South takes second at team championships
Indoor track
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter

Williamsville South's girls indoor track team took second place at the Section VI Team Championships last Saturday at Fredonia State College. Members of the team, pictured from left, are: first row - Laura Johnston, Colleen Hurtubise, Amanda Breymeier, Ashley Ferenczy, Jennifer Lopez; second row - Allie VanBuren, Lindsey Porter, Kailyn Arcury, Kristina Arcury; third row - Skye McCullan, Rachel Zucker, Alison Ferenczy, Bethany Syracuse, Meagan Monroe, Elisa Frazier, Allison Shubert, Jenny Mooney and MaryCatherine Aungst.

Williamsville South's youthful girls indoor track team continued to improve with a second place finish at the Section VI Team Championships last Saturday at Fredonia State College.

South took second with 78 points and placed in 11 out of the 16 events.

South led from the beginning of the meet until the last three events when West Seneca West took the lead and won with 89 points.

"We don't have as much team depth as other teams but these athletes are not one dimensional," said South coach Sam Hasan. "They can run the sprints or mid-distance and each learns at least one field event. By doing that, it makes it fun for them so they don't have to do the same thing all of the time. The great thing is they are young (only four seniors)."

The top eight finishers at the team championships automatically qualify for the Section VI Championships to be held March 1 at Fredonia State College.

Jenny Mooney won the racewalk in a personal best time of 8:38.80. Teammate Alison Ferenczy came in fifth in 9:26.

Allie VanBuren and Kristina Arcury went 2-3 in the hurdles. Van Buren was timed at 8.74 FAT; Arcury had a personal best time of 8.80.

In the 600, Ashley Ferenczy missed her personal record by two tenths of a second, going 1:44.40 for fourth. Elisa Frazier hit a personal record with a 1:50.3, which was good enough for 11th.

Kristina Arcury and Kailyn Arcury each ran a personal best 7.70 in the 55 dash. Kristina Arcury's time was third. Kailyn Arcury's came in semifinals. Kailyn Arcury finished fifth in finals with a 7.79.

Amanda Breymeier ran the 1000 in a personal best 3:11.9 to take third. Mooney missed her Arcury's Arcury's

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VanBuren was sixth in the 300 in 45.1.

Laura Johnston improved her personal record in the 3000 by 1:10, going 12:26. Colleen Hurtubuse missed her personal record in the 1500 by one tenth of a second, finishing in 5:34.

South's 4x400 relay of Kailyn Arcury, Ashley Ferenczy, Breymeier and VanBuren took second in 4:15.40.

The 4x200 relay of Kristina Arcury, Skye McCullan, Lindsey Porter and Bethany Syracuse finished fifth in 1:55.89.

The 4x800 of Mooney, Frazier, MaryCatherine Aungst and Hurtubuse ran a time of 10:43.1. Frazier and Aungst ran personal best splits of 2:35.6 and 2:40.9, respectively.

In the field events, Breymeier took first in the high jump in 5-1. Kailyn Arcury leaped 4-8 for fourth. Jennifer Lopez threw the shot put 34-3 for second.

McCullan long jumped 15-1 to just miss finals. Porter tripled jumped a personal best 29-1.

The South boys did not score any points but continued to improve.

Alex Podvezko placed eighth in the 1000, going 2:45 to qualify for sectionals. Dan Polis qualified in the hurdles, going a personal best 8.38 in the semifinals.

Other boys who hit personal records were Nick Helmick (7.74) and Sammy Hasan (8.0) in the 55 dash, Podvezko in the 1600 (4.58), John Stark in the 1600 (5.04) and 3200 (11:05.3), Peter Galbo in the 600 (1:37.5) and Nick Hoffman in the triple jump (33-5).

RJ Grampp tripled jump 34-6.25 with a sprained ankle.