WAVERLY EARNS THREE FIRST-PLACE FINISHES AT 'IT'S ABOUT TIME

By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | January 22, 2022

CORTLAND — Senior Sam VanDyke and freshman Haylie Davenport logged Waverly’s only wins Friday at the “It’s About Time” Indoor Track & Field Invitational here at SUNY Cortland.

GIRLS
Davenport won the 1,500-meter race walk in a time of 9:49.86, and 8th-grader Emma Vanderhoof was fifth in 10:19.95.

The Lady Wolverine foursome of juniors Kelsey Ward and Natalie Garrity, freshman Harper Minaker, and 7th-grader Lauren Gorsline won the sprint medley relay in a time of 4:59.83 — more than 22 seconds faster then the runner-up quartet from Cortland High.

Ward finished second in the 600-meter run in a time of 2:00.6.

Minaker was second in the 1,500-meter run in a time of 5:39.56, and Gorsline was third in 5:44.72.

Gorsline finished fourth in the 1,000-meter run in 3:37.78, and freshman Kiley Stillman finished fourth in the high jump, clearing the bar at 4-feet, 3-inches.

The 800-meter relay foursome of Minaker, Stillman, sophomore Allison Barrett, and freshman Kendal Shaffer finished fifth in a time of 2:05.02.

Barrett finished seventh in the 55-meter dash in 8.27 seconds.

BOYS
VanDyke won the 400-meter dash in 56.91 seconds for the Wolverine boys lone win.

Sophomore Micah Chandler was second in the 300-meter dash in 37.94 seconds. He was seventh in the 55-meter dash in 7.02 seconds.