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Mari Noble of Greenwich wins the 3,200 meter run in the State Open track championship at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Saturday.
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Mari Noble of Greenwich wins the 3,200 meter run in the State Open track championship at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on Saturday.

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NEW HAVEN — Miller Anderson won the 1000 in 2:33.22 and Hall won the sprint medley relay in a meet record 3:34.06 to lead the Hall boys team to its first State Open title with 43 points. Hillhouse was second with 38 and Bloomfield was third with 36.5.

In the girls competition, Terry Miller won the 55 meters (6.95, meet record) and the 300 (40.13) to lead Bloomfield to the team title with 54 points. Glastonbury was second with 39 points and Danbury was third with 34.

It was a good day for the Southern Connecticut Conference at the CIAC State Open indoor track and field championships with four individual boys wins, a win by Hillhouse in the boys 4×400 relay (3 minutes, 27.47 seconds) and a win in the girls shot put.

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Chris Pigatt of Hamden won the boys 55 meters (6.51), Travis Martin of Wilbur Cross won the 1600 (4:18.55), Deshaune Poole of Hillhouse won the 300 (35.11) and Robbie Cozean of Xavier won the 3200 (9:18.11) in one of the most exciting come-from-behind finishes of the day. Susie Okoli of Wilbur Cross won the girls shot put (41 feet).

Cozean trailed most of the 3200 race but made his initial move with about 800 meters to go.

“With four laps to go, if I wanted to win a championship for my team, I knew I had to go all in and make my first move,” Cozean said. “The last 50 meters I moved up and that got me in the race. The lean at the end got the win for me.

“It’s my first State Open win and that’s exciting. But the important thing for me was getting the points for the team.”

COMPLETE STATE OPEN RESULTS

Martin had an impressive race in the 1600 battling Trey Cormier of Hall who is committed to Dartmouth. Martin, committed to Trinity College, took an early lead. But three laps in Cormier moved up to take the lead and set the pace. Heading into the last lap Martin re-took the lead and sprinted the last 200 meters to pull away for the win.

“I knew it was going to be a battle with Cormier,” Martin said. “I wanted to set the pace, but when he took the lead it actually was helpful. I just sat behind him and turned it on the last lap. A lot of hard work and long runs during practice paid off today.”

In addition to the win in the 300, Poole was second in the 55 hurdles (7.72).

“In the 300 I had to fight to get to first place and took the lead after the first lap,” Poole said. “I was able to hold on and win but I have a lot of work to do. I’m still not satisfied with my time and need to work harder to prepare for the New England meet.”

Malcolm Going of Danbury won the 600 (1:21.40) and went into the race with an aggressive game plan.

“I wanted to go out strong from the start of the race,” Going said. “I took the lead and held, but I could have gone faster. My goal is to defend my title at the New England meet.”

For Michael Browning of RHAM, after throwing 56-plus feet on his first throw and 57-plus feet on his second throw, the adrenaline was pumping on his third throw that went 59 feet, 4.5 inches to win the shot put.

And he is looking for more.

“I really had my adrenaline going on that last throw,” Browning said. “It’s great to win, but I really didn’t hit the mark (distance) I really wanted today. I’m really shooting for something big, something like 67 feet, something big.

“When I put it all together, when I put it all out there it’s going to be a lot bigger than just 60 feet and I know I can do it at New Englands (March 2 in Boston).”

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It’s been a great two weeks for Browning. He won the shot put at Class L (59-0.75) and after a recent visit to the University of Kentucky he made the commitment to go there to be on the track and field team.

“I’m excited, it’s been a great few weeks for me. Right now I’m focused on the New Englands and I know I can do 67 feet there.”

Chet Ellis of Staples won the high jump (6-9.25) and Hayden Rovelli of Coginchaug won the pole vault (14-0). Ja’Kwan Hale of Derby was second in the high jump (6-4) and 300 (35.19).

In the girls competition, Okoli couldn’t have been happier with her win in the shot put.

“Last year, I was second here with a throw of 38 feet,” Okoli said. “I was more energized this year going into it. I felt a little nervous because it took my last throw to win it. This is my last year here and I wanted to get a State open win.

“I’m still in disbelief, but I always knew I could do it.”

Lauren Moore of Danbury won the 1600 for the second year straight year at the State Open.

“Going into the race I wanted to take it out hard and be aggressive,” said Moore. “That’s what I did. To win this two years in a row is exciting.”

Grace Hanratty of Old Saybrook won the 1000 in 2:58.14 with a strong surge in the middle of the race.

