JOHNSTOWN - Second place never felt so good for Fonda-Fultonville's Lindsay Therrien, and her coach - and father - Mark Therrien.
After finishing her Division II 100-meter high hurdle event, Lindsay ran into the infield, hugged teammate Guilyan O'Kosky, before running over to hug her dad.
Her reaction was as if she just won the event, which would've automatically qualified her for next week's New York State Track and Field Championships at Cicero-North Syracuse High?School.
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Gloversville’s Liz Hogan completes a throw
in the shot put during the Section II track and field championships Friday at Knox Field. (The Leader-Herald/James A. Ellis)
But Lindsay's second-place finish (16.26) in the 100-meter hurdles was good enough to qualify, because she hit the state qualifying time earlier this year, meaning she only had to finish in second place - which, in this case, was just as good as first place.
"We're proud of her," coach Therrien said. "Naturally, a little more cause I'm her dad. So it was nice to see her run well and get a big 'ole hug afterwards. I don't get to do that very often. I kind of keep my coaching boundary there, but today I let it go."
Therrien was a proud coach and parent on this last day of the state qualifying meet at Knox Field in Johnstown. Not only did his daughter qualify, but so did Fonda-Fultonville's Sarah Wyzomirski in the Div. II shot put, and the 4x800-meter relay team of Cameron Gilligan, Tyler Angioli, Matt Hoffman and Michael Scott.
"We're very happy," coach Therrien said. "We pretty much have every base covered. We have a runner going, we have a thrower going and we have a relay going. So we can't complain."
In the 4x800 relay, Fonda-Fultonville trailed early as the baton hand-off between Gilligan and Angioli was cluttered by hand-offs from of some of the other 11-teams in the race.
The Braves at one point were in eighth-place in to Angioli's turn, but one-by-one, Angioli and Hoffman picked off the small school teams they needed to beat before Scott closed the race for the Division II win.
Actually, by the time the race was over, the Braves picked off most of the large schools too, finishing third overall.
The Braves were the best Division II team by 12 seconds, with a time of 8:11.47.
"Those boys at the end are some of our best runners," Fonda-Fultonville distance coach Mike Benton said. "We were going to win doing our best or lose doing our best, and these boys pulled it through. I'm very happy."
So is the relay team.
Hoffman, who finished fourth (4:22.02) in the 1,600-meter run, said the 4x800 team has been cursed lately in not being able to get to states, but now they've finally gotten there.
A 4x800 Fonda-Fultonville relay team has won two state titles - in 2005 and 2006. In 2005, states took place at Cicero-North Syracuse, where this relay team races next week.
Wyzomirski's shot put throw of 36 4-0 was good enough to punch her ticket. It's the senior's first time going to states and she said she wanted to leave her senior year with a bang.
"Usually I'm never nervous for track meets or anything, but it's my senior year, and I just wanted to go out with something good," she said. "Going to states is a really big accomplishment."
Other local winners who punched their tickets to states on the day were Gloversville's Liz Hogan in the Div. I shot put, Canajoharie's Mariah Pettit in the Div. II 100-meter dash, and Amsterdam's Matt White in the Div. I pentathlon.
Hogan made her first throw of 36 04-1/4 count the most as none of the other competitors in the Div. I field were able to top that mark.
Shaker's Chelia Diao came close with a throw of 36 02-1/2, but no one was able to beat Hogan's first.
"I honestly didn't think it would hold," Hogan said. "I was nervous, but determined. I thought I would throw it farther."
This is the second time Hogan has gone to states in the shot put this year. The senior went to the indoor state championships this year at Cornell University.
"I won't be as nervous this time," said Hogan, who finished eighth in the indoor meet.
White said on Thursday he would be nervous coming into his last event of the pentathlon, the 1,500-meter run, despite his hefty lead going in.
The senior led by more than 500 points going into the long run, which he could've strolled across the finish line with such a large lead. Instead, White, more of a sprinter than a long distance runner, sprinted the final 300-meters to finish with a time of 4:50. That mark sent the Rams coaching staff into more jubilation than White, who officially won the pentathlon after the event.
"I didn't feel like I was going to make it midway through the race," White said. "Then in the last 400, I kind of got an energy shot, especially in the last 300 - I put everything I had into it."
