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FootLocker Championship Week
CT Runners
Finish Their Season at Footlocker Northeast Regional Championships...
(Nov 30, 2004) On Saturday, Nov 27th
2004, more than one hundred state runners toed the starting line for one
more cross country race at the Footlocker Northeast Regional meet at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. There were several races for boys
and girls, freshman through senior, but the highlights of the meet were
the two seeded races where high school runners of any age competed for one of
the top eight places in order to automatically qualify for the Footlocker Finals in San
Diego on Dec. 11, 2004. In the Girls Seeded Race, junior Nicole Blood of
Saratoga Springs defended her title on route to a 17:41 first place
finish. Saratoga placed four runners in the top six places. The top three
Connecticut finishers in the top fifty places were Kelly Sorrell (16th), Caitlin Cunningham
(17th) and Emma Perron (34th). In the Boys Seeded Race, senior Chris
Barnicle of Newton MA ran away from the field in the last mile to finish
in 15:27. New England champion Corey Thorne was second in 15:36. The
first CT finisher was Tradelle Ward in 9th. Other CT top fifty finishers
included Jay Koloseus (27), Phil Mitchell (32), Chris Croff (38), Matt
Warren (45) and Hunter Norte (46).
View Footlocker NE
Results of CT Finishers...
State
Runners Compete Against Best in Northeast at Footlocker Championships...
(Nov 24, 2004) Over 130
Connecticut cross country runners have chosen to extend their season in
order to compete at
the Footlocker Northeast Regional meet on November 27th at Van Cortlandt Park in
the Bronx, New York. The full day of races starts with the Boys Freshman
Race at 9:45am and finishes with the Senior Girls Race at 1:55pm. The
highlight of the meet are the two seeded races; Girls then Boys,
where the region's top competitors will vie for one of eight top places
to qualify for the Footlocker Finals in San Diego on Dec. 11, 2004.
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8:30 a.m. |
Walk through |
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9:45 a.m. |
Freshman Boys |
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10:10 a.m. |
Freshman Girls |
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10:40 a.m. |
Sophomore Boys |
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11:10 a.m. |
Seeded Girls |
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11:45 a.m. |
Seeded Boys |
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12:10 p.m. |
Sophomore Girls |
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12:40 p.m. |
Junior Boys |
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1:05 p.m. |
Junior Girls |
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1:30 p.m. |
Senior Boys |
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1:55 p.m. |
Senior Girls |
New England Championship Week
New England
XC Championships Photo Gallery...
(Nov 17, 2004)
View the 2004 New England Cross Country Champions in a special photo gallery
presented by
Fleet Feet
Sports of West Hartford CT.
Photos include the top twenty-five
finishers, the winning teams, runner-up and third place teams taken at the awards ceremony
held after the races at East Catholic High School.
View Boys
New England
Champions Gallery...
View Girls
New England Champions Gallery...
New England
XC Championships: 466, Snow: 0...
(Nov 14, 2004) The few inches of snow
that covered Wickham Park in East Hartford did not prevent the start of
New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championships, merely delayed
it by an hour in order for the bright sunny skies to melt some of it
from the course. In the regional meet hosted by Connecticut on Saturday,
November 13, 2004, two host state teams and an individual ran away with
New England championship titles that saw 466 competitors and 48 teams
overcome the tough competition and course conditions. Since the snow
prevented safe ascent of the famed Green Monster hill at Wickham Park,
all the runners were rerouted onto a road that runs parallel with it;
adding about 100 meters to the course.
Thorne and New Milford CT Capture New
England Boys Titles...
In the first race of the day, senior Cory Thorne of Portsmouth
NH didn't let the less than perfect
course conditions alter his race plans as he captured the 70th New
England Boys Championship in 16:06 on the altered 5km course. Thorne was
continually challenged by a group of runners that included Levi
Miller of Belfast ME (2nd-16:15),
Tradelle Ward of Griswold CT (3rd-16:17),
Vinny Olsen of Londonderry NH (4th-16:25)
and Jay Koloseus of Guilford CT
(5th-16:26). In the race for the team title, defending champion
New Milford CT placed four runners in the
top twenty places to score 87 points and outdistance runner-up
Londonderry NH with 101 points and third
place East Lyme CT (183 points).
New Milford was propelled to the team title by Nick DeCrescenzo,
Dave Hunt, Pat Vicklund, Mike DeCrescenzo, John Reilly, Tony Vento
and Tony Socotch.
View Complete New
England Boys Race Results...
Ridgefield CT and Schumacher Victorious
in New England Girls Race...
