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State Open Championship
Kelly Sorrell
Kristin Mitchell
Emma Perron |
Ridgefield
Makes it 3 in a Row -- Kelly Sorrell Claims 1st in 2005 Girls State
Open...
(Nov 4, 2005)
Ridgefield High School
used their talented and healthier squad of
Heather Stephens, Leah Rosenfeld, Catherine Murdoch, Elizabeth
Navarro, Ellytin Teitsworth, Megan Holmes and Elizabeth Fleming
to win their third consecutive CIAC State Open Championship at
Wickham Park in East Hartford CT. On a dry and quick course under
late summer weather conditions, Ridgefield claimed 4 of the top
thirty spots to total 108 points to win over runner-up Lyman
Memorial with 128 points. Lyman Memorial was led individual
State Open Champion Kelly Sorrell who battled runner-up
Kristin Mitchell of Glastonbury and third place finisher Emma
Perron of Conard-West Hartford for much of the race. Sorrell
used a strong finish push to win in 15:13. Rounding out the top six
teams that qualified for the New England Championships were
Glastonbury, Simsbury, St. Bernard and Guilford.
2005 CIAC State Open
Top 25 Finishers
|
Pl |
Name |
School |
Time |
|
1 |
Kelly Sorrell |
Lyman Memorial |
15:13 |
|
2 |
Kristin Mitchell |
Glastonbury |
15:15 |
|
3 |
Emma Perron |
Conard |
15:22 |
|
4 |
Jessica Keener |
Mercy |
15:32 |
|
5 |
Kerri Lyons |
Wilton |
15:36 |
|
6 |
Anna Shields |
Lewis Mills |
15:42 |
|
7 |
Jamie Olson |
Glastonbury |
15:47 |
|
8 |
Courtney Dinnan |
Hamden |
15:50 |
|
9 |
Amie Schumacher |
Holy Cross |
15:52 |
|
10 |
Dana Troy |
Lyman Memorial |
15:52 |
|
11 |
Christina Wells |
Shepaug Valley |
15:54 |
|
12 |
Alasia Griebel |
Bristol Central |
15:56 |
|
13 |
Caitlin Cannon |
Conard |
16:01 |
|
14 |
Heather Stephens |
Ridgefield |
16:04 |
|
15 |
Leah D Rosenfeld |
Ridgefield |
16:05 |
|
16 |
Stacy Carlson |
Simsbury |
16:06 |
|
17 |
Stacey Marion |
Simsbury |
16:07 |
|
18 |
Katherine Beam |
South Windsor |
16:07 |
|
19 |
Katherine Bossardet |
Ledyard |
16:08 |
|
20 |
Stephanie Slonski |
Griswold |
16:10 |
|
21 |
Caroline Riley |
St. Bernard |
16:10 |
|
22 |
Sarah Ports |
Lyman Memorial |
16:14 |
|
23 |
Gillian Rissler |
St. Bernard |
16:17 |
|
24 |
Irene Kalbian |
Cheshire |
16:19 |
|
25 |
Kishori Mahulikar |
Hand |
16:22 |
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Complete Girls Open Results |
Jay Koloseus
Tradelle Ward
Donald Cabral
|
Newtown Stuns
Field with Open Title -- Jay Koloseus Gives All in Win At 2005 Boys
Open
(Nov 5, 2005) The sport of cross country
is one of those sports where a team of seven can run to victory
without ever having a star athlete in the top places.
Newtown High School,
which hadn't been to the winner's circle since the 1987-89 L
Division championships, stunned the 2005 Boys State Open field at
Wickham Park in East Hartford with their first ever State Open
title. Newton, which was fourth at the LL meet last week and 2nd in
their SWC meet, placed
Alister Ratcliff, Eric MacKnight, and Zach Schwartz in
the top 25 and Scott Nichols, Matt Cole, Ryan Morrissey and
John Sullivan in the top 50
places to win with 109 points over favored Amity (119 points). In a
reversal of last year's individual race, senior
Jay Koloseus of Guilford
gave a total effort to win over defending champion
Tradelle Ward of Griswold.
Koloseus just made it over the finish line in a fast 15:33 before he
collapsed and had to be assisted in the finish line area. The other
top six teams included
New Milford, Glastonbury, Norwich Free
Academy and Griswold.
