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By Senior Correspondent Marty Ogden At the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday, several Connecticut athletes earned medals and put up significant performances. Check back later as we cover the other national championship meets in Oregon and North Carolina. Check out the free pics from several events on Saturday at the New Balance National Outdoor meet galleries from Ron Knapp of MySportsResults at: https://mysportsresults.smugmug.com/2023-New-Balance-Outdoor-Nationals-Day-3 Avery Cipcic has done it again. The senior, who will attend University of New Hampshire next year, has already earned All American honors this indoor season and last outdoor season, finished 3rd in the pentathlon, scoring 3336 points. He competed in the 110HH, running 15.94, shot put, throwing 33-2, high jump, clearing 6-2.75 and running the 1500m in 4:46.13. His performance is the second best among CT athletes all time. On the girl’s side, Bethel’s Rosie Volpintesta, who will compete for Brown next year, also finished third. The senior was the CIAC heptathlon runner-up last year and just missed All American this winter with a 7th place finish at NBNI. She ran the 100HH in 14.80, threw the shot 30-2.75, long jumped a PR of 17-0, high jumped 5-3.75 and ran another PR of 2:31.60 for the 800m to close out her day. Her total score was a state best of 3387. In the boys 110HH, CT record holder Josh Mooney of Stonington ran a lifetime best of 13.54 to have the fastest time in the prelims and advance to the semi finals. His time will not count as a state record because he had a tail wind of 5.0 m/s which is above the allowable wind limit of +2.0 m/s. In the semis, he finished third overall in a time of 13.67 to advance to Sunday’s finals where he will have another chance to earn All American status. At New Balance Nationals Indoors, he finished 3rd and broke the state record in the 60HH.
In the boys 1600m sprint medley relay, the Greenwich Cardinals not only ran their school record to take 5th place, they ran the 5th fastest time in state history in the event. Caleb You, Harrison Goldenberg, Gianluca Bianchi and Antonio Ciccarelli combined to run 3:27.86.
The definition of a rising star is someone who is on the precipice of doing great things at the national level. Liam Wright of Hall High, the State Open champion, has made steady improvements over the past two years in the pole vault and set his PR and school record to win the Rising Star section on Saturday. His jump of 15-5 is not only the state’s best jump for 2023, it is also the 10th best clearance in CT history.
Last year the boys mile all time list was rewritten. This year, it is the girls time to stamp their name among the best in CT history. Three of the names are very familiar to CT track and field fans. Tess and Liv Sherry, younger sisters to Gavin and Callum, took 15th and 21st in the championship mile race on Saturday. Tess’s time of 4:49.20 pushed future NCAA champion Danae Rivers back a place as she took over the 4th spot on the All Time list. Her sister Liv ran a 4:51.68, good for 7th best in CT history.