His mark of 4:50 is 19-seconds better than his 5:09 time he ran in the 1,500 at the Fonda Pentathlon and Steeplechase Meet in April, the first meet of the year.
One more week of improvement and Amsterdam coach Stu Palczak said he's got a good chance for another win next Saturday.
"He's on the podium," he said. "And can certainly be in the mix to win it. It's within reach."
Like Lindsay Therrien, Pettit was the happiest athlete in the infield when she found out her second place finish earned her a trip to states.
The freshman won her heat, then finished second in the finals with a time of 13.11. She earned her spot by hitting the qualifying mark at the Section II Class C meet then finishing second at the state qualifying meet.
Coming into the final heat, Pettit was seeded-fifth out of six runners, but out ran three of them to earn her spot.
"I felt really fast," said Pettit, who also finished third (26.67) in the 200-meter.
Canajoharie girls coach Ellee Fichthorn said it was a pleasant surprise.
"It was going to be a long shot, but it happened," she said.
Lindsay Therrien and Pettit were some of the few who qualified by coming in second place, but others weren't as fortunate.
Mayfield/Northville's Jessica Glode took second (2,232) in the Division II pentathlon, but was Glode still excited about her second place finish.
Other top-six finishers on the day included Gloversville's Chanel Thomas taking fourth (16.09) in the Div. 1 100-meters and was part of Gloversville's 4x100-meter relay team that placed fifth (51.34).
Canajoharie's Seth Ferguson took fourth (16.34) and Fonda-Fultonville's Michael Sweet finished fifth (16.38) in the 110-meter hurdles, Fonda-Fultonville's Kim Geniti took fifth in the 1,500 (4:59.17), Camryn Savoie took third (102-07) in the discus with Fort Plain's Amanda Busch taking sixth (93-03) in the same event. Broadalbin-Perth's Justin Ferguson held the lead for a little bit in the Div. II steeplechase, but wound up finishing third (9:54.11) with teammate Opal Jessica Bogdan placing third (7:42.62) in the girls 2,000 steeplechase.
In the relays, the Amsterdam boys 4x800 team took fourth (8:21.48), the Broadalbin-Perth boys 4x400 took third (3:30.64), while Canajoharie's girls 4x400 relay team, which features three freshman (Pettit, Jordyn Logan, Ariannah Logan) and a sophomore (Becca Custer) took third (4:17.38).
Section II State Qualifying Meet
at Knox Field, Johnstown
Girls
Division I
100: 1. Natasia Brown (Alb) 12.30; 2. Ellery Bianco (Sar) 12.60; 3. Amelle Thomas (Beth) 12.76; 4. Nicolette Lukacs (Beth) 12.83; 5. Nastasja Johnston (Col) 12.90; 6. Olivia Ventra (Sar) 12.91.
200: 1. Natasia Brown (Alb) 25.56; 2. Ellery Bianco (Sar) 25.87; 3. Blessing Uzoeshi (Alb) 25.88; 4. Alicia Bousa (Col) 26.71; Olivia Ventra (Sar) 26.72; 6. Samantha Taillon (Beth) 27.09.
1,500: 1. Maryanna Lansing (Shak) 4:42.61; 2. Megan Kellogg (Q) 4:46.15; 3. Caroline Hampton (Shen) 4:48.41; 4. Jolie Navatka (Q) 4:49.18; 5. Kaitie Schillaci (Col) 4:51.63; 6. Michelle Fish (Guil) 4:53.02.
100 hurdles: 1. Nikari Carota (Q) 15.03; 2. Emma Torncello (Shak) 15.31; Jaleah Owens (BHBL) 15.34; 4. Chanel Thomas (Glov) 16.09; 5. Dejana Harris (Guil) 16.53; 6. Cori Winslow (BS) 16.94.
400-meter relay: 1. Albany (Uzoeshi, Marable, Brown,Montaque) 49.08; 2. Shaker 49.36; 3. Shenendehowa 51.24; 4. Columbia 51.33; 5. Gloversville 51.34; 6. Colonie 51.40.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Colonie (Plante, Kaminski, Kelly, Bousa) 3:49.90; 2. Shaker 3:55.83; 3. Niskayuna 4:02.40; 4. Albany 4:04.55; 5. Colubia 4:13.08; 6.Glens Falls 4:15.37.