2005 CIAC State Open Top 25 Finishers
|
Pl |
Name |
School |
Time |
|
1 |
Jay Koloseus |
Guilford |
15:33 |
|
2 |
Tradelle Ward |
Griswold |
15:49 |
|
3 |
Donald Cabral |
Glastonbury |
15:52 |
|
4 |
Alec Carlson |
Ellington |
15:58 |
|
5 |
Robert Dugger |
Glastonbury |
16:06 |
|
6 |
William Griffin |
East Catholic |
16:09 |
|
7 |
Adam Vess |
Xavier |
16:11 |
|
8 |
John Loeser |
Weston |
16:17 |
|
9 |
Christopher Croff |
Griswold |
16:18 |
|
10 |
Chris Bussiere |
Canton |
16:19 |
|
11 |
Joshua Robertson |
Norwich Free Acad |
16:20 |
|
12 |
Dan DeCrescenzo |
New Milford |
16:23 |
|
13 |
Andy Watson |
New Milford |
16:24 |
|
14 |
Alister Ratcliff |
Newtown |
16:25 |
|
15 |
Willie Ahern |
Danbury |
16:26 |
|
16 |
Alex Peck |
Bacon Academy |
16:26 |
|
17 |
Michael McSherry |
Amity |
16:27 |
|
18 |
David Macklem |
Tolland |
16:28 |
|
19 |
Ryan Lane |
Weston |
16:28 |
|
20 |
Matt Terry |
Danbury |
16:29 |
|
21 |
Dave Bent |
Cromwell |
16:29 |
|
22 |
Kyle Friedman |
Norwich Free Acad |
16:31 |
|
23 |
Wesley Halstead |
Amity |
16:31 |
|
24 |
Eric MacKnight |
Newtown |
16:32 |
|
25 |
Zach Schwartz |
Newtown |
16:33 |
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Complete Boys Open Results |
State Open Qualifiers Make Final Preparations...
(Nov 3, 2005) With only one day to go,
there is not much else a runner can do to prepare for the CIAC State
Open to be held on Friday, November 4, 2005 at Wickham Park in East
Hartford CT. The runner can't change the weather, the course or what
other runners are going to do. The runner can only make sure to get
enough rest, eat well, make sure that the legs remain quick and to make
sure that they are mentally prepared for the challenge on Friday. For
many of the top runners and teams, the State Open is the start of a
journey down the road to regional and national competition. However, for
the majority of the runners the State Open is the final race of the
season. All the runners should be proud of their personal and team
achievements that they have attained thus far in the season. The
twenty-five All-State places, one State Champion slot and one State Team
Champion title will be filled by those who trust all the preparations
they have made and run from the heart, without doubt or self-imposed
limits.
The Boys Race starts at 1:30pm while the
Girls Race starts at 2:15pm. Coaches should check the CIAC Start Lists
to make sure that all their entries are confirmed with the CIAC. Coaches
should report any discrepancies to the Meet Directors,
Girls Meet Director Open Championship:
Robert Haddad, Windham High School, 355 High Street, Willimantic, CT
06226 -Telephone - Home (860) 228-4816 / School (860) 465-2485
Boys Meet Director for Open Championship
Bill Baron, 29 Apple Tree Lane, South Windsor, CT 06074 -- Telephone -
Home (860) 644-1264.
Click
to view CIAC State Open BOYS Start List...
Click
to view CIAC State Open GIRLS Start List...
Week 8 XC Poll Voting Opens
Saturday....
(Nov 3, 2005) Due to the CIAC State Meet on Friday, registered
coaches should check their email on Saturday for the notice to start
voting for the final Weekly CT XC Poll . Voting for this last poll will close on
Monday-8pm.
Week 7 XC Poll - Lyman Memorial
Girls Earns Top Spot while Amity Boys are Unanimous First ...
(Nov 1, 2005) The state
coaches have rewarded the powerful performance by the Lyman Memorial
Girls XC Team at the Division meet on Saturday with a number one ranking
in Week 7 of the XC Poll. The coaches have also rewarded the Amity Boys
team with all of the first place votes as they dominated the Division LL
meet last weekend. Poll coordinators Dave Smith and Ron Knapp have
released the results of voting by state coaches which is sponsored by MySportsResults.com. 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 next to last 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.
CIAC Posts State Open Start Lists...
(Nov 1, 2005) The CIAC has released the
start lists for the CIAC State Open to be held on Friday, November 4,
2005 at Wickham Park in East Hartford CT. The Boys Race starts at 1:30pm
while the Girls Race starts at 2:15pm. Coaches should check the CIAC
Start Lists to make sure that all their entries are confirmed with the
CIAC. Coaches should report any discrepancies to the Meet Directors,
Girls Meet Director Open Championship:
Robert Haddad, Windham High School, 355 High Street, Willimantic, CT
06226 -Telephone - Home (860) 228-4816 / School (860) 465-2485
Boys Meet Director for Open Championship
Bill Baron, 29 Apple Tree Lane, South Windsor, CT 06074 -- Telephone -
Home (860) 644-1264.
