Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 08:55:12 -0500

From: Mark Logan <[email protected]>

Subject: Connecticut XC High School Division Meets



Saturday October 25, 1997. =



The 1997 class championships were held in cold, rainy and muddy condition=

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at Wickham Park in Manchester. This required a course change and led to

some interesting results. Fairfield Prep upset nationally ranked

Xavier-Middletown in the boys' LL championship. The top ranked E.O.Smith

girls dominated their class MM division winning by 91 points. The class

champions and runner-up teams qualify for the state open championship mee=

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next Friday at the same location. Other teams listed also have qualified

for Friday's state open by meeting either a pre-established qualifying ti=

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or by being the next 8 fastest teams.



Boys    Race distance is approximately 3.1 miles

Class LL

1. Fairfield Prep               42

2. Xavier-Middletown            61

3. Norwich Free Academy         97

4. Danbury              116

5. Fairfield            162

6. Trumbull             206

Winner Neal D'Amato, Xavier 16:38



Class L

1. Ridgefield           60

2. Fitch-Groton         65

3. Hall-West Hartford           129

4. Guilford                     144

5. Conard-West Hartford 148

6. Simsbury             158

Winner Matt Gioffre, Ridgefield 16:50



Class MM

1. Pomperaug-Southbury  53

2. Staples-Westport             82

Winner Kris James,Staples 17:12



Class M

1. Joel Barlow-Redding  61

2. Woodstock Academy    103

Winner Jason Braaten, Woodstock Academy 17:24



Class SS

1. Nonnewaug-Woodbury           51

2. Northwest Catholic-West Hartford     90

Winner Matt Chaney, Suffield 17:27



Class S

1. Shepaug Valley-Washington    59

2. St. Bernard-Montville        104

Winner Godfrey Berger, Coventry 16:52



Girls   Race distance is approximately 2.5 miles.       =





Class LL

1. Norwich Free Academy 46

2. Manchester           72

3. Amity-Woodbridge             131

4. Simsbury             139

Winner Meghan Lerner, Manchester 16:29



Class L

1. New Milford          50

2. Guilford                     77

3. Fitch-Groton         89

4. South Windsor                113

Winner Jessica Shenk, Fitch 15:59



Class MM

1. E.O.Smith-Storrs             37

2. Bethel                       128

3. Lauralton Hall-Milford       156

4. New Canaan           157

5. Staples-Westport             157

Winner Abby Ames, E.O.Smith 16:16



Class M

1. RHAM-Hebron          50

2. Nonnewaug-Woodbury   102

3. Joel Barlow-Redding  118

Winner Megan Coombs, Griswold 16:04



Class SS

1. Stafford                     51

2. Coginchaug-Durham    64

Winner Suzy D'Angelo, Lewis Mill-Burlington 15:53



Class S =



1. Immaculate-Danbury   103

2. Trinity Catholic-Stamford    108

Winner Aline Speeckhaert, Trinity Catholic 17:11



Mark Logan

Head Coach RHAM High School

e-mail [email protected]             =