Championship Meet News

Relays, Sorrell, McMillan, Nixon and Ray Shine for State at Nike Outdoor National Championships...
(June 20, 2006) After an event-packed two and a half days, the were several Connecticut athletes and relay teams who finished in the top ten places at the 2006 Nike Outdoor National Championships that started on Thursday and finished on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at the North Carolina A + T University in Greensboro, NC. The Ridgefield Girls Distance Medley Relay team of sophomore Heather Stephens (3:41.52), senior Emily Heaslip (57.94) senior Katie Murdoch (2:19.19) and senior Leah Rosenfeld (4:54.46) established a new state record of 11:53.82; their previous record was 12:00.16. The three seniors finished their high school careers having earned All-American honors five times and hold four state records. Some of the top ten places by Connecticut athletes included:
Girls Events:
5000m - Kelly Sorrell; 18:10.75, (7th)
4x100m Relay - Bloomfield (9th), Weaver (10)
4x400m relay - Weaver; 3:53.18 - (8th)
4x200m relay - Weaver; (9th)
4x800m - Ridgefield - 6th - 9:15.74
800m Sprint Medley - Weaver; 1:45.83 (6th), New Haven Fliers; 1:46.81 (7th)
Distance Medley Relay - Ridgefield; 11:53.82, (9th) State Record
Triple Jump - Cherelle Allen, (10th)
Shot Put - Tynisha McMillan; 49'3.5", (3rd)
Discus - Tynisha McMillan; 142'2", (8th)
Javelin - Amanda Nappi; (9th), Kelley Magennis; (10th)
Boys Events:
100m - James Nixon; 10.76, (7th)
400m - Remi Ray; 48.11, (8th)
5000m - Max Walden; (10th)
Triple Jump - Justin Wilson; (10th)
4x800m Relay - In a strong performance in a very competitive field where the winning time was 7:36, the Ridgefield Boys 4x800m relay team of Kellen Quigley, Jon Giel, Josh Kearns, and Thomas Brennan ran 7:54.42, one of the fastest times by a Connecticut team this season.
Complete Results are available from either the
Nike Outdoor National site or Dyestat ...

Athletes Represent State at Nike Outdoor National Championships...
(June 15, 2006) There are more than three dozen athletes representing Connecticut at the 2006 Nike Outdoor National Championships that start today at the North Carolina A + T University in Greensboro, NC and run through Saturday, June 17, 2006. The meet is organized by the National Scholastic Sports Foundation, Inc. The 5km run starts the meet today followed by a full slate on Friday and Saturday. Join us through this weekend for continued coverage of our state athletes in this national meet.
CT High School Boys Entries:
100m/200m dashes: James Nixon
400m run: Remi Ray
1 Mile run - Robbie Dugger, Willie Ahearn, Josh Kearns
2k Steeplechase: Matthew Janczyk
4x100m relay: Bloomfield, New Haven TC, Danbury HS
4x200m relay: New Haven TC
4x400m relay: Staples
4x800m relay: Bristol Central, Staples, Ridgefield
4x1mile relay: Weston and Danbury
800m Sprint relay: Danbury, Bloomfield, New Haven TC
1600m Sprint Medley: Danbury
Distance Medley relay: Ridgefield
Pole Vault: Bryan Curley
Long Jump: Justin Wilson, Howard Rumley, Tomme-Rene Coleman
Triple Jump: Sidney Cummings, Justin Wilson
Shot Put: Bruce Campbell
Javelin Throw: Edward Strosnick, Craig Kinsley
Hammer Throw: Charlie Guzman
5K: Max Walden
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CT High School Girls Entries:
100m/200m dashes: Stacey-Ann Smith
800m run: Jamie Olson
1 Mile Run Freshman: Erica Hines
2-mile run: Heather Stephens
100m hurdles: SaShauna Stewart
4x100m relay: Weaver, Bloomfield, New Britain, New Haven Fliers
4x200m relay: Weaver
4x400m relay: Weaver, Kendall RC Rocky Hill, New Haven Fliers
4x800m relay: Torrington, Ridgefield
800m Sprint relay: Bloomfield, Weaver, New Haven Fliers
Distance Medley relay: Ridgefield
Long Jump: Ashley Carbray
Triple Jump: Cherelle Allen, Ashley Carbray
Shot Put: Tanore Barrow, Tynisha McMillan
Discus Throw: Tynisha McMillan
Javelin Throw: Amanda Nappi, Kelly Magennis
5k run: Kelly Sorrell
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Miller Repeats as Heptathlon Champ - Noble Claims Decathlon Title - Pilz Wins 3kSteeplechase - Guzman Takes Hammer Throw Honors...