“I felt a little pressure going into the race, but at the 500-meter mark I decided to just take it out,” Hanratty said. “I have the speed and I felt comfortable making the move. I used my kick to pull away at the end.”

Mari Noble of Greenwich won the 3200 in 11:00.83 and Paige Martin of NFA won the pole vault in a meet record 12 feet, 0.50 inches. Tess Stapleton of Fairfield Ludlowe won the 55 hurdles (8.26).

BOYS INDOOR TRACK STATE OPEN

(at New Haven)

Team Scores: 1) Hall 43; 2) Hillhouse 38; 3) Bloomfield 36.50; 4) Xavier 20; 5) Suffield 18; 6) Stonington 17.25; 7) Derby 16; 8) Norwich Free Academy 15.25; 9) Weston 15; 10) Amity 14; 11) Wilbur Cross 13; 12) Windham 12; 12) Staples 12; 14) Hamden 11; 14) Danbury 11; 14) Glastonbury 11; 17) Shelton 10; 17) Northwest Catholic 10; 17) Sacred Heart 10; 17) Rham 10; 17) Coginchaug 10; 22) Branford 9; 23) Masuk 8; 23) Greenwich 8; 23) Brien McMahon 8; 23) Manchester 8; 27) Ridgefield 6; 27) Lyman Hall 6; 27) New Milford 6; 27) New Canaan 6; 27) Ellington 6; 27) East Lyme 6; 33) Bristol Central 4; 33) Tolland 4; 33) Fairfield Prep 4; 33) Canton 4; 37) Lewis Mills 3.25; 37) Foran 3.25; 39) Middletown 2; 39) Fairfield Ludlowe 2; 39) Crosby 2; 39) St. Joseph 2; 43) Wilby 1; 43) New Britain 1; 43) E.O. Smith 1; 43) Fitch 1; 47) Daniel Hand 0.50

Individual results

55 Meter Dash: 1. Christopher Pigatt, Hamden, 6.51; 2. Korey Morton, Brien McMahon, J6.51; 3. Michael Rodia, Shelton, 6.53; 4. Jaylon Nealy, Bloomfield, 6.56; 5. Conor Mahony, Masuk, 6.58; 6. Kymali Hay, Bloomfield, 6.61.

300: 1. Deshaune Poole, Hillhouse, 35.11; 2. Ja’kwan Hale, Derby, 35.19; 3. Michael Toppin, Lyman Hall, 35.63; 4. Kymali Hay, Bloomfield, 35.72; 5. Baruch Goodman, Weston, 36.07; 6. Tyler Cady, Fitch, 36.29.

600: 1. Malcolm Going, Danbury, 1:21.40; 2. Jared Sharp, Suffield, 1:22.86; 3. Simon Jupp, Ridgefield, 1:23.38; 4. Jose Ramirez, Bristol Central, 1:24.13; 5. Elijah Lewis, Crosby, 1:24.62; 6. Cory Bill, E.O. Smith, 1:24.93.

1000: 1. Miller Anderson, Hall, 2:33.22; 2. Marzio Mastroianni, Branford, 2:33.63; 3. Rhys Hammond, Stonington, 2:34.36; 4. Michael Stamm, Northwest Catholic, 2:36.00; 5. Mahammed Hussain, Wilbur Cross, 2:37.46; 6. Tobey Bill, Weston, 2:38.20.

1600: 1. Travis Martin, Wilbur Cross, 4:18.55; 2. Trey Cormier, Hall, 4:21.34; 3. Samuel Whittaker, East Lyme, 4:21.63; 4. Azaan Dawson, Fairfield Prep, 4:25.33; 5. Matthew Lecky, Middletown, 4:25.68; 6. Jacob Smith, Glastonbury, 4:29.68.

3200: 1. Robbie Cozean, Xavier, 9:18.11; 2. Connor Visnic, Amity, 9:18.17; 3. Eli Nahom, New Milford, 9:21.98; 4. Aidan Puffer, Manchester, 9:22.63; 5. Kedar Chavan, Fairfield Ludlowe, 9:25.04; 6. Trey Cormier, Hall, 9:28.21.

55 Meter Hurdles: 1. Edward Williams, Sacred Heart, 7.43; 2. Deshaune Poole, Hillhouse, 7.72; 3. Aidan McShane, Masuk, 7.78; 4. Enrique Lopez Garcia, Windham, 7.84; 5. Myles Hall, St. Joseph, 7.91; 6. Jonathan Lindsay, New Britain, 8.00.