Click
to view CIAC State Open BOYS Start List...
Click
to view CIAC State Open GIRLS Start List...
Divisional Championship Week
Divisional
Champions Photo Gallery...
(Oct 29, 2005)
MySportsResults.com
is also pleased to present a special Divisional Race Champions Photo
Gallery of Boys and Girls team and individual champions as well as all
runner-up athletes and top twelve athletes in each race.
Click here
to view Division Champions Photo Gallery...
Talent on
Display at CIAC Divisional
Races...
(Oct 29, 2005) On a perfect day for cross
country (it wasn't raining) the CIAC Divisional Cross Country Meets were
run at Wickham Park in East Hartford. The slightly modified start to the
boys 5km and girls 4km course allowed runners a better start as they
raced by on the wide grass side of the finish line instead of the narrow
road. The runners also used the new new wood chip trail that parallels
the infamous Green Monster as Wickham Park continues to renovate and
preserve it woods and fields heritage.
Those runners fastest enough to finish in the top ten individuals in
their race or under 17 minutes and 24 seconds advanced to next week's
State Open race. The teams that placed in the top two spots in each race
automatically qualified. Teams that also were in the top eight fastest
team times from the entire day or ran a team time of 1:28.00 or better
also made the State Open meet.
CIAC L Division...
In the first race of the day, the
Boys Class L
title was decide by a scant two points as
Conard-West Hartford
edged CCC rivals
Simsbury,
99 to 101 and
Hall-West Hartford
in third with 132 points. Conard's pack of runners quietly put together
a championship season that culminated today with a total team effort as
they were led by a fourth place finish from
Jeremy Goldenberg
as he finished behind race winner
Josh Kearns of Ridgefield
in 16:24.
Jeff Stenzel of Farmington
was runner-up.
The
Girls Class L
individual race featured one of the fastest times of the day by junior
Emma Perron of Conard-West Hartford
as she ran 15:20 to out race
Jessica Keener of Mercy.
Caitlin Cannon of Conard
and
Alasia Griebel of Bristol Central
were also clocked under the 16 minute mark.
Simsbury,
led by
Stacy Carlson,
placed 5 runners in the top 25 spots to ensure the win over runner-up
Mercy,
71 to 101 points.
Click here to view all
Division Race Results...
CIAC LL
Division...
The
Boys LL Race was highlighted by the 1-2 finish of the talented
Glastonbury
duo of
Donald Cabral and Robert Dugger. The team race was won by top
ranked Amity-Woodbridge as they
defeated runner-up
New Milford,
71-95. Amity was led by the ninth place finish of
Michael McSherry. Other teams advancing to the State Open
based on time were Norwich Free Academy, Glastonbury, Xavier, Newtown
and Danbury. The race also introduced freshman
Colby Welch of Manchester
as he finished in 16:56, fastest time of the day for the youngest
underclassmen.
The
Girls LL Race
featured a dual between top ranked Ridgefield and last year's winner,
Glastonbury. Sophomore
Kristen Mitchell of Glastonbury
successfully defended her individual title as she ran 15:32 for the win.
Teammate
Jamie Olson
followed in 15:41 to seal the win for
Glastonbury
as they took the team title, 71-97 points over
Ridgefield.
Heather Stevens of Ridgefield
finished third in 15:57.
Click here to view all
Division Race Results...
CIAC S Division...
The
closest race of the day highlighted the Boys S Race as
Connor Hackett of Bolton
and
Dave Bent of Cromwell
ran neck and neck for the last 200 meters
of the race. Both were timed in 16:36 with the photo finish victory
given to Hackett. In the team race,
Rich Klauber
led
Thomaston
to victory with his fourth place effort as they defeated runner-up
East Hamption,
88 to 136 points.
It has been more than two decades since Shelia Pekari of E. Hampton and
Paula Brunetto of Litchfield won 3 consecutive Division S Girls Races.
This year,
Christina Wells of Shepaug
joined the elite group with her third win in three years as she ran
16:09 to outdistance 2002 champion
Gillian Rissler of St Bernard.
Rissler was followed by teammate
Caroline Riley
as
St Bernard
scored 45 points to easily with their second consecutive team title over
runner-up
Litchfield
(90 points).
Click here to view all
Division Race Results...
CIAC SS
Division...