3,200-meter relay: 1. Shenendehowa (Predmore, Stalica, Kowalczyk, Jordan) 9:1.46; 2. Saratoga 9:12.93; 3. Colonie 9:30.44; 4. Bethlehem 9:35.75; 5. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 9:43.06; 6. Ballston Spa 9:59.77.
High jump: 1. Courtney Avery (Troy) 5-05.0; 2. Madison Rowland (Shak) 5-02.0; 3. Grace Smith (Beth) 5-02.0; 4. Vicky Buehler (Beth) 5-00.0; 5. Catalena Diamente (Guil) 5-00.0; 6. Hannah Buckey (Guil) 5-00.0.
Pole Vault: 1. Maddesen Weekes (Shen) 11-03.0; 2. Kara Snyder (Colonie) 11-00.0; 3. Kendra Kizotte (Guil) 10-09.0; 4. Marlaina Murphy (Sar) 10-06.0; 5. Olivia Matthews (BS) 10-06.0; 6. Suzanne Zoufaly (Shak) 10-00.0.
Long jump: 1. Emily VanDenburgh (Shak) 17-04.50; 2. Emma Torncello (Shak) 16-11.25; 3. Eva Kiehl (Colu) 16-05.25; 4. Chanel Thomas (Glov) 16-03.0; 5. Nastasja (Colu) 16-01.0; 6. Danielle McLean (Shak) 15-05.5.
Triple jump: 1. Eva Kiehl (Colu) 36-09.5; 2. Sarah Osheni (Shen) 36-08.50; 3. Emma Torncello (Shak) 36-06.0; 4. Vicky Buehler (Beth) 35-11.0; 5. Olivia Paolano (Q) 34-02.0; 6. Bonnie Deyo (Colu) 33-01.0.
Discus: 1. Daysie Capano (Troy) 119-03; 2. Katie vogel (AP) 109-11; 3. Chelsea O'Dea (Sar) 108-03; 4. Zoe Doolittle (GF) 104-04; 5. Imani Mack (GF) 101-07; 6. Cheila Diao (Shak) 89-07.
Shot put: 1. Liz Hogan (Glov) 36-04.25; 2. Cheila Diao (Shak) 36-02.50; 3. Caysie Capano (Troy) 35-11.25; 4. Chelsea O'Dea (Sara_) 35-10.0; 5. Zoe Doolittle (GF) 35-00.0; 6. Katie vogel (AP) 34-09.25.
Pentathlon: 1. Jackie Kearney (Beth) 3,069; 2. Hannah Madison (Shak) 2,822; 3. Cali Palumbo (Colu) 2,596; 4. Morgan Zurlo (GF) 2,557.
2,000 Steeplechase: 1. Keelin Hollowood (Sar) 6:55.32; 2. Maggi Szpak (Sar) 7:05.77; 3. Emilh Burns (Guil) 7:17.34; 4. Katherine Clemente (Troy) 7:45.48; 5. Gabrielle Lebihan (Q) 7:52.25; 6. Laura Libruk (Shak) 8:00.15.
Boys
Division I
100: 1. Malik Murray (Schn) 11.17; 2. Jeff Hrebenach (Sar) 11.19; 3. Derrick Smith (Nisk) 11.21; 4. Jared Allen (shen) 11.40; 5. Ammar Brown (Schen) 11.44.
1,600: 1. Philo Germano (Alb) 4:18.54; 2. Ethan Hausamann (Shak) 4:18.90; 3. Matt Crawford (Beth) 4:21.51; 4. Evan Little (Las) 4:23.81; 5. Luke Carpinello (Beth) 4:27.73; 6. Niall williams (Nisk) 4:28.51.
110 hurdles: 1. Jake Alviene (Col) 14.93; 2. Steven Kuznia (Sar) 15.07; 3. Joe Hermey (Q) 15.43; Justin Crump-King Shak) 17.23; 5. Calvin Millar (Sar) 17.32.
400-meter relay: Schenectady (Barros, Brown, Moses, Murray) 43.61; 2. Colonie 43.84; 3. Columbia 43.95; 4. Shenendehowa 43.97; 5. Saratoga 44.28; 6. CBA 45.59.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Carr, Danz, Fernandez, Kirsty) 3:20.30; 2. Shaker 3:21.41; 3. Bethlehem 3:23.39; 4. Averill Park 3:32.89; 5. CBA 3:45.33.
