Valley Sports ReportTHE VALLEY — The two-day Section IV Track & Field State Qualifier gets under way this evening at Union-Endicott High School with Waverly and Tioga each boasting two top seeds.
Waverly has a pair of relays in the top spot, with freshmen Kaylin Twedt and Gianna Soprano the top individual seeds, while Tioga junior Gavin Albrecht and senior Andrew Earley, who also has a 2-seed, are top seeds. Freshman Vida Rossi leads the Tioga girls with a 2-seed.
There's a new look this season at States (and likewise the State Qualifier) with three divisions, instead of two, sending athletes to States. Waverly and Tioga are both in Division C — the smallest division.
To qualify for States, competitors must be the top finisher in their event for their division. Or finish second and hit the state standard.
Competitors could also hit the state "super standard" at any point this season and would automatically qualify for the State meet. Albrecht topped the "super standard" earlier this season in the pole vault and has already qualified for a trip to States at Middletown High School.
The following are the seeds in their class, broken down by school and gender:
WAVERLY
GIRLS
The 1,600-meter relay team of freshman Kaylin Twedt, sophomore Ryleigh Judson, and juniors Haley Larrabee and Kaitlyn Sutton are the top seed with a seed time of 4:07.22.
The 3,200-meter relay team of Judson, senior Harper Minaker, junior Mackenzie Chamberlain, and sophomore Makenzie Olmsted is the top seed (fourth seed overall) in the 3,200-meter relay with a seed time of 10:27.01.
Freshman Kaylin Twedt is the fourth seed in the 400-meter run with a seed time of 1:00.12, and junior Haley Larrabee is the 1th1 seed at 1:04.11.
Freshman Gianna Soprano is the fourth seed in the 400-meter hurdles with a seed time of 1:11.63.
BOYS
The 3,200-meter relay team of senior Nic Mattison and Riley Pipher, junior Hayden Howe and sophomore Jayden Washington is the fourth seed in a seed time of 8:37.9.
Mattison is the sixth seed in the 800-meter run with a seed time of 2:02.16.
Freshman Drayton DeKay is the seventh seed in the pole vault at 12-feet.
Junior Troy Beeman is the 11th seed in the discus with a seed mark of 128-feet.
Pipher is the 13th seed in the 400-meter hurdles with a seed time of 1:02.99.
Senior Seth Noto is the 13th seed in the 100-meter dash at 11.75 seconds.
Freshman Jaxon Chandler is the 14th seed in the 110-meter hurdles at 17.98 seconds
TIOGA
BOYS
Albrecht is the top seed in the pole vault at 14-feet, 7-inches, and senior Ryan Chamberlain is the fifth seed at 12-feet.
Earley is the top seed in the 400-meter hurdles with a seed time of 56.91 seconds, and junior James Miller is the 11th seed at 1:02.1.
Earley is also the second seed in the 110-meter hurdles with a seed time of 15.68 seconds, and sophomore Elijah Bellis is the seventh seed at 16.74 seconds.
Junior Dominic Palmer is the fourth seed in the pentathlon with a seed total of 2,161 points.
Earley is the sixth seed in the triple jump with a mark of 41-feet, 10-inches.
The 1,600-meter relay team of Joyce, Ocasio, Miller, and Palmer is the seventh seed at 3:40.86.
Senior Kam Joyce is the 14th seed in the 200-meter dash at 23.99 seconds. He is also the 15th seed in the 100-meter dash at 11.78 seconds.
GIRLS
Freshman Vida Rossi is the second seed in the long jump with a distance of 17-feet, 3-inches.
The 400-meter relay team of juniors Mia Hall and Ava Smolinski, and 8th-graders Grace Howey and Natalie Kemp is the fourth seed at 52.64 seconds. (Rossi anchored this relay this season, but is battling injury, and is not likely to run.)
Eighth-grader Grace Howey is the 11th seed in the 100-meter dash at 13.64 seconds.
Sophomore Sadie Marshall is the 15th seed in the 100-meter hurdles with a seed time of 18.14 seconds.
