Area Athletes Shine at State Open Track and Field Meet

NEW BRITAIN, CT — Athletes from schools in Patch towns in Hartford and Tolland counties posted some outstanding performances Monday in the State Open track and field championships at Willow Brook Park.

Southington had three individual winners in capturing the girls team competition by posting 35 points, three more than two-time defending champion Bloomfield. Amanda Howe won the shot put and discus, while Megan Biscoglio tied a State Open record in the pole vault.

Bulkeley and Glastonbury each compiled 25 points to tie for sixth, with a total of 22 schools from the region earning points.

Terry Miller of Bulkeley broke State Open records in both the 100 and 200 meter runs, while girls from Rocky Hill, Northwest Catholic, Windsor and Berlin each won individual events.

On the boys' side, won by Danbury with 51 points, the top area team was Hartford Public with 30.5 points. Manchester placed sixth with 23 points; 15 area schools collected at least one point.

Individual events were won by boys from Hartford Public (2) and University.

Here are the top five teams, plus each event winner and top 8 placements by athletes from the area. An asterisk (*) denotes a new State Open record. Click here for complete meet results.

GIRLS

Teams

1. Southington, 35
2. Bloomfield, 32
3. Danbury, 28
4. Greenwich, 27
5. Hamden, 26
   6. (tie) Bulkeley, 25
   6. (tie) Glastonbury, 25
   14. (tie) Berlin, 16
   14. (tie) Ellington, 16
   18. (tie) Windsor, 15
   20. (tie) Canton, 12
   25. (tie) Hall, 10
   25. (tie) Northwest Catholic, 10
   32. (tie) East Hartford, 8
   32. (tie) Simsbury, 8
   32. (tie) Avon, 8
   43. (tie) Tolland, 6
   46. (tie) Somers, 5
   48. E.O. Smith, 4.5
   49. (tie) Manchester, 4
   55. (tie) Hartford Public, 3
   55. (tie) Granby Memorial, 3
   59. (tie) Stafford, 2
   63. (tie) Conard, 1

Events

• 100 meters - 1) Terry Miller, Bulkeley, 11.72*; 4) Chelsea Mitchell, Canton; 6) Selina Soule, Glastonbury; 7) Tia Marie Brown, Windsor
• 200 meters - 1) Terry Miller, Bulkeley, 24.17*; 5) Nikki Xiarhos, Berlin; 8) Jillian Mars, Bloomfield
• 400 meters - 1) Carly Swierbut, Newtown, 55.48; 3) Jillian Mars, Bloomfield; 4) Terry Miller, Bulkeley
• 800 meters - 1) Emily Philippides, Greenwich, 2:11.78; 2) Erin McGill, Glastonbury; 3) Elsa Martin, Simsbury
• 1,600 meters - 1) Elizabeth Stockman, rocky Hill, 4:59.15; 5) Kate Hedlund, Manchester
• 3,200 meters - 1) Katherine Wiser, Pomperaug, 10:36.72; 3) Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill; 4) Kylie Raymond, Somers; 6) Julia Caputo, Canton
• 100 hurdles - 1) Katherine Jacobs, Northwest Catholic, 14.50; 3) Carly Carpino, Avon; 4) Savanna Macaluso, Ellington; 6) Nicole Szilagyi, Granby Memorial; 7) Tessa Kopec, Stafford
• 300 hurdles - 1) Emma Langis, Ridgefield, 44.38; 7) Carly Carpino, Avon; 8) Isabela Glynn, Conard
• 4 x 100 relay - 1) Windsor (Richardson, Brown, McHenry, Green), 49.45; 2) East Hartford; 5) Canton; 7) Berlin
• 4 x 400 relay - 1) Hamden (Gardner, Gay, Joseph, Cayward), 3:57.23; 4) Bloomfield; 5) Glastonbury; 6) Windsor; 7) Simsbury
• 4 x 800 relay - 1) Greenwich (Ragone, McMillan, Harris, Philippides), 9:13.58; 4) Glastonbury; 7) Hall
• high jump - 1) Patricia Mroczkowski, Berlin, 5-8; 2) Monique Anderson, Bloomfield; 3) Tianna St. Louis, Tolland; 4) Megan Knowling, Ellington
• pole vault - 1) Megan Biscoglio, Southington, 12-6*; 4) (tie) Haley Jaquith, E.O. Smith
• long jump - 1) Erica Marriott, North haven, 18-1.75; 2) Olivia Bowes, Hall; 4) Selina Soule, Glastonbury
• triple jump - 1) Rachel Fleischer, Derby, 38-4.75; 3) Megan Knowling, Ellington; 5) Jahleah Harris, Bloomfield; 7) Monique Anderson, Bloomfield
• shot put - 1) Amanda Howe, Southington, 40-4; 3) Justyce Wilson, Bloomfield; 6) Wenesha Stewart, Hartford Public
• discus - 1) Amanda Howe, Southington, 132-3
• javelin - 1) Ally Conde, Killingly, 118-0; 4) Janette Wadolowski, Southington

