NHS Cross Country Teams Win Again
NHS Cross Country Teams Win Again
Newtown High Schoolâs girlsâ cross country team stands at 10-2 in the South-West Conference following two wins and a loss at Reddingâs Joel Barlow High Schoolâs 3.1-mile course on September 5. Newtown fell to New Milford 31-24 but knocked off host Barlow 16-43 and Notre Dame-Fairfield 15-50. Top NHS finishers are as follows: 3 Anne Martino, 20:03; 4 Erin Begg, 20:26; 6 Mara Scallon, 20:56; 8 Katie Burns, 21:16; 11 Jenny vanVeen, 21:36; 15 Emily Floros, 22:03; 17 Dani Villa, 22:27; 22 Kristen DeGirolamo, 22:39; 23 Brianne Moulder, 22:53.
The NHS boys took on Bunnell and Kolbe at Roosevelt Forest in Stratford on September 29. Newtown rolled to a victory, taking the first nine places. Jake Feinstein earned the win, followed by Pat Sullivan, Vinny Brophy, Dieter Gutbrod, David Klein, Palmer Lintz, Jordan Hensel, Paul Mangiafico, and Austin Baldour. With 15-50 wins against both teams, the Nighthawks improved to 8-0.
On October 5, Newtown beat Barlow 20-37, ND-Fairfield 15-50, and New Milford 22-23, handing the school its first loss since 2006, ending a 70-meet winning streak.
From the first gun, the varsity squad went at New Milford aggressively with Feinstein moving into the lead. New Milfordâs Nick Grudev, slowly pulled away for the first two miles and then slammed the door in mile three, taking the win in 16:24. Sullivan moved into third place in the first mile and stuck there finishing in 17:03. Newtownâs three, four, and five runners moved in right behind New Milfordâs two and three runners in the first mile, led by David Klein, along with Dieter Gutbrod and Palmer Lintz. Klein finished in 10th in 17:33. Gutbrod and Lintz closed with monster kicks as Gutbrod flew to fifth, just ahead of New Milfordâs No. 2 runner Stephen Anderson in 17:13, despite a mid-race wipeout. Lintz placed eighth just ahead of New Milfordâs No. 3, Noah Rossiter, in 17:32. Austin Baldour and Vinny Brophy closed out the top seven with solid races finishing in 16th and 17th places in times of 17:54 and 17:56, respectively, giving Newtown an excellent 2-7 split of 53 seconds.
The Nighthawks stand at 11-0 heading to Wickham Park on Saturday, October 9, to go against the stateâs elite in the Championship race before returning home for Senior Night as they take on another conference power, Pomperaug, along with Bethel and Immaculate for the final regular season meet.
On September 25, Newtown went to Rhode Island and placed seventh in the Championship Race.