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Mid Term Exam at Wickham Park Invite ...
(Oct 10, 2005) The Wickham Park Invitational was finally held on Monday after being postponed from Saturday. On a slightly remodeled course (the Green Monster replaced by a wood chip trail) many of the top runners received high grades in a mid season test in spite of the wet conditions.  After a full slate of underclassmen races, the varsity races were stated with the Girls Unseeded Race that was won by Katherine Bossadet of Ledyard in 16:14.46 for the 4km course. She was followed by Kate Callahan of Windham in second place. East Lyme won the team title with 121 points followed by Ledyard with 151 points. In the Boys UnSeeded Race, Conor Hackett of Bolton led from the gun as he finished the 5km course in 16:51.50 to edge Alex Peck of Bacon Academy in 16:56.27. In the team race,  Avon narrowly defeated  East Longmeadow (MA) 99 to 110 points. In the Girls Seeded Race, Alasia Griebel of Bristol Central edged Elizabeth Ryan of Farmington, 16:24 to 16:27 for first place. The team title was won by Mohawk (MA) over Monson (MA) 64-101 points with Coginchaug (3rd) and Farmington (4th). The Boys Seeded Race was won by Alec Carlson of Ellington in 16:18.63 over Chris Bussiere of Canton (16:31.23). The Conard-West Hartford Boys team followed last week's GHI win with their first Wickham win with 139 points over runner-up Ellington (164), Thomaston (3rd) and Hall-West Hartford (4th). In the Girls Championship Race,  Junior Emma Perron of Conard-West Hartford raced to the early lead and doubled it by the time she finished in a fast 15:18.18 on a rain-soaked course. Jamie Olson and Kristin Mitchell of Glastonbury finished next in 15:45 and 15:50 to help lead their team to the title with 90 points over Simsbury (98), St. Bernard (3rd) and Griswold (4th). The final race of the afternoon, the Boys Championship, belonged to two teams, New Milford and Glastonbury. Glastonbury's top duo of Donn Cabral and Robbie Dugger ran 1-2 in 15:58.00 and 16:03.83. New Milford's Green Wave swept over the course as Andy Watson led his four teammates in places 4, 5, 6, 9 and 14 to score 38 points to easily win over Glastonbury (73) and NFA (76) points.
View Wickham Invite Varsity Results...

Wickham Park Invite - Scheduled for Monday, Oct. 10, 2005...
(Oct 10, 2005) The Wickham Park Invitational is scheduled for today, Monday, October 10, 2005.
Racing starts at 9:30am with a Middle School race and concludes with the Boys Championship at 3:45pm. A copy of the schedule from Meet Director Bill Barron is posted below.

Amity Boys and Ridgefield Girls Remain at the Top in 2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll ...
(Oct 10, 2005) The Amity Boys and the Ridgefield Girls XC teams remain as the top teams in week four of the 2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll sponsored by MySportsResults.com.
Poll coordinators Dave Smith and Ron Knapp have released the results of voting by state coaches. Rank is calculated with 10 points awarded to a first place vote, 9 points for a second place vote and so on.
The complete results of this week's poll are available at:
2005 Connecticut Coach's Weekly Cross Country Poll
There is also an icon to the left side of this page where you can quickly click to see all the poll results.

Week 4 XC Poll Voting Now Open....
(Oct 6, 2005) Registered coaches should check their email for the notice to start voting for the Week-4 CT XC Poll. Voting this week will close on Sunday-6pm.

Amity Boys and Ridgefield Girls Retain Top Spots in 2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll ...
(Oct 3, 2005) The Amity Boys and the Ridgefield Girls XC teams retained their top spots in the third week of the 2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll sponsored by MySportsResults.com. But the order of the second ranked schools has changed as the New Milford Boys have moved into second place while the Glastonbury Girls Team has moved into the runner-up position.
Poll coordinators Dave Smith and Ron Knapp have released the results of voting by state coaches. Rank is calculated with 10 points awarded to a first place vote, 9 points for a second place vote and so on.
The complete results of Week-3 poll are available at:
2005 Connecticut Coach's Weekly Cross Country Poll
There is also an icon to the left side of this page where you can quickly click to see all the poll results.

