After a two-week postponement due to poor AQI and weather, our fourth Trackapalooza Invitational track meet was small but successful, with nice weather on the welcoming Ithaca High School track. Full results are below, and meet photos will be coming soon. If you have any pictures of the meet, please upload them to our community photo album to share with others and document the day.
We hosted 58 athletes with 134 event participations, many of whom represented 6 teams, including Groton Project Track Club, SOAR Running Club, Moondog Track Club, Baldwinsville Harriers Track Club, Syracuse Track Club, and St. Francis St. Stephen.
Field events were once again made possible through partnerships. Brett Shelton of the SOAR Running Club officiated the long jump and the triple jump, with his fellow coach Steve Wagner managing the high jump. The Groton Project’s Janice Carter and David Shea coordinated the shot put and discus. Special thanks to Ithaca High School for allowing us to use their facilities and equipment!
On to the results!
55m HURDLES
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Lilienthal | M11 | Unattached | 11.17 |
| 2 | Layne Johnson | M9 | Moondog Track Club | 11.24 |
| 3 | Nolan Butler | M8 | SOAR Running Club | 18.78 |
100m
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Tierney | M26 | Unattached | 12.21 |
| 2 | Kenzie Burke | M17 | Moondog Track Club | 12.36 |
| 3 | Lamar-Shea Chang | M29 | Unattached | 12.46 |
| 4 | Arya Basu | M14 | Unattached | 12.74 |
| 5 | Jacson Reese | M17 | Unattached | 12.98 |
| 6 | Sonny Tripoli | M13 | St. Francis St. Stephen | 16.43 |
| 7 | Simon Zhang | M9 | SOAR Running Club | 18.33 |
| 8 | Archer Dowdall | M11 | SOAR Running Club | 18.68 |
| 9 | Easton Kastenhuber | W7 | Unattached | 19.75 |
| 10 | Isabelle Wang | W9 | Unattached | 19.77 |
| 11 | Ian Zhang | M8 | SOAR Running Club | 20.67 |
| 12 | Pia Tripoli | W8 | St. Francis St. Stephen | 21.25 |
| 13 | Nolan Butler | M8 | SOAR Running Club | 21.27 |
| 14 | Major Stewart-Brooks | M6 | Unattached | 21.98 |
| 15 | Skylar Weiner | W7 | Unattached | 22.62 |
| 16 | Rowan Wang | M5 | Unattached | 27.13 |
| 17 | Melanin Stewart-Brooks | W4 | Unattached | 33.77 |
| 18 | Rebecca Gorges | W3 | Groton Project TC | 47.99 |
| 19 | Cordelia Gorges | W2 | Groton Project TC | 56.39 |
| 20 | Maia Dahl-Aaberg | W1 | Unattached | 1:39.78 |
110m HURDLES
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brayden Taylor | M18 | Unattached | 15.61 |
| 2 | Aidan Tierney | M26 | Unattached | 18.03 |
200m
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenzie Burke | M17 | Moondog Track Club | 23.92 |
| 2 | Arya Basu | M14 | Unattached | 24.85 |
| 3 | Ethan Buckley | M16 | Unattached | 24.99 |
| 4 | Jarryd Witzel | M17 | SOAR Running Club | 25.18 |
| 5 | Aidan Tierney | M26 | Unattached | 25.78 |
| 6 | Reilly Quinn | W20 | Groton Project TC | 27.32 |
| 7 | David Cook | M42 | Syracuse Track Club | 30.24 |
| 8 | Arthur Axel Johnson | M7 | Moondog Track Club | 44.97 |
| 9 | Nolan Butler | M8 | SOAR Running Club | 45.31 |
| 10 | Major Stewart-Brooks | M6 | Unattached | 51.10 |
