By KEN CASTRO
Alex Ostberg and Hannah Debalsi remained untouchable. Seemingly,with each contest the stakes loom larger. Ostberg and Debalsi, both entered the competition with lofty, national credentials on the way to convincing wins at the CIAC Class meets Saturday morning.
The Stanford-bound Darien High senior cut through the Wickham Park course with precision, particularly over the second portion of the outing; the end result producing a razor sharp clocking of 15 minutes, 21 seconds.
In a frustratingly familiar scenario for opponents, Ostberg gradually pried himself from the remainder of the lead portion of the field at the outset, essentially putting the onus on the bid for the remaining podium spots.
Wilton's Spencer Brown rolled in 62 seconds in arrears of Ostberg for second, following a four up battle to the line with Michael Noonan (Darien), junior Jonathan Davis of New Milford and Palmer Weimann of Farmington.
Debalsi fired off a sizzling 5:53 per mile pace in an overwhelming victory in the Girls LL competition. Teammate Erica Hefnawy positioned herself in third and held, providing Staples with a viable presence at the head of the field. But it was Glastonbury with Allison McArdle and Gaelyn Kattman, finishing in the lead five runners that provided their club with the overall team triumph.