(June 15, 2006) In competition Wednesday at Veterans Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain, the CIAC crowned several more State Champions: Nora Miller of Middletown in the Heptathlon, Robert Noble of New Canaan in the Decathlon, Daniel Pilz of Newington in the 3k Steeplechase and Charlie Guzman of Danbury in the Hammer Throw.
Senior Nora Miller retained her state heptathlon title from last year by scoring 4470 points as she defeated runner-up Olivia Pruscko of Masuk with 3986 points. Miller bettered her winning point total of 4150 from 2005 as well as when she finished fourth in 2004 with 3870 points. The meet record was set by Nicollete Chambers of Hillhouse in 1997 with 4775 points. The top six places included Krista Sullivan of Berlin, Bonnie Kilis of RHAM, Jillian Sabol of Thomaston and Katrina Aisnworth of Rockville.
In the Boys Decathlon, Robert Noble used a strong second day of competition to claim the title with 5938 points over second place Ram Dealy of Coginchaug with 5839 points. As a junior, Noble had placed eighth in the event last year with a point total of 5075. Mark Fournier of East Catholic holds one of the oldest State and Meet records with 7106 points set during the 1979 competition. Also placing in the top six places were Thomas FiztSimons of Hamden, Christopher Gliha of East Hampton, Vin Nastri of North Haven and Levi DeValve of Manchester.
Junior Dan Pilz narrowly defeated CCC rival Everett Hackett of Hall-WHartford in the 3k Steeplechase winning in 9:48.46 to 9:48.50 for Hackett. Following in third was Alec Carlson of Ellington, Michael McSherry of Amity (4th), Chris Frank of Immaculate (5th) and Jeffrey Ragazzini of Wilton (6th).
In the Hammer Throw Competition, Charlie Guzman tossed the hammer 171'-4" to win over runner-up Damian Silverstrim of Amity who threw the hammer 165'-5". The remaining top six places were Stephan Kasacel of Northwest Regional, Greg Manzolillo of Xavier, Casey Burnham of East Windsor and Stephan Casey of Danbury.
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Cunningham Lowers State Mark in Steeplechase -Schueschner Wins Hammer Throw...
(June 13, 2006) In the CIAC State 2k Steeplechase competition today at Veterans Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain, New England and State Open 1600m champion Meghan Cunningham of Simsbury established a new meet and State record as she crossed the line in 7:07.28. The previous record of 7:21.32 was set by Ceara Danaher of Hall-WHartford in 2004. Cunningham was followed across the line by Karen Gurnon of Tolland, Caitlin Cannon of Conard-WHartford, Kelsey Lebuffe of Hall-WHartford, Danielle Loughrey of Suffield and Annie Scully of East Lyme.
In the CIAC State Hammer Throw competition, Sam Schueschner of Brookfield tossed the hammer 111' and 9" to win the event over runner-up Candace Shirley of Bloomfield. Also scoring in the top six places was Sara Rupe of Northwest Regional, Katrina Chabot of Litchfield, Amanda Nappi of Windham and Gretchen Tucker of EO Smith.
The Boys Steeplechase and Hammer Throw are slated for Wednesday afternoon at 4pm.
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Miller Takes Early Lead in Heptathlon, Nastri Ahead in Day 1 of Decathlon...
(June 13, 2006) In the first day of competition in both the CIAC State Heptathlon and Decathlon competition today at Veterans Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain, Nora Miller of Middletown and Vin Nastri of North Haven have taken the early lead. Miller scored well in her strong events, the 100 Hurdles and the 200m as well as the High Jump and Shot Put to score 2798 points. Olivia Pruscko of Masuk is second with 2529 points while Jillian Sabol of Thomaston was third with 2358 points.
In the Decathlon, Nastri ran 10.91 in the 100m and Long Jumped over 21' to help score 3363 points and take the first day lead over Thomas Fitzsimmons of Hamden (3342 pts) and Alex Anderson of Enfield (3234 pts).
Competition in both events concludes on Wednesday at Veterans Stadium in New Britain.

CIAC State Outdoor Championships Continue with Decathlon, Heptathlon, Steeplechase and Hammer Throw...