| 11 | Melanin Stewart-Brooks | W4 | Unattached | 1:12.18 |
400m
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan Buckley | M16 | Unattached | 58.66 |
| 2 | Christopher Tyler | M16 | Unattached | 1:02.54 |
| 3 | David Cook | M42 | Syracuse Track Club | 1:03.21 |
| 4 | Emma Cote | W13 | SOAR Running Club | 1:11.10 |
| 5 | Arthur Lilienthal | M11 | Unattached | 1:17.89 |
| 6 | Kaitlin Lilienthal | W42 | Unattached | 1:26.09 |
| 7 | Archer Dowdall | M11 | SOAR Running Club | 1:35.56 |
| 8 | Ian Zhang | M8 | SOAR Running Club | 1:41.32 |
| 9 | Nolan Butler | M8 | SOAR Running Club | 1:52.10 |
| 10 | Pia Tripoli | W8 | St. Francis St. Stephen | 1:53.90 |
| 11 | Skylar Weiner | W7 | Unattached | 1:56.63 |
| 12 | Major Stewart-Brooks | M6 | Unattached | 2:04.02 |
| 13 | Melanin Stewart-Brooks | W4 | Unattached | 2:44.31 |
800m
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Milano | M36 | Unattached | 2:06 |
| 2 | David Cook | M42 | Syracuse Track Club | 2:22 |
| 3 | Xander Debrigard | M15 | Groton Project TC | 2:28 |
| 4 | Mary Cook | W54 | Syracuse Track Club | 3:41 |
| 5 | Arthur Axel Johnson | M7 | Moondog Track Club | 3:46 |
1600m
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiran Gulati | M19 | Unattached | 4:38 |
| 2 | David Cook | M42 | Syracuse Track Club | 4:56 |
| 3 | Xinyi Wang | M31 | Unattached | 5:55 |
| 4 | Alison Belcher | W13 | Groton Project TC | 6:02 |
| 5 | Allegra Lafalce | W16 | Moondog Track Club | 6:36 |
| 6 | Heidi Appleby | W52 | Unattached | 6:36 |
| 7 | Sonny Tripoli | M13 | St. Francis St. Stephen | 6:48 |
| 8 | Emma Cote | W13 | SOAR Running Club | 6:50 |
| 9 | Bryan Gorges | M41 | Groton Project TC | 6:56 |
| 10 | Spider Rossiter | M74 | Unattached | 7:01 |
| 11 | Amalia Skilton | W34 | Unattached | 7:18 |
| 12 | Archer Dowdall | M11 | SOAR Running Club | 7:39 |
| 13 | Kaitlin Lilienthal | W42 | Unattached | 7:47 |
| 14 | Mary Cook | W54 | Syracuse Track Club | 7:49 |
5000m
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Simpson | M24 | Unattached | 15:37 |
| 2 | David Cook | M42 | Syracuse Track Club | 16:38 |
| 3 | Leo Morse | M14 | Unattached | 18:44 |
| 4 | Meg Branine | W29 | Unattached | 23:43 |
| 5 | Bryan Gorges | M41 | Groton Project TC | 25:15 |
| 6 | Mary Cook | W54 | Syracuse Track Club | 26:46 |
4x200m RELAY
| Place | Team | Anchor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moondog Track Club | Burke | 2:28 |
| 2 | SOAR Running Club | Cote | 2:48 |
LONG JUMP
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarryd Witzel | M17 | SOAR Running Club | 16-09 |
| 2 | Christopher Tyler | M16 | Unattached | 16-08 |
| 3 | Layne Johnson | M9 | Moondog Track Club | 12-04.50 |
| 4 | Sonny Tripoli | M13 | St. Francis St. Stephen | 11-07.50 |
| 5 | Emma Cote | W13 | SOAR Running Club | 11-07 |
| 6 | Simon Zhang | M9 | SOAR Running Club | 9-10 |
| 7 | Ian Zhang | M8 | SOAR Running Club | 8-11.50 |
| 7 | Karen Ellsworth | W63 | Unattached | 8-11.50 |
| 9 | Arthur Axel Johnson | M7 | Moondog Track Club | 7-08.50 |
| 10 | Skylar Weiner | W7 | Unattached | 7-06.50 |
