Cross Country Champions Crowned At Wickham Park

MANCHESTER, CT — The first dozen team titles of the 2019 Connecticut high school fall sports season were determined Saturday at the CIAC cross country championships at Wickham Park. Individuals champions were also crowned in Classes LL, L, MM, M, SS and S.

The largest margin of victory was a whopping 1 minute, 25 seconds, as Kate Wiser of Pomperaug dusted the girls' field in Class L. Her time of 17:39 established a new course and meet record, two seconds faster than Hannah DeBalsi of Staples ran in 2013.

Robbie Cozean of Xavier took top time margin for the boys, outdistancing the second-fastest competitor in Class L by 39 seconds. On the flip side, Jacob Ireland of East Hampton had the smallest victory margin, winning Class SS by just seven seconds. Rhiannon Richmond of Avon prevailed by 15 seconds in MM.

Here are the top two teams and individuals in each race. Click the highlighted headers for complete race results for all finishers.

CLASS LL

Boys

Individuals

1. Gavin Sherry, Conard, 15:24
2. Aidan Puffer, Manchester, 15:33

Teams

1. Conard, 63
2. Staples, 102

Girls

Individuals

1. Mari Noble, Greenwich, 18:30
2. Kate Hedlund, Manchester, 18:58

Teams

1. Hall, 77
2. Trumbull, 97

CLASS L

Boys

Individuals

1. Robbie Cozean, Xavier, 15:30
2. Sam Geisler, Newington, 16:09

Teams

1. Xavier, 62
2. Bristol Central, 94

Girls

Individuals

1. Kate Wiser, Pomperaug, 17:39
2. Claire Daniels, New Milford, 19:04

Teams

1. New Canaan, 56
2. Simsbury, 62

CLASS MM

Boys

Individuals

1. Jack Martin, Avon, 16:18
2. Luke Anthony, East Lyme, 16:39

Teams

1. East Lyme, 67
2. Avon, 87

Girls

Individuals

1. Rhiannon Richmond, Avon, 19:59
2. Linsey Arends, Woodstock Academy, 20:14

Teams

1. E.O. Smith, 63
2. East Lyme 68

CLASS M

Boys

Individuals

1. Alec Sauter, Tolland, 16:08
2. Jack Olender, Ellington, 16:21

Teams

1. Tolland, 30
2. Haddam-Killingworth, 67

Girls

Individuals

1. Ava Graham, Bethel, 19:10
2. Calista Mayer, Tolland, 19:31

Teams

1. Tolland, 57
2. Bethel, 81

CLASS SS

Boys

Individuals

1. Jacob Ireland, East Hampton, 16:33
2. Ryan Kittridge, Windsor Locks, 16:40

Teams

1. East Hampton, 54
2. Cromwell, 70

Girls

Individuals

1. Kathryn Rodrigues, Wolcott, 18:59
2. Ailene Doherty, Immaculate, 19:35

Teams

1. Haddam-Killingworth, 61
2. Immaculate, 64

CLASS S

Boys

Individuals

1. Chris Deforest, Terryville, 16:43
2. Lucas Carini, Bolton, 17:18

Teams

1. Bolton, 47
2. Terryville, 51

Girls

Individuals

1. Kylie Raymond, Somers, 19:12
2. Liv Distefano, East Hampton, 19:42

Teams

1. Thomaston, 59
2. East Hampton, 102