Page1- Indoor 2003-04 News Archive

Meets this Weekend...
(Jan 22, 2004) The SCC Coaches Invitational at the New Haven Track & Field Center in New Haven, CT. is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 24.
The Central Connecticut Conference has completed one of two of their qualifier meets for the meet championship scheduled for Jan. 31. The results of the CCC Girls Qualifier meet held on Jan 22 are now available. View CCC-Girls Qualifier Results
The CCC Boys Qualifier Meet is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 24 at Glastonbury High School.

Performers of the Week...
(Jan 21, 2004) MySportsResults.com coverage of Indoor Track and Field in Connecticut recognizes the MySportsResults.com Performers of the Week:

Boys Field: Claude Green of Wilbur Cross-New Haven
Boys Track: Martin Manson of Bloomfield
Girls Field: Tahari James of Branford
Girls Track: Shantia Calhoun of Wilbur Cross and Amie Schumacher of Holy Cross
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22nd Yale High School Classic...
(Jan 21, 2004) The results of the Girls 1-Mile Run have been updated to reflect the correction of the original disqualification of Amie Schumacher of Holy Cross. She officially placed second in the event with a time of 5:04:30.

(Jan 18, 2004) Results are available from both days of the 22nd Yale High School Classic held on Jan. 16-17, 2004 at Coxe Cage, Yale University, New Haven CT. . View Friday Results...
View Friday and Saturday Results...

New Feature - Performers of the Week...
(Jan 14, 2004) A new feature to MySportsResults.com coverage of Indoor Track and Field in Connecticut added this week is the weekly recognition of individuals who have distinguished themselves in a meet the past week. We will recognize both male and female athletes in track and field events each Wednesday night.
The MySportsResults.com Performers of the Week are:
Boys Field: Myles Bradley of Norwich was named Meet MVP and Best in Field for his double win in the Long Jump (21'10") and 55m Hurdles (7.87) at the 61st Hartford Public Meet.
Boys Track: Ahmed Haji of Conard-West Hartford ran the 1-mile race in his first meet of the indoor season at the Citi Hispanic Games and finished in a school record 4:16.62 for third place.
Girls Field: Daniela Ponte of Torrington cleared 9'2" in the pole vault at the 61st Hartford Public Meet to eclipse Leah Williams record of 9'0" set in 2001.
Girls Track: Shanea Calhoun of Wilbur Cross for her performances at the 61st Hartford Public Meet in winning the 55m dash, second in the 300m and anchoring the winning 4x400m relay.

Rhody Classic and Citi Hispanic Games Results...
(Jan 12, 2004) Results are available from the Rhody Classic and Citi Hispanic meets also held on Saturday, January 10, 2004.
View Indoor 2004 Results list...

Strong Showing for Wilbur Cross Girls and Notre Dame Boys at 61st Hartford Public Invite...
(Jan 11, 2004) The talents of the Wilbur Cross Girls team and the Notre Dame of West Haven Boys team were on display at the 61st Hartford Public High School Indoor Track and Field Invitational held Saturday, January 10, 2004 at Bacon Field House - Wesleyan University in Middletown CT. Both teams capitalized on performances across a number of events to win the team titles; Wilbur Cross outscored runner-up Amity 58-32 while Note Dame took the title ahead of second place Ledyard, 44-30.33.
Boys' Meet:
The Boys running events started with a competitive 4x800m Relay as Manchester, Notre Dame and Ledyard battled for first place. In a close finish, Manchester set the only Boy's Meet Record of the day with a 8:15.19 clocking, easily breaking their record from last year of 8:24.06. The two other distance races; the 1-Mile and 3200m, provided the other notable races of the day. In the Boys Russell Scott Mile Run, Jay Koloseus of Guilford leaned past Tradelle Ward of Griswold at the line to win in 4:24.33 to Ward's 4:24.34. In the 3200m, Brian Cacace of Notre Dame battled with Dave Metzger of Ellington and Dave Holliday of Ledyard to win in 9:45.15. Notre Dame also received valuable performances from Scott Giordano with a win in the 300m and third in the 55m dash as well as from Tyril Dwaybe in the winning the High Jump to take home the first place team trophy. For his effort in the 1-Mile run, Koloseus was named Best in Track. Myles Bradley of Norwich was named Meet MVP and Best in Field for his double win in the 55m Hurdles (7.87) and Long Jump (21'10").
View complete Boys' results...
Girls' Meet:
The Girls meet competition was highlighted by several performances including the only meet record set by Daniela Ponte of Torrington in the Pole Vault when she cleared 9'2" to eclipse Leah Williams record of 9'0" set in 2001. For her effort, Aponte was named Meet Most Valuable Performer. The 4x800m Relay team from Amity Regional came close to breaking Ridgefield's meet record of 9:58.31 when they won in 9:59.68. Tahari James of Branford out jumped Nora Miller of Middletown by three inches to win the Long Jump in 17'3". James also high jumped 5'0" for fourth place and was awarded Best in Field. The Girls 1-Mile run was a close call as the top six finishers were within three seconds with Sonia Haerizadeh of Amity winning in 5:28.77. In the last event of the meet, Wilbur Cross and New Britain dueled in the 4x400m Relay with Wilbur Cross winning in 4:15.08 to 4:15.37. Wilbur Cross was led to the team title by sisters Shanea and Shantea Calhoun; Shantea won the 300m and opened the 4x400m, Shanea won the 55m dash, second in the 300m and anchored the 4x400m. Shanea Calhoun was awarded the Best in Track for her performances. Wilbur Cross also received valuable performances from Margarita Landeius (3rd-400m), Shameka Witcher (3rd-3200m) as well as a second place in the 4x800m relay.
View complete Girls' results...

