Bristol Central boys outdoor track and field continued its strong season with a first place finish as a team in the CCC South Division meet on Tuesday at Middletown High School.
The Rams totaled 204 points, 41.5 points more than second place Middletown (162.5). Bristol Eastern finished fourth as a team with 72 points.
Bristol Central’s depth was a major factor in its victory. Even when the Rams didn’t win an event, they often had several competitors in the top eight scoring points for the team. That was never more evident than the 800m, where the top four finishers wore the maroon and white.
Hunter Peterson was a double winner for Bristol Central. He took first place in the high jump (6′) and the long jump (20’9″). Galen Hickey claimed first in the triple jump (42’2″), Jose Navedo was first in the 110m hurdles (15.68), and Jose Ramirez took first in the 400m (51.52). In the 800m, Austin Freve was first (2:06.60), followed by teammates Pacifico Flores (2:08.93), Devin Flores (2:09.15) and Ramirez (2:09.42).
Bristol Central swept all three relays. The 4x100m relay (44.58) was made up of Navedo, Ramon Ambert, Wilmer Rivera-Ortiz and David Bowes. The 4x400m relay (3:32.83) was made up of Adam Jones, Freve, Rivera-Ortiz and Ramirez. The 4x800m relay (8:35.40) was made up of Freve, Mark Petrosky, Nate DeAngelo and Benjamin Stafford.
Bristol Central racked up six second place finishes, five third place finishes, seven fourth place finishes, two fifth place finishes, and two sixth place finishes.
The Bristol Eastern boys had two individual winners. Jacob Woznicki was first in the 300m hurdles (42.29) and Kyle Rivera took first in the pole vault (12’6″). Joe Hardin finished second in the 400m dash (52.07) and third in the 200m dash (23.41). Bryce Curtin took third in the high jump (5’10”).
Girls
Bristol Central finished second as a team with 127 points. Berlin won the girls meet with 180 points. Kaiya Alexander claimed the lone individual first place finish in the shot put (34’7.5″). The Rams also won the 4x100m relay (4:22.90) behind the team of Salvatrice Bosco, Adalia Malick, Emma Stone and Sofia Veronesi.
Bristol Central went second, third and fourth in the 400m dash. Malick finished second (1:03.11), followed by Bosco (1:04.41) and Gabriella Calfe (1:04.61). Stone claimed second in the 300m hurdles (51.15) and third in the 100m hurdles (19.05). The 4x800m relay (10:36.96) of Bosco, Natalia Popielarz, Marisa Heller and Alexa Furniss finished second. The Rams picked up fourth place finishes from Christine Attle in the 100m hurdles (19.25), Abigail Calfe in the triple jump (31’10”), Krystal Rodriguez in the shot put (28’10”) and Alexander in the discus (89’4″).
Bristol Eastern finished sixth as a team with 58 points. Kasey Buchas was the lone individual winner for the Lancers. She finished first in the pole vault (8′). Alicia Rappleyea took second in the 200m dash (27.08) while teammates Ryley Plourde (4’8″) and Angelina Lusitani (78’5″) finished fourth in the high jump and javelin, respectively.
