New Haven County Runners Qualify For State Open

MANCHESTER, CT — A total of 360 athletes from throughout the state will compete Friday in the State Open cross country championships at Wickham Park.

At the Oct. 26 class meets at Wickham, two dozen teams qualified by placing in the top two of their division. The top 12 individuals in each class race make it to the Open, plus the 30 best times overall that finished out of the top 12.

Here are the 38 competitors from Patch towns in New Haven County. An asterisk (*) indicates a team class championship; a double asterisk (**) signifies an individual class winner. Click the headers for the complete fields.

BOYS

• Amity Regional - John Dill, Matthew Floyd, Spencer Parags, Napoleon Stardellis, Anthony Tom, Connor Visnic, Alexander Zavatkay
• Cheshire - Brendan Mellitt
• Wilbur Cross - Nassaiah Betancourt, Elliot Faulkner, Eamon Hill, Mohammed Hussain, Travis Martin, Masahito Nishimura, Michael Tramontano

GIRLS

• Daniel Hand - Anna Steffen
• Derby* - Isabelle Chevarella, Zoe Donnauro, Claire Douglas, Avalyn Gonzalez, Sabrina Hanock, Annaly Khanthaphixay, Cassidy Ngaopraseutsac
• Guilford - Julia Antony, Meredith Bloss, Emma Bonz, Alyssa Lent, Gianna Siciliano, Olivia Skapczynski, Clara Wiesler
• Hamden - Ella Bradford
• Pomperaug* - Molly Flanagan, Nina Koobatian, Amanda Kugler, Kathleen Schenk, Madison Villa, Ivy Walker, Kate Wiser**

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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