Hall Boys, Glastonbury Girls Repeat As Class LL Indoor Track Champions

NEW HAVEN, CT — By the time the CIAC Class LL indoor track championships concluded Thursday night at the Floyd Little Athletic Center, the top of the leaderboard was filled with familiar names.

Hall High School edged Danbury to win the boys team championship for the fifth consecutive season, extending its streak to seven straight years with a state title after winning Class L in 2017 and 2018. On the girls' side, Glastonbury captured its fourth straight crown by easily outdistancing runner-up East Hartford.

The two teams took diametrically different approaches in repeating their success. Hall athletes captured just two of the 15 individual events, but the Titans' depth accounted for 13 other top-6 finishes to earn 72 points, six ahead of Danbury. Meanwhile, the Guardians won six of 15 girls' events, compiling 84 points to 46 for the Hornets.

Brooke Strauss of Glastonbury won two events, the 1,000 and 3,200 meter runs, while a pair of competitors from Manchester also were multiple winners: Samiya Eady (55, 300) and Octavius Richard (55, long jump).

Here are the top three teams in each competition, as well as the individual event winners. Complete results may be found here.

BOYS

Teams

1. Hall, 72
2. Danbury, 66
3. Manchester, 61

Events

• 55 - Octavius Richard, Manchester, 6.51
• 300 - Jayden Triana, Brien McMahon, 36.09
• 600 - Yendri Ruiz, New Britain, 1:25.49
• 1000 - Kyle Jeffers, Danbury, 2:33.29
• 1600 - Benjamin Lorenz, Staples, 4:27.54
• 3200 - Patrick Croughwell, Norwich Free Academy, 9:42.12
• 55 hurdles - Joe Nham, Hall, 7.75
• 4 x 200 relay - Danbury (Ricketts, Campbell, Kelly, Henry), 1:33.79
• 4 x 400 relay - Trumbull (Singh, Keane, Perez, O'Keefe), 3:34.03
• 4 x 800 relay - Ridgefield (McInerney, Lovett, Manley, Hergenrother), 8:07.66
• 1600 sprint medley - Manchester (Hamza, Applewhite, Kane, Grady), 3:42.22
• high jump - Kingnell Burgos, Manchester, 6-01
• pole vault - Liam Wright, Hall, 15-00
• long jump - Octavius Richard, Manchester, 21-08.75
• shot put - Chris Amy, Norwich Free Academy, 57-10

GIRLS

Teams

1. Glastonbury, 84
2. East Hartford, 46
3. Conard, 38

Events

• 55 - Samiya Eady, Manchester, 7.21
• 300 - Samiya Eady, Manchester, 41.12
• 600 - Esme Daplyn, Greenwich, 1:34.42
• 1000 - Brooke Strauss, Glastonbury, 2:56.68
• 1600 - Katherine Bohlke, Newington, 5:01.13
• 3200 - Brooke Strauss, Glastonbury, 10:56.62
• 55 hurdles - Shania McCall, Kennedy, 8.77
• 4 x 200 relay - East Hartford (Lewis, Stewart, Cohen, Smith), 1:45.33
• 4 x 400 relay - Glastonbury (Santavenere, Gattinella, Dudus, Paluska), 4:08.23
• 4 x 800 relay - Glastonbury (Gattinella, Dudus, Mathew, Garbett), 9:50.28
• 1600 sprint medley - Glastonbury (Santavenere, Thompson-Webb, Gattinella, Paluska), 4:15.76
• high jump - Layla Roberts, Norwalk, 5-02
• pole vault - Anna Hilary, Glastonbury, 10-00
• long jump - Keira Stewart, East Hartford, 17-08.50
• shot put - Zen Blanks, Fairfield Warde, 33-09