Owen Powers qualifies for Federation Championships

On Nov. 16, Haldane competed in the state championships in Queensbury, near Glens Falls, where Owen Powers was third overall in Class D, finishing the 5,000 meters in 16:04.8. Jack Illian was 29th for the Blue Devils in 17:10.5 and the boys finished fourth as a team.

Owen Powers
Powers won the Section I Northern Counties Championship on Oct. 26. (Photo provided)

For the girls, Ashley Sousa finished 38th among Class D runners in 21:17.4, her best time of the season.

Powers will be among 299 runners at the 50th annual New York State Federation Championships on Saturday (Nov. 23) at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls; he is the first Haldane athlete to qualify for the meet. [Update: Powers finished 161st at the Federation race in 17:58.10.]

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Jacob Aframian, a 2023 graduate of Marist University with a degree in communication with concentrations in sports and journalism, covers Haldane athletics. He was most recently a contributor to the Wright Way Sports Network and the SportsGrid in Manhattan.