ENDICOTT – The second day of the Section IV State Qualifying meet saw the same type of action as day one. The only difference was the cloudy skies and wind. With threats of thunderstorms in the forecast at Union-Endicott High School, the weather held off for the event to allow the second day to be completed without a hitch.

Right out of the gate, the excitement started as both the girls and boys 100 meter dash finals kicked off the action for day two.

In the girls 100 meter dash final, Julia Oglesby of Unadilla Valley and Milla Gonzalez of Oxford both had spots due to their times raced on day one. Their competition was tough in the loaded meet as the fastest sprinter in New York – Vestal’s Tia Jones – was seeded at the top.

Jones raced to a time of 12.47 and was known to win the race by her lead out in front of the other runners. The battle, however, was for second and third place.

Oglesby and Jones’ teammate, Jecholiah Stephenson, were neck-and-neck throughout the entire straight away of the track and right up the finish line.

It was the Storm sprinter who crossed the finish line first as her head reached before Stephenson, locking in second place overall for the meet. Oglesby came in as the first runner for the Division-II and secured her spot for the state meet.

Oxford’s Gonzalez grabbing a spot on the podium, placing sixth with a time of 13.28 seconds.

Norwich’s Zack Race continued in the fast lane as he placed first overall in the event with a time of 11.06.

Race, who has had trouble with his starts out of the block, got off to a great start in the race. Midway through the race, Race’s fastest gear kicked in and pushed him through the finish line as they raced against the wind.

The Purple Tornado’s Eric Conant was in the pack that wasn’t too far behind Race and crossed the line in fifth place with his time of 11.46 seconds.

Kyleigh George of Unadilla Valley raced to a time of 17.55 during the semifinals race on Wednesday to land a spot in the finals on day two. Running the exact same time as a day earlier, George was one place away from standing on the podium.

Later on in the meet, Race and Conant met the rest of the field in the 200 meter dash. With Race seeded one and Conant seeded two after Wednesday’s preliminary race, the two had targets on their back.

Coming out of the turn, Race took the event over again for a first place finish of 21.94. The next closest opponent to cross the line almost a full second behind.

All sprinters coming in behind Race for the event were in a close, tight pack with all separated by less than half a second. Conant finished in sixth, snagging the final spot on the podium.

The Norwich group of Delilah Geislinger, Riley Marsh, Hailey Colabelli and Caroline Stewart faced the team from Vestal, which included Jones and Stephenson, and were the heavy favorites of the race.

The Purple Tornado foursome placed third overall with a time of 50.92 but finished first in Division-II and will head to states.