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2007 Outdoor Track and Field News
CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Final Update...
(June 21, 2007 - 7:30am -
Ron Knapp)
The final weekly listing
of the best performances by Connecticut high school outdoor track and
field athletes has been updated and includes 2,547 entries for Boys and Girls
Best Lists. Performances have been added from the Nike Outdoor
Nationals, New England Championships,
State, conference and invitational meets
including Journal Inquirer, Hartford Public Invite, Loucks Games, Manchester Midnight, Middletown
Invite, Blue Devil, O'Grady Relays, Stafford Invite,
Greater Hartford Invite, Irv Black Meet, Red Raider Relays meets and
more dual and tri meet results.
Please join me in a
large THANK YOU to Frank Benham who worked tirelessly to
provide updates all season long and to the athletes for helping to make
this work by submitting performances that met the standards.
Congratulations to all
the outdoor athletes who competed this past season and see you on the
Best List next year!
(To view the final
CT Outdoor Best Performance Lists, use this link
Best List or the
link to the top right side of the menu above.)
CT Outdoor Best Performances Lists
News...
(June 20, 2007 - 7:00am -
Ron Knapp)
The last version of the CT Outdoor Best
Performance Lists will be posted by Thursday morning, 6/21/2007 so as to
include final updates and National Meet performances.
Vess, Danbury,
Glastonbury, and Frimpong Earn All-American Honors at
Nike Outdoor National
Championships...
(June 16, 2007 - 10:30pm -
Ron Knapp)
Wow, what a great three days of competition ... where to begin reviewing
the incredible performances by Connecticut athletes as the 2007 Nike
Outdoor National Championships, that started Thursday at the North
Carolina A + T University in Greensboro, North Carolina are now
officially in the books.
Let's start with a
review of Thursday, Adam Vess of Xavier is National Champion in
the 5000m Run with the win on Thursday night (14:38.23). Also in the
race and recording a personal best was Everett Hackett of William
Hall-West Hartford who placed eighth with a time of 15:06.45 while Joey
Bubniak (30-15:35.76) and Kevin Russell (46-16:08.41) of Danbury also
competed. In the Women's 5000m Run won by Marissa Treece (MI) in
16:36.34, State Open 3200m Champion Erica Hines of Enfield placed ninth
with a time of 17:47.34 that is the fastest known time for the 5000m
event for a state runner as of this date. Also finishing was Kelly
Sorrell of Lebanon who placed 17th in 18:14.22.
On a busy Friday, Connecticut athletes from Tolland
and Danbury established new state relay records. In the 1600m Sprint
Medley Relay, the Tolland Women's quartet of Amy Dwire, Aicha Diaby,
Sam Willis, and Karen Gurnon combined to run 4:06.66 (11th) to lower the
record of 4:07.76 set by Hillhouse in 2001. In the Men's 1600m SMR,
Manchester ran 3:33.99 (19th), while NW Regional finished in 3:36.06
(24th) and Danbury ran 3:37.79 (20th). Later in the evening, the
Danbury Men's 4x800m relay team of
Doug Ronan, Justin Rau, Willie Ahearn and Parker Boudreau lowered
their 4x800m relay State record of less than a week to 7:42.25 as they
placed 6th and achieved All-American honors. The Wilton relay team
finished the race in 7:56.53 (18th). In the Women's 4x800m relay, Conard
finished in 9:21.77 (16th) while the NFA squad ran 9:31.31 (27th).
Other performances on the track by Connecticut female athletes included
Sara Hill of Rockville in the Emerging Elite 400m Run (59.22-8th),
Chelsea Jubrey of Rockville in the Emerging Elite 100m Dash (12.31-6th)
and Rockville in the Women's 4x100m Relay (48.91-21st).
Men's track competitors from Connecticut included Terrell Wilks
of Hillhouse (10.87) and Nana Ocran of Manchester (11.09) in the
preliminaries of the 100m Dash, Josh Perry of Naugatuck (4:28.58-21st)
in the Emerging Elite 1-mile Run, Matthew
Terry of Danbury in the 2-mile run (9:33.48-39th), Alex Anderson of
Enfield in the Emerging Elite 400m Run (49.99-8th), Andrew Corridore of
Naugatuck in the Emerging Elite 110m Hurdles (14.28-5th), 4x100m relays
teams from Bloomfield (42.85-15th) and Naugatuck (43.22-19th) and 4x200m
relay teams from Bloomfield (1:29.57-12th) and Danbury (1:31.41-21st).
In field events on Friday, UConn-bound senior Nicholas
Frimpong of East Hartford earned All-American status in the Triple
Jump with a leap of 48'3.25 to place fourth. In the Women's Triple Jump,
Cherelle Allen of New Britain jumped 36'1.25" (23rd).
Also competing on Friday were Men's Javelin throwers Ben Latham of Fitch
(8th-181'2"), Myles Snelgrove of Lebanon (16th-172'8") and Eric Alfiere
of Woodland Regional (19th-170'1").
On Saturday morning, the start of the final day of
competition was bright as the Glastonbury Men's 4x1 mile relay team
of Chris Klobedanz, Rob Dugger, James Llamas and
Donn Cabral achieved All-American honors as they ran 17:24.49 to
place second behind winner Collegiate TC (17:19.42) and establish a new
State record to eclipse the former record of 17:43.4 set by Xavier in
1987. Also competing in the race were teams from Danbury (18:28.58-25th)
and Xavier (19:24.93-30th). In the Men's 2000m Steeplechase, Ellington's
Andrew Sullivan placed 11th in 6:11.16 while Matt Fahey of Xavier ran
6:46.96 (25th). In the Women's 2k Steeplechase, Karen Gurnon of Tolland
ran 7:15.69 (14th) and Katheryn Vollinger of East Hartford ran 7:28.48
(27th). In the field events, several Connecticut athletes competed in
the Women's Javelin Throw, led by Amanda Nappi of Windham (130'7"-10th)
followed by Fotini Xendia of Shelton (129'1"-12th), Kristine Ibsen of
Shelton (120'5"-15th), Jessica Biercevicz of Seymour (117'2"-18th),
Lynsie Vaill of Torrington (108'1"-25th) and Marissa Boucher of Tolland
(95'1"-29th).
Also competing on the track in the Men's 200m Dash Preliminary was
Terrell Wilks of Hillhouse (21.75) and Nana Ocran of Manchester (22.15).
In the Men's 800m Sprint Medley Relay, Bloomfield ran 1:33.81-15th)
while Danbury was 1:34.98-20th). In the Women's Freshman 1-mile run,
Rosa Moriello of Naugatuck was 9th (5:15.02) and Cassy Hunter of Preston
was 21st (5:28.56). Darien's Tommy Ross ran 4:36.49 (18th) in the Men's
Freshman 1-mile run. In the Women's Unseeded Distance Medley Relay, the
Wm. Hall team placed 5th (12:27.79 while the NFA squad ran 12:53.99
(9th). In the Women's 400m Run, Tolland's Sam Willis ran 57.12 (30th).
In the Women's 800m run, Shelby Donahue of Griswold ran 2:15.94 (37th).
During late afternoon competition, Nicholas Frimpong of East
Hartford earned All-American status again as he placed third in the
High Jump with a leap of 6'11". In the Women's Long Jump, Cherelle Allen
of New Britain jumped 17'10.75 (13th).
Later in the evening, the Danbury Men's Distance Medley relay quartet
of Parker Boudreau, Mike Danzy, Justin Rau and Willie Ahearn claimed
All-American honors in placing fifth as well as lowering their State
record to 10:07.49 from the
10:10.99 set a few weeks ago. Also competing in the race
were teams from Xavier (10:18.65-15th), Conard (10:30.24-20th) and
Wm.Hall (10:36.15-27th). In the Men's 4x400m relay, the Naugatuck team
ran 3:24.76 (23rd).
Updated Results: (10:30am - 6-17-07) Complete
results were finally posted for the Women's Distance Medley Relay
contested on Saturday, won by Hammer TC in 11:40.81, where Conard
lowered their school record to 12:05.19 in placing 10th, Wm.Hall placed
17th (12:27.79) and NFA placed 22nd (12:53.99).
Additional Results: (7:00am-6-18-07)
The following athletes also competed at the meet and were omitted in the
original meet review, Andrew Fitzgerald of New Hartford placed 13th in
the 400m Hurdles (55.15), Matt Alexander of Tolland placed 19th in the
Pole Vault (14'4') and Mike Hartfield of Manchester placed 16th in the
Long Jump (22'1.75").
More meet news
is available at the meet website:
Nike Outdoor Nationals...or at
Dyestat.com...
Vess Claims 5000m
Win at Nike Outdoor National Championships...
(June 15, 2007 - 7:00am -
Ron Knapp)
As State Open Champion in the 3200m run, senior Adam Vess of Xavier had
another goal in mind after finishing the race last week -- to run well
in the 5000m race at the 2007 Nike Outdoor National Championships that
started Thursday at the North Carolina A + T University in Greensboro,
North Carolina. Vess has achieved his goals with a victory on Thursday
night in Greensboro in the 5000m run with an excellent time of 14:38.23
to defeat Doug Smith of New Jersey (14:40.76) and a talented field.
Connecticut had several other men and women athletes competing in the
5000m on Thursday night, complete results
will be posted as
they are made available. More meet information is available at the meet website:
Nike Outdoor Nationals...or at
Dyestat.com...
CIAC State Open
Meet Championships
- Decathlon, Steeplechase and Hammer Results
(June 15, 2007 - 7:00am -
Ron Knapp)
The Men's State Open Championship for Decathlon, Steeplechase
and Hammer Throw were completed on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Willowbrook
Park in New Britain. In the 3000m Steeplechase Championship, Wesley
Halstead of Amity won the race in 9:31.79 to lead several runners across
the line under the 10-minute mark. The winning time by Halstead was
close to the Open and State record of 9:30.20 set by Gavin Coombs in
2003. Halstead was followed across the line by silver medalist Dan Pilz
of Newington (9:42.92) and bronze medalist Ryan King of Tolland
(9:52.27). In the Hammer Throw Championship, UConn-bound senior Greg
Manzolillo of Xavier won with a toss 49.70m (163'0.75") with Robert
Guider of Danbury placing second (44.83m or 147'1") and Nick While of
Westbrook finishing in third with a throw of 44.16m (144'10.5").
In the Men's Decathlon Championship, winner Richard Haigh of Amity
didn't even finish the event last year but was able to maintain his
first day lead on route to score 6,119 points for the victory this year.
Haigh held off second place challenger Ram Dealy of Coginchaug (6,078
points) with a strong effort over the final five events, including one
of the best heights in the High Jump at 6'3.5". The bronze medalist was
Kyle Lane of East Lyme with 6,055 points. Click to view
Complete Results...
CIAC State Open
Meet Championships
- Heptathlon Results
(June 13, 2007 - 11:00pm -
Ron Knapp)
The Women's State Open Championship for
Heptathlon was completed on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Willowbrook
Park in New Britain with Jillian Sabol of Thomaston crowned as
champion this year as she earned a two-day point total of 4,197 points
for the six events. In a classic approach to this multi-event
discipline, Sabol did not post any of the best marks for any event
rather she was very good at all the events as she outscored runner-up
Jacquie Beliveau of NW Catholic (4,115) and third place Allison Barwise
of Amity (3,990). The Men's Decathlon Championship ended their first day
of competition with Richard Haigh of Amity leading with 3,4209 points
over Ram Dealy of Coginchaug (3,204) and Kyle Lane of East Lyme (3,192).
