Fairfield Scholastic Runners Qualify for State Open

MANCHESTER, CT — Fairfield Prep, Ludlowe and Warde will each be represented at the State Open cross country championships this Friday at Wickham Park in Manchester.

At the class meets Saturday, also at Wickham Park, the boys teams from Prep and Warde each made it into the Open, as did individual girls from Warde and Ludlowe.

Here are the champions of all 12 races, plus top 40 finishers from the Fairfield schools. Click a header for complete results from that division.

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

• William Brisman (4)
• Alex Mocarski (14)
• Danny Jagoe (29)
• James Maniscalco (31)

Fairfield Prep:

• Drew Thompson (2)
• Chris Nilsson (10)

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

• Gabi Galletta (3)

Fairfield Ludlowe:

• Sarah Leatherwood (7)

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

MM GIRLS
Team Champion - RHAM, 68 points
Individual - Elise Symon, North Haven, 19:52

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 credit: Tim Jensen