Freshman Chase Gilbert of Old Lyme has already etched her name among the fastest runners to ever come out of CT. Her 32nd place finish in 4:56.85 is 15th all time. Katherine Bohlke, fresh off her All American finish in the steeplechase the night before, finished in 38th place in 4:59.26. Her best time of 4:53 from earlier in the year is 10th fastest in Ct history. The best part is they are all returning next year and will try to push each other past Ceci Hopp’s all time record of 4:42.6 set in 1981. There were two near all American finishes in the girls 1600m SMR. E.O. Smith, anchored by Gabby Hernandez who split 2:12.87 finished 8th. She was helped by Natalia Anagnostou, Madeline Doran and Navia Casa to finish 8th overall in 4:05.97 which is the 3rd fastest time ever for a CT team. Right behind them was Glastonbury’s team of Alyssa Healy, Alexandra Edwards, Audrey O'Hare and Annika Paluska who finished 9th in 4:07.66. The Guardians broke their school record and now hold the position as the 5th best team All Time in CT history. A new state leader emerged in the girls 100m. Freshman Samiya Eady of Manchester was the first CT girl to break 12 seconds in the 100m this year. Her time of 11.99 was good for 8th place in the prelims of the Rising Stars race and earned a spot in the finals where she finished 7th in 12.20. Saturday at New Balance Nationals Outdoor Boys Pentathlon 110m Hurdles Avery Cipcic 12 Suffield Track 15.94 Shot Put Avery Cipcic 33-2 Long Jump Avery Cipcic 22-0 ¾ High Jump Avery Cipcicb 6-2 ¾ 1500m Avery Cipcic 4:46.13 3rd Place 3336 #2 CT All Time, All American Girls Pentathlon 100m Hurdles 100HH Rosa Linda Volpintesta 12 Unattached- Bethel 14.80 Shot Put Rosa Linda Volpintesta 30-2 ¾ Long Jump Rosa Linda Volpintesta 17-0 HJ Rosa Linda Volpintesta 5-3 ¾ 800m Rosa Linda Volpintesta 12 Unattached- Bethel 2:31.60 3rd Place 3387 State Best All American Girls Rising Stars 100m Hurdles Prelims 12th Kareema McKenzie 11 Windsor Track 14.86 Boys Championship 110m Hurdles Prelims 1st Joshua Mooney 12 Stonington 13.54 5.0 m/s 27th Sam Forte 11 South Farms TC- Xavier 14.61 0.5 m/s Boys Rising Stars 100m Dash Prelims 42nd Mason Pilkington 12 Enfield TC 11.11 45th Steve Paul 11 Greenwich Country Day 11.12 Girls Rising Stars 100m Dash Prelims 8th Samiya Eady 9 Manchester TC 11.99 0.3 m/s q New CT Leader 35th Erica Austin 10 Kennedy 12.35 53rd Darielys Arnold 10 New London 12.47 55th Ida Moczerniuk 12 Unattached- Fairfield Warde 12.50 Girls Rising Stars 100m Dash Finals 7th Samiya Eady 9 Manchester TC 12.20 Girls Championship Shuttle Hurdle Relay Final 10th Windsor Track Club 1:08.98 Kareema McKenzie 11, Jordyn Williams 10, , Kearya Jackson 12 Boys Championship Shuttle Hurdle Relay Final 23rd East Hartford Hornets 1:03.96 Davian Johnson 9, Mykal Roberson 12, Aryon Hernandez-Reyes 11, Dayon Davis 12 Boys Championship 400m Dash Final on Time 33rd Gianluca Bianchi 12 Greenwich TC 48.85 Boys Freshman 400m Dash Final on Time 10th Brenan McCabe 9 Immaculate Mustangs 50.62 30th Tyler Varveris 9 East Haven - NHAGTC Squad 52.58 Girls Rising Stars 400m Dash Final on Time 26th Victoria Francis 12 Windsor Track 56.22 New CT Leader for 2023 Championship Boys 110m Hurdles Semi-Finals 3rd Josh Mooney Stonington 13.67 Boys Freshman 200m Dash Prelims 18th Machai Henry 9 Danbury Track 23.19 Girls Rising Stars 200m Dash Prelims 25th Avery Rueckert 12 Old Saybrook 24.99 29th Samiya Eady 9 Manchester Track 25.07 Boys Championship 200m Dash Prelims 50th Stylz Mitchell 11 South