Sacred Heart senior indoor track standout EJ Williams continues to impress during his assault on different meet record books.
When the 55m hurdle meet record for the SCC Coaches Invitational is updated, the only thing that will need to be changed is the time. Williams already owned the meet record, which he set in 2018. On Saturday, Williams ran the race in 7:47 seconds, 0.14 faster than his 2018 time of 7.61. Williams beat his closest competition, Amity Regional senior Richard Papa, by 0.32. Edwards also finished third in the 300m dash (36.39).
Here are some other notable local performances at the SCC Coaches Invitational:
- Wilby sophomore Messiah Harling won the 55m dash in 6.68 seconds
- Bristol Central junior Mark Petrosky took second in the 1600m with a time of 4:34.35
- The Crosby 1600m sprint medley team of junior Jose Leon, senior Maurice Mathews, senior Malick Patrick and senior Elijah Lewis placed third with a time of 3:47.72. The Bristol Central quartet of senior Wilmer Rivera-Ortiz, senior Jose Navedo, junior Ryan Krompegal and junior Jose Rivera was fourth in 3:47.82
- Bristol Central junior Kaiya Alexander finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 34 feet, 10.5 inches
- Bristol Central senior Hunter Peterson took fifth in the long jump with a jump of 20-2
- The Wilby 4x200m relay team of senior Dylen McKitty, Harling, senior Daniel Navarro and senior Leonardo DaGraca was fifth with a time of 1:36.53
Some other notable efforts from this weekend:
- Raquel Rosa of Holy Cross won the 300m dash (43.40) and took second place in the 55m dash (7.73) at the Haddam-Killingworth Invitational on Friday
- Connor Baston of St. Paul finished fourth in the 300m dash (38.42) and fifth in the 55m dash (6.83) at the H-K meet
- Kathryn Rodrigues of Wolcott finished fourth in the 1000m invitational race and fifth in the 1500m invitational race during the New Balance Games, held on Friday and Saturday in New York City