The final five events will be contested on Thursday along with the Men's
3km Steeplechase and Hammer Throw.
Click to view
Complete Results...
CIAC State Open Meet
Championships Results
(June 13, 2007 - 7:00am -
Ron Knapp)
The Women's State Open Championships for Hammer Throw and
Steeplechase were completed on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Willowbrook
Park in New Britain along with the first day of competition in the
Women's Heptathlon. Sam Schueschner of Brookfield won the Hammer Throw
with a toss of 118'6" while Candace Shirley of Bloomfield was second
with a throw of 117'11.25" and Gretchen Tucker of EO Smith was third
(108'6"). In the
2000m Steeplechase, senior Ann Scully of East Lyme ran to a near record
time of 7:07.50 for the victory over runner-up Kathryn Vollinger
of East Hartford (7:27.84) and third place Jenna London of Wm. Hall
(7:29.94). (The State and Open meet record of 7:07.28 was set by
Meghan Cunningham of Simsbury in the 2006 event.)
Click to view
Complete Results...
CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Updated...
(June 13, 2007 - 7:00am -
Ron Knapp)
The weekly listing
of the best performances by Connecticut high school outdoor track and
field athletes has been updated and now includes over 2,300 entries for Boys and Girls
Best Lists. Performances have been added from New England Championships,
State, conference and invitational meets
including Journal Inquirer, Hartford Public Invite, Loucks Games, Manchester Midnight, Middletown
Invite, Blue Devil, O'Grady Relays, Stafford Invite,
Greater Hartford Invite, Irv Black Meet, Red Raider Relays
meets and more dual and tri meet results. Any athlete
is invited to easily submit their best performances from meets
(non-developmental) held during the 2007 Outdoor season for weekly
posting on a CT Outdoor T&F Best Performance Lists. In order
for your performance to be considered for posting you must be better or
equal to the minimum standards as posted on the 2007 Weekly Outdoor Best
Performance List Entry Form (see
Best List link to the
top right side for both the
form to submit a performance and the page where all Best Performances are
listed.) We will make every effort to make
updates on a weekly basis or more frequent if your entries are numerous.
Thanks for helping to make this work by submitting performances that meet
the standards.
NOTE: The final CT Outdoor Best Performance Lists will be posted on
Wednesday, 6/20/2007 so as to include your final submissions and
National Meet performances.
State Athletes
Entered at Nike Outdoor National Championships...
(June 11, 2007
- 7:00am - Ron Knapp)
Many of the state's top athletes will be traveling south later this week
to represent their schools and Connecticut at the 2007 Nike
Outdoor National Championships that start Thursday at the North Carolina A
+ T University in Greensboro, NC and run through Saturday, June 16,
2007. The meet organizer, the
National Scholastic
Sports Foundation, Inc., has released the entries for the meet which
have been reposted at MySportsResults.com.
Men's Entry List,
Women's Entry List
Full meet information is available at the meet website:
Nike Outdoor Nationals...
Highlights of
the New England
Interscholastic Outdoor Track and Field Championships
(June 9, 2007 - 11:30pm - Ron Knapp)
Once again Connecticut athletes acquitted themselves well with one state
record and many with personal or school records at the 62nd Annual New
England Interscholastic Track and Field Championships on Saturday, June
9, 2007 at Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, MA.
Click to read more...
CIAC State Open Meet Results
Updated
(June 9, 2007 - 11:30am -
Ron Knapp)
Once again, the results for the Men's and Women's State Open meet
have been updated at MySportsResults.com based upon another set of
updated results posted at the CIAC website dated 6/8/2007 4:59
PM.
CIAC State Open Meet Women's
Results Updated
(June 8, 2007 - 3:30pm - Ron
Knapp)
Thanks to the emails from fans and coaches, the results for the
Women's State Open meet have been updated at MySportsResults.com based
upon the updated results posted at the CIAC website after
6/7/2007 01:27 PM.
2007 New England
Interscholastic Outdoor Track and Field Championships
(June 7, 2007 - 12:30pm - Ron Knapp)
The 62nd Annual New England Interscholastic Track and Field
Championships are scheduled for Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Fitchburg
State College in Fitchburg, MA. Click this Adobe PDF document link for
complete information -
2007 New England Meet Info Packet.
Link to
Official website of the Council of New England Secondary Schools
Principals' Associations.
Danbury Men's Team
Returns - Vess Takes Record 3200m at CIAC State Open
Meet
(June 6, 2007 - 11:45pm - Ron
Knapp)
The Danbury Men's Team returned to the winner's podium after almost
a decade at the CIAC State Open Championship on Wednesday, June 6th at Willowbrook
Park in New Britain and Adam Vess of Xavier broke the 3200m Run State
and Meet records as he won in 9:00.20. Unlike their last win in 1998
when the Danbury Men's team last took home the Open plaque in a close
win over Xavier, their victory this year was relatively easier as they
scored 90 points to overpower the remainder of the field including
runner-up Manchester with 44 points and Glastonbury with 41 points.
Click to read
more...
Weaver Women's Team
Repeats - Sullivan Clears New Height at CIAC State Open
Meet
(June 6, 2007 - 10:30pm - Ron
Knapp)
While the Weaver-Hartford Women's Team was sprinting towards a
second consecutive CIAC State Open Championship on Wednesday, June 6th
at Willowbrook Park in New Britain, senior Jessica Sullivan of Norwich
Free Academy was busy clearing a new state and meet record height of 11
feet and 6 inches in the Pole Vault. The Weaver team scored 67 points to
defeat runner-up New Britain with 40 points and Class L Champion East
Lyme with 31 points.
Click to read
more...
CIAC State Open
Meet Update
(June 5, 2007 - 3:00pm - Ron
Knapp)
The prolonged dangerous weather conditions today just as the meet
was starting has prompted meet directors to postpone the State Open meet
to Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at Willowbrook Park in New Britain at
1:30pm. Please read the special parking announcements at the
CIAC
website link for Outdoor Track
for all information on parking
facilities.
CIAC State Open
Meet Update
(June 4, 2007 - 9:30am - Ron
Knapp)
The continued forecast for poor weather conditions today has
prompted meet directors to reschedule the State Open meet to Tuesday,
June 5, 2007 at Willowbrook Park in New Britain. Please read the special
parking announcements at the
CIAC
website link for Outdoor Track
for all information on parking
facilities.
CIAC State Class M
Meet Men's Highlights
(June 1, 2007 - 8:30pm - Ron
Knapp)
The weather delay between Thursday, May
31st and Friday, June 1st at the CIAC Class M
Men's Championship at Veteran's Stadium at Willowbrook Park in
New Britain proved beneficial for the Weston Men's Team as they captured
their first Class M Outdoor Championship. In a close race for the team
title, Weston overcame a first day lead by Griswold to win with 73.5
points while Griswold finished in second place with 66 followed by
Seymour in third place with 59.5 points. The Weston victory was
accomplished with only one gold medalist, Andrew Vento in the Long Jump
who won with a leap of 20'5", he also scored a third in the Triple Jump
placing after winner Mike Havrilla of Holy Cross (43'1.5"). Weston
scored 14.5 points in the Pole Vault, led by a third place from Owen
Wiseman as he witnessed a meet record by Pat Waszczak of Bacon Academy,
who cleared 14'0" to eclipse the 1988 record of 13'8.5" set by Eric Fink
of Haddam-Killingworth. Weston's other valuable points came from Stephen
Shipman in the 800m as he finished in second behind senior David Macklem
of Tolland (1:56.72), the Weston 4x800m relay team that trailed winner
Tolland (8:15.06) across the line in second and their 4x100m relay team
that finished in third behind winner Enfield (43.42). The Class M track
champions featured two wins from Tyler O'Brien of Rocky Hill in the 400m
dash (49.52) and the 200m dash (22.22), Kevin Smith of Lewis Mills in
the 100m dash (11.23), Will Griffin of East Catholic in the 1600m run
(4:20.91), Joe Poulsen of Seymour in the 3200m run (9:40.58), two wins
from Northwest Regional teammates, Renrick Pesce in the 110m hurdles
(15.68) and Andrew Fitzgerald in the 300m hurdles (39.72) and a win by
the Northwest Regional squad in the 4x400m relay (3:25.58). The Class M
State Champions in the field events also included Jacob Drozd of Seymour
in the High Jump (6'0"), Justin McGregor of Nonnewaug in the Shot Put
(48'6"), August Dinwiddie of Holy Cross in the Discus Throw (132'9") and
Eric Alfiere of Woodland Regional in the Javelin Throw (183'4"). Click to view
Complete Results...
CIAC State Class M
Meet Women's Highlights
(June 1, 2007 - 8:00pm - Ron
Knapp)
After two days of competition at
the weather delayed CIAC Class M Women's Championship on Thursday, May
31st and Friday, June 1st at Veteran's Stadium at Willowbrook
Park in New Britain, the Tolland Women's team emerged as the Class M
Champions for the first time in the school history with a 90 to 69 point
victory over runner-up Weston. The Tolland win was an excellent
graduation from the state scene for senior Sam
Willis as she won both the 400m dash (57.44) and the
200m Dash (25.62) as well as taking a silver medal in the 100m dash
behind winner Lauren Williams of Career (12.85). Willis had plenty of
help from teammates as they scored key points including second places
from Amy Dwire in the Pole Vault behind winner Julie Sitver of Weston
(10'), Kelly Schatzlein and Aicha Diaby with a 2-3 finish in the Triple
Jump after a winning leap of 34'4" by winner Belinda Snider of Jonathan
Law and another second place by their 4x400m relay team following the
winning Weston quartet who set a meet record of 4:00.42. Karen Gurnon
also provided two third place finishes, in the 1600m run behind double
winner Shelby Donahue of Griswold (5:10.89) and in the 800m run as she
trailed Donahue (2:16.56) across the line again. In Weston's bid for the
title they received first place points from their 4x100m relay (50.16)
and their 4x800m relay (9:56.57) to make a sweep of all the relay
events. Other Class M Champions on the track included freshman Claire
Smith of Avon in the 3200m (11:35.79), Lauren Tanz of Brookfield in the
100m Hurdles (15:06) and Jacquie Beliveau of NW Catholic in the 300m
hurdles (46.41). The field event Class M Champions featured a second win
for Belinda Snider of Jonathan Law in the High Jump (5'), another win
for Lauren Tanz in the Long Jump (17'), Courtney Hannen of Haddam
Killingworth in the Shot Put (35'2"), Amanda Nappi of Windham in the
Discus Throw (111'11") and Jessica Biercevicz of Seymour in the
Javelin Throw (128'8"). Click to view
Complete Results...
CIAC State Class S
Meet Women's Highlights
(May 31, 2007 - 12:00pm -
Ron Knapp)
At the CIAC Class S Women's Championship held at Wigrin Field
at Manchester High School on Wednesday, May 30th, the Lewis Mills
Women's Team scored 82 points on route to securing their first class
championship. The meet featured a closely contested finish for the
runner-up place as East Hampton edged Shepaug Valley by a point, 67.5 to
66.5. Lewis Mills took their first outdoor championship plaque by
winning several events including a double win by Anna Shields in the
1600m (5:07.55) and the 3200m run (11:17.45) against strong competition.
