Pomperaug High School Runners Qualify for State Open

MANCHESTER, CT — Pomperaug 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 L meet Saturday, also at Wickham Park, the girls team won with a total of 62 points, far outdistancing runnerup Wilton's 103. The boys team compiled 73 points to place second behind champion New Milford's 54.

Here are the champions of all 12 races, plus top 40 finishers from Pomperaug. 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
Pomperaug:

• Scott Gaffney (9)
• Robert Moore (10)
• Michael Schenk (14)
• Mason Fitzpatrick (19)
• Eric Rosenhein (21)
• Riley Fitzpatrick (39)

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

• Madison Villa (5)
• Nina Koobatian (6)
• Molly Flanagan (15)
• Kathleen Schenk (17)
• Emma Cavanagh (19)
• Ashley Wargo (23)

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 credit: Tim Jensen