by Mike Millson
TULLY – The Cazenovia varsity boys outdoor track team participated in the Tully Spring Invitational last Monday afternoon, short-handed due to spring break and placing 10th out of 14 schools.
Still, there were some impressive performances by the Laker contingent. Connor Frisbee took second place in the pentathlon, racking up 2,188 points in the five events (110-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, 1,500 meters), a very good score for his first pentathlon.
Elijah Clement took third place in the discus throw with a sectional qualifying distance of 98 feet 2 inches and also participated in the pole vault and shot.
The Cazenovia team of Blaze Dannan, Kaleb Vasquez, Elijah Clement, and Aiden Harig took third place in the 4 x 50 meter sled pull, an event unique to the Tully Invitational, in a time of 1:17.75.
Branden McColm took fourth place in the 3,200 meters with a personal record and sectional qualifying time of 11:19.73 and also ran the 800 meters and 1,600.
Wyatt Scott took sixth place in the triple jump (32’11.75”) and sixth place in the 100 meters (12.98), while also participating in the 200 meters and long jump. Killian Blouin took sixth place in the pole vault, clearing 8’6”.
Aiden Harig was seventh in the 400 meter hurdles (1:10.19) and also participated in the high jump, long jump, and discus.
Other notable performances include Willem Light-Olson in the triple jump (29’10 1/2”), high jump (4’10”), and discus (61’7”); Gabe Sanchez in the 100 meters (13.85) and triple jump (26’3 ½”); Faham Murad in the 100 (14.08) and 200 (28.36); and Kaleb Vasquez in the shot put (29’6 ½”).
Cazenovia is scheduled to be home Wednesday for its regular-season league opener against Westhill.