(June 12, 2006) The competitors are registered for the additional events of the CIAC State Outdoor Championships scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday this week that include the Girls 2k Steeplechase, Boys 3k Steeplechase, Hammer Throw, Boys Decathlon and the Girls Heptathlon. All events will be contested at Veterans Stadium at Willowbrook Park in New Britain. Please contact meet directors for any entry questions. The event schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, June 13 - 4:00pm:
Girls 2000m Steeplechase
Girls Hammer
Wednesday, June 14 - 4:00pm:
Boys 3000m Steeplechase (with 2k JV race),
Boys Hammer
Girls Heptathlon - The competition will start at 1:00 p.m. each day with check in at 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 -- 100m Hurdles, High Jump (starts at 4'), Shot Put, 200m
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 -- Long Jump, Javelin Throw, 800m
Boys Decathlon - The competition will start at 12:30 pm each day with check-in at 12:00 noon.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 -- 100m, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump (starts at 5'), 400m
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 -- 110m Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault (starts at 8'6"), Javelin, 1600m
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Smith, Cunningham, Stewart, McMillan and Weaver Relays Tops at New England Outdoor Championships...
(June 11, 2006) Stacey-Ann Smith, Meghan Cunningham, Sashauna Stewart, Tynisha McMillan and the Weaver relay teams took home top honors at the 61st Annual New England Interscholastic Girls' Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, June 10 2006, at Veteran's Stadium, Willowbrook Park, New Britain Connecticut. Sophomore Stacey-Ann Smith of Bloomfield scored doubled wins in both the 100m (11.83) and 200m (24.97) dashes while Shelby Walton of Danbury finished 3rd in the 100m and Nora Miller of Middletown scored a third in the 200m. In the 400m, Elsa Millett of Manchester finished third behind winner Samantha Gawrych or Westerly RI. Meghan Cunningham of Simsbury won the 1600m run in 4:57.27 and then came back to finish 4th in the 800m run. Following Cunningham across the line were Jamie Olson of Glastonbury (4th), Anna Shields of Lewis Mills (5th) and Leah Rosenfield of Ridgefield (6th). In the 3200m race, Anna Shields lead a strong state group with a 3rd place finish followed by Heather Stephens of Ridgefield (4th), Kelly Sorrell of Lyman Memorial (5th) and Caitlin Cannon of Conard-WHartford (6th). Sashuana Stewart of Weaver won the 100m Hurdles in a wind-aided 14:08 followed by Nora Miller in second. In the 300m Hurdles, Cleavon Sanon of Weaver ran to a third place finish. Both of the relay teams from Weaver-Hartford won their events; the 4x100m (48.59) and 4x400m (3:54.78) races. In the 4x100m race, New Britain was second,  Career (4th) and East Hartford (5th). In the 4x400m relay, East Hartford ran to a fourth followed by Rockville (5) and Wilby (6th). In the 4x800m relay, Ridgefield finished second followed by Weston (3rd) and Glastonbury (5th). In field events, Tynisha McMillan of Stamford won both the Shot Put (48-11.5) and the Discus Throw (147-3). Candace Williams of Notre Dame was second in the Shot Put while Leanne Crockett of Manchester finished fifth in the Discus. In the Javelin Throw, Amanda Nappi of Windham led state throwers with a third place, followed by Kelly Magennis of Wethersfield (4th) and Bonnie Kilis of RHAM (5th). In the Jumping events, Kristin Johnson of Bloomfield high jumped 5-4 for third place. In the Long Jump, Nora Miller leaped 18-5.5 for second place followed by Shannon Gagne of Lyman Hall (3rd), Shanta Cribs of Career (4th) and Shahiba Baptiste of Danbury (6th). In the Triple Jump, Ashley Carbray of Bloomfield was third while Cherelle Allen of New Britain was fourth. In the Pole Vault, Jessica Sullivan of NFA cleared 10-6 for second place followed by Abigail Petersen of Simsbury (3rd), Jessica Daigneault of Fitch (5th) and Julie Sitver of Weston (6th).
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Nixon, Royal, Loeser, Thull, Wilson, Bloomfield and Staples Relays Win at New England Outdoor Championships...
