Events
The longest race in high school track is the:
3200m
This object is passed from athlete to athlete during relay events:
Baton
Which relay team improved their time by the most from meet 1 to meet 2 this season?
4x200m B team: 1.6 seconds
Coach Winters began coaching Cohoes during the outdoor 2020 season (although it was for about 2 days.) There is one athlete who has been on his team since the beginning of that season, as a 7th grader. Who is that athlete?
Cesar Hernandez
This athlete ran the 1000m in Timberland boots at Union college. During the race, he flung one of the boots into the air, where it landed on the track. That boot stayed on the track for the remainder of the race.
How many events make up the boys pentathlon, and what are they?
5: Long Jump, High Jump, 1600m, 110m Hurdles, Shotput
These tools are used to improve an athlete's start during a race. Sadly, we have not been able to use them yet!
Blocks
This athlete is the only member of the team to have officially broken 6 in the 45m so far:
Edmund Decker, 5.8
What relay events did the Cohoes Boys team win last year? You must list the exact name of the relay!
Stillwater Rockin' Relays
Granville Blue and Gold Invitational
(Our trophies are in the trophy case downstairs!)
This athlete broke his jaw during the 110m Colonial Council pentathlon hurdles in 2022. He then came back to win them in 2023.
Jack Kelly
This rare event is only held during indoor colonial council championships and sectionals:
Hammer Throw
How many hurdles must be cleared in the 400m?
10
This field athlete has shown the most improvement in the field from meet 1 to 2 this season, adding 1.2 feet to his result:
Kayveion Keegan, Triple Jump
Which athletes made it to the state championship in both indoor and outdoor last season?
Sylas Petrie, Parris Porter
During the 2023 outdoor season, Tony Sabb bet Richie Shumway on whether or not Dehhrab Natt would beat anyone in a 200m race. He lost both of his bets. What was he required to do for losing the bets?
Hug Coach Jefferson, Steal Coach Jefferson's hat
Which events have not seen a Cohoes athlete compete in them during the 2024/2025 indoor track season?
3200m, Pole Vault, Open 800m
Which 5 board lengths are standard for most high school triple jump pits? Our old track was weird and didn't have these...
20, 24, 28, 32, 36
This athlete is an early contender for team MVP, as he leads the team in points through 2 meets:
(Remember, relay points are divided by 4)
Alex Fessel: 12.5 points
Who was the last boy/boys to win a sectional championship for Cohoes, and in what event did he / they do it in?
Sylas Petrie, 55m
Sometimes known as the relay king, this athlete is the only athlete for Cohoes to place in the 4x800m, 4x100m, and 4x400m at the same meet.
Paul Thouin
Open 300m, Open 800m, 4x200m, 50/55 hurdles, 4x800m, 300m, 1600m, 600m, 3200m, 1000m, 45/55m, 4x400m.
What is the maximum sized spike that is allowed for Section 2 track meets?
1/4"
This athlete showed the most improvement on the track from league meet 1 to league meet 2, dropping an impressive 7.6 seconds in his event:
Spencer Heaphy, 600m
How many school records (both boys and girls) have been set/tied since Coach Winters became the Coach at Cohoes (since 2020)?
7: Sylas Petrie 100m, Nic Williams TJ indoor and outdoor, Parris Porter: 800m, Alycia Lenegar: 200m Hurdles, Rafael Johnson: 200m Hurdles, Andrew Gillick: Indoor Shotput
This Cohoes legend headed straight for the garbage can after finishing the 800m at sectionals back in 2022.
THE Coach Smith