Attention Coaches: Coaches, if you have registered then please vote this week. There are 49 coaches registered to vote yet less than half of you vote each week. Voting is easy and only takes about 5-10 minutes of your time. All registered coaches will be sent an email based upon your registration info on when and how to starting voting this week on Thursday. Voting this week will close on Sunday-6pm.

Calling All Coaches, Friends and Fans....
(Oct 2, 2005) There will be a Roast and Toast Luncheon on Sunday, October 16 to honor Bob Haddad's retirement from Windham High School as Athletic Director.  Bob Haddad is retiring after 37 years of teaching, and the last 9 years as Athletic Director at Windham High School.  Bob has touched many lives in the track community as a coach and mentor. 
For further information, contact Julie LaCasse, 860-465-2494, or email whsschoolbank@windham.k12.ct.us.

Mitchell Leads State Harriers Preview of New England Meet Course....
(Oct 2, 2005) A number of teams from the state traveled north on Saturday to race in the 15th Annual Woods Trail Meet at Thetford Academy, VT -- the same course that will host the 2005 New England XC Championship meet in November.
Kristin Mitchell of Glastonbury lead all female runners to the finish as she won her race in 19:22.01 on the challenging 5km course. She was followed by teammate Jamie Olson (3rd-19:39.50), Stephanie Slonski of Griswold (7th - 20:08.11) and Amie Schumacher of Holy Cross (14th - 20:20.72). In overall team results, the top ten teams included Champlain Valley-VT was first with 79 points followed by Glastonbury (3-162), St Bernard (5-212) and Griswold (8-240).
In the boys half of the results, five state teams placed in the top ten teams overall with Amity-Woodbridge finishing second behind Bishop Hendricken-RI. Other state teams fairing well were New Milford (3), Xavier (5), Norwich Free Academy (6) and Weston (9). John Loeser of Weston was the top state finisher with a time of 16:38.02 behind winner Tom Webb of Bishop Hendricken (16:06.55). Other state athletes in the top fifteen places were Chris Zablocki (Xavier-7-16:42.46). Andy Watson (New Milford-9-16:47.55), Josh Kearns (Ridgefield-10-16:48.48), Adam Vess (Xavier-11-16:48.68), Josh Robertson (NFA-12-16:49.05) and Kyle Friedman (NFA-14-16:57.47).
Complete results are available at Lancer Timing Services.

Perron, Hackett, Keener and Dugger Prevail at 56th GHXC Invite Meet....
(Oct 1, 2005) The 56th Greater Hartford Cross Country Meet saw new faces in all but one of the four Varsity races as a full slate of eight races were completed under sunny skies at the MDC Reservoir in West Hartford. This was the first year for freshman races for both boys and girls.
Emma Perron of Conard-West Hartford won her second invite of the season as she cruised to victory in 18:54.1 on the 5km course in the Charter Race. Teammate Caitlin Cannon was second while Kelsey Lebuffe of Hall-West Hartford placed third to lead her team to their eighth straight team title. Hall scored 48 points while NW Catholic was second with 78 points.
In the Boys Charter Race, Everett Hackett of Hall-West Hartford placed first in 16:41.3 on the 5km course but it wasn't enough as the Conard-West Hartford team of Connor Wilson, Andrew Judd, Will Sennett, Jeremy Goldenberg and Dave Knapp outscored Hall 39 to 44 points. Conard won their third Charter team title in three years and eleventh overall.
In the Girls Open Race, Mercy's Jessica Keener pulled away from runner-up Dana Troy of Lyman Memorial over the last 800meters to win in a course record time of 18:52.7. The Cheshire Girls Team used a balanced performance to win the Team title with 81 points to 92 points for runner-up Mercy High School. The Boys Open Race was a showcase for Glastonbury's talented duo of Robby Dugger and Don Cabral. Dugger finished in a near record time of 16:01.2 while Cabral was close behind in 16:06.4. Glastonbury won the team title easily with 39 points over runner-up Hopkins with 91 points.
View 56th GHXC Invite Results...

