Saranac Lake was represented by seniors Jake Kollmer, Liam Nobles and Dustin Burke, as all three athletes took part in two events. Leila Fey, a seventh grader, competed for Lake Placid in two girls events, while Tupper Lake’s Cohen Gerstenberger, a junior, raced in one. All three schools compete in Class C.

Fey placed 13th in the Class C 1,500-meter race in a time of 4 minutes, 59.22 seconds. Cooperstown’s Annelise Jensen won the Class C race in 4:34.22. In the 3,000-meter race, Fey placed 12th in Class C in 10:44.03. Hastings’ Caitlin Thomas (9:29.08) won the Class C race.

On the boys side, Kollmer kicked off the state meet by placing sixth in his class in the 800-meter in a time of 1:56.51. Maple Grove’s Ethan Verbosky (1:52.60) was the winner in Class C.

Kollmer rounded out the state meet with another sixth-place finish in the Class C 1,600-meter in a time of 4:21.45. Verbosky (4:15.62) also won the Class 1,600.

On the throwing side, Burke also recorded a sixth-place effort for the Red Storm with a toss of 47 feet, 11.5 inches in the boys Class C shot put. Tri-Valley’s Kane Poje won the event with a toss of 52-11.25. Burke then finished eighth in the discus event with a throw of 137 feet, while Sidney’s Michael Morrissey (158-09) won.

In his third and final trip to the outdoor state meet, Nobles placed 14th in the boys Class C long jump with a leap of 19-04. Aiden Bryant of Midlakes was the overall winner with a jump of 23-07. In the triple jump, Nobles fouled on his attempts. Bryant also won that event.

The Lumberjacks’ lone track athlete, Gerstenberger, placed 17th in the Class C boys 400-meter event in 53.44, while Tully’s Ryan Rauber (47.44) won the event.