The State Open cross country championships were held Friday at Wickham Park in East Hartford. The best team finish by an area team was the sixth place by the Pomperaug girls.
The top 6 teams and top 25 individuals qualify for the New England meet, that will be held later this month in Vermont.
Team results
Boys
1. Staples 102, 2. Danbury 115, 3. Glastonbury 150, 4. Amity 160, 5. Fairfield Prep 188, 6. Fairfield Warde 200, 7. Haddam-Killingworth 214, 8. New Milford 239, 9. Ridgefield 255, 10. Brookfield 279, 11. Darien 288, 12. Guilford 291, 13. Cheshire 305, 14. Norwich Free Academy 322, 15. Ledyard 364, 16. E.O. Smith 386, 17. Shepaug Valley 389, 18. Southington 393, 19. Bolton 458, 20. Hamden 485, 21. Canton 542
Girls
1. Tolland 97, 2. Glastonbury 131, 3. Ridgefield 152, 4. Staples 171, 5. Newtown 180, 6. Pomperaug 186, 7. Haddam-Killingworth 190, 8. Immaculate 251, 9. E.O. Smith 262, 10. Greenwich 280, 11. Mercy 300, 12. Coginchaug 314, 13. Wilton 315, 14. Avon 327, 15. Southington 334, 16. Simsbury 362, 17. South Windsor 377, 18. RHAM 381, 19. Amity 392, 20. Derby 486, 21. Suffield 520
State Open individuals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | ||||
| Overall place | Runner | School | Yr. | Time |
| 8 | Brendan Murray | Cheshire | 10 | 16:18 |
| 41 | Gavin Woodward | Northwestern | 11 | 17:08 |
| 46 | Ed Wolfe | Shepaug | 12 | 17:11 |
| 56 | Kyle Hotchkiss | Kennedy | 10 | 17:23 |
| 60 | Connor Levins | Terryville | 12 | 17:25 |
| 76 | Sean Parker | Shepaug | 11 | 17:34 |
| 79 | Jacob Lawlor | Cheshire | 11 | 17:35 |
| 80 | Graden Beasley | Naugatuck | 11 | 17:36 |
| 92 | Brian Sardinskas | Woodland | 12 | 17:47 |
| 99 | Alexander Abraham | Pomperaug | 12 | 17:51 |
| 100 | Cal Odermatt | Cheshire | 10 | 17:52 |
| 107 | Mark Zamani | Naugatuck | 12 | 17:57 |
| 112 | Brandon Leclair | Wamogo | 12 | 18:02 |
| 128 | James Robitaille | Cheshire | 12 | 18:13 |
| 130 | Corey Picard | Terryville | 10 | 18:14 |
| 132 | Jordan Kolpak | Cheshire | 12 | 18:16 |
| 133 | D.J. Geissinger-Tut | Nonnewaug | 11 | 18:19 |
| 136 | Sean Welsh | Shepaug | 11 | 18:20 |
| 143 | Jack Hanke | Cheshire | 10 | 18:28 |
| 144 | Ryan Welsh | Shepaug | 12 | 18:30 |
| 158 | Chandler Wetherbee | Shepaug | 10 | 18:41 |
| 171 | Quinton Walsh | Shepaug | 12 | 19:07 |
| 176 | Erik Galuska | Cheshire | 11 | 19:45 |
| Girls | ||||
| Overall place | Runner | School | Yr. | Time |
| 5 | Ivy Walker | Pomperaug | 9 | 19:19 |
| 19 | Lauren Daddi | Cheshire | 10 | 19:48 |
| 34 | Sammi Breier | Thomaston | 12 | 20:17 |
| 38 | Nina Koobatian | Pomperaug | 9 | 20:20 |
| 63 | Sara Tarascio | Pomperaug | 12 | 20:53 |
| 70 | Michaela Meyer | Pomperaug | 12 | 20:59 |
| 74 | Gabriella Prizio | Derby | 12 | 21:02 |
| 76 | Sarah Woodward | Nonnewaug | 11 | 21:03 |
| 81 | Kathleen Schenk | Pomperaug | 9 | 21:06 |
| 83 | Kristen Barbaris | Oxford | 12 | 21:07 |
| 86 | Nicole Rizzo | Derby | 10 | 21:10 |
| 91 | Allison Meyer | Pomperaug | 12 | 21:15 |
| 119 | Hanna Gregory | Nonnewaug | 12 | 21:50 |
| 131 | Ashley Wargo | Pomperaug | 10 | 22:10 |
| 150 | Rachel Fleischer | Derby | 10 | 22:46 |
| 164 | Sara Gerckens | Derby | 10 | 23:30 |
| 176 | Anna Chevarella | Derby | 11 | 25:42:00 |