Norwalk Track and Field Athlete Places Well at National Championships

Of all the Connecticut track and field athletes participating in the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championships last week, relay teams experienced the most success.

The Nutmeg State produced 43 top 10 finishes, including four winners, at the annual national-level meet at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro.

Relay teams from Windsor, Wethersfield, Ridgefield and Greenwich all took first place in their respective races.

Thirty-two Connecticut placements came in the Championship division, nine in the Emerging Elite category, and two in the Freshman competition.

Here is a list of the top 10 finishes achieved by Connecticut entries; for complete meet results, click here.

CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION

Boys

200 meters
7. Mark Doyley, Hartford

400 meters
6. Elijah Young, Wethersfield

1 mile
3. Zakeer Ahmad, Westport
4. Randy Neish, Glastonbury

4 x 100
3. Bloomfield
6. Windsor

4 x 200
1. Windsor (Tim Epps, Tyler Coyle, Michael Mahon, Kyshawn Bonner), 1:27.03
10. Danbury

800 sprint medley
1. Wethersfield (Jae-Quan Brown, Chris Manousos, Pat Hurley, Elijah Young), 1:30.80
8. Danbury

distance medley
1. Ridgefield (Ian Mickool, Jeffrey Storm, Kenny Day, Gabriel Altopp), 10:02.34

Girls

2 miles
4. Jessica Drop, Durham

4 x 100
7. Windsor

4 x 200
8. Windsor

4 x 400
9. Wilbur Cross

4 x 800
10. Ridgefield

800 sprint medley
2. Windsor

distance medley
4. Tolland
7. New Milford
8. Immaculate

1,000 sprint medley Swedish relay
10. Windsor

javelin
9. Samantha Moravsky, Sherman

EMERGING ELITE

Boys

800 meters
3. Jonathan Gill, Wallingford

2 miles
3. Drew Thompson, Trumbull

4 x 200
3. Middletown

4 x 400
4. Avon Old Farms

4 x 800
2. Hamden
5. Darien

800 sprint medley
5. Middletown
9. Classical Magnet

high jump
8. DeAaron Lawrence, Middletown

javelin
9. Kyle Fisher, Darien

hammer throw
8. CJ Falcioni, Seymour

Girls

800 meters
4. Emily Philippides, Greenwich

4 x 800
1. Greenwich (Jordan Numme, Kristen Lodato, Hetty McMillan, Emily Philippides), 9:17.16

800 sprint medley
2. Bloomfield

shot put
7. Brittany Jones, Bloomfield

javelin
9. Jenna Dorosh, Seymour

hammer throw
2. Erica Belvit, Bloomfield
9. Amanda Howe, Southington
10. Brittany Jones, Bloomfield

FRESHMAN

Boys

long jump
7. Justin Forde, Norwalk

triple jump
2. Justin Forde, Norwalk