2007-08 CT Indoor Track and Field

Connecticut Athletes Fair Well in Final Day of National Meet...
(Mar 17, 2008 - 7:00am-By Ron Knapp-updated 3/19/08) In a Friday event that was missed in the earlier coverage of the  National Scholastic Indoor Championships at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City, the Danbury Boys 1600m Sprint Medley Relay team placed third in 3:30.44 to set a new state record as well as gain All-American honors. The record-setting team included Yona Horn (200m-23.4), Nick Rosa (200m-22.7), Mike Danzy (400m-504) and Parker Boudreau (800m-1:53.9).  In the same event, the Ledyard team was 11th (3:34.84) while a Wilbur Cross team placed 14th (3:35.40). In the Girls 1600m SMR race, the Danbury team placed 13th (4:13.68) while the East Lyme team placed 15th (4:13.84).

In final races on Sunday at the NSIC meet in New York, the Glastonbury Girls 4x800m team earned All-American honors with a sixth place finish time of 9:19.93. Other top twenty finishers for Connecticut girls on Sunday included Annelies Gamble of Woodbridge (Amity) placed 17th in the 800m run with a time of 2:16.18. In the Girls 1-Mile run, Courtney Dinnan of Hamden placed 13th with a time of 5:06.43. Katie Matthews of Rocky Hill placed 13th in the 2-Mile run with a time of 11:06.43 followed by Kristen Malloy of Glastonbury (16th-11:07.69), Moira Kenny of Danbury-Immaculate (18th-11:09.79) and Katie Collins of Danbury-Immaculate (19th-11:10.98).

Other top twenty finishers for Connecticut boys on Sunday at the NSIC meet included a seventh place by Everett Hackett of Wm. Hall-West Hartford in the 2-Mile run with a time of 9:22.88 whie Forrest Misenti of Haddam (Xavier) placed 13th in 9:32.69. Cas Loxsom of Wilbur Cross placed 12th in the 800m race with a time of 1:55.81 followed by Matt Marriott of Westport (Staples) in 14th (1:56.47) and Andrew Esposito (17th-1:56.81). In the 1-Mile Run, Jason Cusack of Jewett City (Griswold) placed 14th in 4:19.34 followed by Michael Levine of Redding (Joel Barlow) in 19th (4:23.77). The Hillhouse 4x200m Relay team placed tenth in 1:30.95 while the Danbury team was 13th in 1:31.43. The Danbury 4x800 relay team placed ninth with a time of 7:59.62. In the Boys Pole Vault, Craig Babcock of Lisbon (NFA) placed 16th with a height of 14'0". In the Boys Triple Jump, Matt Berube of Southington placed 14th with a jump of 43'4.25". Robert Guider of Danbury placed 11th in the Weight Throw with a toss of 59'4.75". Additional top twenty finishers included Renrick Pesce from Northwestern Regional 7 who finished 19th in a strong field in the Indoor Pentathlon on Saturday.  

Connecticut National Champions and All-Americans Take Their Places...
(Mar 16, 2008 - 10:15am-By Ron Knapp) Connecticut has a rich tradition of national caliber athletes, one just has to review the record books and national meet results from over the past years. Now you can add several names to the list of National Champions and All-Americans after two days of competition at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City and the Nike Indoor Nationals at Prince George's Sports Complex outside Washington, D.C.  Competition concludes today at both national meets.

On Saturday at the NSIC meet in New York, the Danbury Boys 4x1 Mile team of Joey Bubniak, Justin Rau, Parker Boudreau and Willie Ahearn claimed the national championship title with a state record of 17:28.47, close to the meet record of 17:25.98. Splits for the quartet on their way to victory were Bubniak (4:27.4), Rau (4:25.3), Boudreau (4:17.8) and Ahearn (4:17.9).

Also on Saturday at the NSIC meet in New York, in the Boys 4x1 Mile race, Darien placed 9th (18:29.09). In the Girls 4x1 Mile Relay, the Glastonbury Girls team placed seventh and lowered their state record mark from 21:13.78 set last year to 21:04.66. In the same event, Ridgefield placed 12th in 21:42.16 while Wm. Hall West Hartford placed 20th in 22:27.84. In the Boys Shot Put, Chad Nadeau of Central Village (Plainfield) placed 14th (49'8.25") while both Stephen Johnson of New Canaan and Aaron Nadeau (Plainfield) tied for 16th with throws of 48'11.5".

On Saturday at the Nike Nationals in Maryland, junior Anna Shields of Lewis Mills ran to a national championship title in the 5000m with a time of 17:38.57 to win by over ten seconds. With a 1600m split of 5:28 and a 3200m split of 10:59, Shields established a sizeable lead to establish the third fastest meet time for the event that was first run last year. Also on Saturday at the Nike Nationals in Maryland, Joshua Olsen of Thomaston finished 16th in the 5000m race in 16:07.81.

On Friday night at the NSIC meet in New York, Donn Cabral of Glastonbury won the Boys 5000m race in the fifth fastest time in high school history with a time of 14:44.16 to become national champion. Cabral chose to not compete this past indoor season in state meets as he concentrated on competing at the USATX XC national meet held a few weeks ago where he finished 31st of 100 runners. Connecticut took two more of the top six All-American places as Everett Hackett of Wm. Hall West Hartford placed third in 15:09.68 and Matt Terry of Danbury placed sixth in a time of 15:18.51. In the Girls 5000m race, senior Heather Stephens of Ridgefield bettered her state record of 17:54.68 set last year in the meet as she placed second in the event with a time of 17:24.66. Again, Connecticut took two more of the All-American places as Katie Matthews of Rocky Hill placed fourth in 17:50.89 while Moira Kenney of Danbury (Immaculate) was sixth with a time of 18:05.41. In the Boys Long Jump, Mike Hartfield of Manchester placed fifth to secure All-American honors with a leap of 23'0.25". In the Girls 4x55m Shuttle Hurdle Relay, the Ridgefield Girls team of Jamie Heaslip, Molly Bower, Esther Tan and Megan Schaefer finished in 36.01 for a fifth place and All-American honors. To the best of my knowledge, this is the fastest time by a state team for the event and will be entered as a new event in the State Record book. (3/21/08 Correction: The best performance by a state Girls team in the Girls 4x55m Shuttle Hurdle Relay was run by the Weaver-Hartford team at the 2006 NSIC meet in finishing 4th in 34.99.)

Also on Friday night at the NSIC meet, Matt Berube of Southington placed 8th in the Boys High Jump (6'7") while Bradley Roth of Branford was 13th at 6'3.25". In the Girls High Jump, Kristen Johnson of Manchester (Bloomfield) placed 12th (5'5") while Grace Doering of Darien was 13th (5'3"). In the Girls Shot Put, Rachel Morgan of Wm. Hall West Hartford threw 37'4" for 20th place. The Glastonbury Girls DMR team placed 8th in a time of 12:21.20 while their Boys DMR team placed 20 in 10:51.47, the Naugatuck Girls DMR team placed 19th in 12:38.52. In the 5000m race, other state finishers in the top twenty included included  Forest Misenti of Haddam (Xavier) 15:49.28 and Cory Loftis of Branford (16:02.01). The Danbury Girls 1600m Sprint Medley Relay team placed 13th in 4:13.68.

State Athletes Prepared for National Championships...
(Mar 13, 2008 - 8:30pm-By Ron Knapp) Many schools have made their final provisions as their top indoor track and field athletes attend their final indoor competition at one of the two national meets; the National Scholastic Indoor Championships at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City or the Nike Indoor Nationals at Prince George's Sports Complex outside Washington, D.C. Included among those athletes competing are the following as contributed by their coaches as well as a quick listing from the performance lists posted at both websites.

The Nike Indoor Nationals, held annually since 1999, are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16, 2008 at Prince George's Sports Complex, Landover MD, outside Washington, D.C. The facility has a fast, 200-meter track, where numerous records have been set including the incredible 51.93 400 meter National Record run by Francena McCorory in 2006. The Bill Bowerman Award, created by Nike, is presented to the coaches of the girls' and boy's mile winners. The top six finishers in each event are named to the Nike Indoor Nationals All-American team.

State competitors at the Nike Nationals this year include:

• Mina Amick-Alexis (freshman) of Norwalk in the 60m hurdles, her seed time is 9.0. Mina was All-New England this season with her fifth place finish at 8.52 in the 55m hurdles.

• Dominic Smith of Bloomfield is entered in both the 60m Dash and 200m Dash. Smith is the 2008 New England 300m Dash Champion where he ran 34.78. Smith was also the 2008 State Open Champion in the 300m as well as runner-up in the 55m Dash.

• Joshua Olsen of Thomaston, CT is entered in the 5000m run.

• Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield is entered in the Girls 60 Meter Hurdles as well as the High Jump.

• Anna Sheilds of Lewis Mills, (Harwington) is entered in the 5000m run. Anna is the 2008 State Open Champion in the 1000m and 1600m runs as well as the 2008 New England Champion in the 1000m run.

The National Scholastic Indoor Championships are scheduled for Friday-Saturday-Sunday, March 14th-16th, 2008 - at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City. As the closer venue for national competition, many state athletes are competing in this meet including:

• The William Hall-West Hartford contingent includes: Everett Hackett, who is running the 5000 Seeded @ 15:05 and the 2 mile and he is seeded @ 9:21, Everett holds the school record in both of these events. Harry Mullin is running the 5000 Seeded @ 16:42. Rachel Morgan is competing in the Shot Put and is seeded @ 37-10 and holds the school record. The Girls 4xmile relay is seeded @ 21:30 and features Stephanie Bohannon, Morgan Roche, Jenna Londan and Anna Matus. This same group will be running the 4x800m relay seeded @ 9:41. This group holds the school record in the 4x800.

• Plainfield High School has two throwers competing; Aaron Nadeau, NSI, Shot Put, 50-01, Junior, twin brother of Chad Nadeau, 3rd Place Class M Championships, 5th Place State Open, 10th place New Englands. Chad Nadeau, NSI, Shot Put, 53-0.5, Junior, Class M State Champ, 8th Place State Open, Indoor School Record Holder.

• The single competitor from Griswold High School is Jason Cusack who is entered in the Boy's 1 Mile Run.