| 11 | Pia Tripoli | W8 | St. Francis St. Stephen | 7-04.25 |
| 12 | Major Stewart-Brooks | M6 | Unattached | 5-08 |
| 13 | Nolan Butler | M8 | SOAR Running Club | 5-06 |
| 14 | Melanin Stewart-Brooks | W4 | Unattached | 3-02 |
TRIPLE JUMP
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarryd Witzel | M17 | SOAR Running Club | 37-01 |
| 2 | Christopher Tyler | M16 | Unattached | 33-07 |
| 3 | Karen Ellsworth | W63 | Unattached | 19-04.25 |
HIGH JUMP
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brayden Taylor | M18 | Unattached | 5-04 |
| 2 | Reilly Quinn | W20 | Groton Project TC | 5-04 |
SHOT PUT
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Cragle | M19 | Unattached | 46-07.50 |
| 2 | Adam Cuyler | M22 | Unattached | 42-09.75 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Claudio | M15 | Unattached | 37-03 |
| 4 | Eric McCord | M16 | Unattached | 36-06.50 |
| 5 | Brody Williams | M19 | Unattached | 35-00 |
| 6 | David Shea | M19 | Groton Project TC | 34-06.50 |
| 7 | Andrew Cuyler | M15 | Baldwinsville Harriers TC | 31-04.75 |
| 8 | Kaylee Kastenhuber | W17 | Unattached | 25-11 |
| 9 | Karen Ellsworth | W63 | Unattached | 23-00.75 |
| 10 | Benton Moore | M14 | Baldwinsville Harriers TC | 21-08 |
DISCUS
| Place | Name | Age | Team | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Claudio | M15 | Unattached | 132-11 |
| 2 | Calvin Cragle | M19 | Unattached | 129-01 |
| 3 | Brody Williams | M19 | Unattached | 115-00 |
| 4 | Eric McCord | M16 | Unattached | 104-06.50 |
| 5 | Noah Rangstrom | M20 | Unattached | 104-05.50 |
| 6 | Kaylee Kastenhuber | W17 | Unattached | 96-06.75 |
| 7 | David Shea | M19 | Groton Project TC | 90-01.50 |
| 8 | Andrew Cuyler | M15 | Baldwinsville Harriers TC | 79-04 |
| 9 | Karen Ellsworth | W63 | Unattached | 59-10.50 |
| 10 | Olivia Gunther | W13 | Baldwinsville Harriers TC | 49-02.75 |
| 11 | Easton Kastenhuber | W7 | Unattached | 39-01.75 |
Volunteers
As always, FLRC track meets are the result of the efforts of numerous volunteers. Thanks to Tonya Engst for helping prepare for the meet the day before and then managing bib pickup, ably assisted by Mary Catt. Shane Taylor and Scott Yaple coordinated everything with Ithaca High School. Dave Kania, Bob Talda, Kelly Miller, Kathleen Sullivan, and Dirk Swart helped with setup. Patrick Boyle did a bang-up job as starter, and Andrew Flyak recorded all the times as head timer while being trained by Bob Talda. Jesse Koennecke, Dave Kania, and Meng Wang reseeded heats and produced results, and Lizzy Rayle and Rich Bernstein coordinated the heats. Bob Talda counted laps and Chris Mellor recorded bib numbers for the longer races. We had lane timing assistance from Brian Belcher, Chris Petroff, Truck Rossiter, Anne Shakespeare, and Joe Sullivan, with Ricky Stewart providing backup timing. On the field event side, John Hummel and Amalia Skilton assisted Brett Shelton with the long and triple jumps. Amy Dawson and Scott Dawson helped Steve Wagner with the high jump. Janice Carter and David Shea managed the throws. Kacey Strang sold FLRC clothing, and Lauren Milano brought muffins!
