By Kim J. Harmon

NEW BRITAIN – When it comes to measuring up against the best track athletes in CIAC Class L, the Nighthawks – boys and girls – did quite nicely last Wednesday afternoon at Wickham Park in New Britain.

For instance, the girls’ 4x800 relay took another record-setting shot and finished fourth at 10:06.24. While that time was better than the old school record set back in 1996, it was about eight seconds slower than the new school record Sarah MacKnight, Melanie Murphy, Brittany Rayzor, and Allison Frobey set on May 24 in the South-West Conference championships.

And then there was senior Kyle Tobin, who took third in the 100 high hurdles (15.66) and second in the 300 intermediate hurdles (41.63) – just a week after winning both events at the SWC championships.

Back on the girls’ side, Rayzor was also fifth in the 1,600 meters at 5:28.35 and sixth in the 3,200 meters at 12:09.98 while Frobey was fourth in the 400 meters at 1:02.87 and Whitney Blanchard was fourth in the discus at 103-4.

Meanwhile, the 4x400 relay team of MacKnight, Murphy, Frobey and Katie Lahey was eighth at 4:22.34 and Murphy was eighth in the 800 meters at 2:32.59.

Back on the boys’ side, the 4x800 relay team finished ninth at 8:46.70.

No, not bad at all.

Here are the results:

GIRLS

 

1. East Lyme (98), 2. Wilbur Cross (66), 3. Middletown (61.5), 4. Fitch (46), 5. Masuk (41), 6. Farmington (33), 7. Ledyard (32), 8. Staples (29), 9. Rockville (26), 10. NEWTOWN (25), 11. Torrington (22), 12. Guilford (20), 12. Maloney (20), 14. Mercy (17), 15. Windsor (1), 16. Bunnell (15), 16. Bristol Eastern (15), 18. Seymour (13), 19. New Milford (12), 19. Brien McMahon (12), 21. Newington (10), 22. Ridgefield (9.5), 23. Hall (9), 23. Lyman Hall (9), 25. Weaver (5).

 

TRACK EVENTS

 

4x800 relay – 1. Staples 9:58.0, 2. East Lyme 9:58.4, 3. Guilford 10:03.49, 4. NEWTOWN 10:06.24, 5. Masuk 10:07.82, 6. Hall 10:18.06. State Record - 9:37.81; National Record - 8:55.63.

100 dash – 1. Shanae Calhoun (Wilbur Cross) 12.50, 2. Shantae Calhoun (Wilbur Cross) 12.51, 3. Corinne Mathews (East Lyme) 12.62, 4. Michelle Morris (Windsor) 12.93, 5. Danielle Tye (Middletown) 13.00, 6. Aisha Perry (Rockville) 13:03. State Record - 11.69; National Record - 11.13.

200 dash – 1. Shanae Calhoun (Wilbur Cross) 25.85, 2. Shantae Calhoun (Wilbur Cross) 26.16, 3. Jenny Worth (Ledyard) 26.18, 4. Kim Pawelee (Bristol Eastern) 26.51, 5. Kim Rhodes (East Lyme) 26.54, 6. Corinne Mathews (East Lyme) 26.70. State Record - 23.54; National Record - 22.58.

400 meters – 1. Nancy Marrero (Middletown) 1:01.47, 2. Laura McDonald (Newington) 1:02.16, 3. Laura Biegen (Middletown) 1:02.41, 4. ALLISON FROBEY (NEWTOWN) 1:02.87, 5. Deneva Fogarty (Middletown) 1:03.49, 6. Chante Franklin (Wilbury Cross) 1:03.78. State Record - 55:04; National Record - 50.87.

800 meters – 1. Rachel Harrington (Fitch) 2:21.31, 2. Heather Stevenson (east Lyme) 2:23.26, 3. Chante Franklin (Wilbur Cross) 2:28.31, 4. Robyn Glenney (Rockville) 2:28.35, 5. Kerri Bosco (Torrington) 2:29.25, 6. Lindsay Friedman (Staples) 2:30.11, 8. MELANIE MURPHY (NEWTOWN) 2:32.59. State Record - 2:05.23; National Record 2:00.07.