Farms- Xavier 22.09 Boys Rising Stars 4x100m Relay Prelims 11th Amity Spartans 42.80 1) Micah Blair 11 2) Maximilian Musial 12 3) Daniel Kim 12 4) Michael Bowman 11 23rd Fitch 44.07 1) Charles Tarbox 12 2) Oakley Garrison 11 3) Nimyel Gamboa 12 4) Adonis Fine 11 Girls Rising Stars 4x100m Relay Prelims 3rd Old Saybrook Track Club 48.31 Q 1) Talia Bauer 10 2) Avery Rueckert 12 3) Sanai Baker 11 4) Abigail Colella 12 12th Bloomfield WarHawks 48.82 1) Jahniya Barclay 9 2) Markeda Carnegie 11 3) Sianna Lloyd 11 4) Nacquelia Fletcher 10 Boys Championship 4x100m Relay Prelims Windsor Track Club DQ 1) Achillius White 12 2) Jaden Long 12 3) Damion Sparrow 11 4) Maxim Copeland 11 Boys Rising Stars 1600m SMR Final on Time 4th Gael Train Track and Field- Shelton 3:32.14 #14 CT 1) Ari Papadimitriou 12 2) David Dojlidko 11 3) Aidan O'Grady 12 4) Luke Pacheco 12 split- 1:55.85 14. Bownes Bears TC 3:35.79 Cayden Trementozzi, Landon Pelletier, Quinn Felderman, Ryan Gruczka 24th Glastonbury TC-CT 3:39.49 1) Maxwell McCurdy 12 2) Jace Lewis 11 3) Deandrea Williams 12 4) Dominic Pena 12 30th Bloomfield Warhawks 3:41.80 1) Jahmeen Harrigan 11 2) Davien Kerr 11 3) Zachary Blackwood 11 4) Jaden Smith 11 Girls Rising Stars 1600m SMR Final on Time 22nd Bloomfield WarHawks 4:21.19 1) Sianna Lloyd 11 2) Dream Wilson 10 3) Indya Norman 10 4) Aisha Williams 11 32nd Sacred Heart Sharks 4:26.43 1) Maya Collins 9 2) Jianna Pompano 10 3) Avery Stewart 10 4) Juliette Forstrom 11 41st Crusader TC Lauralton Hall 4:41.83 Sheila Northrup, Emma Kelly, Leni Wisniewski, Emma Hoffman Boys Championship Texas 800m SMR Final on Time 14th Bristol Eastern Track Club 1:34.08 #8 CT AT 1) Dennis Cruz 12 2) Justin Sanchez 12 3) Rayshon Andrews 11 4) Jack Mulcunry 12 15th Hand Tigers 1:34.17 #9 CT AT 1) Nathainiel Kraft 11 2) Cooper Dunsmore 11 3) Gavin Wagner 11 4) Kyle Hoffman 1 21st East Hartford Hornets 1:34.80 1) Nickoy Livermore 12 2) Jahni Crawford 12 3) Donnique Starks 11 4) Jayden Brown 11 22nd Staples Track Club/Fleet Feet 1:34.87 1) Oliver Galin 10 2) Sebastian Rodriguez 10 3) David Sedrak 12 4) Charles Fitzpatrick 12 37th Danbury TC 1:36.78
Girls Championship Texas 800m SMR Final on Time 10th Naugatuck 1:48.78 1) Divine Kabongo 10 2) Lily Jason 10 3) Lauren Sonski 12 4) Lauren Kropo 9 22nd Amity Spartans 1:50.64 1) Sarah Granados 12 2) Grace Launder 11 3) Riley Zielinski 11 4) Macie Salado 10 25th East Hartford Hornets 1:51.30 Nashyra Harris, Nya Cohen, Queen Lewis, Kyrah Smith 39th EO Panthers 2:00.26 1) Zoe Petell 12 2) Skylar Garrison 12 3) Natalia Anagnostou 10 4) Navia Casa 12 Bloomfield WarHawks DQ 1) Kiylah Williams 10 2) Dream Wilson 10 3) Nacquelia Fletcher 10 4) Sianna Lloyd 11 Boys Championship 1 Mile Run Final on Time 26th Soheib Dissa 10 Nighthawk Running- Newtown 4:15.57 40th Parker Broderick 11 Unattached Fairfield Warde 4:18.26 58th Luke Davis 11 Unattached Simsbury 4:26.32 59th Jack Ouellette 10 South Farms- Xavier 4:29.07 Boys Championship 1600m SMR Final on Time 5th Greenwich TC 3:27.86 #5 CT All Time 1) Caleb You 10 2) Harrison Goldenberg 11 3) Gianluca Bianchi 12 4) Antonio Ciccarelli 11 split - 1:54.93 14th Wallingford - Lyman Hall 3:31.19 #10 All CT All Time 1) Michael Fisher 11 2) Cam Pragano 12 3) Timothy Conklin 10 4) Thomas Conklin 10 17th Hall T.C. 3:31.85 1) Charles Cameron 11 2) Samuel Sandler 12 3) Jonathan York 11 4) Gabriel Sisk 11 19th Tolland T&F Club 3:31.99 1) Daniel Kennedy 12 2) Christopher Adadjo 10 3) Cole Robertson 12 4) Noah Perryman 12 49th East Hartford Hornets 3:36.41 1) Nickoy Livermore 12 2) Donnique Starks 11 3) Jayden Brown 11 4) Stephen Smith 11 61st Connecticut Mustangs TC Fairfield Warde 3:43.08