See you all in 2027 at the January Jicker!
ABOUT
Due to high AQI and poor weather, Trackapalooza was rescheduled to August 1.
ALL EVENTS ARE THE SAME.
Enjoy outdoor track and field at its best in this extravaganza of running, jumping, and throwing at Ithaca High School (not Lansing or Groton this year!). All ages and abilities are welcome—youth, adults, and elites. Running heats will be seeded by time. Alas, we aren’t able to include the pole vault this year.
Ladies, want to look as fast as you feel? Order a custom Trackapalooza racing singlet for just $10 and pick it up at the meet (only limited women’s sizes available).
If you’ve never run track before, check out our First-Timers FAQs for Track Meets.
EVENTS
We’re estimating the following schedule for 2026, with heats running slow to fast, but it’s a plan, not a promise. Make sure to listen to announcements and check in with plenty of time. You can download the seed sheets to see when your events are likely to take place.
- 5000m (1 heat, 9:00–9:30 AM)
- 100m (4 heats, 9:30–9:45 AM)
- 400m (3 heats, 9:45–10:00 AM)
- 100m Hurdles (1 heat, 10:00–10:15 AM)
- 110m Hurdles (1 heat, 10:15–10:20 AM)
- 55m Hurdles (1 heat: 10:20–10:30 AM)
- 1600m (1 heat, 10:30–10:40 AM)
- 200m (2 heats, 10:40 AM–11:00 AM)
- 800m (1 heat, 11:00–11:10 AM)
- 4x200m relay (1 heat, 11:10–11:30 AM)
- Flight 1: 12-and-under
- Flight 2: 13-and-up
- Triple Jump
Shot Put/Discus order
- Shot Put: 9:00–9:30 AM (or when done)
- Discus: 9:30 AM until done
Thanks to the SOAR Running Club and the Groton Project for help with the field events!
WHERE
The meet takes place at the Ithaca High School track, 1401 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850. There is free parking. (View in Google Maps)


WHEN
Bib pickup opens at 8:00 AM. All runners in the first event should have picked up their bibs by 8:45 AM. If you’re running only a late event, you may pick up your bib during the meet, but please check in at least 45 minutes before your heat.
The first event starts at 9:00 AM.
SIGNUP
Online registration is required and is open until Friday, July 31 at 5 PM (the night before the meet). There is no day-of-meet registration!
FEES
Fees for Trackapalooza are:
- Non-FLRC member: $15 (save money if you join the club)
- FLRC member: $10 (thanks for supporting running in the area)
- Financial Aid: $0 (we don’t want anyone skipping the meet due to cost)
- Team or Club: $3 per runner (this is for schools and clubs, with a coach handling registration and bib pickup, not families))
NOTES
- If a team isn’t listed, contact the meet director to have it added. Teams can pay $3 per runner at the meet, send a check later, or request to be invoiced at the end of the indoor season.
- Spikes are fine, and if you choose to wear spikes, pyramid spikes are recommended.
- Starting blocks are allowed, but you’ll have to bring your own.
- Registration for relays is available only at the meet; fill out and submit a relay registration card at the desk.
- Please predict realistic finish times when registering so we can seed you in an appropriate heat.
- Events take place in the order listed, with seeded heats running from slow to fast. A heat sheet showing heats and times will be available.
- Timing will be done with hand timing, the same system that FLRC’s timing team uses in other FLRC track meets.
- For remaining questions, or to register manually if you can’t use Webscorer for some reason, contact meet director Adam Engst and provide name, sex, age, events, and seed times.
- All runners, volunteers, and spectators must abide by FLRC’s Code of Conduct.
- To ensure participant and volunteer safety in the event of hazardous environmental conditions, the race director may modify or cancel the race in accordance with FLRC’s Event Cancellation Policy.