Also winning for Lewis Mills was Kristin Wartschow in the Pole Vault as
she established a new meet record height of 10'. Amy Varsell added a
victory in the 400m dash (57.82) as did their 4x800m relay team
(9:53.54). Lewis Mills also received key points in the final event of
the meet as they placed second in the 4x400m relay behind winner East
Hampton (4:14.08). The meet featured a triple win performance by Jillian
Sabol of Thomaston who won the 100m Hurdles (15.82), the 300m Hurdles
(47.10) and the Triple Jump (35'9"). Candace Williams of Notre Dame was
a double winner as she claimed top honors in the Shot Put (41'0.5" -
tied meet record) and the Discus Throw (104'3").The remaining Class S
Champions on the track included Ashley Brantley of Platt Tech in the
100m dash (12.60), Tina Thomas of Classical Magnet (26.73), Allie Cooper
of Portland in the 800m (2:24.70) and the Hyde Leadership 4x100m relay
team (50.43). The other Class S Champions in the field events featured
Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield in the High Jump (5'4"), Cyemone Wolliston
of Classical Magnet in the Long Jump (16'7.5") and Brittany Myers of
Shepaug Valley in the Javelin Throw (115'1"). Click to view
Complete Results...
CIAC State Class S
Meet Men's Highlights
(May 31, 2007 - 12:00pm -
Ron Knapp)
The Bloomfield Men's Team return to an outdoor track and
field championship title was accomplished with pure sprint and jump
power as they won the CIAC Class S Men's championship held at Wigrin
Field at Manchester High School on Wednesday, May 30th. Bloomfield
collected half of the total 112.5 points in winning and placing in the
100m dash, 200m dash and 4x100m relay events. As the runner-up team with
71 points, Coginchaug Regional could not match the sprint depth of
Bloomfield, who last won the Class M title in 2000. In the 100m Dash,
winner Marcus Campbell (10.96) was followed by teammate Dewayne Stewart
in second and Marcus Cooper in fifth. Similarly in the 200m dash,
Stewart was first in 22.22 and was followed by Campbell in second and
Maurice Calenda in third. The quartet then combined in the 4x100m relay
to win in 42.66. While Cooper won the High Jump in 6'4", teammate Joshua
Broaden won the Triple Jump with a 45'4" leap with Jedaiah Thomas taking
third place. Calenda finished out the field event scoring with a second
place in the Long Jump behind winner Michael Simon of Coginchaug
(21'9.75"). Bloomfield also received second place points in the hurdles
races from Everet Walcott as he watched Robert Walker of Hyde Leadership
set one new meet record for the 110m Hurdles (14.72) and tie the
existing meet record in the 300m hurdles (39.49). Two more meet records
were set on Wednesday as Matthew Alexander of Windham Tech cleared
14'10" in the Pole Vault and Prescott Fulton of Wamogo won the Discus
Throw with a toss of 170'9" to established a new meet standard; Fulton
also won the Shot Put with a heave of 49'10". The remaining Class S
Champions on the track and in the field included Alex Hula of Litchfield
in the 400m (50.35), Scott Johnson of Lyme-Old Lyme in the 800m run
(1:58.88) and the 1600m run (4:27.49), Shawn Mulcahy of Lyman Memorial
in the 3200m run (9:46.89), the AI Prince Tech 4x400m relay team
(3:28.72), the 4x800m relay team from East Hampton (8:13.08) and Miles
Snelgrove of Lyman Memorial in the Javelin Throw (185'1").
Click to view
Complete Results...
CIAC State Class MM
Meet Women's Highlights
(May 31, 2007 - 7:00am -
Ron Knapp)
The Weaver-Hartford Women's Team successfully defended their team
title at the Women's CIAC Class MM Championship on Wednesday, May
30th at Veteran's Stadium at Willowbrook
Park in New Britain. As the defending Class MM and State Open champion,
Weaver scored 101 points to 81 opints for runner-up Berlin High School.
The sprint and hurdle strength of Weaver was in full display as they
garnered several first places including Shaena Gray in the 400m (57.28),
Clervine Sanon in the 100m Hurdles (14.88) and a meet record in the 300m
Hurdles (44.63), a meet record of 48.36 in the 4x100m relay and another
win in the 4x400m relay (4:00.99). Weaver also amassed points in the
100m and 200m dashes as Christine Jones and Catherine Milledge had a 2-3
finish behind 100m dash winner Shaniqua Burgess of Hillhouse (12.41).
Jones, Gray and Cassandra Bennett finished 2-3-4 behind another win from
Burgess (25.57) in the 200m dash. The only other meet record came in the
Pole Vault as Krista Sullivan of Berlin tied the meet record of 9'0",
winning the event based upon a better series of vaults as several others
also cleared the 9' height. Berlin also received first place efforts
from Sara Hansen in the Triple Jump (35'05") and Veronica Roche in the
Javelin Throw (123'8"). On the track, Class MM Champions included
Guilford in the 4x800m relay (9:47.35), freshman Frankie Brillante of Sacred Heart
in the 800m run (2:23.17) and Erica Hines of Enrico Fermi in both the
1600m (5:10.96) and the 3200m runs (11:23.75). Other 2007 Class MM field
event champions included Julia Saccone of Ledyard in the High Jump
(5'4"), Kaitlyn McBryde of Waterford in the Long Jump (16'8"), Alex
Barner of Woodstock Academy in the Shot Put (36'5.50") and Kiara Tulla
of New Canaan in the Discus Throw (111').
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Complete Results...
CIAC State Class MM
Meet Men's Highlights
(May 31, 2007 - 6:00am -
Ron Knapp)
The Middletown Men's Team returned to the winner's podium after a
several year hiatus to claim the Men's CIAC Class MM Championship on
Wednesday, May 30th at
Veteran's Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain.
The Middletown Men's Team scored 75 points on route to their first title
since 2000 to defeat both Ledyard and Weaver-Hartford who tied for
second place with 53 points. The Middletown victory was decorated by
first place awards by Joseph Belin in the High Jump (6'2") and their
4x100m relay team who finished in 43.30. Middletown also received
important second place points behind meet record performances; Lorenzo
Baker followed Terrell Wilks of Hillhouse across the line in both the
100m and 200m Dashes as Wilks sped to meet record times in each - 10.57
for the 100m and 21.34 in the 200m. Belin was second in the Long Jump as
Andre Lawrence of Hartford Public leaped 22'8" for a new meet record.
Belin scored another second place in the Triple Jump behind winner
Tyrece Nickson of Windham (43'11"). For the Weaver team, Iren Williams
was first in both hurdle races; a fast but wind-aided 110m time of 14.48
and 39.62 for the 300m event. Weaver also took first in the 4x400m relay
in 3:24.57. The Ledyard effort was paced by a win from Andrew Esposito
in the 800m run with a time of 1:56.86. Other Class MM Champions on the
track included double winner James Wyper of Darien in the 1600m run
(4:32.24) and 3200m run (9:47.02), Romain Washington-Duke of
Bristol Eastern in the 400m (49.64) and the Lyman Hall 4x800m relay team
(8:19.71). In field events, Class MM
Champions included Nelson Laskoski of Woodstock Academy in the
Pole Vault (13'), John Porto of Lyman Hall in the Shot Put (50"10.50').
Joe Delmonaco of North Haven in the Discus Throw (142'3") and Steve
Paternoster of Watertown in the Javelin Throw (176'8").
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Complete Results...
CIAC State Class LL
Meet Men's Highlights
(May 30, 2007 - 10:00pm -
Ron Knapp)
The Danbury Men's Team followed their conference meet win with a
first place at the Men's CIAC Class LL Championship on Tuesday,
May 29th at Wigrin Track at Manchester High School. Danbury scored 125
points to easily win over runner-up Glastonbury with 88 points and third
place Manchester with 75 points. Danbury used the strength of their wins
from Michael Lorick in the 200m Dash with a meet record time of 21.41,
Parker Bourdeau in the 800m run (1:54.27), Justin Chiaravalle in the
110m Hurdles (14.84), their 4x100m relay team (43.31) and their 4x400m
relay squad (3:22.17). The single event that netted them the most points
was the 1600m Run, won by Donald Cabral of Glastonbury (4:19.81), as
Willie Ahearn placed third to lead a 3-4-5-6 sweep to score 18 points. A
21-year old meet record was broken by senior standout Adam Vess of
Xavier who won the 3200m with a time of 9:10.48 to eclipse the former
record of 9:19.84 set by Xavier alumni Tom Wilmer. Another meet record
was set by the Glastonbury 4x800m relay team as they bettered the
previous mark of 7:57.25 set by Xavier in 2001 to win the event in
7:56.30. Other Class LL Champions on the track included Nana Ocran of
Manchester in the 100m Dash (10.62), Thomas Fitzsimons of Hamden in the
400m Dash (48.76) and Abdou Williams of Bridgeport Central in the 300m
Hurdles (40.29). The Class LL Champions in the field events included
Nick Frimpong of East Hartford in the High Jump (6'10") and the Triple
Jump (47'6"), Jacob Lusa of Glastonbury in the Pole Vault (13'6"),
Michael Hartfield of Manchester in the Long Jump (22'6.75"), Michael
Goulet of Glastonbury in the Shot Put (54'2"), Greg Manzolillo of Xavier
in the Discus Throw (161'3") and Craig Kinsley of Fairfield Prep in the
Javelin Throw (181'9").
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Complete Results...
CIAC State Class LL
Meet Women's Highlights
(May 30, 2007 - 9:00pm - Ron
Knapp)
In one of the most closely contested Women's CIAC Class LL
Championship meets in years, the Glastonbury Women's team used their
distance strength and key second places to score 71.50 points to
narrowly edge runner-up Danbury with 66.5 points, third place Norwich
Free Academy (65) and New Britain (64) on Tuesday, May 29th at
Wigrin Track at Manchester High School. The Glastonbury win was fueled
by their only first place from Jamie Olson in the 1600m (5:08.53) but
received her key second place and third place from Christine Vogel in
the 800m behind winner Annelies Gamble of Amity (2:19.40). Sara Kwok
also secured a second place in the 100m Hurdles behind winner Anita
Souza of Bridgeport Central (14.91). Glastonbury relay squads took
second places in the 4x800m relay behind Amity (meet record 9:25.39) and
in the 4x400m relay behind winner Manchester (4:00.43). Glastonbury
received key points from Jillian Pizzo (3rd) and Emily Bees (5th) in the
Pole Vault as they witnessed Jessica Sullivan of NFA clear a State and
Class LL Meet record 11'4" in the Pole Vault. Another meet record was
set in the 4x100m relay as the Danbury quartet sped to a 48.28 record
time. As part of that quartet, Danbury sprinter Shelby Walton was also
the winner of both the 100m (12.19) and 200m (25.21) dashes. Also
winning two individual events was Allison Barwise of Amity who claimed
gold in the 300m Hurdles (46.11) and the High Jump (5'4"). Cherelle
Allen of New Britain powered her team to contention with two wins as
well, in the Long Jump (17'7.75") and the Triple Jump (37') while
teammate Athalia Smith won the Shot Put (39'11"). Joining the ranks of
double event winners was Fotini Xenidis of Shelton as she won the Discus
Throw (113'3") and the Javelin Throw (117'7"). Other Class LL Champions
included Heather Stephens in the 3200m (11:14.65) and Elsa Millett of
Manchester in the 400m Dash (57.21).
