Tolland Boys Repeat as Class M Cross Country Champions

MANCHESTER, CT — The annual gathering of nearly 2,000 high school runners at the CIAC divisional cross country championships at Wickham Park Saturday wound up producing a number of interesting numbers and statistics.

• Pomperaug (Class L) and Haddam-Killingworth (SS) captured both the boys and girls team titles. In 2016, only Tolland accomplished that feat.
• Four of the six boys division team titlists were repeat winners from the previous year: Staples (LL), Tolland (M), Haddam-Killingworth (SS) and Lyman Memorial (S). On the girls' side, Pomperaug (L) repeated as champion, while Immaculate took the Class S crown after winning the SS division in 2016.
• The fastest winning times of the day were posted by: boys - Drew Thompson, Fairfield Prep (LL), 15:40; girls - Morgan McCormick, Wilton (L), 18:19.
• The largest individual margins of victory were: girls - 50 seconds, Bethany Ottowitz, Watertown (MM); boys - 22 seconds, Ken Little, Derby (S).
• The closest individual victory margins were: boys - 4 seconds, Drew Thompson, Farifield Prep (LL); girls - 12 seconds, Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill (M).
• The widest point differentials between a winning team and runner-up were: boys - 65 points, Haddam-Killingworth over Immaculate (SS); girls - 46 points, Pomperaug over Guilford (L).
• The narrowest point differentials between first and second place teams were: boys - 4 points, Lyman Memorial over Bolton (S); girls - 8 points, Glastonbury over Greenwich (LL).
• Overall, 255 team scores were posted, with another 126 finishers from schools which did not post team scores. A total of 1,828 athletes crossed the finish line over the course of the day.

Here are the top 10 individuals and top four teams from each race, plus other top 40 placewinners from Tolland. Click the headers for complete results for that event.

LL BOYS (184 finishers)

1. Drew Thompson, Fairfield Prep, 15:40
2. Brendan Murray, Cheshire
3. Robert Dillon, Shelton
4. Joe Pearl, Manchester
5. William Landowne, Staples
6. Benjamin Seiple, Staples
7. Christian Myers, Staples
8. James Maniscalco, Fairfield Warde
9. Matthew Burke, Danbury
10. Owen Curran, Xavier
    

Teams

1. Staples, 55
2. Xavier, 103
3. Fairfield Warde, 134
4. Hall, 153

LL GIRLS (127 finishers)

1. Jenna Zydanowicz, Hall, 19:03
2. Kate Hedlund, Manchester
3. Alexandra Ross, Glastonbury
4. Lauren Moore, Danbury
5. Zoe Harris, Greenwich
6. Rose Kitz, Hall
7. Alexandra Chakar, Danbury
8. Emily Tressler, Newtown
9. Brittany Anderson, Glastonbury
10. Emily Philippides, Greenwich
    

Teams

1. Glastonbury, 67
2. Greenwich, 75
3. Danbury, 89
4. Hall, 97
   

L BOYS (172 finishers)

1. Eli Nahom, New Milford, 16:29
2. Kyle Hotchkiss, Kennedy
3. Robert Moore, Pomperaug
4. Charles Osborne, New Milford
5. Matthew Lecky, Middletown
6. Mahammed Hussain, Wilbur Cross
7. Alexander Brites, Kennedy
8. Garred Farrell, New Milford
9. Max Koschnitzke, New Canaan
10. Aiden Toth, Newington
    

Teams

1. Pomperaug, 74
2. New Milford, 89
3. New Canaan, 100
4. Wilbur Cross, 133
   

L GIRLS (148 finishers)

1. Morgan McCormick, Wilton, 18:19
2. Katherine Wiser, Pomperaug
3. Meredith Bloss, Guilford
4. Madison Villa, Pomperaug
5. Ariana Monarca, Middletown
6. Miranda Graves, E.O. Smith
7. Ashley Wargo, Pomperaug
8. Nina Koobatian, Pomperaug
9. Jacqui Guerra, Guilford
10. Isabella Schroeder, Wethersfield
    

Teams

1. Pomperaug, 37
2. Guilford, 83
3. Wilton, 103
4. E.O. Smith, 117
   

MM BOYS (169 finishers)

1. Anthony Golino, New Fairfield
2. Timothy Lautenbach, Weston
3. Samuel Whittaker, East Lyme
4. Ryan McCauley, East Lyme
5. Brian Oliveira, Lyman Hall
6. Christopher Abbey, East Lyme
7. Alexandre Fishbein-Ouimette, Lyman Hall
8. Harrison Houser, Joel Barlow
9. Jadon Parris, Brookfield
10. Elijah Dillon, Guilford
    