(June 11, 2006) James Nixon, Adam Royal, Jordan Thull, Justin Wilson, and the Bloomfield and Staples relay teams teams scored wins at the 61st Annual New England Interscholastic Boys' Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, June 10 2006, at Veteran's Stadium, Willowbrook Park, New Britain Connecticut. James Nixon of Hyde School-New Haven led all sprinters across the line in the 100m dash in 10.68. He was followed by Trevardo Wiliams of Bridgeport Central (4th), Nana Ocran of Manchester (5th) and Everett Butler of Windsor (6th). Nixon finished second in the 200m followed by Tyler O'Brien of Rocky Hill (4th) and Alex Anderson of Enfield (5th). In the 400m race, Adam Royal of Wilby claimed the top place in 48.74 with Tom Fitzsimons of Hamden in sixth. The 800m race saw Remi Ray of Staples finish fourth while Joshua Jarvis of Bulkeley was sixth. The 1600m run was won by Open Champion John Loeser of Weston in 4:20.27 and was followed across the line by Robert Dugger of Glastonbury (2nd), Chris Croft of Griswold (5th) and Willie Ahearn of Danbury (6th). In the 3200m run, Andrew Judd of Conard-WHartford was the only state runner in the top six with a sixth place finish in 9:37.02. The 110m Hurdles saw Howard Cary of Fitch finish fourth while Diwani Augustine of East Hartford was fifth. In the 300m Hurdles race, Alex Greenhouse of Amity was second with Chris Bogie of Darien (3rd) and Diwani Augustine (6th). The 4x100m relay was almost an all-state finish as Bloomfield won in 42.78 followed by Hyde School (2nd), Wethersfield (3rd) and Windsor (4th). The results were similar in the 4x400m relay as Staples won with a time of 3:22.89 followed by Weston (2nd), Darien (3rd) and Bristol Central (5th). In the field events, Jordan Thull of East Lyme officially broke the 16 foot barrier in the Pole Vault as he set a new State Record of 16'-1" to win the event. Bryan Curley of Branford was second with a vault of 15'. Justin Wilson of Windsor was a double winner as he leaped to victories in both the Long Jump (22'10") and Triple Jump (47'8.25"). Also scoring in the Long Jump was Tomme-Rene Coleman of Hall-WHartford (2nd) and Mike Elliott of NFA (5th). In the Triple Jump, Cordell Harris of Kennedy was third followed by Mike Russell of NFA (4th), Coleman (5th) and Nick Frimpong of East Hartford (6th). In the Shot Put, Bruce Campbell of Hyde School was second while Brian Wycinowski of Cheshire was third. In the Discus Throw, Rafael Ratzel of Manchester was fifth while Ed Strosnick of East Haven was third in the Javelin Throw.
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New England Outdoor Championship Performance List Posted...
(June 8, 2006) The meet performance list has been posted in preparation for the upcoming 61st Annual New England Interscholastic Boys' and Girls' Outdoor Track and Field Championships that are scheduled for Saturday, June 10 2006, 10:00am, at Veteran's Stadium, Willowbrook Park, New Britain. As expected, several of the Connecticut State Open Champions are top seeds including Jordan Thull and Jessica Daigneault (Pole Vault), Nora Miller (Long Jump), Bruce Campbell and Tynisha McMillan (Shot Put), Tynisha McMillan (Discus), Ridgefield Girls 4x800m team, Wethersfield Boys and Weaver Girls 4x100m teams, Sashauna Stewart (100m Hurdles), James Nixon and Stacey-Ann Smith (100m), Meghan Cunningham (1600m), Chris Bogie and Clervine Sanon (300m Hurdles), Stacey-Ann Smith (200m), and the Staples Boys and Weaver Girls 4x400m teams.
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State Meet News

Sprint Team Leads Weaver to State Open Championship Title...
(June 7, 2006) After a seventeen year drought, Weaver sprinted their way to the CIAC State Open Championship title with a close 63 to 60.5 point victory over defending champion Simsbury High School at Veterans Stadium in New Britain CT. on Tuesday. The last State Open Championship plaque awarded to Weaver High School of Hartford was in 1989. While Simsbury scored in the distance and jumps, Weaver concentrated on the sprints and relays. Weaver started the meet with a win in the 4x100m relay and continued with a win by Sashauna Stewart in the 100m Hurdles with Clervine Sanon taking 6th. As the 100m and 200m dashes were dominated by Stacey-Ann Smith of Bloomfield, Weaver garnered important points from Christine Jones (100m-5th) and Stewart (200m-3rd). While Clervine Sanon took the win in the 300m Hurdles, Simsbury scored as well with a 4th place from Laura Dalton and a 5th place from Samantha Kelley. Simsbury used wins from Meghan Cunningham in both 800m and 1600m to provide a chance at the title. Weaver then scored two places in the 400m, won by Ann-Marie CLark of Hillhouse, with a third by Renee Thompson and sixth from Shaena Gray. Weaver secured the team title in the last event of the day in exciting fashion as they won the 4x400m relay in a meet record 3:52.52. The previous record had been set by Bloomfield in 1993. Freshman Anna Shields of Lewis Mills ran out to an early lead and never looked back to win the 3200m in 10:57.30. UConn-bound senior Tynisha McMillan of Stamford improved on her State Record in the Shot Put to set a new meet record with a toss of 49'4". She also won the Discus Throw. The other meet record and State Record was set by Jessica Daigneault of Fitch in the Pole Vault as she cleared 11'0.25" to win the event over Jessica Sullivan of NFA who cleared 10'6".
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Hyde School Repeats as State Open Champions...
