Ridgefield High School Runners Qualify for State Open

MANCHESTER, CT — Ridgefield High School will be represented in both races 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 girls team placed first with 57 points to 68 for defending champion Glastonbury. Bradford Demassa made it into the Open field as an individual in the boys race.

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

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

• Bradford Demassa (13)

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

• Tess Pisanelli (5)
• Kasey McGerald (10)
• Rachel Maue (11)
• Ava Kelley (14)
• Haley Greene (17)
• Elizabeth Jasminski (32)
• Madeline Guter (36)

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