Newtown High Track Teams Have Standouts
Newtown High School’s girls’ track team defeated three opponents in a meet at Blue & Gold Stadium on April 30, and the NHS boys’ squad defeated one opponent and lost to two others in a meet at Pomperaug High School in Southbury on April 29. Both squads had several standout performances. Results are as follows:
Girls
NHS 103, Pomperaug 47; NHS 108.5, Bunnell of Stratford 41.5; NHS 130, Stratford 16.
Newtown’s first-place finishers:
4x100 meter relay: Jackie Mooney, Nicole Russo, Brooke Newton, Jenna Calandro, 53.7
100 hurdles: Melissa Buccino, 16.1.
100: Reagan Cerney, 12.8
400: Cerney, 60.2.
300 hurdles: Buccino, 47.7.
200: Newton, 27.5
3200: Schwartz, 12:17.7.
4x400: Shelby Tolla, Taylor Zingaro, Eggleston, Cerney, 4:18.1.
Pole vault: Calandro, 11-7.
Discus: Amy Anyoha, 111-5.
Shot-put: Michaela Nowacki, 29-8.5.
Javelin: Nowacki, 101-6.
Newtown’s second-place finishers:
4x800: Hannah Booth, Sarah Lyon, Kathryn D’Allessandro, and Kelly Coughlin, 11:08.6.
100 Hurdles: Zoe Eggleston, 16.9.
1600: Hannah Schwartz, 5:42.2.
800: Hannah Booth, 2:42.9.
3200: Brianne Moulder, 12:40.9.
Long jump: Monica Macchiarullo, 14-7.5.
Discus: Nowacki, 97.5.
Shot-put: Anyoha, 29-2.
Boys
NHS 97, Stratford 39; Pomperaug 76, NHS 65; Bunnell 94.5, NHS 55.5.
Newtown’s first-place finishers:
4x800: Paul Mangiafico, Mitch Russo, Nate Steinebrey, and Christopher Gamble, 8:49.3.
1600: Jake Feinstein, 4:32.3.
3200: Feinstein, 9:44.
Discus: Ralph Strocchia, 116-1.5
Newtown’s second-place finishers:
4x400: Feinstein, Jason Ferrari, Kevin Gorman, and Rob Russo, 3:41.
300 hurdles: Sam Boland, 42.2.
Shot-put: Peter Manfredonia, 39-1.
Discus: Eric Byrd, 104-8.