Hamden High School Runners Qualify for State Open

MANCHESTER, CT — Hamden High School will be represented in both races at the State Open cross country championships this Friday at Wickham Park in Manchester.

At the Class LL meet Saturday, also at Wickham Park, Molly Marrandino and Shawn Odei-Ntiri turned in strong enough performances to qualify.

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

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

• Shawn Odei-Ntiri (30)

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

• Molly Marrandino (29)

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 credits: Tim Jensen