Newtown High Track Teams Cap Successful Regular Seasons

By ANDY HUTCHISON

Published: May 16, 2008 12:00 am

By Andy Hutchison

Newtown High Schoolâs boysâ and girlsâ track and field teams concluded their regular seasons with home meets this week. The girls ran to the seasonâs finish line with a 123-26 win over Lauralton Hall and a 103-47 win over Brookfield on Monday to cap the year with an 11-3 record.

The boys, meanwhile, lost their regular season finale 82-68 to Brookfield on Tuesday, but posted a glossy 11-2 mark overall.

Both teams will now prepare for the South-West Conference Championships this coming week.

For the girls, in their final meet, Elise DeRoo again broke her school record time in the 1600 meter event, winning the race in 5:05. DeRoo also took home first place in the 3200 (11:03.5).

Other Newtown first-place finishers are as follows: 400: Kelly Sullivan (62.4); 800: Tania Domingos (2:31); high jump: Keegan Frobey, 4-8; long jump: Lauren Sudbey, 15-3.5; triple jump: Harriet Morgan, 30-8; pole vault: Sudbey, 9-6; discus: Rachael Taback. 96; shot put: Taback, 28-1.

Other top-five results included: The 4x800, 4x100, and 4x400 relay teams won first place with respective times of 10:34, 55.4, and 4:25.5. Sarah Grose and Annika Garrett tied for second in the 100 hurdles (18) and Meredith Lesto was fourth in the hurdles (18.7). Kristen Hudock and Ally Modzelewski tied for second in the 100 (13.9). Mara Scallon was fourth in the 1600 (5:56) and Andrea Maret was fifth in the 1600 (6:02). EmilyLockhart placed fifth in the 400 (65.1). Lauren Pettinelli was runner-up (50.6), Melanie Isola was third (51.9) and Lilly Rodriquez was fifth (52.9) in the 300 hurdles. Natalie Villa was fourth in the 800 (2:37). Hudock was third in the 200 (29.1). Sara Pollock was second in the 3200 (12:10) and Anne Martino (12:52) and Jennifer Brill (13:20) followed in second and third.

Additionally, Morgan was third (4-6) and Garrett fourth (4-4) in the high jump. Snyder placed second (13-4.25) and Castegnar was fourth (13) in the long jump. Korth was third in pole vault (8-6) and teammates Lila Kohrman (7) and Jillian Spies (6-6) placed fourth and fifth. Emily Kluga (98-3), Claire Ober (84-6) and Jaclyn VanWaalwijk (83-3) placed second through fourth in the javelin throw. VanWaalwijk (73-6) was third and Victoria Picerno (66-5) was fourth in discus. Van Waalwijk was runner-up (25-4) and Sara Phenix was fourth (23-8) in shot put.

âItâs been a pretty good year for the team. Iâve had a blast. Itâs a good way to finish it off,â said Lockhart, a captain and four-year member of the team, reflecting on her career.

âThe girls are really nice and itâs a lot of fun,â said Modzelewski, a sophomore who is new to the squad this spring.

Boysâ Results

On Tuesday, Ryan Hudock was first in the 100 meters (11.2) and first in the 300 hurdles (41.8). Jamie Goodwick took top honors in the 200 (22.9), the triple jump (40-2), and in pole vault (12). The 4x400 relay team of Steve Ashbolt, Kris Kling, Jon Toll, and Hudock came in first (3:35.6).

Other top-five Newtown finishes included: 110 hurdles: Cody Cullens was second (17.2) and Marc Bonacci earned a tie for third in the event (17.9). 100: Goodwick was second (11.2) and Ashbolt tied for third (11.5). 1600: Kevin Hoyt was second (4:49). 400: Kling was second (53.9) and Toll was third (54.8). 300 hurdles: Cullens was second (42.9). 800: Tucker Grose was second (2:11) and Tyler Adams was third (2:13). 200: Ashbolt was second (23.4). 3200: Hoyt was second (10:10). Long jump: Kevin Bonacci was third (18-5). Triple jump: Cullens was second (38-9.5) and Alex Bowen placed third (37-5). Javelin: John Wlasuk placed second (138-5). Shot put: Eric Puffer was second (37-6).

Hudock pointed out that this is the best NHS has been since he started running track at the school as a freshman. âI think we have our strongest SWC team yet because weâre so well-rounded. We have solid people in every event,â he said.

Hudock has recorded personal bests in the 100 meters, 300 hurdles, and in his legs of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay races.

Fellow senior Jamie Goodwick has had his best results of his career in the pole vault, triple jump, and 100 and 200 meter runs. He barely missed setting the school record of 11 seconds in the 100 meters, falling short by less than a tenth of a second this season.

Goodwick also believes the Nighthawks will do well in the SWC Championships, which are slated for Tuesday at New Fairfield. He attributes the teamâs success to its experience given that there are 26 seniors on the roster.

âWith all of the experience we have right now we should get top three in SWCs,â Goodwick said.

Bunnell seems to have the upper hand on all of the schools, but from there Newtown, Brookfield, and Weston are all competitive.

NHS narrowly beat Weston earlier this season and will look to bounce back after Tuesdayâs loss to Brookfield.

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