The New England championships were held at the University of
New Hampshire on a windy day that hindered athletes from running fast
times. But that didn't prevent athletes
from all over the region from having great competitions and some noteworthy
performances.
On the boys' side, Manchester senior Jevin Frett redeemed himself after a subpar State Open. The defending State Open champion took 5th in the race on Monday after straining his hip flexor during the Class LL meet. He came back on Saturday and ran his fastest 400m of the season with a 48.62.
To cap off his brilliant meet, Frett got his revenge on Danbury who has defeated Manchester in two close races in as many weeks in the 4 x 400m. Frett joined Willy Joyner, Shawn Akomeah and Class LL 800m champion Joe Pearl to win the title with a time of 3:21.85.
In a replay of the State Open, Ken Little of Derby took it out hard in the 800m and the same three Connecticut runners finished in the same order as Monday. Little ran about a second slower than he did at the State Open and Hall junior Miller Anderson came on strong the last 100m to move to second but couldn't quite catch Derby's captain. Senior Ian Barlett of Ludlowe took 4th and UConn signee Joe Pearl took 5th in 1:54.27.
Connecticut dominated the 1600m taking the top three places. Staples' William Landowne crossed the line in 4:14.58 with Windham senior Alex Korczynski moving up two places from his Open performance to finish less than an arm's length behind in 4:14.70. Alexander Mocarski of Fairfield Warde was only a quarter second back in 4:14.96 to complete the sweep.
The ladies from the Nutmeg state fared much better than their male counterparts winning 12 of the 18 events.
Sophomore Terry Miller of Bulkeley took home two gold medals winning the 100m in 11.97 and the 200m into a strong headwind finishing in 24.42.
Jillian Mars of Bloomfield took advantage of top seed Carly Sweirbut pulling out of the meet due to a slight strain of her hamstring to win her first New England title. The senior broke the tape in a time of 56.25.
Danbury's Lauren Moore survived a tough challenge from New England indoor mile champion Julia Robitaille from Manchester West in New Hampshire. The two juniors battled down the entire home stretch with Moore coming out on top with a time of 4:59.68 only .05 ahead of second place.
Elizabeth Stockman of Rocky Hill wanted revenge from her 2nd place finish to freshman Kate Wiser of Pomperaug on Monday. The sophomore took it out at a breakneck pace, going through the 800m at 5- minute mile pace. While she wasn't able to hold that pace up, no one else was either and Stockman continued on to her first New England championship in 10:44.99 with Wiser fading to fifth.
Connecticut hurdlers took both the short and long hurdle events. Senior Katherine Jacobs of Northwest Catholic glided to a 14.84 time in the 100HH with Kalli'Ana Botelho of Griswold moving into the lead with two hurdles to go and finished in 44.19, one of the few personal records of the day.
Connecticut still wasn't done with the winner's circle. Bloomfield's team of Jahleah Harris, Jahlia Banton, Mars and Jayden Gibson added another plaque to the team's trophy case winning the 4 x 400m in 3:57.46
The Southington duo of Megan Biscoglio and Amanda Howe won the pole vault and discus respectively as they did at the State Open. The University of Connecticut bound Biscoglio cleared 12'3 on her 3rd attempt and Howe, who has committed to the University of Iowa defended her discus title, throwing 141'9 and took 4th in the shot put with a 40'11.5.
Rachel Fleischer of Derby has swept all the major championships meets after taking the NVL, Class S, State Open and now New England triple jump titles. Her jump of 38'11.5 now ranks her 82nd in the US.
Finally, there is the Greenwich quartet of Kate Ragone, Hetty McMillan, Zoe Harris and Emily Philippides who gave up individual goals to come together and win the New England championship 4 x 800m in 9:17.42. The All American Philippides still returned later in the day to finish a very close 2nd in the 800m and anchored the 4 x 400m to a 4th place finish.
Below are the Connecticut athletes who have earned All New
England honors by virtue of their top six finish.