3,200-meter relay: 1. Saratoga (Navin, Quinones, Williams, Patterson) 7:51.56; 2. Queensbury 8:06.29; 3. Colonie 8:20.65; 4. Amsterdam 8:21.48; 5. LaSalle 8:26.40; 6. Ballston Spa 8:32.19.
Pentathlon: 1. Matthew White (Amst) 3,362; 2. Justice Spear (GF) 2,867; 3. Kiante Garland (GT) 2,635; 4. James VanDoran (Q) 1,679; 5. Kyle Wolfe (BHBL) 1,484.
3,000 Steeplechase: 1. Jordan Johnson (Colonie) 9:48.29; . Daniel Phillips (Shak) 9:58.96; 3. Brent Freestone (Sar) 10:08.00; 4. Adam Schwenzfeier (Shak) 10:08.94; 5. Noah Bell (Beth) 10:21.52; 6. Kevin Dixon (Moh) 10:25.98.
Division II
Girls
100: 1. Molly Shapiro (EW) 12.75; 2. Mariah Pettit (Canj) 13.11; 3. Keila Judge (DSR) 13.28; 4. Karra Douglas (RCS) 13.32; 5. Dana Kupiec (Salem) 13.33; 6. Sarah Friess (MH) 13.63.
200: 1. Keishorea Armstrong (EW) 26.13; 2. Mikaila Ford (HN) 26.53; 3. Mariah Pettit (Canj) 26.67; 4. Brianna Blunck (CA) 27.21; 5. Keltin Frederick (Tam) 27.51.
1,500: 1. Catherine Maloy (HN) 4:39.58; 2. Vicky Houser (Greenw) 4:43.53; 3. Talya Williams (NDBG) 4:53.47; 4. Alicia Clark (Gran) 4:56.63; 5. Kimberly Geniti (FF) 4:59.17; 6. Lily Sencer (Coh) 5:04.56.
100 hurdles: 1. Anel Merceron (Coh) 15.97; 2. Lindsay Therrien (FF) 16.26; 3. Kim Kocinski (Hoos) 17.07; 4. Annie Grimmke (Grew) 17.33; 5. Rosemary Trahan (Canj) 17.47.
400-meter relay: 1. Emma Willard (Spencer, Armstrong, Steede, Shapiro) 51.02; 2. Duanesburg 51:31; 3. Cobleskill-Richmondville 51.33; . Middleburgh 51.65; 5. Schalmont 52.09; 6. Bishop Maginn 52.41.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Holy Names (Ford, Triller, Cooper, Close) 4:01.85; 2. Duanesburg 4:06.31; 3. Canajoharie 4:17.38; 4. Hoosic Valley 4:18.27; 5. Albany Academy 4:21.06; 6. Maple Hill 4:23.43.
3,200-meter relay: 1. Holy Names (Close, Triller, Scott, Maloy) 9:14.06; 2. Greenwich 9:34.40; 3. Broadalbin-Perth 10:08.82; 4. Maple Hill 10:11.39; 5. Ichabod Crane 10:12.48; 6. Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk 10:13.08.
High jump: 1. Amanda Roney (Midd) 5-03.0; 2. Keishorea Armstrong (EW) 5-00.0; 3. Alyson Insero (HN) 5-00.0; 4. Kristen Lancto (Schal) 4-10.0; 4. Rayn Nigro (HV) 4-10.0; 6. Chelsa LeBlanc (BP) 4-10.0.
Long jump: Keila Judge (RDS) 15-11.5; 2. Kayla Miller (BM) 15-09.50; 3. Lauren Archer (Scho) 15-02.00; 4. Shannon McCormick (MH) 15-05.25; 5. Franny Yanover (AA) 13-10.5; 6. Faith Sisson (BKW) 13-10.0.
Triple jump: 1. Molly Shapiro (EW) 39-00.0; 2. Kayla Miller (BM) 35-03.0; 3. Candace Haskell (Grew) 33-10.0; 4. Lauren Archer (Scho) 31-11.50; 5. Shannon McCormick (MH) 31-10.0; 6. Quinn Massaroni (HN) 31-04.50.
