Avon High School Runners Succeed at State Cross Country Championships

MANCHESTER, CT — Avon High School will be well-represented at the upcoming State Open after excellent performances in Class MM at the CIAC class meets Saturday at Wickham Park.

The girls team had three runners finish in the top 20, compiling 99 points to place second to RHAM's 68. A Falcon boy placed in the top 10 to qualify as an individual; the team finished fourth.

Here are the champions of all 12 races, plus top finishers from Avon. Click a header for complete results from that division.

LL BOYS
Team Champion - Staples, 46 points
Individual - Zakeer Ahmad, Staples, 15:49

LL GIRLS
Team Champion - Ridgefield, 57 points
Individual - Katelynn Romanchick, Trumbull, 19:22

L BOYS
Team Champion - New Milford, 54 points
Individual - Eli Nahom, New Milford, 16:33

L GIRLS
Team Champion - Pomperaug, 62 points
Individual - Morgan McCormick, Wilton, 18:50

MM BOYS
Team Champion - Joel Barlow, 88 points
Individual - Michael Bortolot, Joel Barlow, 16:30
Avon:

• Zach Bortoff (6)
• Jack Stokesbury (17)

MM GIRLS
Team Champion - RHAM, 68 points
Individual - Elise Symon, North Haven
Avon:

• Emily Foley (6)
• Rachel Martin (13)
• Christina Martin (20)
• Caroline Luby (30)
• Christine Oberhausen (35)

M BOYS
Team Champion - Tolland, 67 points
Individual - Josh Bedard, Tolland, 16:34

M GIRLS
Team Champion - Tolland, 26 points
Individual - Katherine Deloreto, Tolland, 18:49

SS BOYS
Team Champion - Haddam-Killingworth, 39 points
Individual - Daniel Schumann, Haddam-Killingworth, 16:33

SS GIRLS
Team Champion - Immaculate, 53 points
Individual - Angela Saidman, Immaculate, 19:24

S BOYS
Team Champion - Lyman Memorial, 71 points
Individual - Sean Parker, Shepaug Valley, 16:15

S GIRLS
Team Champion - Derby, 55 points
Individual - Emily Sienna, Hale Ray, 19:36

Photo credits: Tim Jensen