• Staples High School Girls team is also competing as they have entered Olivia Massey - Long Jump. Seed mark- 17'6" Holds the Staples school record in the long jump. Alica Kaestli - 800m. Seed Time: 2:18.0 Holds the 1000m record at Staples High school. A 1600 Sprint Medley Relay (Seed mark: 4:17) that includes: Olivia Massey (4x240/smr/lg record holder), Erica Keyes(4x240/smr record holder), Ingrid Johnson (600m record holder), Alicia Kaestli (1000m/smr record holder). . This group is looking to break the school record in the event which was set at the NSI last year. Each member of this relay holds a school record in an individual event or relay event.

• Immaculate High School of Danbury has entered two athletes, Moira Kenny (Junior) and Katie Collins (Sophomore), Moira will be competing in the 5K (seed 18:10) and the 2-mile (seed 11:08.16). She has the unique distinction of being the current record holder in both the indoor and outdoor Southwest Conference championship meets in both the 1600m and 3200m. She is also a member of the 4x800 relay team that holds the championship meet indoor record. Katie will be competing in the 2-mile (seed 11:18.69). Katie holds the Sophomore records at Immaculate in both the 1600m and 3200m. She too is a member of the 4x800 relay team that holds the SWC championship meet indoor record. Both Moira and Katie are also high-honors students.

• The Ridgefield High School Girls Team has entered several athletes including Heather Stephens is entered in the 5000 and 3200 meters. She will also on a 4 x mile relay along with sophomore Katie Howley and freshmen Isabella Corso and Jenna McClane. Ridgefield will also enter a 4 x 800 relay of Corso, Howley, junior Kelly Holmes and sophomore Kelly Baker. We will enter a shuttle hurdles relay of seniors Jamie Heaslip, Esther Tan and Megan Schaefer, and junior Molly Bower. Finally, Junior Kelly Jorgensen is entered in the high jump.

• The Hamden High School Girls team sends two athletes, Courtney Dinnan, to compete in the 1-mile run with a seed time of 5:02 and Chelsea Harris, competing in the 400m with a seed mark of 58 seconds.

• The Seymour High School Boys Team makes their first appearance at the meet with 1600 Sprint Medley Relay team of Tony Pastore, Garret Sharnick, Josh Roman and Joe Kassay. The 2008 State Open Champion 4x200m Relay team of Tony Pastore, Garret Sharnick, Josh Roman and Rob Moir will also compete in the meet.

• View NSIC Performance List of State Athletes...

ATTN READERS - UPDATED SITE NOTICE - Thr Mar 13, 2008...
(Mar 13, 2008 - 8:30pm-By Ron Knapp) If you are reading this update notice then you have reached the new home for MySportsResults.com. All the site forms and new email addresses are setup for you to use as normal. Due to the large volume of files that were transfered, please use the Contact Us form to notify me if you find a link or page unavailable. Thank you for your patience in the transfer to the new hosting vendor.

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ATTN Coaches: Submit Your Pre-Meet News for Attending National Championships...
(Mar 10, 2008 - 8:30pm-By Ron Knapp)  To Connecticut Indoor Track and Field Coaches: MySportsResults.com would like to provide you with the opportunity to publicize your indoor track and field athletes who are competing at either of the two national meets. Please complete the online form, especially the contact information, so that we can verify or expand on the information if needed. News entries submitted with incomplete or invalid contact information will not be posted. Deadline for submitting National Championship news is 9pm on Tuesday 3/11/2008. NOTE: Although every effort will be made to post all information received, we reserve the right to edit or limit material posted due to space limitations as well as amount of information received. Look for a Finishline news article by 3/13/2008 for the National Championship meets.

The National Scholastic Indoor Championships are scheduled for Friday-Saturday-Sunday, March 14th-16th, 2008 - at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City.

The Nike Indoor Nationals, held annually since 1999, are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16, 2008 at Prince George's Sports Complex, Landover MD, outside Washington, D.C.-

State Athletes Take Top Places at 21st New England Championships...
(Mar 1, 2008 - 2:00pm - By Ron Knapp) After a two week rest period since the State Open Championships, several state athletes earned All New England honors with top six performances at the 21st Annual New England Interscholastic Indoor Track & Field Championships held on Friday night, February 29, 2008 at the Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA.

In the Boys events, performances were highlighted by winning efforts from Marvin McClendon of Hillhouse in the 55m Dash as he won in 6.43 with Kevin Downing of Platt (5th), Jeff Wilkins of Hillhouse (6th) and Auston Von Ohlsen of Ridgefield (7th). Dominic Smith of Bloomfield added to the sprint medals as he won the 300m dash in 34.78 with Auston Von Ohlsen of Ridgefield (4th). In the middle distance events, Matt Marriott of Staples edged Cas Loxsom of Wilbur Cross in the 600m by a 1:22.05 to 1:22.06 margin as they took the top two places. State runners also took the top two spots in the 1000m as Parker Boudreau of Danbury was first in 2:27.63 with Matt Casey of Branfrod in second place at 2:20.45. Also placing were Justin Rau of Danbury (4th), Andrew Esposito of Ledyard (6th) and Alex Zarka of Farmington (7th). The final winning performance came from the Staples 4x400m relay team as they finished in 3:28.13 while Ledyard was 3rd and Danbury 6th. Other top performers included Bertony Jean-Louis of Brien McMahon in the 55m Hurdles (2nd-7.53), Matt Terry of Danbury (2nd-9:26.13) and Everett Hackett of Wm. Hall (4th-9:26.53) in the 2-mile, Willie Ahearn of Danbury (2nd-4:16.03) in the 1-mile along with Peter Jankovsky of Westhill (4th) and Michael Levine of Joel Barlow (6th). In field events, Matt Berube of Southington placed 2nd in clearing 6'7" while Mike Hartfield of Manchester long jumped 22'4" for second place with Jeremy Ragsdale of Bunnell placing 6th. In other relays, Danbury led state teams in the 4x800m relay with a third place in 8:03.10 while NFA was 6th, Glastonbury 7th and Wm Hall 8th. In the 4x200m, Amity placed second in 1:33.11 while Seymour placed fifth.

The state girls garnered three first places as Shelby Walton of Danbury won the 55m Dash in 7:18 followed by Catherine Milledge of Weaver (3rd) and Whitney Holder of Middletown 4th. Anna Shields of Lewis Mills took the top spot on the podium as she won the 1000m in 2:53.77 as Christine Vogel of Glastonbury placed 4th. The Glastonbury 4x800m relay team out ran all other teams to finish first in 9:22.35 as Ridgefield was fourth and NFA sixth. Other highlight performance came in the 2-mile as Heather Stephens of Ridgefiled (2nd) and Katie Matthews of Rocky Hill (3rd) both ran under 11 minutes while Caroline McDonnough of Darien placed fifth. In the 1-mile run, Meg Ryan of Fairfield Warde placed 5th while Courtney Dinnan of Hamden was 7th. The 300m dash featured a 4th pace from Ann Marie Clarke of Hillhouse and a 5th place by Elsa Millett of Manchester. Leah Clement of East Lyme finished third in the 600m run with Annelies Gamble of Amity in fourth. The 55m Hurdles saw a 5th place from Mina Amick-Alexis of Norwalk and an 8th place by Rebecca Lesperance of Westhill. In the 4x200m relay Danbury finished second in 1:45.03 while Hartford Classical was fifth. In the 4x400m relay, Hillhouse placed 6th with Weaver in seventh. In field events, Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield placed 4th in the High Jump while Whitney Holder of Middletown long jumped 17'11.25" for a second place with Olivia Massey of Staples finishing fifth. In the Shot Put, Athalia Smith of New Britain placed fifth. Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

Results of the 21st New England Championships Posted ...
(Mar 1, 2008 - 8:00am - By Ron Knapp) The complete results of the 2008 New England Indoor Track and Field Championships are now available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

State Athletes Top Seeds in Performance Lists for New England Championships ...
(Feb 28, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) The performance lists for the 2008 New England Indoor Track and Field Championships are now available at the New England Council Championships website. They have been updated from earlier in the week. The meet is scheduled for Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA - 5:00 p.m. Several state athletes are top seeds including:

Jean-Louis, Bertony BRN MCMAHON-CT  55m Hurdles
Walton, Shelby  DANBURY - CT   55m Dash
McClendon, Marvin  HILLHOUSE - CT   55m Dash
Hackett, Everett  WM. HALL -WH- CT  2-Mile
Dinnan, Courtney  HAMDEN - CT  1-Mile
Ahearn, Willie  DANBURY - CT  1-Mile
Clarke, Ann Marie  HILLHOUSE - CT  300m
Smith, Dominic  BLOOMFIELD- CT  300m
Bourdreau, Parker  DANBURY - CT  1000m
Holder, Whitney  MIDDLETOWN - CT  Long Jump
Baptiste, Daryl  DANBURY - CT  Long Jump
DANBURY HS - CT  Girls 4x200m relay

Danbury Girls 4x200m Relay Leads State Athletes at Eastern States Championships ...
(Feb 28, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) At the 71st Eastern States Championships held on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at the The Armory, New York City, the Danbury Girls 4x200m team of Shelby Walton, Teyanna Green, Deborah Dorcemus, Charisma Green ran 1:43.36 in placing second to Camden NY (1:41.19) to establish a new State event record. The former record was held by Weaver (1:41.94). Other state athletes garnering top six place finishes were Matt Alexander of Windham Tech in the Pole Vault as he cleared 15'0" to finish second while Mike Mendelsohn placed fifth at 14'0". Daryl Baptiste of Danbury placed third in the Long Jump with a 22'6" effort while Shelby Walton finished sixth in the 55m dash (7.16). Complete results are available at Dyestat Meet webpage.

Celebrate State Open Champions with Photo Gallery -  Flickr Site Update...
(Feb 21, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) You are invited to view and download the photographs of the 2008 State Open Indoor Track and Field Champions taken at the CIAC State Open Indoor Meet at the New Haven Track and Field Center from the MySportsResults.com webpage at Flickr.com. While there is no need to become a Flickr.com member to view and download any photos, you must abide by the MySportsResults.com copyright notices explained on the Copyright Notice page. There are also several hundred track-side photographs available at the Amity Runners Flickr site as well.