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Complete Results...
CIAC State Class L
Meet Men's Highlights
(May 30, 2007 - 12:00pm -
Ron Knapp)
The last time the New Canaan Men's Team had been to the
outdoor winner's podium was in 1964 when they won the Class M title and
previously, a string of victories in the Class S meets from 1954 to
1958. All that changed on Tuesday, May 29th at Veteran's Stadium at
Willowbrook Park in New Britain as New Canaan captured their first CIAC
State Class L Outdoor Championship title with a close 66.5 to 62.5 point
win over runner-up Staples of Westport and third place Wilby of
Waterbury (60 points). The New Canaan victory featured wins from
Alexander Coco in the 110m Hurdles (15.15) and Tim Murphy in the Long
Jump (22'3.5") and key second place points from Gustavus Hobbs in the
300m Hurdles behind winner Shane Satchell of Windsor (40.33) and
important third place points from Murphy in the High Jump behind Mark
Harrison of Bunnell (6'6") and in the Pole Vault by Paul Russo who
scored behind champion Ben Bangser of Staple (12'6"). In the only meet
record setting performance of the day, sophomore Cas Loxsom of Wilbur
Cross dashed to a large lead on the first lap and never looked back to
finish in 1:53.23 to better his personal record of 1:58 as well as the
Class L Meet record of 1:55.08 set by Brian Richardson of Platt in 1983.
Other Class L champions on the track included Duanne Bennett of Wilby in
the 100m (11.04), Joshua Massey of Notre Dame in the 200m (22.50), Joe
Danso of West Haven in the 400m (49.74), Matt Casey of Branford edging
Alexander Romano of Bristol Central in the 1600m Run (4:23.65 to
4:24.26) and Andrew Judd of Conard just steps ahead of Everett Hackett
of Wm.Hall in 9:29.87 to 9:30.32. In the relay events, Wilby scored
first places in the 4x100m (43.66) and 4x800m (8:04.12) race while
Staples took gold in the 4x400m event (3:25.21). More Class L Champions
in the field events included Bertony Jean-Louis of Brien McMahon in the
Triple Jump (44'00.25"), Stephen Callello of Notre Dame in the Shot Put
(53'4.75"), Shane Paul-Rodgers of Bunnell in the Discus Throw (137'10")
and Ben Latham of Fitch in the Javelin Throw with a toss of 190'5".
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Complete Results...
CIAC State Class L Meet Women's
Highlights
(May 30, 2007 - 6:00am - Ron
Knapp)
At the CIAC State Class L meet at Willowbrook Park-New Britain on
Tuesday, May 29th, the East Lyme Girl's Team added to their 2007 Indoor
Class L title by capturing the 2007 Outdoor Championship title.
The East Lyme Girl's Team powered their way to an impressive 108 to
65.83 margin of victory over runner-up Rockville. East Lyme used first
places from Leah Clement in the 400m Dash in 58.21 (as well as anchoring
the winning 4x400m relay team, 4:04.41), Angela Anton in the 100m
Hurdles (15.16), Lauren Bennett in the Pole Vault (10'6.25") and
Sharmaine Gregor in the Discus Throw (124'2"). Important points also
came from Sara Muldoon in the Pole Vault as she finished second and
their 4x800m relay team that placed second behind the winning Conard
quartet (9:29.15). Several third place efforts also aided their team
total as Gregor placed in the Shot Put behind winner Julia Adruini of
Fairfield Warde (36'8"), who also won the Javelin Throw (130'), Colleen
Dolan in the 800m Run behind winner Molly Fresher of Conard (2:18.56),
Ann Scully in the 3200m finished behind first place victor Marion Stacey
of Simsbury (11:03.78) and Clement sprinting to a third behind Whitney
Holder of Middletown (25.33) in the 200m Dash. The Rockville Team
received first places from Chelsea Jubrey in the 100m Dash (12.32),
Katrina Ainsworth in the 300m Hurdles (46.22) and their 4x100m relay
squad (49.84). Other Class L champions included Holder of Middletown in
the Long Jump (17'10"), Ashley Matakevich of Bunnell in the Triple Jump
(37'6"), Mykal Mitchell of Windsor in the High Jump (5') and Kelly
Flannigan of Middletown in the 1600m Run (5:02.21).
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Complete Results...
CIAC State Class Meet Previews and
Meet Program
(May 28, 2007 - 8:00pm - Ron
Knapp)
At the CIAC State Class meets this season at Willowbrook Park-New
Britain and Manchester High School, the top seeded boys and girls
athletes are presented as listed in the official CIAC Meet Programs.
Click on a link below to see the preview for each class meet, (reminder
that the Class Meets start at 2:30)
The Boys and Girls Class Meet Programs
are available at the
CIAC website
link for Outdoor Track website. A special meet program that
includes Order of Events and Class, Open and State Records is available
by clicking this link:
2007
CT Outdoor Track and Field Meet Program. The 24-page meet
program is in Adobe Acrobat format for ease of viewing and printing.
CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Updated...
(May
28, 2007 - 8:00pm - Ron Knapp)
The weekly listing
of the best performances by Connecticut high school outdoor track and
field athletes has been updated and now includes over 1,900 entries for Boys and Girls
Best Lists. Performances have been added from most conference and invitational meets
including Journal Inquirer, Hartford Public Invite, Loucks Games, Manchester Midnight, Middletown
Invite, Blue Devil, O'Grady Relays, Stafford Invite,
Greater Hartford Invite, Irv Black Meet, Red Raider Relays
meets and more dual and tri meet results. Any athlete
is invited to easily submit their best performances from meets
(non-developmental) held during the 2007 Outdoor season for weekly
posting on a CT Outdoor T&F Best Performance Lists. In order
for your performance to be considered for posting you must be better or
equal to the minimum standards as posted on the 2007 Weekly Outdoor Best
Performance List Entry Form (see
Best List link to the
top right side for both the
form to submit a performance and the page where all Best Performances are
listed.) We will make every effort to make
updates on a weekly basis or more frequent if your entries are numerous.
Thanks for helping to make this work by submitting performances that meet
the standards.
Boy's State DMR Record Falls at Dream
Invite
(May 27, 2007 - 9:00am - Ron
Knapp)
As the twilight was lengthening it's shadows into night at the
Danbury High School Stadium track facility on Friday, May
26th, several schools had gathered to compete in the first Danbury Dream
Invitation that featured infrequently contested events, the 2000m
Steeplechase and the 4000m Distance Medley Relay. The invitational gave
several schools an opportunity to achieve marks for consideration at the
Nike national meet later in June. In the 2k Steeplechase, Andrew
Sullivan of Ellington ran a fast 6:16.02 time to finish first. The 4000m
DMR provided quality competition that resulted in three teams breaking
the state record of 10:20.41 set by Glastonbury at the 2005 Nike
Nationals. First across the line in a new record of 10:10.99 was the
Danbury quartet of Parker Boudreau (1200m-3:05.8), Mike Danzy
(400m-48.5), Justin Rau (800m-1:57.7) and Willie Ahearn
(1600m-4:18.8). They were closely followed by the Glastonbury DMR squad
who just edged the Conard team, 10:18.06 to 10:18.14, and Xavier at
12:47.93.
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Complete Results...
Highlights from
Conference Championships
(May 26, 2007 - 8:00am - Ron
Knapp)
Many state teams used their conference meets to prepare for the CIAC
State Meets that start on Tuesday, May 29th at either Manchester High
School or Willowbrook Park in New Britain. A quick review of the
conference meet highlights will provide you with a preview of some of
the teams and athletes to watch during the CIAC State Meets.
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more...
2007 Conference Meet Champions...
(May 25, 2007 - 7:00am - By
Ron Knapp)
A special page recognizing all of the Conference Champion and
runner-up teams has been posted and is available at this link -
2007 Connecticut Outdoor Track and Field Conference Champions
Wanted - Conference
Meet Results !...
(May 25, 2007 - 6:00am - By
Ron Knapp)
Attention
Meet Directors and Coaches: The
following conference meets have been completed but no results have been
submitted - please do the right thing for the sport and the athletes and
submit them for posting. Results needed for: CCC East.
Please use the Submit Results link at the top
left side to provide the details of your meet. Results for
larger meets should be sent as a file, either in the standard Hytek-HTML
result format, Adobe PDF format or Microsoft Excel with all results in
one worksheet. MySportsResults.com will again post a special page
recognizing all of the Conference Championship teams and we want the
efforts of your athletes to be recognized by posting the conference
championship meet results.
CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Updated...
(May 24, 2007 – 7:00am - By Ron
Knapp)
The weekly listing
of the best performances by Connecticut high school outdoor track and
field athletes has been updated and now includes almost 1,700 entries for Boys and Girls
Best Lists. Performances have been added from some conference and invitational meets
including Journal Inquirer, Hartford Public Invite, Loucks Games, Manchester Midnight, Middletown
Invite, Blue Devil, O'Grady Relays, Stafford Invite,
Greater Hartford Invite, Irv Black Meet, Red Raider Relays
meets and more dual and tri meet results. Any athlete
is invited to easily submit their best performances from meets
(non-developmental) held during the 2007 Outdoor season for weekly
posting on a CT Outdoor T&F Best Performance Lists. In order
for your performance to be considered for posting you must be better or
equal to the minimum standards as posted on the 2007 Weekly Outdoor Best
Performance List Entry Form (see
Best List link to the
top right side for both the
form to submit a performance and the page where all Best Performances are
listed.) We will make every effort to make
updates on a weekly basis or more frequent if your entries are numerous.
Thanks for helping to make this work by submitting performances that meet
the standards.
Featured Meet -
Torrington Girls and Naugatuck Boys Claim NVL Crowns
(May 23, 2007 - 7:00am - Ron Knapp)
As the 2007 Naugatuck Valley League Outdoor Track and Field
Championships concluded on late Monday afternoon at Watertown High
School, the Torrington Girl's Team was crowned as a new team champion
while the Naugatuck Boy's Team successfully defended their title from
last year. The Torrington Girl's Team scored 172 points to claim the
team title while defending champion Seymour was second with 136 points.
The Naugatuck Boy's Team amassed 167 points to out-distance runner-up
Wilby with 128 points.
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more...
Danbury Boys Roll Through FICAC
Championships
(May 23, 2007 -
7:00am
- Ron Knapp)
In the annual finale of the FCIAC outdoor track and field competition on
May 21, 2007, the host Danbury High School Boy's team steamrolled the
competition to successfully defend their conference championship title
by scoring 225.5 points. The next closest team was New Canaan with 92.5
points. Danbury won ten of the eighteen events and scored 48 of them in
the 800m and 1600m Runs as they took 1-2-3 finishes in each event. Tim
Murphy of New Canaan won both the High and Long Jumps to lead his team.
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Complete Results...
