Berlin Athletes Succeed at State Track Meets

NEW BRITAIN/MIDDLETOWN, CT — A pair of title-winning performances and six other top eight placements enabled the Berlin High School girls team to capture third place at the Class M track and field championships Tuesday at Willow Brook Park.

Patricia Mroczkowski was victorious in the high jump, as was the Redcoat 4 x 100 relay team.

In the Class MM meet Wednesday at Middletown High School, a pair of Berlin boys placed in the top eight.

Here are the top three teams and individual event winners, plus all other teams and top eight placewinners from schools in Patch towns in Hartford and Tolland counties. Click the class headers for complete meet results. (An asterisk (*) denotes a new class record).

CLASS M GIRLS

Teams

1. Hillhouse, 105
   2. Weston, 56.33
   3. Berlin, 50
   4. Rocky Hill, 43
   8. (tie) Bulkeley, 30
   10. (tie) Ellington, 24
   13. Granby Memorial, 22.33
   20. Northwest Catholic, 13

Events

• 100 meters - 1. Terry Miller, Bulkeley, 11.77*; 3. Nikki Xiarhos, Berlin
• 200 meters - 1. Terry Miller, Bulkeley, 24.97; 2. Nikki Xiarhos, Berlin; 3. Victoria Bower, Rocky Hill
• 400 meters - 1. Terry Miller, Bulkeley, 56.59
• 800 meters - 1. Cassandra Carleson, Plainfield, 2:18.02; 4. Megan Perrotta, Berlin; 5. Lilah Devine, Rocky Hill
• 1,600 meters - 1. Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill, 4:55.96*
• 3,200 meters - 1. Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill, 10:54.29; 6. Juliana Cancellieeri, Berlin; 7. Kathryn Bonanno, Ellington
• 100 hurdles - 1. Katherine Jacobs, Northwest Catholic, 14.59*; 4. Savanna Macaluso, Ellington; 7. Nicole Szilagyi, Granby Memorial
• 300 hurdles - 1. Kalli'Ana Botelho, Griswold, 44.76; 5. Lexi Kavarsky, Berlin
• 4 x 100 relay - 1. Berlin (Xiarhos, Kavarsky, Muscatello, Konior), 49.59; 2. Rocky Hill; 6. Northwest Catholic
• 4 x 400 relay - 1. Hillhouse (Boyd, White, Davis, Ambrose), 3:55.70*; 4. Rocky Hill
• 4 x 800 relay - 1. Haddam-Killingworth (Anziano, Kelly, Bouthillier, D'Amico), 9:43.26; 5. Berlin; 8. Ellington
• high jump - 1. Patricia Mroczkowski, Berlin, 5-8; 2. Megan Knowling, Ellington; 8. (tie) Isabelle Provencher, Granby Memorial
• pole vault - 1. Elise Russell, Weston, 11-0
• long jump - 1. Kalli'Ana Botelho, Griswold, 17-7.75; 5. Lauren Roy, Granby Memorial
• triple jump - 1. Kristen Washington, Hillhouse, 36-5.5; 2. Megan Knowling, Ellington
• shot put - 1. Leah Moore, Hillhouse, 37-9.75
• discus - 1. Niah Mesidor, Oxford, 103-9; 2. Mackenzie Stahl, Granby Memorial
• javelin - 1. Aliza Bell, Stonington, 107-10; 2. Mackenzie Stahl, Granby Memorial

CLASS MM BOYS

Teams

1. Hillhouse, 81.5
   2. Bunnell, 71
   3. Daniel Hand, 50
   5. E.O. Smith, 44
   14. Ellington, 18
   23. Bulkeley, 8
   24. (tie) Avon, 7
   24. (tie) Berlin, 7

Events

• 100 meters - 1. Christ N'Dabian, Bunnell, 10.98
• 200 meters - 1. Conor Mahony, Masuk, 22.24; 5. Alexander Halkias, Berlin; 7. Kaito Yasuda, E.O. Smith
• 400 meters - 1. Khalil Carr, Stratford, 49.56; 5. Cory Bill, E.O. Smith; 6. Anish Rajamanickam, Avon
• 800 meters - 1. Manasseh Bekele, Hillhouse, 1:56.31; 6. Joshua Stone, Ellington
• 1,600 meters - 1. Marzio Mastroianni, Branford, 4:23.36; 5. Matthew Nyklicek, Avon
• 3,200 meters - 1. Samuel Whittaker, East Lyme, 9:35.55
• 110 hurdles - 1. Deshaune Poole, Hillhouse, 14.88; 5. Abdiel Tejada-Ruiz, E.O. Smith
• 300 hurdles - 1. Deshaune Poole, Hillhouse, 39.24; 2. Abdiel Tejada-Ruiz, E.O. Smith; 3. Joshua Prouty, Ellington
• 4 x 100 relay - 1. Bunnell (N'Dabian, Cineus, Exantus, Henry), 42.46; 5. E.O. Smith; 6. Berlin
• 4 x 400 relay - 1. Hillhouse (McBride, Thompson, Robinson, Bekele), 3:22.85*; 7. Ellington
• 4 x 800 relay - 1. Hillhouse (McBride, Thompson, Martinez, Bekele), 8:07.82; 4. Ellington
• high jump - 1. Tylor Seamans, Lyman Hall, 6-2
• pole vault - 1. Jared Hubler, Foran, 13-6; 6. (tie) Joshua Prouty, Ellington
• long jump - 1. Dylan Myrie, Torrington, 21-9; 3. Kobe Stigler, E.O. Smith
• triple jump - 1. Elijah Henry, Bunnell, 45-8.25; 3. Kobe Stigler, E.O. Smith
• shot put - 1. Michael Burchell, Daniel Hand, 55-2.25*; 4. Peter Tomanelli, E.O. Smith
• discus - 1. Michael Browning, RHAM, 155-7
• javelin - 1. Isaiah McNeilly, Daniel Hand, 177-1; 2. Michael Valentine, Bulkeley; 4. Cole Szegda, E.O. Smith

Photo credit: City of New Britain

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