Records by Ahearn and Boudreau Power Danbury to CIAC Boys State Open Title...
(Feb 17, 2008 - 9:40am - By Ron Knapp) The Danbury Boys team were powered to a successful defense of their 2007 State Open title by meet records from Parker Boudreau in the 1000m Run and Willie Ahearn in the 1600m Run as they scored 71 points to win over runner-up Wilbur Cross with 31 points. Ledyard was third with 28 points while Hillhouse placed fourth with 27 points. The Danbury Boys team utilized balanced scoring across track, field and relay events as they scored in nine of the fifteen events, winning three. Danbury State Open champions included Parker Boudreau in the 1000m as he led Matt Casey of Branford (2:30.72) across the line in 2:29.10 to set a new meet record. The winning effort of 4:13.29 in the 1600m Run by Willie Ahearn established a new meet record as well as a new State record as he surpassed the old State record of 4:15.00 set by JT Burke in 1988. Peter Jankovsky of Westhill was the 1600m runner-up in 4:19.85. The third State Open champion for Danbury was Daryl Baptiste as he soared 23'6.25" to win the Long Jump over runner-up Michael Hartfield of Manchester (22'11.75").

In a repeat of their Class L Meet 4x800m winning strategy, the William Hall Boys team of Harry Mullin, Everett Hackett, Chris Rosenberg and Nick Aguila surged to an early lead, fueled by a 1:58 leg by Hackett, to win the event in 8:08.64 while Danbury placed second in 8:12.63. The final lap of the 600m Run featured a duel between Matt Marriott of Staples and Cas Loxsom of Wilbur Cross as Marriott crossed the line in 1:22.36 to set a new meet record while Loxsom finished in 1:22.94. The 55m Hurdle Finals was won by Bertony Jean-Louis of Brien McMahon in 7.51 followed by Everett Walcott of Weaver in 7.61. The finals of the 55m Dash was a close call as Marvin McClendon of Hillhouse sprinted to a 6.40 clocking to edge Dominic Smith of Bloomfield and Jeff Wilkins of Hillhouse, both timed in 6.43. The 1600m Sprint Medley Relay performance by Wilbur Cross was a meet record as they finished in 3:38.13, anchored by Cas Loxsom, to defeat fast closing teams from Ledyard (3:39.36) and Danbury (3:40.55). Dominic Smith of Bloomfield gained his State Open title in the 300m Dash as he finished in 34.90 to win over runner-up Jeff Wilkins of Hillhouse (35.71). In a confusing ending to an exciting 3200m race that featured several lead changes, Everett Hackett of Wm. Hall claimed the State Open title with a 9:21.34 finish to lead Dan DeCresenzo of New Milford (9:23.01) and Matt Terry of Danbury (9:28.90) across the line. The 4x400m Relay featured an exciting finish as Matt Marriott ran the anchor leg to lead Staples to a win in 3:28.34 over Wilbur Cross (3:28.47), anchored by Cas Loxsom. The final track event produced a winning effort from Seymour as their 4x200m quartet won in a 1:32.96 effort to edge Danbury who finished second in 1:33.19.

In other field events, state leader Matt Alexander of Windham Tech flirted with a height of 15'4" three times before settling for a winning effort of 15'0" in the Pole Vault while Mike Mendlesohn of Danbury finished second with a height of 14'6". The High Jump was highlighted by 6'6" winning height by Matt Berube of Southington as Bradley Roth of Xavier finished in second (6'4"). The Boys Shot Put was closely contested as five of the top six medalists threw better than 50-feet. Stephen Johnson of New Canaan won with a toss of 51'11.75 with Thomas Kenney of Manchester placing second with a throw of 50'8".
Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

Clarke Leads Hillhouse Girls to CIAC State Open Title...
(Feb 17, 2008 - 8:30am - By Ron Knapp) Senior Ann Marie Clarke of the Hillhouse-New Haven Girls team has been one of the top performers all season long in the 55m Hurdles, 300m Dash and the anchor leg of their 4x400m relay team. On Saturday at the CIAC State Open Girls Meet at the New Haven Track and Field Center, Clarke won both the 55m Hurdles and the 300m Dash as well as anchored the winning 4x400m relay team to highlight the Hillhouse narrow 36 to 33 point margin of victory over runner-up Glastonbury. The close meet scoring for the team title was evident as third place Danbury and Weaver both scored 30 points. Hillhouse also received valuable third place points in the 55m Dash as Shaiqua Burgess ran 7.27 to finish behind winner Shelby Walton of Danbury (7.09) and Catherine Milledge of Weaver (7.25). Walton successfully defended her 2007 title in an effort that tied the meet record set by Shantea Calhoun in 2004. Completing the small but potent Hillhouse team were 4x400m relay members Marlesha McClendon, Lyasia Loyd and Jasmine Wilborne.

In the first track event of the day, fans were treated to one of most talented fields of the Girls 4x800m relay in recent years as the top six teams finished under 9:48, led by Glastonbury (9:41.27) and Norwich Free Academy (9:41.66). The apparent winning team from Darien was later disqualified for runner interference. The next final event on the track featured state standout, junior Anna Shields of Lewis Mills took command early in the 1000m run and finished in a near meet record of 2:55.81, the meet record of 2:53.19 was set by Meghan Owen in the 2003 meet. Shields was followed across the line by Christine Vogel of Glastonbury in 3:00.09. The finish of the 600m Run was highlighted by a meet record effort from Annelies Gamble of Amity as she broke the tape in 1:35.06 to eclipse the old record of 1:35.74 held by Katherine D'Auria. Leah Clement of East Lyme placed second in a fast time of 1:35.97. After a short break, Anna Shields returned to win the 1600m run (5:00.02) in a closely contested race where Courtney Dinnan of Hamden edged Kelly Flannigan of Middletown at the line, 5:02.36 to 5:02.57. Finishing behind Ann Marie Clarke's 8.29 winning effort in the 55m Hurdles was Rebecca Lesperance of Westhill (8.54). The final heat of the 1600m Sprint Medley Relay was another close finish as the Danbury quartet edged runner-up Glastonbury by one-hundredth of a second, 4:18.04 to 4:18.05, with third place Tolland at 4:18.72. In the 300m Dash, Ann Marie Clarke repeated as Open champion (40.17) as she was chased across the line by Elsa Millett of Manchester (41.22). The one heat of the 3200m Run combined the best in the state and fans were treated to a close race between Heather Stephens of Ridgefield and Katie Matthews of Rocky Hill until Stephens surged with two laps remaining to win in a meet record 10:52.78 while Matthews was second in 10:56.57. It wasn't surprising to see Stephens at the top of the awards podium for the 3200m as she had won the event for the fourth consecutive year. The Hillhouse Girls team ran 4:04.75 to win as Weston finished in second in 4:07.74. In the final track event of the meet, the Danbury 4x200m Relay team posted a new meet record as they combined to run 1:43.88 to better the 1:44.75 mark set by Wilbur Cross in 2004. Also under the old record was second place Weaver as they finished in 1:44.21.

In the field events, senior Athalia Smith of New Britain successfully defended her State Open title in the Shot Put as she threw 40'8" to win the vent over Rachel Aliotta of Cheshire (39'10"). The Girls Long Jump was won by junior Whitney Holder of Middletown as she sailed 18'2" to take the win over runner-up Olivia Massey of Staples (17'4"). Allison Barwise of Amity also defended her 2007 State Open title in the High Jump as she won by clearing 5'4". A trio of second place finishers cleared 5'2" including Jenna London of Wm. Hall, Emily Lane of Morgan and Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield. The finals of the Pole Vault featured one of the deepest fields in meet history as the top six finishers all cleared the 10' barrier. Kim Johnson of Norwich Free Academy cleared 11'0" with fewer misses as runner-up Lauren Bennett of East Lyme also cleared 11'0".
Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

CIAC State Open Meet Program Available...
(Feb 15, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) MySportsResults.com provides the following special edition Meet Program below as a service to coaches, athletes and fans for the CIAC State Open Meet that is scheduled for 12-noon on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008 at the New Haven Track and Field Center.  
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Skyjumpers Connecticut Pole Vault Clinics ...
(Feb 15, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp)  Russ VerSteeg is offering two pole vault clinics at ABC’s Gymnastics, 40 Industrial Park Road, Niantic, CT. One on Monday, February 18 (Presidents’ Day) from 3:00 – 4:30 pm, and another on Monday, March 3 from 7:30-9:00 pm. These clinics are intended for coaches who want to learn more about how to coach the pole vault and also for novice pole vaulters (especially vaulters who have not previously worked with Russ). Please see the Skyjumpers Connecticut Pole Vault Clinics page for further details and registration instructions.

Naugatuck Girls and Seymour Boys Win NVL Championship Titles...
(Feb 12, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) The rescheduled Naugatuck Valley League Championship Meet was finally contested on Monday evening at the New Haven Track and Field Center after poor weather had forced cancellation of the meet earlier in January. The Naugatuck Girls team successfully defended their team title with a 117 to 103 point margin of victory over runner-up Seymour. The Meet Awards were presented in different categories, Best in Distance: Rosa Moriello, (Naugatuck), Best in Field: Jasmine Cribb, (Naugatuck), Best in Sprints/Hurdles: Brittany Gilliams, (Wilby) and Meet Outstanding Performer: Shakira Edwards, (Wilby). New meet records were set by Shakira Edwards of Wilby in the 300m (41.90), Tori Pisco of Naugatuck inthe 600m run (1.41.80), Jasmine Cribb of Naugatuck in the High Jump (5'6") and the Wilby 4x400m relay team of C. Robinson, V. Robinson, K. Santos, and S. Edwards ran 4:12.82 for a new standard. Double event winners included Rosa Moriello of Naugatuck in the 1600m (5:28.73) and 3200m (11:25.43) runs and Shakira Edwards of Wilby in the 300m and 55m dash (7.60).

The Seymour Boys team captured the team title by a 101 point to 84 point margin over second place Woodland Regional. The Meet Awards were presented for Best in Distance: Chris Bendtsen, (Wolcott), Best in Field: Eric Alfiere, (Woodland), Best in Sprints/Hurdles: Josh Roman, (Seymour) and the Meet Outstanding Performer: Mohammed Hrezi, (Naugatuck). In a fast and closely contested 55m final, every athlete broke the previous record of 7.87 as Tony Pastore of Seymour ran 6.63 for the fastest time of the night. Other meet records were set in the 300m by Josh Roman of Seymour (36.57), the 1000m run record set by Mohammed Hrezi of Naugatuck (2:39.35), the 3200m run by Chris Bendtsen of Wolcott (10:14.53), in the High Jump by Matt Lamb of Crosby (5'10") and in the Shot Put by Eric Alfiere of Woodland (51'6"). Three relay meet records were set as well; in the 4x200m by Seymour (Sharnick, Pastore, Roman, Moir) in 1:33.92, the 4x800m by Woodland (Hansen, McDonald, Murphy, Duda) in 8:33.33 and the 1600m Sprint Medley Relay by Naugatuck (McLaughlin, Roper, Campbell, Hrezi) in 3:47.62.  Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

CIAC State Open Meet Performance List Available...
(Feb 11, 2008 - 8:00pm - By Ron Knapp) The CIAC is reminding coaches to review the posted Performance List now available at the CIAC Indoor webpage for the CIAC State Open Meet that is scheduled for 12-noon on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008 at the New Haven Track and Field Center. The following notice has been posted on the CIAC webpage: "Any questions regarding performance lists posted be below should be directed to Irv Black at nesportstm@att.net. Final start lists will be posted on Wednesday at noon."  Click to view CIAC Indoor Track and Field State Open Performance List...