Northwest Regional Boys and
Nonnewaug Girls Take Top Prizes in Berkshire League Championships
(May 23, 2007 -
7:00am
- Ron Knapp)
In a close finish at the Berkshire League Outdoor Track and Field
Championships held at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School on May
19th, both defending champions held on to win their team titles. The
Nonnewaug Girl's Team scored an exciting 1-point margin of victory,
134-133, over Shepaug Valley without the benefit of winning a single
event. In a close third place finish, Lewis Mills was led by sophomore
Anna Shields who scored wins in the 800m-1600m-3200m runs for the second
year in a row. The Northwest Regional Boy's Team finished with 157.75
points to outscore runner-up Thomaston with 145 points to claim the
Boy's Championship. Northwest was powered by seven event wins, four of
which came from Andrew Fitzgerald in the 110m and 300m Hurdles and the
Long and Triple Jumps.
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Complete Results...
26th Journal
Inquirer Greater Manchester Invitational
Highlights...
(May 20, 2007 - 8:30pm - By
Ron Knapp)
While the drizzly weather may have
dampened some of the enthusiasm of the spectators at 26th Journal Inquirer
Greater Manchester Invitational, the competitors provided heated
competition in all of the events on Saturday, May 19,
2007 at Wigrin Field at Manchester High School. In the local
invitational sponsored by the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Rockville
Girls and Manchester Boys dominated the competition in winning the Large
School Division titles while the Tolland Girls and Enfield Boys
collected enough points to score team victories in the Small School
Division.
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more...
East Lyme Girls
and NFA Boys Earn ECC Championship Titles...
(May 20, 2007 - 10:00am - By Ron Knapp)
At the Eastern Connecticut Conference Championships at East Lyme
High School on Saturday May 19, 2007, both team champions had to contend
with their conference competitors and less than optimal weather
conditions to gain hard earned victories. The 2007 Indoor ECC and
Class-L Champions East Lyme Girl's Team scored 172 points to defeat
defending ECC champion Norwich Free Academy to earn the team title; NFA
finished in the runner-up spot with 134.5 points. In the hunt for the
Boys Team Championship, top honors were claimed by last year's winner
Norwich Free Academy, as they amassed 146.5 points to outscore runner-up
Ledyard with 122 points.
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more...
Naugatuck Valley League Championships
- A Featured Meet Preview...
(May 18, 2007 - 9:00pm - By
Ron Knapp)
In the final
Featured Meet of the 2007 season, MySportsResults.com presents the
Naugatuck Valley League Championships, hosted by Watertown High
School with Coach Jeff Lownds assisting Meet Director Jerry Ciarleglio.
The NVL Championship Meet on Monday, May 21, 2007 (with qualifying in
some field events on Saturday, May 19) is highlighted by competition
among more than 400 athletes of the twelve boys and eleven girls teams
in the conference including Ansonia, Crosby, Holy Cross, Kennedy,
Naugatuck, Sacred Heart, Seymour, Torrington, Watertown, Wilby, Wolcot
and Woodland Regional. The defending team champions are the Naugatuck
Boys Team coached by Ralph Roper and the Seymour Girls Team coached by
Tom Lennon.
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more...
ECC
Championships
- A Featured Meet Preview...
(May 18, 2007 - 12:30pm - By
Ron Knapp)
MySportsResults.com presents another
2007 Featured Meet, the Eastern Connecticut Conference Championships,
hosted by East Lyme High School with Coach Carl Reichards as Meet
Director on Saturday, May 19, 2007. The Championship Meet will feature competition between almost
700 athletes of the eighteen boys and girls teams in the conference
including Bacon Academy, East Lyme, Fitch, Griswold, Killingly, Ledyard,
Lyman Memorial, Montville, New London, Norwich Free Academy, Plainfield,
Putnam, St. Bernard, Stonington, Tourtellote, Waterford, Windham and
Woodstock Academy. Defending team champions are the Boys and Girls teams
from Norwich Free Academy coached by Jemal Davis and Kara Kochanski.
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more...
26th Journal
Inquirer Greater Manchester Invitational
- A Featured Meet Preview...
(May 17, 2007 - 9:45pm - By
Ron Knapp)
One of the final 2007 Featured Meets, the 26th Journal Inquirer
Greater Manchester Invitational, takes place this Saturday, May 19,
2007 at Wigrin Field at Manchester High School with a start time of
9:30am. This late spring special invitational brings together twenty
schools from the readership area of the sponsoring newspaper, the
Manchester Journal Inquirer, including Bolton, Cheney RVT, Coventry, E.
Catholic, E. Hartford, E. Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Enrico Fermi,
Glastonbury, Manchester, RHAM, Rockville, S. Windsor, Stafford,
Suffield, Tolland, Windham Tech, Windsor and Windsor Locks. Long time
Journal sportswriter and meet announcer, Matt Buckler, provides a
special supplement for the meet that provides a profile of each team and
is a worthy commemorative item for each athlete. The scoring meet hosts
schools divided into two divisions, Large and Small, so that each
athlete has the opportunity to not only compete against schools outside
their class in each event for one of eight medals but their teams also
have a chance to vie for the top two team trophies.
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CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Updated...
(May 17, 2007 – 7:00am - By Ron
Knapp)
Your contributions to the weekly listing
of the best performances by Connecticut high school outdoor track and
field athletes have provided more than 1,300 entries for Boys and Girls
Best Lists. Performances have been added from invitational meets
including Hartford Public Invite, Loucks Games, Manchester Midnight, Middletown
Invite, Blue Devil, O'Grady Relays, Stafford Invite,
Greater Hartford Invite, Irv Black Meet, Red Raider Relays
meets and more dual and tri meet results. Any athlete
is invited to easily submit their best performances from meets
(non-developmental) held during the 2007 Outdoor season for weekly
posting on a CT Outdoor T&F Best Performance Lists. In order
for your performance to be considered for posting you must be better or
equal to the minimum standards as posted on the 2007 Weekly Outdoor Best
Performance List Entry Form (see
Best List link to the
top right side for both the
form to submit a performance and the page where all Best Performances are
listed.) We will make every effort to make
updates on a weekly basis or more frequent if your entries are numerous.
Thanks for helping to make this work by submitting performances that meet
the standards.
State Athletes PR
at 36th Hartford Public Invitational...
(May 13, 2007 - 9:30am - By
Ron Knapp)
The 36th Hartford Public High School Outdoor Track and Field
Invitational hosted athletes from several states and Canada at the
Veterans Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut on Saturday, May 12, 2007.
Many of the athletes from Connecticut recorded personal records in their
events as they were challenged by the out-of-state competition.
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more...
Hartford Public Invitational - A
Featured Meet Preview...
(May 11, 2007 -12:10pm - By
Ron Knapp)
The 36th Hartford Public High School Outdoor Track and Field
Invitational returns to the Veterans Stadium in New Britain,
Connecticut for a second year as a number of top athletes from the
Northeast are scheduled to compete on Saturday, May 12, 2007 starting at
9:30am.
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read more...
CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Updated...
(May 10, 2007 – 7:00am - By Ron
Knapp)
The weekly listing of the best performances
by Connecticut high school outdoor track and field athletes has has
broken the 1,000 entry mark as we have listed 1,045 entries for Boys and Girls.
Performances have been added from the Manchester Midnight, Middletown
Invite, Blue Devil, O'Grady Relays, Stafford Invite,
Greater Hartford Invite, Irv Black Meet, Red Raider Relays
meets and more dual and tri meet results. Any athlete
is invited to easily submit their best performances from meets
(non-developmental) held during the 2007 Outdoor season for weekly
posting on a CT Outdoor T&F Best Performance Lists. In order
for your performance to be considered for posting you must be better or
equal to the minimum standards as posted on the 2007 Weekly Outdoor Best
Performance List Entry Form (see
Best List link to the
top right side for both the
form to submit a performance and the page where all Best Performances are
listed.) We will make every effort to make
updates on a weekly basis or more frequent if your entries are numerous.
Thanks for helping to make this work by submitting performances that meet
the standards.
Weekend Highlights - Middletown and
Blue Devil Featured Meets
(May 7, 2007 - 12:30pm - by Ron Knapp)
In a recap of performances from Featured Meets this past weekend,
both the Middletown Invite and the Blue Devil Invite Featured
Meets provided several notable performances that are sure to place
the athletes near the top of the 2007 Connecticut Outdoor Track and
Field Best Performance Lists.
At the Middletown Invite, held at Middletown
High School on Saturday, May 5, the winners in both the Mens and Womens
competition featured several highlight performances including Terrel
Wilks of Hillhouse in a blazing 100m (10.64) and 200m (21.67), Tom
Fitzsimmons of Hamden dueled Julian Stakley of Ledyard in the 400m to
win in 49.81 to 49.97, in a virtual tie, Andrew Esposito of Ledyard
narrowly edged Jason Cusack of Griswold in the 800m, 1:58.67 to 1:58.68,
Adam Vess of Xavier led all runners to the finish in the 1600m in
4:22.54 while teammate Greg Manzolillo won both the Shot Put (51'11.25")
and the Discus Throw (159'6") and Devin Pinder of Hamden leaped to first
in both the Long Jump (21'9.5") and Triple Jump (43'8"). In Women's
events, top performances came from Shelby Donahue of Griswold in the
1600m (5:08.08), Kelly Flannigan of Middletown broke the 11:30 mark in
the 3200m with a win in 11:23.01, Noelly Germosen of Wilby was a
double-winner, taking the 100m Hurdles (15.55) and the 300m Hurdles
(47.15) while in the field events, Julia Saccone of Ledyard cleared 5'4"
in the High Jump and Jessica Sullivan made 10'6" a winning effort in the
Pole Vault. Cherelle Allen of New Britain was a double-winner to claim
both Long Jump (17'8.5") and the Triple Jump (36'4.75") as was her
teammate Ahtalia Smith in the Shot Put (40'0") and Discus Throw (97'4").
State Leading Amanda Nappi of Windham won the Javelin with a toss of
127'5.5".
In the smaller Blue Devil Invitational for
Class S and M schools, held at Platt High School in Meriden on Saturday,
May 5, the Nonnewaug Girls and Coginchaug Boys team emerged with team
victories. The Nonnewaug Girls Team amassed 136.5 points to defeat
runner-up Sacred Heart Academy with 108 points with many of the points
scored in the field events. In the Triple Jump, winner Anna Baldwin
(33'7") led Nonnewaug to 1,2,4,5,6 finish while teammate Kim Zavodjancik
led a 1-2 finish in the Javelin with a 103'3" throw. Sam Peck won
another field event for Nonnewaug as she leaped 15'5" to win the Long
Jump. Meet records were set by Anna Shields of Lewis Mills in the 3200m
(11:18.45) and teammate Amy Neuman as she cleared 9'0" in the Pole
Vault. The Boys meet was won by Coginchaug with 109 points over
runner-up Windham Tech with 87 points. Coginchaug's team victory was
fueled by first places from Ram Dealy in the 110m Hurdles (15.53),
Charles Wilbur in the Triple Jump (40'7") and Mike Simon in the Javelin
(158'0"). Meet records were set by Matt Alexander in the Pole Vault
(13'6") and Alex Hula of Litchfield in the 400m run (51.04).
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Cool Night Provides
for Hot Marks As Meet Records Fall in Manchester...