1,600 meters – 1. Katie Duffy (Masuk) 5:23.41, 2. Katie Dunn (Guilford) 5:24.01, 3. Annie Duffy (Masuk) 5:27.95, 4. Krissy Lohse (Ridgefield) 5:27.95, 5. BRITTANY RAYZOR (NEWTOWN) 5:28.35, 6. Ashley Ryan (New Milford) 5:35.01. State Record - 4:42.60; National Record - 4:35.24.

3,200 meters – 1. Annie Duffy (Masuk) 11:25.09, 2. Katie Duffy (Masuk) 11:26.03, 3. Betsy Boucher (Fitch) 1:30.51, 4. Heather Stanish (Guilford) 11:31.17, 5. Cary Goloberg (Staples) 11:54.89, 6. BRITTANY RAYZOR (NEWTOWN) 12:09.98. State Record - 10:23.11; National Record - 10:03.50.

100 high hurdles – 1. Jenny Worth (Ledyard) 15.50, 2. Caroline Sloan (Farmington) 16.28, 3. Haley Kasenetz (Torrington) 16.28, 4. Tanya Jarda (Mercy) 16.48, 5. Deanna Rice (Rockville) 16.58, 6. Jessie Helwig (Bunnell) 16.81. State Record - 14.40; National Record 12.95.

300 intermediate hurdles – 1. Jenny Worth (Ledyard) 45.62, 2. Caroline Sloan (Farmington) 46.64, 3. Neia Smith (Wilbur Cross) 47.07, 4. Serena Morrison (Wilbur Cross) 49.18, 5. Amy Wisehart (East Lyme) 49.92, 6. Sonia Martins (Masuk) 50.01. State Record - 43.40; National Record - 40.18.

4x100 relay – 1. Wilbur Cross 49.03, 2. Middletown 50.57, 3. Fitch 50.66, 4. Windsor 50.79, 5. Bristol Eastern 51.92, 6. Weaver 52.16. State Record - 47.80; National Record - 45.11.

4x400 relay – 1. Middletown 4:10.63, 2. Fitch 4:14.49, 3. Farmington 4:15.52, 4. East Lyme 4:17.16, 5. Bristol Eastern 4:17.70, 6. Hall 4:17.72, 8. NEWTOWN 4:22.34. State Record - 3:51.93; National Record - 3:37.69.

FIELD EVENTS

 

High jump – 1. Amy Wisehart (East Lyme) 5-2, 2. Bessie Bianco (Mercy) 5-0, 3. Nicole Powdar (New Milford) 5-0, 4. Bonnie Bryers (Ridgefield) 4-10, 5. Clare Hayes (Hall) 4-10, 6. Kate Laurence (Rockville) 4-10. State Record – 5-10; National Record – 6-4.

Long jump – 1. Corrine Mathews (East Lyme) 16-4, 2. Angela Gardega (East Lyme) 16-0, 3. Aisha Williams (Brien McMahon) 15-91/2 , 4. Jennifer Steele (Middletown) 15-81/4 , 5. Melissa Rivera (Windsor) 15-6, 6. Janina Kreider (Staples) 15-53/4 . State Record – 19-7; National Record – 22-3.

Triple Jump – 1. Amy Wisehart (East Lyme) 34-101/2 , 2. Janine Krieder (Staples) 34-91/2 . 3. Aisha Williams (Brien McMahon) 34-21/2 , 4. Tameka Palmer (Middletown) 33-61/2 , 5. Meaghan Adams (Rockville) 33-51/4 , 6. Randi Cuccaro (Seymour) 33-43/4 .

Shot put – 1. Amy Weingart (Torrington) 36-53/4 , 2. Shawna Strayhorn (Maloney) 36-11/2 , 3. Jen Latham (Fitch) 35-6, 4. Allison Griggs (East Lyme) 35-4, 5. Cori Smith (Lyman Hall) 34-103/4 , 6. Whitney Creed (Farmington) 34-83/4 . State Record – 45-73/4 ; National Record – 53-71/4 .

