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Fitch Athlete Posts Top 5 Finish at New England Track & Field Championships
Connecticut posted 13 first place finishes at the 71st New England Interscholastic Track & Field Championships Saturday in New Britain.

NEW BRITAIN, CT - Connecticut was well-represented on the winner's stand Saturday at the 71st New England Interscholastic Track &Â Field Championships at Willow Brook Park.
Athletes from the Nutmeg State captured first place in 13 events.
Here is a listing of top five placements by Connecticut entries:
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GIRLS
100 meters
2. Jiana Baker, Windsor
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200 meters
5. Saintphanie Porcenat, Danbury
800 meters
5. Emily Philippides, Greenwich
1,600 meters
2. Jessica Drop, Coginchaug
4. Mia Nahom, New Milford
3,200 meters
1. Jessica Drop, Coginchaug (10:17.54)
3. Hannah DeBalsi, Staples
100 hurdles
1. Bridget Chiaravalle, Danbury (14.49)
2. Gabrielle Curtis, Wilbur Cross
3. Jada Harris, St. Joseph
4. Vickie Milledge, Simsbury
300 hurdles
5. Danielle Brinckman, Glastonbury
4x100
1. Bloomfield (48.60)
2. Manchester
3. Danbury
4x400
1. Wilbur Cross (3:49.06)
2. Windsor
5. Glastonbury
4x800
2. Ridgefield
4. Glastonbury
5. Greenwich
high jump
1. Elizabeth Lodge, Manchester (5-5)
5. Kelly Ward, Oxford
pole vault
2. AmyErin Zadroga, Tolland
3. Danielle Cass, Weston
5. Ali Moraveck, Masuk
5. Kelsie Hall, Norwich Free Academy
long jump
5. Erika Hightower, Windsor
triple jump
3. Kenya Warner, Windsor
shot put
2. Brittany Jones, Bloomfield
discus
3. Amanda Howe, Southington
4. Christina Johnson, Cheney Tech
BOYS
100 meters
1. Mark Doyley, Weaver (10.82)
3. Kyshawn Bonner, Windsor
200 meters
1. Mark Doyley, Weaver (21.60)
3. Jevin Frett, Manchester
400 meters
2. Elijah Young, Wethersfield
3. Jevin Frett, Manchester
800 meters
2. Tyler Gleen, Trumbull
3. Randy Neish, Glastonbury
4. Jon Gill, Lyman Hall
5. James Lewis, Staples
1,600 meters
1. Eric Vanderels, Brien McMahon (4:12.47)
3,200 meters
1. Gabriel Altopp, Ridgefield (9:02.35)
2. Zakeer Ahmad, Staples
4. Brendan Murray, Cheshire
5. Ian Mickool, Ridgefield
110 hurdles
2. Lucas Sumby, Old Saybrook
4. John Witik, Lyman Hall
300 hurdles
1. Keyion Dixon, Glastonbury (39.14)
3. Xavier Amos, Farmington
4. John Witik, Lyman Hall
4x100
1. Bloomfield (42.25)
2. Wethersfield
3. Windsor
4x400
2. Windsor
3. Danbury
4x800
1. Danbury (7:49.30)
4. Hamden
5. Amity
high jump
2. Safir Scott, Greenwich
5. Julian Campbell, Wethersfield
pole vault
4. Milan Spisek, Joel Barlow
4. Terence Cook, Simsbury
long jump
3. Sachin Manning, Bassick
triple jump
1. Fejiro Onakpoma, Naugatuck (47-1.5)
3. Tumani Edwards, Danbury
4. Michael Agyeman, Manchester
5. Antoine Sistrunk, Naugatuck
discus
2. Geoff Kirk, Avon
5. Brian Robinson, Fitch
javelin
3. Richard Williams, Wethersfield
4. Jack Weston, Ridgefield
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