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Complete Results, Photos from Randy Smith Invitational Track & Field Meet
The 32nd annual event brought together more than 20 area schools.
This story was written and reported by Patch Editor Tim Jensen.
Windsor High School ran away with both the boys' and girls' team titles at the 32nd annual Randy Smith Invitational track & field meet Saturday at Manchester High School.
The Windsor boys scored 153 points to far outdistance runnerup Manchester (91.5). The girls tallied 117 points, with Glastonbury placing second (94).
Locally on the boys side, Manchester High's Ky Tran won the pole vault with a jump of 13'0" and East Catholic High School's Malik Osumah won the discus with a toss of 138'11".
On the girls side, East Catholic's Grace Gothers won the 3,200 meters with a time of 11:18.43, while East Catholic's Samantha Pineo won the high jump with a jump of 5'0".
Winners of each event are listed below; top-eight finishers from Manchester high schools are also noted. Click here for complete meet results.
Boys
110 hurdles - Damon Vega, Windham Tech, 15.20 (Felix Gonzalez, Manchester, 7th)
100 meters - Tikuan Johnson, Windsor, 10.90 (Jaison Green, Cheney Tech, 7th)
4x800 relay - Glastonbury, 8:06.12 (Elast Catholic, 2nd)
4x100 relay - Windsor, 42.17 (Manchester, 3rd; Cheney Tech, 5th)
1600 meters - Randy Neish, Glastonbury, 4:29.96 (Luke Thresher, Cheney Tech, 3rd; Joe Ruggiero, Manchester, 7th)
400 meters - Brian Sappleton, Windsor, 48.51
300 hurdles - Rashad Ramsey, Windsor, 39.93 (Felix Gonzalez, Manchester, 5th)
800 meters - Randy Neish, Glastonbury, 2:01.20 (Evan Cedrone, East Catholic, 5th; Christian Librizzi, East Catholic, 6th; Matthew Reichelt, Manchester, 7th)
200 meters - Tikuan Johnson, Windsor, 22.23 (Jeffery Barnes, Manchester, 6th)
3200 meters - Colin Sauter, Tolland, 9:52.60 (Luke Thresher, Cheney Tech, 5th)
4x400 relay - Windsor, 3:27.95 (East Catholic, 3rd; Manchester, 5th)
Long jump - Sherrod Peay, Windsor, 22'0" (Jeffery Barnes, Manchester, 3rd; Miles Thomas, Manchester, 6th)
Shot put - Tom Myers, Coventry, 49'11" (Chris Simmons, Manchester, 2nd; Courtney DeBerry, Manchester, 4th)
High jump - Joe Arel, RHAM, 6'0" (Jayson Matthews, Manchester, 2nd; Christian Walker, Manchester, 3rd; Alui Plator, Cheney Tech, 6th)
Javelin - Tom Myers, Coventry, 197'4" (Richard Callwood, Manchester, 2nd; Tim Jensen, East Catholic, 6th)
Pole vault - Ky Tran, Manchester, 13'0"
Triple jump - Joevanta Bernard, East Hartford, 43'1" (Zarick Rankin, Manchester, 5th; Jayson Matthews, Manchester, 6th)
Discus - Malik Osumah, East Catholic, 138'11" (Jacob Reiser, Manchester, 2nd)
Girls
100 hurdles - Melissa Wolliston, Windsor, 15.43 (Elena Gandiaga, East Catholic, 3rd)
100 meters - Shaina Blamahsah, Windsor, 12.46 (Nicole Clemons, Manchester, 2nd)
4x800 relay - Glastonbury, 9:39.12 (East Catholic, 2nd; Manchester, 4th)
4x100 relay - Windsor, 49.13 (Manchester, 4th; East Catholic, 5th; Cheney Tech, 7th)
1600 meters - Chrissy Bendzinski, RHAM, 5:05.15 (Grace Gothers, East Catholic, 2nd)
400 meters - Jenna Olander, Tolland, 58.56 (Shadea Heliodore, Cheney Tech, 3rd)
300 hurdles - Katy Sprout, Tolland, 44.83 (Anna Maloney, Manchester, 6th; Emilie Dufresne, East Catholic, 7th)
800 meters - Sydnee Over, Windsor, 2:21.99 (Emma Dolan, East Catholic, 8th)
200 meters - Michelle Otaluka, South Windsor, 25.71 (Nicole Clemons, Manchester, 6th; Kelsey Fisher, East Catholic, 7th)
3200 meters - Grace Gothers, East Catholic, 11:18.43
4x400 relay - Windsor, 4:00.09 (East Catholic, 3rd)
Long jump - Dana Bramble, East Hartford, 17'10" (Elena Gandiaga, East Catholic, 4th)
Shot put - Samantha Blake, Windsor, 35'7" (Ashli Johnson, Cheney Tech, 3rd; Ashliegh Custer, Cheney Tech, 4th)
High jump - Samantha Pineo, East Catholic, 5'0" (Abby Gothers, East Catholic, T-4th; Margaret Fitzgerald, East Catholic, T-6th; Amanda Desaulniers, Manchester, 8th)
Javelin - Megan Lester, Tolland, 132'10" (Ashliegh Custer, Cheney Tech, 4th)
Pole vault - Chloe Brown, Glastonbury, 10'6"
Triple jump - Dana Bramble, East Hartford, 36'11" (Elena Gandiaga, East Catholic, 2nd)
Discus - Rachel Peterson, Glastonbury, 110'8" (Ashli Johnson, Cheney Tech, 4th)
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