Page-2- Outdoor 2004 News Archive

Under the Lights at Manchester Tonight...
(May 21, 2004) State track and field athletes get a rare opportunity to run under the lights at the Manchester Midnight Invite tonight at Manchester High School. The meet is not really at midnight but Meet Director Dan Uriano decided on the catchy name since the meet runs from 6:00pm to about 10:00pm. The meet features many of the typical relay events, but also includes a Distance Medley Relay that is not widely contested in Connecticut but is at the national level. About two dozen schools are expected to compete from around the state.

Outdoor Weekly Results Updated...
(May 21, 2004) Make sure to check out the updated Weekly Results sections of the 2004 Meet Outdoor Results page. Click to view 2004 Outdoor Results.

Hot Competition at Journal Inquirer Meet...
(May 16, 2004 - 9:30am) The heat and humidity on Saturday didn't deter the athletes from breaking a number of meet records at the 23rd Journal Inquirer Track and Field Meet at Manchester High School in Manchester CT. Leading the charge on record-breaking performances was Matt Anderson of Manchester who broke a 70-year old school record in the 1600m run with a time of 4:20.33. His time also eclipsed the meet record set by Tom Cary of Rockville in 1988. Anderson was a triple winner when he added the 800m title as well as running a leg on the winning 4x400m relay team. Teammate Tyrone Kelly won the 100m and 200m to help Manchester to the Large School team title. Manchester also was victorious in the 4x100m relay and the 4x800m relay of Josh Miller, Brian Mason, Ryan Miller, and Matt Whalen set a meet record of 8:05. David Metzger of Ellington won the 3200m run with a record time of 9:43.71 which helped his team to the Small School title. The other boys record of the day was set by Chris Watson of East Catholic in the Long Jump with a leap of 21'-10".
On the girl's side of the ledger, Sonia Hill of Suffield recorded her third Journal Inquirer title in the 100m dash and then cam back to win the 200m dash as well. Jessica Warren of South Windsor set a new meet record in the Pole Vault in clearing 9'-0". South Windsor won the Large School team title. Jamie Killis of RHAM dominated the field events in winning the Shot Put, Discus and Javelin throws. Double-winner Allison Croft of Ellington helped lead her school to the Small School team title with victories in the 1600m and 3200m runs.
No meet results available at post time.

Special Photo Gallery of Record-setting Men's 2-Mile Race at the 33rd Hartford Public High School Outdoor Invite...
(May 12, 2004) A special photo gallery illustrating the lap by lap competition in the record setting Men's 2-mile race at the 33rd Annual Hartford Public High School Invitational Outdoor Track and Field Meet, held on Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Trinity College's track and field facility in Hartford Connecticut. The race featured one of the top flights of national caliber athletes this year where five of the runners broke 9:00 minutes and while three more broke 9:16. In winning the 2-Mile, Chris Barnicle's 8:50.82 also broke the All-Time New England HS Record of 8:53.7 set by the great Alberto Salazar in 1976. Ahmed Haji of Conard-West Hartford ran 8:58.69 to set a new Connecticut State 2-mile record formally held by Dan Wilson. Click to view the special photo gallery as photographed by Mike Boucher.

Record Performances Highlight 33rd Hartford Public High School Outdoor Invite...
(May 9, 2004) There were a record number of athletes competing at the 33rd Annual Hartford Public High School Invitational Outdoor Track and Field Meet, held on Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Trinity College's track and field facility in Hartford Connecticut. Most of the events were fiercely competitive but at the same time there was overwhelming evidence of mutual respect between the competitors. In the Men's' 2-mile race, an elite group of runners had decided to make the race special; the result speaks for itself --- five runners under 9:00 minutes. On the short side of the track meet, the Women's' 100m dash highlighted a rivalry between two of the top Connecticut sprinters. The visual finish was misleading because the winner was actually declared by the photo-finish system. More to come....including Meet Champions Photo Gallery and Meet Photos
View Complete Men's Results...
View Compete Women's Results...

UPDATED: Boys/Girls 3200m Lengthened to 2-Mile for 33rd Hartford Public High School Outdoor Invite...
(May 7, 2004) Meet Director Lindy Remigino has changed the 3200m to a 2-mile event for both Boys and Girls races for the 33rd Annual Hartford Public High School Invitational Outdoor Track and Field Meet to be held on Saturday, May 8, 2004 commencing at 9:30 am at Trinity College's track and field facility. Remigino indicated that with the quality field in both boys and girls races, there is the potential to record times that will serve to qualify for the national meet in June, which also runs a 2-mile event.

• COACH's NOTE: The Unseeded Mile and Larry C Aman 1-Mile fields have been set. The Unseeded mile heats are at 10:00am. The Larry C Amann 1-Mile Final is at 12:45pm.
  The Unseeded Mile and Joella Marshall Mile fields have been set.  The Unseeded mile heats are at approx. 10:00am. The Joella Marshall 1-Mile Final is at approx. 1:20pm

• COACHES: please check either list for your athletes that have been entered into the meet:
  Boys Team Lists or
  Boys Event List w/ Seed Marks
  Girls Team Lists or
  Girls Event List with Seed Marks
   

• REMINDER: Please note there will be no event entry or event changes (except scratches) on the day of the meet.

• All meet news will be posted at the meet's website: 2004 HPHS Invitational Outdoor Meet .