The
surprise winner of the day was sophomore
Will Griffin of East Catholic
as he raced to victory in the
Boys SS Race
in a time of 16:11. He was closely followed by
Alec Carlson of Ellington
in 16:15. Ellington used Carlson's finish plus an eighth place finish by
Mark Szafir
to capture their second consecutive team title with a 53 to 62 win over
runner-up Weston. Weston was led by
John Loeser
in third place.
The
Girls SS Race
was a dual meet between
Lyman Memorial
and the rest of the field. Lyman place all seven of their runners in the
top twelve places as they were led by
Kelley Sorrell
who clocked one of the two fastest times
of the day (15:20). She was followed by
Dana Troy (2), Sarah Ports (3), Katie Fitton (6),
and Samantha Troy (10). Griswold, led by Stephanie Slonski
and Krystyna Chester, was second with 69 points.
Click here to view all
Division Race Results...
CIAC M Division...
The
veteran pair of seniors
Tradelle Ward
and
Chris Croft
of Griswold cruised to a 1-2 finish in the
Boys M Race
in a quick 16:00 and 16:01. Griswold solid team finish allowed them to
repeat as team victors with 42 points over runner-up
Darien
with 71 points. Griswold placed
David Bausch, Jason Cusack and Andrew Orum
in the top twenty.
James Wyper
led Darien with a fourth place effort.
In the
Girls M Race,
Darien used a solid top 12 effort from
Katherine Sinacore and Allison Leach to secure the team
title with 83 points over runner-up Nonnewaug with 92 points.
Defending Open and New England champion Amie Schumacher of Holy Cross
ran 15:49 to win her second consecutive M Race.
Click here to view all
Division Race Results...
CIAC MM Division...
Senior
Jay Koloseus of Guilford
ran the fastest time of the day to win the
Boys MM Race
in a meet record 15:32. He was followed by
Doug Ridyard of EO Smith
in 16:36.
Guilford
also won their first MM Team Title after winning the L Title the last
two years. Guilford scored 92 points to earn the title over
Ledyard
with 111 points.
The
Guilford Girls Team
made it a sweep as they captured the
Girls MM Race
with a 66 to 85 victory over Wilton.
Kerri Lyons of Wilton
ran a quick 15:28 to win easily over
Katherine Bossardet of Ledyard.
Guilford was led by the top twelve finishes
of
Becca Krumholz and Diana Richerson.
Click here to view all
Division Race Results...
Week 7 XC Poll Voting Opens
Saturday....
(Oct 28, 2005) Due to the CIAC Class Meets on Saturday, registered
coaches should check their email on Saturday for the notice to start
voting for the Week-7 CT XC Poll . Voting this week will close on
Monday-8pm.
CIAC Divisional
Tests on Saturday...
(Oct 27, 2005) For many of the several
hundred state harriers, Saturday,
October 29 has been marked as a test date as important as any they have
seen all season. Many will try to achieve their best performance as they
try to help their teams capture team titles at the CIAC Divisional Cross
Country Championships. For less than two dozen athletes, Saturday
represents one more step towards individual goals of winning a State
Class meet. Finally, each runner will try to set their own personal
record on the challenging Wickham Park course, 5km for boys and 4km for
girls.
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Print Your CIAC
Divisional Championship Guide and Course Maps...
A Letter of Congratulations to
Coach Sue Curnias ...
 (Oct
26, 2005) It is not very often that I have
the opportunity to say congratulations to a leader among coaches and a
friend
who is being honored by her peers. I was first introduced to Sue McAuliffe Curnias over twenty years ago by my wife, Betty, who has
been Sue's long time friend. Through personal and coaching involvement
with her, I
learned enough about Sue to be impressed by her thorough commitment to
her student-athletes and her coaching abilities in cross country and
outdoor track and field. At the 1986 State Class XC meet, I watched her
first State Class L champion Meredith Gordon run to victory and a year
later her team captured the Class L title over New Milford. In her 17
years as an outdoor coach and 27 years as a cross country coach, I was
always impressed by her on-field demeanor with her athletes; one that
commanded respect but yet helped her athletes keep their perspective through
their triumphs as well as their disappointments.
Sue has always been dedicated to
her profession, in the class room and on the track. In addition to her
Health and Physical Education teaching and coaching responsibilities at
William Hall High School in West Hartford, Sue has served on the CIAC
track and gymnastics committees and with the CHSCA in both sports as
well. She has also served as a vice president of the Connecticut
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; served
on the Wethersfield Recreation Commission and the West Hartford Coaches
Council.
