Local Athletes Fare Well at Class S Track and Field Meet

High school track and field teams from several Patch towns in northern and central Connecticut had successful outings Thursday in the Class S championships at Willow Brook Park in New Britain.

Bloomfield dominated the boys' and girls' competition; the boys had 144 points to 84 for Old Saybrook, while the girls accumulated 157 points to nearly double runnerup Coginchaug's 81.

Here are individual scoring results for athletes from schools in Patch towns in north-central Connecticut. An asterisk (*) indicates the athlete qualified for the June 6 State Open at Willow Brook Park.

CLASS S

BOYS

team points
6. Canton, 40
21. East Windsor, 4
25. Windsor Locks, 3
31. Somers, 1

1,600 meters
2. Maximillian Sparks, Canton

3,200 meters
6. Maximillian Sparks, Canton

110 hurdles
6. John Solomon, Canton
7. Dustin Van Kirk, Canton

300 hurdles
3. John Solomon, Canton*

4x100
8. Windsor Locks

4x800
8. Somers

pole vault
4. Stephen Oliver, Canton
7. Curtis Ruckey, Windsor Locks

long jump
7. Cameron Lange, Canton

discus
1. William Briggs, Canton* (158-2)

javelin
5. Tristin Garrik, East Windsor
8. Will Carlson, Canton

GIRLS

team points
8. Canton, 20
11. Somers, 18
19. Cheney Tech, 10
20. East Windsor, 9
28. East Granby, 5

3,200 meters
8. Ava Roche, Somers

100 hurdles
2. Amanda Kaufman, Somers
4. Lucy Tanner, Canton

300 hurdles
3. Amanda Kaufman, Somers
4. Jordin Comstock, East Granby
7. Lucy Tanner, Canton

4x100
2. Canton*
5. East Windsor

4x400
5. East Windsor
8. Canton

4x800
6. Canton

high jump
6. Lauren Eastwood, Somers
8. Abigail Skinner, Canton

long jump
8. Morgan Masters, East Windsor

discus
1. Christina Johnson, Cheney Tech* (107-10)

Photo credit: Vicki Clark