Boys
100m
5 Leon Campbell 12 Hartford CT 11.14 -2.3
5 Samuel Agyei 11 Metropolitan CT 22.36 -1.8
6 Leon Campbell 12 Hartford CT 22.44 -1.7
400m
1 Jevin Frett 12 Manchester CT 48.62
6 Glenroy Ford 12 Danbury CT 50.37
800m
1 Ken Little 12 Derby CT 1:53.06
2 Miller Anderson 11 Hall CT 1:53.47
4 Ian Bartlett 12 Fairfield Ludlow 1:53.85
5 Joe Pearl 12 Manchester CT 1:54.27
1600m
1 William Landowne 12 Staples CT 4:14.58
2 Alexander Korczynski 12 Windham CT 4:14.70
3 Alexander Mocarski 12 Fairfield Warde 4:14.96
3200m
3 Alexander Korczynski 12 Windham CT 9:26.87
5 Brendan Murray 12 Cheshire CT 9:27.56
110HH
4 Edward Williams 11 Sacred Heart CT 14.93 -3.4
5 Cameron Whalen 12 Stonington CT 15.02 -3.4
300IH
2 Marcus Manson 12 Windsor CT 38.77
4 Aren Seeger 12 Naugatuck CT 39.30
4 x 100m
3 Torrington CT 42.68
1) William Wilson 2) Christian Estefani 10
3) Naseem Thompson 12 4) Dylan Myrie 12
4 Bristol Central CT 42.81
1) Pat Kjornrattanawanich 12 2) Dathan Hickey 12
3) David Bowes 10 4) Nigel West 12
6 East Hartford CT 42.93
1) Jaquan Allen 11 2) Isaiah Brooks 12
3) Jamar Eaton 12 4) Stuart Pike 12
4 x 400m
1 Manchester CT 3:21.85
1) Jevin Frett 12 2) Joe Pearl 12
3) Willy Joyner 12 4) Shawn Akomeah 12
2 Danbury CT 3:25.07 4
1) Phillip Melo 12 2) Glenroy Ford 12
3) Malcolm Going 11 4) Sean-Michael Parkinson 12
5 Ridgefield CT 3:26.13 3
1) Aidan Williams 12 2) Mitchell van der Noll 12
3) Kevin Arnold 12 4) Simon Jupp 10
6 New Milford CT 3:26.74 4
1) Michael Tarby 12 2) Luke Chastain 11
3) Chase Schuster 12 4) Charles Osborne 12
4 x 800m
2 Xavier CT 7:56.22 2
1) Pierre Sylvain 11 2) Owen Lally 12
3) Trevor Christie 12 4) Peter Schulten 11
3 Ridgefield CT 7:59.65 2
1) Ethan MacKenzie 10 2) Charles Coffin 10
3) Kevin Arnold 12 4) Simon Jupp 10
6 Staples CT 8:00.75 2
1) Tyler Wright 12 2) Henry Haas 11
3) Luke Lorenz 11 4) Christian Myers 12
High Jump
4 Matthew Santy 10 Enfield CT J6-07.00
Pole Vault
4 Nathaniel Llanos 12 Danbury CT 14-03.00
Long Jump
2 Dyshon Vaughn 12 Career Magnet CT 23-07.25L 1.3
6 Nicholas Pronovost 12 Coventry CT 22-07.00 4.4
Triple Jump
4 Sean Dixon-Bodie 10 Bloomfield CT 46-08.00
Shot
5 Michael Browning 11 RHAM CT 54-10.00 
6 Nathan Quaye 11 Manchester CT 54-09.75
Discus
2 Brian Jalowiec 11 Derby CT 164-09 50.21m
Girls
100m
1 Terry Miller 10 Bulkeley CT 11.97 -1.1
5 Tia Marie Brown 12 Windsor CT 12.56 -1.1
6 Bridget Lalonde 11 RHAM CT 12.56 -1.1
200m