Discus – 1. Shawna Strayhorn (Maloney) 117-31/2 , 2. Lauren Roland (East Lyme) 112-31/2 , 3. Danielle Cote (Farmington) 103-71/2 , 4. WHITNEY BLANCHARD (NEWTOWN) 103-4, 5. Morgan Padgett (Ledyard) 100-7, 6. Arnelle Richardson (Bunnell) 100-1/2 .

Javelin – 1. Randi Cuccaro (Seymour) 124-3, 2. Jenn Albrecht (Bunnell) 117-0, 3. Lynn Puzzo (Mercy) 114-2, 4. Angela Gardeya (Easy Lyme) 112-0, 5. Kirtsen Marra (Lyman Hall) 109-0, 6. Deneva Fogarty (Middletown) 104-11.

BOYS

 

1. Fitch (101), 2. Staples (72.5), 3. Hall (49), 4. Ridgefield (48), 5. East Haven (45), 6. E.O. Smith (38.5), 7. Naugatuck (37), 8. Rockville (32), 8. Farmington (32), 10. Brien McMahon (31), 10. South Windsor (31), 12. Enrico Fermi (24), 12. Notre Dame (24), 14. Windsor (22), 14. Simsbury (22), 16. NEWTOWN (18), 17. Maloney (12), 17. Weaver (12), 19. Pomperaug (10), 19. Guilford (10), 19. New Milford (10), 22. Branford (8), 23. Newington (7), 24. Berlin (5), 25. Bristol Eastern (1).

 

TRACK EVENTS

 

100 dash – 1. Kelechi Ndu (E.O. Smith) 11.01, 2. Phil Kula (Enrico Fermi) 11.28, 3. Ricky Jackson (Brien McMahon) 11.30, 4. Mike King (Weaver) 11.40, 5. Mike Harty (Farmington) 11.41, 6. Rashaad Roach (East Haven) 11.43. State Record - 10.54; National Record - 10.13.

200 dash – 1. Kelechi Ndu (E.O. Smith) 22.50, 2. Scott Eason (Hall) 23.02, 3. Kevin Fraser (Pomperaig) 23.0-9, 4. Bryan McDonald (Windsor) 23.20, 5. Erick Earle (Notre Dame) 23.20, 6. Rick LaPointe (Rockville) 23.46. State Record - 21.06; National Record - 20.13.

400 meters – 1. Evan Shai (Hall) 51.37, 2. Brian Mariano (Naugatuck) 52.01, 3. Scott Eason (Hall) 52.11, 4. Everett Boyle (Staples) 52.29, 5. Adam Pakiela (Ridgefield) 52.57, 6. Steve Gannon (South Windsor) 52.86. State Record - 45.10; National Record - 44.69.

800 meters – 1. Jay Wilson (Naugatuck) 2:01.28, 2. Michael Carey (Staples) 2:01.61, 3. Peter Talbot (E.O. Smith) 2:02.87, 4. Kyle Auty (Newington) 2:03.53, 5. Sam Fey (Farmington) 2:04.27, 6. Tim Parker (Fitch) 2:04.59. State Record - 1:49.95; National Record - 1:46.58.

1,600 meters – 1. Alex Bloom (Guilford) 4:21.29, 2. Steve Mucchetti (Ridgefield) 4:21.97, 4. Luke Meyer (Ridgefield) 4:25.83, 4. Phil Duguay (Simsbury) 4:33.67, 5. Paul Dobrynin (Hall) 4:37.17, 6. Brandon Lamb (Staples) 4:38.44. State Record - 4:06.80; National Record - 3:55.30.

3,200 meters – 1. Steve Mucchetti (Ridgefield) 9:28.80, 2. Luke Meyer (Ridgefield) 9:40.60, 3. David Bridgewater (Farmington) 9:44.69, 4. Mark Oliver (Fitch) 10:01.39, 5. Dan Casey (Branford) 10:03.63, 6. Vitalyu Theriault (E.O. Smith) 10:04.59. State Record - 9:04.04; National Record - 8:36.30.

100 hurdles – 1. Joe Glenn (East Haven) 15.32, 2. Sean Berg (Fitch) 15.36, 3. KYLE TOBIN (NEWTOWN) 15.66, 4. Dave Leonard (Rockville) 15.84, 5. Tyler Walworth (Fitch) 15.84, 6. Chris Brennan (Windsor) 16.17. State Record - 13.83; National Record - 13.30.

