East Lyme repeats with sweep of ECC Div. I indoor track meet
New London — East Lyme pulled off a repeat performance on Saturday night, successfully defending their boys’ and girls’ titles in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I indoor track and field championships at the Coast Guard Academy.
Brendan Fant won two events and anchored the winning 4x400-meter relay team as the East Lyme boys finished with 149 points to defeat Norwich Academy (109) and Fitch (87), while the East Lyme girls’ won four events and rode their superior depth to finish with 136 points and beat NFA (103) and Waterford (79).
Fant captured the 1,000 in 2 minutes, 38.06 seconds, the 1,600 in 4:33.83 and joined Shawn Henning, Lucas DeNucci and Kai Ritz to win the 4x400 — the final track event of the night — in 3:38.37.
Sean McCauley, who finished second to Fant in the 1,600 (4;34.72), gave the Vikings another win in the 3,200 (9:51.06) while Thomas Matlock won the shot put with a throw of 51 feet, 10 inches and the 4x720 relay of Mason Hintze, Maddox Grillo-Smith, Finian Gates and Nathan Bergman was victorious in 8:18.32.
The East Lyme girls, meanwhile, picked up individual victories from Kennedy Holsapple in the 3,200 (12:29.44), Sandra Kirvelevicius in the shot put (34-4.5) and Lacey-Lee Keramidas in the pole vault (9 feet), as well as a win by their 4x180 relay team of Kaylee Knapp, Riddhi Venkatesh, Ava Pitruzzello and Sydney Arustei in 1:39.18.
The girls’ meet also produced the only two double-winners of the night as New London’s Darielys Arnold captured the 55 dash (7.32) and long jump (17-0.5) and Waterford’s Avery Maiese won the 1,000 (3:10.71) and 1,600 (5:36.20).
Other winners in the girls’ meet were NFA’s Sofia Ayer in the 600 (1:46.26), New London’s Kmara Royster in the 55 hurdles (9.28), Fitch’s Sydney Post in the high jump (4-10) and Woodstock Academy’s Juliet Allard in the 300 (44.45).
NFA also had two winning relays with Leah Burchman, Caroline Holmberg, Hayleigh Young and Emma McAvoy capturing the 1,400 sprint medley (4:08.25) and Sofia Ayer, Alyssa Newson, Karina Chan and Chloe Senat in the 4x400 (4:25.85). Woodstock, meanwhile, picked up a win in the 4x720 relay with Sydney Lord, Tessa Brown, Olivia Tracy and Julia Coye finishing in 9:45.72.
In the boys’ meet, Fitch won three individual events and two relays. Charles Cabusao captured the 300 (38.26) for the Falcons with Gianni Colebut winning the high jump (5-8), Zayshawn Griffin the long jump (20-2), Charles Tarbox, Bernard Drayton, Calvin McCoy and Nimyel Gamboa the 4x180 relay (1:27.76) and Tarbox, Gamboa, Amill Houston and Ryan Dunning the sprint medley (3:24.42).
Elliot Childs had Waterford’s lone win in the 55 hurdles (8.52) while NFA picked up victories from Kyle Kornacki in the 600 (1:26.21), Nehemiah York in the 55 dash (6.81) and Gabe Weber in the pole vault (11-6).
ECC Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships
At Coast Guard Academy
BOYS
Team Results
1. East Lyme, 149; 2. NFA, 109; 3. Fitch, 87; 4. Woodstock Academy, 48; 5. Waterford, 42; 6. New London, 26.
Individual Results
55-meter dash: 1. Nehemiah Yorke (NFA), 6.81 seconds; 2. Charles Tarbox (F); 3. Kyle Parkes (NL); 4. Jorge Gonzalez (NL); 5. Jeremiah Paul (NFA); 6. Conor Gaughan (NFA).
300: 1. Charles Cabusao (F), 38.26; 2. Lucas DeNucci (EL); 3. Shawn Henning (EL); 4. Kyle Kornacki (NFA); 5. Gaughan (NFA); 6. John Poirier (EL).
600: 1. Kornacki (NFA), 1:26.21; 2. Jesse Croteau (NFA); 3. Kai Ritz (EL); 4. Robinson Meuse (NFA); 5. Jack Jensen (EL); 6. Beck Schultz (EL).
1,000: 1. Brendan Fant (EL), 2:38.06; 2. Christian Menounos (WA); 3. Ryan Dunning (F); 4. Jilali Benjdid (EL); 5. Ashton Croteau (NFA); 6. Nicholas DeBartolo (NFA).
1,600: 1. Fant (EL), 4:33.83; 2. Sean McCauley (EL); 3. Patrick Croughwell (NFA); 4. Nathan Bergman (EL); 5. Ethan Manfredi (NFA); 6. Benjdid (EL).
3,200: 1. McCauley (EL), 9:51.06; 2. Menounos (WA); 3. Croughwell (NFA); 4. Benjdid (EL); 5. Matthew Carrier (EL); 6. Colton Sallum (WA).
55 hurdles: 1. Elliot Childs (W), 8.52; 2. Mathew Leone (EL); 3. Jermain Manning (F); 4. Liam Wilcox (WA); 5. Collin Riley (F); 6. Mason Nixie (NFA).
4x180 relay: 1. Fitch (Tarbox, Bernard Drayton, Calvin McCoy, Nimyel Gamboa), 1:27.75; 2. New London; 3. Waterford; 4. East Lyme; 5. Woodstock.