(June 7, 2006) Hyde School of New Haven claimed sole ownership of the CIAC State Open Championship title with a 60 to 40 point margin of victory over runner-up Darien High School at Veterans Stadium in New Britain CT. on Tuesday. Last year, Hyde and Griswold shared the team title. Hyde was powered to victory by double-wins from James Nixon in the 100m and 200m dashes as well as a win in the Shot Put and fifth place in the Discus Throw from Bruce Campbell. Howard Rumley scored big points for Hyde as he won the Long Jump with a leap of 21'10". Hyde also scored a fourth place in the 4x100m relay which was won by Wethersfield. A meet record was set by John Loeser of Weston in the 1600m with a time of 4:14.80 while Jordan Thull of East Lyme established a new meet record in the Pole Vault as he cleared 15'6". Remi Ray of Staples used a surge in the last 200 meters to win the 800m in 1:54.93 while Adam Vess of Xavier ran away from the pack early to easily win the 3200m in 9:24.64.
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State Open Meet Program Available...
(June 5, 2006) The Boys and Girls State Open Schedule and a special meet program that includes Order of Events, Class Records and the Performance List is available by clicking on the link below. The meet program is in Adobe Acrobat format for ease of viewing and printing. Coaches should contact the State Open meet director regarding any questions about the performance list.
CIAC State Open - Tuesday - June 6, 2006 - 1:30pm
Veteran's Stadium, Willowbrook Park, New Britain.

Weather Doesn't Hamper Weaver's Sprint to Girl's Class-MM  Championship...
(June 2, 2006) The briefest of breaks in the weather today finally allowed the meet officials to conclude the Class MM Championship meet that was postponed with five events remaining Thursday due to severe weather. The weather only delayed the inevitable as the Weaver-Hartford Girls team captured the Class MM team title with 111 points to defeat runner-up North Haven with 61 points. The Weaver team dominated the sprint events as they amassed 91 of their points in events 400m or less. The Weaver 4x100m quartet started the blitz as they sprinted to a new meet record of 49.04. Sashauna Stewart then won the 100m Hurdles followed by Clervine Sanon in 5th place. Christine Jones followed with a victory in the 100m with Crystal Davis in 4th place. Renee Thompson provided another first place in the 400m run with Shaena Gray right behind in second place. There was yet another win in the 300m Hurdles as Sanon came back to cross the line first. Weaver saved the best for last on Thursday as they then took 1-3-4-6 in the 200m dash with Stewart leading the pack followed by Thompson (3), Gray (4) and Davis (6). After an overnight rest, the Weaver 4x400m relay team ran the fastest time of the class meets to set a meet record in 3:56.50. Sasha Saylor wrapped-up the scoring with a win in the Triple Jump. The meet record in the Pole Vault was tied as Carly Annecchino of Darien cleared 9'0". Freshman Erica Hines of Enfield ran to victories in both the 1600m and 3200m runs on Thursday. North Haven was led by a 1-2 finish in the Discus Throw from Magee Lawhorn and Amanda Zilinski while Lawhorn took first in the Shot Put.
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Bogie and Wyper Lead Darien to First Boy's Class-MM  Championship...
(June 2, 2006) As one of the longest Class MM Boy's Championship meets concluded today, Darien High School found itself alone in first place with 101 points to defeat runner-up New Canaan with 85.5 points. After placing second a year ago, Darien was lead to victory by two first places from senior Chris Bogie in the 110m and 300m hurdles and two second places from junior James Wyper in the 1600m and 3200m runs. Bogie's time of 39.40 in the 300m Hurdles established a new meet record. Clark Coots followed in third in the 110m race and second in the 300m Hurdles. Darien also garnered a win from Josh Doying in the 800m as well as a 2-4 finish in the Pole Vault from Ryan Whitehead and Rob Dalto. Darien's 4x800m and 4x400m relays placed second each time to the winning teams from Wilby. A new meet record was set by senior Vin Nastri of North Haven in the 100m with a time of 10.92; he also won the 200m dash later in the meet. Wayne Mumford of North Haven also set a new meet record in the Shot Put with a heave of 54'4". New Canaan was paced by 1-2 finishes in the High Jump from Timothy Murphy and Robert Noble and in the Long Jump with Murphy and Fredrick Word.
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Jumpers Ignite Three-peat for Norwich Free Academy in Class-LL Boy's Championship...