Darien Overpowers Weaver for CIAC Girls Class M Meet Title...
(Feb 9, 2008 - 11:00pm - By Ron Knapp) The Darien Girls Team overpowered defending champion Weaver at the CIAC Class M Girls Championship on Saturday at the New Haven Track and Field Center by a 104 to 78 points. The Tolland Girls team finished third with 50 points while the Wilton team was fourth with 23 points. The team title victory for Darien featured a double win from Carolyn McDonough in the 1600m (5:16.14) and the 3200m runs (11:12.73). They also received winning performances from Rebecca Dobler in the 600m run (1:41.69), Meg Gilbert in the Long Jump (17'4.75") and their 4x800m relay team (9:46.94) that was only a second slower than the meet record of 9:45.93 set by New Canaan in 2002. Darien also place in each relay event as well as getting a 2-3-5 finish in the High Jump led by Gilbert. Catherine Millidge of Weaver was a double-winner as she captured the 55m Dash (7.28) and the 55m Hurdles (8.68). She also placed second in the 300m dash behind winner Marissa Sanders of Windham (41.36). Erica Hines of Enrico Fermi won the 1000m in 3:02.93. Tolland won two relays, the 4x400m in 4:11.76 and the Sprint Medley Relay in 4:23.08. Weaver was the winner of the 4x200m relay in 1:46.80. The High Jump was won by Amanda Prescott of Platt with a height of 5'2", Carolyn Conant of Brookfield cleared 9'6" to win the Pole Vault and Jen Duell of Tolland won the Shot Put with a toss of 36'2". Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

Hillhouse Sprints to CIAC Boys Class M Meet Title...
(Feb 9, 2008 - 10:30pm - By Ron Knapp) The Hillhouse-New Haven Boys Team powered their way to win the CIAC Class M Boys Championship on Saturday at the New Haven Track and Field Center by a narrow 60 to 57 point margin over runner-up Ledyard. Hillhouse rode the fleet feet of Marvin McClendon who won the 55m dash (6.55) and Jeff Wilkins who placed first in the 300m dash (35.99). Wilkens also placed third in the 55m dash while Tyrone Jenkins was second in the 300m dash. Hillhouse placed second in the 4x400m in a close finish with the Ledyard team, 3:31.11 to 3:31.14, in a race where Ledyard set a new meet record. Hillhouse also scored a fourth place in the 1600m Sprint Medley Relay behind Ledyard (3:42.01) and another second place in the 4x200m relay behind Seymour (1:33.59). In the first race of the day, Darien won the 4x800m in 8:24.83. Other meet champions included Rachid Sofiane of Lyman Hall (600m-1:24.87), Andrew Esposito of Ledyard (1000m-2:34.29), Jason Cusack of Griswold (1600m-4:24.91), Ryan King of Tolland (3200-9:54.37) and Tyler Edwardsen of Ledyard in the 55m Hurdles (7.84). In field events, first place medals were awarded to Justin Blade of Griswold (High Jump - 6'0"), Mike Marsten of Brookfield (Pole Vault - 13'6"), Russell Fallo of Joel Barlow (Long Jump - 21'11.5") and Chad Nadeau of Plainfield (Shot Put - 53'0.5"). Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

East Lyme Prevails Again at CIAC Girls Class L Meet...
(Feb 9, 2008 - 9:30pm - By Ron Knapp) The East Lyme Girls Team managed to prevail over a fast closing Hillhouse team to win the CIAC Class L Girls Championship on Saturday at the New Haven Track and Field Center by a 64 to 59 margin. Naugatuck placed third with 43 points while Middletown and Guilford tied with 30 points to place fourth. The East Lyme defended their title with top performances from Leah Clement in winning the 600m (1:39.35) as well as capturing the 4x800m in 9:42.81. East Lyme scored in each of the relays to gain important points. The only meet record was set by Lauren Bennett of East Lyme in the Pole Vault as she cleared 11'0" for the new standard. Bennett also took a third place in the 55m hurdles behind winner Ann Marie Clark of Hillhouse (8.34). Clarke also won the 300m dash (40.25) and anchored the winning 4x400m relay (4:09.12) with a 56-second split to pace the Hillhouse team effort. Another multi-event winner was Whitney Holder of Middletown who took the 55m dash (7.27) and the Long Jump with a leap of 18'0.75". Amanda Sumner of Bristol Eastern won the 1000m (2:59.40) and then anchored the winning 1600m Sprint Medley relay team (4:21.66). Kelly Flannigan of Middletown pulled away in the final laps of the 1600m run to win in 5:08.61 while Rosa Moriello of Naugatuck led from wire to wire to win the 3200m run in 11:32.51. Hillhouse also won the final relay, the 4x200m, with a time of 1:51.42. Hali Dengenis of Brien McMahon won the High Jump (5'2") and Julia Arduini of Fairfield Warde had the best throw in the Shot Put with a toss of 26'4.5".  Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

Ninth Consecutive Title for Staples at CIAC Boys Class L Meet...
(Feb 9, 2008 - 8:30pm - By Ron Knapp) The win streak for the Staples-Westport Boys Team extends back to the 1999-2000 season when there were only four class championships - they were champions in Class M through four seasons to 2003. When the State Championships were increased to include the Class LL meet in 2004, Staples moved up to Class L and continued their win streak. The Staples Boys Team successfully defended their CIAC Class L Boys Championship on Saturday at the New Haven Track and Field Center by a 63 to 52 margin over runner-up Wilbur Cross-New Haven. Conard-West Hartford placed third with 49 points while Branford was fourth with 43 points in the closely contested meet. The team title for Staples was accomplished by only two event wins, the first was Matt Marriott in the 600m run as he came from behind and out-leaned Cas Loxsom of Wilbur Cross 1:22.00 to 1:22.04. The second event win came from Ben Rosa in the Long Jump with a leap of 21'6.25". Staples also had a pair of second places from Paul Chandler in the Pole Vault as he finished behind Cory Calamari of Fitch (13'0") and their 4x400m relay team that was edged by Wilbur Cross at the line, 3:29.29 to 3:29.68. Marriott was also third in the 300m dash behind winner Tristan Roberts (36.06) and Kyle Willis, both of Conard. The Wilbur Cross team finish was led by Cas Loxom who anchored both of the winning 4x400m and 1600m Sprint Medley relays (3:43.37) and Omar Whittington woh won the 55m dash (6.60). The William Hall-West Hartford team started the meet with a win in the 4x800m relay as Everett Hackett opened with a 1:57 split and was anchored by Nick Aguila. Aguila was also the winner of the 1600m run (4:33.18) while Hackett won the 3200m (9:28.30). Matthew Casey of Branford won the 1000m (2:33.76) while Bertony Jean-Louis of Brien McMahon won the 55m hurdles (7.60). The Bunnell 4x200m relay team won the final event of the meet in 1:34.12. In the remaining field events, Patcik Ready of New Canaan won the High jump (6'2") while teammate Stephen Johnson won the Shot Put (51'5.5"). Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

Weston Girls Take CIAC Girls Class S Meet Title Again...
(Feb 8, 2008 - 11:55pm - By Ron Knapp) The Weston Girls Team successfully defended their CIAC Class S Girls Championship on Friday at the New Haven Track and Field Center as they more than doubled-up on second place Bloomfield by a 88 to 40 score. East Catholic placed third with 34 points while Haddam Killingworth and Hartford Classical tied for fourth with 32 points. The Weston team win featured a 1-2-3 finish by their Pole Vault squad of winner Emily Ando, Erica Litvak and Julie Sitver. All cleared the 10'6" height to eclipse the old meet record of 10' set by Sitver last year. Weston also won both the 1600m Sprint Medley Relay in 4:25.64 and the 4x400m Relay in a meet record 4:09.66. Other event winners for Weston was Alexandra Atkinson in the 600m run with a time of 1:42.36 and Shayna Goodman in the Long Jump (16'6"). The meet spectators were treated to several other meet record performances as Anna Shields of Lewis Mills set new standards in the 1000m (2:56.56) and the 1600m (5:03.31) where she narrowly edged Katie Matthews of Rocky Hill (5:04.45). Not to be outdone, Matthews came back strong in the 3200m to run a meet record 10:53.85 to smash the former mark of 11:20.87 set by Shields in 2006. Moira Kenny of Immaculate was also under the old mark as she finished second in 11:15.46. Another close duel was in the 55m dash as a photo finish determined that Leigh Weisse of East Catholic edged Sonnett Bromfield of Captial Prep as they both were timed in 7.52. The 55m Hurdles and High Jump were won by Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield (8.71 and 5'4") while Tiffany Hyde of NW Catholic won the Shot Put (36'0"). The Haddam Killingworth 4x800m relay team won the first event of the day in 9:57.20 to set a new meet record and Hartford Classical won the last event of the meet, the 4x200m relay in 1:49.04. Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

