3 Triple Event Winners Among Champions At Class LL, S Track Meets

NEW BRITAIN, CT — The two CIAC state championship track and field meets Monday in Veterans Stadium at Willow Brook Park wound up in a total contradiction of results.

In Class S, the boys' team from Bloomfield took top honors for the fourth consecutive season, while the Lyme-Old Lyme girls successfully defended their title from 2024.

By contrast, the Class LL meet yielded one team champion which had not won a state title in 35 years, and another which reached the pinnacle for the first time in school history.

East Hartford compiled 79 points to win the LL boys' championship, edging the 66 of runner-up Norwich Free Academy. On the girls' side, Greenwich amassed 105 points to win its first team crown, beating out the 95 of defending champion Glastonbury.

Three competitors captured three individual event championships throughout the day: Brooke Strauss of Glastonbury (LL - 800, 1600, 3200), and in Class S, Lyme-Old Lyme teammates Zoe Eastman-Grossel (100, 200, 300 hurdles) and Chase Gilbert (800, 1600, 3200).

Five other athletes were dual winners in individual events: Jack Davis, Fairfield Prep (LL - 100, 200), Davian Johnson, East Hartford (LL - 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles), Chris Amy, Norwich Free Academy (LL - discus, shot put), Samiya Eady, Manchester (LL - 100, 200) and Samuel LaMalfa, Portland (200, 400).

Here are the top three teams in each division, plus individual event champions. Click the highlighted headers for complete results.

CLASS LL

Boys

Team Scores

1. East Hartford, 79
2. Norwich Free Academy, 66
3. Hamden, 64

Events

• 100 - Jack Davis, Fairfield Prep, 10.83
• 200 - Jack Davis, Fairfield Prep, 21.76
• 400 - Cameron Williams, Greenwich, 49.11
• 800 - Alexander Medina, Hamden, 1:52.58
• 1600 - Magnus Manley, Ridgefield, 4:19.59
• 3200 - Luke Cushing, Amity Regional, 9:18.12
• 110 hurdles - Davian Johnson, East Hartford, 13.87
• 300 hurdles - Davian Johnson, East Hartford, 38.11
• 4 x 100 relay - Greenwich, 42.14
• 4 x 400 relay - Hamden, 3:19.28
• 4 x 800 relay - Norwich Free Academy, 7:53.75
• discus - Chris Amy, Norwich Free Academy, 164-04
• high jump - Zacharie Boisrond, New Britain, 6-04.00
• javelin - Carson Bloechle, Ridgefield, 160-07
• long jump - Shawn Baidoo, South Windsor, 21-09.50
• pole vault - Nate Elsner, Westhill, 14-00.00
• shot put - Chris Amy, Norwich Free Academy, 62-02.25
• triple jump - Rashidi Newton, Bridgeport Central, 42-07.50

Girls

Team Scores

1. Greenwich, 105
2. Glastonbury, 95
3. Southington, 60

Events

• 100 - Samiya Eady, Manchester, 12.11
• 200 - Samiya Eady, Manchester, 24.46
• 400 - Sultana Ali, New Britain, 57.78
• 800 - Brooke Strauss, Glastonbury, 2:12.77
• 1600 - Brooke Strauss, Glastonbury, 4:54.40
• 3200 - Brooke Strauss, Glastonbury, 10:55.54
• 100 hurdles - Sophia Riche, Greenwich, 15.39
• 300 hurdles - Sophia Riche, Greenwich, 45.73
• 4 x 100 relay - Hamden, 47.96
• 4 x 400 relay - Greenwich, 3:58.92
• 4 x 800 relay - Greenwich, 9:25.33
• discus - Elizabeth Campbell, Ridgefield, 117-08
• high jump - Eloise Mulready, Glastonbury, 5-00.00
• javelin - Erika Davies, Southington, 108-06
• long jump - Riley Davis, Norwich Free Academy, 17-00.50
• pole vault - Megan Kasica, Southington, 11-06.00
• shot put - Bryanna Boroze, East Hartford, 37-09.25
• triple jump - Iyanna Sheets, Manchester, 36-08.00

CLASS S

Boys

Team Scores

1. Bloomfield, 129
2. Portland, 63
3. Derby, 46

Events

• 100 - Quincy Carter, Derby, 11.08
• 200 - Samuel LaMalfa, Portland, 21.64
• 400 - Samuel LaMalfa, Portland, 48.20
• 800 - Evan LoPresti, East Hampton, 1:59.79
• 1600 - Matthew Kraszewski, Hale Ray, 4:27.87
• 3200 - Joseph DeLuise, Oxford, 9:25.40
• 110 hurdles - Delante Senior, Bloomfield, 14.10
• 300 hurdles - Charles Dalles, Coginchaug, 38.11
• 4 x 100 relay - Bloomfield, 42.90
• 4 x 400 relay - Bloomfield, 3:22.74
• 4 x 800 relay - Bolton, 8:09.60
• discus - Zane Baton, St. Bernard, 157-00
• high jump - Ethan Rowe, Bloomfield, 6-02.00
• javelin - Liam McGuire, Oxford, 153-00
• long jump - Patrick Lynch, Lyme-Old Lyme, 22-05.50
• pole vault - Spencer Masterson, Portland/Sebastian Amaya, Derby, 12-00.00
• shot put - Khile Francis, Bloomfield, 51-04.50
• triple jump - Jessie Singleton Jr., Bloomfield, 46-03.25

Girls

Team Scores

1. Lyme-Old Lyme, 89
2. Canton, 41
3. Windsor Locks, 38

Events

• 100 - Zoe Eastman-Grossel, Lyme-Old Lyme, 12.05
• 200 - Zoe Eastman-Grossel, Lyme-Old Lyme, 25.38
• 400 - Danielle Wheeler, Coventry, 58.50
• 800 - Chase Gilbert, Lyme-Old Lyme, 2:22.50
• 1600 - Chase Gilbert, Lyme-Old Lyme, 4:59.40
• 3200 - Chase Gilbert, Lyme-Old Lyme, 11:16.05
• 100 hurdles - Christianne Persson, Shepaug Valley, 15.27
• 300 hurdles - Zoe Eastman-Grossel, Lyme-Old Lyme, 44.27
• 4 x 100 relay - Classical Magnet, 50.84
• 4 x 400 relay - Coginchaug, 4:09.44
• 4 x 800 relay - Hale Ray, 9:57.13
• discus - Margaret Thuma, Lyme-Old Lyme, 98-05
• high jump - Gwyneth Romanzi, Thomaston, 5-02.00
• javelin - Alis Oberg, Windsor Locks, 124-04
• long jump - Gabriella McDermott, North Branford, 16-07.00
• pole vault - Laurelin Boyer, Lyman Memorial, 10-00.00
• shot put - Cameron Place, Windham Tech, 34-05.00
• triple jump - Annika Morange, Lauralton Hall, 34-01.00