Wilton High Ski Team Shines In 2024 CISL Season Opener

**News Release Submitted by Rachel Leung**

Jan. 22, 2024

The Wilton High ski team is back in action! Both the Warrior boys and girls finished a strong second in the inaugural race of the 2024 Connecticut Interscholastic Ski League (CISL) season, held Thursday, Jan. 18, at Mount Southington. First place winners were Weston High (boys) and Daniel Hand High (girls).

Returning Wilton coaches Bill Howard (girls) and Mike Krudwig (boys) are confident their Warriors will have another powerful season following their recent success. Competing in Class S, Wilton girls have held the State title for the past three years and Wilton boys claimed second at States last year.

In last Thursday’s race, senior Daniel Zoubarev led the Warrior boys by taking sixth place out of 112 skiers, achieving a combined two-run time of 44.86 seconds. He was followed by seniors Jack Kelly (12th; 46.45) and Harry Polito (13th; 46.74), junior Hudson Hagmann (25th; 49.38); sophomore Mason Behar (29th; 50.08); senior Finn Kaeyer (31st; 50.11); sophomore Theo Satrazemis (32nd; 50.86); senior Anup Pilla (35th; 51.64); sophomore Ray Slough (44th; 53.35) and sophomore Kieran Wiseman (57th; 55.32).

Wilton boys captains this year are seniors Jack Kelly, Harry Polito and Owen Theoharides.

Wilton Warrior girls were led by junior Paige Leung who claimed 7th place out of 103 skiers (48.89). Juniors Georgia Polito and Kellogg Pettibone followed closely in 9th (49.1) and 11th (49.21) places respectively. Additional contributors were sophomores Lyla Theoharides (13th; 50.61) and Polina Popova (15th; 50.86); junior Claudia La Orden Oro (27th; 52.61); seniors Kate Rusin (28th; 53.04); Molly Kaeyer (35th; 54.08); and Alexa Furst (36th; 54.21); and sophomore Ava Ray (44th; 55.29).

Wilton girls captains this year are seniors Molly Kaeyer and Kate Rusin.

Complete team results may be found at cislracing.org.