(June 1, 2006) Norwich Free Academy used explosive performances in dominating the Jumps and Pole Vault to secure their third straight Class LL Championship at Manchester High School on Wednesday. NFA scored 53 of their 83.50 point total in the jumps and pole vault to defeat runner-up Manchester with 73 points. In the High Jump, Roland Brown and Michael Elliot placed 1-2 with Brown clearing 6'6". Elliot came back in the Long Jump to win with a leap of 23'2" while Michael Russell took the top spot in the Triple Jump with a leap of 47'1.5". NFA took two places in the Pole Vault as Matthew Bishop cleared 13'0" for the win while Craig Babcock placed fourth. Matt Miclette of NFA won the 800m in 1:57.66 while their 4x800m relay team placed second to the winning squad from Amity. Manchester was lead by wins from Nana Ocran in the 100m (2nd in the 200m) and Joshua Miller in the 400m run. Other meet highlights included duels for the top two spots between Diwani Augustine of East Hartford and Alex Greenhouse of Amity in the hurdles as Augustine won the 110m Hurdles and Greenhouse won the 300m Hurdles.
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Walton and Baptiste Lead Danbury Repeat at Top Spot in Class-LL Girl's Championship...
(June 1, 2006) Senior Shahiba Baptiste and sophomore Shelby Walton scored 38 of their team's 79.5 points to lead Danbury to their second consecutive Class LL Championship at Manchester High School on Wednesday. Manchester placed a close second with 73 points. Walton sprinted to wins in both the 100m and 200m dashes while Baptiste captured a win in the Long Jump and was second in the Triple Jump. Danbury also won the 4x100m relay while Nyri Boyd added points in both the 100m and 200m events and Crasheena Ward placed third in the Shot Put. Manchester was paced by wins in the 400m by Elsa Millett, Courtney Sims in the 100m Hurdles, Leanne Crockett in the Javelin and their 4x400m quartet that finished in 3:59.17. Senior Tynisha McMillan of Stamford repeated as Shot Put champion with a heave of 48'3" that established a new meet and State record. McMillian had set the State record earlier this season with a 47'-7.5" effort at the HPHS Invite. McMillan also set a new meet record in winning the Discus Throw with a toss of 138'-9". Senior Leah Rosenfeld of Ridgefield also set a meet record in the 1600m run as she finished in 5:05.21 to win as well as placing first in the 800m run. Jessica Sullivan of NFA set a meet record in winning the Pole Vault by clearing 10'10".
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Griswold Takes Close Victory in Class-M Boy's Championship...
(June 1, 2006) The senior distance duet of Tradelle Ward and Chris Croft played the parts perfectly on Wednesday to lead Griswold to the team title in the Class M Championships at Veterans Stadium in New Britain CT. Griswold secured the team title with a mixture of 2/3 track and 1/3 field events for 102 points to out score runner-up Bloomfield (95 points) and third place Weston (88 points). Tradelle Ward won the 800m race ahead of Dave Macklem of Tolland and Croft finishing third. John Loeser of Weston won the 1600m run and was followed by Croft, Ward and Jason Cusask of Griswold. Loeser was the winner again in the 3200m run but this time Ward was second followed by Dave Bausch and Croft across the line. The Griswold field contingent scored big as Jake Lapointe won the High Jump (2nd in the 300m Hurdles) while William Brown won the Discus Throw. Griswold also scored 4-5 in the Shot Put with Brown and Matt Cook. Bloomfield countered with big efforts in the 100m and 200m dashes from Dewayne Stewart and Marcus Campbell. The Bloomfield 4x100m relay was also victorious as they set a meet record in breaking the tape in 42.25. Tyler O'Brien of Rocky Hill was a double-event winner in both the 200m and 400m races. In addition to the double wins from Loeser, Weston also scored 1-2 in the Pole Vault, won by Owen Wiseman.
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Sprint Power Propels Bloomfield to Class-M Girl's Title...
(June 1, 2006) The right mixture of veteran and youth sprinters was enough to power the Bloomfield Girls Team to victory in the Class M Championships at Veterans Stadium in New Britain CT on Wednesday. Bloomfield out sprinted runner-up teams Tolland and Weston by a 91 to 63 score in the eighteen event meet. Sophomore Stacey-Ann Smith led a 1-2-3 attack in the 100m dash as she was followed across the line by Catherine Milledge and Julliane Peters. Smith then came back with the fastest meet time in 26 years in the 200m where she broke one of the oldest meet records with a winning time of 24.91. The 1980 record of 25.2 had been set by Lorraine Dortch of New London. Smith had plenty of help from her teammates as Milledge won the 300m Hurdles with Valeen Tyrell in third, Kristen Johnson first in the High Jump, Ashley Carbray first in the Long Jump and second in the Triple Jump. While Bloomfield also placed third in the 4x400m Relay, their speedy 4x100 relay was disqualified for a zone violation. Weston was paced by victories from their 4x800m and 4x400m relay teams as well as a win by Rebecca Fine in the 800m run. Fine edged freshman Anna Shields of Lewis Mills who won both the 1600m and 3200m races. Tolland received a first place effort from Jeni Schatzlein in the Triple Jump.