300 hurdles – 1. Ricky Jackson (Brien McMahon) 40.98, 2. KYLE TOBIN (NEWTOWN) 41.63, 3. Dave Leonard (Rockville) 42.01, 4. Joe Glenn (East Haven) 42.26, 5. Dan Marrero (South Windsor) 42.96, 6. Chris Joyner (Brien McMahon) 42.97. State Record - 36.68; National Record - 35.32.

4x100 relay – 1. Fitch 45.07, 2. Staples 45.23, 3. Maloney 45.27, 4. Hall 45.28, 5. Pomperaug 45.50, 6. East Haven 45.56. State Record - 42.54; National Record - 40.09.

4x400 relay – 1. Staples 3:30.21, 2. Hall 3:31.17, 3. Naugatuck 3:34.08, 4. Ridgefield 3:37.29. 5. NEWTOWN 3:38.38, 6. E.O. Smith 3:38.39. State Record - 3:17.30; National Record - 3:07.40.

4x800 relay – 1. Fitch 8:14.16, 2. Hall 8:14.68, 3. Notre Dame 8:16.75, 4. Ridgefield 8:17.69, 5. Staples 8:27.92, 6. Naugatuck 8:28.66, 9. NEWTOWN 8:46.70.

FIELD EVENTS

High jump – 1. Adam Polite (Staples) 6-2, 2. John Dahl (Fitch) 6-0, 3. Ricky Johnson (Brien McMahon) 6-0, 4. Cliff Austin (Brien McMahon) 5-10, 5. Charles Oliver (Rockville) 5-10, 6. Dante Ross (Fitch) 5-10. State Record – 7-03/4 ; National Record – 7-6.

Pole vault – 1. Adam Polite (Staples) 13-0, 2. Sean Berg (Fitch) 12-6, 3. Jon Kaiser (Windsor) 12-0, 4. Greg Bosch (Staples) 11-6, 5. Chris Brennan (Windsor) 11-6, 6. Jim Carey (Farmington) 11-6. State Record – 14-8; National Record – 18-2.

Long jump – 1. Dante Ross (Fitch) 21-11/2 , 2. Mike Harty (Farmington) 21-03/4 , 3. Adam Polite (Staples) 20-101/2 , 4. Mark Godoy (Simsbury) 20-8, 5. Sean Hayes (New Milford) 20-71/4 , 6. Cliff Austin (Brien McMahon) 20-4. State Record – 24-41/2 , National Record – 26-91/4 .

Triple jump – 1. Mark Godoy (Simsbury) 45-71/2 , 2. Pat Berg (Fitch) 42-11, 3. Charles Oliver (Rockville) 42-101/2 , 4. Sean Berg (Fitch) 41-11, 5. Joven Lusa (E.O. Smith) 41-5, 6. Dan Marrero (South Windsor) 41-5.

Shot put – 1. Andre Reid (South Windsor) 61-21/2 , 2. Jeff Cretella (East Haven) 55-7, 3. Terence Taylor (Farmington) 52-23/4 , 4. Tamar Shelton (Fitch) 48-1, 5. Arthur Leslie (Weaver) 46-9, 6. Mike Davis (Rockville) 45-81/2 . State Record – 63-1; National Record – 81-31/2 .

Discus – 1. Andre Reid (South Windsor) 152-11, 2. Jeff Vangilder (Enrico Fermi) 150-10, 3. Pat Berg (Fitch) 148-10, 4. Dave Civitello (Notre Dame) 136-10, 5. Mark Maloney (Notre Dame) 129-0, 6. Durry Becker (Staples) 128-7. State Record – 189-1; National Record 225-2.

Javelin – 1. Mike Marchitto (East Haven) 175-8, 2. Greg Clements (Naugatuck) 170-7, 3. Jeff Vangilder (Enrico Fermi) 168-0, 4. Joe Glenn (East Haven) 165-9, 5. Rene Rosado (Maloney) 159-7, 6. Pat Berg (Fitch) 157-0. State Record – 237-4; National Record – 259-10.