LOST AND FOUND FROM THE MEET: A pair of eyeglasses and house/car keys from North Branford. Contact Meet Director Lindy Remigino (contact info at GHXC meet website at: Greater Hartford XC Meet )

Week 3 XC Poll Voting Now Open....
(Sep 29, 2005) Registered coaches should check their email for the notice to start voting for the Week-3 CT XC Poll. Voting this week will close on Sunday-6pm.

GHXC Invite Meet Team Start Lists Available....
(Sep 27, 2005) The race start lists for Varsity athletes in the Charter and Open races are available online at the GHXC meet website at: Greater Hartford XC Meet or to the link at the right.
There is also a Coach's Instruction page that all coaches should print and read.
Coaches should also make sure to print a copy of the 5km and 1.5mi race course maps.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Your school system's Insurance Certificate must be sent and received before race day to:
Marcey Munoz, MDC - West Hartford Reservoir Filter Plant, 1420 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06107
OR You can FAX the Insurance Certificate to the MDC at 860-242-9901. To verify that your certificate has been received please call Marcey Munoz at (860) 242-7706, extension 4.

Amity Boys and Ridgefield Girls Remain Top of  2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll ...
(Sep 26, 2005) The Amity Boys and the Ridgefield Girls XC teams remain on top in the second week of the 2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll sponsored by MySportsResults.com.
Poll coordinators Dave Smith and Ron Knapp have released the results of voting by state coaches that now includes the number of first place votes received by the teams as well as the names and school of coaches voting. Rank is calculated with 10 points awarded to a first place vote, 9 points for a second place vote and so on.
Top Boys Teams: Amity of Woodbridge retained the number one ranking with 180 pts and 13 first place votes over second ranked Glastonbury(155-1) and third ranked New Milford (133-5).
Top Girls Teams: The Ridgefield Girls remain first ranked with 147 and 13 first place votes while Lyman-Memorial moved up to rank second with 126 points (1) and Glastonbury was next with 121 points (1).
The complete results of Week-2 poll are available at:
2005 Connecticut Coach's Weekly Cross Country Poll
There is also an icon to the left side of this page where you can quickly click to see all the poll results.

Attention Coaches: Please take this opportunity to register for the next XC poll so that you can vote this weekend. Coaches only need to register once for this season. All registered coaches will be sent an email based upon your registration info on when and how to starting voting this week on Thursday. Voting this week will close on Sunday-6pm.
Please click here to register as a coach for the XC Poll voting.

Week-2 of 2005 XC Poll Now Open for Voting...
(Sep 22, 2005) The forty-two coaches who have already registered for the 2005 Weekly XC Poll should check their email for a message directing them where and how to submit their votes for the poll this week. We need you to cast your votes by 6pm Sunday in order for us to compile the results for posting on Monday.
Those coaches who did not get a chance to register for this week's voting can still register to vote by clicking on the "CT Coaches Cross Country Poll" logo to the left and following the instructions on the page.

Amity Boys and Ridgefield Girls Top Ranked in Debut of 2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll ...
(Sep 19, 2005) MySportsResults.com is pleased to announce the debut of the 2005 Connecticut Coach's Weekly XC Poll for boys and girls teams. Although the voting got off to an atypical start this past weekend, many coaches who had registered were able to cast the first ballots for the top boys and girls teams. Poll directors Dave Smith and Ron Knapp have tabulated the results and the top three teams receiving the most points are:
Top Boys Teams: Amity(122), Glastonbury(92) and NFA(74)
Top Girls Teams: Ridgefield(109), Glastonbury(87) and Lyman-Memorial(73).
The complete results of Week-1 poll are available at:
2005 Connecticut Coach's Weekly Cross Country Poll
There is also a new logo to the left side of this page where you can quickly click to see all the poll results.

Attention Coaches: Please take this opportunity to register for the next XC poll so that you can vote this weekend. Coaches only need to register once for this season. All registered coaches will be sent an email based upon your registration info on when and how to starting voting this week on Thursday. Voting this week will close on Sunday-6pm.
Please click here to register as a coach for the XC Poll voting.

