Champions Crowned At State Open Cross Country Championships

MANCHESTER, CT — A gorgeous early November afternoon produced ideal conditions for some terrific racing by some of Connecticut's best high school runners at the CIAC State Open cross country championships.

Glastonbury swept the girls race, using a first-place individual placement by Brooke Strauss to compile 65 points and easily capture the team title over the 131 by runner-up New Milford. The Guardians, which last week won the Class LL title for the second straight year, won the Open for the fifth time overall, but first since 2017.

On the boys' side, a pair of top 6 placements lifted 2-time defending Class LL champion Hall to 86 points, besting runner-up Ridgefield's 113. The victory was the first Open title for the Titans.

Steven Hergenrother of Ridgefield won the individual boys race, finishing the 3.1-mile course at Wickham Park in 15:42, six seconds faster than Griffin Mandirola of Suffield.

Here are the top five teams and top 20 individuals from each race. Click the division headers for complete results.

GIRLS

Teams

1. Glastonbury, 65
2. New Milford, 131
3. New Fairfield, 155
4. E.O. Smith, 182
5. Trumbull, 184

Individuals

1. Brooke Strauss, Glastonbury, 19:05
2. Kathryn Marchand, Trumbull
3. Chase Gilbert, Lyme-Old Lyme
4. Katherine Bohlke, Newington
5. Hannah Andrejczyk, Shelton
6. Alexa Ciccone, Cheshire
7. Georgia Keller, Ridgefield
8. Katie McMorrow, New Fairfield
9. Ripley Penney, New Fairfield
10. Anna Omelchenko, Wilbur Cross
11. Sydney Kelleher, New Milford
12. Gabriella Hernandez, E.O. Smith
13. Kelly Jones, Lauralton Hall
14. Avery Maiese, Waterford
15. Alexis Buskey, E.O. Smith
16. Sophia Oliva, Pomperaug
17. Kelley MacElhiney, Glastonbury
18. Charlotte Moor, New Canaan
19. Isabel Greene, New Milford
20. Lila Garbett, Glastonbury

BOYS

Teams

1. Hall, 86
2. Ridgefield, 113
3. Danbury, 120
4. New Milford, 134
5. Xavier, 140

Individuals

1. Steven Hergenrother, Ridgefield, 15:42
2. Griffin Mandirola, Suffield
3. Isaac Mahler, Hall
4. Brayden Bayek, Rocky Hill
5. Collin Walsh, New Milford
6. Colin Goldschmidt, Hall
7. Owen Martin, Xavier
8. David Carillo, Trumbull
9. Ryan Gruczka, Stonington
10. Alexander Ushchak, Xavier
11. William Krause, Glastonbury
12. Ben Lorenz, Staples
13. Francis Porrini III, Bristol Central
14. Parker Broderick, Fairfield Warde
15. Benjamin Daniels, New Milford
16. Jack Mattingly, E.O. Smith
17. Soheib Dissa, Newtown
18. Brendan Fant, East Lyme
19. Liam Fedigan, Jonathan Law
20. Devon Rosemark, Danbury