Track Attack
Joe Settineri
On Friday June 5th, the Track and Field state qualifier meet took place at Cicero North Syracuse High School’s track facilities. Both the girl’s and the boy’s track teams have excelled this year, with each having a slew of talented individuals. The state qualifier is a place not often reached by Homer athletes, it is the upper echelon of talent in class B Track and Field. This year, Homer had a lot of talent and sent seventeen individuals to compete. Individually, Alsace Lorraine and Mckayla Crawford both competed in running events. Lorraine ran the 100 meter dash, and Crawford completed the 1500 meter. Both had good times, but did not make it to the state meet. The girl’s 4X100, run by Alsace Lorraine, Kelsey Clark, Lucy Connery, and Allie Kristof, came in eleventh place. The girl’s 4X400, run by Erin Leach, Erica Stevens, Arielle Moheimani, and Brenna Johnson, came in second place.
The boy’s 4X100 meter was run by Matt Guerra, Zach King, Mike Morse, and Paul Morse. Their fast time got them 10th place, but unfortunately not to states. The standout event of the night was the boy’s 4X400 relay. Everyone had their eyes on them, they were seemingly the best 4X400 team that Homer had ever had. However, it was not until Josh Thompson, Jayden Gavidia, Marc Harris, and Nick Yarnell won the race that it was confirmed that they broke the school record. With a time of 3:25.32 they now hold the school record for a 400 meter relay mile. Not only that, but they get to move onto the state meet next Friday in Albany. Although the other relay teams and individuals did not make it to states, the entire team was happy that the boy’s 4X400 won division II in their race. Tyler Hatfield, a member of the team, was also pleased with how the team did. “Even though I was out on an injury it made me really proud to see these guys get to states, what they did was really impressive, Hatfield said, “this is just the kind of thing I wanted to happen my senior year”. The boys will compete in Albany on Friday, June 12th.