East Catholic Narrowly Wins CIAC Boys Class S Meet...
(Feb 8, 2008 - 11:30pm - By Ron Knapp) Only eleven points separated the top four teams in the final point standings at the CIAC Class S Boys Championship on Friday at the New Haven Track and Field Center as East Catholic of Manchester narrowly defeated defending champion Weston 47 to 46 points while Thomaston placed third (43pts) and Bloomfield placed fourth (36pts). In a meet where there were no dominant teams, the East Catholic Boys team won with a few top places including a win by Will Griffin in the 1600m run (4:31.46) and their 1600m Sprint Medley Relay team who edged Weston at the line, 3:44.20 to 3:44.41. Also instrumental in their win was Dan Scully as he placed second in the 1000m run behind winner Rich Klauber of Thomaston (2:34.69). Klauber also won the 3200m in 9:40.62 to edge Griffin who finished in second place. East Catholic also placed third in the 4x400m relay behind winner AI Prince Tech (3:33.37) and John Loftus was fourth in the Pole Vault behind a meet record effort by Matt Alexander of Windham Tech who cleared 14'6". Weston's best event was the Shot Put as Max Champtaloup won with a toss of 48'1" and was followed by teammate Daniel Eldon in second. Another multi-event winner was Renrick Pesce of NW Regional who claimed titles in the 55m Hurdles (7.99) and the Lng Jump (21'4"). Dominic Smith of Bloomfield also swept both the dashes, winning the 55m (6.53) and the 300m (35.31). Alex Strand of Old Saybrook edged Michael Waterbury of Haddam-Killingworth in the 600m run, 1:25.41 to 1:25.65. The Rocky Hill 4x200m quarter was successful as they won in 1:36.47 as was the Thomaston 4x800m team who won in 8:24.83. In the High Jump, Ethan Salkiewicz of Tourtellote won with a height of 6'2". Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

Stephens New State Mark Leads Record Assault in CIAC Girls Class LL Meet...
(Feb 7, 2008 - 11:00pm - By Ron Knapp) The assault on the meet record book continued this year as the talented athletes set eight meet records during the CIAC Class LL Girls Championship meet today at the New Haven Track and Field Center. The Glastonbury Girls Team successfully defend their team title with a 83 point to 57 point margin of victory over runner-up Norwich Free Academy. The Danbury Girls team placed third (50pts) while William Hall was fourth with 33 points. The Glastonbury Girls team victory was highlighted by wins in the 4x800m (9:37.79), 4x400m (4:07.31) and 1600m Sprint Medley (4:18.53) relays and an individual win by Christine Vogel in the 1000m (3:01.88). The first record of the meet was from Annelies Gamble of Amity in the 600m (1:35.29) followed by Lauren Ventrella of Norwalk in the 55m Hurdle finals (8:58) and Shelby Walton of Danbury in the 55m Dash finals (7.13). Elsa Millet of Manchester continued the record breaking effort in the 300m (40.80). Heather Stephens has turned in some good performances this indoor season; a 4:54.9 at the Stanners Games, a 10:58.4 for 3200m on the 150m track at Wilton Field House and a triple win at last week's FCIAC meet (1000m (3:03.68), 1600m (5:19.20) and the 3200m (11:04.04). But in her only event at the CIAC Class LL meet on Thursday evening, Heather Stephens lead the talented field by 25 seconds to the finish line to set a new meet and state record in the 3200m run with a 10:45.11 effort that eclipsed the state record of 10:46.75 set by Amy Pleckaitis of Amity in 1999. The final track record of the meet was set by Danbury in the 4x200m relay as Shelby Walton, Teyanna Green, Deborah Dorcemus and Charisma Green sprinted to a 1:44.72 winning effort. The field events were also with some improvements to meet standards as Kim Johnson of Norwich Free Academy cleared 11'2" for a new record in the Pole Vault while Allison Barwise of Amity tied he meet record of 5'4" set last year. Other individual meet winners included Courtney Dinnan of Hamden in the 1600m run (5:08.44), Miranda Wallace of Norwich Free Academy in the Long Jump (17'1.25") and Athalia Smith of New Britain in the Shot Put (40'2.5"). Championship meet results are available at  Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

Danbury Boys Repeat as Team Champs in CIAC Boys Class LL Meet...
(Feb 7, 2008 - 11:00pm - By Ron Knapp) The Danbury Boys team ran away from the competition at the CIAC Class LL Boys Championship meet today at the New Haven Track and Field Center. The Danbury team amassed 116 points to easily defeat runner-up Ridgefield (46), third place Norwich Free Academy (40) and fourth place Manchester (39). Danbury fueled their second consecutive Class LL title with wining efforts from track and field as their talented distance crew won and placed in the 1000m, 1600m and 3200m runs. Leading the effort was Parker Boudreau who won both the 1000m (2:34.69) and the 3200m (9:34.73) while Willie Ahearn set a new meet record to win the 1600m in 4:22.78. Danbury also won every relay event as they captured the 4x800m (8:06.14), the 1600m Sprint Medley (3:42.68), the 4x400m (3:31.92) and the 4x200m (1:33.71). Field event performances by Daryl Baptiste in the Long Jump (1st-22'4") and Mike Mendelsohn in the Pole Vault (2nd-12'6") aided in defense of their team title. Individual winners on the track included Austin Von Ohlsen of Ridgefield (55m Dash - 6.53), Abdou Williams of Bridgeport Central (55m Hurdles - 7.76), Jordan Grasty-Amos of Westhill (300m - 35.70) and Richard Fusco of Cheshire (600m - 1:25.49). Boys field event champions included Nicholas Trifone of Cheshire in the High Jump (6'4"), Craig Babcock of Norwich Free Academy in the Pole Vault (13'0") and Brad Kontra of Fairfield Prep in the Shot Put (49'9"). Championship meet results are available at Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08.

CIAC Meets Start with Class LL Today...
(Feb 7, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) The Danbury Boys and Glastonbury Girls Teams take to the track this afternoon in defense of their 2007 CIAC Class LL Championship Meet titles. In last season's meet that saw ten new records, the Glastonbury Girls won their second consecutive title and the Danbury Boys team returned to the top of Class LL after winning the inaugural meet in 2004. On Friday, the Weston Boys and Girls teams defend their team titles at the CIAC State Class S Meet. The double-header meets on Saturday feature Class L in the morning and Class M in the matinee session. The Class L meet defending champions are the East Lyme Girls and Staples-Westport Boys teams while the Weaver Girls and Darien Boys teams are the defending Class M team champions.

General Meet Information - MySportsResults.com provides the following information as a service to coaches, athletes and fans to easily view the Boys and Girls Meet Programs for all the CIAC State Class Meets that will be held at the New Haven Track and Field Center, Hillhouse High School, Thursday through Saturday. Please direct all questions about the meet program to the individual meet director. 
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Class LL Championships: Thur, Feb 7 -- 4:00 p.m.
Class S Championships: Fri, Feb 8 -- 4:00 p.m.
Class L Championships: Sat, Feb 9 -- 10:00 a.m.
Class M Championships: Sat, Feb 9 -- 4:00 p.m.

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Conference Championships Highlight Top Teams and Athletes in Preview of State Meets...
(Last Updated - Feb 5, 2008 - 10:00pm - By Ron Knapp) The performances by the top teams and athletes in the recent conference meets provided a preview of things to come in the CIAC State Class meets that are scheduled for later this week. As a guide for the upcoming meets, a quick review of some of the top performances are provided below in addition to the recent ECC Championship and Berkshire League coverage. Championship meet results are available at the Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08 page.

SWC Championships (2/2/2008-New Haven Track and Field Center) - The SouthWest Conference Championship team titles were earned by the Weston Girls Team and the New Milford Boys Team. The chase for the Boys team title was close as New Milford edged Weston by a 91 to 89 margin. The New Milford victory was highlighted by wins from Dan Watson (600m) and Daniel DeCresenzo (3200m) while Weston remained close with wins by Elliott Clarke (1000m), Max Champtaloup (Shot Put) and their 4x400m and Sprint Medley relay teams. Russ Fallo of Joel Barlow was a double event winner with first place efforts in the High Jump and Long Jump.   The Weston Girls team cruised to an impressive team title that featured wins from Ali Atkinson in the 300m and 600m, Emily Tobin in the 1000m, Kiki Litvak in the Pole Vault and their 4x200m, 4x400m and Sprint Medley relay teams. Moira Kenney of Immaculate was another double event winner as she captured first places in the 1600m and 3200m runs.

FCIAC Championships (2/2/2008-Staples Field House, Westport) - The Darien and Danbury Girls teams enjoyed a close duel for the team title at the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Championships eventually won by Darien, 103 to 101.333 points. The Darien Girls team win was highlighted by a 1-2 finish by Meg Gilbert and Grace Doering in the High Jump and wins from their Sprint Medley and 4x800m relay teams. Danbury countered with a win by Shelby Walton in the 55m dash and first place finishes in both the 4x240m and 4x400m relays. In one of the strongest performances this year in a single meet, Heather Stephens of Ridgefield won the three distance events, 1000m (3:03.68), 1600m (5:19.20) and the 3200m (11:04.04). The Boys Team title was won by Danbury as they used a mix of distance and field event wins to power their victory. Justin Rau was first in the 1000m, Joey Bubniak and Matt Terry scored 1-2 in the 1600m, Willie Ahearn won the 3200m, Mike Mendelsohn won the Pole Vault and Daryle Baptiste won the Long Jump. Danbury also scored a win in the 4x240m relay.

CCC Championships (2/2/2008-New Haven Track and Field Center) - The Glastonbury Girls and Boys Teams swept the Central Connecticut Conference Championship team titles for the second consecutive year. The Glastonbury Girls team title featured wins from three relay teams (4x800m, 4x400m and SMR), 1-2-3-4 finishes in the 3200m (led by Kristen Malloy) and the Pole Vault (led by Jill Pizzo). Glastonbury also scored 1-2 finishes in both the 600m (Laura Vehlies-1st) and the 1600m run (Malloy-1st). Their other event winner was Christine Vogel in the 1000m run. Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield was a double winner in the High Jump and 55m Hurdles while Chelsea Jubrey of Rockville and Catherine Milledge of Weaver traded places at first and second with Jubrey winning the 55m dash and Milledge winning the 300m dash. The Glastonbury Boys team won narrowly by two points over Manchester for the team title. Glastonbury was paced by a 1-2 finish in the Pole Vault by Brian Fishman and Jacob Lusa and a win by their 4x800m relay team. Manchester's close finish was fueled by wins from Mike Hartfield in the Long Jump and Thomas Kenny in the Shot Put. Double event winners included Dominic Smith of Bloomfield in the 55m and 300m dashes and Everett Hackett of William Hall in the 1600m and 3200m runs. Wethersfield scored wins in both the 4x400m and 4x200m relays.

