Members of Albany High School's winter track team are being recognized for their outstanding performance at the Utica Invitational this past weekend. Several student-athletes earned state qualifying times and personal bests.
Notably, Jahcere Laboy (55m) and Samir Gardner (long jump) are currently ranked #1 in Section 2. Malachi Young (55m hurdles) and the relay team of Laboy, Gardner, Young and Mamadou Barrie (4x400m) are ranked #2 in Section 2.
Laboy and Young's times on Saturday qualified the sprinters for the prestigious New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston and Nike Indoor Nationals in New York City, both in March.
Congratulations, also, to the following student/athletes for placing in the Utica Invitational:
- First - Jahcere Laboy (55m dash)
- First - Malachi Young (55m hurdles)
- First - Laboy, Samir Gardner, Young, Mamadou Barrie (4x400m relay)
- Second - Gardner (long jump)
- Sixth - Anaya Zullo, Trintiy Grant, Flora Ayoo, Madeline Penna (4x400m)
- Seventh - Patrick Ponzo, Nasief Smith, Maximus Boettner, Christian Mack (4x200m)
- Seventh - Penna (600m)
- Eighth - Noah Bizer (1600m)
- Eighth - Matilda Gish, Janie Hallgren, Elsa Lamont, Juliana Mullin (4x800m)
- Eighth - Zullo (55m)
The Falcons' next competition is a league meet this Saturday at Union College.
