3 New Records Set At State Open Track and Field Championships

NEW BRITAIN, CT — Three new records were set Monday at the CIAC State Open track and field championships at Veterans Stadium at Willow Brook Park in New Britain.

Edward Williams of Sacred Heart set a new 110 meter hurdles record of 14.03 seconds; Chet Ellis of Staples set a new standard in the high jump, clearing 7 feet, one-half inch; and the Wilbur Cross 4 x 800 relay team of Nassaiah Betancourt, Mohammed Hussain, Elliot Faulkner and Travis Martin finished in 7:47.20, eclipsing the previous mark by more than four seconds.

Double individual winners were Tess Stapleton of Fairfield Ludlowe (100 meter hurdles, long jump) and Justin Forde of Brien McMahon (long jump, triple jump).

Bloomfield easily won the boys division with 108 points, with Hall placing second with 43. Danbury's girls won team honors with 58 points, 15 more than runner-up Windsor.

Here are the top three teams in both boys and girls divisions, as well as individual event winners. Click here for complete meet results.

BOYS

Teams

1. Bloomfield, 108
2. Hall, 43
3. Xavier, 30

Events

• 100 meters - Ryan Raybuck, Greenwich, 10.77
• 200 meters - Malcolm Beckford, Bloomfield, 21.72
• 400 meters - Ja'kwan Hale, Derby, 48.52
• 800 meters - Pierre Sylvain, Xavier, 1:54.62
• 1600 meters - Trey Cormier, Hall, 4:14.25
• 3200 meters - Robbie Cozean, Xavier, 9:10.97
• 110 meter hurdles - Edward Williams, Sacred Heart, 14.03*
• 300 meter hurdles - Deshaune Poole, Hillhouse, 38.75
• 4 x 100 relay - Greenwich (Clark, Wint, Raybuck, Robinson-Nye), 42.40
• 4 x 400 relay - Bloomfield (Hill, Beckford, Nealy, Herbert), 3:21.75
• 4 x 800 relay - Wilbur Cross (Betancourt, Hussain, Faulkner, Martin), 7:47.20*
• high jump - Chet Ellis, Staples, 7-0.50*
• pole vault - Hayden Rovelli, Coginchaug, 14-6
• long jump - Justin Forde, Brien McMahon, 23-5.75
• triple jump - Justin Forde, Brien McMahon, 50-2
• shot put - Aaron Williams, Bloomfield, 55-6.75
• discus - Michael Campbell, Bloomfield, 154-5
• javelin - Jordan Davis, Sheehan, 203-1

GIRLS

Teams

1. Danbury, 58
2. Windsor, 43
3. Bloomfield, 38

Events

• 100 meters - Chelsea Mitchell, Canton, 11.67
• 200 meters - Terry Miller, Bloomfield, 24.33
• 400 meters - Alanna Smith, Danbury, 55.71
• 800 meters - Grace Hanratty, Old Saybrook, 2:12.33
• 1600 meters - Angela Saidman, Immaculate, 4:57.16
• 3200 meters - Kate Wiser, Pomperaug, 10:28.91
• 100 meter hurdles - Tess Stapleton, Fairfield Ludlowe, 14.10
• 300 meter hurdles - Emma Langis, Ridgefield, 44.65
• 4 x 100 relay - Windsor (Gray, Moye, Robinson, Richardson), 47.74
• 4 x 400 relay - Bloomfield (Banton, Miller, Gibson, Mars), 3:57.97
• 4 x 800 relay - Ridgefield (Langis, McGrath, Viggiano, Michalowski), 9:16.90
• high jump - Allyson Lewis, Norwich Free Academy, 5-8
• pole vault - Paige Martin, Norwich Free Academy, 11-0
• long jump - Tess Stapleton, Fairfield Ludlowe, 18-9
• triple jump - Meilee Kry, Danbury, 38-3.25
• shot put - Natalie Rolon-Issa, Bacon Academy, 41-5.50
• discus - Susie Okoli, Wilbur Cross, 128-6
• javelin - Kate Joyce, Weston, 143-7