(May 5, 2007 - 9:00pm - By Meredith Gordon Remigino)
A perfect spring evening proved golden as many athletes turned in
meet record performances at last night’s Manchester Midnight
Invitational. In boys’ field events, Glastonbury’s Mike Goulet
established a new meet record in the Shot Put with a mark of 54’1”, and
he achieved a double victory by also winning the Discus with a throw of
135’5”. Manchester’s own Mike Hartfield made the best of his home field
advantage in winning the Long Jump with a new meet record leap of
23’2.5”. Feet were flying on the track as the Bloomfield boys eclipsed
their school’s own meet records from last year in winning both the
4x200m Relay and the 800m Sprint Medley Relay. The foursome of Dewayne
Stewart, Maurice Calenda, Marcus Cooper and Marcus Campbell clocked
1:28.69 in the 4x200m and 1:33.11 in the 800m SMR. In the longer, 1600m
SMR, the Bristol Central team of Josh Darveau-Simmons, Matt Greer, Chris
Janczyk and Brian Robbins got the narrow victory in a meet record time
of 3:32.00, just .16 ahead of the second place team from Manchester, who
also eclipsed Manchester’s record from 2006 with a time of 3:32.16.
In competition on the girls side, Bloomfield’s Kristen Johnson cleared
5’0” to win the High Jump, tying the meet record, while second place
finisher Bethany Halligan of Wm. Hall also cleared 5’0”. In the 4x200m
Relay, the Weaver foursome of Christine Davis, Amanda Glass, Catherine
Milledge and Sahnique Castella sprinted to victory in a new meet record
time of 1:45.49. Another Weaver foursome, made up of Milledge, Christine
Jones, Clervine Sanon and Shaena Gray, set a new meet record in the
1600m SMR, winning in a time of 4:11.54. Finally, in the Distance Medley
Relay, Caitlin Cannon (3:43), Sophia Harrington (63.9), Molly Fresher
(2:19), and Emma Perron (5:02) of Conard shattered their school’s own
meet record from 2004 (12:44.13), winning the DMR in 12:10.09. The team
from Glastonbury also eclipsed the old record, finishing second in
12:43.75.
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Busy Weekend Ahead
for State’s Track and Field Fans...
(May 4, 2007 - 6:00am - By Meredith Gordon Remigino)
Track and Field fans can look forward to a busy weekend with three
MySportsResults.com Featured Meets to choose from: the 4th Manchester
Midnight Invitational on Friday evening, the Middletown Invitational on
Friday and Saturday, and the Blue Devil Invite on Saturday.
The stage is set for competition under the lights at
Manchester High School in the 4th Manchester Midnight Invitational,
to be held this Friday, May 4, 2007. Field events begin at 4:30 p.m.,
and the first start on the track is set for 5:00 p.m. With several
unique events, such as the new Co-Ed 1-mile Race Walk and the Co-Ed
4x1600m Relay, in addition to elite 5000m (boys) and 3200m (girls)
races, the meet promises an exciting evening at Manchester’s fast track
facility. Look for Glastonbury’s Donn Cabral, 2006 Cross-country State
Open champion and 2007 Indoor State Open 1600m and 3200m champion, in
the boys 5000m, and Erica Hines (Enrico Fermi) and Alasia Griebel
(Bristol Central) in the girls 3200m. Top relay teams include
Wethersfield in the boys’ 4x110m Hurdles and 1600m SMR, Weaver in the
girls’ 4x200m and 1600m SMR, and the Wm. Hall team in the Co-Ed 4x1600m
Relay.
The Middletown Invitational at Middletown High
School features junior varsity competition in standard outdoor events
beginning at 3:30 on Friday, followed by varsity competition on
Saturday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Among the events to watch are the
boys’ 100m and 200m sprints, where fans can keep an eye on Hillhouse
High School’s Terrell Wilks, the 2007 Indoor State Open 55m dash and
300m dash champion. On the girls’ side, look for indoor State Open Pole
Vault champion Jessica Sullivan of NFA in the Pole Vault, as well as
indoor State Open 300m dash champion Ann Marie Clarke of Hillhouse in
the 400m.
Wrapping up the weekend on Saturday is the Blue
Devil Track and Field Invitational, being held at its new location,
Platt High School in Meriden, beginning at 2:00. This meet includes
athletes from the state’s Class M and Class S schools in a full slate of
standard events.
Further meet information is available at the meet websites:
4th
Manchester Midnight Invitational,
Middletown Invitational,
Blue Devil Track and Field Invitational.
CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Updated...
(May 3, 2007 – 9:30pm - By Ron
Knapp)
The weekly listing of the best performances
by Connecticut high school outdoor track and field athletes has has
increased from last week as we have listed over over 800 entries for Boys and Girls.
Performances have been added from the O'Grady Relays, Stafford Invite,
Greater Hartford Invite, Irv Black Meet, Red Raider Relays
and more dual and tri meet results. Any athlete
is invited to easily submit their best performances from meets
(non-developmental) held during the 2007 Outdoor season for weekly
posting on a CT Outdoor T&F Best Performance Lists. In order
for your performance to be considered for posting you must be better or
equal to the minimum standards as posted on the 2007 Weekly Outdoor Best
Performance List Entry Form (see
Best List link to the
top right side for both the
form to submit a performance and the page where all Best Performances are
listed.) We will make every effort to make
updates on a weekly basis or more frequent if your entries are numerous.
Thanks for helping to make this work by submitting performances that meet
the standards.
Conard Boys and
Simsbury Girls Take Top Honors at 76th Greater
Hartford Outdoor Track and Field Meet...
(April 28, 2007 - 11:00pm - By Ron Knapp)
At the 76th Greater Hartford
Outdoor Track and Field Meet at Simsbury High School today, the
state's oldest high school meet saw the Conard-West Hartford Boys team
return to claim the Team Champion title after a 44 year absence while
the Simsbury Girls Team, last year's Class-L Outdoor Champion, claimed
their tenth team title since the meet started including girls
competition in 1995.
The Conard Boys team scored 90 points to out point runner-up Simsbury
with 72.5 points to take their first team title since 1963. Conard
received first place efforts from their 4x800m Relay team of Andrew
Judd, Will Sennett, Jeremey Goldenberg and Brian Ouk in a time of
8:28.57. Goldenberg also won the 800m in 2:01.01 while Judd claimed the
3200m run title in 9:53.14. Tristan Roberts was the only other winner
for Conard as he leaped 42'11.75" in the Triple Jump. Conard received
second place points from their 4x400m relay team as well David McMullen
in the Javelin throw and Roberts in the 100m and 200m dashes. In other
Boys relay events, Nana Ocran of Manchester anchored their 4x100m relay
to a victory in 43.93 while AI Prince Tech secured a first place in the
final relay of the day, the 4x400m, in 3:29.94. In the Boys Sprint
events, Tyler O'Brien of Rocky Hill was the fastest in the 100m dash at
11.25 while Andrew Johnson of Prince Tech won the 110m Hurdles in 15.93.
The 200m Dash was won by Andre Lawrence of Hartford Public in 22.9,
Andrew Fitzgerald of NW Regional took top honors in the 300m hurdles in
39.23 and Jacob DeValve of Manchester took first in the 400m in 51.06.
In the 1600m run, Everet Hackett of Wm. Hall was first in 4:25.45. In
the Field throwing events, DeValve won the Shot Put with a heave of
46'5", Nick Wisse of Simsbury tossed the Discus 125'4.5" to clinch first
place and Mike McDonald of Simsbury won the Javelin throw with a 152'
effort. In the Jumps, Mike Hartfield of Manchester soared 20'11" to win
the Long Jump, Kaiway Boima of New Britain leaped 6'2" in the High Jump
for first place and Chris Theroux of NW Regional cleared 12' in the Pole
Vault for the victory.
The 2007 Girls Team Champion, Simsbury, started their defense of last
season's Class L title with a convincing win by scoring 122 points to
80.5 over runner-up Wm. Hall. Simsbury was led by four first place
efforts including a meet record in the 3200m run by Stacey Marion in
11:07.74. The former record of 11:30.24 was set by Amy Boucher of Conard
in 1997. Other first place efforts for Simsbury came from Mallory Davis
in the 300m Hurdles (49.12), Christine Taylor in the Javelin (98'7") and
Ashley Lander in the Pole Vault 8'6". Second place efforts for Simsbury
were recorded by Danielle Albergo (100m), Marion in the 1600m, their
4x400m relay and Brittany Gerber in the Pole Vault. Three other meet
records were set as well with Conard's 4x800m relay team of Julianne
Lesinski, Sophia Harrington, Liz Knapp and Caitlin Cannon running
9:46.40 to break the old record of 9:50 set by Simsbury in 1999.
Conard's senior standout Emma Perron established a new 1600m record when
she finished in 5:05.38 to eclipse the old record of 5:11.23 set by
Alasia Griebel of Bristol Central last year. Ida Cance of NW Catholic
was the other record setter as she leaped 5'4" in the High Jump to tie
the existing record. In the other relay events, Bristol Central scored a
win in the 4x100m relay in 50.90 while Conard took top honors in the
4x400m in 4:11.32. In the Girl's Sprint events, Jacquie Beliveau of NW
Catholic won the 100m Hurdles in 16.45 while Jannel James of Capital
Prep won the 100m dash in 13.08 and Tina Thomas of Classical Magnet won
the 200m dash in 26.67. The 400m run was won by Casey Nowakowski of
Cheshire in 1:00.00 and Alasia Griebel of Bristol Central won the 800m
in 2:17.72. In other Field events, Tiffany Hyde of NW Catholic heaved
the Shot Put 35'1" for the win, Rachel Morgan tossed the Discus 100'9.5"
to win, Bridget Teevan of Newington took first in the Long Jump
(16'1.75") and Brittany Nkoukou of Wethersfield won the Triple Jump with
a leap of 34'8.75".
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Ledyard Relays
Invitational - A Featured Meet Preview...
(April 26, 2007 -11:00pm - By Meredith Gordon Remigino)
Athletes from a select group of invited schools are set to compete in
individual and relay events at the Ledyard Relays Invitational this
Friday and Saturday, April 27-28, 2007, at Ledyard High School. Friday’s
events begin at 3:30 and include the individual running events (300m
Hurdles, 3200m and 5000m), as well as relay events in the boys’ High
Jump, girls’ Long Jump, Shot Put (B & G), Javelin (B & G), and girls’
Pole Vault. Saturday’s events begin at 10:00 a.m. and include a variety
of relay events on the track in addition to competition in the boys’
Long Jump, girls’ High Jump, boys’ Pole Vault, Discus (B & G), and
Triple Jump (B & G). Top seeds in the boys’ events are as follows:
Tashon Davis, NFA (300m Hurdles); Douglas Wright, Darien (3200m); David
Billing, Ledyard (5000m); Middletown (4x100m Relay; SMR); Daniel Hand
(4x100m Weight Throwers Relay, 4x110m Hurdles Relay, Triple Jump Relay);
Fitch (4x1600m Relay); Ledyard (4x400m Relay); NFA (4x800m Relay, SMR,
Discus Relay); Griswold (DMR); RHAM (High Jump Relay); East Lyme
(Javelin Relay, Long Jump Relay, Shot Put Relay); and Bacon Academy
(Pole Vault Relay).