1 Terry Miller 10 Bulkeley CT 24.43 -2.6
3 Bridget Lalonde 11 RHAM CT 25.32 -2.6
5 Erica Marriott 11 North Haven CT 25.42 -2.6
6 Aisha Gay 12 Hamden CT 25.62
400m
1 Jillian Mars 12 Bloomfield CT 56.25
800m
2 Emily Philippides 12 Greenwich CT 2:11.78
1600m
1 Lauren Moore 11 Danbury CT 4:59.68
3 Kate Hedlund 10 Manchester CT 5:04.87
3200m
1 Elizabeth Stockman 10 Rocky Hill CT 10:44.99
3 Kylie Raymond 10 Somers CT 11:00.13
5 Katherine Wiser 9 Pomperaug CT 11:05.41
6 Meredith Bloss 11 Guilford CT 11:08.75
100HH
1 Katherine Jacobs 12 NW Catholic CT 14.84 -3.1
4 Kalli'Ana Botelho 12 Griswold CT 14.93 -3.1
300IH 
1 Kalli'Ana Botelho 12 Griswold CT 44.19
2 Sophia Podeszwa 12 Waterford CT 44.94
4 Emma Langis 10 Ridgefield CT 45.68
4 x 100m
2 Windsor CT 48.90
1) Cori Richardson 11 2) Tia Marie Brown 12
3) Camille McHenry 12 4) Shavanice Green 9
6 East Hartford CT 49.49
1) Dayvean McCalla 12 2) Nichele Smith 11
3) Kelsey Ofori 11 4) Kaheira Burgess 12
4 x 400m
1 Bloomfield CT 3:57.46 4
1) Jahleah Harris 12 2) Jahlia Banton 11
3) Jillian Mars 12 4) Jayden Gibson 9
2 Hamden CT 4:00.08 4
1) Emma Cayward 12 2) Aisha Gay 12
3) Alysia Joseph 11 4) Andreya Gardner 12
3 Windsor CT 4:00.86 4
1) Jalah Cooper 10 2) Taylor Allen 11
3) Grace Strauch 11 4) Tia Marie Brown 12
4 Greenwich CT 4:01.06 4
1) Sophia Bastek 9 2) Zoe Harris 10
3) Jordan Numme 11 4) Emily Philippides 12
5 Ridgefield CT 4:01.58 4
1) Emma Langis 10 2) Grace Michalowski 9
3) Anna Landler 12 4) Carolyn Donovan 10
4 x 800m
1 Greenwich CT 9:17.42 2
1) Kate Ragone 12 2) Hetty McMillan 12
3) Zoe Harris 10 4) Emily Philippides 12
6 Immaculate CT 9:26.03 2
1) Dominque Valentine 12 2) Taylor Mascetta 11
3) Molly Coyle 10 4) Emma Connolly 12
High Jump
2 Allyson Lewis 11 Norwich Free CT 5-09.00
3 Patricia Mroczkowski 11 Berlin CT 5-07.00
4 Monique Anderson 12 Bloomfield CT 5-05.00
Pole Vault
1 Megan Biscoglio 12 Southington CT 12-03.00
2 Tyra Finkeldey 12 Old Saybrook CT 11-03.00
4 Paige Martin 10 Norwich Free CT 10-09.00
6 Elise Russell 10 Weston CT J10-09.00
Long Jump
2 Erica Marriott 11 North Haven CT 18-05.75 -2.5
5 Olivia Bowes 11 Hall CT 18-02.00 -2.5
6 Hannah Ceva 11 Joel Barlow CT 17-10.75 -3.0
Triple Jump
1 Rachel Fleischer 12 Derby CT 38-11.50 -3.5
5 Kristen Washington 12 Hillhouse CT 36-11.00 -1.0
Shot Put
Amanda Howe 12 Southington CT 40-11.50
Discus
1 Amanda Howe 12 Southington CT 141-09
5 Danyelle Engels 12 Westbrook CT 125-04