For only the second time in the running of the New England Girls
Championship since its inception in 1977 has a Connecticut team captured
the team title. For the third weekend in a row, the Ridgefield
CT team won at Wickham Park on the 5km
course to capture the New England title with 105 points to defeat
highly-touted Champlain Valley Union VT
(154 points). Lyman Memorial CT
was the surprise third place team with 162 points. Ridgefield
joined Norwich Free Academy (1995 champs) in the New England winner's
circle as they placed five of its runners in the top 31 spots.
Ridgefield was led by Heather Stevens, Elly Teitsworth, Megan
Holmes, Lean Rosenfeld, Elizabeth Navarro, Caroline Davis
and Catherine Murdoch. New
England Championship history was also enriched as junior Amie
Schumacher of Holy Cross CT used her
experience and tenacity to overcome Elise Moody-Roberts of Cape
Elizabeth ME to win her second
consecutive New England Girls Championship individual title. Schumacher
joins an elite group of runners who have won the race twice or more. A
list that includes Cathy Schiro O'Brien (NH), Liz Mueller (CT), Erin
Sullivan (VT) and Meghan Owen (CT). Moody-Roberts led Schumacher much of
the race until she headed off the course for a few meters in the last
mile. The mistake enabled Schumacher to continue her acceleration past
Moody-Roberts where she held off the ME sophomore in an exciting duel
over the last 300 meters to the finish. Schumacher finished in 19:05
with Moody-Roberts several steps behind in 19:07. Connecticut took four
more places in the top ten with Caitlin Cunningham of Simsbury
(3rd-19:29), Kelly Sorrell of Lyman Memorial
(4th-19:36) Emma Perron of Conard-West Hartford
(5th-19:36) and Kristin Mitchell of Glastonbury
(8th-19:44).
View Complete New
England Girls Race Results...
70th New
England Championships Slated for Ct...
(Nov 12, 2004) The 70th
New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championships,
hosted by Connecticut, are slated for Saturday, November 13, 2004 at Wickham Park in East Hartford. The
Boys race starts at 11:30 AM, and will be followed by the Girls race at
12:30 PM. Both races will be contested on the 5km course.
Click to View NE Boys
Entry List...
Click to View NE Girls Entry
List...
While the New England Boys Championship features the return of the
defending team champion, New Milford CT, and runner-up team, Ledyard CT.
but does not feature a returning individual champion as two-time winner
Ahmed Haji, formerly of Conard-West Hartford, is now a freshman harrier
at Providence College. The top individuals who will vie for the top spot
include those from Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Connecticut. Individuals who should be in the lead pack include state
champion Guor Majak of Concord NH and Cory Thorne of Portsmouth NH. In
last year's New England race, Thorne was 5th and Guor was 8th. Maine is
represented by the brother duo who finished 1-2 in their state meet;
Ayalew Taye and Sintayehu of Portland HS. Analew placed 16th in last
year's meet; Eric Giddings, (5th last year) won't be competing due a
stress fracture. Also returning from last year is senior Levi Miller of
Belfast; he placed 9th in 2003. Also expected to be in the lead pack are
Connecticut's top finishers from last week, Tradelle Ward of Griswold,
Jay Koloseus of Guilford
and Phil Mitchell of Glastonbury.
The New England Girls Championship race features the return of the 2003
champion, Amie Schumacher of Holy Cross. She will be challenged on her
home 5k course Samantha Gawrych of Westerly RI, Katie Chwasciak of
Merrimack Valley NH as well as Maine's top harriers Old Town junior
Cassie Hintz and Cape Elizabeth sophomore Elise Moody-Roberts.
Schumacher also faces a challenge from our own Caitlin
Cunningham of Simsbury and
sophomore Kelly Sorrell of Lyman Memorial. The team title chase is
open as Manchester Central, NH looks to improve upon their 3rd place
finish from last year while Open champion Ridgefield provides the home
state challenge.
Open Championship Week
CIAC XC Open
Champions Ready for New England Meet...
(Nov 9, 2004) The 2004 CIAC Cross Country State Open
champions and top finishers are making final preparations for the 70th
New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championships which will be
hosted by Connecticut at
Wickham Park in East Hartford on
Saturday, November 13, 2004. The
Boys race starts at 11:30 AM, and will be followed by the Girls race at
12:30 PM. Both races will be contested on the 5km course.
Click to View NE Boys
Entry List...
Click to View NE Girls Entry
List...
View all the 2004 CIAC Cross Country State Open Champions in a special photo gallery.
Photos include the top twenty-five
finishers, the winning teams and runner-up teams at the awards ceremony.
View
Girls State Open Champions Gallery...
View Boys
State Open
Champions Gallery...
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