E.O. Smith Runners Succeed at State Cross Country Championships

MANCHESTER, CT — E.O. Smith High School will be represented at Friday's State Open cross country championships.

The girls team made it into the field by virtue of its performance in the Class L race in the CIAC class meets Saturday at Wickham Park. A half-dozen Panthers turned in top 40 individual showings.

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

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

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

L BOYS
Team Champion - New Milford, 54 points
Individual - Eli Nahom, New Milford, 16:33
E.O. Smith:

• Orkan Olgac (16)
• Franklyn Morrison (27)

L GIRLS
Team Champion - Pomperaug, 62 points
Individual - Morgan McCormick, Wilton, 18:50
E.O. Smith:

• Loren Ricci (11)
• Elizabeth Rose (12)
• Erica Oliver (33)
• Molly Kissane (35)

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

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