Teams

1. East Lyme, 60
2. Weston, 74
3. Guilford, 118
4. Brookfield, 128
   

MM GIRLS (137 finishers)

1. Bethany Ottowitz, Watertown, 19:31
2. Emily Foley, Avon
3. Juliet Bussell, Brookfield
4. Abigail Potticary, RHAM
5. Rhiannon Richmond, Avon
6. Sara Leavens, Avon
7. Libby Walker, RHAM
8. Tess Dougall, Joel Barlow
9. Julia Adrian, Fitch
10. Katrina Wiegmann, Farmington
    18. Marissa Paolangeli, Tolland
    22. Anna Roberts, Tolland
    26. Mara Tellers, Tolland
    27. Kaitlyn Bedard, Tolland
    33. Jessica Collins, Tolland
    40. Alexandria Klopfer, Tolland

Teams

1. Avon, 39
2. RHAM, 73
3. East Lyme, 100
4. Tolland, 126
   

M BOYS (176 finishers)

1. Killian McNamee, Tolland, 16:38
2. Zachary King, Ledyard
3. Alex Sauter, Tolland
4. Kyle Englander, Suffield
5. Heath Olivieri, East Catholic
6. Evan Kennedy, East Catholic
7. Jared Sharp, Suffield
8. Ethan Arcata, Rocky Hill
9. Nolan Alexander, Tolland
10. Andrew Janus, Bacon Academy
    13. Stephen Sutton, Tolland
    15. Jackson Cayward, Tolland
    16. Jacob Gerow, Tolland

Teams

1. Tolland, 41
2. East Catholic, 78
3. Suffield, 82
4. Northwestern Regional, 120

M GIRLS (139 finishers)

1. Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill, 19:46
2. Kayla Cohen, New Fairfield
3. Lilah Devine, Rocky Hill
4. Elisabeth Brown, Sheehan
5. Helene Berger, Nonnewaug
6. Juliana Cancellieri, Berlin
7. Kathryn Bonanno, Ellington
8. Kathryn Rodrigues, Wolcott
9. Hazel Hudson, New Fairfield
10. Megan Perrotta, Berlin
    

Teams

1. Nonnewaug, 94
2. Berlin, 129
3. New Fairfield, 153
4. Ellington, 158

SS BOYS (173 finishers)

1. Maximillian Sparks, Canton, 16:26
2. Andrew Meredith, Haddam-Killingworth
3. Taylor Ney, Coventry
4. Corey Picard, Terryville
5. Daniel Schumann, Haddam-Killingworth
6. Shane Henderson, Old Saybrook
7. Chris Deforest, Terryville
8. Connor McNerney, Immaculate
9. Jonah Spector, Haddam-Killingworth
10. Elias Field, Nonnewaug

Teams

1. Haddam-Killingworth, 39
2. Immaculate, 104
3. Old Saybrook, 153
4. Canton, 154

SS GIRLS (133 finishers)

1. Kylie Raymond, Somers, 19:32
2. Kate Daley, Morgan
3. Ashley Dana, Coginchaug
4. Liv Distefano, East Hampton
5. Mady Whittaker, Montville
6. Kelsey D'Amico, Haddam-Killingworth
7. Kathryn Shea, Northwest Catholic
8. Grace Hanratty, Old Saybrook
9. Molly Brown, East Catholic
10. Julianne Kelly, Haddam-Killingworth

Teams

1. Haddam-Killingworth, 72
2. Old Saybrook, 108
3. Canton, 128
4. East Hampton, 156

S BOYS (138 finishers)

1. Ken Little, Derby, 16:59
2. Chandler Wetherbee, Shepaug Valley
3. Joshua Cardinal, Lyman Memorial
4. Steven Stanley, Derby
5. Michael Barrett, Bolton
6. Jake Leroux, Stafford
7. Deon Sanchez, East Windsor
8. Teddy Nosiku, Wheeler
9. Cody Mathewson, Lyman Memorial
10. Lucas Carini, Bolton

Teams

1. Lyman Memorial, 57
2. Bolton, 61
3. Shepaug Valley, 80
4. Stafford, 167

S GIRLS (132 finishers)

1. Angela Saidman, Immaculate, 19:41
2. Taylor Mascetta, Immaculate
3. Emma Krebs, Shepaug Valley
4. Celia Chacko, Aerospace
5. Elisa Afouni, Shepaug Valley
6. Emily Sienna, Hale Ray
7. Christina McCaffrey, St. Bernard
8. Annaly Khanthaphixay, Derby
9. Christina Carboni, Immaculate
10. Rachel Fleischer, Derby

Teams

1. Immaculate, 39
2. Shepaug Valley, 82
3. Derby, 102
4. St. Bernard, 132

Photo credits: Tim Jensen