On the girls’ side, the following entrants have
posted top seed marks: Maggie McCarthy, Ledyard (300m Hurdles); Cassy
Hunter and Meegan Joly, both of NFA (3200m); Middletown (4x100m Relay);
Daniel Hand (4x100m Weight Throwers Relay); East Lyme (4x100m Hurdles
Relay, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay, High Jump Relay, Pole Vault Relay,
Triple Jump Relay); Lyman Memorial (4x1600m Relay); NFA (DMR, Shot Put
Relay); Waterford (SMR); Fitch (Discus Relay); Bacon Academy and Ledyard
(High Jump Relay); Griswold (Javelin Relay); and St. Bernards (Long Jump
Relay). Further meet information is available at the meet website:
Ledyard Relays
76th Greater
Hartford Outdoor Track and Field Meet - A Featured Meet Preview...
(April 26, 2007 - 8pm - By Meredith Gordon Remigino)
The state's oldest high school meet, the 76th Greater Hartford
Outdoor Track and Field Meet, takes place beginning at 12:00-noon
this Saturday at Simsbury High School’s new, state-of-the-art facility,
featuring an all-weather, 8-lane track. Competitors from 16 Boys teams
and 17 Girls teams will be aiming for top marks in the field and fast
finishes on the track with fully automatic timing provided by Manchester
Timing. Girls posting top seed marks include Hall’s 4x800m and Conard's
4x400m Relay teams, the 4x100m Relay teams from Bristol Central and New
Leadership (MA), Ariel Allen-Stewart of Hall (100m Hurdles), Jasmine
Smith of Bristol Central (100m), Emma Perron of Conard (1600m), Tina
Thomas of Classical Magnet (400m), Mallory Davis of Simsbury (300m
Hurdles), Alasia Griebel of Bristol Central (800m), Monique Robinson of
Bristol Central and Jannel James of Capital Prep Magnet (200m), Caitlin
Cannon of Conard (3200m), Sanya Foster of New Leadership (MA) (Shot Put
& Discus), Christine Taylor of Simsbury (Javelin), Vlada Shelkova of
Newington (Long Jump), Jaimee Collins of New Leadership (MA) (Triple
Jump), Jenna London of Hall and Ida Cance of Northwest Catholic (High
Jump) and Dana Schmitt of Hall and Ashley Lander of Simsbury (Pole
Vault).
Also among the athletes hoping for great performances
at the new facility are the following top seeded boys entrants: Conard’s
4x800m Relay team, Wethersfield’s 4x100m Relay team, Andrew Fitzgerald
of NorthWest Regional (110m Hurdles & 300m Hurdles), Tristan Roberts of
Conard (100m & 200m), Everet Hackett of Hall (1600m), Jacob DeValve of
Manchester (400m), Jeremy Goldenberg of Conard (800m), Andrew Judd of
Conard (3200m), the AI Prince Tech 4x400m Relay team, Brendan Jasper of
Northwest Catholic (Shot Put), Dennis Yousef of HPHS (Discus), David
McMullen of Conard (Javelin), Mike Hartfield of Manchester (Long Jump &
Triple Jump), Jedaiah Thomas of Bloomfield (High Jump) and Sam Read of
NorthWest Regional (Pole Vault).
Further meet information is available at the meet website:
76th
Greater Hartford Outdoor Invite
CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Updated...
(April 25, 2007 – 7:00am - By Ron
Knapp)
The weekly listing of the best performances
by Connecticut high school outdoor track and field athletes has been
significantly updated with over 300 entries each for Boys and Girls.
Performances have been added from the Irv Black Meet, Red Raider Relays
and many dual and tri meet results. Any athlete
is invited to easily submit their best performances from meets
(non-developmental) held during the 2007 Outdoor season for weekly
posting on a CT Outdoor T&F Best Performance Lists. In order
for your performance to be considered for posting you must be better or
equal to the minimum standards as posted on the 2007 Weekly Outdoor Best
Performance List Entry Form (see
Best List link to the
top right side for both the
form to submit a performance and the page where all Best Performances are
listed.) We will make every effort to make
updates on a weekly basis or more frequent if your entries are numerous.
Thanks for helping to make this work by submitting performances that meet
the standards.
Day 2 of the Irv Black Invitational
- Good Competition = Good Performances...
(April 21, 2007 - 11:00pm - By Meredith Gordon Remigino
and Ron Knapp)
At Day Two of the 3rd Annual Irv Black High School
Invitational, held at Trinity College in Hartford CT today, several
competitors took advantage of running, jumping and throwing against some
of their best rivals to achieve good, early season performances.
 In the Boys Field events, Greg Manzolillo of Xavier added to his first
day gold medal in the Hammer Throw with two more in the Shot Put
(52-10.5") and the Discus Throw (154'10")
(see photo insert). In the jumps, Nick Frimpong
of East Hartford scored two first places in the High Jump (6'6") and the
Triple Jump (46-'00"). In the Pole Vault, held indoors due to a facility
problem, Pat Waszczak of Bacon Academy cleared 14'0" for the victory. On
the track, Iren Williams of Weaver started the day with a quick victory
in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 14.97. In the following event, Nana
Ocran of Manchester had a fast finish in the 100m Dash (10.87) as he was
followed by Dwayne Stewart and Marcus Campbell who also finished under
11 seconds. The 3000m Steeplechase was captured by Matt Fahey of Xavier
(10:13.54). In one of the hottest events of the day, the Bloomfield
4x100m quartet of Dwayne Stewart, Maurice Calenda, Marcus Cooper and
Marcus Campbell dominated the field to win in 42.35 over runner-up
Middletown (43.69). The 1600m race was won by Will Griffin of East
Catholic in 4:23.72 as he led four runners across the line under 4:30
including Andrew Judd of Conard (4:24.87) and Will Edgington of
Manchester (4:25.86). The 400m Run was narrowly won by Romain
Washington-Duke (Bristol Eastern) in 49.61 over second place Tom
Fitzsimmons of Hamden (50.00). The 400m Hurdles was also a close race as
Dan Galento of East Hampton edged Mitchell Pecevich of Bristol Central,
58.37 to 59.43. The 800m Run was a three person finish as each ran under
1:59; winner Josh Perry of Naugatuck (1:58.25), Scott Johnson of Lyme-Old
Lyme (1:58.37) and Brian Robbins of Bristol Central (1:58.74). The 200m
Dash was won by Tyler O'Brien of Rocky Hill as he led all finishers to
the tape in 21.85 while Dwayne Stewart of Bloomfield was close behind at
21.93. Adam Vess of Xavier took the early lead in the 3200m Run to win
in 9:29.46 as Everett Hackett of Wm.Hall finished in second at 9:41.45.
In the final event of the day, the Wilby 4x400m team of Kevaughn
Samuels, Travis Fullmore, Nikko Garcia and Terrence Fullmore ran 3:27.96
to narrowly defeat Bristol Central (3:29.11) and Rocky Hill (3:29.19).
 The girls’ competition was off to a quick start with
100m Hurdles top seed Lauren Tanz winning in a speedy 14.96. Rockville’s
Chelsea Jubrey secured a victory in the 100m Dash in 12.74, just .07
ahead of second place Whitney Holder of Middletown. In the 2000m
Steeplechase, Annie Scully of East Lyme powered to victory in 7:21.56,
just .24 seconds slower than the state record of 7:21.32 (2004, Ceara
Danaher, Hall). The Weaver 4x100m Relay foursome of Clervine Sanon,
Catherine Milledge, Crystal Davis and Sahnique Castella won decisively
in 48.50, over two seconds ahead of second place Berlin. Anna Shields of
Lewis Mills secured the overall win in the 1600m by finishing in
5:11.22, despite running in the second, slower-seeded heat, while
Stephanie Bohannon of Wm Hall was first in heat one at 5:12.30 to finish
second. Sheilds later went on to finish second in the wind-blown 3200m
(11:35) to Conard’s Emma Perron who won in 11:29.06. Weaver athletes
dominated the 400m races, with Shaena Gray winning the 400m Dash in
57.71, Sanon winning the 400m Hurdles in 1:04.79, and the 4x400m Relay
team of Gray, Sanon, Angela Dunnham and Cassandra Bennett finishing
first in 4:02.41. Both Manchester and Amity finished close behind Weaver
in the 4x400m in times of 4:03.90 and 4:04.05 (see
photo insert). Victory in the 800m went
to Amity’s Annelies Gamble who posted a strong 2:17.23, over three
seconds ahead of second place Alasia Griebel of Bristol Central.
Manchester’s Elsa Millett was fastest to the tape in the 200m, winning
in 25.85, followed closely by second place Sam Willis of Tolland (25.91)
in the same heat and third place Gray of Weaver (25.95), who ran in the
second heat. Today’s winners in the Girls’ Field Events were Sharmaine
Gregor of East Lyme in the Discus (125’7”), Cherelle Allen of New
Britain in the Triple Jump (36’2.75”), Jessica Sullivan of NFA in the
Pole Vault (10’6”, held indoors due to facility difficulty), and Bethany
Halligan of Hall in the High Jump (5’0”).
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Top Seeds Enjoy
Fair Weather at Day 1 of the Irv Black Invitational...
(April 20, 2007 - 10:00pm - By Meredith Gordon Remigino
and Ron Knapp)
 Today’s
fair weather conditions proved favorable to several top seeded
competitors at day one of the 3rd Annual Irv Black High School
Invitational, held at Trinity College in Hartford CT. In the Boys
5000m, Amity’s Wesley Halstead ran in close competition with
Glastonbury’s Rob Dugger before pulling away with about 800m to go,
winning in 15:35.91 over second place Dugger (15:53.09). In the Boys
4x800m relay, the top-seeded Wilby team of Breno Oliveira, Manny Duarte,
Terrence Fullmore and anchorman Nikko Garcia surged to the lead over the
final 200 meters to win in 8:06.86 over second place Bristol Central
(8:09.28). On the Girls’ side, the Glastonbury 4x800m relay team (Laura
Vehlies, Danielle Lyons, Christine Vogel and Jamie Olson) established
their lead on the third leg to finish first in 9:27.90, with Conard
finishing a strong second in 9:33.09, followed by third-place East Lyme
in 9:34.76.
Warmer and drier conditions also
helped competitors post good marks in the field, including Xavier’s Greg
Manzolillo who won the Hammer with a throw of 187'-08". Other winners in
the field were Athelia Smith of New Britain in the Girls Shot Put
(40'-02.5"), Cherelle Allen, also of New Britain, over 18 feet in the
Girls Long Jump (18'-1"), Candace Shirley of Bloomfield in the Girls
Hammer (109'-6"), Justin Wilson of Windsor in the Boys Long Jump
(22'-11.75"), and Jeff Foster of East Lyme in the Boys Javelin
(186'-1").
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Irv Black High School Invitational
- A Featured Meet Preview...