3) Scott Francis, 4) Robert Spelman Girls Championship 1600m SMR Final on Time 8th EO Panthers 4:05.97 #3 CT All Time Natalia Anagnostou, Madeline Doran, Navia Casa, Gabriella Hernandez split- 2:12.87 9th Glastonbury TC-CT 4:07.66 Tied for #5 All Time CT Alyssa Healy, Alexandra Edwards, Audrey O'Hare, Annika Paluska split- 2:13.54 27th Ridgefield 4:13.29 Elaine Mathews, Anna Gillan, Regan McGrath, Georgia Keller Split - 2:20.23 Girls Championship 1 Mile Run Final on Time 15th Tess Sherry 10 Conard-TC 4:49.20 #4 CT All Time 21st Liv Sherry 10 Conard-TC 4:51.68 #7 CT All Time 32nd Chase Gilbert 9 Unattached- Lyme Old Lyme 4:56.85 #15 CT All Time 38th Katherine Bohlke 11 Newington Track 4:59.26 Saturday FIELD EVENTS Boys Rising Stars Discus Finals 15th Dylan Sheehan 12 Unattached-Old Lyme 155-3 2nd Bardh Thaci 11 Old Saybrook 146-9 Girls Rising Stars Discus Finals 12th Anna Siciliano 11 Hall T.C. 118-8 25th Layla Spann-McDonald 12 Bloomfield WarHawks 113-6 31st Lauren Smith 10 New Canaan 111-10 51st Elizabeth Sorensen 12 Unattached - Coginchaug 85-9 Boys Rising Stars Hammer Finals 2nd Lucas DeCrescenzo 10 Wallingford - Lyman Hall 169-0 Boys Championship Hammer Finals 9th Dylan Sheehan 12 Unattached - Old Lyme 195-9 Girls Championship Hammer Finals 19th Elizabeth Sorensen 12 Unattached- Coginchaug 133-9 – Layla Spann-McDonald 12 Bloomfield Foul Girls Rising Stars Hammer Finals Lauren Plummer 9 Unattached- Loomis Chaffee Maya Quaranta 10 Sacred Heart Academy Sharks Girls Rising Stars Shot Put Finals 2nd Gabriela DeFelice 12 New Canaan 41-0 ¼ PR, New CT leader 7th Lauren Plummer 9 Unattached- Loomis Chaffee 38-9 ¾ 8th Maya Quaranta 10 Sacred Heart Academy Sharks 38-9 ¾ Boys Rising Stars Shot Put Finals 14th Quincy Davis 12 Windsor Track 50-9 ¼ 16th Marshall Potter 10 Unattached - Simsbury 50-6 37th Bardh Thaci 11 Old Saybrook TC 41-9 ¾ – Dylan Sheehan 12 Unattached - Old Lyme NM Girls Freshman Javelin Finals 3rd Alexis Banks 9 Weston Track 111-3 Girls Rising Stars Javelin Finals 13th Elizabeth Sorensen 12 Unattached -Coginchaug 106-5 15th Alis Oberg 10 Windsor Lock 106-1 30th Sarah Cooley 12 Unattached - Woodland 97-11 Boys Rising Stars Javelin Finals 7th Jacob Walters 11 Hall T.C. 161-6 8th Noah Girard 12 Enfield TC 160-3 17th Dominic Roussos 11 Hall T.C. 153-9 Girls Rising Stars Long Jump Finals 14th Darielys Arnold 10 New London 17-9 ½ 19th Laniyah Henderson 12 Bloomfield WarHawks 17-4 ¼ Boys Freshman Triple Jump Finals 14th Jessie Singleton Jr. 9 Bloomfield WarHawks 40-9 ¾ Boys Rising Stars Long Jump Finals 10th Makye Wade 11 Capital Prep 21-10 ¾ 22nd Treshawn Blair 12 Bristol Cent 21-2 Girls Rising Stars High Jump Finals 9th Victoria Baker 11 Sacred Heart Academy Sharks 5-3 ¼ 11th Lizzy Bidwell 10 Conard-TC 5-3 ¼ 31st Susan Porto 12 Gael Train- Shelton 5-0 ¼ 3:00 PM Boys Rising Stars Pole Vault Finals 1st Liam Wright 11 Hall T.C. 15-5 #10 CT All Time 11th Lucas Williams 12 Ridgefield Unattached 14-1 ¼
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