Division II Athletes From H-K Region on In-State Fall Rosters

HADDAM-KILLINGWORTH, CT — As a followup to Monday's column about student-athletes from Connecticut playing college sports at in-state institutions this fall, today we check out locals who are playing for one of the state's four Division II universities.

More than 225 Connecticut student-athletes, including three from the Haddam-Killingworth area, are pursuing their academic and sports endeavors at one of the state's four Division II universities this fall, based on rosters provided by those institutions.

Waterbury has 13 student-athletes on in-state D-II rosters, while Naugatuck and Bridgeport each have nine.

Following are breakdowns by university, by county and by sport, with links to the home pages of each school's athletic department. Note: some rosters had not yet been provided by publication time, while others did not provide hometown information.

Universities

• Southern Connecticut State - 115
• Post - 62
• New Haven - 31
• Bridgeport - 18

Counties

• New Haven - 83
• Fairfield - 49
• Hartford - 38
• Litchfield - 20
• Middlesex - 16
• New London - 11
• Tolland - 5
• Windham - 4

Sports

• football - 62
• men's soccer - 35
• women's soccer - 31
• sprint football - 23
• field hockey - 21
• men's cross country - 19
• women's volleyball - 14
• women's cross country - 13
• men's tennis, women's tennis - 4

Middlesex County residents

• 5 - Middletown
• 3 - Clinton
• 2 - Westbrook
• 1 - Deep River, Cromwell, East Haddam, Old Saybrook, Killingworth, Higganum

East Haddam residents on in-state fall D-II rosters

• Zak Wright, jr., SCSU soccer

Higganum residents on in-state fall D-II rosters

• Bretton Marks, so., Bridgeport cross country

Killingworth residents on in-state fall D-II rosters

• Julia Kostek, so., SCSU field hockey

Image created by Tim Jensen

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