SCC Championships (2/1/2008-New Haven Track and Field Center) - The Hillhouse Boys and Cheshire Girls teams captured the Southern Connecticut Conference Championship team titles by narrow margins. The Cheshire Girls team were led to victory by a pair of wins from distance leader Irene Kalbian who won the 1600m and 3200m runs and a 1-2 finish in the Shot Put from Rachel Aliotta and Katie Visentin.  Ann Marie Clarke of Hillhouse was the other individual event winner as she captured the 55m Hurdles and 300m dash. The Hillhouse Boys team used the sprint power of Marvin McClendon, Jeff Wilkins and Garred Grate to propel themselves to a narrow win over the Matt Casey led Branford team for the title. McClendon and Wilkins finished 1-2 in the 55m dash with Wilkins winning the 300m dash. Grate took the win in the 55m hurdles to complete the sprint sweep. Matt Casey of Branford won both the 1000m and 1600m runs while placing third in the 3200m run behind winner Adam Troffa of Amity. The Wilbur Cross relay teams scored wins in both the 4x400m and 1600m Sprint Medley.

SLC Championships (1/31/2008-New Haven Track and Field Center) - The Shoreline Conference Indoor Championships team titles were swept by Old Saybrook in close competition.  The Old Saybrook Boys team was led by event wins from Rod Souza in the 55m Hurdles and Mike Rubano in the 3200m run while the Girls team received first places from Nora Brown in the 55m Hurdles, Danielle Sorano in the Pole Vault and their 4x200m relay. Chris Anagnos of Cromwell scored wins in both the Boys 600m and 300m events while the Morgan School relay teams captured the SMR and 4x400 events. Multi-event female winners included Cherish Richardson of Hyde Leadership in the 55m and 300m dashes and Erin Bisceglia of Coginchaug in the 1000m and 1600m runs.

NCCC Championships (1/30/2008-New Haven Track and Field Center) - The North Central Connecticut Conference Championships were close in team scoring as the Ellington Boys and the Tolland Girls teams won team titles.  The Tolland Girls team title was anchored by victories in the 4x800m, 1600m Sprint Medley and 4x400m relays as well as a win by Karen Gurnon in the 1000m run.  Holly Chamberlain of Suffield was a double event winner as she captured the 55m hurdles and Long Jump. The Ellington Boys team overcame three event winner Ryan King of Tolland (1000m, 1600m and 3200m) to take the team title as they won both the 4x800m and 4x400 relays while receiving wins from Steve Tiernan (600m) and Zak Babella (55m Hurdles). Shawn Deford of Suffield won both the 55m and 300m dashes.

CSC Championships (1/28/2008-New Haven Track and Field Center) - The Constitution State Conference Championship meet featured team titles by AI Prince Tech Boys and the Capital Preparatory Magnet Girls teams. In the Girls events, Sonnett Bromfield of Capital Prep won the 55m and was took second place in the 300m dash to Tina Thomas of Classical Magnet who also won the 600m run. The Capital Prep Girls team also received three first place efforts from Britteni Simpson who won the 1000m 1600m and 3200m runs. In the Boys events, AI Prince Tech was led by three relay wins as well as a 1-2 finish in the 55m hurdles by Mikkel Noble and Josh Walton and Chris Rodriguez in the 1000m. Multi-event winners included Matt Alexander of Windham Tech in the 55m dash and Pole Vault and Willis Knight of Capital Prep in the 300m and 600m.

NWC Championships (1/25/2008-Weslyean University) - Middletown High School swept both team titles at the NorthWest Conference Championships as Whitney Holder won the Girls 55m, 300m dashes, Long Jump and was joined by teammate Kelly Flannigan who won the 1000m and 1600m runs. Krista Sullivan of Berlin was another standout performer as she won three events; 55m Hurdles, 600m run and Pole Vault. The Middletown Boys team victory featured a 1-2-3 finish in the 300m dash led by Marquay Winn, a 1-2 finish in the 55m dash led by Lorenzo Baker and a 1-3 Long Jump finish led by James White. After an injury absence from the cross country season, Will Griffin of East Catholic has returned and captured both the 1600m and 3200m runs while teammate Dan Scully won the 1000m.

Skyjumpers Connecticut Pole Vault Clinics ...
(Feb 3, 2008 - 2:30pm - By Ron Knapp)  Russ VerSteeg is offering two pole vault clinics at ABC’s Gymnastics, 40 Industrial Park Road, Niantic, CT. One on Monday, February 18 (Presidents’ Day) from 3:00 – 4:30 pm, and another on Monday, March 3 from 7:30-9:00 pm. These clinics are intended for coaches who want to learn more about how to coach the pole vault and also for novice pole vaulters (especially vaulters who have not previously worked with Russ). Please see the Skyjumpers Connecticut Pole Vault Clinics page for further details and registration instructions.

Reminder- 2007-08 Indoor Track and Field Meet Results Available...
(Feb 1, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp)  As a service to all our readers, a continuously updated list of meet results are available at the Weekly Results-CT Indoor Track & Field 2007-08 page. Meet Directors can easily submit their meet results by using the Submit Results link at the top of the page. MySportsResults.com publishes the results received/posted from meet directors and timing companies. If you don't see your results or if you think that the results are incorrect then ask your local coach to contact the meet director to send us the meet results. Do not send us emails asking to correct the posted results.

Fleet Feet Sports Weekly CT 2007-08 Indoor Top Performers List...
(Jan 31, 2008 - 9:00pm - By Ron Knapp) As the season enters the final week of competition before the CIAC State Class meets, many of the top athletes gave their best performances in recent conference championships as well as the SCC Coaches Invite that are included in this week's CT Top Performers List for the 2007-2008 Indoor Track and Field List (or use the link at the bottom of the page). If we happen to miss an outstanding non-CIAC event or relay team performance, coaches can always send us their results via the Submit Results link at the top of the page.  Coaches are also reminded that they can submit their athlete's elite performance for consideration as a state record by using the Records link at the top of the page.

Featured Meets - SCC and CCC Championship Start Lists...
(Jan 31, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) Attention High School Indoor Coaches: The Start List reports for all schools for both the  Southern Connecticut Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships and the Central Connecticut Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, are available at their respective websites.

Fleet Feet Sports Weekly CT 2007-08 Indoor Top Performers List...
(Jan 31, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) The review of top performers is delayed this week until Thursday night so that coaches have the opportunity to update their qualifiers from conference championship (CSC, NCCC, etc) in the CIAC database. View last week's CT Top Performers List for the 2007-2008 Indoor Track and Field List (or use the link at the bottom of the page). If we happen to miss an outstanding non-CIAC event or relay team performance, coaches can always send us their results via the Submit Results link at the top of the page.  Coaches are also reminded that they can submit their athlete's elite performance for consideration as a state record by using the Records link at the top of the page.

Featured Meets - SCC and CCC Championship Meet Reports...
(Jan 28, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) Attention High School Indoor Coaches: The meet entry reports for all schools for both the  Southern Connecticut Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships and the Central Connecticut Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, are available at their respective websites.

Weekend Recap - SCC Coaches Invite...
(Jan 28, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) In the multi-state competition at the Featured Meet - SCC Coaches Invite on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, the competition was highlighted by winning meet record performances from Anna Shields, Catherine Milledge, Marissa Sanders, Courtney Dinnan, Daryl Baptiste, Kim Johnson and Allison Barwise. Anna Shields of Lewis Mills [pictured left] set meet records in both the 1000m (2:53.54) and the 3200m run (10:49.45), both are the fastest times this season for Connecticut athletes while the time in the 3200m was just a few seconds slower than the state record of 10:46.75. More record setting track performances came from event winners Catherine Milledge of Weaver in the 55m dash in 7.27 (she also won the 55m Hurdles in 8.85), Courtney Dinnan of Hamden in the 1600m run (5:07.90) and Marissa Sanders of Windham in the 300m dash (42.08). Meet records in the field events were set by Daryl Baptiste in the Boys Long Jump (22'5") while Allison Barwise of Amity won over Jasmine Cribb of Naugatuck in the High Jump as both cleared 5'6". For the first time in Connecticut indoor track and field history, the Girls Pole Vault featured two competitors who cleared the 11-foot mark as Kim Johnson of Norwich Free Academy won the event over Lauren Bennett of East Lyme, both in a meet record 11'0". Click to View 2007-08 Indoor Meet Results...  [more weekend meet coverage coming...]

Featured Meet - SCC and CCC Championship Meet Athlete Event Entry...
(Jan 24, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) Attention High School Indoor Coaches: The deadline of  11:59pm on Saturday, January 26, 2008 to submit Online Athlete Event Entries  is fast approaching for both the:

• 2008 Southern Connecticut Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled for 4:00pm on Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 at the New Haven Track and Field Center and

• 2008 Central Connecticut Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled for 11:00am on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 at the New Haven Track and Field Center.

Fleet Feet Sports Weekly CT 2007-08 Indoor Top Performers List...
(Jan 24, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) The top performers showed their best efforts in recent meets including the Yale Classic, ECC Championships, Berkshire Showcase and SCC Division meets are included in this week's CT Top Performers List for the 2007-2008 Indoor Track and Field List (or use the link at the bottom of the page) If we happen to miss an outstanding non-CIAC event or relay team performance, coaches can always send us their results via the Submit Results link at the top of the page.  Coaches are also reminded that they can submit their athlete's elite performance for consideration as a state record by using the Records link at the top of the page.

Danbury's Ahearn and Boudreau Invited to Millrose HS Mile...
(Jan 24, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) The list of high school elite milers invited to the 101st Millrose Games announced yesterday included Willie Ahearn and Parker Boudreau from Danbury High School. Both runners secured their prestigious invitations with strong performances in the 1-Mile this past weekend as Boudreau ran 4:17.23 to win at the Yale Classic while Ahearn finished third in 4:16.40 at the New Balance Games. Further information for the Millrose Games, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 in New York, is available at The Armory and the Millrose Games websites.

Featured Meets - Griswold and NFA Capture ECC Championship Titles...
(Jan 23, 2008 - 6:30am - By Ron Knapp) The Eastern Connecticut Conference Championships for Medium/Small Schools were held on Monday morning at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London with the Griswold Boys and Girls teams powering their way to the team titles. The Griswold Girls Team won a narrow victory over runner-up Montville, 116 to 115 while the Griswold Boys Team won their fifth consecutive team title by a 119 to 71.5 margin over Bacon Academy. The Griswold Girls Team used first place efforts from Amber Baker in the 55m dash (7.61), Janine Daly in both the 1000m run (3:20.64) and the 1600m run (5:45.53) and their 4x360 relay (3:54.25) to secure their narrow victory. The Griswold Boys team used their middle distance dominance to power their  victory as Jason Cusack won both the 1000m (2:43.03) and the 1600m (4:53.44) while placing second in the 3200m (11:13.40) next to teammate Randy Evans (11:13.35). Erik Chester completed the 1-2-3 sweep finishing in third (11:13.94). Also scoring wins was their 1440 Sprint Medley Relay (3:32.71) and Sean May in the High Jump (6'2"). The Griswold Boys also garnered places 2-3-4 in the 600m behind winner Ryan Govoni of Bacon Academy (1:26.52). Double event winners from Windham included Marissa Sanders in both the 600m run (1:44.66) and the 300m dash (42.35) while Alex Springer won both the 55m dash (6.86) and the Long Jump (20'4.25"). Chad Nadeu of Plainfield led all competitors in the Boys Shot Put with a heave of 51'10.5".
In the matinee session on Monday, Norwich Free Academy swept both team titles in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Championships for Large Schools. The Norwich Girls team ran past runner-up East Lyme by a 193 to 153 score while the NFA Boys team scored 144 points to outdistance runner-up Ledyard with 126 points. The NFA Girls team fueled their win with several performances including a 1-2-3 sweep in the 1000m led by Cassy Hunter in first (3:12.72), a 1-3-4 finish in the 1600m led by Meegan Joly's win (5:30.30), two double-event winners as Lauren LePage won the High Jump (5'0") and the Long Jump 16'5" while Kim Johnson took both the Pole Vault (11'1.25") and the Shot Put (35'3") and a winning 1440 Sprint Medley Relay team (4:02.70). The Girls meet also featured double wins from Leah Clement in the 600m run (1:38.22) and the 300m dash (43.19). In the Boys Championship, Norwich Free Academy held off a determined Ledyard team on the strength of a pair of 1-3-4 finishes in the 1600m and 3200m runs led by wins from Andrew Cardin (4:40.19, 10:12.15), two wins from Miguel Colon in the High Jump (6'2") and the Long Jump (20'0.25") and a win by Tashon Davis in the 55m dash (7.87). The Ledyard Boys team challenged NFA using a 1-5 sweep in the 55m dash led by double event winner Fred Hewett (6.68 and 300m-37.80), a meet record by Andrew Esposito in the 600m (1:24.66) and three relay victories that included two meet records in the 1440m Sprint Medley (3:20.81) and the 4x360 Relay (3:10.44). Click to View 2007-08 Indoor Meet Results...

Berkshire League Showcase...
(Jan 23, 2008 - 6:30am - By Ron Knapp) In a non-conference championship, the Berkshire League schools competed in their annual indoor showcase at Coxe's Cage at Yale University on Monday. The Girls competition featured multi-event winner Sam Peck of Nonnewaug who won the 55m dash (7.60), 55m Hurdles (9.10), Long Jump (14'11") and the Triple Jump (32'2"). Another multi-event winner was Anna Shields of Lewis Mills who captured both the 1600m (5:11.0) and the 3200m (11:05.60). Lewis Mills also took first in two relay events; the 4x800m (11:06.90) and the 1600m Sprint Medley Relay (4:37.30). The top Boys performances were highlighted by double-event winners Renrick Pesce of NW Regional in the 55m Hurdles (8.00) and the Long Jump (19'11.5"), John Letts of Nonnewaug in the High Jump (5'10") and the Triple Jump (37'9") and Jameson Martin of Wamogo in the 300m dash (38.50) and the Shot Put (36'7"). Rich Klauber of Thomaston ran a strong 3200m race finishing first in 9:38.80.  Click to View 2007-08 Indoor Meet Results...

Weekend Recap - Yale Classic, HK Invite and New Balance Games...
(Jan 21, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) State athletes were busy in a trio of invitational meets this past weekend highlighted by top performances in the 1-mile Millrose Games qualifiers as well as meet records at the HK Invite.
In the Friday-Saturday competition at the 26th Yale Interscholastic Track Classic, many state athletes were medalists in the multi-state meet. First place finishes on Friday included Ann Marie Clarke of Hillhouse (39.70) and Dominic Smith of Bloomfield (35.03) in the 300m dash. The CT Girls 4x800m Relay was captured by Weston (9:45.71) while Danbury took the Boys race in 8:12.26. In the CT Girls 4x400m relay, Weaver finished first in 4:06.90. Staples won the CT Boys 4x400m relay for Large schools in 3:30.90 and Ledyard won the CT Small school division race in 3:30.26. The Weston Girls 4x400m team won the Over 600 race in 4:06.82. In the Boys 4x400m Under 600 race, Sheehan was the winner in 3:36.85. In a number of Distance Medley events, both the Darien Boys (10:43.45) and the Conard Girls (13:07.66) won the CT DMR Relays. In the DMR event for Over 600, Shelton Boys were first in 10:52.28. In the 4x200m Relay Under 600, the Darien Girls ran 1:49.44 to capture first place.
In the marquee event late Saturday afternoon, the Boys and Girls 1-Mile run produced performances worthy of consideration by the Millrose Games selection committee. In the Boys 1-Mile Run, Parker Boudreau of Danbury lead all finishers across the line in 4:17.23 with Matt Casey of Branford second (4:18.74), Pete Jankovsky of Westhill third (4:19.24) and Andrew Judd of Conard fourth (4:22.25). In the Girls 1-Mile Run, Anna Shield of Lewis Mills finished fifth (4:58.82) behind winner Jillian Kin of Scotia Glennville NY (4:53.84). The competition started on Saturday with more than a dozen heats of the crowded 3000m Run that yielded Everett Hackett of Wm. Hall (2nd-8:47.49) and Caroline McDonough of Darien (7th-10:20.96) as the top finishers for Connecticut. The Girls Shot Put was won by Rachel Morgan of Wm. Hall (37'6.5") while Nelson Laskowski of Woodstock Academy cleared 13'6" to win the Pole Vault. Mike Hartfield of Manchester leaped 22'10" for a first in the Long Jump while Allison Barwise of Amity cleared 5'6" to win the Girls High Jump. Back on the track, Ann Marie Clarke of Hillhouse took first in the 5mm Hurdles (8.40) while teammate Marvin McClendon won the Boys 55m Dash over Dominic Smith of Bloomfield, 6.47 to 6.50. In the 400m run, Matt Marriott of Staples ran 50.50 to garner a first place while the Hillhouse Girls 4x200m Relay team also took first in 1:44.27.   Click to View 2007-08 Indoor Meet Results...

In a crowded Saturday competition at the Haddam Killingworth Invite at the New Haven Track and Field Center, the team titles were won by the East Catholic Boys by a 45 to 40 point score over Morgan while the Girls Team trophy was awarded to New Canaan with a 49 to 42 point win over Morgan. Meet records were set by Dan Scully in the 1600m Run as he ran 4:31.03 to eclipse the former record of 4:39.00. The Tolland Girls 4x400m Relay team also another meet record as they finished in 4:24.71 to break the former mark of 4:27.47. The final record of the day was set by Matt Alexander of Windham Tech in the Pole Vault as he cleared 15'4.5" to break the old record of 13'6". Double event winners included Laura Lindsley of St Paul in the 1000m (3:10.89) and the 3200m Run (12:06.83), Renick Pesce of NW Regional in the Boys 55m Hurdles (8.03) and the Long Jump (20'10.5") and Emily Lane of Morgan in the 55m Hurdles (9.27) and the High Jump (5'5").   Click to View 2007-08 Indoor Meet Results...

At the New Balance Games at The Armory in New York on Saturday, the 1-Mile Run served as another Millrose qualifier event as Willie Aheran of Danbury finished third in 4:16.40 behind winner Robby Andrews of Manalapan NY (4:12.48) and Heather Stephens of Ridgefield finished fifth in 4:59.29 behind event winner Kristin Reese of Carmel NY (4:52.65).

Featured Meet - SCC Coaches' Invite Meet Event Entry Reports...
(Jan 20, 2008 - 8:00pm - By Ron Knapp) Attention High School Indoor Coaches: A reminder that the Event Entry and 2-Event Exception reports are available for the  SCC Coaches' Invite Meet scheduled for Saturday January 26, 2007 at the New Haven Track and Field Center. Please see the SCC Coaches' Invite Meet website for all meet information and reports.

Featured Meet - SCC Coaches' Invite Meet Athlete Event Entry...
(Jan 18, 2008 - 6:00am - By Ron Knapp) Attention High School Indoor Coaches: The deadline is fast approaching for submitting the Athlete Event Entry forms for the  SCC Coaches' Invite Meet scheduled for Saturday January 26, 2007 at the New Haven Track and Field Center.  The entry deadline is 11:59pm on Saturday, January 19, 2008. Note that there are separate Athlete Event Entry forms for Connecticut and non-Connecticut teams. Please see the SCC Coaches' Invite Meet website for all meet information and registration forms as provided by Meet Director Bob Davis.

Yale Interscholastic Track Classic Today and Saturday...
(Jan 18, 2008 - 6:00am - By Ron Knapp) Many state teams and top athletes will be competing with athletes from several other states in the two day 26th Yale Interscholastic Track Classic scheduled for today at 1:00pm and Saturday at 7:30am at the Coxe Cage facility at Yale University. All meet information, including the revised schedule (1/15/08) is available from the Yale website at: Yale Interscholastic Track Classic.

Fleet Feet Sports Weekly CT 2007-08 Indoor Top Performers List...
(Jan 17, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) The top performances are increasing as outstanding efforts from the Stanner Games, Rhody Classic and other meets are included in this week's CT Top Performers List for the 2007-2008 Indoor Track and Field List (or use the link at the bottom of the page) If we happen to miss an outstanding non-CIAC event or relay team performance, coaches can always send us their results via the Submit Results link at the top of the page.  Coaches are also reminded that they can submit their athlete's elite performance for consideration as a state record by using the Records link at the top of the page.

Featured Meets - NVL & ECC Championships Event Entry Reports...
(Jan 16, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) Reminder to NVL and ECC Coaches:  A reminder that the Event Entry reports are available for both the ECC Championship Meet and Naugatuck Valley League Championship Meet.
Click to view the Eastern Connecticut Conference Championships meet website.
Click to view the NVL Championship Meet website.

Weekend Highlights - Stanner Games, Rhody Classic and Dartmouth Relays...
(Jan 13, 2008 - 9:30am - By Ron Knapp) State athletes faired very well in a trio of out of state meets this past Saturday highlighted by a national number one effort from Parker Boudreau of Danbury and a pair of wins by Dominic Smith of Bloomfield.

In the Molloy-Stanner Games at The Armory in New York on Saturday, Parker Boudreau of Danbury finished first in the 1000m Run in a time of 2:28.93 that ranks in first nationally in the event. In the 1-Mile Run, Andrew Judd of Conard edged Michael Hickey of Pearl River, 4:22.19 to 4:23.23 to win the event. In Girls' events, the Ridgefield Shuttle Hurdle Relay team captured first place with a time of 37.60, a meet record. In a competitive 1-Mile race, Heather Stephens of Ridgefield placed fourth in 4:56.74 behind winner Hannah Davidson of Saratoga Springs (4:55.05). Also placing in the top six were Madison Missiany of Ridgefield in the 55m Dash (6th-7.47) and teammate Megan Schagfur in the 55m Hurdles (4th-9.06). In field events, Mike Mendelson of Danbury cleared 13'0" in the Pole Vault for second place behind a 15'5" effort from Brian McGovern of NY while Tristan Roberts of Conard placed fourth in the Triple Jump with a leap of 43'2.5" behind winner Solomon of St. Johns NY effort of 46'9". Partial Meet Results available at the Molloy-Stanner Games website.

The top performances by state athletes at the Rhody Classic at the University of Rhode Island on Saturday were highlighted by another double win from Dominic Smith of Bloomfield in the 55m Dash and the 300m Dash. Smith followed his pair of wins at last week's Hartford Public Invite with winning efforts in the 55m (6.50) and the 300m (34.97). Also scoring wins were Andrew Esposito of Ledyard in the 600m Run (1:23.26), the Ledyard 4x400m Relay team (3:30.98), Shaniqua Burgess of Hillhouse in the 55m Dash (7.29), Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield (55m Hurdles-8.95) and Leah Clement (600m Run-1:37.60). A few other of the top performances included Sam Saccomano of Ledyard in the 55m Hurdles (3rd-8.17), Dan Scully of East Catholic (1000m-2nd-2:37.23), Josh Porizky of Fitch (1500m-5th-4:23.49), Shane Spellman of NFA (3000m-4th-9:24.42), Eric Alfiere of Woodland (SP-2nd-49'5"), Ledyard Boys 4x200m Relay (2nd-1:35.02), Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield (300m-3rd-43.05), Kendra Kohanski of East Lyme (1000m-3rd-3:12.41), Biranne Mirecki of East Lyme (1500m-4th-5:00.60), Sara Babcock of NFA (3000m-4th-11:22.55) and Justin Blades of Griswold, Miguel Colon of NFA and Ethan Salkiewicz of Tourtellotte (HJ-3rd-5'10"). Complete Meet Results available at Platt Systems-Rhody Classic website.

At the Dartmouth Relays hosted by Dartmouth College in Hanover NH, the Amity Boys team finished three times in the top six places led by a win from Adam Troffa in the 2-Mile Run with a time of 9:36.88 while Cole Crotta was 5thinthe Pole Vault (13'0") and their 4x200 relay team palced 5th in 1:36.55. Complete Meet Results are available at Lancer Timing - Dartmouth Relays website.

Featured Meets - Final Day  for NVL & ECC Championships Athlete Event Entry...
(Jan 12, 2008 - 7:00pm - By Ron Knapp) Reminder to NVL and ECC Coaches:  A reminder that the Athlete Event Entry forms have a deadline of today, 11:59pm, January 12, 2008 for both the ECC Championship Meet and Naugatuck Valley League Championship Meet.
Click to view the Eastern Connecticut Conference Championships meet website.
Click to view the NVL Championship Meet website.

Apologies for Site Outage...
(Jan 10, 2008 - 8:30pm) A 1-2 punch combination of a hosting company outage and a failure of an automatic domain renewal knocked MySportsResults.com off the web today from about 10am to 8pm. I apologize for the inconveniences caused by the outage. Thanks again for your support...Ron Knapp, Owner - MySportsResults.com

Fleet Feet Sports Weekly CT 2007-08 Indoor Top Performers List...
(Jan 10, 2008 - 6:30am) As the number of quality meets increased so did the number of top performers as outstanding efforts from the Hartford Public Invite, Hispanic Games and Shoreline Coaches' Invite are included in this week's CT Top Performers List for the 2007-2008 Indoor Track and Field List (or use the link at the bottom of the page) If we happen to miss an outstanding non-CIAC event or relay team performance, coaches can always send us their results via the Submit Results link at the top of the page.  Coaches are also reminded that they can submit their athlete's elite performance for consideration as a state record by using the Records link at the top of the page.

Featured Meet - ECC Championship Meet Athlete Event Entry...
(Jan 9, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) Reminder to ECC Coaches: The Athlete Event Entry forms are online for the ECC Championship Meet, scheduled for Monday, January 21, 2008 at the Roland Fieldhouse at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy New London, CT. A reminder that the Athlete Event Entry forms have a deadline of 11:59pm on Saturday, January 12, 2008. Click to view the Eastern Connecticut Conference Championships meet website.

Featured Meet - NVL Championship Meet Athlete Event Entry...
(Jan 9, 2008 - 7:00am - By Ron Knapp) Reminder to NVL Coaches: The Athlete Event Entry forms are online for the Naugatuck Valley League Championship Meet, scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at the Bacon Fieldhouse, Wesleyan University in Middletown CT. A reminder that the Athlete Event Entry forms have a deadline of 11:59pm on Saturday, January 12, 2008. Click to view NVL Championship Meet website.

Featured Meet - 65th HPHS Invite - Champions Photo Gallery Online...
(Jan 8, 2008 - 9:30pm - By Ron Knapp) You are invited to view and download the Meet Awards and Mizuno/Fleet Feet Champions photographs from 65th Hartford Public Indoor Invitational at Wesleyan University in Middletown CT. You can view and download any photos but please abide by the MySportsResults.com copyright notices explained on the Copyright Notice page. The photo gallery is available at the Photos and Movie Gallery link or at the Photos/Movies top of the page.

Featured Meet - 65th HPHS Invite - Old Records Out - New Ones In for 2008
Manchester Boys and East Lyme Team Champions...
(Jan 6, 2008) On Saturday at the 65th Hartford Public Indoor Invitational at Wesleyan University in Middletown CT, several old meet records were discarded as new performances replaced them in this first major invitational of the new year. In the race for team champion trophy, the Manchester Boys' Team used a third place finish in the last event, 1600m relay, to secure first place with 50 points over runner-up Southington with 46 points. The East Lyme Girl's Team won the team championship trophy by a 44 to 40 point margin over runner-up Glastonbury as Lauren Bennett of East Lyme cleared 10'9.25" in the Pole Vault for a meet record in the last event scored.

The assault on the meet record books started in the field events in the first event as Matt Berube of Southington won the Triple jump with a 45'6" record to eclipse the 44'7" set by Jerrell Powell in 2006. Berube also won the High Jump at 6'4" in a combined effort that earned him the Best in Field award. The top three competitors leaped longer than 44 feet as Mike Hartfield of Manchester was second (44'5.75") and Tristan Roberts of Conard was third (44'2.25"). The Girls Triple Jump also featured a meet record as Christy Nixon of East Lyme hop-skipped-jumped to a 34'6.25" mark to break the 33'10" mark set by Amanda Gland in 2006. Also leaping over the 32' mark in this non-CIAC event were Lauren Bauchiero of Southington (2nd-32'10"), Brittany Nkounkou of Wethersfield (3rd-32'8") and Alexis Murray of St. Francis NY (32'4"). In the Girl's Long Jump, Whitney Holder of Middletown extended the meet record with a leap of 18'9.75", better than the 18'6" set by Nora Miller in 2006. Quenia Spievey of Mercy was also over 17' as she leaped 17'4.75 for second place. The Boys Long Jump was won by Mike Hartfield of Manchester as he sailed 21'8" for the win, followed by Jaime Smith of Enfield with a 21'3" mark for second place. The Boys Shot Put was won by Chad Nadeau of Plainfield (46'10") while Matt Alexander of Windham Tech won the Pole Vault over Jacob Lusa of Glastonbury as they both cleared the 13'6" height. The Girls Long Jump also featured a tie for the meet record at 5'6" as Allison Barwise of Amity won the event for a second year over Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield, also at 5'6".

In the Track events, the Manchester Boys' Team started earning their team title with a win in 8:35.34 followed by Hamden (8:46.15) and Tolland (8:46.25). The Girls' 4x800m Relay was won by Norwich Free Academy in 9:56.04 as they were followed across the line by Glastonbury (9:58.89) and Conard (10:21.00). In the next final track event, Andrew Judd of Conard won the 1000m in 2:37.67 as he led Dave Krinjak of Manchester (2nd-2:39.85) and Jim Rosenberger of Southington (3rd-2:39.93) across the line. The Girls' 1000m Run finish saw Christine Vogel of Glastonbury hold a fast charging Kelly Flannigan of Middletown, 3:06.97 to 3:07.31. Alicia Kaestli of Staples was also under the 3:10 mark with a 3:09.85 for third place.

The 600m Run featured Boys' and Girls' meet records as Dominic Smith of Bloomfield sped to a 1:24.49 to break the 1:25.86 mark set by Kelvin Dear last year. Also under the old meet record were Mike Miner of NFA (1:24.73) and Rachid Sofiane of Lyman Hall (1:25.27). In the Girls' 600m Run, Leah Clement broke her record from last year as she ran 1:37.22 to win over Annelies Gamble of Amity (1:39.30) who was also under the old record of 1:40.05. The Russell Scott 1-Mile Run was captured by Everett Hackett of William Hall in 4:25.96 as he closed in a 2:10 for the last half of the race. His main rival in the race was Jason Cusack of Griswold who finished second in 4:31.87. The Girls' 1-Mile Run was a seesaw battle between Courtney Dinnan of Hamden, Katie Matthews of Rocky Hill and Rosa Moriello of Naugatuck for most of the race before Dinnan and Matthews traded places over the last two laps with Dinnan winning in 5:13.91, Matthews in second (5:14.17) and Moriello in third (5:16.60).

In the finals of the two straight-away events, the Girls' 55m Hurdles was won by Catherine Milledge of Weaver in 8.85 as she held off Meike Finger of New Britain (9.04) and Lauren Bennett of East Lyme (9.12). In the Boys 55m Hurdles, Chris Kelly of Southington won in 8.09, a large improvement over his preliminary qualifying time of 8.32. Ledyard owned the next two spots as Sam Saccomano finished in 8.11 followed by Tyler Edwardsen in 8.13.  In the Boys 55m Dash, Domini