New Milford Girls Receive Votes in Cross Country Coaches Poll

Glastonbury High School garnered first-place votes from 12 of 15 girls cross country coaches to head the field in the latest state poll, compiled by Amity Regional boys coach Jon Faitsch and published on www.ctxcpoll.com.

Staples came out on top of the boys poll, collecting first-place votes from 10 of 13 coaches.

New Milford's girls team did not crack the top 10, but did receive some voter support.

Here is the complete list of vote-getters for both girls and boys teams:

GIRLS

1. Glastonbury
2. Pomperaug
3. Ridgefield
4. Immaculate
5. Greenwich
6. Haddam-Killingworth
7. E.O. Smith
   7. Avon
   9. Cheshire
   10. Wilton
   10. Hall

Also receiving votes: Danbury, Tolland, Derby, Newtown, Darien, RHAM, Trumbull, New Milford, Simsbury, Fairfield Ludlowe, Shelton, Fairfield Warde.

Coaches voting: Mike Flynn, East Lyme; Matt Diglio, Haddam-Killingworth; Brian Collins, Glastonbury; Ed Lucas, Oxford; Nick Fraticelli, New Fairfield; Jeff Gee, Wilton; Sean Mahon, Amity Regional; Rob Schaefer, Cheshire; Steve Norris, Darien; Bill Mongovan, Greenwich; Jorge Guerra, E.O. Smith; Giles Vaughan, New Milford; Al Dadario, Avon; Ellis Gill, Lauralton Hall; Katelyn Botsford Tucker, Shelton.

BOYS

1. Staples
2. Hall
3. Xavier
4. Fairfield Warde
5. Danbury
   5. Amity Regional
   7. Haddam-Killingworth
   8. Fairfield Prep
   9. Tolland
   10. Immaculate

Also receiving votes: Trumbull, New Milford, Glastonbury, Suffield, Middletown.

Coaches voting: Jon Faitsch, Amity Regional; Robert Murray, Danbury; Matt Diglio, Haddam-Killingworth; Ed Lucas, Oxford; Christopher Stonier, Xavier; Jeff Billing, Hall; Nick Fraticelli, New Fairfield; Chris Bacich, New Milford; Bill Billing, Ledyard; CJ Fusco, Avon; Tyson Kaczamarek, Darien; Chad Johnson, Norwich Free Academy; Laddie Lawrence, Staples.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen