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Fairfield/Litchfield County Runners Qualify For State Open
Five teams from Patch towns in Fairfield and Litchfield counties placed first or second; 121 runners from the area will compete Friday.

MANCHESTER, CT — A total of 360 athletes from throughout the state will compete Friday in the State Open cross country championships at Wickham Park.
At the Oct. 26 class meets at Wickham, two dozen teams qualified by placing in the top two of their division. The top 12 individuals in each class race make it to the Open, plus the 30 best times overall that finished out of the top 12.
Here are the 121 competitors from Patch towns in Fairfield and Litchfield counties. An asterisk (*) indicates a team class championship; a double asterisk (**) signifies an individual class winner. Click the headers for the complete fields.
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- Bethel - Robert Doyle
- Brookfield - Colby Cox, Jadon Parris
- Danbury - Brennan Amalfitano, Aidan Byrne, Ryan Caldwell, Malcolm Going, Jacob Hefele, Dylan Rosemark, Jack Watson
- Darien - Cormac Brown
- Fairfield Ludlowe - Kedar Chavan
- Fairfield Prep - Azaan Dawson, Edward Tristine
- Fairfield Warde - Peter Biegal, Jeremy Garskof, Austin Hutchens, Zachary Michael, Ryan Muhlenberg, Dylan Pomer, Gregory Vogt
- Immaculate* - Ian Fitzgerald, Parker McKenzie, Ryan McNerney, Drew Mitchell, Logan Plaisted, Allen Riego De Dios, James Sullivan
- New Canaan - Andrew Malling
- New Milford - Garred Farrell, Eli Nahom**
- Nonnewaug - Eddie Nicholas**
- Ridgefield - Charles Coffin, Ryan Crist, Charles King, Christopher Lauretani, Ethan MacKenzie, Charles Namiot, Leo Rector
- Shelton - Owen Corbett, Matthew Cristiano, Jacob Daxner, John Derosa, Robert Dillon, Tyler Pineau, Matthew Richard
- Staples* - Morgan Fierro, Henry Haas, Luke Lorenz, Teddy O'Kane, Mayo Smith, Nicholas Taubenheim, Andrew Zuckerman
- Trumbull - Christopher Lepore
- Westhill - Colin McLaughlin
- Weston - Ryan Rupprecht
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- Bethel - Miranda Anastasakis
- Brookfield - Juliet Bussell
- Danbury* - Alexandra Chakar, Valerie Fox, Daniella Grullon Pena, Sarah Johnson, Meilee Kry, Lauren Moore, Cassandra Sturdevant
- Darien - Mairead Clas
- Fairfield Ludlowe - Lauren O'Neil, Jordan Stein
- Greenwich - Eadaoin Clarke, Zoe Harris, Hunter Kemp, Kaitlyn Lisjak, Mari Noble**, Lauren O'Donnell, Caroline Webb
- Immaculate* - Christina Carboni, Ailene Doherty, Natalie Dudas, Brigid Gage, Taylor Mascetta, Angela Saidman, Kaitlyn Segreti
- New Canaan - Sophie Curcio
- New Milford - Jessica Baranowski, Julia Colley, Claire Daniels**, Kathleen Delaney, Brooke Morabito, Shannon Palmer, Olivia Smith
- Newtown - Maddie Fetchick, Olivia Hage, Rylee Harrell, Courtney Henchcliffe, Katya Kost, Gloria Rowley, Emily Tressler
- Ridgefield - Elizabeth Demassa, Elizabeth Jasminski, Katherine Langis, Rory McGrath, Samantha McLemore, Tess Pisanelli, Gabriella Viggiano
- Shelton - Anna Weissenberg
- Staples - Tori Greenberg
- Trumbull - Emily Alexandru, Megan Becker, Calyn Carbone, Kali Holden, Margaret Loschiavo, Sabrina Orazietti, Alessandra Zaffina
- Weston - Jane Avery, Mie Axelsson, Anna Cross, Michelle Gutowski, Sana Khan, Colette Kimura, Claire Samson
- Wilton - Peyton Gildersleeve
Photo credit: Tim Jensen
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