Newtown High Track & Field-Freshman Cerney Breaks Record As More Hawks Qualify For Postseason
Newtown High Track & Fieldâ
Freshman Cerney Breaks Record As More Hawks Qualify For Postseason
Newtown High Schoolâs girlsâ and boysâ track and field teams competed in the second South-West Conference Developmental Meet of the season, at Wesleyan University in Middletown on January 18.
Several participants qualified for SWC and Class LL state championships. Freshman Reagan Cerney broke the school record in the 300 meters and John Wlasuk broke his own NHS shot put mark. Qualifiers are as follows:
Girls
55 Meter Dash
Reagan Cerney, 7.8. Qualified SWC/ Class LL
55 Hurdles
Lauren Pettinelli, 9.12. SWC/ Class LL (improved time from last meet).
Melissa Buccino, 9.76. SWC and Class LL
Melanie Isola, 10.10. SWC and Class LL
300
Reagan Cerney, 44.15. SWC/ Class LL (improved time from last meet). Also set new record (old record was set by Pettinelli last year).
Brittany Tolla, 46.53. SWC/ Class LL (improved time from last meet)
1000
Erin Begg, 3:22.10. SWC/ Class LL (improved time from last meet)
1600
Katie Burns, 5:55.60. SWC
Mara Scallon, 5:57.45. SWC
3200
Erin Begg, 12:32.82. SWC and Class LL
Katie Burns, 12:36.09. SWC and Class LL
Jenny VanVeen, 12:48.48. SWC
High Jump
Breanna Hart, 4-04. SWC
Boys
55
Rockwell Anyoha, 7.44. SWC
Jimmy Mooney, 7.47. SWC
55 Hurdles
Marc Bonacci, 9.18. SWC
300
Matt Genovese, 39.07. SWC/ Class LL
Ken Toal, 39.4. SWC and Class LL
600
Dieter Gutbrod, 1:36.84. SWC
1000
Palmer Lintz, 2:50.74. SWC
1600
Jake Feinstein, 4:47.95. SWC/ Class LL
Pat Sullivan, 4:52.95. SWC
3200
Jake Feinstein, 10:34.43. SWC
Austin Baldour, 10:37.33. SWC
Shot Put
John Wlasuk, 49-11.5 (Improved throw from last meet). SWC/ Class LL. Also set a new school record (broke own record of 49-07).
Rockwell Anyoha, 38-06. SWC (improved throw from last meet)
High Jump
Austin Puleri, 5-04. SWC