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Track And Field Teams Win First Meet

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Apr 10, 2026 6:40 am

Newtown High School's track and field teams kicked off the spring campaign with wins at Blue & Gold Stadium on April 7. The girls defeated Kolbe Cathedral of Bridgeport 114-22, Harding of Bridgeport 112-19, and Immaculate of Danbury 128-11; the boys topped Kolbe 120-15, Harding 117-11, and Immaculate 122-7.

Girls' results

100 meters: 2. Gemma Marks 13.00; 3. Summer Chaljub 13.31.

200: 2. Chaljub 27.80; 3. Nyla Peterson 28.36.

400: 1. Addison Kopp 1:06.12; 2. Clare Csaszar 1:07.56; 3. Peterson 1:08.18.

800: 1. Eleanor Smith 2:45.46; 2. Shayna Clark 2:57.43.

1600: 1. Kailyn Lahey 6:14.10; 3. Eva Ziemnicki 6:29.37.

100 hurdles: 2. Marcela Corral 17.63; 3. Jolene Brackett 18.18.

300 hurdles: 2. Anna Parsons 59.14; 3. Brackett 59.86.

4x100 relay: 1. Marks, McKenzie Stenhouse, Sophie Almeida, Chaljub 53.51; 2. Peterson, Violet Assante-LaBash, Victoria Baghdady, Rylan Kennedy 53.75.

4x400: 1. Natalie del Campo, Chaljub, Smith, Peterson 4:53.00.

4x800: 1. del Campo, Smith, Csaszar, Anna Morris 10:43.36.

Shot-put: 1. Faith Weir 28-9.25; 2. Jamie Humphreys 28-3.5; 3. Isabella Lucadamo 23-8.25.

Discus: 1. Weir 86-3; 2. Humphreys 82-1; 3. Kylie Biekert 56-11.

Javelin: 1. Humphreys 90-6; Mackenzie Penrod 84-1; 3. Kaylin Brissette 63-4.

High jump: 2. Isabella Walder 4-10; 3. Anna Parsons 4-6.

Long jump: 2. Assante-LaBash 15-7.

Triple jump: 1. Rachel Hugo 30-8.25; 2. Gwyneth Lyon 29-9.

Boys' results

100: 1. Noah Kooper 11.21; 2. Grady Marks 11:45.

200. 1. Marks 23.17; 3. Kooper 23.89.

400: 1. James D'Amico 54.01; 2. Ryan Payne 56.73.

800: 1. Duncan Kolb 2:16.16; 2. Sebastian Cebulski 2:27.01.

1600: 1. Kolb 4:55.87; 2. Bryce Taylor 4:57.40; 3. Beckett Williams 5:15.30.

3200: 1. Bryce Taylor 11:15.12.

110 hurdles: 1. Luka Oliveira 19.34; 2. Mauricio De La Garza 19.63; 3. Aitor Suarez 20.01.

4x100 relay: 1. Bryce Maddox, Tanner Smith, Kooper, Marks 43.81.

4x400: 1. Daniel Campuzano, Spencer Maddox, Julian Bello, Bryce Maddox 4:23.10; 2. Hayden Gietz, David Simms, Aiden Doyle, Marks 4:23.20; 3. Jackson Gronowski, Kevin Oliveira, Nate Hoag, D'Amico 4:25.50.

4x800: 1. Williams, Chris Accettella, Josh Chokbengboune, Marc Cartas 9:41.79.

Shot-put: 1. Christian Foss 35-9.25; 3. Aiden Molina 31-11.5.

Discus: 3. Noah Thorsson 54-3.

Javelin: 1. Tristan Kirby 127-1; 2. Smith 117-11; 3. Brady Neave 87-6.

High jump: 1. Aiden Tanis 5-10; 2. Mandela Clouden 5-6; 3. Spencer Maddox 5-6.

Long jump: 1. Smith 19-10; 2. Justyn Gonzalez Gil 18-7.5.

Triple jump: 1. Gonzalez Gil 38-4.

Grady Marks, left, takes the baton handoff from Noah Kooper on the way to first place in the 4x100 relay at Blue & Gold Stadium on April 7. —Bee Photos, Hutchison

Eleanor Smith, left, takes the baton from Natalie del Campo on their way to a first-place finish in the 4x800.

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