CENTRAL NEW YORK – Though many area indoor track and field teams rested during the holiday break, athletes from Cazenovia and Chittenango took part in two different events.
Cazenovia was part of Wednesday’s CNY Holiday Classic at Utica University’s Hutton Dome, where, thanks to Branden McColm and Jaden Kaplan, the Lakers picked up 21 points to finish 15th in a field of nearly 40 as Saratoga Springs (63 points) claimed the top spot.
McColm contended for the 1,000-meter title, finishing in two minutes, 43.17 seconds, runner-up to the 2:37.64 from Albany High’s Graham Richard. Later, in the 800-meter run, McColm ran to fifth place in 2:11.98.
As for Kaplan, he got got fourth place in the 600-meter run in 1:29.16, not far from the winning 1:28.43 by Central Valley Academy’s Tanner Warner. Kaplan also took fifth place in the 400-meter dash in 52.45 seconds as Warner won in 51.55.
Chittenango was part of the Westhill Invitational at Onondaga Community College’s SRC Arena that same day, where Joseph Lin was victorious in the 55 hurdles, his 8.22 seconds beating the 8.39 from Baldwinsville’s Jackson Creelman.
Caleb LeBlanc, in 2:48.37, was second to B’ville’s Jeff Ragonese (2:46.89) in the 1,000, with LeBlanc, Lin, Shamus Eiffe and Tom Navin third in the 4×400 relay in 3;55.39.
On the girls side for Chittenango, Jordan Wagner contended for the long jump title, going 15’7” to finish third as Westhill’s Kate Bendall won with 16’1 1/4”.
Allie Bartoszek was ninth in the 55 hurdles in 10.06 seconds, with Sophia DiGennaro ninth in the 600 in 1:52.83 and Laura Powers ninth in the 1,500-meter run in 5:27 flat.
