Final CIAC Championships Of Spring 2023 Decided In Track And Field

NEW BRITAIN, CT — The final state championships for spring 2023 were decided at Veterans Stadium in Willow Brook Park Wednesday, as the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) concluded three days of track and field competition in the boys decathlon, girls heptathlon, steeplechase and hammer throw events.

The victory platform in the multi-event competition was crowded with repeat winners. Joshua Mooney of Stonington compiled 6,680 points to win the 10-event decathlon for the second straight year, while Audrey Kozak of Shelton captured her second consecutive 7-event heptathlon with 4,442 points.

Hammer throw winners were Dylan Sheehan of Old Lyme (206-07) and Elizabeth Sorensen of Coginchaug (141-06). Champions of the 2,000 meter steeplechase were Matthew Kraszewski of Hale Ray (6:32.69) and Hannah Stephenson of Farmington (7:24.84), while Soheib Dissa of Newtown claimed the boys 3,000 meter steeplechase crown (9:27.43).

Here are the top five overall finishers in the decathlon and heptathlon, including individual event winners from those competitions, plus the top three place-winners in the hammer throw and steeplechase events. Complete official results for all events may be found here.

GIRLS

Heptathlon

1. Audrey Kozak, Shelton, 4,442
2. Meg Barnouw, Fairfield Warde, 4,012
3. Jordan Murphy, East Hampton, 3,753
4. Isabella Sorrentino, Woodstock Academy, 3,717
5. Aleisha Clarke, Hartford Public, 3,683

Heptathlon event winners

• 100 meter hurdles - Squirrel Lanz, Cheshire, 15.10
• high jump - Meg Barnouw, Fairfield Warde, 5-06
• shot put - Isabella Sorrentino, Woodstock Academy, 35-09.25
• 200 meters - Audrey Kozak, Shelton, 25.46
• long jump - Audrey Kozak, Shelton, 17-07
• javelin toss - Aleisha Clarke, Hartford Public, 111-06
• 800 meters - Dara Salka, Somers, 2:27.20

Hammer throw

1. Elizabeth Sorensen, Coginchaug, 141-06
2. Layla Spann-McDonald, Bloomfield, 136-03
3. Anaka Eaton, Coventry, 130-02

2,000 meter steeplechase

1. Hannah Stephenson, Farmington, 7:24.84
2. Kate Littler, Ledyard, 7:33.83
3. Stephanie Burzynski, Somers, 7:37.89

BOYS

Decathlon

1. Joshua Mooney, Stonington, 6,680
2. Caleb Smith, Newtown, 6,169
3. Michael Johnson, Lewis Mills, 5,935
4. Dar Jankovic, E.O. Smith, 5,773
5. Kyle Kurtz, Bethel, 5,757

Decathlon event winners

• 100 meters - Joshua Mooney, Stonington, 10.91
• long jump - Caleb Smith, Newtown, 21-07.25
• shot put - Dar Jankovic, E.O. Smith, 41-06.50
• high jump - Dar Jankovic, E.O. Smith, 6-08
• 400 meters - Michael Johnson, Lewis Mills, 50.07
• 110 meter hurdles - Joshua Mooney, Stonington, 13.89
• discus throw - Mark Boudreau, Oxford, 132-07
• pole vault - Kyle Kurtz, Bethel, 13-11.25
• javelin toss - Joshua Mooney, Stonington, 167-03
• 1,500 meters - Kyle Kurtz, Bethel, 4:32.79

Hammer throw

1. Dylan Sheehan, Old Lyme, 206-07
2. Tye Karpicky, Glastonbury, 176-00
3. Lucas DeCrescenzo, Lyman Hall, 167-04

2,000 meter steeplechase

1. Matthew Kraszewski, Hale Ray, 6:32.69
2. Harjaap Singh, Trumbull, 6:33.51
3. Peter Stofa, Trumbull, 6:38.59

3,000 meter steeplechase

1. Soheib Dissa, Newtown, 9:27.43
2. Christian Zawislack, Greenwich, 10:07.39
3. Konrad Jandzinski, RHAM, 10:12.87