WEBUTUCK — Neither strong winds nor a staunch competitor could break the Webutuck varsity spring track team’s determination as it competed against Millbrook in the season opener on Wednesday, April 3.
Held at the Webutuck High School track, the teams had good spring weather, though strong gusts of wind surfaced a little later in the afternoon. A modest crowd of family members and students stood near the fence at the field to get a better look at the action taking place on the track. While there were a few people scattered in the stands, they started moving toward the fence when the wind started to blow.
At the bang of the starting gun, Webutuck runners sprinted down the track with the Millbrook Blazers hot on their heels. At the high jump, the athletes focused on launching themselves into the air before landing on their target. Over on the far left of the track, one by one, the Warriors and Blazers prepared themselves for the long jump before sprinting down a small track and leaping forward to achieve the farthest distance.
With a final score of 48-35, the Webutuck girls track team won against Millbrook while the Webutuck boys team lost, 33-54.
On the boys team, Van Edmundson gave two first-place performances in both the shot put and the high jump. For the shot put, he threw a distance of 33 feet while for the high jump, he jumped 5 feet 2 inches. Edmundson also earned second place in the 100- and 200-meter dash.
On the girls team, Webutuck seventh grader Amanda Intrieri finished in first place in both the 400- and the 800-meter dash.
Given the team’s small size this season, Webutuck Coach Shawn Hosier said he’s not sure how the students will perform at the team level. To date, the Webutuck spring track team has 13 students on its girls team and roughly 18 on its boys team.
However, on an individual level, Hosier said, “We have some very good athletes, so individually we’ll do well this season.”
Since the Webutuck spring track team has a good number of rookie athletes, Hosier said the team will need to work on managing its time.
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