Norwich Free Academy Runners Qualify for State Open

MANCHESTER, CT — Norwich Free Academy will be represented at the State Open cross country championships this Friday at Wickham Park in Manchester.

At the Class LL meet Saturday, also at Wickham Park, the boys team finished eighth and made it into the Open.

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

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

• Brandon Mehlinger (24)

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

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