Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ indoor track and field teams competed in a South-West Conference qualifier meet at Bethel High on January 25 and recorded some impressive times and distances. The NHS coaches like what they are seeing out of their runners, jumpers, and throwers as the regular season gives way to the postseason (the SWC Championships will take place at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Saturday, February 8 starting at 5 pm).

“We are progressing well. We currently have 28 girls qualified for postseason and SWCs which is more than last year. We will be competing this weekend with the postseason runners in a final invitational before SWC and States. Unfortunately we’ve been hit hard this season with the sickness that’s going around but we are pushing through,” said Becky Bourret, coach of the Nighthawk girls.

“The boys’ team has come a long way since the start of the season. We have worked very hard to become a well balanced team that can do well in most of the events in indoor track and field. The coaches are very proud of the efforts of the team and look forward to continued success as well as progress,” Boys’ Coach Nick Fraticelli said.

During the January 25 meet the Hawks recorded the following top five event results with the Hawks claiming first in several events:

Girls

300 meters: 4. Rachael Albrecht 44.92; 5. Abigail Manka 44.97.

600 meters: 2. Grace Lyons 1:47.83; 4. Natalie McLean 1:51.52; 5. Abby Ihlefeld 1:52.44.

1000 meters: 2. McLean 3:17.76; 4. Natalie delCampo 3:26.57; 5. Annabelle Foley 3:29.72.

55 hurdles: 2. Aashni Shetty 9.04; 3. Marcela Corral 10.25; 4. Kelsey Brennan 10.42.

4x200 relay: 2. Manka, Jessie Moore, Francesca Glazer, and Summer-Rose Chaljub 1:53.99.

Shot-put: 1. Jamie Humpheys 20-10.00; 2. Faith Weir 27-05.50; 3. Lily Tullis 26-10.50.

High jump: 3. Marcela Corral 4-06.00.

Pole vault: 1. Lola Kessler 9-06.00; 4. (tie) Clare Csaszar and Bridget Gioffe 7-06.00.

Long jump: 1. Violet Assante-LaBash 15-03.00; 5. Rachel Hugo 14-04.00.

Boys

55 dash: 1. Elias Brady 6.80.

600: 5. Reid Karnas 1:37.77.

55 hurdles: 3. Derek Jopp 9.71; 4. Mauricio De La Garza 10.59; 5. Luka Oliveria 11.39.

Sprint medley relay: 1. Danniel Teixeira, Bryce Maddox, Brady, Orion Lowery 3:53.86.

Shot-put: 5. Guilherme Magalhaes 33-09.25.

High jump: 1. Owen Sullivan 5-06.00; 4. Daniel Muzzio-Martins 4-08.

Long jump: 1. Elias Brady 20-06.00; 2. Tanner Smith 19-05.00; 3, Maddox 19-02.00; 4. Sullivan 18-07.00.