It is no surprise that the Connecticut High School Coaches
Association (CHSCA)
has chosen Sue for induction into their Hall of Fame since she is
the only
woman who has ever received the CHSCA coach of the year award in three
different sports. Sue has also
coached gymnastics for nine years at Hall,
achieving a 78-37 record and a coach of the year award in 1980. She also
earned coach of the year honors in Outdoor Track and Field in 1986 and
in Cross Country in 1988. Her teams have captured 18 league titles,
three state runner-up spots and 20 third or fourth-place finishes. Her
most recent cross country champion was Ceara Danaher in 2002 and 2003 at
the Class LL meet. Other accolades for Sue include an NHSACA Region I
coach of the year in both track and cross country and she has been
recognized by the Connecticut Track and Field Association and the
National Federation national high school coach of the year in track and
field (1992). She also coached swimming for two years at Conard High
School (14-5). Sue is also slated for the Bo Kolinsky Award presented in
November by the Wethersfield High School Hall of Fame for her
contribution to high school athletics.
Congratulations Sue on your achievements
and well deserved awards. Thank you for your
dedication to the Connecticut high school sports scene over the past two decades.
Regards,
Ron Knapp, Owner - MySportsResults.com
NOTE: The
CHSCA Hall of Fame Dinner is slated for Thursday, Nov. 10 (6 p.m.
reception, 7 p.m. dinner) at the AquaTurf Club in Southington.
Tickets are $35 and can be ordered from John Fontana at 860-628-4122.
More information on other inductees is available at the CHSCA
website.
Conference Championship Week
Amity Boys and
Ridgefield Girls Stay At Top of 2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll ...
(Oct 24, 2005) A week
before the state class meets, the Amity
Boys and the Ridgefield Girls XC teams remain as the top teams in week
six of the 2005 CT Coach's Weekly XC Poll. The New Milford Boys team continued their
strong showing in the runner-up position with Glastonbury third and Xavier fourth in the polls.
The Ridgefield Girl's team continued their top rating while Lyman Memorial
gathered more first place votes and moved ahead of third ranked Glastonbury into the second spot.
Simsbury was close behind in the fourth slot.
Poll coordinators Dave Smith and Ron Knapp have released the results of
voting by state coaches which is sponsored by MySportsResults.com. 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.
Connecticut XC Conference Champions Recognized...
(Oct 22, 2005)
A special
Connecticut XC Conference Champions page, presented by Fleet Feet of West
Hartford, is available that recognizes all the individual and team
conference champions from across the state.
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Connecticut XC Conference Champions...
SCC and
Berkshire League
XC Conference Championships...
(Oct 22, 2005) On Thursday,
the Southern Connecticut Cross Country Championships were held at Hammonasset
State Park, Madison. Senior Jay Koloseus of Guilford won his
second consecutive individual title, breaking his own meet record
(15:41) to outdistance runner-up Chris Zablocki of Xavier
(16:26). The top rated Amity-Woodbridge Boys Team dominated the
team race by placing five runners in the top eight finishers to earn the
championship with 28 points. Seniors Mike McSherry (3rd, 16:36)
and William Sudhoff (4th, 16:40) led the way for Amity, while
junior Wesley Halstead placed sixth (16:49), Alex McSherry
(7th), 16:50 and Christopher Walsh (8th), 16:54. Xavier
was second with 46 points. In the SCC Girls Championship race,
Guilford captured a fifth consecutive title and seventh in twelve
years with an impressive team effort in scoring 58 points. The Indians
were led by Becca Krumholz, (4th-19:47) with teammate Amelia
Farnham in tenth. Mercy, led by individual champion
Jessica Keener (18:57), placed second with 88 points.
On Friday, the Berkshire League Cross Country Championships were
held at Black Rock State Park in Thomaston. In the Boys Championship,
Rich Klauber of Thomaston led his team to victory with his
winning effort of 16:57 as Thomaston scored 34 to outdistance runner-up
Shepaug with 65 points. Klauber had plenty of help as they placed
five in the top thirteen places with Josh Olsen 4th, Steve
Krasnowski 6th, Tim Olsen 10th, and Scott Fayer 13th.
In the Berkshire Girls Championship race, first year runner
Anna Shields of Lewis Mills narrowly defeated defending champion
Christina Wells of Shepaug, 15:18 to 15:33. Defending champion
Litchfield repeated as the team winner with 39 points as they placed
five runners in the top eleven spots. Katie Pratt led
teammates Chloe Bourne, Annie Secombe, Kaleigh
Mierwinski, and Hannah Bourne to victory over runner-up
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