Saratoga Springs Women's Team Debuts at 33rd Hartford Public High School Outdoor Invite...
(May 5, 2004) The nationally recognized Saratoga Springs High School Girl's Track team makes their first appearance at the 33rd Annual Hartford Public High School Invitational Outdoor Track and Field Meet to be held on Saturday, May 8, 2004 commencing at 9:30 am at Trinity College's track and field facility. A perennial power in girls distance events, Saratoga is led by phenoms Nicole Blood and Lindsey Ferguson in the 800m 1-mile, 3200m and the 4x800m relay events. Nicole brings healthy seed times to the Trinity College track with a 4:46.13 (1-mile), a 2:10.87 (800m) and a 10:15 in the 3200m. Lindsey is right behind with times of 4:50.14, 2:13 and 10:24.00. Both girls are teamed with Jessica Bellon and Alysha McElroy to form one of the nation's best 4x800m relay teams with a seed time of 9:03.97 set at the Penn Relays.

Middletown Invite - A Showcase for State's Top Athletes ...
(May 1, 2004) The Middletown Invitational, held at Wesleyan University, provides state athletes with another midseason opportunity to showcase their talents.
Click to View Complete Results...
Click to View Meet Photo Gallery from Mike Boucher at the Sony ImageStation website.

Hall Girls and Simsbury Boys are Tops at
73rd Greater Hartford Outdoor Meet...
(May 1, 2004) Under hazy skies and humid conditions, the Simsbury Boys and Hall Girls teams powered their way to the team championships at the 73rd Greater Hartford Track and Field Meet at Hall High School in West Hartford, CT. Simsbury Boys outlasted Hall Boys 121 points to 118 points using their 2nd place in the last race of the day, the 4x400m relay, to decide the outcome of the meet. Hall placed 3rd in the relay, less than two seconds behind. Simsbury swept the top three spots in both the Javelin (Jim Roy-1st) and Pole Vault (Doug Garrity-1st) as well as wins in the 1600m (Jacob Pawlowski) and 3200m (Zach Forner) to outpoint Hall.
The Hall Girls team captured their second straight title with a 139 to 129 victory over Simsbury. Hall scored in every event but two and won both the Pole Vault and Long Jump. Avery Rinquist of Hall set a new Pole Vault record of 9'3" while the Simsbury 4x800m relay team of Andrea Toplis, Meghan Cunningham, Caitlin Cunningham, and Kate Szymaszek set a new record of 9:58.59. Kate Backel of Conard was a triple winner in the 200m, 400m and anchored the 4x400m Relay.
View Top 6: Boys Results, Girls Results...
View Greater Hartford Meet Photo Gallery...

National Champion Tyvon Branch Ready for 33rd Hartford Public High School Outdoor Invite...
	(Apr 29, 2004) Perhaps one of the nation's premiere sprinter in the nation is Tyvon Branch from Cicero North Syracuse High School. Branch, 6-1 and 190 pounds earned All-American status as a 60 meter champion (out leaning last years defending champion, Derrick Jones) and placing an impressive 3rd in the 200 (behind the current National record holder Xavier Carter) at the 2004 National Scholastic Indoor Track Championship.
Tyvon is setting high expectations for the 2004 outdoor track. He wants to return to States and prevail in the 100 and 200 meter dash (10.3 and 20.8 respectfully). However, Branch's passion is to compete along side the X-MAN, Xavier Carter at Nationals. "I didn't get to race Xavier head to head in the 200 at Nationals (Indoor) but wait until June." Branch will journey north to the University of Connecticut on a full scholarship to play football. He hopes to start as a freshman and some day be drafted by an NFL team, even if it is the Chargers. Tyvon Branch's Past Performances: 2004 Outdoor Track 400m-50.5 200m-21.9 (School Record) 100m-10.6 (School Record) 2003 Outdoor Track 100m-10.87 200m-22.24 2004 Indoor Track 300m-34.79 (Section 3 and School Record) 200m-21.69 (School Record) 60m-6.82 (School Record) 55m-6.41 (School Record)

Stellar Boys Field in 3200m for 33rd Hartford Public High School Outdoor Invite...
(Apr 26, 2004) The Boys 3200m race at the 33rd Annual Hartford Public High School Invitational Outdoor Track and Field Meet is drawing the top national talent from the East Coast. The stellar field includes Connecticut's own Gavin Coombs of Griswold (National Indoor Champion in mile and 2-mile) and Ahmed Haji Conard-WHartford ( 2-year Footlocker finalist), defending HPHS 3200m champion Victor Gras of Belmont MA, Chris Spooner of Lewisburg PA (Penn Relays Mile champ), Corey Thorne of Portsmouth NH (NE Indoor 2-mile Champ) and Chris Barnicle of Newton MA. The entire list of seeded entrants in the Boys 3200m as of Monday 4/26/04-10pm is available at our page showing schools entered as well as some of the top performers who will be attending.

2004 Ledyard Relays Results...
(Apr 26, 2004) Ledyard High School hosted the Ledyard Relays for more than two dozen schools on Friday and Saturday. Meet top performers included Amy Jancewicz of NFA, who broke the meet record in the girls pole vault with a height of 9'6". The NFA Pole Vault Relay team also broke the meet record with a total Jump of 22'6". The members were Amy Jancewicz, Jessica Sullivan and Amanda Tichey.
On the boys side Myles Bradley of NFA broke the meet record in the Triple Jump with a Jump of 45'3". The Ledyard Boys 4x1600m Relay Team won the race and broke a school record with a time of 18:50.2. The members were Nick Rezendes, Ian Crandall, Ryan Moore and Dave Holliday. In the Boys 5000m, Chase Pizzonia of Darien won with a time of 15:33.3.
Click to view complete Boys Results or Girls Results...

Ledyard Relays Photo Gallery...
(Apr 30, 2004) There is a photo gallery available from the Ledyard Relays: click to view Ledyard Relays Photo Gallery, courtesy of Mike Boucher at the Sony ImageStation website.