New Milford Athlete Wins State Title At Class L Indoor Track Meet

NEW HAVEN, CT — One winning team at Friday's Class L indoor track and field championships returned to the top of the mountain after an absence of two decades, while the other captured team honors for the fourth straight season.

Athletes from Xavier High School placed first in three events in the boys competition at the Floyd Little Athletic Center, giving the Falcons 64 points to 43 for runner-up Amity. It was the first state title for Xavier since 1999.

On the girls' side, Windsor breezed to its fourth straight title with 69 points, 20 more than second-place Darien.

Messiah Harling of Wilby (55 meters and long jump) and Cori Richardson of Windsor (55 meters and 300 meters) were double individual champions.

Here are the top three teams for boys and girls, as well as individual champions in each event. Click here for complete meet results.

BOYS

1. Xavier, 64
2. Amity, 43
3. East Lyme, 40.5

• 55 meters - Messiah Harling, Wilby, 6.59
• 300 meters - Tyler Cady, Fitch, 35.98
• 600 meters - Jose Ramirez, Bristol Central, 1:24.76
• 1,000 meters - William Curran, Xavier, 2:37.51
• 1,600 meters - Samuel Whittaker, East Lyme, 4:23.00
• 3,200 meters - Robbie Cozean, Xavier, 9:26.18
• 55 meter hurdles - Richard Papa, Amity, 7.69
• 4x200 relay - Amity, 1:35.86
• 4x400 relay - Darien, 3:34.79
• 4x800 relay - East Lyme, 8:16.87
• 1,600 sprint medley - Xavier, 3:40.86
• high jump - Shaun Graham, Amity, 6-2
• pole vault - Akhil Chiamkurthi, East Lyme, 13-0
• long jump - Messiah Harling, Wilby, 21-1.25
• shot put - Michael Browning, RHAM, 59-0.75

GIRLS

1. Windsor, 69
2. Darien, 49
3. East Lyme, 38

• 55 meters - Cori Richardson, Windsor, 7.23
• 300 meters - Cori Richardson, Windsor, 41.87
• 600 meters - Elsa Martin, Simsbury, 1:37.66
• 1,000 meters - Grace Aldophe, Wilbur Cross, 3:01.92
• 1,600 meters - Claire Daniels, New Milford, 5:13.28
• 3,200 meters - Meredith Bloss, Guilford, 11:25.92
• 55 meter hurdles - Shelby Dejana, Wilton, 8.61
• 4x200 relay - Windsor, 1:46.99
• 4x400 relay - Darien, 4:12.22
• 4x800 relay - East Lyme, 9:52.77
• 1,600 sprint medley - East Lyme, 4:23.56
• high jump - Grace Stephens, Masuk, 5-0
• pole vault - Haley Jaquith, E.O. Smith, 10-0
• long jump - Erica Marriott, North Haven, 16-4
• shot put - Susie Okoli, Wilbur Cross, 38-11.25

Photo credit: Floyd Little Athletic Center

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