Tolland Athletes Succeed at State Track Meets

NEW BRITAIN/MIDDLETOWN, CT — A trio of title-winning performances and three other top eight placements enabled the Tolland High School girls team to capture sixth place at the Class MM track and field championships Wednesday at Middletown High School.

Victorious Eagles were Kaitlyn Bedard in the 800 meter run, Tianna St. Louis in the high jump and the 4 x 800 relay team.

In the Class M meet Tuesday at Willow Brook Park in New Britain, Tolland boys had 10 placements in the top eight.

Here are the top three teams and individual event winners, plus all other teams and top eight placewinners from schools in Patch towns in Hartford and Tolland counties. Click the class headers for complete meet results. (An asterisk (*) denotes a new class record).

CLASS MM GIRLS

Teams

1. Avon, 87
   2. Sheehan, 66.5
   3. North Haven, 49
   6. Tolland, 39
   12. Suffield, 24.5
   16. Hartford Public, 22
   24. (tie) Rockville, 4

Events

• 100 meters - 1. Bridget Lalonde, RHAM, 12.33
• 200 meters - 1. Erica Marriott, North Haven, 24.92
• 400 meters - 1. Millien-Faustin Fabiola, Bunnell, 59.39; 6. Molly Milligan, Avon; 8. Bridget Beahn, Rockville
• 800 meters - 1. Kaitlyn Bedard, Tolland, 2:21.05; 2. Emily Foley, Avon
• 1,600 meters - 1. Rhiannon Richmond, Avon, 5:18.91; 5. Sara Leavens, Avon; 6. Kyleigh Percy, Rockville
• 3,200 meters - 1. Juliet Bussell, Brookfield, 11:22.46; 2. Rhiannon Richmond, Avon; 4. Sara Leavens, Avon; 6. Gabrielle Zeller, Suffield
• 100 hurdles - 1. Carly Carpino, Avon, 15.02; 7. Hayley Dougela, Avon
• 300 hurdles - 1. Carly Carpino, Avon, 46.60; 3. Alexis Bergamini, Suffield; 7. Phoenix Grover, Tolland
• 4 x 100 relay - 1. RHAM (Lalonde, Mackay, Czarnecki, Kingsley), 49.28
• 4 x 400 relay - 1. Suffield (Bergamini, Bergamini, Bernabe, Rusnock), 4:06.10; 8. Tolland
• 4 x 800 relay - 1. Tolland (Bedard, Paolangeli, Roberts, McCarthy), 10:07.74; 3. Avon
• high jump - 1. Tianna St. Louis, Tolland, 5-4; 3. Zaria Williams, Hartford Public; 7. Megan Enman, Tolland; 8. Hayley Dougela, Avon
• pole vault - 1. Stephanie Phoenix, Sheehan, 10-6; 2. Audrey Worth, Avon; 3. (tie) Sophie Lupone, Suffield
• long jump - 1. Erica Marriott, North Haven, 18-4.5; 3. Carly Carpino, Avon
• triple jump - 1. Aliya Cameron, Sacred Heart, 36-6; 3. Molly Milligan, Avon
• shot put - 1. Jamie Foster, East Lyme, 37-3; 3. Wenesha Stewart, Hartford Public; 4. Benedicte Alula, Hartford Public
• discus - 1. Colleen Duffy, Fitch, 110-10; 5. Alix Perry, Tolland; 6. Wenesha Stewart, Hartford Public; 7. Benedicte Alula, Hartford Public
• javelin - 1. McLaughlin Hannah, Bunnell, 119-4

CLASS M BOYS

Teams

1. Windham, 74
   2. Stonington, 67.5
   3. Montville, 44
   8. (tie) Granby Memorial, 34
   8. (tie) Northwest Catholic, 34
   10. University, 30
   12. Tolland, 28
   16. (tie) Suffield, 19
   21. (tie) East Catholic, 13
   23. Rocky Hill, 11
   25. Aerospace, 8

Events

• 100 meters - 1. Terrence Bogan, Sheehan, 11.09; 4. Deante Anderson, Northwest Catholic; 8. Keon Lawrence, Granby Memorial
• 200 meters - 1. Kymali Hay, University, 22.27
• 400 meters - 1. Kymali Hay, University, 48.24; 6. Jared Sharp, Suffield; 7. Jake Robertson, Tolland
• 800 meters - 1. Alexander Korczynski, Windham, 1:54.94; 7. Gavin Rublewski, Tolland; 8. Aaron Belletsky, Northwest Catholic
• 1,600 meters - 1. Alexander Korczynski, Windham, 4:24.54; 4. Health Olivieri, East Catholic; 7. Stephen Sutton, Tolland; 8. Jackson Cayward, Tolland
• 3,200 meters - 1. Alexander Korczynski, Windham, 9:39.57; 3. Killian McNamee, Tolland; 5. Kyle Englander, Suffield; 7. Jacob Gerow, Tolland; 8. Alec Sauter, Tolland
• 110 hurdles - 1. Cameron Whalen, Stonington, 14.55; 4. Lorenzo Garcia, Northwest Catholic
• 300 hurdles - 1. Cameron Whalen, Stonington, 40.69; 6. Alek Cotnoir, Suffield; 8. Brandon Onyejekwe, Rocky Hill
• 4 x 100 relay - 1. Montville (Davis, Clark, Butler, Angell), 43.15; 2. Northwest Catholic; 8. Granby Memorial
• 4 x 400 relay - 1. Stonington (Hinckley, Edwards, Whalen, Hammond), 3:24.45; 4. Northwest Catholic; 5. Suffield; 6. Tolland
• 4 x 800 relay - 1. Haddam-Killingworth (Meredith, Spector, McCabe, Schumann), 8:04.49; 2. East Catholic; 3. Tolland; 4. Suffield; 5. Northwest Catholic; 8. Rocky Hill
• high jump - 1. Raylend Wilson, University, 6-2; 2. Jonathan Ortiz, Aerospace; 7. (tie) Riley Donovan, Rocky Hill
• pole vault - 1. Aidan O'Connor, Lewis Mills, 14-0; 6. Aaron Johnston, Tolland
• long jump - 1. Davaughn Luty, Griswold, 22-4; 2. Andel Smith, Granby Memorial; 3. Jemarre Dudley, Granby Memorial; 4. Keon Lawrence, Granby Memorial
• triple jump - 1. Collin Wiltshire, Ledyard, 44-0.5; 2. Andel Smith, Granby Memorial; 3. Lorenzo Garcia, Northwest Catholic; 4. Jemarre Dudley, Granby Memorial; 5. David Abadom, Rocky Hill
• shot put - 1. Nataneal Barbosa Torres, Windham, 48-1
• discus - 1. Nataneal Barbosa Torres, Windham, 133-2; 5. Thomas DiMatteo, Rocky Hill
• javelin - 1. Cade Klarides-Ditria, Seymour, 180-10

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