(April 18, 2007 - 9:30pm - By Meredith Gordon Remigino)
Two days of Varsity and JV competition are on tap for this weekend’s
MySportsResults.com Featured Meet, the 3rd Annual Irv Black High
School Invitational, being held at Trinity College in Hartford
beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20 and at 10:00 a.m. on
Saturday, April 21. Approximately 1,600 athletes from 63 boys teams and
59 girls teams are scheduled to compete across forty-nine (49) events,
including Friday’s finals of the Hammer Throw, Javelin (B), Long Jump,
Shot Put (G), 5000m (B), 4x800m Relay and JV 1600m. In addition to the
remaining field events, High Jump, Pole Vault, Javelin (G), Shot Put
(B), Triple Jump, and Discus, Saturday’s meet will showcase the standard
outdoor running events, as well as the Steeplechase for both boys
(3000m) and girls (2000m). Top seeds in the Boys Varsity events include
Wesley Halstead (Amity-5000m), Wilby (4x800m Relay), Greg Manzolillo
(Xavier-Hammer, Shot Put, Discus, ), Ben Latham (Fitch-Javelin), Maurice
Calenda (Bloomfield-LJ) and Justin Wilson (Windsor-LJ), Iren Williams
(Weaver-110m Hurdles), Dan Mulrooney (Holy Cross-100m), Matthew Fahey
(Xavier-3000m Steeplechase), Bloomfield (4x100m Relay), Tom FitzSimons
(Hamden-400m), Ryan McLean (South Windsor-400m Hurdles), Scott Johnson (Lyme
Old Lyme-800m, 1600m), Tyler O’Brien (Rocky Hill-200m), Adam Vess
(Xavier-3200m), Windsor (4x400m Relay), Joshua Broaden (Bloomfield-TJ),
Matt Alexander (Windham Tech-PV), and Nick Frimpong (East Hartford-HJ).
For the Girls Varsity events, top seed marks have been posted by
Glastonbury (4x800m Relay), Samantha Schuschner (Brookfield-Hammer),
Amanda Nappi (Windham-Javelin), Christine Jones (Weaver-LJ), Lauren Tanz
(Brookfield-100m Hurdles), Ashley Morrison (Wilbur Cross-100m), Weaver
(4x100m & 4x400m Relays), Shaena Gray (Weaver-400m), Clervine Sanon
(Weaver-400m Hurdles), Annelies Gamble (Amity-800m) and Shelby Donahue
(Griswold-800m), Shaquanna Applewhite (Manchester-200m), Emma Perron
(Conard-3200m), Christine Middleton (Bacon Academy-Shot Put), Sharmaine
Gregor (East Lyme-Discus), Angela Anton (East Lyme-TJ), Jessica Sullivan
(NFA-PV), Kristen Johnson (Bloomfield), Ida Cance (Northwest Catholic)
and Jenna London (Hall) - HJ, Christine Vogel (Glastonbury-1600m), and
Annie Scully (East Lyme-2000m Steeplechase).
Also announced this week is the appearance of former Olympian John
Gregorek as a guest of the Woodbridge Running Company representing
Asics. His new job is with ASICS America Corporation as a Team Sales
Coordinator. John was formerly a coach at Brown University, and served
as the head men's distance coach. John has over 25 years of
international experience in track, cross country and road-racing. A 1982
graduate of Georgetown University, John was an eight-time All-American
and was a champion in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 1981 World
University Games and at the 1982 Indoor NCAA Championships. Gregorek
captured the Ocean State Marathon title in 1995 with a time of 2:16
which qualified him for his fifth U.S. Olympic Trial. He represented the
US as a member of the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Teams in the 3000 meter
steeplechase and has a 3:51.3 mile to his credit. John would enjoy
talking to any of the high school athletes attending the meet.
Further meet information is available at the meet website:
Irv Black High School Invitational
New Meet Records
for the Books at Dave Smith
 Rockville
Relays...
(April 14, 2007 - 11:00pm - By Meredith Gordon Remigino)
A total of nine (9) new meet records were established at today’s
Dave Smith Rockville Relays, five (5) in boys field events, two (2) in
boys distance relays, and two (2) in girls distance relays. The
record-setting top performers among the boys were Kevin Mather of E.O.
Smith in the Senior Javelin Throw (179-03), Trevardo Williams of
Bridgeport Central in the Junior Long Jump (21-10.00; the next three
finishers also surpassed the previous record), Devin Pinder of Wilby in
the Sophomore Long Jump (20-08.50), Tyler Murphy of Wethersfield in the
Freshman Long Jump (19-10.75), Matt Alexander of Windham Tech in the
Pole Vault (13-06.00; first year of this event at this meet), the
Griswold 2x1Mile relay team of Jason Cusack and Tim Rosenbaum (9:48.35;
the next two teams also surpassed the previous record), and the
Manchester DMR team of Dave Krinjak, Connor Malick, Scott Perkins, and
Will Edgington (11:00.66). On the girls’ side, Conard High School relay
teams set new meet records in both the DMR and 4x800. Molly Fresher,
Sophia Harrington, Liz Knapp and Emma Perron set the new DMR mark at
12:54.05, and the same four in different running order (Perron, Fresher,
Knapp and Harrington) established the new 4x800 mark of 9:53.76.
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CT Outdoor Best
Performances Lists Launched...
(April 12, 2007 – 11:50pm - By Ron
Knapp)
MySportsResults.com is pleased to announce
the addition of a new feature this season with the launch of the CT
Outdoor Best Performance Lists for the 2007 season. Frank Benham 'CTsnapple'
has graciously accepted our invitation to partner with
MySportsResults.com to provide a weekly listing of the best performances
by Connecticut high school outdoor track and field athletes. Any athlete
is invited to easily submit their best performances from meets
(non-developmental) held during the 2007 Outdoor season for weekly
posting on a CT Outdoor T&F Best Performance Lists. In order
for your performance to be considered for posting you must be better or
equal to the minimum standards as posted on the 2007 Weekly Outdoor Best
Performance List Entry Form (see
Best List link to the
top right side for both the
form to submit a performance and the page where all Best Performances are
listed.) We will make every effort to make
updates on a weekly basis or more frequent if your entries are numerous.
Thanks for helping to make this work by submitting performances that meet
the standards.
Dave Smith Rockville Relays - A
Featured Meet Preview...
(April 11, 2007 - 11:00pm - By Meredith Gordon Remigino)
In
this season’s second installment of the MySportsResults.com Featured
Meets, the 7th Annual Dave Smith Rockville Relays promises an
eclectic mix of individual Championship, Class and Relay competitions in
both track and field events, beginning at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday,
April 14, 2007, at Rockville High School. Meet Director Ray Owens has
received entries from the following 26 Girls teams: Bloomfield,
Bridgeport Central, Bristol Central, Capital Prep, Classical Magnet,
Conard, East Hartford, Enrico Fermi, E.O. Smith, Griswold, Hopkins, Hyde
School, Ledyard, Lyme Old Lyme, Manchester, Northwest Catholic, Parish
Hill, Plainfield, Portland, Rockville, South Windsor, Weaver,
Wethersfield, Wilby, William Hall and Windham Tech. Owens has also
received boys’ entries from those same schools, as well as Middletown,
New Britain, Newington and Prince Tech, for a total of 30 Boys teams
represented. Some of the Girls posting top seed times include Anita
Souza (Bridgeport Central – 100m Hurdles), Shaena Gray (Weaver – 400m),
Elsa Millett (Manchester – 400m), Weaver’s 4x400m relay team and
Conard’s DMR and 4x800m relay teams. Top seeded entries on the boys’
side include Iren Williams (Weaver – 110m Hurdles), Maurice Calenda
(Bloomfield – LJ), Newington’s DMR team, Bloomfield’s 4x100m relay team,
and Griswold’s 2xMile and 4x800m relay teams. Further meet information
is available at the meet website:
Dave
Smith Rockville Relays
Autumn
Weather Greets Athletes at Bloomfield Invitational...
(April 7, 2007 – 10:30pm - By Ron
Knapp)
Although the weather was more suited for a cross-country
meet in late autumn than an early spring track and field meet, the
competitors at the 4th Annual Bloomfield Invitational established some
early season marks from which to improve upon in upcoming meets.
In the Girls meet, top performers in the field events included Megan
Faeth of Somers NY (Javelin), Celena Maciolek of E. Catholic (Discus),
Tasara Baijo of Rockville (Shot Put), Avery Faeth of Somers NY (High
Jump), Sarah Browning of Rockville (Pole Vault) and Cyemone Wolliston of
Classical Magnet (Long and Triple Jumps). On the track in the Girls
events, first places were awarded to Bristol Central (4x800m and 4x100
Relays), Rockville (4x400m Relay), Noelly Germosen of Wilby (100m
Hurdles, 200m), Chelsea Jubrey of Rockville (100m), Alasia Griebel of
Bristol Central (1600m), Nikeshia Dunkelly-Allen of New Leadership
MA (400m), Kiara Bonilla of Bristol Central (3200m), Kristen Johnson of
Bloomfield (300m Hurdles) and Katrina Ainsworth of Rockville (800m).
In the Boys Field Events, top finishers included Travis Moran of E.
Catholic (Javelinm), Kevin Wells of Plainfield (Discus), Chad Nadeau of
Plainfield (Shot Put), Tyrell Carter of AI Prince Tech (High Jump),
Devin Pinder of Wilby (Long Jump), Joshua Broaden of Bloomfield (Triple
Jump) and Mikell Branch of Bloomfield (Pole Vault). First across the
line in the the Boys Track Events were Bristol Central (4x800m, 4x400m
Relays), Bloomfield (4x100m Relay), Andrew Johnson of AI Prince Tech
(110m, 300m Hurdles), Marcus Campbell of Bloomfield (100m), Will Griffin
of E. Catholic (1600m), Chris Johnson of AI Prince Tech (400m), Dwayne
Stewart of Bloomfield (200m), Alex Romano of Bristol Central (3200m) and
Brian Robbins of Bristol Central (800m).
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Bloomfield
Invitational - A Featured Meet Preview...
 (Apr
5, 2007) In the first of the MySportsResults.com Featured Meets,
a full slate of events are scheduled for the 4th Bloomfield
Invitational on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Bloomfield High School
starting at 10:00am. Meet Director Garfield White
has received entries from Boys teams Prince Tech, Bloomfield, Bristol
Central, Capital Prep Magnet, Classical Magnet, E. Catholic, Hopkins
School, Plainfield and Wilby. The Girls' teams entries are larger as
they include Prince Tech, Bloomfield, Bristol Central, Capital Prep
Magnet, Classical Magnet, E. Catholic, Hopkins School, Middletown, New
Leadership MA, Plainfield, Rockville, Somers and Wilby. Some of the top
Girls entries in this early season meet include Whitney Holder
(Middletown-100m, Long Jump), Alasia Grabel (Bristol Central-1600m,
800m), Tina Thomas (Classical-400m, 200m), and Sanya Foster (New
Leadership-Shot, Discus). On the Boys side of the entries, top seeded
athletes include Marcus Campbell (Bloomfield-100m, 200m), Max
Walden (Hopkins-1600m), Nikko Garcia (Wilby-800m), Dwayne Stewart
(Bloomfield-200m) and Tyrell Carter (Prince Tech-High Jump).
Further meet information is
available at the meet website:
Bloomfield Invitational Meet.
Wanted - Weekly
Meet Results...
(Apr 5, 2007) Attention
Meet Directors and Coaches: As the outdoor competition starts this
week, please remember to use the Submit Results link at the top
left side to provide the details of your meet. Results for
larger meets should be sent as a file, either in the standard Hytek HTML result format
or Microsoft Excel with all results in one worksheet. Coaches submitting
their conference meet results can use the standard Submit Results
form to provide final meet scores.
Connecticut Outdoor
Track and Field Records Available...
(Mar 26, 2007) MySportsResults.com is
please to present the Connecticut Outdoor Track and Field Records,
including record performances achieved during the 2006 Outdoor Season.
The records are available from the "Records" link at the top of the page
or by clicking this link... Records
New Look to Finishline Opens 2007 Outdoor Track and Field Season...
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