Albion begins defense of its N-O boys track title with a rainy victory at Akron
Photos by Tom Rivers: Hunter Huscher runs the final leg of Albion’s winning 4-by-100 relay team in today’s meet at Akron. Huscher also won the 100 meter and 200 meter races for Albion.
Albion opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League boys track championship by posting a rainy 99-18 victory over host Akron this afternoon.
The Purple Eagles were led by a trio of individual event double winners including Tristian Tilbe (1600 and 3200), Adam Burgio (110 Hurdles and 400) and Hunter Huscher (100 and 200)
Akron earned a split on the day by winning the girls meet 83-22 as Madison Reagan doubled in the 100 and 400 and Abby Bower in the 1500 and 3000.
Newfane and Wilson split
Rivals Newfane and Wilson split as the Panthers won the boys meet 71-66 and the Lakewomen took the girls meet 82-57.
Payton Wrightman was a double winner for the Newfane boys in the Pole Vault and High Jump.
Wilson’s Ryan Hough was a quadruple winner in the 100, 200, 110 Hurdles and Long Jump while his teammate Brock Lepsch was a triple winner in the Shotput, Discus and Triple Jump.
In the girls competition, Sophia Jones was a double winner for Wilson in the 100 and 200 while Eden Hillman was a quadruple winner for Newfane in the 800, 1500, 3000 and Pole Vault.
Barker sweeps Medina
Host Barker downed Medina 43-31 in a girls meet as Julia Kalyaycz doubled in the Shotput and Discus and Jordyn Kinne in the Long Jump and 100 Hurdles.
Talia Rupp was a double winner for Medina in the 1500 and 3000.
Barker also won the boys meet 78-62 as Luke Fay doubled in the 800 and 1600 and Anthony Taliaferro in the Long Jump and Triple Jump.
Bryson Ford won both the 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles for Medina.
(Left) Adam Burgio is shown sprinting in the 400 meter race, which he won for Albion. Burgio also was first in 110 meter hurdles. Most of the hurdles and the pole vault were cancelled due to the slippery and wet conditions. (Right) Cierra Johnson carries the baton as the first leg of the 4-by-100 for Albion’s girls track team.
Charles Warren runs the 1,600 meter race for Albion in a major downpour at Akron.