State Athletes on The Road This Weekend...
(Jan 8, 2004) A very busy weekend for track and field athletes from around the state as many are scheduled to compete this weekend in meets from Dartmouth College to the Armory in New York City to the University of Rhode Island to Wesleyan University. Suffield and East Catholic are entered in the 35th Annual Dartmouth Relays at Dartmouth College with events on Friday through Sunday. Conard, Hillhouse and Bloomfield have entrants in the Tenth Annual Citibank Hispanic Games at the New York City Armory. Last year, the meet drew more than 5000 athletes from 150 high schools in the one day meet. The 2004 Rhody High School Classic on Saturday includes athletes from New London, Hopkins, East Lyme, Enfield, Fitch, Ledyard, Middletown, and S. Windsor. Many of the state's top athletes and teams are scheduled in events at the 61st Hartford Public High School Indoor Track and Field Invitational scheduled for Saturday, January 10, 2004 at Bacon Field House - Wesleyan University in Middletown CT. View the Meet Performance List at the meet's website:
61st HPHS Indoor Track and Field Invitational .

Hillhouse Girls and Xavier Boys Tops at New Haven Coaches Relays...
(Jan 4, 2004) The Hillhouse Girls team and the Xavier Boys team captured first places at the New Haven Coaches Relays Meet held on Saturday, Jan 3, 2004 at the New Haven Track & Field Center in New Haven, CT.
In the all-relays meet, Hillhouse outscored runner-up Wilbur Cross of new Haven 60 to 50 while RHAM was close behind in third place with 49 points. On the boys side of the ledger, Xavier outpaced runner-up Ledyard 77-50 while Hyde Leadership School scored 45 to place third. Click to View complete meet results...

61st Hartford Public Indoor Invite Information...
(Dec 30, 2003) The 61st Hartford Public High School Indoor Track and Field Invitational is scheduled for Saturday, January 10, 2004 at Bacon Field House - Wesleyan University in Middletown CT. 
Registration deadline by mail is January 2, 2004. Coaches can view the Meet Information, Order of Events, Standards, and print their Event Entry forms at the meet's website:
61st HPHS Indoor Track and Field Invitational .

To Your Marks...Indoor Season Starts at New Haven...
(Dec 20, 2003) The Connecticut high school Indoor Track and Field season started today with the 2nd New Haven Invitational at the New Haven Track & Field Center in New Haven, CT. This well run meet organized by Hillhouse coach Gary Moore has become the inaugural meet of the indoor season where athletes of all calibers from a few states can test their early season speed, strength and skills in the facility that will host the State meets in February. The meet also offers the chance for younger runners to compete as there are relays for the different grades; freshman, sophomore and varsity.
Highlights of the meet included a facility record in the pole vault by Bradley Holtz of Barrington RI with a vault of 14'0".
Elzie Coleman of Newburgh NY ran a very quick 200m at 22.11 and followed it with a winning 400m in 51.74. Brandon McLean of Hyde long jumped 22'3" for first place. In an exciting 3200m, Brian Cacace of Notre Dame edged Dave Holliday of Ledyard, 9:54.63 to 9:55.12.
In the girls shot put, Dominique Burrell of Hillhouse threw 37'11" to capture first place. In the girls sprint events, the Calhoun sisters of Wilbur Cross showed early season speed in capturing the 1-2 in the 55m (Shantea first) and 200m (Shanea first) dashes. Continuing from her successful cross country, Amie Schumacher of Holy Cross won the 1600 (5:02.29) and the 3200m (10:54.80).
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2nd New Haven Invitational Track Meet on Dec 20...
(Dec 17, 2003) Dear Coaches, You are invited to the 2nd New Haven Invitational scheduled for December 20, 2003. The meets will be held at the New Haven Track & Field Center in New Haven, CT. More information for this meet and others is available in the New Haven City-Wide Field House Indoor Track and Field web page or click on the New Haven Track and Field logo to the right.

Indoor Track & Field Meet Schedule Started...
(Nov 17, 2003) Attention Coaches & Meet Directors! The 2003-04 Indoor Track and Field Meet Schedule list is available from the link on the right. You can add to the list easily or provide the meet information to MySportsResults.com for your own web page using the Meet Admin link in the upper left corner of the page..