BOYS

Teams

1. Danbury, 51
2. Derby, 46.5
3. Staples, 36
4. Bunnell, 35
5. Hartford Public, 30.5
6. Manchester 23
   12. (tie) Hall, 17
   17. Bloomfield, 13
   20. (tie) University, 10
   20. (tie) Windsor, 10
   28. (tie) East Windsor, 8
   32. (tie) Simsbury, 7
   36. (tie) Northwest Catholic, 6
   36. (tie) East Hartford, 6
   36. (tie) Enfield, 6
   57. (tie) E.O. Smith, 3
   57. (tie) Berlin, 3
   61. (tie) Tolland, 2
   67. (tie) MLC, 1

Events

• 100 meters - 1) Leon Campbell, Hartford, 10.93; 3) Deante Anderson, Northwest Catholic; 7) Jamar Eaton, East Hartford
• 200 meters - 1) Leon Campbell, Hartford Public, 21.92; 6) Alexander Halkies, Berlin; 8) Samuel Agyei, MLC
• 400 meters - 1) Kymali Hay, University, 48.67; 3) (tie) Andre Valentine, Hartford Public; 5) Jevin Frett, Manchester
• 800 meters - 1) Ken Little, Derby, 1:52.05; 2) Miller Anderson, Hall; 4) Joe Pearl, Manchester
• 1,600 meters - 1) William Landowne, Staples, 4:12.60; 3) Trey Cormier, Hall
• 3,200 meters - 1) Daniel Nichols, Danbury, 9:09.91; 6) Trey Cormier, Hall
• 110 hurdles - 1) Deshaune Poole, Hillhouse, 14.57; 6) Shemar Stewart, Bloomfield
• 300 hurdles - 1) Aren Seeger, Naugatuck, 38.00; 2) Marcus Manson, Windsor; 5) Shemar Stewart, Bloomfield; 7) Abdiel Tejada-Ruiz, E.O. Smith
• 4 x 100 relay - 1) Bunnell (N'Dabian, Cineus, Exentus, Henry), 42.59; 4) Hartford Public; 5) East Hartford; 7) Windsor
• 4 x 400 relay - 1) Danbury (Melo, Ford, Going, Parkinson), 3:20.87; 2) Manchester
• 4 x 800 relay - 1) Xavier (Sylvain, Lally, Christie, Schulten), 7:56.28; 7) Tolland
• high jump - 1) Chet Ellis, Staples, 6-6; 3) Matthew Santy, Enfield
• pole vault - 1) Nathaniel Llanos, Danbury, 14-0
• long jump - 1) Dyshon Vaughn, Career Magnet, 23-9
• triple jump - 1) Justin Forde, Brien McMahon, 49-6.5; 3) Sean Dixon-Bodie, Bloomfield; 8) Kobe Stigler, E.O. Smith
• shot put - 1) Michael Browning, RHAM, 55-7.25; 3) Nathan Quaye, Manchester; 7) Jonathan Prell, Simsbury
• discus - 1) Bernardo Mbaya, Crosby, 157-10; 4) Jonathan Prell, Simsbury
• javelin - 1) Brian Jalowiec, Derby, 180-6; 2) Tristan Garrick, East Windsor

Photo credit: City of New Britain

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