Six local teams won gold medals at Monday’s NVL Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. Two of those teams had an individual claim two gold medals.
Wolcott had two double winners, Kathryn Rodrigues and Nicholas Bendtsen. Rodrigues and Bendtsen made it an Eagle sweep in the girls and boys 1600 and 3200m runs. Rodrigues ran 5:18.27 in the 1600m and 11:40.89 in the 3200m. Bendtsen ran 4:43.49 in the 1600m and 10:25.45 in the 3200m.
Sacred Heart sensation Edward Williams Jr. was also a double winner, capturing gold in the 55m dash and 55m hurdles. Williams ran 6.63 in the dash and 7.66 in the hurdles.
Raquel Rosa gave Holy Cross an individual gold in the 300m dash (43.50), Elijah Lewis of Crosby captured gold in the 1000m (2:46.26), and Messiah Harling of Wilby took gold in the long jump (21 feet, 6 inches).
Three of the four boys relays contested were won by city schools. Wilby took gold in the 4x200m relay (1:36.46) behind the team of Dylen McKitty, Harling, Daniel Navarro and Leonardo DaGraca. Kennedy took gold in the 4×800 (9:01.20) behind the quartet of Alexander Brites, Michael Trinkely, William Mahony and Aaron Lamar. Crosby wrapped up gold in the 1600 sprint medley (3:53.02) behind its foursome of Jose Leon, Maurice Mathews, Malik Patrick and Lewis.
The city had some great efforts in relays that didn’t win. The boys 4×200 relay went Wilby, Kennedy and Sacred Heart in the Top 3. Kennedy was second in the 4×400 relay, Wilby was second in the 1600 sprint medley, and Sacred Heart was fourth in the 4×800 relay.
Here are some good local finishes by place:
Second: Sacred Heart girls 1600 sprint medley (Elysa Lopez, Asia Chapman, Veronique Recile, Jenna French); Tariq Phillips of Kennedy (300m dash); William Mahony of Kennedy (600m); Alexander Brites of Kennedy (1600m, 3200m); Kennedy boys 4x200m relay (Mahony, Phillips, Tyreke Scarlett, Kyle Gordon-Pierce); Kennedy boys 4x400m relay (Mahony, Phillips, Scarlett, Trinkely); Wilby boys 1600 sprint medley (McKitty, Navarro, DaGraco, Marc Calle); Klajdi Cepa of Sacred Heart (shot put)
Third: French of Sacred Heart (1000m); Sacred Heart girls 4x200m relay (Lopez, Chapman, Recile, French); Jataya Evans of Crosby (high jump); McKitty of Wilby (55m dash); Ethan DiPietro of Crosby (55m hurdles); Sacred Heart boys 4x200m relay (Michael DiGiovancarlo, Joseph Badillo, Victor Lopez, Nicholas Trujillo)
Fourth: Racquel Rosa of Holy Cross (55m dash); French of Sacred Heart (1600m); Leonardo DaGraca of Wilby (300m dash); Aidan Knappe of Sacred Heart (1000m); Sacred Heart boys 4x800m relay (Adam Pepin, Knappe, Julian Cammarasana, James Bona)
Fifth: Asia Chapman of Sacred Heart (55m dash); Veranika Hyrn of Wolcott (600m); Maurice Mathews of Crosby (55m dash); Connor Baston of St. Paul (300m dash); Marc Calle of Wilby (600m); Benjamin Tapley of Wolcott (high jump)
Sixth: Beverly Okoronkwo of Sacred Heart (300m dash); Lauren Kazemakas of Wolcott (high jump); Baston of St. Paul (55m dash); Nicholas Trujillo of Sacred Heart (300m dash); Fujie Lan of Sacred Heart (1600m, 3200m); Dom Bernard of Holy Cross (pole vault); Jack Kumik of St. Paul (shot put)
For the full results, go to mysportsresults.com or nestiming.com