4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Bloomfield (Jaylon Nealy, Shakur Hill, Sean Dixon-Bode, Malcolm Beckford), 1:33.15; 2. Greenwich (Lance Large, Christopher Wint, Hunter Clark, Zane Robinson-Nye), 1:33.21; 3. Hall (Joseph Morin, Yovan Rivera, Isaiah Lizardi, Jordaine Wisdom), 1:33.73; 4. Shelton (Jason Lorent, Michael Rodia, Martin Kovachev, Camerin Gumbs), 1:33.88; 5. Glastonbury (Alec Hughes, Andrew Rison, Devin Wasilefsky, Oluwatobi Bakre), 1:34.32; 6. Hamden (Christopher Pigatt, Rodney JR Davis, Jose Sanchez, Christopher Wallace), 1:34.33.

4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Hillhouse (Talib McBride, Dale Thompson, Ralphael Hawkins, Deshaune Poole), 3:27.47; 2. Hall (Joseph Morin, Isaiah Lizardi, Muhammad Ali, Miller Anderson), 3:27.74; 3. Ellington (Daniel Broding, Jack Olender, Nicholas Sivo, Preston Aldrich), 3:28.04; 4. Weston (Tobey Bill, Aiden Kyle, John Cassol, Baruch Goodman), 3:28.56; 5. Glastonbury (Samuel Wilcox, Ryan Smith, Devin Wasilefsky, Andrew Rison), 3:29.09; 6. Danbury (Gabriel Kwarteng, Jaden Cazorla, Ryan Caldwell, Malcolm Going), 3:30.07.

4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Suffield (Cam Miller, Jared Sharp, Kyle Englander, Nick Sinofsky), 7:59.84#; 2. Xavier (Ryan Grochowski, Pierre Sylvain, Peter Schulten, William Curran), 8:07.60; 3. Glastonbury (Samuel Wilcox, Jadyn Nogueira, Ryan Smith, Matthew Cosentino), 8:08.09; 4. Tolland (Killian McNamee, Nathan Polangeli, Stephen Sutton, Alec Sauter), 8:08.27; 5. Staples (Luke Lorenz, Andrew Zuckerman, Morgan Fierro, Henry Haas), 8:09.11; 6. Wilbur Cross (Eamon Hill, Nassaiah Betancourt, Elliot Faulkner, Noah Lee), 8:10.25.

1600 Sprint Medley: 1. Hall (Joseph Morin, Yovan Rivera, Isaiah Lizardi, Miller Anderson), 3:34.06#; 2. Stonington (Benjamin Abely, Graham Johnstone, Joseph Hinckley, Rhys Hammond), 3:38.63; 3. Northwest Catholic (Brandon Drummond, Samuel Deveau, Justin Tavares, Michael Stamm), 3:40.30; 4. Hillhouse (To Rae Wright, Ralphael Hawkins, Dale Thompson, Talib McBride), 3:40.80; 5. Xavier (Christian Schaefer, James Dickman, Pierre Sylvain, William Curran), 3:43.69; 6. Branford (Praneeth Ganedi, Carlos Macaay, Matthew Daley, Marzio Mastroianni), 3:45.58.

High Jump: 1. Chet Ellis, Staples, 6-09.25; 2. Ja’kwan Hale, Derby, 6-04; 3. Shaun Graham, Amity, 6-02; 4. Peter Fuller, Canton, J6-02; 5. Jahiem Spruill, Norwich Free Academy, 6-00; 6. Chaddane Williams, Bloomfield, J6-00; 6. Russell Powell, Daniel Hand, J6-00.

Pole Vault: 1. Hayden Rovelli, Coginchaug, 14-00; 2. Matthew Bigelow, Weston, 13-06; 3. Joseph Hinckley, Stonington, 13-00; 3. Aidan O’Connor, Lewis Mills, 13-00; 3. Jacob Bazinet, Norwich Free Academy, 13-00; 3. Nicholas Costantini, Foran, 13-00.

Long Jump: 1. Sean Dixon-Bode, Bloomfield, 22-01.50; 2. Jahiem Spruill, Norwich Free Academy, 21-11.50; 3. Neal Eley, Hillhouse, 21-08.25; 4. Anthony Simpson, Bloomfield, 21-03.50; 5. Ajrael Anderson, Bloomfield, 21-03; 6. Messiah Harling, Wilby, 21-02.50.