4x400 relay: 1. East Lyme (Henning, DeNucci, Ritz, Fant), 3:38.37; 2. NFA; 3. Fitch; 4. Woodstock; 5. Waterford.
4x720 relay: 1. East Lyme (Mason Hintze, Maddox Grillo-Smith, Finian Gates, Bergman), 8:18.32; 2. Waterford; 3. NFA; 4 Woodstock; 5. Fitch.
1,440 sprint medley relay: 1. Fitch (Tarbox, Gamboa, Amill Houston, Dunning), 3:24.42; 2. East Lyme; 3. NFA; 4. Woodstock; 5. Waterford.
High jump: 1. Gianni Colebut (F), 5 feet, 8 inches; 2. Declan Bee (EL); 3. Rhys Tickner (W); 4. Wilcox (WA); 5. Nixie (NFA); 6. Mateusz Chojnicki (WA).
Pole vault: 1. Gage Weber (NFA), 11-6; 2. Henning (EL); 3. Derek Osborne (F); 4. Jacky Lin (EL); 5. Jay Zimmerman (W); 6. Reese Newsom (NFA).
Long jump: 1. Zayshawn Griffin (F), 20-2; 2. Gonzalez (NL); 3. Jonathan Booth (W); 4. Paul (NFA); 5. Nolan Whritenour (EL); 6. Caylen Morris (F).
Shot put: 1. Thomas Matlock (EL), 51-10; 2. Jared Eaton (WA); 3. Chris Amy (NFA); 4. DeAndre Duceal (NFA); 5. Mason Holt (NFA); 6. Caleb Beetle (NFA).
GIRLS
Team Results
1. East Lyme, 136; 2. NFA, 103; 3. Waterford, 79; 4. Woodstock Academy 72; 5. New London, 40; 6. Fitch, 27.
Individual Results
55-meter dash: 1. Darielys Arnold (NL), 7.32; 2. Gabby Brennan (W); 3. Caroline Holmberg (NFA); 4. Lauren Hinckley (EL); 5. Juliet Allard (WA); 6. Jayla Washington (EL).
300: 1. Allard (WA), 44.45; 2. Riley Davis (NFA); 3. Alexa Collins (W); 4. Karina Chan (NFA); 5. Riddhi Venkatesh (EL); 6. Ava Tucker (W).
600: 1. Sofia Ayer (NFA), 1:46.26; 2. Colleen Corman (W); 3. Hannah Bergeron (EL); 4. Talia Tremblay (WA); 5. Rachel Quadrato (EL); 6. Alyssa Newson (NFA).
1,000: 1. Avery Maiese (W), 3:10.71; 2. Leah Burchman (NFA); 3. Aranza Torres (EL); 4. Alexis Boyer (NFA); 5. Kennedy Holsapple (EL); 6. Olivia Tracy (WA).
1,600: 1. Maiese (W), 5:36.21; 2. Julia Coyle (WA); 3. Torres (EL); 4. Holsapple (EL); 5. Kayleigh Jensen (EL); 6. Daisy Jeffs (NFA).
3,200: 1. Holsapple (EL), 12:29.44; 2. Burchman (NFA); 3. Maya D’Aquila (EL); 4. Lana Syriac (WA); 5. Sydney Lord (WA); 6. Emily Macklin (EL).
55 hurdles: 1. Kmara Royster (NL), 9.28; 2. Hannah Thomas (F); 3. Emilia Podeszwa (W); 4. Annice Proud (EL); 5. Isabella Sorrentino (WA); 5. Nikhita Bolineni (EL).
4x180 relay: 1. East Lyme (Kaylee Knapp, Venkatesh, Ava Pitruzzello, Sydney Arustei), 1:39.18; 2. Waterford; 3. Woodstock; 4. Fitch; 5. NFA.
4x400 relay: 1. NFA (Ayer, Newson, Chan, Chloe Senat), 4:25.86; 2. Waterford; 3. East Lyme; 4. Fitch; 5. Woodstock.
4x720 relay: 1. Woodstock (Lord, Tessa Brown, Tracy, Coyle), 9:45.72; 2. East Lyme; 3. Waterford; 4. NFA.
1,440 sprint medley relay: 1. NFA (Burchman, Holmberg, Young, McAvoy), 4:08.25; 2. East Lyme; 3. Waterford; 4. Woodstock.
High jump: 1. Sydney Post (F), 4 feet, 10 inches; 2. Grace Blackwood (EL); 3. Alina Skrabacz (NL); 4. Royster (NL); 4. (tie) Juliet Savignac (NFA) and Lacey-Lee Keramidas (EL).
Pole vault: 1. Keramidas (EL), 9-0; 2. (tie) Lily Gilbert (NFA) and Magdalena Myslenski (WA); 4. Elya Anor (NFA); 5. Delaney Phelps (NFA); 6. (tie) Samantha Schlies (NFA) and Eve Slemp (EL).
Long jump: 1. Arnold (NL), 17-0.5; 2. Washington (EL); 3. Hinckley (EL); 4. Young (NFA); 5. Sophia Seguin (EL); 6. Ella Chiasson (EL).
Shot put: 1. Sandra Kirvelevicius (EL), 34-4.5; 2. Hannah Graham (NFA); 3. Sorrentino (WA); 4. Myslenski (WA); 5. Melanie Martin (W); 5. Sierra Bryce (F).
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