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Nixon's Records Drive Hyde School to Class-S Boy's Title...
(May 31, 2006) The two record performances by James Nixon in the 100m and 200m sprints were the icing on the cake as the Hyde School-New Haven claimed the Class S Team title at Manchester High School on Tuesday. Nixon's first meet record came in the preliminary race of the 100m where he sped to a 10.71 clocking to break his 10.79 record effort from last year. Nixon then lowered his 200m dash record from 2005 of 21.79 to 21.65 to win the event. Nixon had plenty of help as Howard Rumley won the Long Jump (22-8) and was 2nd in the 200m while Sidney Cummings won the Triple Jump and Bruce Campbell won both the Shot Put and Discus Throw. Hyde's hurdle duo of Rob Walker and D'Yonne Crudup ran 2-3 in the 110m Hurdles behind Chris Gliha of East Hampton and then scored 1-2 in the 300m Hurdles. Hyde also scored a victory in the 4x10m relay. Matt Totten of Shepaug Valley won the High Jump at 6'2". Old Saybrook relay quartets took both the 4x800m and 4x400m races.
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Beliveau Spurs NW Catholic to Class-S Girl's Title...
(May 31, 2006) Although Northwest Catholic-West Hartford scored victories in only two events, they had enough depth across several events to capture the Class S Girl's Team title at Manchester High School on Tuesday. Jacquie Beliveau won the Long Jump with a leap of 17'1" and placed third in the 400m run to pace her team to a 86.75 to 63 point win over runner-up East Hampton. NW Catholic's 4x400m Relay team, that included Beliveau, also won their event in 4:11.31. NW Catholic received solid performances from Kristina Ciotto in the 800m (3rd), Taylor Carter in the High Jump (2nd), Brittany Kitt (2nd) and Tiffany Hyde (3rd) in the Shot Put and Kitt in the Discus (3rd). Their 4x100m relay team finished second to the winning squad from East Hampton. Sherri Gamberale of East Hampton led her team with wins in both the 100m and 200m dashes while teammate Sarah Chicoine won the High Jump. Double event winners included Kelley Sorrell of Lyman Memorial in the 1600m and 3200m runs and Jillian Sabol of Thomaston in both the 100m and 300m Hurdle races. Courtney Kane of Gilbert set a meet record in the Pole Vault with a 9'6" effort.
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Cunningham and Kelley Lead Simsbury to Class-L Girl's Title...
(May 31, 2006) The good news for the Simsbury coaching staff is that Meghan Cunningham and Samantha Kelley are juniors. The bad news for their competitors is that they are only juniors. The Simsbury duo paced their Simsbury High School team to the Class L Championship team title at Veterans Stadium in New Britain CT on Tuesday with wins in two events each as Simsbury scored 130 points to runner-up Hillhouse with 86 points. Cunningham scored an impressive double victory in the 800m and 1600m runs in a hot afternoon of competition. Kelley scored victories in the 300m Hurdles and the Triple Jump. They had plenty of help as Chavous Armstrong scored in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump, the 4x800m relay team won their race, Samantha Brigham in the 300m Hurdles, Andrea Topalis in the 3200m and Abigail Peterson in the Pole Vault. The Hillhouse team dominated the sprints with Shaniqua Burgess winning the 100m and 200m sprints, AnnMarie Clark and Kelley Libert finishing 1-2 in the 400m run and their winning quartets in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Tanore Barrow also won the Shot Put for Hillhouse. Nora Miller of Middletown was a double winner in  both the 100m Hurdles and the Long Jump as well as a second place in the 200m dash.
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Too Close to Call --- Wethersfield and Windsor Tie for Class-L Boy's Title...
(May 31, 2006) In one of the closest team races in recent memory, the Wethersfield and Windsor Boys' teams tied for first place with 64 points while both Fitch and Ridgefield tied with 50 points for the runner-up plaque at the Class L Championships at Veterans Stadium in New Britain CT on Tuesday. Wethersfield was led by sprint standouts Persis Oware in the 100m and a second place to teammate Justin Scricca in the 200m dash. Wethersfield's 4x100m team edged Windsor with a new meet record of 42.37 while their 4x400m team placed second behind the record-setting quartet from Staples who won in 3:20.93. Another Meet Record and State Record was attained by Jordan Thull of East Lyme in the Pole Vault as he cleared 15'9" to better the old records by more than a foot. Justin Wilson and Everett Butler led Windsor scoring as Wilson won the Triple Jump and Butler was second in the 100m and third in the 200m dash. Joshua Kearns of Ridgefield ran to close victories in both the 1600m, where he led teammate Kellen Quigley, and the 3200m run, where he edged Andrew Judd of Conard. Howard Cary of Fitch won the 300m Hurdles while teammate Ben Latham won the Javelin throw.
