Syracuse, N.Y. — The 2024 Summer Olympics may not be on the schedule for Section 3 athletes, but many track and field athletes are aiming for Olympic gold someday.
At syracuse.com's Spring High School Sports Media Day presented by Rainbow Lettering, we asked Section III girls track and field athletes which of their teammates has the best chance of taking home a gold medal one day.
Here's what they said:
“She loves running and always puts in a lot of effort. She has a really great passion for it.” — Eva Davis
“She's been doing indoors lately and had a really good season. … She played soccer, so I think she has speed because of that. And she has a really good work ethic. I have it.” — Eddie Livingston
“She plays a lot of sports. She's very athletic. So she's likely to win in a lot of different events.” — Bryn Marvin
“She's our MVP. If you put her in any event, she'll do it, whether it's the 100-meter run, the 2-mile run, the pole vault, the high jump.” — Hayley Deville
“She understood the mindset. Just her work ethic and everything she put into it.” — Madison Rosfeld
“Because she’s so fast.” — Cassandra Kogel
“She's the most versatile player on the team. Honestly, she could do it all. You could put her on the track and she'd do it better than anyone else.” — Hannah Wagner
“She's very hardworking. She knows how to get the job done and doesn't complain about anything.” — Claire Kruger
“Because I think I could be pretty athletic if I wanted to.” — Gaston
“[McDuffie]is just a great 55-year-old runner.[Hayes]is good at pretty much everything she does. So it's a really tough decision.” — Laura Olmsted
“She's a very competitive athlete. She's very strong and has the drive to accomplish whatever it takes. She brings it every day.” — Sophia Exelby
“When you see her running over 400, she's probably the smoothest and you can't even tell she's running that fast.” — Olivia Hendrickson
“She is very determined when she goes into a race. She has one goal and that is to finish first. She is not going to be passed by anyone. That’s what drives her forward.” — Erica Lockhart
“I think she has the mental and physical ability to do it. She's very, very tenacious.” — Camila Garcia Maso
“She is the fastest on the team. She has great perseverance and determination and never gives up.” — Molly McMasters
“She's really fast and very athletic.” — Amelia Taye
“It's in her blood. Her sister was also an elite track and field athlete.” — Kenna Lidigi
“She's very short, but she's very fast, so people definitely underestimate her abilities. And she competed in sectionals as an eighth grader.” — Emma Rose
“[Devendorf]is the type of person who works hard. She works out a lot and is focused on what she's doing.” — Niketh Madison
“(Greene) is often distracted, but perhaps she is dedicated to her sport. When she sets her mind to something, she is sure that she will achieve it and that she will do everything it takes to do it.” Run.” — Devondorf
Emma Snyder, Living Word Academy
“I think she's very fast, a good sprinter, and a really hard worker. I'm sure she can do it if she puts her mind to it.” — Grace Pulwak
“She's a really fast runner and very motivated. She's probably one of the best runners on the team.” — Abigail Bianchi
“She is really talented, dedicated, and also very humble.” — Rose Jeff
“She's really young, but she's naturally talented and amazing.” — Josie Capotosto
“We're all working hard and we can see ourselves getting somewhere.” — Rodriguez
“She is very fast and works very hard.” — Audrey Donovan
“She has a really good drive.” — Riley Denslow
“She's a very promising sprinter. She's young, but very talented, so I'm going to follow her.” — Eva Basani
“She's very motivated and I can see her going far.” — Hannah Cintron
Grace O'Neill, Syracuse Academy of Sciences
“Grace has been very diligent about tracking her whole life. Even if she didn't have all the support and resources she needed, even if she didn't have all the resources she needed to do good, Regardless, she's still on top. But she's still doing good things.” — Jemila Tinich
“She's fast.” — Allie Cooter
“She's very young and has already done a lot at the high school level. I think she has great potential in the future.” — Jasmine Gonzalez Rivera
“She's an all-around athlete and honestly could probably win at any event.” — Camryn Shea
“She's great in cross country. Honestly, she has what it takes and the energy to bring it to the team.” — Candence Barton
“Olivia Snodgrass. She's a great distance runner who always pushes herself and does track and field year-round, which most of our team doesn't do. She's a great runner.” — Olivia Snodgrass quinn
“She works hard and is really determined. She's very fast and gives her all and 100% effort in everything she does.” — Liliana Kupiec
“She's just very hardworking. She just has a goal in life and I believe in her.” — Isabel Leonardo
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