NFA girls (eight in a row), East Lyme boys earn titles in ECC track meet

May 23, 2015 12:00 am • Last Updated: May 23, 2015 5:46 pm

By By VICKIE FULKERSON

NFA's Kelsie Hall clears the bar at 10 feet during the girls' pole vault competition during Saturday's Eastern Connecticut Conference track and field championship meet at East Lyme High School. Hall later cleared 10-6 to win the event and help lead the Wildcats to the team title. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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East Lyme — Olivia Lane won the shot put (35 feet, 1 inch) and discus (114-2) to help lift the Norwich Free Academy girls' track and field team to its eighth straight Eastern Connecticut Conference championship Saturday.

NFA won with 100 points, while East Lyme and Montville tied for second with 74 points each.

Greg Atkinson swept the hurdle events for the East Lyme boys, as they outdistanced Windham 115-98 to win the title. NFA was third with 87 points.

Atkinson won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.14 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 40.07.

Other local athletes who won multiple events were NFA's Jawaun Johnson (boys' 100, 200), New London's Jelani Lucas (boys' long jump, triple jump) and Ledyard's Megan Brawner (girls' 800, 1,600).

East Lyme's Gregory Atkinson reaches the finish line for a first-place finish in the 110-metere high hurdles during Saturday's Eastern Connecticut Conference track and field championship meet at East Lyme High School. Atkinson also won the 300 hurdles to help the Vikings win the team title. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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NFA's Jawaun Johnson, left, and Andris Vital finish 1-2 in the 100-meter dash during Saturday's Eastern Connecticut Conference track and field championship meet at East Lyme. Johnson also won the 200 for the Wildcats. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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