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Top Athletes Set Their Sights on CIAC Class Championships Next Week...
(May 26, 2006) Now that the conference championships have been completed, the top Connecticut athletes set their sights on the CIAC Class Championships starting on Tuesday, May 30, 2006. The Boys and Girls Class Meet Schedule and a special meet program that includes Order of Events, Class Records and the Start Lists is available by clicking a link in the table below. All meet programs are in Adobe Acrobat format for ease of viewing and printing. Coaches should contact their class meet director regarding any questions about the start lists.
Tuesday - May 30, 2006
Class S Meet - Manchester HS
Class L Meet - Willowbrook Park, New Britain
Wednesday - May 31, 2006
Class LL Meet - Manchester HS
Class M Meet - Willowbrook Park, New Britain
Thursday - June 1, 2006
Class MM - Willowbrook Park, New Britain

Conference Championships

Final Conference Championships Results...
(May 26, 2006) The results from several conference championships from across the state are available for viewing. Congratulations to the Girls and Boys teams:
CSC Champions - AI Prince Tech and Kaynor Tech
SCC Boys Champions - Amity
CCC North Champions - Simsbury, Manchester
Shoreline Champions- HaddamKillingworth, Hyde
CCC-W Boys Champions- Bloomfield
NVL Champions - Seymour and Naugatuck,
NCCC Champions - Tolland and East Windsor,
FCIAC Champions - Ridgefield and Danbury,
SCC Girls Champions - Amity
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Are Your Outdoor Track and Field Conference Meet Results Not Posted?...
(May 25, 2006) Attention Meet Directors and Coaches: If your Conference Championships results from meets held this week are not posted then you can use the Submit Results button in the left-side table of contents to provide the details of your meet or a link to a web page. 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.

Hall HS Captures CCC West Girls Championships...
(May 23, 2006) After a hectic past few weeks, CT Hall of Fame Coach Sue Curnias maneuvered her Hall-West Hartford Girls team to another CCC West Girls Championship at Conard HS-West Hartford. Wm.Hall scored a 142 to 130 win over runner-up Weaver of Hartford. The meet victory was capped by a 1-2-3 performance in the 3200m, led Jenna London. Hall also captured firsts in the 4x800, Pole Vault, High Jump, and Discus. Weaver was led by first place finishes by Sashauna Stewart in the 100m Hurdles, Shaena Gray in the 400m, Clervine Sanon (300m Hurdles) and the 4x400m Relay. Bloomfield had first place performances from Ashley Carbary (TJ-36-2, LJ-17-9), Stacey-Ann Smith (200m-24.82), Catherine Millidge (100m-12.30) and their 4x100m relay team. Other double event winners included Caitlin Cannon of Conard-West Hartford in the 1600m and 800m.
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Meet Results Available for Berkshire League Championships...
(May 23, 2006) In a meet held on May 20, 2006 at Housatonic Valley High School in Falls Village CT, the Nonnewaug Girls Team won the team title over runner-up Shepaug Valley, 185.75 to 146 points. In the Boys Championships, Northwestern Regional outscored runner-up Shepaug Valley in a close contest, 120 to 114 points.
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Meet Results Available for ECC Championships...
(May 20, 2006) The Boys and Girls Teams from Norwich Free Academy took home the team titles today at the ECC Championships held at Ledyard High School.
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Meet Results Available for 25th Manchester Journal Inquirer Meet...
(May 20, 2006) At the 25th Journal Inquirer - Greater Manchester Track and Field Invitational at Manchester High School today, the Manchester Boys and Girls Teams captured the team titles in the Large school division while the East Catholic Boys and the Tolland Girls took home the Small school division titles.
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E. Hampton and Lyman Memorial Capture COC Championship Titles...
(May 19, 2006) On Wednesday at East Hampton High School, the East Hampton Girls team and the Lyman Memorial Boys team captured the the team titles for the 2006 Charter Oak Conference Championships. The East Hampton Girls team outscored runner-up Lyman Memorial 223.5 to 197.5 points. The chase for the boys team title was close as Lyman Memorial edged runner-up East Hampton by two points, 162.5 to 160.5.
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Reminder: Finishline Archives....
(May 19, 2006) All the Finishline stories that have appeared in this column are available from the Finishline Archives page. The page is accessed by clicking on the left-side "Finishline Archive" button.