Shot Put: 1. Michael Browning, Rham, 59-04.50; 2. Natanael Barbosa Torres, Windham, 56-10.25; 3. Jack Conley, New Canaan, 54-11.50; 4. Nathan Quaye, Manchester, 53-11.75; 5. Cameron Belton, Norwich Free Academy, 53-11.50; 6. Aaron Williams, Bloomfield, 53-03.

GIRLS INDOOR TRACK STATE OPEN

(at New Haven)

Team Scores: 1) Bloomfield 54; 2) Glastonbury 39; 3) Danbury 34; 4) Hillhouse 32; 5) Norwich Free Academy 21; 6) Greenwich 20; 7) Fairfield Ludlowe 19; 8) Berlin 18; 9) Canton 16; 9) Old Saybrook 16; 9) Windsor 16; 12) East Lyme 14; 13) Cromwell 12; 14) Plainfield 11; 14) Immaculate 11; 14) Southington 11; 17) Ridgefield 10; 17) Weston 10; 17) Wilbur Cross 10; 20) Bacon Academy 8; 20) Trumbull 8; 20) Wolcott 8; 20) Wilton 8; 24) Manchester 7; 25) St. Joseph 6; 25) Simsbury 6; 25) Rham 6; 28) Conard 5; 29) East Haven 4; 29) East Hartford 4; 29) Brien McMahon 4; 32) Lewis Mills 2; 32) Hall 2; 32) Tolland 2; 32) Avon 2; 32) Ellington 2; 37) Newtown 1.50; 37) Watertown 1.50; 39) Bethel 1; 39) Sacred Heart Academy 1; 39) Hamden 1; 39) Classical Magnet 1

Individual results

55 Meter Dash: 1. Terry Miller, Bloomfield, 6.95#; 2. Andraya Yearwood, Cromwell, 7.01; 3. Chelsea Mitchell, Canton, 7.23; 4. Kate Shaffer, Conard, 7.24; 5. Ayesha Nelson, Hillhouse, 7.26; 6. Maya Mocarski, Fairfield Ludlowe, 7.33.

300: 1. Terry Miller, Bloomfield, 40.13; 2. Jillian Mars, Bloomfield, 41.08; 3. Jada Boyd, Hillhouse, 41.12; 4. Samantha Forrest, Glastonbury, 41.32; 5. Cori Richardson, Windsor, 41.75; 6. Kate Carleson, Plainfield, 41.80.

600: 1. Jillian Mars, Bloomfield, 1:36.46; 2. Jada Boyd, Hillhouse, 1:37.60; 3. Elsa Martin, Simsbury, 1:38.12; 4. Kamilah Diaz, East Hartford, 1:38.16; 5. Emily Alexandru, Trumbull, 1:39.19; 6. Love’ Melton, Hamden, 1:39.91.

1000: 1. Grace Hanratty, Old Saybrook, 2:58.14; 2. Cassandra Carleson, Plainfield, 3:00.41; 3. Grace Sparrow, Glastonbury, 3:01.13; 4. Jessica Stratton, Old Saybrook, 3:03.18; 5. Sydney Schultz, Ellington, 3:03.34; 6. Kate Hedlund, Manchester, 3:03.73.

1600: 1. Lauren Moore, Danbury, 5:07.41; 2. Kathryn Rodrigues, Wolcott, 5:07.69; 3. Zoe Harris, Greenwich, 5:09.10; 4. Stephanie Queiroz, Danbury, 5:09.62; 5. Tess Pisanelli, Ridgefield, 5:09.86; 6. Taylor Mascetta, Immaculate, 5:11.18.

3200: 1. Mari Noble, Greenwich, 11:00.83; 2. Daniella Grullon-Pena, Danbury, 11:11.34; 3. Kate Hedlund, Manchester, 11:12.40; 4. Caroline Webb, Greenwich, 11:14.81; 5. Rhiannon Richmond, Avon, 11:14.98; 6. Ava Graham, Bethel, 11:15.04.

55 Meter Hurdles: 1. Tess Stapleton, Fairfield Ludlowe, 8.26; 2. Shelby Dejana, Wilton, 8.47; 3. Ayesha Nelson, Hillhouse, 8.48; 4. Kayla Clark, St. Joseph, 8.69; 5. Nia Christie, St. Joseph, 8.78; 6. Aliya Cameron, Sacred Heart Academy, 8.85.