2005 Wilton Invitational Results...
(Sep 18, 2005) The results are available online for the 2005 Wilton Invitational held at Allen's Meadow in Wilton CT. In the Boys Varsity Large School race, senior Jay Koloseus of Guilford led all runners to the finish line in 14:14 over the 2.8mile course. Senior John Loeser of Weston won the Boys Varsity Small School race in 14.49. In the Girls Varsity 2.4mile race, Kerri Lyons of Wilton won in 14.49 while Heather Stephens of Ridgefield led her squad to the team title with a third place finish.
View Wilton Invite Results...

Sorrel, Perron and Riley First Girls at 27th Windham Invitational XC Meet...
(Sep 18, 2005) In the first real test of the invitational season at the 27th Windham Invitational Cross Country meet, the winners of the Varsity 1,2, and 3 races picked up where they left off last season -- as top contenders in the lead packs of their respective races. Kelly Sorrell of Lyman Memorial set the pace in the cooler Girls Varsity One race. The 2004 Class SS Champion won handily in 14:32.92 for the 2.4 mile course. Sorrell outpaced teammate Dana Troy and Kelsey LeBuffe of Hall-West Hartford to lead her team to the top spot. By the time the Girls Varsity Two race started, the temperature and humidity had risen but Emma Perron of Conard-West Hartford and Amie Schumacher of Holy Cross took the field out quickly. By the time both runners crested the half-way hill, Perron's 20 yard lead was all she needed as she ran to finish in 14:45. Runner-up Kristin Mitchell of Glastonbury lead her team to a first place title while  Andrea Topalis of Simsbury finished third. In the Girls Varsity Three race, sophomore Caroline Riley of St Bernards outpaced runner-up Anna Shields of Lewis Mills and Sara Leslie of Portland to win in 15:49.02 and pace her team to victory. The Girls Freshman race was won by Andrea Szarkowicz of Watertown while the Girls Junior Varsity race was won by Maggie Glass of Simsbury.
 View 27th Windham Invite Results...

Macklem, Ward and Hackett Top Boys at 27th Windham Invitational XC Meet...
(Sep 18, 2005) During the 27th Windham Invitational Cross Country meet at Windham High School in Willimantic Connecticut junior David Macklem of Tolland showed that he has the endurance to compliment his 1:56 800-meter speed as he won the Boys Varsity One race in 16:14.06. Macklem finished ahead of runner-up Alec Carlson of Ellington and Jeff Stenzel of Farmington. Carlson's finish helped lead Ellington to the team title over runner-up Hall of West Hartford. The Boys Varsity Two race was proceeding as scripted with both Tradelle Ward and Chris Croft of Griswold leading the pack until newcomers Don Cabral and Robbie Dugar of Glastonbury challenged them for the lead. But Ward held on for the victory in 15:42.27 over Croft and Cabral. Amity of Woodbridge packed five runners in the top thirteen places to secure the team victory. In the Boys Varsity Three race, senior Conor Hackett of Bolton finished strongly to win in 16:46.43 to outpace runner-up Rich Klauber of Thomaston and Michael Sullivan of Granby. The Boys Junior Varsity One race was won by Benjamin Solari of Newington while David Harrison of Amity won the Boys Junior Varsity Two race and Gody Otto of Glastonbury won the Boys Freshman race.  View 27th Windham Invite Results...

27th Windham Invitational XC Meet Results...
(Sep 18, 2005) Meet Director Bob Haddad has released the individual and top 4 team results of the 27th Windham Invitational Cross Country meet held on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at Windham High School in Willimantic Connecticut.  View 27th Windham Invite Results...

Weekly Results Now Available...
(Sep 15, 2005) Thanks to all the coaches who have started to submit their weekly race results. The 2005 XC Race Results are available at Weekly Results-XC 2005 page.
If you haven't submitted your results then please use the button to the left "Submit Results" to submit your weekly conference meet results and other meets. Please complete all information so that we can contact you if there are any questions. All submissions will usually be posted within 48 hours of receipt.