Discus: 1. Heather Chapman (Gran) 107-06; 2. Brianna Seeley (HF) 103-03; 3. Camryn Savoie (FF) 102-07; 4. Zoe Fowler (EW) 98-10; 5. Shania Marotta (Midd) 97-04; 6. Amanda Busch (FP) 93-03.
Shot put: 1. Sarah Wyzomirski (FF) 36-04.00; 2. Brianna Seeley (HF) 34-02.25; 3. Meghan Bartlett (John) 34-00.75; 4. Heather Chapman (Gran) 33-11.50; 5. Kateri Marotta (Midd) 33-02.0; 6. Anna Smith (BP) 33-00.25.
Pentathlon: 1. Isabella Borini (Schal) 3,082; 2. Jessica Glode (M/N) 2,232; . Alexa Baker (IC) 2,210; 4. Morgan Viscio (BKW) 2,176; 5. Rebecca kelley (Midd) 2,009; 5. Nicole Hallenbeck (TH) 2,009.
2,000 Steeplechase: . Courtney Tedeschi (BKW) 7:09.38; 2. Jacqueline Wilsey (HN) 7:12.36; 3. Opal Jessica Bogdan (BP) 7:42.62; 4. Hannah Riordan (MH) 8:04.19, 5. Michelyn Little (Voor) 8:05.42; . Allie Tedeschi (BKW) 8:10.0.
Division II
Boys
100: 1. Kody Bardin (Gran) 11.35; 2. Aaron Dudley (HF) 11.40; 3. Kadeem Chung (Hud) 11.45; 4. Sam Mackerer (Chat) 11.59; 5. Essig Steven (Tac) 11.67; 6. Isaac Isom (Sal) 11.97.
200: Deryck VanAlstyne (MH) 23.05; 2. Connor Nartigan (AA) 23.32; 3. Eric Adams (CA) 23.51; 4. Steve Ott (Sal) 23.75; 5. Aaron Dudley (HF) 23.94; 6. Tom Lyons (FF) 24.15.
1,600: 1. Austin Lane (Grew) 4:16.49; 2. Jake Urys (MCA) 4:18.70; 3. Seth Bulich (Cat) 4:21.10; 4. Matt Hoffman (FF) 4:22.02; 5. Jeremuy Spiezio (Grew) 4:23.25; 6. Sean Reynolds (BKW) 4:33.29.
110 hurdles: 1. Jonathan Zapata (Midd) 15.48; 2. Gavin Clark-Gartner (IC) 15.52; 3. Jason Summers (Chat) 15.81; 4. Seth Ferguson (Canj) 16.34; 5. Michael Sweet (FF) 16.38; 6. Zack Vosburgh (Cat) 16.47.
400-meter relay: 1. Chatham (Joseph, Whitbeck, Mackerer, Rivera) 45.37; 2. Granville 45.44; 3. Maple Hill 45.92; 5. Cohoes 46.62; 6. Coxsackie-Athens 46.91.
1,600-meter relay: 1. Catskill (Berzal, Goffredo, Bulich, Vosburgh) 3:29.14; 2. Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 3:30.46; 3. Broadalbin-Perth 3:30.64; 4. Ichabod Crane 3:31.65; 5. Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk 3:34.45; 6. Rensselaer-Doane Stuart 3:35.02.
3,200-meter relay: 1. Fonda-Fultonville (Gilligan, Angioli, Hoffman, Scott) 8:11.47; 2. Schuylerville 8:23.54; 3. Cohoes 8:30.21; Cobleskill-Richmondville 8:33.96; 5. Corinth 8:39.99; 6. New Lebanon 8:40.65.
Pentathlon: 1. Brenden Archer (Scho) 3,002; 2. James Stevens (RDS) 2,899; 3. Zach Haskin (CR) 2,447; 5. Jesse Hitchcock (Sal) 2,194; 6. Zakery Mauer (RDS) ,107.
3,000 Steeplechase: 1. Jordan Pantalone (NDBG) 9:35.54; 2. Ross Wightman (Chat) 9:36.02; 3. Justin Ferguson (BP) 9:54.11; 4. Derek Struck (BKW) 9:56.89; 5. Matt Watson (Schu) 10:07.90; 6. Skyler VanDerwerken (Scho) 10:39.51.