4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Glastonbury (Selina Soule, Molly Harding, Maya Bridgeford, Samantha Forrest), 1:45.38; 2. Windsor (Cori Richardson, Zarieh Coleman, Jalah Cooper, Cyana Lindsay), 1:45.74; 3. Rham (Katie Kingsley, Madison Czarnecki, Morgan Czarnecki, Bridget Lalonde), 1:47.20; 4. Danbury (Shanell Stewart, Meilee Kry, Briana Gilliard, Jessica Glowacki), 1:47.87; 5. Bloomfield (Jahmiha Lindo, Shante Brown, Elicia Colon, Jahlia Banton), 1:48.16; 6. Weston (Elise Russell, Lauren Bigelow, Nicole Sztachelski, Hannah Greene), 1:48.20.

4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Glastonbury (Molly Harding, Maya Bridgeford, Grace Sparrow, Samantha Forrest), 3:58.85; 2. Bloomfield (Terry Miller, Jillian Mars, Jahlia Banton, Shante Brown), 4:02.65; 3. Windsor (Zarieh Coleman, Jalah Cooper, Taylor Allen, Grace Strauch), 4:04.14; 4. Hillhouse (Jada Boyd, Enyla Williams, De’Janay Davis, Nyimah Ambrose), 4:05.99; 5. Plainfield (Emily Moran, Isabella Newbury, Cassandra Carleson, Kate Carleson), 4:07.04; 6. Weston (Nicole Sztachelski, Lauren Bigelow, Julia Rosenberg, Ava Zielinski), 4:09.04.

4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Immaculate (Kayla Ondy, Ailene Doherty, Molly Coyle, Taylor Mascetta), 9:34.04; 2. Ridgefield (Tess Pisanelli, Rory McGrath, Gabriella Viggiano, Grace Michalowski), 9:34.05; 3. Trumbull (Kali Holden, Carolyn Cardell, Alessandra Zaffina, Emily Alexandru), 9:42.03; 4. East Lyme (Gillian Goodwin, Laura Agbayani, Sophie Taylor, Julia Bates), 9:50.17; 5. Danbury (Maya Gawley, Caroline Williams, Alex Chakar, Daniella Grullon-Pena), 9:52.22; 6. Glastonbury (Angela Braga, Casey MacElhiney, Joelle Solecki, Grace Sparrow), 9:53.25.

1600 Sprint Medley: 1. East Lyme (Saige Deveau, Nancy Alden, Katherine Harris, Julia Bates), 4:17.61; 2. Berlin (Noelle Konior, Maxine Muscatello, Kylie Gentile, Megan Perrotta), 4:17.90; 3. Hillhouse (Ayesha Nelson, Le’andra Allen Miller, Nyimah Ambrose, De’Janay Davis), 4:20.24; 4. Cromwell (Andraya Yearwood, Jordan Pare, Caitlin DellaRatta, Cara Jordan), 4:21.85; 5. Old Saybrook (Allison Cody, Dylan Adams, Jessica Stratton, Grace Hanratty), 4:22.34; 6. Hall (Lexi Nieves, Jessica Mason, Mia Healer, Rose Kitz), 4:22.79.

High Jump: 1. Patricia Mroczkowski, Berlin, 5-06; 2. Sydney Garrison, Southington, 5-04; 2. Allyson Lewis, Norwich Free Academy, 5-04; 4. Savannah Bromley, Brien McMahon, J5-04; 5. Tianna St. Louis, Tolland, J5-04; 6. Allison Schneider, Conard, 5-02.

Pole Vault: 1. Paige Martin, Norwich Free Academy, 12-00.50#; 2. Elise Russell, Weston, 11-00; 3. Mallory Malz, Glastonbury, 10-06; 4. Madison Martin, Norwich Free Academy, 10-00; 5. Kelsey DeJesus, Watertown, J10-00; 5. Katie Ryan, Newtown, J10-00.

Long Jump: 1. Chelsea Mitchell, Canton, 18-05.50; 2. Tess Stapleton, Fairfield Ludlowe, 18-01.75; 3. Meilee Kry, Danbury, 17-07.50; 4. Kisha Francois, East Haven, 17-05.50; 5. Selina Soule, Glastonbury, 17-04.25; 6. Olivia Bowes, Hall, 17-01.75.

Shot Put: 1. Susie Okoli, Wilbur Cross, 41-00; 2. Natalie Rolon-Issa, Bacon Academy, 40-06; 3. Alliyah Boothe, Bloomfield, 39-09.50; 4. Trinity Cardillo, Southington, 39-08.50; 5. Sydney Mello, Lewis Mills, 39-06; 6. Payge Boyd, Classical Magnet, 39-01.50.