School Friday. Rowland placed first with a leap of five feet, four inches. (All photos by J.S. Carras - The Record).

COLONIE - The Shenendehowa High School girls track team had a plan and it was executed to perfection.

The Lady Plainsmen employed a well balanced attack to earn a second straight Section II Class A outdoor track and field team title, defeating rival Saratoga Springs 124-113½ at Colonie High School.

"This is what our whole season is about," Shenendehowa head coach Rob Cloutier said. "As a team, this is what we do."

Shenendehowa athletes won five individual events and strategically finished in bunches to gain the most team points.

Our Ryan Kircher covered the event and has done a fantastic job chronicling track and field in Section II this season. To read the full story, check out Saturday's edition of The Record.

Saratoga Springs senior Madalayne Smith clears a hurdle at Friday's Section II Class A championship meet. She finished first in the 100 meter dash and 100 meter hurdles, leading the Blue Streaks to a second place team finish.

Individually, Colonie's Kyle Plante won three sectional titles in the 400 hurdles (1:03.3), long jump (17-03.75) and as the anchor leg of the Raiders 4x400 meter relay team.

Saratoga’s Madalayne Smith ran back-to-back first-place finishes in the 100 meter hurdles and the 100 meter dash.

Shaker High School freshman Madison Rowland made an impressive sectional appearance by winning the high jump with a leap of 5-4.

Colonie sophomore Kyle Plante leads the pack in the 400 meter hurdles, which she won in a time of 1:03.3. She also finished first in the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, three and three quarters of one inch.

The Troy High School girls didn't take home any sectional titles but they did continue to rewrite the school record book. Troy set a new school mark in the 4x400 meter relay for the third time this season with a 4:00.7. Jenette Williams, Alexis Jordan, Courtney Avery and Bianca Jordan took second behind Colonie.

Flying Horses junior Lativia Perkins ran a personal best and new school record 15.1 for a third place finish in the 100 meter hurdles. She'll get another shot to break her own record at state qualifiers next week in Johnstown.

"I'm happy with a personal record," Perkins said. "I'm excited for next week and to have another chance."

Caysie Capano is also headed to state qualifiers for the shot and the discuss. The Flying Horses sophomore took fifth in the shot put with a throw of 33-7.75.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Section II Class A Championships at South Colonie High School

Team scores: Shenendehowa 124, Saratoga 113.5, Colonie 95, Queensbury 58, Shaker 53.75, Schenectady 37, Ballston Spa 32.75, Troy 30, Niskayuna 17, Guilderland 12, Bethlehem 8, Columbia 4, Albany 2, Amsterdam 2.
Individual Events: 100M-Smith (Sara) 11.8, 200M-Fredette (Sara) 26, 400M-Klein (Shen) 58.3, 800M-Bellon (Sara) 2:11.2, 1500M-Predmore (Shen) 4:34, 3000M-Irving (Shen) 9:58.3, 100H-Smith (Sara)14.3, 400H-Plante (1:03.3), 2000MStpple-D. Winslow (Queens)6:57.8, 4x100MR-Schenectady (Shapiro, Thompson, Joseph, Anderson) 49.6, 4x400MR-Colonie (Lenge, Omorogbe, Guidarelli, Plante) 3:54.9, 4x800MR-Saratoga (Hollowood, Driscoll, Treichel, Bellon) 9:08.2, HJ-Rowland (SHK) 5-04, PV-Weekes (Shen) 10-06, LJ-Plante (Colo) 17-03.75), TJ-Shapiro (Scty) 36-10.25, D-Coles (Colo) 116-02, SP-Kosa (Shen) 40-07.25, Pentathlon: Demarco (Queens) 2,655, 100H-Demarco (Queens) 16.4, SP-Demarco (Queens) 7.4m, HJ-Tapler (Guild) 1.52m, LJ-Schroeder (Amst) 4.64m, 800M-Peck (Sara) 2:33.4.

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