UPDATED: 27th Windham Invitational XC Meet...
(Sep 13, 2005) The 27th Windham Invitational Cross Country meet is scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2005 at Windham High School in Willimantic Connecticut. Meet Director Bob Haddad has posted the Race Start Lists that indicate which race your team is scheduled to compete. More information is available on the Windham Invitational Meet website.

Freshman Races Added to Greater Hartford Meet and Intent to Enter Form Available Online...
(Sep 4, 2005) ATTENTION COACHES: The Greater Hartford Cross Country Meet has added two freshman races to the meet line-up on October 1, 2005. Meet Director Lindy Remigino thanks coaches for all the positive comments about the new race course last year. There were also some some suggestions about how to improve the meet. Last year on the new 5km course, there was a very large Boys JV race with more than 300 runners that strained the quality of the race for participants as well as the race logistics. The Girls JV race was also a strain on the race logistics as the last finishers completed the 5km race in 35 minutes. In order to provide a higher quality race for each boy and girl in the meet the following changes have been made for the 56th Greater Hartford Cross Country Race:

1. New Freshman Girls and Boys Races of 1.5 miles.
2. The Girls and Boys JV Races are limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors.
3. The distance for the Girls JV Race has been reduced from 5km to 1.5miles.
4. Note the changes in the start times of each race.

Lindy Remigino thanks you for your understanding in helping to offer the athletes a great racing experience. Hope to see you on race day!
GHXC Intent to Enter Form Available Online....
The Intent to Enter Form is available online at the GHXC meet website at: Greater Hartford XC Meet or to the link at the right. Coaches should complete the form as soon as possible. Online Athlete Event Entry forms for Varsity athletes in the Charter and Open races will be available during the week of September 19, 2005.

Another Season for State's Oldest XC Meet...
(Sep 1, 2005) The Greater Hartford Cross Country Meet, the state's oldest cross country invitational, is scheduled for its 56th meet on Saturday, October 1, 2005 at 10:00am at the MDC Reservoir in West Hartford. The GHXC meet website is available at: Greater Hartford XC Meet or to the link at the right.

Website Update Notice - Forms Working Again...
(August 30, 2005) Unfortunately, the company that provides the host services for MySportsresults.com neglected to let me know that changes had taken place that affected all the forms on the site as of Aug-25. As of today, I have finally resolved the issues and you are now able to use the forms located on MySportsresults.com to provide information. The main forms are:
Contact Us
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Please resubmit any information that you need posted or to provide feedback that was submitted after Aug25.
Thank you for your patience,
Ron Knapp, Owner-MySportsResults.com

Runners to Your Marks...2005 XC Season Starts...
(August 28, 2005) The CIAC 2005 Cross Country season has started, the 32nd year for girls and the 74th year for the boys. The CIAC Cross Country Record books have been updated with results of the 2004 season and are available from the Records page.
Attention XC Meet Directors and Coaches - Please use the link to the right to view or add an event to the 2005 Cross Country Schedule. Click on a link to view a meet web page.
The CIAC website that contains the CIAC 2005 Cross Country Championship Meet packet.  [Click to view CIAC website].

3rd Annual Nikki's Run Walk 'N'Roll...
(August 7, 2005) The third Annual Nikki's Run Walk 'N' Roll will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2005 from 1:30pm to 5pm at Manchester Community College. This is a noncompetitive fund raising effort to create awareness of childhood cancer. September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Last year over several hundred people, including several area teams, were running and walking to support this event. For more information, please click Nikki's Run Walk 'N' Roll to visit the official website. 

Attention XC Meet Directors and Coaches...
(August 3, 2005) Please use the link to the right to view or add an event to the 2005 Cross Country Schedule. Click on a link to view a meet web page.

Countdown to Start of 2005 XC Season...
(August 3, 2005) Join MySportsResults.com as we count down to the start of another exciting Connecticut high school Cross Country season. Although the first official practice day for Connecticut high school harriers is August 27, many of boys and girls who have set their sites on the CIAC State Class Meets on Oct-29 and the Open meet on November 4th have been running daily all summer. The first allowable meet date for cross country is Sep-13, according to the CIAC website that also contains the CIAC 2005 Cross Country Championship Meet packet.  [Click to view CIAC website].